Mike Tully
@jmiketully.bsky.social
Retired journalist, attorney, and educator.
A Fool and His Army
An Existential Threat to American Democracy
Did you know there is a direct line between McCarthysim and the Trump/MAGA threat to the upcoming election? I lay it out for you in this week's Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/a-fool-and...
An Existential Threat to American Democracy
Did you know there is a direct line between McCarthysim and the Trump/MAGA threat to the upcoming election? I lay it out for you in this week's Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/a-fool-and...
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A Fool and His Army
An Existential Threat to American Democracy
Did you know there is a direct line between McCarthysim and the Trump/MAGA threat to the upcoming election? I lay it out for you in this week's Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/a-fool-and...
An Existential Threat to American Democracy
Did you know there is a direct line between McCarthysim and the Trump/MAGA threat to the upcoming election? I lay it out for you in this week's Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/a-fool-and...
Will Donald Trump’s ignorance of the Constitution and modern media contribute to his downfall? His administration’s attempt to prosecute journalist Don Lemon is Exhibit A in the forum that will consign Trump to disgrace and infamy: the court of history.
mtully.substack.com/p/when-life-...
mtully.substack.com/p/when-life-...
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Will Donald Trump’s ignorance of the Constitution and modern media contribute to his downfall? His administration’s attempt to prosecute journalist Don Lemon is Exhibit A in the forum that will consign Trump to disgrace and infamy: the court of history.
mtully.substack.com/p/when-life-...
mtully.substack.com/p/when-life-...
Cold As ICE: The Killing Continues
The United States of America is on the cusp of its semiquincentennial. It is also on the cusp of something dark and ominous. We are ruled by a regime for which homicide is accepted as an instrument of governance.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
The United States of America is on the cusp of its semiquincentennial. It is also on the cusp of something dark and ominous. We are ruled by a regime for which homicide is accepted as an instrument of governance.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Cold As ICE: The Killing Continues
The United States of America is on the cusp of its semiquincentennial. It is also on the cusp of something dark and ominous. We are ruled by a regime for which homicide is accepted as an instrument of governance.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
The United States of America is on the cusp of its semiquincentennial. It is also on the cusp of something dark and ominous. We are ruled by a regime for which homicide is accepted as an instrument of governance.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
Putting the Election On ICE
What we are witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis and other American cities is a dress rehearsal for the main event on November 3, 2026. Donald Trump and ICE are not only targeting immigrants; they are targeting democracy.
mtully.substack.com/p/putting-th...
What we are witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis and other American cities is a dress rehearsal for the main event on November 3, 2026. Donald Trump and ICE are not only targeting immigrants; they are targeting democracy.
mtully.substack.com/p/putting-th...
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Putting the Election On ICE
What we are witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis and other American cities is a dress rehearsal for the main event on November 3, 2026. Donald Trump and ICE are not only targeting immigrants; they are targeting democracy.
mtully.substack.com/p/putting-th...
What we are witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis and other American cities is a dress rehearsal for the main event on November 3, 2026. Donald Trump and ICE are not only targeting immigrants; they are targeting democracy.
mtully.substack.com/p/putting-th...
Cold As ICE: the Killing Begins
Shots fired in Minneapolis echoed around the world. Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good; America will never be the same. It is time for America’s second Independence Day.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
Shots fired in Minneapolis echoed around the world. Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good; America will never be the same. It is time for America’s second Independence Day.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Cold As ICE: the Killing Begins
Shots fired in Minneapolis echoed around the world. Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good; America will never be the same. It is time for America’s second Independence Day.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
Shots fired in Minneapolis echoed around the world. Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good; America will never be the same. It is time for America’s second Independence Day.
mtully.substack.com/p/cold-as-ic...
Trump’s 1/3/26 news conference was like a low-rent Sopranos audition. Men in suits engaged in the guy make-believe favored by men insecure in their masculinity. What does all that tough-guy posturing say about their decision-making?
