Michael E
@michaeleichner.bsky.social
World is scary right now but as The Doctor says “Scared is a superpower”
Liberal. GenX. Consumer of all media. Enthusiast. No time for bullies. Ally 🏳️🌈⚧️🏳️⚧️
Among other stuff, ex JD, Ultimate for CUT.
Social introvert; ADHD; likes to explain. #landback
Liberal. GenX. Consumer of all media. Enthusiast. No time for bullies. Ally 🏳️🌈⚧️🏳️⚧️
Among other stuff, ex JD, Ultimate for CUT.
Social introvert; ADHD; likes to explain. #landback
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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You’re under no obligation to publish lies just because the president said it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You’re under no obligation to publish lies just because the president said it.
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Perhaps better headline:
Trump preemptively pardons everyone planning on election subversion in 2026 and 2028.
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-p...
Trump preemptively pardons everyone planning on election subversion in 2026 and 2028.
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-p...
Trump Preemptively Pardons Rudy Giuliani, Others Involved in Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election | National Review
Trump also pardoned John Eastman, Sidney Powell, and dozens of other Republicans who came forward to act as alternate electors.
www.nationalreview.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Perhaps better headline:
Trump preemptively pardons everyone planning on election subversion in 2026 and 2028.
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-p...
Trump preemptively pardons everyone planning on election subversion in 2026 and 2028.
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-p...
Pretty sure Schumer played Schumer.
So Schumer got played.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Pretty sure Schumer played Schumer.
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What do you do to celebrate the Senate Dems folding? Pardon felons, of course!
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What do you do to celebrate the Senate Dems folding? Pardon felons, of course!
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Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
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Why a bunch of Senators who are retiring are leading the negotiations is something to really think on
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Why a bunch of Senators who are retiring are leading the negotiations is something to really think on
Keep fighting!
Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Keep fighting!
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Reminder that Republicans don't really believe in religious liberty. Religion is a tool for enhancing their political power, and any expression of faith to the contrary must be suppressed.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reminder that Republicans don't really believe in religious liberty. Religion is a tool for enhancing their political power, and any expression of faith to the contrary must be suppressed.
It’s amazing that the self proclaimed “most Christian country in the world” should so casually let its citizens starve.
No one went hungry in the presence of Jesus, and no one should live with food scarcity in a land filled with supposed Christians.
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It’s amazing that the self proclaimed “most Christian country in the world” should so casually let its citizens starve.
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
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800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
They’ll get denied their medical claims for the “asbestos hoax” too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They’ll get denied their medical claims for the “asbestos hoax” too.
I for one wish Trump would sleep quite a bit more. A lot more.
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Roasts Trump for ‘Nodding Off’ in Oval as Dr. Oz ‘Talked About Dementia, Obesity, and Sleep Loss’
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Roasts Trump for ‘Nodding Off’ in Oval as Dr. Oz ‘Talked About Dementia, Obesity, and Sleep Loss’
Jen Psaki roasted Trump for "nodding off" during an Oval Office event as "of all things, really, dementia, obesity and sleep loss" were being discussed.
The post MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Roasts Trump for ‘Nodding Off’ in Oval as Dr. Oz ‘Talked About Dementia, Obesity, and Sleep Loss’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I for one wish Trump would sleep quite a bit more. A lot more.
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FWIW this is my current philosophy
Eff Rules, Do Good: Towards A New Liberalism www.oliverexplains.com/p/eff-rules-...
Eff Rules, Do Good: Towards A New Liberalism www.oliverexplains.com/p/eff-rules-...
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
FWIW this is my current philosophy
Eff Rules, Do Good: Towards A New Liberalism www.oliverexplains.com/p/eff-rules-...
Eff Rules, Do Good: Towards A New Liberalism www.oliverexplains.com/p/eff-rules-...
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Trump to SNAP recipients: "DROP DEAD!"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
USDA tells grocery stores: No special discounts for SNAP recipients
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) emailed grocery stores prohibiting them from offering discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients amid the government shutdown. T...
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump to SNAP recipients: "DROP DEAD!"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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"just because im in a coalition with nazis and have helped usher them into power, doesn't mean i myself am a nazi" - a deluded nazi
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"just because im in a coalition with nazis and have helped usher them into power, doesn't mean i myself am a nazi" - a deluded nazi
It’s funny what stuff he has definitive opinions on.
Johnson: This is not a bellwether of things to come. Blue states and blue cities went blue. That was no surprise to anyone.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It’s funny what stuff he has definitive opinions on.
And those 40 airports will have ripple effects through the whole system…
So Americans have to suffer due to Trump's shutdown:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/u...
Trump administration will reduce traffic at 40 airports across the US starting Friday if shutdown continues | CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conferenc...
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
And those 40 airports will have ripple effects through the whole system…
This is a staggering shift that the press will either ignore or get completely wrong. Hopefully national Dems learn from it, too, and lean into messaging about decency and integrity AND policies that help people. Mealy mouth liberalism is not how to win elections.
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is a staggering shift that the press will either ignore or get completely wrong. Hopefully national Dems learn from it, too, and lean into messaging about decency and integrity AND policies that help people. Mealy mouth liberalism is not how to win elections.
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2025 is about earnestly standing up for what you believe, and it’s especially powerful when what you believe in is helping the people who need it the most. What a super idea. youtu.be/3A30rZ7cyYU?...
Superman (2025) | That's My Greatest Strength
YouTube video by Captain Ron Lives
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
2025 is about earnestly standing up for what you believe, and it’s especially powerful when what you believe in is helping the people who need it the most. What a super idea. youtu.be/3A30rZ7cyYU?...
Has California closed yet? @clarajeffery.bsky.social it’s so late here! Dan you save democracy at a decent hour please?
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Has California closed yet? @clarajeffery.bsky.social it’s so late here! Dan you save democracy at a decent hour please?
My great grandparents were labor organizers in Philadelphia in the 1910s and had a bust of Eugene Debs in their tenement. They were run out of town in the middle of the night and settled in NYC. The dream lives!
hell yeah eugene debs
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
My great grandparents were labor organizers in Philadelphia in the 1910s and had a bust of Eugene Debs in their tenement. They were run out of town in the middle of the night and settled in NYC. The dream lives!