Chris Michel
@chrismichel.bsky.social
Arts and Indigenous advocate. Gardens in the NW foothills of Oregon. Converted design studio airbnb Trillium Ranch. Poppy to 2 sets of twins +a teenager. Raised in Ventura CA. Swimmer. Creature of the West who fails to understand the rise of tRump & MAGA.
Well look back one day and see how ridiculously humorous this not-my- presidential term really is. I found this Ezra Klein podcast on crypto and NFTs so funny (&frightening) utterly absurd . . .
www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
The Growing Scandal of $Trump - Listen on NYT Audio
1 hour 4 min listen - The investigative reporter Zeke Faux traces the crypto ventures of President Trump and his family.
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Well look back one day and see how ridiculously humorous this not-my- presidential term really is. I found this Ezra Klein podcast on crypto and NFTs so funny (&frightening) utterly absurd . . .
www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
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Leni Riefenstahl, eat your heart out.
March 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Leni Riefenstahl, eat your heart out.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Rise up against tyranny and rule by unelected white male oligarchs. Linda would . . .
February 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rise up against tyranny and rule by unelected white male oligarchs. Linda would . . .
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Major news:
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance.
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Major news:
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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Court Saves CDC Website and Shopify Shuts Down Kanye Racism! It's a new episode of Good News For Lefties! Listen and share the full episode here: pod.fo/e/2abe0e
February 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Court Saves CDC Website and Shopify Shuts Down Kanye Racism! It's a new episode of Good News For Lefties! Listen and share the full episode here: pod.fo/e/2abe0e
youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records
San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices bef...
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
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Better yet, take off the suits and do it out in the country—report on real people being harmed and betrayed by this president. We have a real opportunity to flip the “elitist” branding. We need to ramp up a class war and get working/middle class people to realize billionaires are not their friends.
February 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Better yet, take off the suits and do it out in the country—report on real people being harmed and betrayed by this president. We have a real opportunity to flip the “elitist” branding. We need to ramp up a class war and get working/middle class people to realize billionaires are not their friends.
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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
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On Tuesday, the Senate will vote on Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director. Patel wants to weaponize the FBI against journalists, government officials, nonprofit organizations, & ordinary Americans.
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Senate Democrat: Kash Patel 'may have committed perjury' denying link to FBI purge
A key Senate Democrat said FBI nominee Kash Patel 'may have committed perjury' about a staff purge, but a spokesperson called it 'second-hand gossip.'
www.usatoday.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
On Tuesday, the Senate will vote on Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director. Patel wants to weaponize the FBI against journalists, government officials, nonprofit organizations, & ordinary Americans.
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
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Gaza is not a business venture for our power hungry billionaire president. It’s the home of millions of people who have the fundamental right to self-determination.
February 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Gaza is not a business venture for our power hungry billionaire president. It’s the home of millions of people who have the fundamental right to self-determination.
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Whatever comes up, please participate in t/blackout thru Friday. Nothing will get in his head better than completely ignoring him. President Musk, too. No mentions, posts, nothing. Please include Meta products for that week as well.
January 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Whatever comes up, please participate in t/blackout thru Friday. Nothing will get in his head better than completely ignoring him. President Musk, too. No mentions, posts, nothing. Please include Meta products for that week as well.
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Suggestions for the immediate future:
Spend as little as possible.
Buy local, shop small businesses, preferable those you know share your values.
Get off X and Meta.
Boycott business who support him.
Cancel subscriptions to Prime, WaPo.
Subscribe to newsletters.
Blackout inauguration
Spend as little as possible.
Buy local, shop small businesses, preferable those you know share your values.
Get off X and Meta.
Boycott business who support him.
Cancel subscriptions to Prime, WaPo.
Subscribe to newsletters.
Blackout inauguration
January 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Suggestions for the immediate future:
Spend as little as possible.
Buy local, shop small businesses, preferable those you know share your values.
Get off X and Meta.
Boycott business who support him.
Cancel subscriptions to Prime, WaPo.
Subscribe to newsletters.
Blackout inauguration
Spend as little as possible.
Buy local, shop small businesses, preferable those you know share your values.
Get off X and Meta.
Boycott business who support him.
Cancel subscriptions to Prime, WaPo.
Subscribe to newsletters.
Blackout inauguration
Whatever I can live without or postpone buying for the next four years. . . I pledge.
#four-yearbuylittlepledge
#fourbleakyears
#4yearswithoutpledge
#fouryearbillionairestrike
#capceopay
#wealthtax
#4yearbuynothingplan
#four-yearbuylittlepledge
#fourbleakyears
#4yearswithoutpledge
#fouryearbillionairestrike
#capceopay
#wealthtax
#4yearbuynothingplan
January 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Whatever I can live without or postpone buying for the next four years. . . I pledge.
#four-yearbuylittlepledge
#fourbleakyears
#4yearswithoutpledge
#fouryearbillionairestrike
#capceopay
#wealthtax
#4yearbuynothingplan
#four-yearbuylittlepledge
#fourbleakyears
#4yearswithoutpledge
#fouryearbillionairestrike
#capceopay
#wealthtax
#4yearbuynothingplan
Hike to Saddle Mountain with my adventurous daughter, Lauren,the day after her birthday.
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Hike to Saddle Mountain with my adventurous daughter, Lauren,the day after her birthday.
November 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
In these dark days remember
Peaceful Protest Works.
See you in the streets.
Peaceful Protest Works.
See you in the streets.
November 22, 2024 at 5:27 AM
In these dark days remember
Peaceful Protest Works.
See you in the streets.
Peaceful Protest Works.
See you in the streets.