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January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Trump’s 1/3/26 news conference was like a low-rent Sopranos audition. Men in suits engaged in the guy make-believe favored by men insecure in their masculinity. What does all that tough-guy posturing say about their decision-making?
open.substack.com/pub/mtully/p...
open.substack.com/pub/mtully/p...
An Arizona State Senator wants to define Trump Derangement Syndrome as a mental illness. It's a funny and crazy proposal - but echoes a dark, dangerous history.
(mtully.substack.com/p/the-true-m...)
(mtully.substack.com/p/the-true-m...)
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
An Arizona State Senator wants to define Trump Derangement Syndrome as a mental illness. It's a funny and crazy proposal - but echoes a dark, dangerous history.
(mtully.substack.com/p/the-true-m...)
(mtully.substack.com/p/the-true-m...)
In my Christmas Substack - based on Clement Moore's famous poem - I describe a confrontation between Santa Claus and the Trump administration's ICE agents.
mtully.substack.com/p/twas-the-t...
mtully.substack.com/p/twas-the-t...
December 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In my Christmas Substack - based on Clement Moore's famous poem - I describe a confrontation between Santa Claus and the Trump administration's ICE agents.
mtully.substack.com/p/twas-the-t...
mtully.substack.com/p/twas-the-t...
Marco Rubio's war on Calibri as too "woke" is not meaningless frivolity. Rather, it symbolizes something dark and very dangerous in the Trump administration. (You can read the post by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/just-not-h...)
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Marco Rubio's war on Calibri as too "woke" is not meaningless frivolity. Rather, it symbolizes something dark and very dangerous in the Trump administration. (You can read the post by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/just-not-h...)
Was it a legitimate killing, authorized by military law? Or was it cold-blooded murder? The Caribbean killings and what they portend for the future of America. We need a high-level commission to compel the Trump administration to defend its actions. mtully.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Was it a legitimate killing, authorized by military law? Or was it cold-blooded murder? The Caribbean killings and what they portend for the future of America. We need a high-level commission to compel the Trump administration to defend its actions. mtully.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
The Whiffenpoof Song
A Pearl Harbor Day Tribute
The choir assembled when Hell stormed the Lord’s Day on December 7th, 1941. It reconvenes every annual remembrance of that first gathering. CONTINUE READING by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/the-whiffe...
A Pearl Harbor Day Tribute
The choir assembled when Hell stormed the Lord’s Day on December 7th, 1941. It reconvenes every annual remembrance of that first gathering. CONTINUE READING by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/the-whiffe...
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Whiffenpoof Song
A Pearl Harbor Day Tribute
The choir assembled when Hell stormed the Lord’s Day on December 7th, 1941. It reconvenes every annual remembrance of that first gathering. CONTINUE READING by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/the-whiffe...
A Pearl Harbor Day Tribute
The choir assembled when Hell stormed the Lord’s Day on December 7th, 1941. It reconvenes every annual remembrance of that first gathering. CONTINUE READING by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/the-whiffe...
This Thanksgiving I give thanks for the next President of the United States: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.
Why do say this? Find out by reading this week's Substack post, which is available by clicking on the picture or clicking here: mtully.substack.com/p/giving-tha...
Why do say this? Find out by reading this week's Substack post, which is available by clicking on the picture or clicking here: mtully.substack.com/p/giving-tha...
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This Thanksgiving I give thanks for the next President of the United States: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.
Why do say this? Find out by reading this week's Substack post, which is available by clicking on the picture or clicking here: mtully.substack.com/p/giving-tha...
Why do say this? Find out by reading this week's Substack post, which is available by clicking on the picture or clicking here: mtully.substack.com/p/giving-tha...
Stories of the ICE Age
Please and share this important post and let fellow Americans know what's happening right now in American cities. You can access the post, and leave comments, on my Substack page at this link: mtully.substack.com/p/stories-of...
