Michael Wade
@mikewords.bsky.social
Writer. Journalist. Ph.D. molecular biologist. Former biopharm exec. Sentient neural network. Small Language Model.
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Michael Wade
@mikewords.bsky.social
· Nov 22
In journalism school the iconic prof “Shoe” told us he’d flip through the newspaper until something made him say “what the hell????” Then he’d write his column. I say that like 12 times a minute now.
“Most Americans still do want their country to stand for something other than greed, and most don’t want their expensive military to fight on behalf of Trump’s oil-industry donors.”
"American dominance" is our new foreign policy. And it will create a counter-reaction, everywhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
The president’s moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“Most Americans still do want their country to stand for something other than greed, and most don’t want their expensive military to fight on behalf of Trump’s oil-industry donors.”
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This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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America First: We can’t afford healthcare or groceries, but we’re beta-testing imperialism again.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
America First: We can’t afford healthcare or groceries, but we’re beta-testing imperialism again.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
Interesting thread. Dictators, distraction, plunder, oil. Was this mostly theater, like nearly everything the regime does?
Sources in the Venezuela opposition tell Sky News that tonight’s operation to “capture” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, was part of a “negotiated exit” between Maduro and the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Interesting thread. Dictators, distraction, plunder, oil. Was this mostly theater, like nearly everything the regime does?
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If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
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Nothing about this is okay.
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Nothing about this is okay.
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
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Yeah, man, socialists aren’t allowed to buy things, everyone knows this
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Yeah, man, socialists aren’t allowed to buy things, everyone knows this
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⬇️⬇️ Invaluable context here for the travesty at CBS.
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
⬇️⬇️ Invaluable context here for the travesty at CBS.
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New in PN: How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
"It’s not likely … but we’re saying there’s a chance. It requires Dems holding every seat they currently have, flipping ones in North Carolina and Maine, and also flipping two out of Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Florida, and Nebraska."
"It’s not likely … but we’re saying there’s a chance. It requires Dems holding every seat they currently have, flipping ones in North Carolina and Maine, and also flipping two out of Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Florida, and Nebraska."
How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
So you're saying there's a chance ...
www.publicnotice.co
December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New in PN: How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
"It’s not likely … but we’re saying there’s a chance. It requires Dems holding every seat they currently have, flipping ones in North Carolina and Maine, and also flipping two out of Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Florida, and Nebraska."
"It’s not likely … but we’re saying there’s a chance. It requires Dems holding every seat they currently have, flipping ones in North Carolina and Maine, and also flipping two out of Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Florida, and Nebraska."
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unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
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"It isn’t just that your ravenous hunger for recognition betrays a personality disorder, Mr. Trump, it’s that your particular style of seeking it really does provoke ridicule—that’s another word for 'they’re laughing at us.'"
Somebody Needs to Tell Trump Everybody Is Laughing at Him
His worst fear has already come true.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"It isn’t just that your ravenous hunger for recognition betrays a personality disorder, Mr. Trump, it’s that your particular style of seeking it really does provoke ridicule—that’s another word for 'they’re laughing at us.'"
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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They really cut $1 Trillion from Medicaid then put $50 billion back and think we’re all too dumb to notice
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
They really cut $1 Trillion from Medicaid then put $50 billion back and think we’re all too dumb to notice
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A disgrace: North Carolina is dead last in public school funding effort and second to last in public school funding level. Yet, the General Assembly is the only legislature in the country that hasn't passed a budget — and they're driving us off a fiscal cliff. www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
NC ranked last in public school funding report
The Education Law Center released its annual review of each state's school finances and how they rank in the country.
www.13newsnow.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A disgrace: North Carolina is dead last in public school funding effort and second to last in public school funding level. Yet, the General Assembly is the only legislature in the country that hasn't passed a budget — and they're driving us off a fiscal cliff. www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
Waiting for “JFK was overrated” to become a GOP thing since some hack on Newsmax just tried it out.
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Waiting for “JFK was overrated” to become a GOP thing since some hack on Newsmax just tried it out.
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🤔😕“Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered in the corruption probe, which they and FBI agents believed had shown Homan unsuitable for a trusted senior role in government service…” www.ms.now/news/border-...
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🤔😕“Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered in the corruption probe, which they and FBI agents believed had shown Homan unsuitable for a trusted senior role in government service…” www.ms.now/news/border-...
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Another winter has arrived after Helene, and hundreds of western NC homeowners whose homes were destroyed and who are seeking a buy-out are still in limbo waiting on FEMA for approval. DHS owes these families answers.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Another winter has arrived after Helene, and hundreds of western NC homeowners whose homes were destroyed and who are seeking a buy-out are still in limbo waiting on FEMA for approval. DHS owes these families answers.
This would make a good billboard in about 2,000 red counties.
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This would make a good billboard in about 2,000 red counties.
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Who among us will ever forget where we were and what we were doing when we learned that undocumented migrants to the United States were taking all the atom-splitting jobs
December 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Who among us will ever forget where we were and what we were doing when we learned that undocumented migrants to the United States were taking all the atom-splitting jobs