Michael Echegaray
@etch1954.bsky.social
International man of mystery, husband ,father , friend, ally, progressive thinker, cook, human being still in growth and development stage
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Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
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It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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It was 35 years ago today: Kronos Quartet released three new recordings on Nonesuch: Astor Piazzolla's 'Five Tango Sensations,' Kevin Volans' 'Hunting: Gathering,' and Lutoslawski's String Quartet.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It was 35 years ago today: Kronos Quartet released three new recordings on Nonesuch: Astor Piazzolla's 'Five Tango Sensations,' Kevin Volans' 'Hunting: Gathering,' and Lutoslawski's String Quartet.
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Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Democrat of Florida, was hit in the face by a man who told the lawmaker that he would be deported at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, over the weekend. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and assault.
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost Is Assaulted at Sundance Film Festival
Mr. Frost, Democrat of Florida, said he was punched by a man who said the lawmaker would be deported. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and assault.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Democrat of Florida, was hit in the face by a man who told the lawmaker that he would be deported at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, over the weekend. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and assault.
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"The raid of Hannah Natanson is a shocking escalation, not a rupture. The United States has been backsliding to this point – at both the federal and local levels – for quite some time," write FPF's Seth Stern and @chipgibbons.bsky.social of @rightsdissent.bsky.social in The Guardian.
The FBI’s raid of journalist’s home was the product of decades of backsliding | Seth Stern and Chip Gibbons
The trend of invading newsrooms, in violation of federal law, has now spread to the highest levels of the federal government
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"The raid of Hannah Natanson is a shocking escalation, not a rupture. The United States has been backsliding to this point – at both the federal and local levels – for quite some time," write FPF's Seth Stern and @chipgibbons.bsky.social of @rightsdissent.bsky.social in The Guardian.
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After Bari Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, abruptly postponed a segment of “60 Minutes” that was critical of the Trump administration, several veteran correspondents questioned how she had handled the segment after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
After Bari Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, abruptly postponed a segment of “60 Minutes” that was critical of the Trump administration, several veteran correspondents questioned how she had handled the segment after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
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President Trump said he would not seek congressional approval to carry out military strikes against drug cartels, saying that the operation would expand from attacks at sea to targets on land.
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
The president said he would bypass Congress rather than ask for approval for his military campaign against drug traffickers, even as he said it would expand from sea to land.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
President Trump said he would not seek congressional approval to carry out military strikes against drug cartels, saying that the operation would expand from attacks at sea to targets on land.
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Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
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here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
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JD Vance claims Trump is deploying the National Guard because crime in Chicago and Portland has gotten "out of control."
But crime rates were already falling in both cities.
This is all a power grab — and a pretext for something much worse. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8vrfgHqs
But crime rates were already falling in both cities.
This is all a power grab — and a pretext for something much worse. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8vrfgHqs
The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
JD Vance claims Trump is deploying the National Guard because crime in Chicago and Portland has gotten "out of control."
But crime rates were already falling in both cities.
This is all a power grab — and a pretext for something much worse. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8vrfgHqs
But crime rates were already falling in both cities.
This is all a power grab — and a pretext for something much worse. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8vrfgHqs
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Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House.
They’d rather keep the government shut down than negotiate to keep health care affordable.
They’d rather keep the government shut down than negotiate to keep health care affordable.
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House.
They’d rather keep the government shut down than negotiate to keep health care affordable.
They’d rather keep the government shut down than negotiate to keep health care affordable.
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House Republicans just adjourned their pro forma session.
This is the SEVENTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
This is the SEVENTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
House Republicans just adjourned their pro forma session.
This is the SEVENTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
This is the SEVENTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
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NEW: A criminal investigation related to millions of dollars steered from a Florida Medicaid settlement to the state-created Hope Florida Foundation entered a new phase on Tuesday, with two key figures appearing to have testified before a grand jury.
Hope Florida grand jury begins work as nonprofit leader, Rep. appear at courthouse
Amy Ronshausen, whose anti-drug nonprofit last year received $5 million from the Hope Florida Foundation, was called Tuesday to the Leon County Courthouse.
www.miamiherald.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
NEW: A criminal investigation related to millions of dollars steered from a Florida Medicaid settlement to the state-created Hope Florida Foundation entered a new phase on Tuesday, with two key figures appearing to have testified before a grand jury.
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Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
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If we don’t speak up for the communities that Trump is terrorizing right now, we will be next.
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
No One Is Safe From Trump's Authoritarianism
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If we don’t speak up for the communities that Trump is terrorizing right now, we will be next.
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
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Of all the things that didn’t happen
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Of all the things that didn’t happen
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That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
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Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”
But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.
Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.
Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.
Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.
www.msnbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”
But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.
Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.
Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.
October 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.
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DOJ prosecutors in Virginia under Erik Seibert didn't believe they gathered enough evidence to charge Letitia James.
So Trump pressured Seibert to resign and replaced him with a loyalist (and former personal attorney) who would.
Even Nixon made efforts to hide his corruption.
So Trump pressured Seibert to resign and replaced him with a loyalist (and former personal attorney) who would.
Even Nixon made efforts to hide his corruption.
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
DOJ prosecutors in Virginia under Erik Seibert didn't believe they gathered enough evidence to charge Letitia James.
So Trump pressured Seibert to resign and replaced him with a loyalist (and former personal attorney) who would.
Even Nixon made efforts to hide his corruption.
So Trump pressured Seibert to resign and replaced him with a loyalist (and former personal attorney) who would.
Even Nixon made efforts to hide his corruption.