Michael Markman
@mickeleh.bsky.social
Avid news reader. Occasional news kibbitzer. Retired marketer. Retired YouTuber. NYer transplanted to PNW. Blue to the core.
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Michael Markman
@mickeleh.bsky.social
· Feb 22
RESISTANCE ACTION PLAN:
6 phone calls a day.
Hit both the DC offices and the local offices of your two senators and your member of Congress.
STRETCH PLAN: Show up in person at their offices and local Town Halls
6 phone calls a day.
Hit both the DC offices and the local offices of your two senators and your member of Congress.
STRETCH PLAN: Show up in person at their offices and local Town Halls
Just because you wrote a best seller 10 years ago, doesn’t mean you can’t be mired in dumb, dangerous, and disgusting takes today.
JD Vance: "They'll say 'we fought together in World War 2' or 'we fought together in the War on Terrorism.' We're grateful for that. We love having these allies. But just because you did something smart 25 years ago doesn't mean you can't do something dumb now."
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Just because you wrote a best seller 10 years ago, doesn’t mean you can’t be mired in dumb, dangerous, and disgusting takes today.
Zeteo frames tye outrage correctly. Why are other media outlets hedging and fudging?
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Zeteo frames tye outrage correctly. Why are other media outlets hedging and fudging?
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Reminder: 32 people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2025 – making it the agency’s deadliest year in more than two decades. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Reminder: 32 people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2025 – making it the agency’s deadliest year in more than two decades. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The president has created an environment where no culpability is allowed for any official act so the atrocities will escalate until mainstream public passivity breaks.
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The president has created an environment where no culpability is allowed for any official act so the atrocities will escalate until mainstream public passivity breaks.
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This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
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This is The Times' news judgment vs. The Guardian's. The Times' is Trump-centric, The Guardian's human-centered.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
This is The Times' news judgment vs. The Guardian's. The Times' is Trump-centric, The Guardian's human-centered.
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Martial law is the next step. We are all at peril. And our media continue to normalize the fascism.
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Martial law is the next step. We are all at peril. And our media continue to normalize the fascism.
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A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
I Lost My Library in a Fire
The question before me was whether to begin collecting all over again.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
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Five years ago today, we named specific Coloradans who stoked election rigging claims and tried to overthrow the election.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Five years ago today, we named specific Coloradans who stoked election rigging claims and tried to overthrow the election.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
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Great and powerful Oz will now decide:
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Great and powerful Oz will now decide:
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
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“None of Maduro’s political prisoners have been released as a result of our ousting him, but the doors have been opened to our oil companies.” Harold Meyerson argues that Trump’s invasion is all about oil: trib.al/Ql2SQqg
The Fossil Fuel Empire Strikes Back - The American Prospect
Trump seizes control of Venezuela: Not all our foreign adventures have been crudely about material gain. But this one sure is.
trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
“None of Maduro’s political prisoners have been released as a result of our ousting him, but the doors have been opened to our oil companies.” Harold Meyerson argues that Trump’s invasion is all about oil: trib.al/Ql2SQqg
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Breaking news: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of the oldest American newspapers, says it will close down, citing losses and labor rules.
The newspaper will print its final edition May 3.
The newspaper will print its final edition May 3.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says it will close down, citing losses and labor rules
After exhausting legal avenues in a losing labor battle with unionized employees, the owners of one of the nation’s oldest newspapers have decided to shut it down.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Breaking news: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of the oldest American newspapers, says it will close down, citing losses and labor rules.
The newspaper will print its final edition May 3.
The newspaper will print its final edition May 3.
Many people say Trump's signature dance move is jerking off invisible giraffes. But I think this video has it right: he's actually flossing his brain.
www.tiktok.com/@diaperdonal...
www.tiktok.com/@diaperdonal...
Donald Trump flossing that empty space between his ears. #donaldtrump #trump
TikTok video by Triggering Conservatives
www.tiktok.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Many people say Trump's signature dance move is jerking off invisible giraffes. But I think this video has it right: he's actually flossing his brain.
www.tiktok.com/@diaperdonal...
www.tiktok.com/@diaperdonal...
