Nostr notes by Chris ÁBRÁHÁM

In July 1943, Allied forces launched Operation Gomorrah, a series ...

2026-04-26T22:11:03Z

In July 1943, Allied forces launched Operation Gomorrah, a series of air raids on Hamburg. The use of incendiary bombs created a massive firestorm, resulting in approximately 40,000 civilian deaths. This event remains a subject of historical debate regarding the ethics and legality of strategic bombing during World War II.

Fascinating "Why People Label Themselves as Neurodivergent ...

2026-04-26T13:32:41Z

Fascinating

"Why People Label Themselves as Neurodivergent with Edward Dutton
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bed1cSQySOc&si=o0M_IexA3uUxvW1m";

Nobody Is Coming: What Europeans Can’t Understand About ...

2026-04-18T18:23:00Z

Nobody Is Coming: What Europeans Can’t Understand About America, and Why They Never Will https://chrisabraham.substack.com/p/nobody-is-coming

Donald Trump is pretty skinny-for-Trump these days. Nobody seems ...

2026-04-17T22:20:46Z

Donald Trump is pretty skinny-for-Trump these days. Nobody seems to be obsessed with it because it messes with the narrative, I guess.

The latest T-Shirt for sale on the Alex Jones Shop is awesome: ...

2026-04-17T22:14:43Z

The latest T-Shirt for sale on the Alex Jones Shop is awesome: the Low IQ t-shirt!

I am Facebook Ads famous! Bucketlist ✅ ...

2026-04-13T12:44:45Z

I am Facebook Ads famous! Bucketlist ✅

The Second Amendment doesn't grant you the right to bear ...

2026-04-12T14:23:07Z

The Second Amendment doesn't grant you the right to bear arms. It prohibits the government from infringing on a right you already had. That's not a technicality—that's the entire point.: https://chrisa.org/2026/04/12/102106.html

If you’re not angry at Washington all the time your entire ...

2026-04-03T12:05:30Z

If you’re not angry at Washington all the time your entire life, then you’ve been seduced. Donald J. Trump matters because he wears the true face of Washington, not its charming mask.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/congress-government-shutdown-tsa/686653/

Hey, Maryland! Wazzup!? Ha ha! "“Ultra Sanctuary State” ...

2026-03-31T12:43:24Z

Hey, Maryland! Wazzup!? Ha ha!

"“Ultra Sanctuary State” Clash Ends in Court Victory
Last Month they banned the 287(g) program. Last week they tried to file court action against us for keeping criminal illegal aliens off our streets.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Is_ntu1eG28&si=v1OU43KqPNJVKh36";

Yeah but nobody ever voted for Trump because he was ever in other ...

2026-03-29T17:55:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…a0zs
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Yeah but nobody ever voted for Trump because he was ever in other man or in every man or a beer drinking American. I mean he's never been anything then what he is. People knew him when he was grabbing people by the kitty, when they knew that he owned Miss teenage America, they knew he lived in moralago, they knew he married a former supermodel who had erotic ties, they knew he loved on his daughter, they knew everything about him including the gold toilets.

People are calling Donald Trump a pedophilic a pedophile every ...

2026-03-29T17:05:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…qr52
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People are calling Donald Trump a pedophilic a pedophile every single day like it's part of the description fascist didn't work so now it's pedo president.

I’m amazed that child abuse has suddenly become a major issue ...

2026-03-29T15:28:19Z

I’m amazed that child abuse has suddenly become a major issue for the left to wield against the right.: https://chrisa.org/2026/03/29/im-amazed-that-child-abuse.html

But there are electronic ways of retarding the knock.

2026-03-27T18:07:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…dp73
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But there are electronic ways of retarding the knock.

Will it turn out to be true? ...

2026-03-15T13:55:32Z

Will it turn out to be true?

After hearing that the shooter at the Virginia college was ...

2026-03-13T19:44:15Z

After hearing that the shooter at the Virginia college was stopped by an ROTC dude with a knife I thought I would share that just about every man in Virginia carries one of these (this is mine) or something like this clipped to their strong side pocket every day of their life. Not just Virginia.

Press Releases for Local Business: What Works, What’s a Waste, ...

