Michael A. Shea
@michaelashea.bsky.social
Arlington, VA. W&M '82. Filmmaker. Bicyclist. Medical Clinic Volunteer. UAW Local 1981. We call Virginia a Commonwealth. Let's make it an actual Commonwealth.
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Not in dispute:
- the ethics team at Fannie Mae was investigating one of Bill Pulte’s rich buddies for wrongdoing.
- Pulte fired, without cause, the entire ethics team.
FHFA tried to defend Pulte with a statement: “anonymous sources” should not be trusted.
They issued that statement anonymously.
- the ethics team at Fannie Mae was investigating one of Bill Pulte’s rich buddies for wrongdoing.
- Pulte fired, without cause, the entire ethics team.
FHFA tried to defend Pulte with a statement: “anonymous sources” should not be trusted.
They issued that statement anonymously.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Not in dispute:
- the ethics team at Fannie Mae was investigating one of Bill Pulte’s rich buddies for wrongdoing.
- Pulte fired, without cause, the entire ethics team.
FHFA tried to defend Pulte with a statement: “anonymous sources” should not be trusted.
They issued that statement anonymously.
- the ethics team at Fannie Mae was investigating one of Bill Pulte’s rich buddies for wrongdoing.
- Pulte fired, without cause, the entire ethics team.
FHFA tried to defend Pulte with a statement: “anonymous sources” should not be trusted.
They issued that statement anonymously.
I guess we owe Trump an apology. There actually is misleading video editing about Trump!
But the call is from inside the White House. The ”official” video of the Oval Office presser on weight loss drugs buries the lead - patient collapses, Trump is oblivious.
www.whitehouse.gov/videos/presi...
But the call is from inside the White House. The ”official” video of the Oval Office presser on weight loss drugs buries the lead - patient collapses, Trump is oblivious.
www.whitehouse.gov/videos/presi...
President Trump Makes an Announcement, Nov. 6, 2025
The White House
www.whitehouse.gov
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I guess we owe Trump an apology. There actually is misleading video editing about Trump!
But the call is from inside the White House. The ”official” video of the Oval Office presser on weight loss drugs buries the lead - patient collapses, Trump is oblivious.
www.whitehouse.gov/videos/presi...
But the call is from inside the White House. The ”official” video of the Oval Office presser on weight loss drugs buries the lead - patient collapses, Trump is oblivious.
www.whitehouse.gov/videos/presi...
I find reading the bumperstickers on the other cars in the parking lot to be as reliable as GPS to confirm you are in the right place.
Yesterday at the #TCISummit2025
Yesterday at the #TCISummit2025
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I find reading the bumperstickers on the other cars in the parking lot to be as reliable as GPS to confirm you are in the right place.
Yesterday at the #TCISummit2025
Yesterday at the #TCISummit2025
No defense possible of Trump's reign of error. Sending people to be tortured in El Salvador, or murdering them on the seas, is opposed to justice and the rule of law.
SCOTUS, sticking to its story that Trump is entitled to a presumption of immunity, is disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
SCOTUS, sticking to its story that Trump is entitled to a presumption of immunity, is disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
No defense possible of Trump's reign of error. Sending people to be tortured in El Salvador, or murdering them on the seas, is opposed to justice and the rule of law.
SCOTUS, sticking to its story that Trump is entitled to a presumption of immunity, is disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
SCOTUS, sticking to its story that Trump is entitled to a presumption of immunity, is disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Trifecta!
1 - shop at your local hardware store for the holiday toy drive.
2 - get educational toys supporting STEAM curriculum.
3 - drop off the toys at the Arlington County Police #ACPDFillTheCruiser toy drive.
Two more in person drop off events- Nov 22 & Dec 6. Until Dec 8, 15 drop off locations.
1 - shop at your local hardware store for the holiday toy drive.
2 - get educational toys supporting STEAM curriculum.
3 - drop off the toys at the Arlington County Police #ACPDFillTheCruiser toy drive.
Two more in person drop off events- Nov 22 & Dec 6. Until Dec 8, 15 drop off locations.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trifecta!
1 - shop at your local hardware store for the holiday toy drive.
2 - get educational toys supporting STEAM curriculum.
3 - drop off the toys at the Arlington County Police #ACPDFillTheCruiser toy drive.
Two more in person drop off events- Nov 22 & Dec 6. Until Dec 8, 15 drop off locations.
1 - shop at your local hardware store for the holiday toy drive.
2 - get educational toys supporting STEAM curriculum.
3 - drop off the toys at the Arlington County Police #ACPDFillTheCruiser toy drive.
Two more in person drop off events- Nov 22 & Dec 6. Until Dec 8, 15 drop off locations.
Hey, Arlington! Fall E-Care is happening today! They'll be at 1425 N. Quincy till 3 pm today, collecting HHM, Metal, and more. New this year- drop off gently used Halloween costumes.
The line you see does move, but I biked it over and skipped the line.
Details at: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...
The line you see does move, but I biked it over and skipped the line.
Details at: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hey, Arlington! Fall E-Care is happening today! They'll be at 1425 N. Quincy till 3 pm today, collecting HHM, Metal, and more. New this year- drop off gently used Halloween costumes.