Please and share this important post and let fellow Americans know what's happening right now in American cities. You can access the post, and leave comments, on my Substack page at this link: mtully.substack.com/p/stories-of...
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Stories of the ICE Age
Please and share this important post and let fellow Americans know what's happening right now in American cities. You can access the post, and leave comments, on my Substack page at this link: mtully.substack.com/p/stories-of...
Please and share this important post and let fellow Americans know what's happening right now in American cities. You can access the post, and leave comments, on my Substack page at this link: mtully.substack.com/p/stories-of...
Panic In Year Zohran
A Box of Chocolates, the Body Politic, and Mamdani
Nothing feeds socialism like an unrepentant plutocrat. Trump’s cluelessness fuels Mamdani’s engine.
mtully.substack.com/p/panic-in-y...
A Box of Chocolates, the Body Politic, and Mamdani
Nothing feeds socialism like an unrepentant plutocrat. Trump’s cluelessness fuels Mamdani’s engine.
mtully.substack.com/p/panic-in-y...
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Panic In Year Zohran
A Box of Chocolates, the Body Politic, and Mamdani
Nothing feeds socialism like an unrepentant plutocrat. Trump’s cluelessness fuels Mamdani’s engine.
mtully.substack.com/p/panic-in-y...
A Box of Chocolates, the Body Politic, and Mamdani
Nothing feeds socialism like an unrepentant plutocrat. Trump’s cluelessness fuels Mamdani’s engine.
mtully.substack.com/p/panic-in-y...
A Dodo Bird in A Gilded Cage
Thinking about The Village People in togas
The new ballroom was finally completed just in time for Christmas, 2028. Then, hilarity ensued. Please click on the picture or on this link to find out why: mtully.substack.com/p/a-dodo-bir...
Thinking about The Village People in togas
The new ballroom was finally completed just in time for Christmas, 2028. Then, hilarity ensued. Please click on the picture or on this link to find out why: mtully.substack.com/p/a-dodo-bir...
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A Dodo Bird in A Gilded Cage
Thinking about The Village People in togas
The new ballroom was finally completed just in time for Christmas, 2028. Then, hilarity ensued. Please click on the picture or on this link to find out why: mtully.substack.com/p/a-dodo-bir...
Thinking about The Village People in togas
The new ballroom was finally completed just in time for Christmas, 2028. Then, hilarity ensued. Please click on the picture or on this link to find out why: mtully.substack.com/p/a-dodo-bir...
Rodrigo’s Shadow
Is Duterte’s fate a warning to Trump?
What should worry Trump is what happens when Americans, who abhor cold-blooded murder being committed in their name, decide to do something about it.
mtully.substack.com/p/rodrigos-s...
Is Duterte’s fate a warning to Trump?
What should worry Trump is what happens when Americans, who abhor cold-blooded murder being committed in their name, decide to do something about it.
mtully.substack.com/p/rodrigos-s...
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Rodrigo’s Shadow
Is Duterte’s fate a warning to Trump?
What should worry Trump is what happens when Americans, who abhor cold-blooded murder being committed in their name, decide to do something about it.
mtully.substack.com/p/rodrigos-s...
Is Duterte’s fate a warning to Trump?
What should worry Trump is what happens when Americans, who abhor cold-blooded murder being committed in their name, decide to do something about it.
mtully.substack.com/p/rodrigos-s...
In this week's Substack post, I analyze why Donald Trump might actually achieve a peaceful resolution to conflict in the Mideast. I argue that his unique skill set, while bad for America, works in the Middle East.
mtully.substack.com/p/donald-jan...
mtully.substack.com/p/donald-jan...
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In this week's Substack post, I analyze why Donald Trump might actually achieve a peaceful resolution to conflict in the Mideast. I argue that his unique skill set, while bad for America, works in the Middle East.
mtully.substack.com/p/donald-jan...
mtully.substack.com/p/donald-jan...
