Michelle Vista 🐊
@michellevista.bsky.social
Member of the Gator Nation. Moved to red SC to take care of the elders. There ARE dems here, we'll keep working on it.
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No, it’s not time for South Carolina Democrats to give up and start voting for Republicans.
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
No, it’s not time for South Carolina Democrats to give up and start voting for Republicans.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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I do think one of my big issues with Bluesky is that I want to follow more Flyers fans! I want it to feel like a real active timeline. But most of the people I look to follow are 90% politics/10% sports. Give me more sports-mostly follows! That's when it'll feel like mid 10s Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I do think one of my big issues with Bluesky is that I want to follow more Flyers fans! I want it to feel like a real active timeline. But most of the people I look to follow are 90% politics/10% sports. Give me more sports-mostly follows! That's when it'll feel like mid 10s Twitter.
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Our 6 AM Lyft driver knew the Greyhound route from New Orleans to Atlanta well. He took it many times as a youth to visit his grandpa. The bus line brought back cherished memories.
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
The Wayward Bus
In which our doughy protagonist drags his poor wife from a romantic getaway into an unscheduled 30-hour bus trip through the heart of America, courtesy of the government shutdown.
miketanier.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our 6 AM Lyft driver knew the Greyhound route from New Orleans to Atlanta well. He took it many times as a youth to visit his grandpa. The bus line brought back cherished memories.
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
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“WeRe OnLy GoInG tO gO aFtEr CrImInAlS”
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“WeRe OnLy GoInG tO gO aFtEr CrImInAlS”
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There are afternoons when decades happen.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are afternoons when decades happen.
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This is the most insane shit. Epstein advised the Trump admin on how to discredit Kavanaugh’s accuser so he could get a Supreme Court seat? I’ve been losing my mind all day.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is the most insane shit. Epstein advised the Trump admin on how to discredit Kavanaugh’s accuser so he could get a Supreme Court seat? I’ve been losing my mind all day.
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Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
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Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century
How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century.
Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”
www.cjr.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century
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This obit is both sad and inspirational – a pioneering clinical psychiatry researcher, whose own depression presumably led to his suicide but also motivated his successful search for better treatments.
Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This obit is both sad and inspirational – a pioneering clinical psychiatry researcher, whose own depression presumably led to his suicide but also motivated his successful search for better treatments.
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As he finds new ways every day to destroy our society, we need to confront a basic truth about Donald J. Trump: he is here to stay.
medium.com/words-mean-t...
medium.com/words-mean-t...
No, Donald Trump will not die in office
For the past decade, many liberals have had the same dream.
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
As he finds new ways every day to destroy our society, we need to confront a basic truth about Donald J. Trump: he is here to stay.
medium.com/words-mean-t...
medium.com/words-mean-t...
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This is a wild, wild read.
She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is a wild, wild read.
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Holding his hands up to hide his Georgia O’Keefe neck. LOL
Did Time magazine swap out the photo that Trump didn't like?
Time posted this new cover to Twitter and it has the same date, Nov. 10, 2025, but a different photo, and a different headline to replace the story about "His Triumph."
Time posted this new cover to Twitter and it has the same date, Nov. 10, 2025, but a different photo, and a different headline to replace the story about "His Triumph."
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Holding his hands up to hide his Georgia O’Keefe neck. LOL
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This is what it used to look like inside the lobby area.
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is what it used to look like inside the lobby area.
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Tahoma, California
Pop: 867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoma,_California
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22420842
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Pop: 867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoma,_California
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22420842
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176775454
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=127707704
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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As first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy undertook a restoration of the White House, to show the evolving history of the people who had lived and worked there, calling the work “a question of scholarship.”
Read more about the White House Restoration: jfklibrary.org/whrestoration
Read more about the White House Restoration: jfklibrary.org/whrestoration
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy undertook a restoration of the White House, to show the evolving history of the people who had lived and worked there, calling the work “a question of scholarship.”
Read more about the White House Restoration: jfklibrary.org/whrestoration
Read more about the White House Restoration: jfklibrary.org/whrestoration
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This "No Kings" song from Jesse Welles is giving me Dylanesque vibes and flashbacks to earlier eras of protests for peace and civil rights and women's rights. Those led to big things. This is starting to feel big, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXWD...
No Kings
YouTube video by Jesse Welles - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This "No Kings" song from Jesse Welles is giving me Dylanesque vibes and flashbacks to earlier eras of protests for peace and civil rights and women's rights. Those led to big things. This is starting to feel big, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXWD...
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We went to No Kings looking for paid protestors. What we found will shock you.
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We went to No Kings looking for paid protestors. What we found will shock you.