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Based on Trump’s zero-sum view of most human interactions, it’s safe to say that his guiding foreign policy doctrine comes from his experience with commercial real estate in New York City, particularly during the peak of his career in the late ‘80s.
https://bit.ly/4qLHyLu
https://bit.ly/4qLHyLu
Trump’s Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy
The pundits straining to seek coherence in the new interventionist “Donroe doctrine” would do well to look back to Trump’s roots in New York real estate
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Based on Trump’s zero-sum view of most human interactions, it’s safe to say that his guiding foreign policy doctrine comes from his experience with commercial real estate in New York City, particularly during the peak of his career in the late ‘80s.
https://bit.ly/4qLHyLu
https://bit.ly/4qLHyLu
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Breaking news: An ICE officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, federal authorities said, an incident that came as the Trump administration has staged a massive enforcement effort in the city.
ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation
A shooting involving an ICE officer took place in a Minneapolis neighborhood amid increased enforcement operations, Mayor Jacob Frey said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Breaking news: An ICE officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, federal authorities said, an incident that came as the Trump administration has staged a massive enforcement effort in the city.
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The entire PREMISE that it was a pro AMERICA day.... done in by TRUTH!!
Also.... the NOOSE they erected is PROOF of premeditation!!
Something like that takes planning, purchasing, delivering, and assembling of materials... IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SPONTANEOUS WITH THAT!!!
Also.... the NOOSE they erected is PROOF of premeditation!!
Something like that takes planning, purchasing, delivering, and assembling of materials... IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SPONTANEOUS WITH THAT!!!
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The entire PREMISE that it was a pro AMERICA day.... done in by TRUTH!!
Also.... the NOOSE they erected is PROOF of premeditation!!
Something like that takes planning, purchasing, delivering, and assembling of materials... IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SPONTANEOUS WITH THAT!!!
Also.... the NOOSE they erected is PROOF of premeditation!!
Something like that takes planning, purchasing, delivering, and assembling of materials... IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SPONTANEOUS WITH THAT!!!
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This guy is one of a kind. If you don't have him on your radar you should fix that. Instead of gazing with wonder at the denialism five years later, he's warning the polity. Possibly the most valuable news anchor in the country. Kyle Klark at 9News Denver.
COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.
January 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This guy is one of a kind. If you don't have him on your radar you should fix that. Instead of gazing with wonder at the denialism five years later, he's warning the polity. Possibly the most valuable news anchor in the country. Kyle Klark at 9News Denver.
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What we're seeing is a coup by ravenous and insecure white males against everyone else. And as a white male who is not afraid to compete with everyone else, I think it's bullshit.
Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What we're seeing is a coup by ravenous and insecure white males against everyone else. And as a white male who is not afraid to compete with everyone else, I think it's bullshit.
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From a @columjournreview.bsky.social interview with actor and free press activist John Cusack. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
"...not as a commercial interest to be protected, but more as a democratic function to be preserved. And that distinction is important."
Very important. Too often Ignored.
"...not as a commercial interest to be protected, but more as a democratic function to be preserved. And that distinction is important."
Very important. Too often Ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
From a @columjournreview.bsky.social interview with actor and free press activist John Cusack. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
"...not as a commercial interest to be protected, but more as a democratic function to be preserved. And that distinction is important."
Very important. Too often Ignored.
"...not as a commercial interest to be protected, but more as a democratic function to be preserved. And that distinction is important."
Very important. Too often Ignored.
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keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
Dokoupil decouples "CBS Evening" from "News"
"In conversations Tuesday with more than a half-dozen staffers and network insiders, two themes emerged again and again: deep embarrassment, coupled with growing alarm about where one of television’s most storied newscasts is heading.”
More in @status.news www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
More in @status.news www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
The Dokoupil Debacle
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside th...
www.status.news
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Dokoupil decouples "CBS Evening" from "News"
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"Predator" is the best Freudian slip/ Kinsley gaffe of 2026 so far.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
"Predator" is the best Freudian slip/ Kinsley gaffe of 2026 so far.
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No one believes that dude will do the things that that dude says he will do, yet he does do them. And when he does them people are surprised.
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
No one believes that dude will do the things that that dude says he will do, yet he does do them. And when he does them people are surprised.
Pod reco
If you have the time for HCR today, it will be rewarded
If you have the time for HCR today, it will be rewarded
Politics Chat, January 6, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Pod reco
If you have the time for HCR today, it will be rewarded
If you have the time for HCR today, it will be rewarded