jmcmichael
@jmcmichael.bsky.social
Design, data vis, illustration, and UX dev for scientists at Wash. U. School of Medicine in StL, mostly civicdb.org. Into commons-based peer production, philosophy of consciousness, systems theory - jmcmichael.com
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If a Republican talking head claims that protesters are being paid, it is journalistic malpractice not to ask how much they are being paid.
It is inconceivable that they would know the fact of, but not the compensation amounts. They run the FBI and the protesters are ANTIFA after all...
It is inconceivable that they would know the fact of, but not the compensation amounts. They run the FBI and the protesters are ANTIFA after all...
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
October 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If a Republican talking head claims that protesters are being paid, it is journalistic malpractice not to ask how much they are being paid.
It is inconceivable that they would know the fact of, but not the compensation amounts. They run the FBI and the protesters are ANTIFA after all...
It is inconceivable that they would know the fact of, but not the compensation amounts. They run the FBI and the protesters are ANTIFA after all...
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Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.
October 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.
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“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'
A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Hi, I’d like to order a custom hoodie in a camo pattern of Christmas colors and then I’d like a big Punisher skull with Trump hair sticking out from under a Santa hat. And this is VERY IMPORTANT, on the arm I want a patch that says K$H and “FIGHT WITH KASH” underneath. My name is Kash. Yes I’ll hold
LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH
October 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hi, I’d like to order a custom hoodie in a camo pattern of Christmas colors and then I’d like a big Punisher skull with Trump hair sticking out from under a Santa hat. And this is VERY IMPORTANT, on the arm I want a patch that says K$H and “FIGHT WITH KASH” underneath. My name is Kash. Yes I’ll hold
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Sometimes what’s most striking about this campaign is that he speaks like he’s actually talking to fellow adults, whereas almost every other politician appears to have tailored their messaging to a smarter-than-average dog
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sometimes what’s most striking about this campaign is that he speaks like he’s actually talking to fellow adults, whereas almost every other politician appears to have tailored their messaging to a smarter-than-average dog
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This is a really clear yet meaty interview with @mark-bray.bsky.social about the actual tactics and history of antifa movements. Will be sharing with students! www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
What exactly is Antifa? | CBC Radio
In late September, Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization. Today, we’re tracking the meaning and history of antifascist protest — from 1930’s Europe, to today — and asking: how ...
www.cbc.ca
October 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is a really clear yet meaty interview with @mark-bray.bsky.social about the actual tactics and history of antifa movements. Will be sharing with students! www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
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This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
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thank GOD that canary finally shut up!! ok fellas, now let’s go around the room and say our favorite things about the coal mine <3
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
thank GOD that canary finally shut up!! ok fellas, now let’s go around the room and say our favorite things about the coal mine <3
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Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
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I spoke with the NYT Magazine a while ago but have now heard that an editor said they can't quote me because I'm "too liberal" to be a trusted source.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I spoke with the NYT Magazine a while ago but have now heard that an editor said they can't quote me because I'm "too liberal" to be a trusted source.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
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I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
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From an Atlantic editor.
I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!
I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!
September 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From an Atlantic editor.
I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!
I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
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You go along, working the fascism beat, you know what to expect, try to stay level-headed, & then every now & then there’s a *fact,* a detail, not the biggest news or anywhere close, that makes you wish for the holy wrath of an angry god…
Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
September 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You go along, working the fascism beat, you know what to expect, try to stay level-headed, & then every now & then there’s a *fact,* a detail, not the biggest news or anywhere close, that makes you wish for the holy wrath of an angry god…
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The only thing getting me through the day watching this administration is, they are so fucking bad at this
my thesis for where things are at is its very scary that there isn't civil society mobilization against such a horrifying moment in our history, but also this house of cards could fall apart incredibly quickly because they've really not done any of the work needed to backstop a political collapse
its genuinely wild how this administration is all just cargo cult authoritarianism, no understand of how authoritarian systems function, pure fake it till you make it behavior
September 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The only thing getting me through the day watching this administration is, they are so fucking bad at this
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it's really funny being a trans woman with a non-tech job because online i'm surrounded by these arcane compsci discussions that make feel like a medieval peasant. and then at work i write a few crappy macros that pull data from a sql database into excel and get treated like a benevolent sorcerer
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
it's really funny being a trans woman with a non-tech job because online i'm surrounded by these arcane compsci discussions that make feel like a medieval peasant. and then at work i write a few crappy macros that pull data from a sql database into excel and get treated like a benevolent sorcerer
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This is the thing right here. People who do not believe in democracy should have no say in how it operates.
