Mike Boulanger
@mikbo519.bsky.social
Drummer, Wine Enthusiast, Hockey Fan, Animal Lover and Happy Husband.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
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DEMENTED DONNY (LOW-IQ "LOSER") WENT ON 60 MINUTES AND CONFESSED HE HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS PARDONING. IF BIDEN SAID THAT, REPUBLICANS WOULD HAVE LOST THEIR FUCKING MINDS. I EXPLAIN THIS IN A "TREMENDOUS" POST LIKE NO ONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR READING IT HERE: bit.ly/3Xb5wCQ
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
DEMENTED DONNY (LOW-IQ "LOSER") WENT ON 60 MINUTES AND CONFESSED HE HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS PARDONING. IF BIDEN SAID THAT, REPUBLICANS WOULD HAVE LOST THEIR FUCKING MINDS. I EXPLAIN THIS IN A "TREMENDOUS" POST LIKE NO ONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR READING IT HERE: bit.ly/3Xb5wCQ
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rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
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I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
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What I would add is that Kirk said that someone should bail Paul Pelosi's attacker out of prison.
The difference between us and them is that I think that even the people on the other side who call for political violence against me, shouldn't have it done to them.
The difference between us and them is that I think that even the people on the other side who call for political violence against me, shouldn't have it done to them.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
What I would add is that Kirk said that someone should bail Paul Pelosi's attacker out of prison.
The difference between us and them is that I think that even the people on the other side who call for political violence against me, shouldn't have it done to them.
The difference between us and them is that I think that even the people on the other side who call for political violence against me, shouldn't have it done to them.
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I encourage everyone to look out for their safety and practice good internet hygiene, of course. But some of the scolding posts I've read suggest we can change the awful aftermath of a fateful event by just holding our tongues and being quiet little mice, and that isn't my experience.
September 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I encourage everyone to look out for their safety and practice good internet hygiene, of course. But some of the scolding posts I've read suggest we can change the awful aftermath of a fateful event by just holding our tongues and being quiet little mice, and that isn't my experience.
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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here's an idea: maybe guns shouldn't be so fucking easy to get
September 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
here's an idea: maybe guns shouldn't be so fucking easy to get
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
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That’s the thing. I wholeheartedly agree with the idea that political violence is bad and that this shooting will make it worse.
But it also feels to me that this is yet another area where Republicans get away with shit that no one else ever could.
I don’t feel bad for the guy, but this is bad. /1
But it also feels to me that this is yet another area where Republicans get away with shit that no one else ever could.
I don’t feel bad for the guy, but this is bad. /1
I suspect the response here will be asymmetric. Regardless of the shooter's identity, Democrats will make strident appeals for peace and calm, while Republicans will call for retribution and an escalation of violence. This is a very bad combination.
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
That’s the thing. I wholeheartedly agree with the idea that political violence is bad and that this shooting will make it worse.
But it also feels to me that this is yet another area where Republicans get away with shit that no one else ever could.
I don’t feel bad for the guy, but this is bad. /1
But it also feels to me that this is yet another area where Republicans get away with shit that no one else ever could.
I don’t feel bad for the guy, but this is bad. /1
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It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was lynched by a mob of white men.
70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him
It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was lynched by a mob of white men.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My friend Tim is in the ICU fighting for his life. He likely needs a liver transplant, and has no insurance. If you can find it in your heart please consider a donation 🙏
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Wow. He’s actually gone. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...
Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show
The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wow. He’s actually gone. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...
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Tech bros don’t want to save the world. They want to own it, brand it, license it, and charge you a monthly fee to visit.
July 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tech bros don’t want to save the world. They want to own it, brand it, license it, and charge you a monthly fee to visit.
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the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
July 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
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Yes, the budget funds a vast expansion of concentration camps at home and will spur a larger system abroad. After looking at countries that have gone this way (including the US, which has been on this path for some time), I can say many of us are still in a position to fight it. But we need to act.
I wrote about the budget bill, police-state measures intensifying, Himmler's defense of camps, the dangers of mirroring Putin's Rosgvardia, Trump's wish for a multistate network of concentration camps, and a long list of things you can do right now to fight ICE.
America's (not-so) secret police
The budget bill unleashes a detention system that threatens every American.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Yes, the budget funds a vast expansion of concentration camps at home and will spur a larger system abroad. After looking at countries that have gone this way (including the US, which has been on this path for some time), I can say many of us are still in a position to fight it. But we need to act.
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I'm already seeing centrists and leftists sniping at each other but the blame for this is 100% on the Republicans. This is what they do with power and it is imperative that we work together to keep them as far from it as possible, forever.
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm already seeing centrists and leftists sniping at each other but the blame for this is 100% on the Republicans. This is what they do with power and it is imperative that we work together to keep them as far from it as possible, forever.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.