Mike

Mike

@x747.bsky.social

Retired professional. Love reading (particularly history and science). Exercise as much as I can. Avid golfer, skier, mountain biker and occasional runner. Life philosophy? Treat others how you wish to be treated.

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The Trump regime's new AI assistant confirmed Donald is a convicted felon, Biden won the 2020 election, and Trump is in the Epstein files before it stopped answering political questions.

4 years, 216 days ago Russia attacked Ukraine. Yes, it’s been that long. Thousands of innocent Ukrainians slaughtered. Long live Ukraine and may Putin and his minions rot in hell.

Remember folks… “Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best And Always look on the bright side of life… (From Life of Brian)

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

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What I found even funnier was the subsequent post in my feed. Reading one after the other gave me a good laugh…

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

This is hilarious. 😂 😂

I had a coffee-out-my-nose moment right at the end of that video. What a classic line. “Vote for James Talarico, he won’t steal your pen”.. It would also look good on a bumper sticker!

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

NEW AD: 14 years ago today, Ken Paxton stole someone's $1,000 pen. Today, Ken Paxton’s pen victim is endorsing James Talarico.

If Jesus came back I suspect he would look at today’s America, turn to God, and say “Dad - what the fuck man!!”

God@thegodshow.com

Jesus never said anything about “wiping countries off the map.” Jesus wasn’t a soldier. Jesus was killed by soldiers.

I really hope Lebanon isn’t the destination point of future ICE flights…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "After meeting with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who has done a remarkable job working to transform his Country, I am hereby directing my Administration to allow all US airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land ... Enjoy!"

I have a premonition that this scene will appear on Saturday Night Live one day…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals

Susan Collins claims she admires the professionalism of the Capitol Police. Yeah right.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth is interrupted by a second, third, and fourth round of protesters in quick succession

For those in a hurry and can’t read the whole thing but love to see the Robert’s court getting schooled, the best bits start from page 73. Goes well with a nice pinot noir and some aged Gouda. You could read the whole thing but you may have finished the bottle by page 50…

Crary@crary.bsky.social

Holy cow. The Supreme Court of Hawai'i, in a *majority opinion*, absolutely excoriates SCOTUS. To paraphrase a bit, they say the "hubristic originalists" "see only white." This, from a state supreme court, is nothing less than an "f you" to Roberts et al. law.justia.com/cases/hawaii...

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Holy cow. The Supreme Court of Hawai'i, in a *majority opinion*, absolutely excoriates SCOTUS. To paraphrase a bit, they say the "hubristic originalists" "see only white." This, from a state supreme court, is nothing less than an "f you" to Roberts et al. law.justia.com/cases/hawaii...

law.justia.comGranillo v. StateThe case concerns a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Maui in 1989. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on circumstantial evidence and expert testimony from an FBI agent, ...

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Credit where credit is due. We see the work of activist Vijay Bombs all over Los Angeles. Glad to see they took their brilliant work to DC. 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

If you can still find it, go back and watch one of her early (maybe first) videos announcing her campaign. She has a glass of wine and literally bangs her head on the table with frustration at Lindsay Graham. Great video.

I wonder what Lindsay would have to say about Annie’s answer here? “But what about Israel?” Or “But what about men in women’s sports?” That’s about all he’s got…

I believe in @drannieandrews.com. SC is lucky to have her running to replace the Trump bootlicker (I’m being polite) Ladybug Graham in the upcoming general election this November. She tells you what she stands for in this quick video. If you live in SC, please volunteer to help her win!!

I just tried to randomly make up numbers and yell them at my wife. It’s REALLY HARD to make up shit. The man is a genius. A lunatic genius…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We've been taking out many ships that nobody knew. Not even the fake news knew it. We bombed their radar and everything so they couldn't see. We took out night some nights 25 ships, some nights 15, the last four or five we did 25, 22, 21, 26, 18, & 14. Who else would remember those numbers?"

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I’m so proud to serve on the board of LeavingMAGA.org and to see this work gaining the recognition it deserves. Congratulations, Rich, on everything you’ve built and achieved.

leavingmaga.orgLeaving MAGA - Leaving MAGAWe empower people to leave MAGA and tell their stories. We foster reconciliation with friends and family. We develop movement leaders to help others leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zJl1lBGMUw&...
Leaving MAGA@leavingmaga.org

Had the great honor of meeting U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin; he could not have been more gracious. Mr. Raskin knows about Leaving MAGA, and thanked us for our work. Told him we appreciated his public service.

