Michael Bellino
@mbellino.bsky.social
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ol·i·gar·chy : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
ol·i·gar·chy : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
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even at the time, Mark Twain was roasting this kind of airless romanticization of aristocracy in the South as "the sillinesses and emptinesses, sham grandeurs, sham gauds, and sham chivalries of a brainless and worthless long-vanished society"
July 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
even at the time, Mark Twain was roasting this kind of airless romanticization of aristocracy in the South as "the sillinesses and emptinesses, sham grandeurs, sham gauds, and sham chivalries of a brainless and worthless long-vanished society"
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The Speaker of the House just said that the Governor of California should be “tarred and feathered.”
This is where we are now folks.
This is where we are now folks.
June 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Speaker of the House just said that the Governor of California should be “tarred and feathered.”
This is where we are now folks.
This is where we are now folks.
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BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers.
They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.
They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers.
They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.
They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.
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so he's drunk right?
April 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
so he's drunk right?
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
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The interesting thing is that according to our own Justice Department, MS-13 began restricting tattoos (c. 2015) on its members precisely bc law enforcement was using them to ID them. Members have to get permission, which means fewer people would have them over last decade
April 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The interesting thing is that according to our own Justice Department, MS-13 began restricting tattoos (c. 2015) on its members precisely bc law enforcement was using them to ID them. Members have to get permission, which means fewer people would have them over last decade
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Our black site locations are classified except for our propaganda photo-ops
April 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Our black site locations are classified except for our propaganda photo-ops
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Defying the Supreme Court to insist on their right to kidnap and deport innocent people.
Now what?
Now what?
JUST IN: The Trump administration says it has "no updates" for Judge Xinis about efforts to facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Reiterates that a judge in 2019 viewed him as a member of MS-13.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Defying the Supreme Court to insist on their right to kidnap and deport innocent people.
Now what?
Now what?
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Welcome to the dumbest administration
April 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Welcome to the dumbest administration
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👀 NEW at the IRS: The Trump admin is gaining power over criminal tax investigations -- the first time that's happened since Nixon.
Trump installed an Hunter Biden "whistleblower" as deputy of the criminal division.
Gary Shapley has told confidants he expects to soon be in charge.
Trump installed an Hunter Biden "whistleblower" as deputy of the criminal division.
Gary Shapley has told confidants he expects to soon be in charge.
Hunter Biden tax informant set to control IRS criminal division
The Trump administration has placed a political appointee in charge of tax investigations, in a break with longtime precedent.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
👀 NEW at the IRS: The Trump admin is gaining power over criminal tax investigations -- the first time that's happened since Nixon.
Trump installed an Hunter Biden "whistleblower" as deputy of the criminal division.
Gary Shapley has told confidants he expects to soon be in charge.
Trump installed an Hunter Biden "whistleblower" as deputy of the criminal division.
Gary Shapley has told confidants he expects to soon be in charge.
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Here we go. The dam is breaking. Call your D senators and reps and tell them that Schumer has to step down as the minority leader in the Senate.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
BREAKING: Senator Michael Bennett says it's time to question who's leading the Democrats.
Colorado senator on Schumer: 'It's important for people to know when it's time to go'
Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet stopped short Wednesday of calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership, but came pretty darn close.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here we go. The dam is breaking. Call your D senators and reps and tell them that Schumer has to step down as the minority leader in the Senate.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
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Distribution of pamphlets has been illegal in other countries before now. Nazi Germany, USSR, China, North Korea, Iran, etc.
Allina Habba says foreign students are not allowed to "hand out pamphlets in our country and try to infiltrate those terroristic thoughts ... and if you bring that into our country, you can get the hell out."
March 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Distribution of pamphlets has been illegal in other countries before now. Nazi Germany, USSR, China, North Korea, Iran, etc.
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incredible -- watch the stock market lose over 100 points in real time while Maria Bartiromo talks about Trump's tariffs
March 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
incredible -- watch the stock market lose over 100 points in real time while Maria Bartiromo talks about Trump's tariffs
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I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch
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Let’s see what motivates this guy to join DOG…oh
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Let’s see what motivates this guy to join DOG…oh
More letters! Maybe throw in a twitter video too?
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
More letters! Maybe throw in a twitter video too?
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
February 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
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Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
February 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
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I want to laugh at how deeply stupid Kristi Noem is, and then I remember she’s in charge of the Department of Homeland Security and just want to cry
BASH: I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about the government having access to personal data
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
February 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want to laugh at how deeply stupid Kristi Noem is, and then I remember she’s in charge of the Department of Homeland Security and just want to cry
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This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
February 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
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I think I know where this is headed…
February 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think I know where this is headed…
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judges famously lack any authority over attorneys
February 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
judges famously lack any authority over attorneys