Chuck Tee

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

High school ESL teacher and political activist based in Quincy, MA. In my previous life as a media studies professor I wrote three books, including On-Demand Culture and Reinventing Cinema. Chihuahua wrangler.

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Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Tempted to say OutKast for Atlanta but there are so many good choices.

C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social

I love how certain cities hold their most iconic musicians as patron saints and part of the city's identity. Minneapolis has Prince. We in Austin Have Willy. New Orleans has Dr. John. Genuinely curious: Who is your city's musical patron saint?

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Was reminded in the comments that there was also a tech bro who thought it was great that AI could read to his kid. Both of these stories are so incredibly sad to me.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

You can tell the joke hits when they try to recast mockery of Trump as mockery of the working class.

Thor Benson@thorbenson.bsky.social

This faux populist shit from Washington/media insiders is so obnoxious. "I'm offended on behalf of these rubes"

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

This explanation makes a lot of sense.

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

In MAGA, parental estrangement is a big issue — and parents are held out as blameless victims. I suspect that's one reason why Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad celebrating Amy Acton's vile mother. And why MAGA — including Vance and Trump — are backing him. www.salon.com/2026/10/23/r...

salon.comRamaswamy's ad exposes MAGA’s obsession with parental estrangementMany Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I genuinely don’t understand how anyone could look at this ad and call it “effective.”

Kate Riga@kateriga.bsky.social

Meanwhile, the MAGA mediaverse is mostly gung ho. Megyn Kelly eagerly speculates that the ad might be as effective as Willie Horton talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ohio-re...

talkingpointsmemo.comSome Ohio Republicans Embrace, Some Scurry Away from Appalling Ramaswamy AdThe Ramaswamy campaign’s new ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, in which...
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Please share with your NC voter friends. In-person early voting is still the most reliable option for most voters.

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social

North Carolina’s Democratic governor warns that the absentee ballot rejection rate is twice as high as in 2022 thanks to last-minute changes by Republicans. He recommends voting in person if you can (early voting is even better!) wcti12.com/news/local/g...

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Quincy, MA, city council passed a non-binding resolution, 8-1, calling for the removal of Flock cameras. It now goes to the mayor (who has historically defended ALPRs). thequincysun.com/city-council...

thequincysun.comCity Councillors Want Flock Out Of Quincy - The Quincy SunBy SCOTT JACKSON City councillors on Monday passed a resolve urging the administration to remove all Flock Safety cameras from Quincy and hold a public process before agreeing to any new contract with...
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I hope it destroys Vivek’s entire career.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

this is like a reverse "daisy." an ad so reprehensible that it detonates the candidate's campaign. tiffinohio.net/posts/acton-...

tiffinohio.netAmy Acton’s mother defended husband accused of raping her daughter at 12. Now she’s in a pro-Ramaswamy attack ad.Acton’s brother is speaking out after their estranged mother appeared in a political attack accusing his sister of lying about her childhood. He says their mother remained married to the man who sexua...
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

He was so good in Office Space. RIP.

Will Harris@willharrisinva.bsky.social

I’m so very sad to hear about the passing of the wonderfully mustachioed character actor Richard Riehle. He was a delightful guy and I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing him twice, but we were also Facebook friends and traded many messages and comments over the years.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Do you renounce Satan?

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Q: Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood? El-Sayed: Yes. Why are you asking the question? Do you assume that I wouldn’t? Q: Yes, because I have not heard you disavow them yet. El-Sayed: Have you disavowed them? I have not heard you disavow them yet.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Every time someone tells me they read or heard Malcolm Gladwell say something insightful, my eyes glaze over, and I look for the nearest exit.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

“In recent years, many Americans have decided that their country’s problem was that it had too many police officers, when in fact its problem was that it had too few,” Malcolm Gladwell writes:

bit.lyAmerica Has a Police ShortageMany Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Literally the first words out of El Sayed's mouth are, "Yes, I disavow them." They will lie about literally anything.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social

This is a lie. Abdul El-Sayed clearly disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood before delivering a masterclass on the First Amendment and religious freedom - a constitutional rebuke of Tommy’s Christian nationalism. Sen. Ted Cruz is lying.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I’ll vote “yes” on 6, but otherwise I’m voting along with Progressive Mass on the ballot questions. The

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social

Early voting starts today in Massachusetts! Do you have a plan to vote?

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I suspect this is not going to have the effect that TikTok and Elon want.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(THR) - TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. .. raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose.” @thr.com www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I was a telemarketer for a month. I basically sold scam subscriptions by promising to send a “free” item. The worst was a Guideposts monthly devotional guide. Every evening I could feel my soul slipping out of my body. I was either in hell or going there.

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Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

We’re working with @jonathancohn.bsky.social in Quincy to inform voters about the nine ballot initiatives in Massachusetts and to encourage voter turnout.

