Silkknitter
@mickstriker.bsky.social
Retired Foreign Service (Africa & the the Balkans), public diplomacy. Community college writing instructor, volunteer at Wharton state park/Batsto, food bank, Red Cross blood drives.
Putin can now claim, with the Maduro precedent, that Zelenskyy is the “illegitimate” president of Ukraine & topple him. Nice job Peacenik Donald.
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Putin can now claim, with the Maduro precedent, that Zelenskyy is the “illegitimate” president of Ukraine & topple him. Nice job Peacenik Donald.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Useful to ponder while Trump blusters, mutters & slurs his rationale for invading a sovereign nation & arresting its president.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Useful to ponder while Trump blusters, mutters & slurs his rationale for invading a sovereign nation & arresting its president.
Well, there goes that Nobel. I guess he could mount his head in the ballroom. This is a violation of international law, which exists for a reason. The consequences are unpredictable & could be dire. Wish there was more I could say other than 🤦🏻♂️ SMH
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Well, there goes that Nobel. I guess he could mount his head in the ballroom. This is a violation of international law, which exists for a reason. The consequences are unpredictable & could be dire. Wish there was more I could say other than 🤦🏻♂️ SMH
I envy people who are smart & funny. Kudos to the new Trump-Kennedy Center. Can’t wait to see the Epstein Dancers … wearing only redactions. (If they can find them…)
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I envy people who are smart & funny. Kudos to the new Trump-Kennedy Center. Can’t wait to see the Epstein Dancers … wearing only redactions. (If they can find them…)
Let’s add blowing up buildings in Nigerian villages on behalf of “Christian” (I.e., Islam-hating) Nigerian oppo political parties; threatening an invasion of Iran to “protect” protesters while he wants to shoot US protesters in their legs. Now he wants to let children suffer by denying $ for daycare
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Let’s add blowing up buildings in Nigerian villages on behalf of “Christian” (I.e., Islam-hating) Nigerian oppo political parties; threatening an invasion of Iran to “protect” protesters while he wants to shoot US protesters in their legs. Now he wants to let children suffer by denying $ for daycare
Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
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January 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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Dear Michael ,
We're so glad you’re a member of the Democratic Socialists of America! DSAers are building the openly socialist movement we need to confront the capitalist class in our workplaces, schools and communities.
Dear Michael ,
We're so glad you’re a member of the Democratic Socialists of America! DSAers are building the openly socialist movement we need to confront the capitalist class in our workplaces, schools and communities.
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Joined up
Dear Michael ,
We're so glad you’re a member of the Democratic Socialists of America! DSAers are building the openly socialist movement we need to confront the capitalist class in our workplaces, schools and communities.
Dear Michael ,
We're so glad you’re a member of the Democratic Socialists of America! DSAers are building the openly socialist movement we need to confront the capitalist class in our workplaces, schools and communities.
Fernandina Beach Shrimp Drop! Happy New Year 🎆🎈🎊
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Fernandina Beach Shrimp Drop! Happy New Year 🎆🎈🎊
This J1 program works fantastically well in theory — or fantasy. It is of course going to be abused by capitalists, & all the more so by the thieving class of the current regime.
December 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This J1 program works fantastically well in theory — or fantasy. It is of course going to be abused by capitalists, & all the more so by the thieving class of the current regime.
They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/n...
They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/n...
Trump says he’s “protecting Christians” by bombing Islamic gangsters - who traffic guns, people, narcotics & control land & people in pursuit of illicit funds, all under the false flag of Islam. But it’ll be the Christians who take the brunt of the revenge.
Does no one in this regime have a brain?
Does no one in this regime have a brain?
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump says he’s “protecting Christians” by bombing Islamic gangsters - who traffic guns, people, narcotics & control land & people in pursuit of illicit funds, all under the false flag of Islam. But it’ll be the Christians who take the brunt of the revenge.
Does no one in this regime have a brain?
Does no one in this regime have a brain?
Nobody should have been calling shit “Orwellian” until you get the real thing. Speech is free but some speech is freer than others. And that’s the speech of hate and ignorance.
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Nobody should have been calling shit “Orwellian” until you get the real thing. Speech is free but some speech is freer than others. And that’s the speech of hate and ignorance.
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
This is how police states begin to mature, enlisting the delusional to support the unjust.
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is how police states begin to mature, enlisting the delusional to support the unjust.
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge
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December 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
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These abrupt, opaque, and unexplained recalls sabotage diplomatic effectiveness and U.S. credibility abroad: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
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December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
These abrupt, opaque, and unexplained recalls sabotage diplomatic effectiveness and U.S. credibility abroad: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. - ProPublica
How can we let them eat cake? We shouldn’t.
How can we let them eat cake? We shouldn’t.
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. - ProPublica
How can we let them eat cake? We shouldn’t.
How can we let them eat cake? We shouldn’t.
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Economist Justin Wolfers: “Demolishing the East Wing of the WH before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump’s approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.”
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Economist Justin Wolfers: “Demolishing the East Wing of the WH before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump’s approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.”
MS Copilot wouldn’t let me do a mashup with Trump by name. I used general descriptors to receive this caricature of oyr Dear Sheikh of Qatar
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
MS Copilot wouldn’t let me do a mashup with Trump by name. I used general descriptors to receive this caricature of oyr Dear Sheikh of Qatar