Michelle Ziemba
@michelleziemba.bsky.social
Professional Patient: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Occipital Neuralgia & Migraines. Writer & Photographer. Proud wife of an Educator. Facts & Democracy Matter. She|Her
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Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
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Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. n.pr/3YaVn9X
Federal judge rules the U.S. violated due process with Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. n.pr/3YaVn9X
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The 60 minutes segment Bari Weiss killed is here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The 60 minutes segment Bari Weiss killed is here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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The global pooled average of long covid is 36%
There is every indication that your risk of getting it goes up, not down, with further infections
The vaccine offers some, but an uncertain amount of protection from LC
Do with that info what you will (but do something)
There is every indication that your risk of getting it goes up, not down, with further infections
The vaccine offers some, but an uncertain amount of protection from LC
Do with that info what you will (but do something)
Where are those irresponsible pundits that kept saying long C19 wasn’t a thing in India and Africa etc?
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Nearly half of COVID-19 survivors in Africa experiencing Long COVID symptoms, study suggests
Fatigue is the most commonly reported symptom among COVID-19 survivors in Africa.
www.gavi.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The global pooled average of long covid is 36%
There is every indication that your risk of getting it goes up, not down, with further infections
The vaccine offers some, but an uncertain amount of protection from LC
Do with that info what you will (but do something)
There is every indication that your risk of getting it goes up, not down, with further infections
The vaccine offers some, but an uncertain amount of protection from LC
Do with that info what you will (but do something)
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Contestants confirmed that Trump actually did this. It wasn't just locker-room talk.
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Contestants confirmed that Trump actually did this. It wasn't just locker-room talk.
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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Disabled people are not your enemy.
Immigrants are not your enemy.
Trans people are not your enemy.
We are scapegoats to make people believe they can have a better life at our expense.
A better life is possible if you tax the wealthy. If the billionaire class is abolished.
If we are cared for.
Immigrants are not your enemy.
Trans people are not your enemy.
We are scapegoats to make people believe they can have a better life at our expense.
A better life is possible if you tax the wealthy. If the billionaire class is abolished.
If we are cared for.
July 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Disabled people are not your enemy.
Immigrants are not your enemy.
Trans people are not your enemy.
We are scapegoats to make people believe they can have a better life at our expense.
A better life is possible if you tax the wealthy. If the billionaire class is abolished.
If we are cared for.
Immigrants are not your enemy.
Trans people are not your enemy.
We are scapegoats to make people believe they can have a better life at our expense.
A better life is possible if you tax the wealthy. If the billionaire class is abolished.
If we are cared for.
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USA: "2 children in Wisconsin have died of respiratory illnesses"
"One child died of COVID-19 and the other from influenza. The state did not release information on the children’s ages or locations."
"Epidemiologist Tom Haupt said the deaths are “a reminder about how serious these viruses can be.”
"One child died of COVID-19 and the other from influenza. The state did not release information on the children’s ages or locations."
"Epidemiologist Tom Haupt said the deaths are “a reminder about how serious these viruses can be.”
2 children in Wisconsin die of respiratory illness in season's first pediatric deaths
Two children in Wisconsin have died of respiratory illnesses, the state Department of Health Services announced.
www.wpr.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
USA: "2 children in Wisconsin have died of respiratory illnesses"
"One child died of COVID-19 and the other from influenza. The state did not release information on the children’s ages or locations."
"Epidemiologist Tom Haupt said the deaths are “a reminder about how serious these viruses can be.”
"One child died of COVID-19 and the other from influenza. The state did not release information on the children’s ages or locations."
"Epidemiologist Tom Haupt said the deaths are “a reminder about how serious these viruses can be.”
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Goose meme:
Who does it divide?
Who does it divide, motherfucker
Who does it divide?
Who does it divide, motherfucker
Breaking news: The U.S. Coast Guard deleted language from its new workplace harassment policy that had downgraded the definition of swastikas and nooses from overt hate symbols to “potentially divisive,” reversing course after objections from Congress.
Coast Guard abruptly deletes swastika, noose entry from policy manual
The announcement follows reporting by The Washington Post that detailed plans to downgrade the definition of such symbols to “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Goose meme:
Who does it divide?
Who does it divide, motherfucker
Who does it divide?
Who does it divide, motherfucker
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Final destination stage capitalism has the richest people in the world buying their own stuff.
Tesla finally found a customer for cybertrucks! It's, uh, SpaceX.
Elon Musk's SpaceX bought tens of millions worth of Cybertrucks Tesla can't sell
As demand for the Cybertruck can’t reach more than about 10% of Tesla’s planned production capacity, Elon Musk used his...
electrek.co
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Final destination stage capitalism has the richest people in the world buying their own stuff.
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I find this example particularly helpful in order to truly appreciate the scale of the theft required to become a billionaire:
December 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I find this example particularly helpful in order to truly appreciate the scale of the theft required to become a billionaire:
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Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
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Please read and re-post.
If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Please read and re-post.
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There will come a time when people of good faith are empowered to uphold the law.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
"They had done nothing wrong. They were not protesting. They were not chasing ICE vehicles. They were simply shopping."
Matt DeMateo recounts how three U.S. citizens, including a toddler, were tear gassed in Cicero by federal agents.
Matt DeMateo recounts how three U.S. citizens, including a toddler, were tear gassed in Cicero by federal agents.
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There will come a time when people of good faith are empowered to uphold the law.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
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"44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic. One idea they discuss, known as "immunity theft," proposes that an episode of acute COVID may leave people more susceptible to other infections"
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic. One idea they discuss, known as "immunity theft," proposes that an episode of acute COVID may leave people more susceptible to other infections"
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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All members of Congress have the best healthcare money can buy which is provided by the American taxpayers, yet more than half of them are actively fighting to block Americans from having that same necessary care. That’s evil.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
All members of Congress have the best healthcare money can buy which is provided by the American taxpayers, yet more than half of them are actively fighting to block Americans from having that same necessary care. That’s evil.
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Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
Texas Women’s Privacy Act Complaint Form (SB 8) | Office of the Attorney General
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act requires a political subdivision or state agency, including public schools, open enrollment charter schools, and state institutions of higher education, to designate each...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
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I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
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Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
I’m sure other universities and colleges with be following suit particularly because of the Trump administration’s hostility toward immigrants.
DePaul University announced Monday that it’s laid off 114 staff members to address a budget shortfall caused by rising costs and a significant drop in enrollment among international graduate students.
DePaul University lays off 114 staff members
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I’m sure other universities and colleges with be following suit particularly because of the Trump administration’s hostility toward immigrants.
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of using his gun and badge to rape multiple women will be held in federal custody while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
Border Protection officer to be held in custody while awaiting trial on sexual assault claims
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of using his gun and badge to rape multiple women will be held in federal custody while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
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In 2004, historical Lori Bogle identified the cycle that Pete Hegseth is currently heading up.
December 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In 2004, historical Lori Bogle identified the cycle that Pete Hegseth is currently heading up.