Michelle Vista 🐊
@michellevista.bsky.social
Member of the Gator Nation. Moved to red SC to take care of the elders. There ARE dems here, we'll keep working on it.
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People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Jack Nicklaus is eighty five years old
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jack Nicklaus is eighty five years old
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November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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A breathtaking, once-in-a-lifetime sight over Bend, Oregon — multiple vivid rainbows arching across the sky after a storm, captured by local resident Lena Marlowe. And no, it's not AI for Christ's sake.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A breathtaking, once-in-a-lifetime sight over Bend, Oregon — multiple vivid rainbows arching across the sky after a storm, captured by local resident Lena Marlowe. And no, it's not AI for Christ's sake.
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Find someone who will look at you the way Trump looks at Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Find someone who will look at you the way Trump looks at Mamdani
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Experienced in nonprofit fundraising and love building meaningful, cross-sector relationships? We’d be excited to meet you! We’re hiring a Director of Development & Partnerships (remote US, East Coast preferred). Salary $160–200k. Apply here: www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3518
Bellingcat US | Director of Development and Partnerships
Bellingcat is an independent community of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists who pioneered open source investigations tools. With precision and perseverance, Bellingcat exposes everyt...
www.on-ramps.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Experienced in nonprofit fundraising and love building meaningful, cross-sector relationships? We’d be excited to meet you! We’re hiring a Director of Development & Partnerships (remote US, East Coast preferred). Salary $160–200k. Apply here: www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3518
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On a more cheerful note, my formerly feral kitten is growing into a happy and healthy cat.
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
On a more cheerful note, my formerly feral kitten is growing into a happy and healthy cat.
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This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Josh really doesn't get enough credit as a digital journalism pioneer — and as an entrepreneur who built something meaningful and lasting.
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Josh really doesn't get enough credit as a digital journalism pioneer — and as an entrepreneur who built something meaningful and lasting.
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PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
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I bought a subscription to the @orlandosentinel.com in order to read this horrifying story. It cost exactly $1 for an entire year.
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I bought a subscription to the @orlandosentinel.com in order to read this horrifying story. It cost exactly $1 for an entire year.
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No, it’s not time for South Carolina Democrats to give up and start voting for Republicans.
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
No, it’s not time for South Carolina Democrats to give up and start voting for Republicans.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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I do think one of my big issues with Bluesky is that I want to follow more Flyers fans! I want it to feel like a real active timeline. But most of the people I look to follow are 90% politics/10% sports. Give me more sports-mostly follows! That's when it'll feel like mid 10s Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I do think one of my big issues with Bluesky is that I want to follow more Flyers fans! I want it to feel like a real active timeline. But most of the people I look to follow are 90% politics/10% sports. Give me more sports-mostly follows! That's when it'll feel like mid 10s Twitter.
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Our 6 AM Lyft driver knew the Greyhound route from New Orleans to Atlanta well. He took it many times as a youth to visit his grandpa. The bus line brought back cherished memories.
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
The Wayward Bus
In which our doughy protagonist drags his poor wife from a romantic getaway into an unscheduled 30-hour bus trip through the heart of America, courtesy of the government shutdown.
miketanier.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our 6 AM Lyft driver knew the Greyhound route from New Orleans to Atlanta well. He took it many times as a youth to visit his grandpa. The bus line brought back cherished memories.
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
“So is it, you know, nice?” I asked.
“Oh no,” he replied. “Noooooooooo.”
miketanier.substack.com/p/the-waywar...
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“WeRe OnLy GoInG tO gO aFtEr CrImInAlS”
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“WeRe OnLy GoInG tO gO aFtEr CrImInAlS”
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There are afternoons when decades happen.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are afternoons when decades happen.
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Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
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Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far