I keep saying this but it remains true: Dems have not learned the central lesson of Reconstruction, that multiracial democracy cannot survive when those working to overthrow the rule of law & fair elections are allowed to operate with impunity.
the problem for Ds right now is not winning elections. they are doing fine at winning elections.
the problem is what happens *between elections.* as in, if you don't fight fascism between elections, election outcomes start not to matter. 1
the problem is what happens *between elections.* as in, if you don't fight fascism between elections, election outcomes start not to matter. 1
August 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is the thing right here. People who do not believe in democracy should have no say in how it operates.
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I think the best interpretation of statements like these (both Third Way's and Nichols') is as "Trojan horse propaganda": statements that function as propaganda not because of what they say directly, but the meaning they smuggle in (as most of the replies and QTs are picking up on!)
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I think the best interpretation of statements like these (both Third Way's and Nichols') is as "Trojan horse propaganda": statements that function as propaganda not because of what they say directly, but the meaning they smuggle in (as most of the replies and QTs are picking up on!)
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A fascist takeover of a city is not a game. It's not a distraction. It's just fascism. Maybe if there had been a REAL competition for speaker, instead of Pelosi anointing a successor, Dems would be in a position to call fascism what it is.
Jeffries on Trump planning a military crackdown in Chicago: "We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives of the American people as part of his effort to manufacture a crisis and create a distraction because he's deeply unpopular"
August 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A fascist takeover of a city is not a game. It's not a distraction. It's just fascism. Maybe if there had been a REAL competition for speaker, instead of Pelosi anointing a successor, Dems would be in a position to call fascism what it is.
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Worth adding: blatant transphobia from liberals has steadily risen since the election last year, but now it's rapidly increasing. This is ugly, even if it's not particularly surprising.
August 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Worth adding: blatant transphobia from liberals has steadily risen since the election last year, but now it's rapidly increasing. This is ugly, even if it's not particularly surprising.
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Another thought about Miller's "hippie" rant: it's another example of how they all thought that once they won, we'd HAVE to let them be cool and popular.
They are SO mad we still get to fucking hate them and say it in the streets full-throatedly
They are SO mad we still get to fucking hate them and say it in the streets full-throatedly
August 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Another thought about Miller's "hippie" rant: it's another example of how they all thought that once they won, we'd HAVE to let them be cool and popular.
They are SO mad we still get to fucking hate them and say it in the streets full-throatedly
They are SO mad we still get to fucking hate them and say it in the streets full-throatedly
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Dobson is probably responsible for much of the child abuse in the Southern Baptist ecosystem. Good riddance.
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and one of the most influential voices in the conservative evangelical movement, has died at age 89
August 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dobson is probably responsible for much of the child abuse in the Southern Baptist ecosystem. Good riddance.
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Texas Democrats show that all of their protestation at redistricting was just theater. They're all back in Texas, willfully allowing Republicans to further destroy representative liberal democracy.
That's why these systems don't work. Raw power doesn't balk at weak symbolic stands w/ no backbone.
That's why these systems don't work. Raw power doesn't balk at weak symbolic stands w/ no backbone.
August 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Texas Democrats show that all of their protestation at redistricting was just theater. They're all back in Texas, willfully allowing Republicans to further destroy representative liberal democracy.
That's why these systems don't work. Raw power doesn't balk at weak symbolic stands w/ no backbone.
That's why these systems don't work. Raw power doesn't balk at weak symbolic stands w/ no backbone.