The line you see does move, but I biked it over and skipped the line.
Details at: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...
The line you see does move, but I biked it over and skipped the line.
Details at: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...
It's that time of year again in the National Capital Region. The leaves are down and the Scouts comin' around!
Saturday, November 8th leave a bag of nonperishables on your front porch or by the front door. Scouts will start picking up at 8 am for this food drive. In Arlington, it will support AFAC.
Saturday, November 8th leave a bag of nonperishables on your front porch or by the front door. Scouts will start picking up at 8 am for this food drive. In Arlington, it will support AFAC.
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It's that time of year again in the National Capital Region. The leaves are down and the Scouts comin' around!
Saturday, November 8th leave a bag of nonperishables on your front porch or by the front door. Scouts will start picking up at 8 am for this food drive. In Arlington, it will support AFAC.
Saturday, November 8th leave a bag of nonperishables on your front porch or by the front door. Scouts will start picking up at 8 am for this food drive. In Arlington, it will support AFAC.
I hope to see you Monday at the @tcifiscal.bsky.social Policy Summit in Richmond! Our new LG @senatorhashmi.bsky.social is keynoting. Conference brings together policy experts, advocates, and service providers- an intersection we need more often!
thecommonwealthinstitute.org/policy-summi...
thecommonwealthinstitute.org/policy-summi...
TCI's 2025 Policy Summit - The Commonwealth Institute
Engage with community partners, advocates, and other leading voices at TCI's 2025 Policy Summit to gain new skills and expand our advocacy.
thecommonwealthinstitute.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I hope to see you Monday at the @tcifiscal.bsky.social Policy Summit in Richmond! Our new LG @senatorhashmi.bsky.social is keynoting. Conference brings together policy experts, advocates, and service providers- an intersection we need more often!
thecommonwealthinstitute.org/policy-summi...
thecommonwealthinstitute.org/policy-summi...
Here's why it is doubling confusing: The actual US Immigration Officers are ALSO committing crimes. This is a distinction without a difference.
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Here's why it is doubling confusing: The actual US Immigration Officers are ALSO committing crimes. This is a distinction without a difference.
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
Great reporting by @joeheim.bsky.social and @dana-thereporter.bsky.social on the Virginia elections, but there’s a correction for them, as well as for Stephanie Prettol and Anna Rafferty:
You can’t be a registered Republican in Virginia. We don’t register any voters by party in the Commonwealth.
You can’t be a registered Republican in Virginia. We don’t register any voters by party in the Commonwealth.
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Great reporting by @joeheim.bsky.social and @dana-thereporter.bsky.social on the Virginia elections, but there’s a correction for them, as well as for Stephanie Prettol and Anna Rafferty:
You can’t be a registered Republican in Virginia. We don’t register any voters by party in the Commonwealth.
You can’t be a registered Republican in Virginia. We don’t register any voters by party in the Commonwealth.
Feels great to substitute teach today at an award winning high school that helped a lot of students to register to vote! Give them partial credit for the high turnout yesterday in Virginia.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Feels great to substitute teach today at an award winning high school that helped a lot of students to register to vote! Give them partial credit for the high turnout yesterday in Virginia.
Congrats to @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social on his re-election! Grateful Patrick Hope will still be repping my district in Richmond. Let's all have his back while he continues to push for prison and criminal justice reform.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Congrats to @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social on his re-election! Grateful Patrick Hope will still be repping my district in Richmond. Let's all have his back while he continues to push for prison and criminal justice reform.
Congrats to @atoosareaser.bsky.social in her re-election. Grateful her district is sending Atoosa Reaser back to Richmond.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Congrats to @atoosareaser.bsky.social in her re-election. Grateful her district is sending Atoosa Reaser back to Richmond.
This week in politics:
Trump was on 60 Minutes to ramble on and lie repeatedly.
@vademocrats.bsky.social went out and won 60+ seats in the House of Delegates.
Kinda feels like the Virginia Democratic candidates made better use of their time. And of ours.
Trump was on 60 Minutes to ramble on and lie repeatedly.
@vademocrats.bsky.social went out and won 60+ seats in the House of Delegates.
Kinda feels like the Virginia Democratic candidates made better use of their time. And of ours.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This week in politics:
Trump was on 60 Minutes to ramble on and lie repeatedly.
@vademocrats.bsky.social went out and won 60+ seats in the House of Delegates.
Kinda feels like the Virginia Democratic candidates made better use of their time. And of ours.
Trump was on 60 Minutes to ramble on and lie repeatedly.
@vademocrats.bsky.social went out and won 60+ seats in the House of Delegates.
Kinda feels like the Virginia Democratic candidates made better use of their time. And of ours.
Congrats to @kimadamsforva.bsky.social on her win tonight. Kimberly Pope Adams is going to be a leader in one of the most effective freshman class of Delegates we've seen in Virginia.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Congrats to @kimadamsforva.bsky.social on her win tonight. Kimberly Pope Adams is going to be a leader in one of the most effective freshman class of Delegates we've seen in Virginia.
