Petra Michelle

Had the blahs so other drove me down the road to my sure fire happy place. ✨

Blocking certification of an election result before it’s even certified, based on hypothetical confusion, is not law enforcement. It’s textbook election interference.

This week, we discuss reverse engineering and some wild court docs.

Today's 😇Trump😇 BBC thoughts Not in this, but raised elsewhere... The case was raised by 🤡Trump🤡 in Florida, which the BBC has nothing to do with The case might have to be heard in the UK, where the BBC lives, and did the claimed deed 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DG4...

Trump’s election disruption strategy is no longer hypothetical. The DOJ is suing California over unverified citizenship claims and threatening local officials with prosecution. The suit may fail in court, but its real purpose is casting doubt on the vote before it’s counted.

Oof. No caption needed.

Paying everyday Americans to report on each other. What could possibly go wrong?

Remembering Tom Petty on his birthday. ❤️🎸❤️

Remembering Tom Petty, born on this date in 1950

#BOTD 1950. Remembering, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Thomas Earl Petty. (d.2017) #Heartbreakers #Wilburys #Mudcrutch

Happy birthday Tom. Thanks for the music! ❤️

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

WATCH— @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “We’re often told the only way to tackle the debt is on the backs of working people… not true. We can close billionaire tax loopholes + end this disastrous war… The debt exploded the last 30 years because of tax cuts for the rich and forever wars.”

This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/u... #TrumpEconomy #affordability #inflation #DataCenters #climate #environment #pollution #Blues

A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

$158 million from one disgraced billionaire to elect one disgraced senator. This is what the Citizens United decision looks like in practice.

There are three stories this week that highlight exactly how this administration operates. We broke them all down. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/october-16...

Also: NO TRAITORS NO PATHOLOGICAL LIARS NO CONVICTED FELONS NO ADJUDICATED RAPISTS NO PEDOPHILES NO RUSSIAN ASSETS NO ORANGE ATROCITIES NO EPSTEIN/MUSK BUDDIES NO PUTIN PUPPETS NO MAKEUP-WEARING MAN-BABIES NO BLOWHARDS WITH ZERO SELF-AWARENESS BRONZED BRAGGARTS and NO ARROGANT A-HOLES

Folks, I know it’s easy to get excited about all the polls showing Democrats ahead and feel like this election is a done deal. But we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m urging you to take part in a No Kings early voting event today where you live. https://www.nokings.org/

No Kings: Vote Early on October 17th is not a rally. It is a call to ACTION.

A year ago, at No Kings rally. Not John Goodman but a pretty good simulation. ⭐️

Dillon Samuelson, American (1991- ), Black Cat Sentry, 2019, oil on paper, 25.4 x 20.2 cm

Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.

The ethical mutant is certifiable!

Trump: “We need an ocean. So I was thinking of either the Atlantic or the Pacific. We call it Trump Ocean or Ocean of the Americas, something like that.” Courtesy of @acyn.bsky.social

John Lennon. Born on this day in 1940.

"The Justice Department’s leadership is working together to validate the president’s election lies from the top down," Liz Oyer writes. "Turning fiction into fact is now part of the job description." nyti.ms/3VAaN9B

“Technology has created an intrusive eye that never blinks — a stealthy weapon for dictators keen to stifle speech and thought,” Megan Stack writes from Kampala, Uganda.

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By choosing Elon Musk to co-lead the Pentagon’s “Future of Warfare” project, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a potential 2028 Republican presidential candidate, has secured a close working relationship with his party’s single largest political donor.

“Europe’s continuing financial and military support for Ukraine is seen as a barrier to victory” for Russia, Lawrence Freedman writes from London. “Putin is becoming more blatant in his warnings and brazen in his actions to get the Europeans to turn off their support.”

Republicans now having to spend many millions in multiple states where they should not have to spend anything because Trump endorsed the worst possible general election candidate in those primaries so now they are being bailed out by billionaires buying elections with dark money.

Can you imagine how much we could accomplish as a country if we redirected all the money being spent on these elections to investing in and improving the lives of every American?

"Spending on Wisconsin statewide elections has grown substantially over the last decade in part because of an overhaul of the state’s campaign finance laws adopted in 2015 under the leadership of former Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-led Legislature." wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/u...

"Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." A real quote from our sitting president, Donald J. Trump, on letting Iran destroy our cities and murder our citizens.

The men sent to negotiate peace in Ukraine sat down with Putin, and he pitched them a business deal. That's not a glitch. It's how a family-run regime works: public office becomes private opportunity. But regimes like this have weak points, and this one is showing them.

I'd never read this before! A gift from @medievalmarginalia.com so long ago that I should be ashamed. My #sundaysentence, one day early (flying tomorrow): "Life without sinning was like food without salt, pure but tasteless."

Fire in the sky Dawn reflection on clouds #CloudSky #Cloudscape #Nature #Photography

Other half surprised me with a renewal of our wedding vows at the fairy pools. I was a bit stunned. He had been plotting apparently…thanks to the tour guide who married us and the total strangers who helped capture the moment. It’s been quite the adventure. ✨

Happy #FlowerDay! "Marigold" Painting Max Gerasimov, Ukraine @shlead.bsky.social @keeprising.bsky.social @neilmatheson66.bsky.social @suebiohazard.bsky.social @robinmk.bsky.social @nasuk.bsky.social @scarecrow13.bsky.social @hermiteveryday.bsky.social @christianbauman.bsky.social

Steve Earle released his seventh studio album "El Corazón" #OTD 1997 on Warner Bros. Records.

Optimism is the fuel that carries us forward to achieve our goals. The future is full of possibilities. If one path closes, another one will open. Never give up. 🌅 Good morning! Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! #RoseWednesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

🎼I want her everywhere And if she's beside me, I know I need never care But to love her is to need her everywhere youtu.be/vs7U4xfkAfI What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s #Beatles

Wanted to share a post from my older blog, My Schism With Ism, an autobiographical essay. Politics hasn't changed? @shlead.bsky.social @robinmk.bsky.social @suebiohazard.bsky.social @keeprising.bsky.social @neilmatheson66.bsky.social @nasuk.bsky.social petramichelle.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-s...

In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.