Michele
@smichele.bsky.social
I'm a streamer, writer, gamer, reader, creator, married childless cat lady, movie lover and wrestling fan. She/her. Find me on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/sim_michele
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December 2, 2024 at 1:55 PM
1988, the Beach Boys, Kokomo. Blah blah Aruba blah blah Jamaica. I hate it so much.
(My husband @innocence.com, sitting next to me, points out defiantly that Brian Wilson had nothing to do with Kokomo. My loathing is not eased.)
(My husband @innocence.com, sitting next to me, points out defiantly that Brian Wilson had nothing to do with Kokomo. My loathing is not eased.)
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
1988, the Beach Boys, Kokomo. Blah blah Aruba blah blah Jamaica. I hate it so much.
(My husband @innocence.com, sitting next to me, points out defiantly that Brian Wilson had nothing to do with Kokomo. My loathing is not eased.)
(My husband @innocence.com, sitting next to me, points out defiantly that Brian Wilson had nothing to do with Kokomo. My loathing is not eased.)
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Article from The Washington Post on a 67-year-old man who got a visit from DHS for sending a simple email: archive.ph/KO5zJ
> “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.
> “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Article from The Washington Post on a 67-year-old man who got a visit from DHS for sending a simple email: archive.ph/KO5zJ
> “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.
> “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.
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It's Fairy Tale February on #FolkHorrorFriday. The lineup:
2/6 THE LURE
2/13 THE HATCHING
2/20 GRETEL AND HANSEL
2/27 THE HALLOW
All movies are free to stream on Tubi. We start at 9pm ET every Friday and post using the hashtag.
2/6 THE LURE
2/13 THE HATCHING
2/20 GRETEL AND HANSEL
2/27 THE HALLOW
All movies are free to stream on Tubi. We start at 9pm ET every Friday and post using the hashtag.
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
It's Fairy Tale February on #FolkHorrorFriday. The lineup:
2/6 THE LURE
2/13 THE HATCHING
2/20 GRETEL AND HANSEL
2/27 THE HALLOW
All movies are free to stream on Tubi. We start at 9pm ET every Friday and post using the hashtag.
2/6 THE LURE
2/13 THE HATCHING
2/20 GRETEL AND HANSEL
2/27 THE HALLOW
All movies are free to stream on Tubi. We start at 9pm ET every Friday and post using the hashtag.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
Read the whole thread, but I extracted this for emphasis: I don't *care* under whose watch these abuses occur. The abuses need to stop. Full stop, no exceptions, stop.
No, it's not just Trump; lots of this happened under Biden. It's the office. Which must be abolished. It cannot be reformed, fixed, bodycamm'd, miracled into submission with more money poured into it.
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Read the whole thread, but I extracted this for emphasis: I don't *care* under whose watch these abuses occur. The abuses need to stop. Full stop, no exceptions, stop.
I do love a string wall! More string, moooore. #folkhorrorfriday
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I do love a string wall! More string, moooore. #folkhorrorfriday
Time for #folkhorrorfriday - mute if my opining is a pox on your feed!
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Time for #folkhorrorfriday - mute if my opining is a pox on your feed!
Ah, dammit. This one hurts. RIP Catherine O'Hara
a woman wearing a wig and a suit says " whatever you do "
Alt: A gif of Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose from Schitt's Creek, saying, "Whatever you do, rock onwards and upwards"
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Ah, dammit. This one hurts. RIP Catherine O'Hara
Yesss, I get to watch my first #folkhorrorfriday tonight! Horror mockumentaries are absolute catnip for me. Free on Tubi!
Hello! I've finally made a decision about tomorrow's #FolkHorrorFriday movie: HOWARD'S MILL, a mockumentary that is far better than it has any right to be. Join us tomorrow at 9pm ET. The movie is free to stream on Tubi!
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Yesss, I get to watch my first #folkhorrorfriday tonight! Horror mockumentaries are absolute catnip for me. Free on Tubi!
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The Democrats are acting like a party that thinks Trump’s unpopularity is enough to get a big win in the midterms, and I really think they should consider that two years of gridlock and a Vance candidacy will cause people to forget why you don’t vote for Republicans.
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The Democrats are acting like a party that thinks Trump’s unpopularity is enough to get a big win in the midterms, and I really think they should consider that two years of gridlock and a Vance candidacy will cause people to forget why you don’t vote for Republicans.
This is such wonderful news for the film scene in Seattle (which has had some real blows in the last couple of years). So exciting!
We just bought our longtime building! Purchasing our forever home marks an exciting and transformative turning point for our physical media library and Seattle’s creative ecosystem.
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This is such wonderful news for the film scene in Seattle (which has had some real blows in the last couple of years). So exciting!
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The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
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I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Fellow Washingtonians: waisn.org/event/rapid-...
Rapid Response Training - WAISN
Learn how statewide rapid response networks mobilize for deportation defense in this virtual training focused on supporting communities and keeping families together.
waisn.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Fellow Washingtonians: waisn.org/event/rapid-...
I'm already a game streamer -- me going live from Twitch in seconds is easy and I know how to do it. No one can take that footage from me by taking my phone.
Maybe figure out how to live stream from your phone as well. Better to figure it out now than the moment when it's most needed.
Maybe figure out how to live stream from your phone as well. Better to figure it out now than the moment when it's most needed.
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I'm already a game streamer -- me going live from Twitch in seconds is easy and I know how to do it. No one can take that footage from me by taking my phone.
Maybe figure out how to live stream from your phone as well. Better to figure it out now than the moment when it's most needed.
Maybe figure out how to live stream from your phone as well. Better to figure it out now than the moment when it's most needed.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
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Downtown Seattle at the federal building today had 250+ people standing in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
January 23, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Downtown Seattle at the federal building today had 250+ people standing in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Every time I see a post about this film I have to retweet -- seeing it at Fantasia was a highlight of the whole festival.
MOTHER OF FLIES is now streaming on Shudder! Toby and John join us for broken ribs, hungry flies and more tales from behind the scenes. Read the full interview right here.
It’s Getting Witchy In Here: Embracing Death With MOTHER OF FLIES
MOTHER OF FLIES is now streaming on Shudder! Toby and John join us for broken ribs, hungry flies and more tales from behind the scenes. Read the full interview right here.
dlvr.it
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Every time I see a post about this film I have to retweet -- seeing it at Fantasia was a highlight of the whole festival.
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I understand the impulse to distance yourself from American history. I do. But the atrocities are the actual normal for many communities. And until we confront them as part of a baseline societal flaw and address why they keep happening, they will not stop. They will just continue to shift targets
Those atrocities were un-American, too. Why do the evil-doers get to decide what the fundamental American values are? Let's define them ourselves.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I understand the impulse to distance yourself from American history. I do. But the atrocities are the actual normal for many communities. And until we confront them as part of a baseline societal flaw and address why they keep happening, they will not stop. They will just continue to shift targets
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Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.