Mike the commie
@mikethecommie.bsky.social
Queer, Leftist member of the Green Party of the United States with an interest in Eastern religion, Western philosophy, Gnosticism, and Paganism. Enjoy all forms of artistic expression, especially when focused on working class issues and interests.
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Malcolm Hulke was a member of the Communist Party and a sharp political thinker, certainly aware of the dignity of all human beings and beings from other species too! www.culturematters.org.uk/always-quest...
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Malcolm Hulke was a member of the Communist Party and a sharp political thinker, certainly aware of the dignity of all human beings and beings from other species too! www.culturematters.org.uk/always-quest...
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An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration is suing the attorney general for discrimination, in a case that could change civil service forever. trib.al/NhfKPsy
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
Trump Claims Right to Discriminate as Pam Bondi Hit With Lawsuit
A fired federal worker is suing the attorney general in a case that could change civil service forever.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration is suing the attorney general for discrimination, in a case that could change civil service forever. trib.al/NhfKPsy
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
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Surprise, surprise: House Republicans don’t want the public to hear what Jack Smith has to say about President Donald Trump—even though the president claims he’d prefer it. trib.al/cXvAVkj
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Surprise, surprise: House Republicans don’t want the public to hear what Jack Smith has to say about President Donald Trump—even though the president claims he’d prefer it. trib.al/cXvAVkj
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#OtD 8 Dec 1871 Tang Qunying, revolutionary and women's rights advocate was born in China. The first woman member of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, she fought for women's suffrage as well as helping to overthrow the ruling dynasty stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1077...
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#OtD 8 Dec 1871 Tang Qunying, revolutionary and women's rights advocate was born in China. The first woman member of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, she fought for women's suffrage as well as helping to overthrow the ruling dynasty stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1077...
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. And, Senate Democrats are set to pitch a plan to extend ACA subsidies this week. n.pr/4rYuSSS
SCOTUS case could expand presidential powers. And, Dems pitch plan for ACA subsidies
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. And, Senate Democrats are set to pitch a plan to extend ACA subsidies this week.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. And, Senate Democrats are set to pitch a plan to extend ACA subsidies this week. n.pr/4rYuSSS
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Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt. n.pr/44dfWWE
Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt. n.pr/44dfWWE
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Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency’s fragility under Trump.
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency’s fragility under Trump.
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For many environmental advocates, the COP30 climate negotiations ended this weekend in disappointment.
In part, experts say, that’s because of the United States, which had been noticeably absent from the summit.
In part, experts say, that’s because of the United States, which had been noticeably absent from the summit.
Can the world address climate change without the US?
Even with Trump's America absent, COP30 ended in a weak deal—and a win for petrostates.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
For many environmental advocates, the COP30 climate negotiations ended this weekend in disappointment.
In part, experts say, that’s because of the United States, which had been noticeably absent from the summit.
In part, experts say, that’s because of the United States, which had been noticeably absent from the summit.
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A judge dismissed cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday after finding that the prosecutor was illegally appointed. https://to.pbs.org/3LQJ3Jb
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey, Letitia James after finding the prosecutor was illegally appointed
A judge dismissed cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday after finding that the prosecutor was illegally appointed.
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A judge dismissed cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday after finding that the prosecutor was illegally appointed. https://to.pbs.org/3LQJ3Jb
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Epstein and the economy—these are the twin albatrosses around Trump’s neck. trib.al/NUN4UWm
The question, however, is whether Democrats will have the stomach and the sense to exploit both avenues to Trump’s ruin.
The question, however, is whether Democrats will have the stomach and the sense to exploit both avenues to Trump’s ruin.
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Epstein and the economy—these are the twin albatrosses around Trump’s neck. trib.al/NUN4UWm
The question, however, is whether Democrats will have the stomach and the sense to exploit both avenues to Trump’s ruin.
The question, however, is whether Democrats will have the stomach and the sense to exploit both avenues to Trump’s ruin.