I’m old enough to remember the Live Aid concerts in 1985. Wouldn’t simultaneous concerts in NY and LA organised by Trumps favourite folks - Mamdani and Newsom be fun? I can imagine how many performers would be keen to join in and embarrass Trump.

To the Contrary@handle.invalid

Lewis & Sykes: How America's 250th Birthday Became a MAGA Circus • A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video

This is crazy. Not respecting citizens 1st amendment rights is just not the American way. Once Trump is gone there should be accountability. Like a congressional investigation. Like a committee. Oh, I know! How about a un-American activities committee? Can’t think of a decent name though…

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Arrested for a post about a data center? Nothing says 'freedom' like silencing people to protect corporate secrets.

No dog is ever “just a dog”. They burrow into our souls and remain there forever.

It was our ritual. Every single night for over 14 years, I'd drape my hand out of the bed, ruffle his fur and tell him, "tonight is not the night, I love you,see you in the morning" Last night was that last night. Don't let anyone tell you it's JUST a dog. I'm broken.

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This will benefit both countries greatly!

Justin Ling@justinling.ca

Canada is the most recent country to sign a drone production agreement with Ukraine. It comes via a cooperation agreement between Ukrainian defence tech firm Airlogix and Canadian drone company Sentinel Research and Development.

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🚨UPDATE: We will launch our action center on this issue tomorrow. 📣JOIN US: Emergency Science Meeting (Virtual) June 2nd at 4pm et. Details to come. Our Policy Team has read through the entire 400 page hot mess express from Russ Vought...here are the high level details. A Thread🧵 1/x

The word “Ceasefire” in Trumpland is actually composed of two military commands. When you want oil prices to drop, the command is “Cease”. You want oil up? “Fire”. Obvious.

Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social

I adore the BBC, but there's no ceasefire—so there can be no deal to extend it. And the Strait was open before this stage of Trump's forever war in Iran, so that's not an agreement but a temporary tactical maneuver. The war will continue; the sides will keep firing at each other.

When you see this close-up of Miller’s head, you’ll understand why he has no hair…

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Miller used to spray stuff on his head and thought people would believe it was his real hair.

The MAGA base won’t be satisfied until there are old fridges and abandoned cars scattered about the lawn.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

It’s embarrassing, and honestly it’s starting to look like Idiocracy could see the future.

The real question here: how terrible is cancer that it can invade a malignant host like Bondi?

Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚@bluesnowflake.bsky.social

Am I glad Pam Bondi has cancer? Meh Do I wish her well? Meh Am I worried ppl are going to think I’m a callous bitch? Also Meh

This is Paxton’s mugshot after being arrested. The smirk tells you everything you need to know about this man.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

Three years ago today, Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party for using his public office to enrich himself and his donors.

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Airlines are increasing ticket prices and slashing thousands of flights to cover soaring jet fuel prices caused by Trump’s war on Iran. But long before now, Trump was already making your flying experience even worse. Watch.

The administration’s OPSEC is currently very effective as no one knows whether this means an attack on Cuba, Iran, Greenland, Canada or some other country. It could also mean the Epstein files have leaked but I’m not holding my breath.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Trump rushes back to White House. - Weekend golf plans scrapped. - Top officials cancel holiday plans. - 'US preparing new strikes against Iran' - CBS. - Iran's army READY for 'enemy foolishness' — Tasnim.

Also: Massie - how do you feel now about being one of the Republicans who enabled this regime in the first place? Proud?

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Replying to @elizaorlins.bsky.social

Happy to see someone trying to keep The Epstein Files front and centre. Did you see last night's SNL opener? Not enough chat about it today on Bluesky.

AgonyFlips@agonyflips.bsky.social

SNL opener with Will Ferrell as the Ghost of Jeffrey Epstein, visiting his best friend in the whole world, Donald Trump. #Epstein #SNL #Farrell

I was not at all surprised as I completed Wordle this morning to see yet another offer for a massive discount for a NYT subscription. What DID surprise me was the offer asked me to “support independent journalism”!!!!! WTF?😳 😬

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

New York Times: If you're gonna crib our headline, you could at least credit Nick Judin and the Mississippi Free Press for first reporting it 2 days earlier. I'm glad this story is getting national attention. But Nick puts a lot of himself in these stories, and deserves credit (just as we'd do).

Trump is the only President who would be lying if he said: “I had bone spurs” & “I’m not a rapist” & “I’m not a pedophile” & “I’m not a crook” & “I did not have sexual relations with that woman”

Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

The new “I’m not a crook.”

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If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.