The TRiiBE@thetriibe.com

NEW — The No Kings movement is hosting a nationwide “Vote Early” day of action this Saturday. Instead of a mass protest in downtown Chicago, this time No Kings will set up actions in neighborhoods across the city. thetriibe.com/2026/10/no-k...

thetriibe.com‘No Kings: Vote Early’ is coming to Chicago neighborhoods Oct. 17 • The TRiiBEHappening this Saturday, “No Kings: Vote Early” is a national day of action to help voters make a plan for the Midterms this November.
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I’m no longer in academia, but I remember the pressure to professionalize by going to academic conferences. No institution should be positioning people to have to make a choice involving crossing a picket line.

Jeff Melnick@melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social

My professional organization is trying to get ahead of possible strike at the hotel where our conference is scheduled to be held next week and sent an email that includes the phrase "If you do need to cross a picket line..." This is not my American Studies.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

I’ve written a little about this issue, which came up when a video store clerk shared Robert Bork’s video rental history. Would love for SCOTUS judges make that connection when I comes to video privacy but not counting on it.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social

I'm going to listen to these here SCOTUS arguments on video privacy because I *deeply* want the plaintiff suing Paramount to win. He's probably *not* going to win, of course... but I don't *know* that yet.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

The original video store, IIRC, was a locally owned store in Takoma Park. Bork’s movie rental history was benign, but Congressional leaders quickly realized their rental histories might not be so innocuous. So Blockbuster couldn’t share your rental records.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

The idea of using Bork’s Law to protect other forms of video privacy is compelling, although I’m not convinced this SCOTUS will see it that way.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Absolutely correct. Do NOT focus on her appearance. Talk about her willingness to lie...about everything.

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young@dannagal.bsky.social

Is the new press secretary out of her depth? 1000% yes. But the bigger violation comes from her authoritarian sycophancy and willingness to lie about easily refutable empirical claims. And remember: mocking her for being a pretty girl who can’t read is exactly what MAGA wants the left to do.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Our political opponent was home sick for a few days. Rather than cheering his recovery, we made up a wild-ass conspiracy theory that he checked himself into a mental health facility. This is clearly his fault.

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Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

These horse carriages were cruel. Glad to see New York stepping up to ban this practice.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov

The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City. Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected and the horses are safe.

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Scott Colom
@scolom.bsky.social

I’ve spent my whole life in Mississippi and now I’m raising my family here. I’m running for U.S. Senate because I want my daughters — and every Mississippi kid — to have the chance to build a great life right here at home.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

There is nothing legitimate about this “investigation.” It’s a racially motivated persecution of a political opponent and nothing more.

Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social

When Dems talk about the Ilhan Omar situation, they need to stop using language that implies that Omar might have done anything wrong. Trump is not "investigating" Omar. They are trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting Congressmember by scrutinizing decades old paperwork from when she was a kid

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Everything about this looks sketchy. Especially given Trump’s recent comments about Somali-Americans.

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...

apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Cruelty to someone who actually is experiencing pain appears to be ok with ol’ Elon, though.

union person@junlper.beer

elon musk has more empathy for lines of code than a majority of humanity

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Picking off NC09 would be wild. It's the district that was designed to engulf all the exurbs around Greensboro and rural areas like Alamance and Hoke Counties.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Yeah, this is a pretty aggressive list. The incumbents in that first list of top races won last time by 20, 19, 17, 25, 17 and 17 points. (The SC district is Nancy Mace's and the NY one is Elise Stefanik.) If these are the front lines, the GOP is basically dug in outside Berlin

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

No other way of describing it. This is Nazi talk.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

When you know the truth speak it loudly and clearly.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Remind me again why anyone thinks this guy is smart.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

What’s amazing to me is this guy thinks this is something to brag about. I’d never in a million years trade away one monitor story time. It was always a wonderful part of my day.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

We’re going back to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

It’s hard to believe that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz hasn’t had extensive training in research ethics. That means she’s intentionally going to let babies in Guinea-Bissau be infected with Hepatitis B by withholding vaccine when they have vaccine available.

Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

Rubio: “there is nothing selfish … about fighting for your own interests.”

Stephen Soldz@ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social

US Secretary of State Rubio calls for a new era of Western imperialism in order to dominate the rest of the world. Among his heroes is Alexander the Great. Rubio clarifies that the US and the West, in the regime's view, are the enemy of the rest of the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...

nytimes.comRubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western DominanceIn Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
Chuck Tee
@chutry.bsky.social

And it's not just the cruelty of leaving a small child without their mother. It's the everyday fear that many people--including schoolchildren--carry every day as they wonder whether they'll come home to an empty house.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.

commondreams.org'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common DreamsRepublicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv