Michael (葛狐狸）
@dinomike86.bsky.social
Atheist in a foxhole. Everything is politics 🌻🌹. 🇹🇼/🇨🇳通. Future Paleontologist. Mexiterraneo 🇲🇽🇮🇹. On a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
Very unique piece on HOAs in China and the unique opportunity the democratic opportunities they create. A great read for those interested in the minutia of institutional and democratic development.
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The Democracy of HOAs (Seriously) w/ Shitong Qiao
One of the most odious sources of small scale authoritarianism in America is a site of actually existing democracy in China
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Very unique piece on HOAs in China and the unique opportunity the democratic opportunities they create. A great read for those interested in the minutia of institutional and democratic development.
open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...
open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...
Remember Indigenous People’s Day! Remember Columbus must die!
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Remember Indigenous People’s Day! Remember Columbus must die!
“Nothing makes conditions more unbearable than the knowledge that no effort of ours can change them…”
-F.A. Hayek
-F.A. Hayek
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
“Nothing makes conditions more unbearable than the knowledge that no effort of ours can change them…”
-F.A. Hayek
-F.A. Hayek
For those keeping score at home, today is Mexican Independence Day, not Cinco de Mayo.
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For those keeping score at home, today is Mexican Independence Day, not Cinco de Mayo.
We’re going to have some very interesting legal definitions of an “emergency” in the next few years.
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Washington DC sues federal government over police takeover
The city has asked a judge to block Attorney General Bondi's order that put in place an "emergency police commissioner".
www.bbc.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We’re going to have some very interesting legal definitions of an “emergency” in the next few years.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hello all! Some of you may have seen there is a tsunami warning for Hawaii. I am safe and sound. I live far enough inland and high enough in elevation to be out of the danger zone.
July 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hello all! Some of you may have seen there is a tsunami warning for Hawaii. I am safe and sound. I live far enough inland and high enough in elevation to be out of the danger zone.
Every time militia members make a phone call, attend a meeting or go to a gun range together, he wants them “to be thinking, in the back of their heads, ‘This guy will betray me.’”
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Every time militia members make a phone call, attend a meeting or go to a gun range together, he wants them “to be thinking, in the back of their heads, ‘This guy will betray me.’”
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
Elections matter. Elections have consequences.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/str...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/str...
Strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, U.S. President Donald Trump has done something he had long vowed to avoid - intervene militarily in a major foreign war.
www.reuters.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Elections matter. Elections have consequences.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/str...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/str...
Remember June Fourth. Remember Tiananmen. 記得六四，記得天安門。
June 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Remember June Fourth. Remember Tiananmen. 記得六四，記得天安門。
Happy VE Day! Get bent Fascism!
May 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Happy VE Day! Get bent Fascism!
Mililani rainbows!!!
May 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Mililani rainbows!!!
Fun fact, the reason tariffs disappeared for decades was because they were a cause of The Great Depression which itself was a major cause of WWII.
- www.reuters.com/markets/us-s...
- www.reuters.com/markets/us-s...
US starts collecting Trump's new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
www.reuters.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Fun fact, the reason tariffs disappeared for decades was because they were a cause of The Great Depression which itself was a major cause of WWII.
- www.reuters.com/markets/us-s...
- www.reuters.com/markets/us-s...
“Grand Viziers were always scheming megalomaniacs. It was probably in the job description: "Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted minister.”
-Terry Pratchett
-Terry Pratchett
February 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Grand Viziers were always scheming megalomaniacs. It was probably in the job description: "Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted minister.”
-Terry Pratchett
-Terry Pratchett
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Do you know anyne working for DOGE? Here are a handful of the people working with Elon Musk to cut federal agencies @propublica.org projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Do you know anyne working for DOGE? Here are a handful of the people working with Elon Musk to cut federal agencies @propublica.org projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
A person that bragged about not keeping anyone safe during Covid and killing a puppy is in charge of all of our safety. Including our puppies. - www.reuters.com/world/us/kri...
Kristi Noem confirmed by US Senate as Trump's Homeland secretary
Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican's Cabinet as he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A person that bragged about not keeping anyone safe during Covid and killing a puppy is in charge of all of our safety. Including our puppies. - www.reuters.com/world/us/kri...
Humanity is multicultural. Deal with it!
- www.reuters.com/world/europe...
- www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Humanity is multicultural. Deal with it!
- www.reuters.com/world/europe...
- www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
Clearly, elections matter.
January 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Clearly, elections matter.