Mike Bon
@micbon.bsky.social
Ordinary American
Small town In western MA
Fiscal Progressive
Humanist
Live and let live
“The power of divide and conquer is in its ability to create artificial divisions among people who would otherwise unite against a common oppressor.” Angela Davis
Small town In western MA
Fiscal Progressive
Humanist
Live and let live
“The power of divide and conquer is in its ability to create artificial divisions among people who would otherwise unite against a common oppressor.” Angela Davis
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Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
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Contrary to the conspiracy theories RFK Jr. is peddling on the CDC’s website, in Massachusetts we believe in science. Vaccines are safe, effective and lifesaving. They are the backbone of modern disease prevention and the well-being of our communities.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Contrary to the conspiracy theories RFK Jr. is peddling on the CDC’s website, in Massachusetts we believe in science. Vaccines are safe, effective and lifesaving. They are the backbone of modern disease prevention and the well-being of our communities.
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Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
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Nearly half of House Democrats voted to condemn socialism on Friday.
How Popular Is Socialism? What Polls Show as Democrats Condemn It
www.newsweek.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Nearly half of House Democrats voted to condemn socialism on Friday.
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The returns to being an insider—those with status, access to power or privileged information—ought to be falling. Instead, they are soaring. We explain three reasons why
Donald Trump and the unseemly rise of “insider capitalism”
The returns to access in America are soaring
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The returns to being an insider—those with status, access to power or privileged information—ought to be falling. Instead, they are soaring. We explain three reasons why
@whipkclark.bsky.social
What is wrong with you people? Have you voted yet to officially condemn fascism? Did your big $ donors force you to do this? This is why ordinary Americans can't take you seriously.
truthout.org/articles/hou...
What is wrong with you people? Have you voted yet to officially condemn fascism? Did your big $ donors force you to do this? This is why ordinary Americans can't take you seriously.
truthout.org/articles/hou...
House Passes Resolution Condemning Socialism Ahead of Mamdani White House Visit
Rashida Tlaib said the vote shows lawmakers “feel threatened” by those “willing to take on the billionaire class.”…
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@whipkclark.bsky.social
What is wrong with you people? Have you voted yet to officially condemn fascism? Did your big $ donors force you to do this? This is why ordinary Americans can't take you seriously.
truthout.org/articles/hou...
What is wrong with you people? Have you voted yet to officially condemn fascism? Did your big $ donors force you to do this? This is why ordinary Americans can't take you seriously.
truthout.org/articles/hou...
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"Only insane people would seek out the counsel of a man who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.”
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Only insane people would seek out the counsel of a man who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.”
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
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Donald Trump's political career depends on bad economic reporting themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: Bad Economics Coverage Enables Trump, Threatens Democracy
New York Times coverage of Trump budget cuts is emblematic of the media’s failure
themoneytrail.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Donald Trump's political career depends on bad economic reporting themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
I just watched the first episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution. I'm as proud as ever, maybe more, to be from Massachusetts, from New England, indeed from America.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I just watched the first episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution. I'm as proud as ever, maybe more, to be from Massachusetts, from New England, indeed from America.
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Neo-Liberalism, Trickle-down economics, Thatcherism or whatever you call it really has more in common with fundamentalist religion than anything else.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Neo-Liberalism, Trickle-down economics, Thatcherism or whatever you call it really has more in common with fundamentalist religion than anything else.
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How to become a trillionaire
youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
How AI data centers were invented #shorts
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
How to become a trillionaire
youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
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Bernie is on fire!
And right on point.
And right on point.
BERNIE ON THE *DEAL* with Centrist Dems: “That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Bernie is on fire!
And right on point.
And right on point.
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Need a shot in the arm?
Wow. Trump can barely be heard, and is struggling to get heard, over the boos.
And Dems are reportedly caving NOW?
#ClusterFox
Wow. Trump can barely be heard, and is struggling to get heard, over the boos.
And Dems are reportedly caving NOW?
#ClusterFox
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Need a shot in the arm?
Wow. Trump can barely be heard, and is struggling to get heard, over the boos.
And Dems are reportedly caving NOW?
#ClusterFox
Wow. Trump can barely be heard, and is struggling to get heard, over the boos.
And Dems are reportedly caving NOW?
#ClusterFox
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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".... he had overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
".... he had overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
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Illiterate and innumerate and ignorant of history is now way to go thru life son
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Illiterate and innumerate and ignorant of history is now way to go thru life son
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Lina Kahn as NY AG will have Wall Street like
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ALT: Khan Kirk GIF
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Lina Kahn as NY AG will have Wall Street like
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I'm not a Christian but this resonates: "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?". Matthew 16:26
Dick Cheney has died.
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I'm not a Christian but this resonates: "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?". Matthew 16:26
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It’s the only conclusion you can come to.
The Democratic establishment's ugly reaction to Zohran Mamdani reveals an unpleasant truth.
They would rather lose elections than change.
The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...
They would rather lose elections than change.
The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...
Zohran Mamdani knows how to win
Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide
www.salon.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s the only conclusion you can come to.