Michael J. Wilson
@thebowtieguy.bsky.social
More books & less television, more love & less hate, more music & less screaming, more sharing & less hoarding, and more justice & less injustice.
And apples. Let’s eat apples.
And apples. Let’s eat apples.
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It's been five years since Trump tried to overthrow the Constitution.
What unfolded over the five years that followed will be remembered as one of the greatest failures of American institutions in our history.
What unfolded over the five years that followed will be remembered as one of the greatest failures of American institutions in our history.
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
It's been five years since Trump tried to overthrow the Constitution.
What unfolded over the five years that followed will be remembered as one of the greatest failures of American institutions in our history.
What unfolded over the five years that followed will be remembered as one of the greatest failures of American institutions in our history.
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Five years ago, I would have bet his house that Republican voters’ patriotism, faith convictions, and simple humanity would have surfaced, and they would reject this violent lawlessness once and for all. I was spectacularly wrong."~ John Pavlovitz
The January 6th Insurrection Didn't Fail, it Just Took Five Years
Boy, do I feel like an idiot.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Five years ago, I would have bet his house that Republican voters’ patriotism, faith convictions, and simple humanity would have surfaced, and they would reject this violent lawlessness once and for all. I was spectacularly wrong."~ John Pavlovitz
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Five years later, and it still bears repeating: January 6 was a heavily armed insurrection.
Yes, January 6 was a heavily armed insurrection. Here's the extensive evidence.
The House committee’s final report and court documents further reveal that many Trump extremists brought guns.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Five years later, and it still bears repeating: January 6 was a heavily armed insurrection.
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Literally no mention in the mainstream news of the 5th Anniversary of Trump supporters attempting to violently overthrow the U.S Government.
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Literally no mention in the mainstream news of the 5th Anniversary of Trump supporters attempting to violently overthrow the U.S Government.
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January 6, 2021 - treason.
Trump pardoned traitors.
Never forget.
Never forgive.
Trump pardoned traitors.
Never forget.
Never forgive.
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
January 6, 2021 - treason.
Trump pardoned traitors.
Never forget.
Never forgive.
Trump pardoned traitors.
Never forget.
Never forgive.
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Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
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Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
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5 years ago, there was a bloody, lawless, and deadly attack on our nation’s Capitol. A group of criminal thugs broke out in riots and stormed our Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the direction of the President of the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
5 years ago, there was a bloody, lawless, and deadly attack on our nation’s Capitol. A group of criminal thugs broke out in riots and stormed our Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the direction of the President of the United States.
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Like the Party in Orwell’s dystopia, Trump and the Republicans have sought to rewrite history and erase the stain of Trump’s profound betrayal of America.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Like the Party in Orwell’s dystopia, Trump and the Republicans have sought to rewrite history and erase the stain of Trump’s profound betrayal of America.
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The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
I understand that he was on television last night. Unfortunately, I was busy.
a man in a blue shirt is sweeping the floor in a kitchen with bet + written on the bottom
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is sweeping the floor in a kitchen with bet + written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I understand that he was on television last night. Unfortunately, I was busy.
Yes - NSFW, but it's the absolute truth. It's too F**king early.
Also; it's a really catchy tune and you'll find yourself humming it, but don't sing the lyrics out loud.
Also; it's a really catchy tune and you'll find yourself humming it, but don't sing the lyrics out loud.
It's Too F**king Early For Christmas (Obscure 60s Soul)
YouTube video by Almost Vinyl
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November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Yes - NSFW, but it's the absolute truth. It's too F**king early.
Also; it's a really catchy tune and you'll find yourself humming it, but don't sing the lyrics out loud.
Also; it's a really catchy tune and you'll find yourself humming it, but don't sing the lyrics out loud.
#ElectionDay tomorrow in New Jersey! #Vote
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#ElectionDay tomorrow in New Jersey! #Vote
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For those awaiting the Rapture Jim Jones has some advice #rapture #flavoraide
September 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For those awaiting the Rapture Jim Jones has some advice #rapture #flavoraide
I didn't expect the #rapture to take me, but apparently, it didn't take anyone else that I knew or that I wanted it to take.
I guess that I'll have to wait for the next one.
I guess that I'll have to wait for the next one.
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I didn't expect the #rapture to take me, but apparently, it didn't take anyone else that I knew or that I wanted it to take.
I guess that I'll have to wait for the next one.
I guess that I'll have to wait for the next one.
It was 49 years ago tomorrow that I last had a pop (that would be soda for those of you who don't know any better).
It was on July 4, 1976. #NoPop
It was on July 4, 1976. #NoPop
July 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It was 49 years ago tomorrow that I last had a pop (that would be soda for those of you who don't know any better).
It was on July 4, 1976. #NoPop
It was on July 4, 1976. #NoPop
This is what I am reading now.
June 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is what I am reading now.
Honestly, if #trump posts something on truth social, we don't have to share it, do we? Nobody pays attention to that site and we shouldn't amplify it.
May 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Honestly, if #trump posts something on truth social, we don't have to share it, do we? Nobody pays attention to that site and we shouldn't amplify it.
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The GOP plan for Medicaid in budget reconciliation would be devastating.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation? | Health Affairs Forefront
Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older adu...
www.healthaffairs.org
March 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The GOP plan for Medicaid in budget reconciliation would be devastating.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Taking an informal poll; do you pronounce DOGE as "Doggie"? And if not, why not?
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and says i said the same thing
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and says i said the same thing
media.tenor.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Taking an informal poll; do you pronounce DOGE as "Doggie"? And if not, why not?
Next up in the cue for reading this year.
Feel free to join me! #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #Reading
Feel free to join me! #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #Reading
February 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Next up in the cue for reading this year.
Feel free to join me! #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #Reading
Feel free to join me! #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #Reading