Michael A Blank
@mablank.bsky.social
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“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
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“No, WE didn’t forget the mother in this situation. YOU did. You voted for this… it was ok until it happened to YOU.” #ForcedBirthNation
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“No, WE didn’t forget the mother in this situation. YOU did. You voted for this… it was ok until it happened to YOU.” #ForcedBirthNation
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I'm part of a new podcast with showrunner Kat Viken where we discuss the impact of AI on creative careers, with celebrity guests in film, TV, comedy and arts.
Check out AI & The Creative Professional!
🎧 https://pod.link/1850401719
Check out AI & The Creative Professional!
🎧 https://pod.link/1850401719
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm part of a new podcast with showrunner Kat Viken where we discuss the impact of AI on creative careers, with celebrity guests in film, TV, comedy and arts.
Check out AI & The Creative Professional!
🎧 https://pod.link/1850401719
Check out AI & The Creative Professional!
🎧 https://pod.link/1850401719
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Trump says it’s “probably illegal” for seth meyers to be anti-Trump
(Hard to imagine a better endorsement of Seth’s show)
(Hard to imagine a better endorsement of Seth’s show)
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trump says it’s “probably illegal” for seth meyers to be anti-Trump
(Hard to imagine a better endorsement of Seth’s show)
(Hard to imagine a better endorsement of Seth’s show)
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Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
@techconnectify.bsky.social your beloved Menards is pulling some stuff.
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social your beloved Menards is pulling some stuff.
@mattcameron.bsky.social footnote alert.
This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social footnote alert.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY — Chattanooga’s @repchuck gets the Clay Bennett treatment for saying he’ll “never” have a town hall 🐔
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY — Chattanooga’s @repchuck gets the Clay Bennett treatment for saying he’ll “never” have a town hall 🐔
@mattcameron.bsky.social @seriouspod.bsky.social
I think both of you would appreciate this if you haven't watched it.
youtu.be/lP_Yze_qFBY?...
I think both of you would appreciate this if you haven't watched it.
youtu.be/lP_Yze_qFBY?...
Why Are Movies About Research So Addictive?
YouTube video by Patrick (H) Willems
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social @seriouspod.bsky.social
I think both of you would appreciate this if you haven't watched it.
youtu.be/lP_Yze_qFBY?...
I think both of you would appreciate this if you haven't watched it.
youtu.be/lP_Yze_qFBY?...
@mattcameron.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social
Holy shit. I am sure you have already been sent this a hundred times but seeing someone shit directly onto their own career is amazing.
Holy shit. I am sure you have already been sent this a hundred times but seeing someone shit directly onto their own career is amazing.
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social
Holy shit. I am sure you have already been sent this a hundred times but seeing someone shit directly onto their own career is amazing.
Holy shit. I am sure you have already been sent this a hundred times but seeing someone shit directly onto their own career is amazing.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
@alicefraser.bsky.social Regarding Jill Bearup. While I used to really enjoy her content, it turns out she is an unapologetic TERF according to several sources.
June 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@alicefraser.bsky.social Regarding Jill Bearup. While I used to really enjoy her content, it turns out she is an unapologetic TERF according to several sources.
Slightly Ruin a Song Title:
"Always On My Mind"
*said in a breathy voice while wearing a full clown costume*
"Always On My Mind"
*said in a breathy voice while wearing a full clown costume*
Slightly Ruin a Song Title:
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark Web"
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark Web"
Slightly ruin a song title. Thus:
Blue Tuesday.
Blue Tuesday.
May 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Slightly Ruin a Song Title:
"Always On My Mind"
*said in a breathy voice while wearing a full clown costume*
"Always On My Mind"
*said in a breathy voice while wearing a full clown costume*
Amber Nash is hosting an Archer rewatch podcast called RePhrasing. youtu.be/aysnOYt1K0Q?...
Archer’s Pilot: Sex Noises, Helicopters & How H. Jon Benjamin Got the Role
YouTube video by RePhrasingPod
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Amber Nash is hosting an Archer rewatch podcast called RePhrasing. youtu.be/aysnOYt1K0Q?...
@mattcameron.bsky.social something amusing I thought might give you a moment of respite.
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social something amusing I thought might give you a moment of respite.
@openargs.bsky.social this is something that I think is worth a brief mention at least in the next podcast.
"It was the first time in Arizona judicial history — and possibly nationwide — that AI has been used to create a deceased victim’s own impact statement"
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
May 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@openargs.bsky.social this is something that I think is worth a brief mention at least in the next podcast.
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The port of Seattle right now. It's completely empty with no new ships coming in.
We're going to have disruptions to access of basic goods unlike anything we have ever experienced in our lifetimes.
We're going to have disruptions to access of basic goods unlike anything we have ever experienced in our lifetimes.
April 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The port of Seattle right now. It's completely empty with no new ships coming in.
We're going to have disruptions to access of basic goods unlike anything we have ever experienced in our lifetimes.
We're going to have disruptions to access of basic goods unlike anything we have ever experienced in our lifetimes.
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The soundtrack for the first third of 2025 is just a mechanical voice intoning "TERRAIN. PULL UP. TERRAIN. PULL UP. TERRAIN. PULL UP." over and over and over again.
April 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The soundtrack for the first third of 2025 is just a mechanical voice intoning "TERRAIN. PULL UP. TERRAIN. PULL UP. TERRAIN. PULL UP." over and over and over again.
@muellershewrote.com @openargs.bsky.social sharing a song that I think we should all listen to occasionally now.
youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc?...
youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc?...
The Interrupters - "Take Back The Power"
YouTube video by Hellcat Records
youtu.be
April 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@muellershewrote.com @openargs.bsky.social sharing a song that I think we should all listen to occasionally now.
youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc?...
youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc?...
@mattcameron.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @openargs.bsky.social
ICE detention for a US citizen.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
ICE detention for a US citizen.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida's new anti-immigration law • Florida Phoenix
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved his...
floridaphoenix.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @openargs.bsky.social
ICE detention for a US citizen.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
ICE detention for a US citizen.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
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I was recently asked if I needed to update anything from this triage list I proposed two weeks after the election for how to best protect non-citizens through what we knew was coming. Honestly, not really. It's all been pretty much as expected, if a little faster.
A few notes though:
A few notes though:
1/ HOW TO TRIAGE AN IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY
As someone who has been defending non-citizens in deportation proceedings since 2006, I am here to tell you that we know exactly who Trump's top targets will be, & how we can try to protect them NOW.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE but here's what we know about priorities
As someone who has been defending non-citizens in deportation proceedings since 2006, I am here to tell you that we know exactly who Trump's top targets will be, & how we can try to protect them NOW.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE but here's what we know about priorities
April 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I was recently asked if I needed to update anything from this triage list I proposed two weeks after the election for how to best protect non-citizens through what we knew was coming. Honestly, not really. It's all been pretty much as expected, if a little faster.
A few notes though:
A few notes though:
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Octavia Butler was a sage. The quote below is from Parable of the Talents. It will remind you of our current situation.
Please read 👇
Please read 👇
March 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Octavia Butler was a sage. The quote below is from Parable of the Talents. It will remind you of our current situation.
Please read 👇
Please read 👇
@mattcameron.bsky.social you probably already saw this but, oh boy.
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
@mattcameron.bsky.social you probably already saw this but, oh boy.