2026-03-13T19:15:03Z

Press Releases for Local Business: What Works, What’s a Waste, and How to Spot the Difference https://meritusmedia.com/press-releases-for-local-business-what-works-whats-a-waste-and-how-to-spot-the-difference/

How many cylinders does your life have?: ...

2026-03-13T15:16:31Z

How many cylinders does your life have?: https://chrisa.org/2026/03/13/how-many-cylinders-does-your.html

why can't it be both?

2026-03-11T17:23:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…h95l
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why can't it be both?

Oh my God. Literal fascism. The word fascism comes from the Roman ...

2026-03-11T16:01:03Z

Oh my God. Literal fascism.
The word fascism comes from the Roman fasces: a bundle of sticks tied together. One stick breaks easily. A bundle doesn’t. The idea was that individuals bind themselves to the nation and the state to become stronger together.

I don't think fascism means what you think it means: ...

2026-03-11T15:16:30Z

I don't think fascism means what you think it means: https://chrisa.org/2026/03/11/i-dont-think-fascism-means.html

I actually don't think any of that is true. But what colorful ...

2026-03-10T12:39:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…cvrw
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I actually don't think any of that is true. But what colorful language. I think the issue is is that the man, whoever the man is, actually found damning enough poop on Donald Trump with regards to irregular fetishes that they had enough leverage to turn the entire country against him and he responded to blackmail and coercion and leverage and was made to do it.

I'm embarrassed for Outside Magazine > The Toxic ...

2026-03-09T12:22:12Z

I'm embarrassed for Outside Magazine
> The Toxic Masculinity of Tactical Survival Gear
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/survival-gear-toxic-masculinity/

The name NVIDIA draws from the Latin invidia, meaning “envy.” ...

2026-03-07T10:55:35Z

The name NVIDIA draws from the Latin invidia, meaning “envy.” In its darkest classical sense, invidia is not just wanting what others have but feeling sorrow or resentment at another’s success.

Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin ...

2026-03-05T19:56:46Z

Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5667546/kristi-noem-homeland-security-fired

Does "democracy" simply mean "the American way of ...

2026-03-04T22:13:48Z

Does "democracy" simply mean "the American way of life, the American Experiment?" And, why not just say that?: https://chrisa.org/2026/03/04/does-democracy-simply-mean-the.html

I mean I feel so creepy about loving her show because I'm not ...

2026-03-04T17:06:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…c57f
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I mean I feel so creepy about loving her show because I'm not in any way attracted to her physicality. I actually love her for her mind. But it's hard to even say that because she's a cartoon girl. She's literally Latina Jessica Rabbit.

She's extremely discerning and at least shares a pretty ...

2026-03-04T16:10:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…axe2
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She's extremely discerning and at least shares a pretty good"why" every time.

I had never heard the Litany of Humility until the first day of ...

2026-03-04T13:59:18Z

I had never heard the Litany of Humility until the first day of Lent this year, when it showed up as the opening prayer of the season. It honestly caught me off guard. Since then I’ve been revisiting it once a week alongside the Serenity Prayer, just sitting with it slowly. In a world full of outrage cycles, propaganda, and constant attempts to recruit you into one side or another, it’s strangely grounding, nudging me away from ego and status and back toward trying to be a better human being.

Excellent “fashionable body dysmorphia” historical primer. ...

2026-03-04T13:52:02Z

Excellent “fashionable body dysmorphia” historical primer.

"Hollywood beauty standards have always shifted — but the speed of the change lately feels different
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IyVcup4_FKk&si=Y1WpOshVbUFGUg6N";

The Lenten readings keep circling back to the same uncomfortable ...

2026-03-04T12:22:32Z

The Lenten readings keep circling back to the same uncomfortable truth: pride sits at the root of almost everything. The first human sin in Eden wasn’t murder or theft, but the quiet belief that we could decide good and evil for ourselves. And Christ’s answer to that instinct is startling. He doesn’t come as a conqueror or a king demanding loyalty. He comes as a servant. The kingdom he describes runs opposite to the normal logic of power. The greatest are the ones who kneel first.

Not saying it’s only economics, but the pattern is loud: Plan A ...

2026-03-02T04:03:28Z

Not saying it’s only economics, but the pattern is loud: Plan A was a domestic enforcement buildout that could soak up spending and jobs. When it bogged down in backlash and constraints, the demand for “momentum” didn’t vanish. So you pivot to the classic accelerant: war. Bombs mean rapid procurement, replacement orders, logistics, reserve activation, and a narrative reset big enough to swallow every other headline.

