Michael Simrak
@michaelsimrak.bsky.social
Poli Sci Phd Candidate, ABD at Purdue studying LGBT Politics. Professor and Chair of Political Science at Pikes Peak State College in Colorado Springs, CO. I love drag and vinyl.
🏳️🌈 🌹 ✝️ He/They
Jeremiah 20:7-13
🏳️🌈 🌹 ✝️ He/They
Jeremiah 20:7-13
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“Officers reportedly ordered performers and all 133 patrons to wait outside while they conducted what they called a ‘compliance check.’ “
Everything old is new again. History repeats itself. Etc.
Everything old is new again. History repeats itself. Etc.
Police Raid a Pittsburgh Gay Bar, Then Reportedly Ask for Photos With Amanda Lepore
Officers reportedly ordered performers and all 133 patrons to wait outside while they conducted what they called a “compliance check.”
www.them.us
May 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“Officers reportedly ordered performers and all 133 patrons to wait outside while they conducted what they called a ‘compliance check.’ “
Everything old is new again. History repeats itself. Etc.
Everything old is new again. History repeats itself. Etc.
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In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
April 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
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😔 I am so sad that I never got to visit the National African American museum before now
It was always sold out by the time I looked for tickets…
A reminder to do all the things now
It was always sold out by the time I looked for tickets…
A reminder to do all the things now
“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.”
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance
Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.
blackpressusa.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
😔 I am so sad that I never got to visit the National African American museum before now
It was always sold out by the time I looked for tickets…
A reminder to do all the things now
It was always sold out by the time I looked for tickets…
A reminder to do all the things now
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FBI agents have arrested a judge in Wisconsin on obstruction charges, claiming that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest.
This country is in a full blown authoritarian crisis.
This country is in a full blown authoritarian crisis.
April 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
FBI agents have arrested a judge in Wisconsin on obstruction charges, claiming that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest.
This country is in a full blown authoritarian crisis.
This country is in a full blown authoritarian crisis.
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The prayer room at NYU — accessibly only via NYU ID — was vandalized with islamophobic graffiti and prayer mats were reportedly urinated on.
NYU didn’t address the incident for several hours. Elected officials quick to condemn antisemitism have said nothing.
NYU didn’t address the incident for several hours. Elected officials quick to condemn antisemitism have said nothing.
April 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The prayer room at NYU — accessibly only via NYU ID — was vandalized with islamophobic graffiti and prayer mats were reportedly urinated on.
NYU didn’t address the incident for several hours. Elected officials quick to condemn antisemitism have said nothing.
NYU didn’t address the incident for several hours. Elected officials quick to condemn antisemitism have said nothing.
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Never forget that France made Haiti pay THEM to compensate slave owners who lost their slaves. It cost $30 billion and it took Haiti 122 years to pay off.
"The 2020 compensation deal is a cruel irony. Zimbabwe, already bankrupt, must now borrow billions to pay former colonial beneficiaries, hoping to escape a punitive law imposed in response to its land reform programme...a nation forced to finance its subjugation, while its people suffer."
Reverse reparations: Zimbabwe’s perfect trap, South Africa’s looming danger
Land reform is not a threat, but a demand for justice. The global community must treat it as such.
www.aljazeera.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Never forget that France made Haiti pay THEM to compensate slave owners who lost their slaves. It cost $30 billion and it took Haiti 122 years to pay off.
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Every single university president should be asked, in public, why they are not speaking out this way to support all the students currently detained without due process, and all those terrified that they will be next, on every campus in this country. Yes, including Columbia's acting president.
NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
April 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every single university president should be asked, in public, why they are not speaking out this way to support all the students currently detained without due process, and all those terrified that they will be next, on every campus in this country. Yes, including Columbia's acting president.
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1. On Tuesday, voters rejected anti-trans ads, Elon Musk by electing Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
It was supposed to be close. She won by 10 points.
Dems do NOT need to throw trans people under the bus to win.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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It was supposed to be close. She won by 10 points.
Dems do NOT need to throw trans people under the bus to win.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Voters Reject Anti-Trans Ads And Elon Musk In Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Despite millions of dollars spent by Elon Musk and spent on anti-transgender advertisements, liberal judge Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1. On Tuesday, voters rejected anti-trans ads, Elon Musk by electing Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
It was supposed to be close. She won by 10 points.
Dems do NOT need to throw trans people under the bus to win.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It was supposed to be close. She won by 10 points.
Dems do NOT need to throw trans people under the bus to win.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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A man slated for deportation has captured conditions inside the Krome Detention Center in Florida. He says some people have been confined like this for up to 30 days.
At least three men have died at Krome in the past five months.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248mFR/
At least three men have died at Krome in the past five months.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248mFR/
March 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A man slated for deportation has captured conditions inside the Krome Detention Center in Florida. He says some people have been confined like this for up to 30 days.
At least three men have died at Krome in the past five months.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248mFR/
At least three men have died at Krome in the past five months.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248mFR/
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AAUP @aaup.bsky.social needs to put Columbia on the censure list.
March 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
AAUP @aaup.bsky.social needs to put Columbia on the censure list.
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
March 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
The need to invent a Do Not Contact list but just for the Democratic Party.
March 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The need to invent a Do Not Contact list but just for the Democratic Party.
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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a court has officially ruled that transgender people can have warrior ethos
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
a court has officially ruled that transgender people can have warrior ethos
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“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana March 18, 2025
www.documentcloud.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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And the icing on the cake is, they got free universal healthcare, thanks to us.
Our tax dollars go to fund these weapons that have destroyed whole generational bloodlines.
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And the icing on the cake is, they got free universal healthcare, thanks to us.
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A midwife has been arrested on felony abortion charges in Texas. She faces up to 20 years in prison. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
BREAKING: Texas Midwife Arrested on Felony Abortion Charges
This is Texas’ first post-Dobbs criminal abortion case
jessica.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A midwife has been arrested on felony abortion charges in Texas. She faces up to 20 years in prison. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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look at these headlines. we live in a dictatorship. it's not looming, it's not threatening, it's here.
March 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
look at these headlines. we live in a dictatorship. it's not looming, it's not threatening, it's here.
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Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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One of the “gang members” that was disappeared and deported is a queer tattoo artist
March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the “gang members” that was disappeared and deported is a queer tattoo artist
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I would like a Democratic leader who dislikes the Republican Party. Is that too much to ask?
March 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I would like a Democratic leader who dislikes the Republican Party. Is that too much to ask?