Michael Rance
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Michael Rance
@michaelrance.bsky.social
· Sep 30
The Way Out of the Storm
What is to be done?
www.michaelrance.news
I wrote about the disastrous political situation in the US, but also how the inspiring solidarity shown by the Global Sumud Flotilla can show Americans a way forward.
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as an experiment, I went through my posts here from the beginning of the year and sort of followed-up/factchecked stuff. it's long but might be interesting. (I also respond to some criticisms of my book) philipchristman.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
A Year in Information That I Willingly Passed On to Others
a reminder, a factcheck, so on
philipchristman.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
as an experiment, I went through my posts here from the beginning of the year and sort of followed-up/factchecked stuff. it's long but might be interesting. (I also respond to some criticisms of my book) philipchristman.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
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“A foodie’s appetite must have room for both pleasure and responsibility.” fascinating article!
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“A foodie’s appetite must have room for both pleasure and responsibility.” fascinating article!
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Bruce Harrell conceded and said Katie Wilson’s name at last. Then Wilson stepped up at the Labor Temple, laid out her vision for child care, transit, and housing, and reminded supporters that pressure from the people is what will move the city. Seattle has a new mayor. Now the work starts.
Harrell Concedes the Mayor’s Race, and Wilson Takes Her Victory Lap
Bruce Harrell conceded the mayoral race to Katie Wilson this afternoon. And he finally said her name in public. In a packed room full of aides, campaign staff, city council members, and supporters, Ha...
www.thestranger.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Bruce Harrell conceded and said Katie Wilson’s name at last. Then Wilson stepped up at the Labor Temple, laid out her vision for child care, transit, and housing, and reminded supporters that pressure from the people is what will move the city. Seattle has a new mayor. Now the work starts.
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ICE goons kidnapped daycare worker from Rayito de Sol
Nov 5 /25 Chicago
WGN video
Nov 5 /25 Chicago
WGN video
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ICE goons kidnapped daycare worker from Rayito de Sol
Nov 5 /25 Chicago
WGN video
Nov 5 /25 Chicago
WGN video
damn, Zohran quoting Eugene Debs in the first sentence of his victory speech…
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
damn, Zohran quoting Eugene Debs in the first sentence of his victory speech…
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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In Zohran Mamdani’s New York, the assets of the Red Scare girls and related podcasts will be seized and redistributed to the people.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
In Zohran Mamdani’s New York, the assets of the Red Scare girls and related podcasts will be seized and redistributed to the people.
i love winning, and i especially love it when my enemies lose!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
i love winning, and i especially love it when my enemies lose!!
redownloading Bluesky for one night because I’m intrigued to see what happens to this site when Liberals are actually happy
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
redownloading Bluesky for one night because I’m intrigued to see what happens to this site when Liberals are actually happy
really interesting piece!
I regret to report that I wrote about Anne Helen Petersen leaving Substack for Patreon, and why does not in fact make the internet better for anyone, despite what people may think. Please stop building giant platforms and embrace decentralization.
www.leahreich.com/feeds-and-fo...
www.leahreich.com/feeds-and-fo...
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
really interesting piece!
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Cat running for office: But we're going to get rid of the humans because they've been treating us very badly. And our bowls will be full in the morning- perhaps fuller than ever before
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Cat running for office: But we're going to get rid of the humans because they've been treating us very badly. And our bowls will be full in the morning- perhaps fuller than ever before
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The polling data is in and Progressives are in the lead - but we still need you to show up at the polls.
The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall
Let’s start with the big news: Progressives are ahead. Among likely voters, 33 percent plan to vote for Dionne Foster, compared to 24 percent who plan to vote for Sara Nelson. Erika Evans is pol...
www.thestranger.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The polling data is in and Progressives are in the lead - but we still need you to show up at the polls.
This is insane.
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is insane.
incredible read
you will just have to trust me that this essay is so good and worth your time to read!!!!
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
incredible read
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You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
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Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
I wrote about the disastrous political situation in the US, but also how the inspiring solidarity shown by the Global Sumud Flotilla can show Americans a way forward.
The Way Out of the Storm
What is to be done?
www.michaelrance.news
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I wrote about the disastrous political situation in the US, but also how the inspiring solidarity shown by the Global Sumud Flotilla can show Americans a way forward.
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Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
jesus christ
this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
jesus christ
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WHEN DEFINITIONS ARE READ. For years, I have worked on messaging and communication with organizers, activists, and electeds, and especially with young organizers. We have to say what we mean and mean what we say. It should be clear, relatable, and connected to people's lives.
A new poll from Data for Progress found that “voters of all parties” are open to leftist policies, and that a majority of Democratic voters polled preferred democratic socialism to capitalism “when written definitions of each are read aloud to them.”
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gen-z-...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gen-z-...
Gen Z and Millennials Prefer Socialism To Capitalism, New Poll Says
“Young progressive voters are stepping into their full economic and political power."
www.teenvogue.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WHEN DEFINITIONS ARE READ. For years, I have worked on messaging and communication with organizers, activists, and electeds, and especially with young organizers. We have to say what we mean and mean what we say. It should be clear, relatable, and connected to people's lives.
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I don't remember the last time a text held my attention from beginning all the way to the end like this one. @michaelrance.bsky.social
www.michaelrance.news/p/dancing-at...
www.michaelrance.news/p/dancing-at...
Dancing At the End of the World
Love, Joy, Fascism, & The End of the World.
www.michaelrance.news
September 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I don't remember the last time a text held my attention from beginning all the way to the end like this one. @michaelrance.bsky.social
www.michaelrance.news/p/dancing-at...
www.michaelrance.news/p/dancing-at...
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I feel like I've spent today sorting through accusations of this guy being a groyper, only to find that those aren't based on anything. There isn't an indictment yet. The cops haven't handled this better, but seriously—posting without verification makes you no better than the right yelling "antifa."
September 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I feel like I've spent today sorting through accusations of this guy being a groyper, only to find that those aren't based on anything. There isn't an indictment yet. The cops haven't handled this better, but seriously—posting without verification makes you no better than the right yelling "antifa."