MichaelGSmylie (Mensch)
@mgsmylie.bsky.social
Retired public health, struggling musician and writer.
If republicans want to investigate fraud, they don't have to leave DC.
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HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
If republicans want to investigate fraud, they don't have to leave DC.
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"We can do everything we want.”
This has been the plan all along.
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise.
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This has been the plan all along.
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump urges Republicans to ditch filibuster rule in US Senate
Rule allows minority party to block legislation, but GOP is reluctant to scrap it as they could lose majority
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"We can do everything we want.”
This has been the plan all along.
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This has been the plan all along.
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The fascist regime doesn't care whether you're a citizen or a human being.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Md. woman facing deportation is a citizen, lawyer says. ICE disagrees.
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, was detained by ICE on Dec. 14 in Baltimore.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The fascist regime doesn't care whether you're a citizen or a human being.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
It's the new reich's first christo-fascist christmas, and peace, love, and joy pervade the land. JK.
December 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's the new reich's first christo-fascist christmas, and peace, love, and joy pervade the land. JK.
So now we have at least two disparate educational systems in the US -- one christo-fascist, the other fact-based. I'm waiting to hear from OK on it's evangelical take on the basics of quantum mechanics and paleontology. One step closer to a republican-powered theocracy.
apnews.com/article/okla...
apnews.com/article/okla...
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination.
apnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
So now we have at least two disparate educational systems in the US -- one christo-fascist, the other fact-based. I'm waiting to hear from OK on it's evangelical take on the basics of quantum mechanics and paleontology. One step closer to a republican-powered theocracy.
apnews.com/article/okla...
apnews.com/article/okla...
'Alfonsi said in a private note to her CBS colleagues on Sunday that the episode “was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct.'
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Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison
Controversially appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says: ‘I held that story and I held it because it wasn’t ready’
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December 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
'Alfonsi said in a private note to her CBS colleagues on Sunday that the episode “was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct.'
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This is a predictable in-your-face defiant act that has no downside for the regime. They are basically telling everyone they’ll do whatever they like and no one can do anything about it. And they continue to mock Congress, explaining how the law works.
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Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release
Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated full disclosure of all files by 19 December with certain exemptions
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is a predictable in-your-face defiant act that has no downside for the regime. They are basically telling everyone they’ll do whatever they like and no one can do anything about it. And they continue to mock Congress, explaining how the law works.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
'After multiple inquiries from the ABC7 I-Team, a DHS statement published online said Gantchev's death is "suspected to be from natural causes," but "the official cause of death is still under investigation."'
As opposed to paranormal or supernatural causes?
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As opposed to paranormal or supernatural causes?
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Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
'After multiple inquiries from the ABC7 I-Team, a DHS statement published online said Gantchev's death is "suspected to be from natural causes," but "the official cause of death is still under investigation."'
As opposed to paranormal or supernatural causes?
abc7chicago.com/post/bulgari...
As opposed to paranormal or supernatural causes?
abc7chicago.com/post/bulgari...
Who actually believed that the Trump regime comply with a bill he himself was forced to sign into law?
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US legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein files
Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, says release of files won’t include full set, prompting outrage from lawmakers
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Who actually believed that the Trump regime comply with a bill he himself was forced to sign into law?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The republican party has scraped the bottom of the barrel and is now led by whatever it was they found living under it.
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Unaccompanied children being pressed to return to their countries by US border officials
Exclusive: federal document reveals children arriving as undocumented immigrants being threatened with detention
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The republican party has scraped the bottom of the barrel and is now led by whatever it was they found living under it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It took a while, but the republican party has finally stumbled on a way to kill Obamacare - by making health insurance unaffordable.
This is intentional. And it is cruel. This is how republicans govern.
Enhanced ACA subsidies to expire as talks in Congress stall www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
This is intentional. And it is cruel. This is how republicans govern.
Enhanced ACA subsidies to expire as talks in Congress stall www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
How the long-running Obamacare fight came to thwart enhanced subsidies in Congress
Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It took a while, but the republican party has finally stumbled on a way to kill Obamacare - by making health insurance unaffordable.
This is intentional. And it is cruel. This is how republicans govern.
Enhanced ACA subsidies to expire as talks in Congress stall www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
This is intentional. And it is cruel. This is how republicans govern.
Enhanced ACA subsidies to expire as talks in Congress stall www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise dedicated to obstructing the legitimate functions of democratic governance and disenfranchising and marginalizing its political opponents in pursuit of hegemonic power.
apnews.com/article/jack...
apnews.com/article/jack...
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to o...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The republican party is an organized racist misogynist and seditious criminal enterprise dedicated to obstructing the legitimate functions of democratic governance and disenfranchising and marginalizing its political opponents in pursuit of hegemonic power.
apnews.com/article/jack...
apnews.com/article/jack...
He has a recognized talent for desecrating, defiling, and destroying things.
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apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
He has a recognized talent for desecrating, defiling, and destroying things.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is the leader of the elected republicans, and they think he's doing such an awesome job, they're supporting his 2028 run.
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Trump Derails His Christmas Speech to Ramble About Snakes
At one point, even Donald Trump acknowledged he’d lost the crowd.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is the leader of the elected republicans, and they think he's doing such an awesome job, they're supporting his 2028 run.
newrepublic.com/post/204417/...
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