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2026-02-27T23:58:13Z

Canceled Netflix & HuluDisney today. Aloha.

she's ALL the CIA

2026-02-27T00:10:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…vlpv
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she's ALL the CIA

Abigail Spanberger describes herself as a moderate Democrat. But ...

2026-02-26T22:45:36Z

Abigail Spanberger describes herself as a moderate Democrat. But moderation is relative to the state you’re governing. In Virginia, proposals like semi-auto bans, 10-round magazine caps, and no grandfathering represent a significant policy shift. That approach may align with Maryland or DC. For many Virginia gun owners, it doesn’t align with our legal tradition.

Robert De Niro talks about “bringing people together” and ...

2026-02-26T12:06:48Z

Robert De Niro talks about “bringing people together” and “lifting people up,” but rallying like-minded people against Trump isn’t national unity. That’s mobilizing a tribe. Real unity includes the Americans who disagree with you, not just fortifying your own circle and calling it the whole country.

I watched the State of the Union unfiltered, no panel, no ...

2026-02-25T12:46:50Z

I watched the State of the Union unfiltered, no panel, no fact-check crawl, just podium and room. Nearly two hours of stamina under heckling didn’t resemble the collapse narrative I keep hearing. Democrats sitting on their hands looked smaller on camera. It wasn’t empathetic or apologetic. It was forceful and forward. I don’t know if that shifts polling, but in the moment, it worked.

You can always blame failures on the imperialist boot of the ...

2026-02-22T12:31:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…rwk4
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You can always blame failures on the imperialist boot of the capitalist West.

Yes

2026-02-22T12:23:52Z

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Yes

You’re welcome 🇺🇸 ...

2026-02-20T17:53:14Z

You’re welcome 🇺🇸

Fascism! Trump! Authoritarianism! Hilter! Despot!: ...

2026-02-17T17:36:42Z

Fascism! Trump! Authoritarianism! Hilter! Despot!: https://chrisa.org/2026/02/17/fascism-trump-authoritarianism-hilter-despot.html

Atrocities is a pretty heavy word—do you agree with John ...

2026-02-16T13:23:30Z

Atrocities is a pretty heavy word—do you agree with John Oliver?
> Oliver discusses ICE’s repeated atrocities over the past months and explores the massive entity overseeing it all: the Department of Homeland Security.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5-KDUOHEZFk&si=cYFbFMBBF5ANojr1

Trump’s Assault on Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms ...

2026-02-11T21:25:33Z

Trump’s Assault on Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms

https://pca.st/episode/0b998534-8eb9-4309-b401-558667b5022e

"Is it illegal to carry a gun to a demonstration against ICE? According to the Trump Administration, it is. "

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong - The Atlantic ...

2026-02-11T14:03:32Z

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/

> The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

What Minnesota is actually proving is not that MAGA is wrong, but that the optics of street radicalism reinforce MAGA’s core argument.

If the images people see are chaos, confrontation, and rhetoric about America being illegitimate or “stolen,” then many voters will not interpret ICE or

Scary. I might visit mine soon to see what's going on.

2026-01-30T12:21:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…gaf9
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Scary. I might visit mine soon to see what's going on.

I assume you're saying that to @npub1ax9…8tmg

2026-01-27T22:46:51Z

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I assume you're saying that to casey is remote (npub1ax9…8tmg)

There have always been detainment centers for deportees. Plus, ...

2026-01-27T22:01:19Z

There have always been detainment centers for deportees. Plus, what about the 2M prisoners in jails and prisons. https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/115969190182018504

I wonder what will happen in a post-Amelia Germany and the UK. ...

2026-01-27T22:00:03Z

I wonder what will happen in a post-Amelia Germany and the UK. How powerful will the AfD become. https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/115969189907512705

Across the developed world—Western Europe, Japan, ...

2026-01-26T13:42:00Z

Across the developed world—Western Europe, Japan, Australia—protest clashes with police still cause serious harm. A BMJ review of riot-control weapons found ~3% of documented cases ended in death and ~15% in permanent injury. U.S. protest-related gun deaths remain rarer, making each case an outlier.

It’s not just guns or policing—it’s the full policy stack. ...

