Michael James 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇵🇦
@emjay.bsky.social
Los Angeleno, Humanist, Champion of the Underdog, Hugger of Trees and Strangers, Literary Nerd, Hockey Fan, Purveyor of Letting Go, Being Present, Opening Up.
(Pic is a fave from 20+ years ago)
(Pic is a fave from 20+ years ago)
I never see natural artists in sales but I gotta believe they’d be better than the their non-artist peers who end up going there.
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I never see natural artists in sales but I gotta believe they’d be better than the their non-artist peers who end up going there.
This is typical rich people at their common worst. They’re so bothered that someone might take advantage of the social safety net, when usually they embrace loopholes and congratulate those who take advantage.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is typical rich people at their common worst. They’re so bothered that someone might take advantage of the social safety net, when usually they embrace loopholes and congratulate those who take advantage.
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early - emptywheel
With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Time to replace this old fool who clearly can not control his own party! 8 Dems voted with Republicans to open the government and got nothing in return but a handshake promise from the party that lies to all.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Time to replace this old fool who clearly can not control his own party! 8 Dems voted with Republicans to open the government and got nothing in return but a handshake promise from the party that lies to all.
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💐 GREAT NEWS: Bobby's kidney surgery is officially over and he will be in recovery for several hours - he is being monitored closely!
He will return to on campus patient housing tomorrow for 5 days of recovery.
Our next fundraising goal is $730 by 11/10!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50, or more below:
He will return to on campus patient housing tomorrow for 5 days of recovery.
Our next fundraising goal is $730 by 11/10!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50, or more below:
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
💐 GREAT NEWS: Bobby's kidney surgery is officially over and he will be in recovery for several hours - he is being monitored closely!
He will return to on campus patient housing tomorrow for 5 days of recovery.
Our next fundraising goal is $730 by 11/10!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50, or more below:
He will return to on campus patient housing tomorrow for 5 days of recovery.
Our next fundraising goal is $730 by 11/10!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50, or more below:
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Good luck, jerks. The people have spoken.
Good luck, jerks. The people have spoken.
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps
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November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Good luck, jerks. The people have spoken.
Good luck, jerks. The people have spoken.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/w...
She's a hero and should be treated as such. Not imprisoned but rescued from a corrupt cabal of Israeli leaders.
She's a hero and should be treated as such. Not imprisoned but rescued from a corrupt cabal of Israeli leaders.
What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse
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November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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She's a hero and should be treated as such. Not imprisoned but rescued from a corrupt cabal of Israeli leaders.
She's a hero and should be treated as such. Not imprisoned but rescued from a corrupt cabal of Israeli leaders.
"A moment comes, but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”
-Nehru (as quoted by Mamdani in Victory)
-Nehru (as quoted by Mamdani in Victory)
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"A moment comes, but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”
-Nehru (as quoted by Mamdani in Victory)
-Nehru (as quoted by Mamdani in Victory)
Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, Wins New Jersey Governor’s Race www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Good news.
Good news.
Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, Wins New Jersey Governor’s Race
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November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, Wins New Jersey Governor’s Race www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Good news.
Good news.
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Good on all artists who abhor and defy this adminstration.
Good on all artists who abhor and defy this adminstration.
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work
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November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Good on all artists who abhor and defy this adminstration.
Good on all artists who abhor and defy this adminstration.
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Heathen Mikey doesn’t know the 8th Commandment about false witness, or that it’s mentioned several times in the bible including Exodus 20:16, and yet the Repugs want the 10 Commandments and the bible in schools.
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Heathen Mikey doesn’t know the 8th Commandment about false witness, or that it’s mentioned several times in the bible including Exodus 20:16, and yet the Repugs want the 10 Commandments and the bible in schools.
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On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.”
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.”
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
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If I see as much as a single video edit I’m suing for $10 billion. Your move, CBS.
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If I see as much as a single video edit I’m suing for $10 billion. Your move, CBS.
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b...
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures
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October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b...
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Opinion | How American Sports Leagues Sold Out and Shattered Sports Culture
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October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Childhood trauma, neglect, and dissociation all change dopamine and cortisol patterns, making addictive relief feel not just pleasant but necessary for survival.
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Childhood trauma, neglect, and dissociation all change dopamine and cortisol patterns, making addictive relief feel not just pleasant but necessary for survival.
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Trump in EJean Carroll deposition claiming she "loved it"
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump in EJean Carroll deposition claiming she "loved it"
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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