Congrats to @simondshd70.bsky.social! Grateful her district is smart enough to keep sending her to Richmond, where she works to improve the lives of people all across the Commonwealth.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Congrats to @simondshd70.bsky.social! Grateful her district is smart enough to keep sending her to Richmond, where she works to improve the lives of people all across the Commonwealth.
Congrats to @guzman4virginia.bsky.social on her win tonight. Having Elizabeth Guzman back in Richmond will do a lot to move Virginia forward.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Congrats to @guzman4virginia.bsky.social on her win tonight. Having Elizabeth Guzman back in Richmond will do a lot to move Virginia forward.
Lindsey Halligan didn't meet her obligations to the Comey grand jury and is now trying to hide that fact.
NEW RULE: All of Trump's "prosecutors" need to wear body cameras in front of grand juries. And turn on the cameras.
They need to be on double secret probation.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
NEW RULE: All of Trump's "prosecutors" need to wear body cameras in front of grand juries. And turn on the cameras.
They need to be on double secret probation.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Judge says DOJ failed to give full transcripts of Halligan’s Comey grand jury proceedings
A federal judge considering the legality of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment gave the government until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to comply with her order.
www.msnbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Lindsey Halligan didn't meet her obligations to the Comey grand jury and is now trying to hide that fact.
NEW RULE: All of Trump's "prosecutors" need to wear body cameras in front of grand juries. And turn on the cameras.
They need to be on double secret probation.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
NEW RULE: All of Trump's "prosecutors" need to wear body cameras in front of grand juries. And turn on the cameras.
They need to be on double secret probation.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Judge Currie is requiring Lindsey Halligan to disclose the transcript of what she actually told the grand jury in the Comey case.
But we didn't need to wait for a transcript to know Halligan was holding back from the grand jury. That is how vindictive prosecutions roll.
But we didn't need to wait for a transcript to know Halligan was holding back from the grand jury. That is how vindictive prosecutions roll.
Halligan, relying a single star witness- McCabe -in the Comey case, had an obligation to disclose to the grand jury the DOJ IG report that McCabe is not a credible witness. She did not disclose that.
At trial, Comey’s lawyers will be happy to use the DOJ’s own investigation to discredit McCabe.
At trial, Comey’s lawyers will be happy to use the DOJ’s own investigation to discredit McCabe.
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Judge Currie is requiring Lindsey Halligan to disclose the transcript of what she actually told the grand jury in the Comey case.
But we didn't need to wait for a transcript to know Halligan was holding back from the grand jury. That is how vindictive prosecutions roll.
But we didn't need to wait for a transcript to know Halligan was holding back from the grand jury. That is how vindictive prosecutions roll.
Lunch with work colleagues today- conversation naturally turned to elections. Two of them, with little time spent in NYC, kept referring to Cuomo by mispronouncing his name. "Chemo," they kept saying.
I decided not to correct them. They seemed more accurate.
I decided not to correct them. They seemed more accurate.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Lunch with work colleagues today- conversation naturally turned to elections. Two of them, with little time spent in NYC, kept referring to Cuomo by mispronouncing his name. "Chemo," they kept saying.
I decided not to correct them. They seemed more accurate.
I decided not to correct them. They seemed more accurate.
It’s called fusion voting. SCOTUS declared it was optional but mot required.
Our politics would be better if more states/cities used it.
Our politics would be better if more states/cities used it.
Yes, Zohran is on the ballot twice! Here's why:
New York State recognizes 4 official parties-
Row A: Democratic
Row B: Republican
Row C: Conservative
Row D: Working Families
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
New York State recognizes 4 official parties-
Row A: Democratic
Row B: Republican
Row C: Conservative
Row D: Working Families
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
Why Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa Are on the Ballot Twice for N.Y.C. Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It’s called fusion voting. SCOTUS declared it was optional but mot required.
Our politics would be better if more states/cities used it.
Our politics would be better if more states/cities used it.
Reposted by Michael A. Shea
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November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you run into any issues at your polling place or have questions about where or how to vote, help is available! Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for free, nonpartisan assistance.
IRS Direct File is gone. Simple premise- you should not have to pay money to get your tax refund.
Trump killed it off so his corporate buddies do not have to compete with it.
Spare me the discussion on whether to be moderate or leftist.
Just elect people who deliver. Vote out the Trumps who do not.
Trump killed it off so his corporate buddies do not have to compete with it.
Spare me the discussion on whether to be moderate or leftist.
Just elect people who deliver. Vote out the Trumps who do not.
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
IRS Direct File is gone. Simple premise- you should not have to pay money to get your tax refund.
Trump killed it off so his corporate buddies do not have to compete with it.
Spare me the discussion on whether to be moderate or leftist.
Just elect people who deliver. Vote out the Trumps who do not.
Trump killed it off so his corporate buddies do not have to compete with it.
Spare me the discussion on whether to be moderate or leftist.
Just elect people who deliver. Vote out the Trumps who do not.
The AI bubble will go down as the perfect crime. No one will know it happened because they rely on AI for their news compilations.
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The AI bubble will go down as the perfect crime. No one will know it happened because they rely on AI for their news compilations.