2026-01-26T10:09:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…vd08
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It’s not just guns or policing—it’s the full policy stack. Higher taxes, expanded regulation, weaker sentencing, and liability-heavy “reforms” change incentives. Businesses pause hiring, cops transfer out, and middle-income residents reassess staying. You don’t get a mass exodus overnight—but you do get slower growth, thinner margins, worse services, and a gradual erosion of confidence that’s hard to reverse once it sets in.

I agree. This'll happen in Virginia now too with this new ...

2026-01-26T10:07:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…c8eg
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I agree. This'll happen in Virginia now too with this new regime.
> Virginia’s Democratic sweep could flip the state fast: expanded gun bans, new taxes, and tighter carry rules back on the table. At the same time, bills like HB 1314 risk exposing police to personal lawsuits, weakening qualified immunity and chilling enforcement. For many voters, it feels like gun owners lose rights while cops lose protections—an alliance fracture nobody voted for.

I think most people overestimate their own intelligence in ...

2026-01-26T09:43:50Z

I think most people overestimate their own intelligence in relationship to their perceived adversaries and inferiors.

I can't tell if it's reporting or propaganda. Feels true.

2026-01-26T09:20:58Z

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I can't tell if it's reporting or propaganda. Feels true.

@npub1h4l…hyr9 Nobody's worthy of life. Life is a gift.

2026-01-24T09:52:22Z

▬ PARA,SITE. ∖ :end_civ: (npub1h4l…hyr9)
Nobody's worthy of life. Life is a gift.

Guilty pleasure. ...

2026-01-23T18:55:22Z

Guilty pleasure.

That quote was Trump riffing on red-flag/GVRO logic after ...

2026-01-22T15:59:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…lfrt
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That quote was Trump riffing on red-flag/GVRO logic after Parkland: if someone seems imminently dangerous, he wanted police to seize guns immediately, then sort it out in court. It’s a due-process faceplant, but it targets “dangerous individuals,” not lawful gun owners broadly. Critics use it to claim he’s anti-gun; context says it was pro–red flag intervention, not mass confiscation.

The Many Colors of 2A: ...

2026-01-22T14:15:58Z

The Many Colors of 2A: https://chrisa.org/2026/01/22/the-many-colors-of-a.html

I can tell that we're Minnesota based on our degrading gun ...

2026-01-18T12:40:48Z

I can tell that we're Minnesota based on our degrading gun laws. Damnit, I need to move out of State now. Lame. https://noauthority.social/@zephyrotv/115916093713891291

#Palestine #ceasefire #FreePalestine Hearts over brains

2026-01-17T21:03:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…mn5w
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#Palestine #ceasefire #FreePalestine
Hearts over brains

I’m not arguing that my view is correct. I’m arguing that ...

2026-01-16T13:06:27Z

I’m not arguing that my view is correct. I’m arguing that your certainty is unjustified. I’m not claiming special insight or better information, and I’m not trying to convince anyone to switch sides. I’m questioning how fast people move from partial, mediated information to full confidence, and how hard that confidence gets defended.

I have a better word than hopelessness: resignation. Acceptance. ...

2026-01-15T13:42:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…td9q
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I have a better word than hopelessness: resignation. Acceptance. That's two words. Sorry.

I mean egalitarianism in France doesn't mean that at all. ...

2026-01-15T13:41:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…llqq
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I mean egalitarianism in France doesn't mean that at all. Nobody ever lets women into the C-Suite. In fact it's a completely patriarchal system where women are treated as charming jewels I guess. They're not taken very seriously at all. So even though they base everything on egalitarianism they mean more about human rights and less about real releveled woke doctrine. But then again I still might be naive or you're naive or we're naive.

Isn’t “fair treatment” different from “preferential ...

2026-01-15T11:29:45Z

Isn’t “fair treatment” different from “preferential treatment?” I guess it depends on the who.

We Americans have zero spidey sense for having the Mickey or the ...

2026-01-15T11:24:08Z

We Americans have zero spidey sense for having the Mickey or the piss taken out of us. We’re dead serious and miss the joke even when it’s right in our grill. Looking back at my UEA Norwich days, I finally feel compassion for the British Isles for having to deal with me. I knew I was thin-skinned, but not that thin. Brits learn to laugh at themselves decades before Americans do.