Michael Tolbert
@michaeltolbert.bsky.social
Positive, persistent & patient.
The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time. -Edison #TruthBeBold
The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time. -Edison #TruthBeBold
As we travel from what was once Mexico across the Gulf of Mexico to Mexico, screw you Google for legitimizing a bullying, #WannaBeDictator
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
As we travel from what was once Mexico across the Gulf of Mexico to Mexico, screw you Google for legitimizing a bullying, #WannaBeDictator
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AOC: How can we, as members of congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people? That is what this legislation does. In fact, Senator Graham said he was going to seek well over $1 million from the American people, from this.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
AOC: How can we, as members of congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people? That is what this legislation does. In fact, Senator Graham said he was going to seek well over $1 million from the American people, from this.
An obligation without accountability is merely a suggestions.
Michael Tolbert #TruthBeBold
Michael Tolbert #TruthBeBold
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
An obligation without accountability is merely a suggestions.
Michael Tolbert #TruthBeBold
Michael Tolbert #TruthBeBold
"More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted" #GreenNewDeal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted" #GreenNewDeal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Qcells furloughs 1,000 workers at Georgia #solar panel assembly facilities #WarAgainstCleanEnergy www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/qcel...
Qcells furloughs 1,000 workers at Georgia solar panel assembly facilities
Solar panel manufacturer Qcells revealed on Friday that it would furlough one-third of its workers at its two plants in Georgia. The 1,000 employees will
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Qcells furloughs 1,000 workers at Georgia #solar panel assembly facilities #WarAgainstCleanEnergy www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/qcel...
“Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.”— The @newyorker.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.”— The @newyorker.com
The idea of "No taxation without representation," is at the core of a Representative Democracy. www.taxnotes.com/opinions/tho...
Thoreau’s Arrest for Tax Protesting Was Illegal — and It Changed the World | Tax Notes
Tax Notes is the first source of essential daily news, analysis, and commentary for tax professionals whose success depends on being trusted for their expertise.
www.taxnotes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The idea of "No taxation without representation," is at the core of a Representative Democracy. www.taxnotes.com/opinions/tho...
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According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
Ken Paxton was acquitted. See how each Senator voted. - The Texas Tribune share.google/xzgMnUZjNbKr...
Ken Paxton was acquitted. See how each Senator voted. - The Texas Tribune
After spending two weeks listening to both sides make their case, Texas Senators voted to acquit Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment. Because of this vote, Paxton will remain in office.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Ken Paxton was acquitted. See how each Senator voted. - The Texas Tribune share.google/xzgMnUZjNbKr...
“Tex Tollbear”
Reward: $1,000
Wanted for: Insubordination & Gardening While Black.
Known to challenge authority.
Consider armed and intelligent.
Reward: $1,000
Wanted for: Insubordination & Gardening While Black.
Known to challenge authority.
Consider armed and intelligent.
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
“Tex Tollbear”
Reward: $1,000
Wanted for: Insubordination & Gardening While Black.
Known to challenge authority.
Consider armed and intelligent.
Reward: $1,000
Wanted for: Insubordination & Gardening While Black.
Known to challenge authority.
Consider armed and intelligent.
Dear Canada,
America will eventually get around to doing the right thing, after trying everything else. #TrumpTradeWar
youtube.com/watch?v=pABU...
America will eventually get around to doing the right thing, after trying everything else. #TrumpTradeWar
youtube.com/watch?v=pABU...
Trump ends trade talks with Canada after Reagan ‘anti-tariffs’ ad
YouTube video by The Independent
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October 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Dear Canada,
America will eventually get around to doing the right thing, after trying everything else. #TrumpTradeWar
youtube.com/watch?v=pABU...
America will eventually get around to doing the right thing, after trying everything else. #TrumpTradeWar
youtube.com/watch?v=pABU...
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COLLINS: Today you pardoned the founded of Binance. Can you explain why you did that?
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
COLLINS: Today you pardoned the founded of Binance. Can you explain why you did that?
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
"...indifference is the beginning of atrocity. In the end, the earth receives the dead the same way. The Jews of Auschwitz, the Palestinians of Gaza, the enslaved of America, and the Indigenous of every stolen land. The soil does not distinguish whose bones it holds. 1/2
"Never Again," For Everyone
The graves at Gaza and the corpses of Auschwitz whisper the same warning: indifference is the beginning of atrocity.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"...indifference is the beginning of atrocity. In the end, the earth receives the dead the same way. The Jews of Auschwitz, the Palestinians of Gaza, the enslaved of America, and the Indigenous of every stolen land. The soil does not distinguish whose bones it holds. 1/2
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We need a national strike now! Check out my plan: daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/leveraging...
Leveraging Trump's Weakness
The Call for a National Economic Shutdown
daniellemoodie.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need a national strike now! Check out my plan: daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/leveraging...
