Michael Sheldon 🌎
@michaelsheldo.bsky.social
Standing up for diversity, equity, inclusion, climate & social justice. InterBeing. Growing fruit & veggies. Parkrunner. Born at 319 ppm.
Apathy is the greatest ally of the authoritarian.
Silence is consent
Inaction is complicity
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Apathy is the greatest ally of the authoritarian.
Silence is consent
Inaction is complicity
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BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
Alison Gill @muellershewrote.com
One of the best indie journalists out there. A relentless Maga slayer.
Here reliable sources confirm what’s in the Epstein files is worse than previously known.
www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
One of the best indie journalists out there. A relentless Maga slayer.
Here reliable sources confirm what’s in the Epstein files is worse than previously known.
www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
LIVE: Trump COVER UP of DARK PAST BACKFIRES…GOP PANICS!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Alison Gill @muellershewrote.com
One of the best indie journalists out there. A relentless Maga slayer.
Here reliable sources confirm what’s in the Epstein files is worse than previously known.
www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
One of the best indie journalists out there. A relentless Maga slayer.
Here reliable sources confirm what’s in the Epstein files is worse than previously known.
www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
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I’m considerably cheered up. Such a great story!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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I’m considerably cheered up. Such a great story!!
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Great ad. I’m donating now so Aftyn can run it as much as possible.
Join me.
This race is winnable.
Join me.
This race is winnable.
🚨OUR NEW AD JUST DROPPED 🚨
Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
#TN7 #AftynBehn
Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
#TN7 #AftynBehn
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Great ad. I’m donating now so Aftyn can run it as much as possible.
Join me.
This race is winnable.
Join me.
This race is winnable.
Is Johnson holding out for Tennessee victory and vote of Van Epps Dec 2nd if he wins to scupper the discharge petition?
Everybody who isn't a pedophile supporting fascist should be pushing the boat out for Aftyn Behn right now.
news.ballotpedia.org/2025/11/06/a...
Everybody who isn't a pedophile supporting fascist should be pushing the boat out for Aftyn Behn right now.
news.ballotpedia.org/2025/11/06/a...
Aftyn Behn (D), Matt Van Epps (R), and four independent candidates are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District - Ballotpedia News
news.ballotpedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Is Johnson holding out for Tennessee victory and vote of Van Epps Dec 2nd if he wins to scupper the discharge petition?
Everybody who isn't a pedophile supporting fascist should be pushing the boat out for Aftyn Behn right now.
news.ballotpedia.org/2025/11/06/a...
Everybody who isn't a pedophile supporting fascist should be pushing the boat out for Aftyn Behn right now.
news.ballotpedia.org/2025/11/06/a...
'There’s a direct link between the poverty Gates claims to care so much about and the wealth he fails to mention'
We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history.
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
'There’s a direct link between the poverty Gates claims to care so much about and the wealth he fails to mention'
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Yeah, as if the working class even had a whole cookie in 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Yeah, as if the working class even had a whole cookie in 2025.
Yaxley-Lennon says “Elon Musk, I’m forever grateful. If you didn’t step in and fund my legal fight I’d probably be in jail,” Thank you, Elon.”
Musk is a friend of Yaxley-Lennon, not yours.
#Teslatakedown
#BoycottMusk
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Musk is a friend of Yaxley-Lennon, not yours.
#Teslatakedown
#BoycottMusk
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure
The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yaxley-Lennon says “Elon Musk, I’m forever grateful. If you didn’t step in and fund my legal fight I’d probably be in jail,” Thank you, Elon.”
Musk is a friend of Yaxley-Lennon, not yours.
#Teslatakedown
#BoycottMusk
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Musk is a friend of Yaxley-Lennon, not yours.
#Teslatakedown
#BoycottMusk
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
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🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.”
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.
✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/zyip9ee
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.
✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/zyip9ee
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.”
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.
✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/zyip9ee
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.
✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/zyip9ee
A prescient warning & the urgency of coordinated action, by @francescabria.bsky.social
'What is emerging is not a planetary commons but a new tech-military complex financed by capital aligned with authoritarian ideologies & legitimised through patriotic rhetoric'
www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
'What is emerging is not a planetary commons but a new tech-military complex financed by capital aligned with authoritarian ideologies & legitimised through patriotic rhetoric'
www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
www.noemamag.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A prescient warning & the urgency of coordinated action, by @francescabria.bsky.social
'What is emerging is not a planetary commons but a new tech-military complex financed by capital aligned with authoritarian ideologies & legitimised through patriotic rhetoric'
www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
'What is emerging is not a planetary commons but a new tech-military complex financed by capital aligned with authoritarian ideologies & legitimised through patriotic rhetoric'
www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
Elon Musk, an uncharismatic swindler, says Zohran Mamdani is a charismatic swindler.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Elon Musk, an uncharismatic swindler, says Zohran Mamdani is a charismatic swindler.
This is the 3rd time I’m reposting this and it may not be the last.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is the 3rd time I’m reposting this and it may not be the last.
‘Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system.’
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
‘Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system.’
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this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
We deserve a better democracy than this! If you agree, pre-order my new book On Mindful Democracy from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. Here, I forward a radical vision of democracy grounded in everyday acts of #mindfulness, #community, and mutual care.
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On Mindful Democracy – Parallax Press
An antidote to political burnout and civic despair: drawing on mindfulness and modern wisdom to cultivate resilience, healthy engagement, and skillful presence in turbulent times
www.parallax.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We deserve a better democracy than this! If you agree, pre-order my new book On Mindful Democracy from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. Here, I forward a radical vision of democracy grounded in everyday acts of #mindfulness, #community, and mutual care.
20% off discount code: MINDFUL20
20% off discount code: MINDFUL20
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
And Jesus said, thou shall not feed the poor and the hungry from your bounty because you must build ballrooms with lots of gold to honor the Lord while remaining liquid in case Argentina needs another bailout. - Book of Trump, 11:06. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
And Jesus said, thou shall not feed the poor and the hungry from your bounty because you must build ballrooms with lots of gold to honor the Lord while remaining liquid in case Argentina needs another bailout. - Book of Trump, 11:06. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
The very first #TeslaTakedown weekend of action was nearly nine months ago, on Feb. 15. Now we're calling for a mass mobilization on Nov. 15 to stand up to extreme greed and say #NoTrillionaires! Host an event in your community! 👇🧵 #teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#TeslaTakedown NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action
A TRILLION DOLLARS? Elon Musk and his stooges think they can gobble up the entire world while the rest of us starve. Join us for the NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action Nov. 15, 2025!
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Mark Zuckerberg is fine with his platforms showing users 15 billion scam ads a day.
Investors not so impressed.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Investors not so impressed.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is fine with his platforms showing users 15 billion scam ads a day.
Investors not so impressed.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Investors not so impressed.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
This is deeply disappointing from Starmer.
The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯
How embarrassing for the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯
How embarrassing for the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is deeply disappointing from Starmer.
The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯
How embarrassing for the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯
How embarrassing for the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
"The momentum is crazy!"
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"The momentum is crazy!"
‘It’s obvious the real story is the President is babbling nonsensically. That is the story. But that’s not the story you read in the newspaper or see on TV…They won’t show you he’s rambling on and on without any connecting ideas’
If you have 25 minutes to spare, or a portion of it, and the stamina for more bad news, Dr. John Gartner sounding more alarms about Trump's deteriorating mental state:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
‘The smoking gun’ that points to Trump’s cognitive decline | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
‘It’s obvious the real story is the President is babbling nonsensically. That is the story. But that’s not the story you read in the newspaper or see on TV…They won’t show you he’s rambling on and on without any connecting ideas’
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
Reposted by Michael Sheldon 🌎
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."