Michael John
@michaeljohn.design
Portland, OR | Founder, Director of Brand Strategy, and Content Engineer at Colorcubic®.
Audiovisual Producer of A Gap Between®.
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• Advocate: ✊🏾 + 🏳️🌈 + 🏳️⚧️
Audiovisual Producer of A Gap Between®.
• Nationality: 🇺🇸
• Ethnicity: 🇯🇲 + 🇫🇷 + 🇮🇪 + 🏴
• Advocate: ✊🏾 + 🏳️🌈 + 🏳️⚧️
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Michael John
@michaeljohn.design
· Jan 17
Time is, quite literally, the currency of life, with no refunds.
Ayo! Girl, go head and shut your account down, ‘cause there ain’t no coming back from this.
Wild, self-hating ass take.
Wild, self-hating ass take.
Honest about what? I ain’t feelin’ bad, or apologizing for the rape of my great, great grandmother by a White man, resulting in my light skin or whatever you’re attempting to say.
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ayo! Girl, go head and shut your account down, ‘cause there ain’t no coming back from this.
Wild, self-hating ass take.
Wild, self-hating ass take.
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In and out of meetings with incredible organizers all day long and Portland, we didn't ask for it, but we are ready for this.
Stay connected. Stay calm. Plug in.
Trump is going to find out Portland is not to be fucked with for the second time.
Stay connected. Stay calm. Plug in.
Trump is going to find out Portland is not to be fucked with for the second time.
September 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
In and out of meetings with incredible organizers all day long and Portland, we didn't ask for it, but we are ready for this.
Stay connected. Stay calm. Plug in.
Trump is going to find out Portland is not to be fucked with for the second time.
Stay connected. Stay calm. Plug in.
Trump is going to find out Portland is not to be fucked with for the second time.
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“War-torn Portland”
September 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“War-torn Portland”
There is no tomorrow
August 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
There is no tomorrow
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Who is doing counter-recruitment organizing for ICE? As the economy worsens, those jobs and the loan forgiveness offer will become more attractive to unpoliticized individuals. There needs to be a clear social cost for even considering joining those ranks.
August 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Who is doing counter-recruitment organizing for ICE? As the economy worsens, those jobs and the loan forgiveness offer will become more attractive to unpoliticized individuals. There needs to be a clear social cost for even considering joining those ranks.
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So Penske is allowing ICE to use its trucks to conduct raids and kidnap people off the streets. People, you know what to do. #boycottPenske #FuckICE #fucktrump
August 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So Penske is allowing ICE to use its trucks to conduct raids and kidnap people off the streets. People, you know what to do. #boycottPenske #FuckICE #fucktrump
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⚠️ CtoA: Help Cottonwood School Stay Open!
The Cottonwood School of Civics & Science is a K-8 school located next to the Lindquist-owned ICE building, on Macadam.
They’re faced with a very difficult decision; either move to a Lindquist property, or shut down.
Those aren’t viable options…
The Cottonwood School of Civics & Science is a K-8 school located next to the Lindquist-owned ICE building, on Macadam.
They’re faced with a very difficult decision; either move to a Lindquist property, or shut down.
Those aren’t viable options…
July 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
⚠️ CtoA: Help Cottonwood School Stay Open!
The Cottonwood School of Civics & Science is a K-8 school located next to the Lindquist-owned ICE building, on Macadam.
They’re faced with a very difficult decision; either move to a Lindquist property, or shut down.
Those aren’t viable options…
The Cottonwood School of Civics & Science is a K-8 school located next to the Lindquist-owned ICE building, on Macadam.
They’re faced with a very difficult decision; either move to a Lindquist property, or shut down.
Those aren’t viable options…
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Personally, I’d just LOVE some acknowledgment and investigation into those 66 bomb threats on Election Day. Even that ONE thing please. ANYTHING.
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Personally, I’d just LOVE some acknowledgment and investigation into those 66 bomb threats on Election Day. Even that ONE thing please. ANYTHING.
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⚠️ PSA: Portland Heatwave + Mutual Aid Call to Action
See below👇🏾
See below👇🏾
🚨CALLING ALL MUTUAL AID FOLX:
I need your help in Old Town this week. We have a heat wave, we have unhoused neighbors at risk of heat stroke and this is a call for help in the distro of water, ice and electrolyte beverages.
If you can deliver, I’ll be happy to help fund this with my own money
I need your help in Old Town this week. We have a heat wave, we have unhoused neighbors at risk of heat stroke and this is a call for help in the distro of water, ice and electrolyte beverages.
If you can deliver, I’ll be happy to help fund this with my own money
July 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
⚠️ PSA: Portland Heatwave + Mutual Aid Call to Action
See below👇🏾
See below👇🏾
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“The best way to build upon the storytelling possibilities Ryan Coogler has introduced and satisfy hungry viewers craving innovative takes on Black life would be to greenlight more ideas from budding Black filmmakers and writers.”
thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...
thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...
