Michelle Meech
@michellemeech.bsky.social
Ennegram teacher. Episcopal priest. Wife of Ana. Gardener. Sewing novice. Reader. Traveler. Music lover. Movie watcher. Seeker. Subverter.
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
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Go to town halls; city state and Fed. Make your voice heard. If your reps are all blue, go to a GOP town hall just to bolster numbers and support others.
February 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Go to town halls; city state and Fed. Make your voice heard. If your reps are all blue, go to a GOP town hall just to bolster numbers and support others.
This is something to keep pointing to.
February 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is something to keep pointing to.
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First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.
NEW: The USDA acknowledged that over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
The agency adds it is trying to quickly reverse the firings.
The agency adds it is trying to quickly reverse the firings.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.
This points to something I've been noodling about.
I've been reflecting on just how much this hyper-division were experiencing is related to the pandemic.
I've been reflecting on just how much this hyper-division were experiencing is related to the pandemic.
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This points to something I've been noodling about.
I've been reflecting on just how much this hyper-division were experiencing is related to the pandemic.
I've been reflecting on just how much this hyper-division were experiencing is related to the pandemic.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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The State Department was set to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas from Elon Musk. But after a report from Drop Site News exposed the massive conflict of interest, the department quietly deleted the word “Tesla” and changed the $400 million line item to a generic “armored electric vehicles.”
Tesla Name Quietly Removed From Federal Contract After Uproar
The State Department has suddenly deleted any mention of “Tesla” after facing massive backlash over its recent contract.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The State Department was set to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas from Elon Musk. But after a report from Drop Site News exposed the massive conflict of interest, the department quietly deleted the word “Tesla” and changed the $400 million line item to a generic “armored electric vehicles.”
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"I'm not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now," our columnist David Brooks writes.
"I'm not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now," our columnist David Brooks writes.
Opinion | Trump Is No Populist
Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"I'm not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now," our columnist David Brooks writes.
"I'm not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now," our columnist David Brooks writes.
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In a remarkable letter, Pope Francis condemned the Trump administration over “mass deportations” and even called out the use of “ordo amoris” to defend Trumpist nationalism.
Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
In a remarkable letter, Pope Francis condemned the Trump administration over “mass deportations” and even called out the use of “ordo amoris” to defend Trumpist nationalism.
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"As Donald Trump’s law-breaking continues, America’s last defense is the federal courts," writes former US secretary of labor and Guardian US columnist Robert Reich. "If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?"
Trump is the most lawless president in American history | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"As Donald Trump’s law-breaking continues, America’s last defense is the federal courts," writes former US secretary of labor and Guardian US columnist Robert Reich. "If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?"
This is the scary black hole.
If you wonder where Trump is headed with all this destruction of democracy, the answer may lie in the dark writings of Curtis Yarvin.
He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US
buff.ly
February 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This is the scary black hole.
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If you wonder where Trump is headed with all this destruction of democracy, the answer may lie in the dark writings of Curtis Yarvin.
He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you wonder where Trump is headed with all this destruction of democracy, the answer may lie in the dark writings of Curtis Yarvin.
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A security guard blocks Democratic members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
Unacceptable.
Unacceptable.
February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A security guard blocks Democratic members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
Unacceptable.
Unacceptable.
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WOW! @corybooker.com isn't holding back!
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
WOW! @corybooker.com isn't holding back!
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."
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We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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President Trump’s executive order freezing most U.S. foreign aid for 90 days has thrown into turmoil programs that fight starvation and deadly diseases, run clinical trials and seek to provide shelter for millions of displaced people. Here’s what to know.
Here Is What to Know About U.S. Foreign Aid and the Trump Freeze
Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
President Trump’s executive order freezing most U.S. foreign aid for 90 days has thrown into turmoil programs that fight starvation and deadly diseases, run clinical trials and seek to provide shelter for millions of displaced people. Here’s what to know.
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Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
February 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
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“In God’s kingdom, immigrants and refugees, transgender people, the poor and the marginalized are not at the edges fearful and alone. They are at the center of the Gospel story.” - Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. ⚓️ #episcopalchurch #jesus #christianity #lgbt
February 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“In God’s kingdom, immigrants and refugees, transgender people, the poor and the marginalized are not at the edges fearful and alone. They are at the center of the Gospel story.” - Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. ⚓️ #episcopalchurch #jesus #christianity #lgbt
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Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do