THE REVEREND MR. BLACK
No Kings protesters don't hate America. They hate a movement that celebrates an assault on a young clergyman whose only offense was to pray for his assailants.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-revere...
No Kings protesters don't hate America. They hate a movement that celebrates an assault on a young clergyman whose only offense was to pray for his assailants.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-revere...
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
THE REVEREND MR. BLACK
No Kings protesters don't hate America. They hate a movement that celebrates an assault on a young clergyman whose only offense was to pray for his assailants.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-revere...
No Kings protesters don't hate America. They hate a movement that celebrates an assault on a young clergyman whose only offense was to pray for his assailants.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-revere...
The final check on Trump’s power is an entity whose authority is ordained by the Constitution to exceed his: the American people.
You can access the article by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/oh-what-a-...
You can access the article by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/oh-what-a-...
October 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The final check on Trump’s power is an entity whose authority is ordained by the Constitution to exceed his: the American people.
You can access the article by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/oh-what-a-...
You can access the article by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/oh-what-a-...
A Draft-Dodger and A Dipsomaniac
From the farthest reaches they came, American generals and admirals. They heard the most terrifying news a military could hear: you have no leadership.
READ MORE by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/a-draft-do...
From the farthest reaches they came, American generals and admirals. They heard the most terrifying news a military could hear: you have no leadership.
READ MORE by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/a-draft-do...
October 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A Draft-Dodger and A Dipsomaniac
From the farthest reaches they came, American generals and admirals. They heard the most terrifying news a military could hear: you have no leadership.
READ MORE by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/a-draft-do...
From the farthest reaches they came, American generals and admirals. They heard the most terrifying news a military could hear: you have no leadership.
READ MORE by clicking on the picture or on this link: mtully.substack.com/p/a-draft-do...
As we celebrate Jimmy Kimmel's return and a free speech victory, there is work to be done. Read how a simple media strategy could break Trump's hold on media.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-mouse-...
mtully.substack.com/p/the-mouse-...
September 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As we celebrate Jimmy Kimmel's return and a free speech victory, there is work to be done. Read how a simple media strategy could break Trump's hold on media.
mtully.substack.com/p/the-mouse-...
mtully.substack.com/p/the-mouse-...
Trump and Miller's exploitation of Charlie Kirk's assassination devalues his legacy and ignores the real meaning of his death. I explain in my Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/an-unameri...
mtully.substack.com/p/an-unameri...
September 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump and Miller's exploitation of Charlie Kirk's assassination devalues his legacy and ignores the real meaning of his death. I explain in my Substack post.
mtully.substack.com/p/an-unameri...
mtully.substack.com/p/an-unameri...
“But I'd rather be a free man in my grave,” sang Jimmy Cliff, “than living as a puppet or a slave.” Trump is turning the US into a land of puppets and slaves.
Read how he is doing it in my latest Substack post:
mtully.substack.com/p/a-land-of-...
Read how he is doing it in my latest Substack post:
mtully.substack.com/p/a-land-of-...
September 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“But I'd rather be a free man in my grave,” sang Jimmy Cliff, “than living as a puppet or a slave.” Trump is turning the US into a land of puppets and slaves.
Read how he is doing it in my latest Substack post:
mtully.substack.com/p/a-land-of-...
Read how he is doing it in my latest Substack post:
mtully.substack.com/p/a-land-of-...
DEATH’S APPRENTICE
Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In this week's Substack post, I explain why he will never receive it. His legacy will be death, not peace.
mtully.substack.com/p/deaths-app...
Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In this week's Substack post, I explain why he will never receive it. His legacy will be death, not peace.
mtully.substack.com/p/deaths-app...
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
DEATH’S APPRENTICE
Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In this week's Substack post, I explain why he will never receive it. His legacy will be death, not peace.
mtully.substack.com/p/deaths-app...
Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In this week's Substack post, I explain why he will never receive it. His legacy will be death, not peace.
mtully.substack.com/p/deaths-app...