Erik W Shelley
@ewshelley.bsky.social
Founding member of the reality based community
Memo to Pete Hegseth: II Geneva Convention chapter 2, article 12. Look it up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Memo to Pete Hegseth: II Geneva Convention chapter 2, article 12. Look it up.
Once the reinforcements arrive, DC is going to be spotless.
Sarah Beckstrom’s longtime boyfriend told CNN that she felt her deployment to the nation’s capital was “pointless.”
Slain National Guard Victim Was Frustrated by D.C. Deployment
Sarah Beckstrom’s longtime boyfriend told CNN that she felt her deployment to the nation’s capital was “pointless.”
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Once the reinforcements arrive, DC is going to be spotless.
Ok. So the coast guard stopping drug boats wasn’t working so we just started blowing them up. They were enemy combatants. When someone survived, they were sent back. That looked bad so now we kill survivors. But when we actually convict a drug trafficker, we pardon them?
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ok. So the coast guard stopping drug boats wasn’t working so we just started blowing them up. They were enemy combatants. When someone survived, they were sent back. That looked bad so now we kill survivors. But when we actually convict a drug trafficker, we pardon them?
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
ICE got the money; you got the bill
Michigan United Action Executive Director Ken Whittaker broke down how the "Big Beautiful Bill" is failing working Americans during our Progress for the People Town Hall on November 15. #ProgressForThePeople @miunitedaction.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE got the money; you got the bill
#DefiningOurTerms
#Communism: government owns corporations.
#Fascism: corporations own government.
#FunFact: Bill Pulte is in charge of the federal housing department
www.pulte.com/homes/michig...
#Communism: government owns corporations.
#Fascism: corporations own government.
#FunFact: Bill Pulte is in charge of the federal housing department
www.pulte.com/homes/michig...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#DefiningOurTerms
#Communism: government owns corporations.
#Fascism: corporations own government.
#FunFact: Bill Pulte is in charge of the federal housing department
www.pulte.com/homes/michig...
#Communism: government owns corporations.
#Fascism: corporations own government.
#FunFact: Bill Pulte is in charge of the federal housing department
www.pulte.com/homes/michig...
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🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
Reposted by Erik W Shelley
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Left?
This is no time to use passive voice, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This is no time to use passive voice, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Left?
This is no time to use passive voice, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This is no time to use passive voice, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
Would that count as an illegal order?
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Would that count as an illegal order?
You can continue to obey illegal orders from the president but I wouldn't recommend it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
You can continue to obey illegal orders from the president but I wouldn't recommend it.
Slotkin: Please don’t drink and drive.
Leavitt: It is shameful that a Senator from Michigan of all places would try to destroy the automobile industry by demanding people stop driving! Just imagine how many lives would be lost if first responders had to walk everywhere.
Leavitt: It is shameful that a Senator from Michigan of all places would try to destroy the automobile industry by demanding people stop driving! Just imagine how many lives would be lost if first responders had to walk everywhere.
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Slotkin: Please don’t drink and drive.
Leavitt: It is shameful that a Senator from Michigan of all places would try to destroy the automobile industry by demanding people stop driving! Just imagine how many lives would be lost if first responders had to walk everywhere.
Leavitt: It is shameful that a Senator from Michigan of all places would try to destroy the automobile industry by demanding people stop driving! Just imagine how many lives would be lost if first responders had to walk everywhere.
The reason beef prices are so high, the French smuggling cows over the southern border.
Fetchez La Vache
YouTube video by Aidan Claudel
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The reason beef prices are so high, the French smuggling cows over the southern border.
"...if the U.S. is killing all of these people on the boats, you can't talk to them. So over time, the U.S. government's intelligence on the cartels, on their operations, is going to run dry, and that's going to make it harder to fight these drug cartels."
www.wesa.fm/2025-11-17/d...
www.wesa.fm/2025-11-17/d...
DOJ official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR reports for the first time on remarks from a Justice Department official who told prosecutors the U.S. should "just sink" drug boats — six months before drug strikes began in the Caribbean.
www.wesa.fm
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"...if the U.S. is killing all of these people on the boats, you can't talk to them. So over time, the U.S. government's intelligence on the cartels, on their operations, is going to run dry, and that's going to make it harder to fight these drug cartels."
www.wesa.fm/2025-11-17/d...
www.wesa.fm/2025-11-17/d...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump: Investigate the Dems on Epstein's plane.
Dems:
Dems:
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump: Investigate the Dems on Epstein's plane.
Dems:
Dems:
Get money out of Michigan politics and pick up a velvet Elvis while you're there
www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/8...
www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/8...
MMOP Signature Gathering @ Taylor Town Marketplace · Michiganders for Money Out of Politics
Gather signatures for the Michiganders for Money out of Politics petition from folks coming and going from the Taylor Town flea market. Circulators should stay on the sidewalk or just inside the foyer...
www.mobilize.us
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Get money out of Michigan politics and pick up a velvet Elvis while you're there
www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/8...
www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/8...
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While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
I've got
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mf'n option, failure's not.
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mf'n option, failure's not.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've got
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mf'n option, failure's not.
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mf'n option, failure's not.
"The administration says the boats were carrying drugs posed a direct threat to the United States, but has not provided any evidence to support those assertions."
But it wouldn't matter if they did because there is no death penalty for smuggling.
<I can't believe we're even having this debate>
But it wouldn't matter if they did because there is no death penalty for smuggling.
<I can't believe we're even having this debate>
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"The administration says the boats were carrying drugs posed a direct threat to the United States, but has not provided any evidence to support those assertions."
But it wouldn't matter if they did because there is no death penalty for smuggling.
<I can't believe we're even having this debate>
But it wouldn't matter if they did because there is no death penalty for smuggling.
<I can't believe we're even having this debate>
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Money out of politics.
Money back in your pocket.
Medicare for All.
Money back in your pocket.
Medicare for All.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Money out of politics.
Money back in your pocket.
Medicare for All.
Money back in your pocket.
Medicare for All.
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From the UP to Detroit, Warren to Grand Rapids, and everywhere in-between: Michiganders everywhere support getting utility + corporate contractor conflict-of-interest $ out of our politics!
TY to all our awesome circulators! Join us @ MopUpMichigan.org and bring people power back to Michigan!
TY to all our awesome circulators! Join us @ MopUpMichigan.org and bring people power back to Michigan!
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
From the UP to Detroit, Warren to Grand Rapids, and everywhere in-between: Michiganders everywhere support getting utility + corporate contractor conflict-of-interest $ out of our politics!
TY to all our awesome circulators! Join us @ MopUpMichigan.org and bring people power back to Michigan!
TY to all our awesome circulators! Join us @ MopUpMichigan.org and bring people power back to Michigan!
Remember the before times when cops would do this and you’d start singing “You ‘bout to lose yo job!”
TW: video showcasing a violent display of force by federal agents
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Remember the before times when cops would do this and you’d start singing “You ‘bout to lose yo job!”