Michael Vickerman
@elmside.bsky.social
Retired following 33 years of clean energy advocacy on behalf of RENEW Wisconsin. Madison (WI) is my hometown. Love getting around town on my bicycle, auditing classes at UW, growing veggies, and playing guitar and piano. Go Brewers.
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POLITICO: “.. GOP leadership aides believe dozens of Republicans will vote it, possibly 100 or more, according to five people granted anonymity to speak candidly.”
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
POLITICO: “.. GOP leadership aides believe dozens of Republicans will vote it, possibly 100 or more, according to five people granted anonymity to speak candidly.”
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.@timmiller.bsky.social on Mike Lee: "Either he's so mentally ill and deranged that he's convinced himself that this person is a Marxist, and that Tim Walz is responsible....Or he knows it's a lie....either one of those options makes him totally unacceptable as a person in public trust."
June 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
.@timmiller.bsky.social on Mike Lee: "Either he's so mentally ill and deranged that he's convinced himself that this person is a Marxist, and that Tim Walz is responsible....Or he knows it's a lie....either one of those options makes him totally unacceptable as a person in public trust."
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‼️ ATTENTION SENIORS
REPUBLICANS are gonna CUT $500 billion from MEDICARE
Yup, Republicans' "Big Bill" has a hidden poison pill in it that triggers half a trillion dollars in CUTS TO MEDICARE
Call your Representative and Senators and demand they remove the Medicare poison pill (202) 224-3121
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REPUBLICANS are gonna CUT $500 billion from MEDICARE
Yup, Republicans' "Big Bill" has a hidden poison pill in it that triggers half a trillion dollars in CUTS TO MEDICARE
Call your Representative and Senators and demand they remove the Medicare poison pill (202) 224-3121
1/2
May 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
‼️ ATTENTION SENIORS
REPUBLICANS are gonna CUT $500 billion from MEDICARE
Yup, Republicans' "Big Bill" has a hidden poison pill in it that triggers half a trillion dollars in CUTS TO MEDICARE
Call your Representative and Senators and demand they remove the Medicare poison pill (202) 224-3121
1/2
REPUBLICANS are gonna CUT $500 billion from MEDICARE
Yup, Republicans' "Big Bill" has a hidden poison pill in it that triggers half a trillion dollars in CUTS TO MEDICARE
Call your Representative and Senators and demand they remove the Medicare poison pill (202) 224-3121
1/2
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Everything Trump Touches Dies. It's a simple rule, and it never, ever fails.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Apple’s collapse proves cosying up to Trump is no guarantee of safety
The big tech giant’s cosy relationship with the president has failed to protect it from trade war chaos
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Everything Trump Touches Dies. It's a simple rule, and it never, ever fails.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.
April 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.
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This is a pretty good sign
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is a pretty good sign
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Wore my favorite shirt from Heather to #HandsOffSTL today.
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wore my favorite shirt from Heather to #HandsOffSTL today.
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March 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Assumed this was the onion, but, no.
The Trump administration's new FBI director, Kash Patel, told officials he wants to bring in Ultimate Fighting Championship trainers to teach agents martial arts.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Assumed this was the onion, but, no.
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"It’s craven. He’s basically fearful of Trump."
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"It’s craven. He’s basically fearful of Trump."
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Donald Trump’s America. Where you probably don’t have to worry about egg prices for very long if you fly often.
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Donald Trump’s America. Where you probably don’t have to worry about egg prices for very long if you fly often.
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By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine
February 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine