Ethan Messere
@ethaniel.bsky.social
ATLien by way of Upstate NY. Basketball enthusiast. Music nerd. Grillmaster. Queer + Trans (he/him).
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The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
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They are defunding and abolishing everything from cancer research to invasive species elimination in the Great Lakes to this. And they’re doing it with hardly a whimper of protest from the same Ds that are boo hooing about we can’t defund ICE, let’s trying making them wear cameras instead.
"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups
The U.S. space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year
www.scientificamerican.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 AM
They are defunding and abolishing everything from cancer research to invasive species elimination in the Great Lakes to this. And they’re doing it with hardly a whimper of protest from the same Ds that are boo hooing about we can’t defund ICE, let’s trying making them wear cameras instead.
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If you can’t run against the fucking Gestapo, then get out of the way for those who can.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 AM
If you can’t run against the fucking Gestapo, then get out of the way for those who can.
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The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
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Democratic Party consultant class solidarity is part of the problem.
This response from the vice chair of the DNC to the rage of constituents who are being targeted by domestic state terrorism is inappropriate and another example of party leaders failing to read the room and rise to the moment.
This response from the vice chair of the DNC to the rage of constituents who are being targeted by domestic state terrorism is inappropriate and another example of party leaders failing to read the room and rise to the moment.
I work with state parties every single day. There are only a handful of national leaders who actually raise real money for the year organizing state parties do--Ken Martin (dnc chair), Simon Rosenberg (Hopium), Sen. Warren and Actblue. Come for Simon and you come for all of us.
I'm not interested in arguing with the good people of Minnesota, on the front lines, doing the hard work of protecting our democracy. I've worked hard to bring your bravery and courage to the world in recent weeks on Hopium.
But attacks like this are false, defamatory, and need to end. 1/
But attacks like this are false, defamatory, and need to end. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Democratic Party consultant class solidarity is part of the problem.
This response from the vice chair of the DNC to the rage of constituents who are being targeted by domestic state terrorism is inappropriate and another example of party leaders failing to read the room and rise to the moment.
This response from the vice chair of the DNC to the rage of constituents who are being targeted by domestic state terrorism is inappropriate and another example of party leaders failing to read the room and rise to the moment.
Ant Edwards is unreal but also 4th quarter Shaolin Wemby is here.
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Ant Edwards is unreal but also 4th quarter Shaolin Wemby is here.
Is Gov Huchul suddenly... based?
New York State is doing a lot of very cool stuff using ARPA money to fund affordable open access fiber broadband to rural areas. One town (Dryden) is giving locals 400 Mbps fiber for $45 a month.
but the droll mechanics of reality don't get clicks, so the press generally doesn't give a shit
but the droll mechanics of reality don't get clicks, so the press generally doesn't give a shit
Governor Hochul Announces Up to $36 Million Available Through Expansion of the ConnectAll Municipal Infrastructure Program
Governor Hochul highlighted the re-opening of New York State's Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) Request for Applications, making up to $36 million available to support broadband infrastructure p...
www.governor.ny.gov
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Is Gov Huchul suddenly... based?
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Atlanta can learn a thing or two about building public bathrooms from Zohran Mamdani.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Mayor Mamdani Announces New Commitment to Expand Access to Public Bathrooms
www.nyc.gov
January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Atlanta can learn a thing or two about building public bathrooms from Zohran Mamdani.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
I was expecting more Good Trouble and less Centrism when I voted and phone banked for Warnock, tbh. I thought he was the more exciting candidate than Ossoff, but now it's flipped for me.
So now Dem senators are just espousing MAGA talking points about ICE?
January 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I was expecting more Good Trouble and less Centrism when I voted and phone banked for Warnock, tbh. I thought he was the more exciting candidate than Ossoff, but now it's flipped for me.
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"i asked chatgpt" well I asked amy klobuchar and she threw a stapler at my head
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
"i asked chatgpt" well I asked amy klobuchar and she threw a stapler at my head
Hive have nothing going on atm. Everyone on Breeze looking pretty good though
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Hive have nothing going on atm. Everyone on Breeze looking pretty good though
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Please stop and read this statement from Renee Good's wife.
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Please stop and read this statement from Renee Good's wife.
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ICE is less than 25 years old. They’re winding down the Department of Education and all but abolishing USAID. An administration can shut it down. Not reform, or replace. Abolish.
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
ICE is less than 25 years old. They’re winding down the Department of Education and all but abolishing USAID. An administration can shut it down. Not reform, or replace. Abolish.
Not gonna lie, I’m a little sad that Trae is no longer a Hawk
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Not gonna lie, I’m a little sad that Trae is no longer a Hawk
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A 1985 Supreme Court ruling says that police can't open fire on someone who is fleeing unless they pose a serious danger to the officer or others. But that was authored by activist judges appointed by woke presidents like Nixon and Reagan.
- Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
- Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A 1985 Supreme Court ruling says that police can't open fire on someone who is fleeing unless they pose a serious danger to the officer or others. But that was authored by activist judges appointed by woke presidents like Nixon and Reagan.
- Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
- Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
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They won't even use the term transgender regarding their coverage in this statement, they use the term gender identity.
I think the Times might be making a shift towards an editorial stance that pathologizes trans people.
I think the Times might be making a shift towards an editorial stance that pathologizes trans people.
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They won't even use the term transgender regarding their coverage in this statement, they use the term gender identity.
I think the Times might be making a shift towards an editorial stance that pathologizes trans people.
I think the Times might be making a shift towards an editorial stance that pathologizes trans people.
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The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
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now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can.
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An open letter to Representative Vicente Gonzalez:
If you don’t want a serious primary challenge, don’t vote to let ICE to strip-search literal children.
Until then, stop whining.
If you don’t want a serious primary challenge, don’t vote to let ICE to strip-search literal children.
Until then, stop whining.
CNN: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
An open letter to Representative Vicente Gonzalez:
If you don’t want a serious primary challenge, don’t vote to let ICE to strip-search literal children.
Until then, stop whining.
If you don’t want a serious primary challenge, don’t vote to let ICE to strip-search literal children.
Until then, stop whining.
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Bank of America first started offering credit cards to women in 1974
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Bank of America first started offering credit cards to women in 1974
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)