Trump nominee to lead whistleblower office drops out after racist texts surface www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump nominee to lead whistleblower office drops out after racist texts surface
Report on Paul Ingrassia featured messages where he allegedly described himself as having a ‘Nazi streak’
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Trump nominee to lead whistleblower office drops out after racist texts surface www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases #wtf www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases #wtf www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
BAH is the modern version of a military program dating from 1878 under which service members (National Guard) are provided government quarters or a cash substitute when quarters are unavailable. The allowance is not taxable. ec.militarytimes.com/guard-reserv...
BAH is the modern version of a military program dating from 1878 under which service members (National Guard) are provided government quarters or a cash substitute when quarters are unavailable. The allowance is not taxable. ec.militarytimes.com/guard-reserv...
Guard & Reserve Handbook Pay and Benefits| Military Times
ec.militarytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
BAH is the modern version of a military program dating from 1878 under which service members (National Guard) are provided government quarters or a cash substitute when quarters are unavailable. The allowance is not taxable. ec.militarytimes.com/guard-reserv...
BAH is the modern version of a military program dating from 1878 under which service members (National Guard) are provided government quarters or a cash substitute when quarters are unavailable. The allowance is not taxable. ec.militarytimes.com/guard-reserv...
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Robbing Peter to pay Paul does not appear to be an option this time.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Republicans eye bigger farm bailout amid Trump trade wars
The fund Trump tapped to send farmers $28 billion in 2018 is now dwindling.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Robbing Peter to pay Paul does not appear to be an option this time.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
During his first term, his actions became increasingly difficult for me to justify, culminating with the Jan. 6 attack on Congress as it tried to execute its duties. I hoped he had learned from those errors, but it only took a few days of his second term for me to realize he had not.
Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump
I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
During his first term, his actions became increasingly difficult for me to justify, culminating with the Jan. 6 attack on Congress as it tried to execute its duties. I hoped he had learned from those errors, but it only took a few days of his second term for me to realize he had not.
Trump compared Santos’ actions to those of Sen. Blumenthal, who mischaracterized his military service.
“This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!,” Trump said of Blumenthal’s statements.
“This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!,” Trump said of Blumenthal’s statements.
Trump grants clemency to disgraced former lawmaker George Santos
The former member of Congress from New York served less than three months of a seven-years sentence for wire fraud and identity theft.
www.politico.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump compared Santos’ actions to those of Sen. Blumenthal, who mischaracterized his military service.
“This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!,” Trump said of Blumenthal’s statements.
“This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!,” Trump said of Blumenthal’s statements.
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War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength...
...and from now on #math is #woke
#Orwell1984
...and from now on #math is #woke
#Orwell1984
April 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength...
...and from now on #math is #woke
#Orwell1984
...and from now on #math is #woke
#Orwell1984
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Reports of the Trump Administration’s latest weaponization of the IRS to go after Democrats are a gross abuse of power that demands a full investigation.
Take it from Ted Cruz:
Take it from Ted Cruz:
October 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reports of the Trump Administration’s latest weaponization of the IRS to go after Democrats are a gross abuse of power that demands a full investigation.
Take it from Ted Cruz:
Take it from Ted Cruz:
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"Brilliant. Exhilarating. The boldest documentary anyone could make right now."
Official trailer for Academy Award-nominee Raoul Peck's ORWELL: 2+2=5. In select theaters 10.3.
youtu.be/acKIDBKyx9c
Official trailer for Academy Award-nominee Raoul Peck's ORWELL: 2+2=5. In select theaters 10.3.
youtu.be/acKIDBKyx9c
ORWELL 2+2=5 - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters October 3
YouTube video by NEON
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August 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Brilliant. Exhilarating. The boldest documentary anyone could make right now."
Official trailer for Academy Award-nominee Raoul Peck's ORWELL: 2+2=5. In select theaters 10.3.
youtu.be/acKIDBKyx9c
Official trailer for Academy Award-nominee Raoul Peck's ORWELL: 2+2=5. In select theaters 10.3.
youtu.be/acKIDBKyx9c
"I had reduced everything to the simple theory that the oppressed are always right and the oppressors are always wrong: a mistaken theory, but the natural result of being one of the oppressors yourself" - George Orwell -to escape from all forms of man's dominion over man. youtube.com/watch?v=npwm...
ORWELL 2+2=5 - Official Greenband Trailer - In Select Theaters October 3
YouTube video by NEON
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October 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"I had reduced everything to the simple theory that the oppressed are always right and the oppressors are always wrong: a mistaken theory, but the natural result of being one of the oppressors yourself" - George Orwell -to escape from all forms of man's dominion over man. youtube.com/watch?v=npwm...