Mike Maxwell

Mike Maxwell

@maxmikewell.bsky.social

Vegas resident, technologist, theater tech, recluse, Gen X, dog lover, movie watcher, food eater, husband, caretaker, guy in the crowd, humanist, occasional writer, etc.

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Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

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“They can’t erase history.” The administration pardoned the rioters, fired the prosecutors, and scrubbed the website. But the facts are still there. Tom Joscelyn's "January 6 Memory Project" is making sure of it, and the link to it is in the comment below.

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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:

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ICE agents spent Christmas Eve arresting a man in a Walmart parking lot—even taking his groceries for themselves. A bystander asked ICE if she could take down the phone number of his wife to let her know her husband had been detained. The ICE agents refused. trib.al/kF8CDpe

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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Many progressives are hesitant to support Gov. Newson because of his obvious, blatant political opportunism. When blatant political opportunism works in your favor, embrace it. Politicians are tools. Use them properly.

A rare example of an *actual* violent criminal who is in the US illegally. This is true antisemitism, not the bullshit accusations thrown at foreign students who express an opinion about Israel's annihilation of women and children in Gaza. MAGA would have you believe they are equivalent.

The Denver Post@denverpost.com

NEW: Investigators have identified four additional victims in the attack, bringing the total to 12, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said during a Monday afternoon briefing. https://trib.al/H9FHzEI

Appalling

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

Granted humanitarian permission to enter the U.S. from Mexico in 2023, the child is receiving treatment for a rare bowel condition. But last month, the family received a notice telling them to leave the country. https://trib.al/3UtoURg

I missed this headline from a few days ago. This was a program Biden put in place to help veterans avoid foreclosure. By cutting this program, 90,000 veterans are at serious risk of losing their homes. The GOP have a lot to answer for.

This is going to be a huge rally - make sure everyone knows about it! #UniteForVeterans

Irish Mason@irishmason.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 SPREAD THE WORD! June 6th VETERANS MARCH in DC. VETERANS deserve BETTER TREATMENT than they're getting from the Trump Administration! #UniteForVeterans #UniteForAmerica #BonusArmy2025 www.unite4veterans.org

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1/ A case VERY similar to #AbregoGarcia should get more attention - Trump admin sent 'Cristian' to El Salvador's prison in violation of court-enforced agreement - DOJ gave no evidence to judge of TdA public safety threat - Judge (a Trump appointee) has ordered USG to facilitate Cristian's release

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Replying to @wired.com

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

wired.comThe WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government SurveillanceDonald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

I got my undergrad on this campus, and yes, I studied at the brewery multiple times. Good memories.

The Denver Post@denverpost.com

For the second time in 56 years, Denver’s Tivoli Brewing is closing its doors in the stately, historic building with which it shares a name and a past.

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Every American should know that the Chamber of Commerce and American Bankers Association literally teamed up with the Trump administration on Monday to end the CFPB rule limiting big credit card providers to an $8 late fee. Today, in light of the agreement, the rule was vacated.

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Replying to @starsandstripes.bsky.social

A few parents watched from outside the school’s perimeter. DODEA informed them that students who participated in the walkout would receive unexcused absences. Such absences may result in detentions or suspensions. Read the full story:

stripes.comDODEA students worldwide push back on DEI cuts with walkout demonstrationsStudents at more than a dozen Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the United States, Europe, Korea, Japan and Guam were scheduled to gather in a coordinated walkout Thursday.

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I’m old enough to remember when I took out a full-page ad in the New York Times last fall to publish a letter signed by 225 mental-health professionals saying that Trump’s severe personality disorders made him destructive and dangerous.

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There is no plan.

Brian Mann@brianmannadk.bsky.social

A lot of journalists portraying what's happening to the American economy right now as something understandable and rational. Heavy use of the words "change" and "plan." But read far enough down in their stories and their sources are using terms like "chaos" and "nuclear winter."

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I do not want to make everyone feel worse, but... April 20 is approaching, and on that day Trump will receive a fake report from his leading sycophants on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act (a fast-track to martial law) over his fake immigration crisis. If it says yes... well, buckle up.

sfchronicle.comIs Trump preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act? Signs are pointing that wayA joint Department of Defense and Homeland Security report will soon recommend whether or not to invoke the Insurrection Act over illegal migration.

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All of Trump‘s top security advisors, including Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Mike Waltz, have had their mobile numbers, E-Mail and passwords placed in commercial databases & publicly available leaks. While they scramble to take down info, everything has been documented.

spiegel.dePete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found OnlineDonald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...