Michael Gatton
@mgatton.bsky.social
Retired NYC teacher. NC Democrat. Anti-fascist. Angry old man.
Maybe if we ignore him he will go away? Newsom, that is. We know Bernie isn't going anywhere soon.
Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionaires
Bernie Sanders is coming to Los Angeles to campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats.
apnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Maybe if we ignore him he will go away? Newsom, that is. We know Bernie isn't going anywhere soon.
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and i think the example of washington — whose peer, in this regard, is frederick douglass — is a reminder that artifice and performance are important parts of democratic society, and that the contempt for virtue signaling is corrosive. virtue is meant to be signaled!
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
and i think the example of washington — whose peer, in this regard, is frederick douglass — is a reminder that artifice and performance are important parts of democratic society, and that the contempt for virtue signaling is corrosive. virtue is meant to be signaled!
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mamdanimentum
looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.
www.thecity.nyc
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
mamdanimentum
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The msm, led by the NY Times and Fox News, is trying to Hillary AOC
Deplorable state of U.S. media on display here, deliberately misleading the public. You can literally type into Google the same question @aoc.bsky.social was asked and the AI will give you her same answer because "strategic ambiguity" has been official U.S. policy her whole life.
February 18, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The msm, led by the NY Times and Fox News, is trying to Hillary AOC
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Just because Trump goes after the New York Times it doesn’t mean liberals have to defend it. You can defend free press without giving the Times a pass for its crimes against the truth.
February 18, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Just because Trump goes after the New York Times it doesn’t mean liberals have to defend it. You can defend free press without giving the Times a pass for its crimes against the truth.
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Once again I am begging the technobrats to not treat Black Mirror as a to do list.
Meta patents an AI that lets people post from beyond the grave
No need to schedule content in advance.
metro.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Once again I am begging the technobrats to not treat Black Mirror as a to do list.
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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Radley Balko: The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation
The Democrats demanded that Trump's immigration cops follow the law and the Constitution. The Republicans called those demands "nonstarters."
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Radley Balko: The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
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Republicans are a hate movement disguised as a political party
Rep. Randy Fine, prompts calls for his resignation from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group after suggesting in a social media post that he'd choose dogs over Muslims.
Republican congressman's anti-Muslim remark prompts calls for his resignation
Rep. Randy Fine's post on X drew fire from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Republicans are a hate movement disguised as a political party
Done with Dune. Children of Dune was just so over the top, wacky, dark, depressing. No noble characters to hang your hopes on. Makes me reluctant to even bother watching the 3rd installment of the movie. A wretched view of mankind.
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Done with Dune. Children of Dune was just so over the top, wacky, dark, depressing. No noble characters to hang your hopes on. Makes me reluctant to even bother watching the 3rd installment of the movie. A wretched view of mankind.
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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Democrats Find Their Backbone Against Trump While Bernie Sanders Inspires North Carolina and The First Dominoes Of Epstein Accountability Start To Fall
Great News That Already Ruined Trump’s Week—and It’s Only Monday
Between Obama’s sharp rebuke, DHS collapsing under Kristi Noem, and Democrats refusing to be bullied, the resistance is winning
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Democrats Find Their Backbone Against Trump While Bernie Sanders Inspires North Carolina and The First Dominoes Of Epstein Accountability Start To Fall
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FWIW I don’t think it will work. Unfortunately for Clinton the right and the media had nearly 40 years of smears in the chamber by the time she was the nominee.
February 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
FWIW I don’t think it will work. Unfortunately for Clinton the right and the media had nearly 40 years of smears in the chamber by the time she was the nominee.
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NY Times somehow avoided calling this a “stumble”
February 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
NY Times somehow avoided calling this a “stumble”
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It’s about the big things - like no taxes on the first $100K you earn every year. And the small things - like moving President’s Day to the day after the Super Bowl. (Also, we have to stop with the time changes.)
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February 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It’s about the big things - like no taxes on the first $100K you earn every year. And the small things - like moving President’s Day to the day after the Super Bowl. (Also, we have to stop with the time changes.)
Early voting is happening now! Election Day is March 3rd. Check out my whole platform
Early voting is happening now! Election Day is March 3rd. Check out my whole platform
To all the assholes still paying NYFT to print this shite. (Obviously excluding people whose jobs demand reading it.)
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
To all the assholes still paying NYFT to print this shite. (Obviously excluding people whose jobs demand reading it.)
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This is a stark departure from common practice in journalism. Looks like an attempt to punish AOC for having the temerity to talk overseas. If the NY Times quoted everyone like this – not cleaning up stammers, repeated words and "um" – its quotations would look much different. They'd be a mess.
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is a stark departure from common practice in journalism. Looks like an attempt to punish AOC for having the temerity to talk overseas. If the NY Times quoted everyone like this – not cleaning up stammers, repeated words and "um" – its quotations would look much different. They'd be a mess.
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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The need to produce more power and enhance the electrical grid for data centers should not come at the expense of North Carolinians’ access to safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable power.
February 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The need to produce more power and enhance the electrical grid for data centers should not come at the expense of North Carolinians’ access to safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable power.
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this is a big reason why im so down on tight-lipped democrats. democratic leaders speaking up with forceful language actually matters. letting the gop dominate because the media sucks is dumb and its been standard operating procedure for dems for decades.
our loudness HURTS THEM. they want nothing more than for us to shut up but most people AGREE WITH US on a ton of issues. and the more people HEAR US the more they TURN AWAY from the right.
so BE. FUCKING. LOUD.
so BE. FUCKING. LOUD.
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
this is a big reason why im so down on tight-lipped democrats. democratic leaders speaking up with forceful language actually matters. letting the gop dominate because the media sucks is dumb and its been standard operating procedure for dems for decades.
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I want to live in a country where I’m proud of our president. Where I can say whole-heartedly we are a democracy. Our past hasn’t always lived up to our expectations and Donald Trump sure isn’t making things any better. But I know we can work together and build the country we want.
February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I want to live in a country where I’m proud of our president. Where I can say whole-heartedly we are a democracy. Our past hasn’t always lived up to our expectations and Donald Trump sure isn’t making things any better. But I know we can work together and build the country we want.
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
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In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"