Critique: Everything don't need a sequel, including ‘Sinners’ • The TRiiBE
The best way to build upon the storytelling possibilities Ryan Coogler has introduced would be to greenlight more ideas from budding Black filmmakers and writers.
thetriibe.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“The best way to build upon the storytelling possibilities Ryan Coogler has introduced and satisfy hungry viewers craving innovative takes on Black life would be to greenlight more ideas from budding Black filmmakers and writers.”
thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...
thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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As if women didn’t already carry enough— we now have to worry about being turned into incubators if we die pregnant. And of course it’s a Black woman they are experimenting on. This isn’t fiction. This is happening, in Georgia. It’s dystopian, disgusting, and absolutely enraging.
#AdriannaSmith
#AdriannaSmith
May 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As if women didn’t already carry enough— we now have to worry about being turned into incubators if we die pregnant. And of course it’s a Black woman they are experimenting on. This isn’t fiction. This is happening, in Georgia. It’s dystopian, disgusting, and absolutely enraging.
#AdriannaSmith
#AdriannaSmith
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"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
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Got some merch clearing soon, with the activation of Design News Weekly
February 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Got some merch clearing soon, with the activation of Design News Weekly
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Hands down, the best Instagram alternative.
And love how it fully interoperates with BlueSky, so your follower count is fully interconnected & decentralized.
Once they expand into the Android ecosystem, I anticipate it’ll really start eating into Instagram’s DAUs & MAUs. 🤞🏾
And love how it fully interoperates with BlueSky, so your follower count is fully interconnected & decentralized.
Once they expand into the Android ecosystem, I anticipate it’ll really start eating into Instagram’s DAUs & MAUs. 🤞🏾
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hands down, the best Instagram alternative.
And love how it fully interoperates with BlueSky, so your follower count is fully interconnected & decentralized.
Once they expand into the Android ecosystem, I anticipate it’ll really start eating into Instagram’s DAUs & MAUs. 🤞🏾
And love how it fully interoperates with BlueSky, so your follower count is fully interconnected & decentralized.
Once they expand into the Android ecosystem, I anticipate it’ll really start eating into Instagram’s DAUs & MAUs. 🤞🏾
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For some reason I feel oddly peaceful witnessing the collapse of our democracy and government.
Anyone else?
Just me?
Anyone else?
Just me?
a police officer in a car that says police on the side
ALT: a police officer in a car that says police on the side
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
For some reason I feel oddly peaceful witnessing the collapse of our democracy and government.
Anyone else?
Just me?
Anyone else?
Just me?
Is it weird that I find ‘The Lost Boys’ to be a comforting movie to stream while working?
a young man with curly hair looks at the camera
ALT: a young man with curly hair looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Is it weird that I find ‘The Lost Boys’ to be a comforting movie to stream while working?
I did a thing and wrote some words to clarify where I and Colorcubic® stand on this predictably awful Trump administration.
In case anyone isn’t clear on where we stand on all the divisiveness & hate permeating from this corrosive, regressive administration…
colorcubic.com/news-trends/...
colorcubic.com/news-trends/...
A Commitment To Safety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Colorcubic
Let’s cut right to it and not mince words; at Colorcubic®, we stand steadfast in our commitment to safety, diversity, equity and inclusion.
colorcubic.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I did a thing and wrote some words to clarify where I and Colorcubic® stand on this predictably awful Trump administration.
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📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now!
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now!
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
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I’m writing something about what government around the world should do about ocean-based climate solutions. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy had some reports I wanted to see, but when I visited, they’re just gone. Sad.
January 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m writing something about what government around the world should do about ocean-based climate solutions. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy had some reports I wanted to see, but when I visited, they’re just gone. Sad.
The only thing that matters today, is honoring one of the greatest orators in human history; a radical revolutionary, human & civil rights advocate, and class solidarity & pro-labor activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Part 1 👇🏾
Part 1 👇🏾
January 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The only thing that matters today, is honoring one of the greatest orators in human history; a radical revolutionary, human & civil rights advocate, and class solidarity & pro-labor activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Part 1 👇🏾
Part 1 👇🏾
Matter of fact 👇🏾
The CEO of the ASPCA, Matt
Bershadker makes $1,000,000+ a year.
He's made more than $7,000,000 since becoming CEO.
If you want your donations to help innocent animals instead of millionaires, give to your *local* shelter.
Bershadker makes $1,000,000+ a year.
He's made more than $7,000,000 since becoming CEO.
If you want your donations to help innocent animals instead of millionaires, give to your *local* shelter.
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Matter of fact 👇🏾
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Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to do away with Meta’s third-party fact-checking service was presented as a sweeping cultural change across the company—but apparently, it will apply only in the United States.
New Details of Meta’s Rule Change Give Away Zuckerberg’s Whole Game
Mark Zuckerberg is only trying to please one person.
newrepublic.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to do away with Meta’s third-party fact-checking service was presented as a sweeping cultural change across the company—but apparently, it will apply only in the United States.