Freya Michaelson
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"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought, which they seldom use." -Kierkegaard
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Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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One his dumbest fucking ideas yet. Here's what we'll have: non-wealthy paying for their home at least twice over in interest -- just like we do with student loans. And, I guarantee you'll have a LOT of homeless seniors bc they won't be able to make their mortgage pmts.
Unpacking Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 11/17/2025 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One his dumbest fucking ideas yet. Here's what we'll have: non-wealthy paying for their home at least twice over in interest -- just like we do with student loans. And, I guarantee you'll have a LOT of homeless seniors bc they won't be able to make their mortgage pmts.
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended, but the uncertainty for federal workers is far from over. “Even with back pay, we’ll still be starting behind and playing catch-up for a while,” said one Veterans Affairs employee who was furloughed for weeks. nyti.ms/4i4bP56
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended, but the uncertainty for federal workers is far from over. “Even with back pay, we’ll still be starting behind and playing catch-up for a while,” said one Veterans Affairs employee who was furloughed for weeks. nyti.ms/4i4bP56
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Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Hallelujah! Rep. Grijalva was finally sworn in. Let the games begin ...
BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes — and a full vote must come to the floor.
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Hallelujah! Rep. Grijalva was finally sworn in. Let the games begin ...
These fucking #Republicans never let up. Just when I think they've done the most cruel, tone-deaf, corrupt thing they can do -- blam-o! In case you're wondering, the eight are: Graham, Hagerty, Hawley, Sullivan, Tuberville, Ron Johnson, Lummis and Blackburn. No shock re: the names.
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
These fucking #Republicans never let up. Just when I think they've done the most cruel, tone-deaf, corrupt thing they can do -- blam-o! In case you're wondering, the eight are: Graham, Hagerty, Hawley, Sullivan, Tuberville, Ron Johnson, Lummis and Blackburn. No shock re: the names.
The cruelty of this administration is so far beyond my comprehension ...
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The cruelty of this administration is so far beyond my comprehension ...
Unbelievable. It's not our workers' pay that should be docked.
President Trump threatened to dock the pay of unpaid air traffic controllers who missed work during the shutdown—a move that aviation experts say will only make matters worse.
Trump To Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers: ‘Get Back To Work ‘NOW!!!’ Or Leave Profession
President Trump threatened to dock the pay of unpaid air traffic controllers who missed work during the shutdown—a move that aviation experts say will only make matters worse.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Unbelievable. It's not our workers' pay that should be docked.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
All of these "agents" need to be locked up. This is deplorable. Congratulations on traumatizing a child, you sick fucks.
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
All of these "agents" need to be locked up. This is deplorable. Congratulations on traumatizing a child, you sick fucks.
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Gov. Beshear: “The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gov. Beshear: “The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
Yes! This is why the Dems are fighting the Rs in Congress right now. These rates are fucking criminal.
Open enrollment for ACA healthcare plans has started, and enrollees are seeing what their premium costs will be next year.
Without subsidies, one couple will see their monthly costs increase from $495 to $2,168 — a 300% increase.
This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent.
Without subsidies, one couple will see their monthly costs increase from $495 to $2,168 — a 300% increase.
This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent.
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yes! This is why the Dems are fighting the Rs in Congress right now. These rates are fucking criminal.
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Loved the Oscar Wilde quote read out at the start of Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ceremony this evening:
“If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.”
Yay books!
(book in pic was in my goody bag, not the winner)
“If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.”
Yay books!
(book in pic was in my goody bag, not the winner)
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Loved the Oscar Wilde quote read out at the start of Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ceremony this evening:
“If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.”
Yay books!
(book in pic was in my goody bag, not the winner)
“If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.”
Yay books!
(book in pic was in my goody bag, not the winner)
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Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic Party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
Omg!! Virginia! You ROCK! This, fascist assholes, is what we call a MANDATE! 🎉💙
Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Omg!! Virginia! You ROCK! This, fascist assholes, is what we call a MANDATE! 🎉💙
My fellow Mainers did great tonight too! 👏💙 Democracy, baby, democracy.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My fellow Mainers did great tonight too! 👏💙 Democracy, baby, democracy.
Such a great night!!! 💙🇺🇸💙
Tonight, California made it clear: we’re taking back our voice and democracy.
Here’s to proof that when we act together, we win.
Here’s to proof that when we act together, we win.
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Such a great night!!! 💙🇺🇸💙
Yes!!!! 💙🇺🇸💙
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Yes!!!! 💙🇺🇸💙
Yes! ✊💙
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Yes! ✊💙
This made my night. THIS is what America wants, you fascist freaks and establishment whiners. We want fresh ideas, energy, socialism -- a better world for *all* of us. 🫶
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This made my night. THIS is what America wants, you fascist freaks and establishment whiners. We want fresh ideas, energy, socialism -- a better world for *all* of us. 🫶
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Check out local TV coverage (from multiple stations) of our huge rally yesterday to save absentee voting in Maine.
We're focusing on the issues. Not the noise.
We're focusing on the issues. Not the noise.
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Check out local TV coverage (from multiple stations) of our huge rally yesterday to save absentee voting in Maine.
We're focusing on the issues. Not the noise.
We're focusing on the issues. Not the noise.