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Dismantling the Department of Education — a move ripped right from the Project 2025 playbook — is an attack on students, parents, working families and teachers who rely on its essential resources.
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
Schools fear disruptions as White House begins dismantling Department of Education
Much of the Education Department’s work now will be spread across four other federal departments. For President Donald Trump, it’s a step toward fully closing the department and giving states more pow...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education — a move ripped right from the Project 2025 playbook — is an attack on students, parents, working families and teachers who rely on its essential resources.
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
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Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil
Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
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Results from the latest poll in Maine:
🔵 Platner 45%
🔴 Collins 42%
🔴 Collins 46%
🔵 Mills 42%
Platner leads Mills 53% - 47% in head-to-head polling
🔵 Platner 45%
🔴 Collins 42%
🔴 Collins 46%
🔵 Mills 42%
Platner leads Mills 53% - 47% in head-to-head polling
Poll shows Platner leading Collins, Mainers unhappy with ICE and shutdown - Maine Beacon
A new poll shows that if Maine’s U.S. Senate race were held today, Democrat Graham Platner would narrowly beat Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The results also reveal that most Mainers are not happy wi...
mainebeacon.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Results from the latest poll in Maine:
🔵 Platner 45%
🔴 Collins 42%
🔴 Collins 46%
🔵 Mills 42%
Platner leads Mills 53% - 47% in head-to-head polling
🔵 Platner 45%
🔴 Collins 42%
🔴 Collins 46%
🔵 Mills 42%
Platner leads Mills 53% - 47% in head-to-head polling
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Largely ignored in coverage of the democratic socialist movement that helped produce Zohran Mamdani is this basic fact: at a time of rising authoritarianism, socialists have succeeded by old-fashioned, grassroots, democratic organizing.
The Socialist Movement Is Bringing Democracy Back
Largely ignored in coverage of the democratic socialist movement that helped produce Zohran Mamdani is this basic fact: at a time of rising authoritarianism, socialists have succeeded by old-fashioned...
jacobin.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Largely ignored in coverage of the democratic socialist movement that helped produce Zohran Mamdani is this basic fact: at a time of rising authoritarianism, socialists have succeeded by old-fashioned, grassroots, democratic organizing.
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Don't tell Donald Trump, but Texas is deep into wind and solar power
Don't tell Donald Trump, but Texas is deep into wind and solar power
“It’s economic—it is what customers want.”
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November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Don't tell Donald Trump, but Texas is deep into wind and solar power
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🏁 I Don’t Know About You. But I’ve got Friday on my mind.
🗞️ In Today’s Playbook. Penn Rejects Trump’s Offer of Preferential Funding. Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in PA. Shutdown Fight Fuels Anger and Uncertainty Far From D.C. Fight Over Uncrustables. www.politicspa.com/10-17-playbo...
🗞️ In Today’s Playbook. Penn Rejects Trump’s Offer of Preferential Funding. Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in PA. Shutdown Fight Fuels Anger and Uncertainty Far From D.C. Fight Over Uncrustables. www.politicspa.com/10-17-playbo...
10/17 Playbook: Penn Says No to Trump
University declines to sign funding compact. Here is the PoliticsPA Playbook
www.politicspa.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🏁 I Don’t Know About You. But I’ve got Friday on my mind.
🗞️ In Today’s Playbook. Penn Rejects Trump’s Offer of Preferential Funding. Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in PA. Shutdown Fight Fuels Anger and Uncertainty Far From D.C. Fight Over Uncrustables. www.politicspa.com/10-17-playbo...
🗞️ In Today’s Playbook. Penn Rejects Trump’s Offer of Preferential Funding. Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in PA. Shutdown Fight Fuels Anger and Uncertainty Far From D.C. Fight Over Uncrustables. www.politicspa.com/10-17-playbo...
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Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
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Trump made several claims about the Middle East conflict and other global peace deals that were not entirely true.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israeli parliament
Trump made several claims about the Middle East conflict and other global peace deals that were not entirely true.
bit.ly
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Trump made several claims about the Middle East conflict and other global peace deals that were not entirely true.
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Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.