Michele Brooks
@michelebrooks.bsky.social
🙍🏽♀️ Mom, Wife, Air Force Veteran
✍🏽 Games, Pop Culture, Conservation, Military & Veteran Issues, Politics
📍NW Florida
✍🏽 Games, Pop Culture, Conservation, Military & Veteran Issues, Politics
📍NW Florida
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
When Democrats regain power, CBP and ICE must be dismantled and rebuilt. Both organizations have been left unchecked for far too long.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When Democrats regain power, CBP and ICE must be dismantled and rebuilt. Both organizations have been left unchecked for far too long.
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I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
This lax reporting from media outlets is a disservice to Americans. The military has a duty to reject unlawful orders, and if those in authority are violating the Constitution, those orders are unlawful regardless of whether they come from the President or anyone else.
www.ft.com/content/d2c9...
www.ft.com/content/d2c9...
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video
Threat comes after lawmakers tell members of US military that they must refuse illegal orders
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This lax reporting from media outlets is a disservice to Americans. The military has a duty to reject unlawful orders, and if those in authority are violating the Constitution, those orders are unlawful regardless of whether they come from the President or anyone else.
www.ft.com/content/d2c9...
www.ft.com/content/d2c9...
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
We must continue applying pressure to these organizations that empower the federal government to harass the very communities they operate within.
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We must continue applying pressure to these organizations that empower the federal government to harass the very communities they operate within.
Whether it’s Hendricks Motorsports or its parent company, Hendricks Motorsports Technical Solutions in Charlotte, it should be made clear that this organization has enabled harm to your city and across North Carolina.
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/h...
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Whether it’s Hendricks Motorsports or its parent company, Hendricks Motorsports Technical Solutions in Charlotte, it should be made clear that this organization has enabled harm to your city and across North Carolina.
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/h...
Trump and the GOP attack education because an uninformed population is easier to manipulate and control.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Trump and the GOP attack education because an uninformed population is easier to manipulate and control.
You got to be kidding. Senate Dems are a joke. Primary every last one.
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You got to be kidding. Senate Dems are a joke. Primary every last one.
IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING.
looks like senate dems are folding on the shutdown in exchange for a doomed vote 40 days from now and nothing else
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING.
Pease don't fucking cave, Dems.
As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown but there was no guarantee it would end an impasse now stretching to 40 days.
https://to.pbs.org/4nRLlF9
https://to.pbs.org/4nRLlF9
WATCH LIVE: Senate meets for weekend session as government shutdown reaches 40th day
As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown but there was no guarantee it would end an impasse now stretching...
www.pbs.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Pease don't fucking cave, Dems.
People are finally waking up to the fact that Republicans are selling them neo-feudalism. Wealth concentration, corporate dominance, disempowered citizens, and systemic inequality thru regulatory distortion.
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
People are finally waking up to the fact that Republicans are selling them neo-feudalism. Wealth concentration, corporate dominance, disempowered citizens, and systemic inequality thru regulatory distortion.
A 50-year mortgage prevents you from earning equity and makes you a lifelong renter. Tell your kids not to fall for this nonsense.
Trump and his cronies are now pushing 50-year mortgages.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A 50-year mortgage prevents you from earning equity and makes you a lifelong renter. Tell your kids not to fall for this nonsense.
Its long past time to investigate and out these pilots.
A day in the life of ICE Air ethnic cleansing operations.
Saturday 8 November 2025
0-0 UTC
7-7pm EST
* At least 20 planes.
* 2 USCG C27s.
Returned from:
* Omni N846AX: leaving people in India, Laos, Vietnam.
* Omni N225AX: human trafficking in Ghana.
* Journey Air N86MS: dumping people in Liberia.
Saturday 8 November 2025
0-0 UTC
7-7pm EST
* At least 20 planes.
* 2 USCG C27s.
Returned from:
* Omni N846AX: leaving people in India, Laos, Vietnam.
* Omni N225AX: human trafficking in Ghana.
* Journey Air N86MS: dumping people in Liberia.
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Its long past time to investigate and out these pilots.
We have to get all of the corruption out of politics.
One Oregon lawmaker’s wife made $6,000 a month working in his office at taxpayer expense, but she was not a frequent sight at the Capitol — probably because also working as a full-time fifth grade teacher at a private school
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
Oregon lawmakers quietly hire their family members with taxpayer money — and little oversight
More than two dozen states ban lawmakers from hiring their own relatives. Oregon does not.
www.oregonlive.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We have to get all of the corruption out of politics.
More countries should consider doing this honestly, especially considering how morally bankrupt US social media platforms are.
Denmark’s government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world of harmful content and commercial interests. https://to.pbs.org/3JSdg9T
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
The move would give some parents — after a specific assessment — the right to let their children access social media from age 13.
www.pbs.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
More countries should consider doing this honestly, especially considering how morally bankrupt US social media platforms are.
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I guess the Trump economic plan is for him to just make up a bunch of numbers and lie every single day about them and hope at some point people will believe him instead of their bank accounts.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I guess the Trump economic plan is for him to just make up a bunch of numbers and lie every single day about them and hope at some point people will believe him instead of their bank accounts.
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The loud part out loud
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The loud part out loud
It’s maddening watching Trump and his team continuously lie on national TV to Americans struggling at the checkout line. Trump doesn't buy groceries. I doubt anyone on his cabinet does.
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s maddening watching Trump and his team continuously lie on national TV to Americans struggling at the checkout line. Trump doesn't buy groceries. I doubt anyone on his cabinet does.
Widespread mistrust of law enforcement and the military mark a troubling shift in public sentiment. All courtesy of the Trump administration’s actions. Long gone are the days of "winning hearts and minds".
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Widespread mistrust of law enforcement and the military mark a troubling shift in public sentiment. All courtesy of the Trump administration’s actions. Long gone are the days of "winning hearts and minds".
💯. Murphy gets it.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
💯. Murphy gets it.
Over 1000 law enforcement agencies in 40 states signed memorandum of agreements for ICE's 287(g) program. Never forget that these agencies terrorize the very communities they swore to protect and serve. There's no winning that trust back.
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Over 1000 law enforcement agencies in 40 states signed memorandum of agreements for ICE's 287(g) program. Never forget that these agencies terrorize the very communities they swore to protect and serve. There's no winning that trust back.
When standing for an extended period of time, never lock your knees. Thanks for your attention in this matter.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When standing for an extended period of time, never lock your knees. Thanks for your attention in this matter.
Republicans claiming they’re unfazed by Tuesday’s elections, then suddenly pivoting to affordability is funny as hell to me.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Republicans claiming they’re unfazed by Tuesday’s elections, then suddenly pivoting to affordability is funny as hell to me.
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we're on day 2 of Mike Johnson urging everyone to ignore the drubbing his party took on Tuesday
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
we're on day 2 of Mike Johnson urging everyone to ignore the drubbing his party took on Tuesday