Mike
@mike-teevee-1971.bsky.social
Navy and Air National Guard veteran. Currently on a 40+ year air traffic control career. Father of 2 young men, one of which is in Ukraine fighting against tyranny.
#SlavaUkraini #HeroiamSlava 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini #HeroiamSlava 🇺🇦
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“Kelly’s had some business ventures, but he’s a bit light on management experience. Still, he’d be a far better choice than Hegseth, who is now vying to snag the never-coveted title of Worst Secretary of Defense in Modern American History.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job
He should be secretary of defense.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“Kelly’s had some business ventures, but he’s a bit light on management experience. Still, he’d be a far better choice than Hegseth, who is now vying to snag the never-coveted title of Worst Secretary of Defense in Modern American History.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Trump’s reflexive response has been to lie. “We don’t have any inflation,” he insisted earlier this month. Also: “Our prices are coming down very substantially on groceries and things.”
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Doesn’t Understand Inflation
Having promised to lower living costs, the president seems keen to make American life more expensive.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Trump’s reflexive response has been to lie. “We don’t have any inflation,” he insisted earlier this month. Also: “Our prices are coming down very substantially on groceries and things.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“It bears noting that the ad does not call for ignoring legal orders. It’s merely a public-service announcement reminding members of the military and the intelligence community of their right to avoid implication in crimes.”
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Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad
For the president and his minions, loyalty is more important than legality.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“It bears noting that the ad does not call for ignoring legal orders. It’s merely a public-service announcement reminding members of the military and the intelligence community of their right to avoid implication in crimes.”
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It’s a global call to action by the UN to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.
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‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media
Gender-based violence in politics has democratic costs, diminishing diverse voices and expertise in public office.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It’s a global call to action by the UN to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.
theconversation.com/quiet-piggy-...
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Still one of my favorite ATC memes.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Still one of my favorite ATC memes.
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Guess he hasn’t gotten Duffy’s memo🙄
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Guess he hasn’t gotten Duffy’s memo🙄
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
“Trump is discovering that although it’s easy to convict people in a social-media rant, inside the courtroom things are a bit more complicated. The basic safeguards of the criminal-justice system are proving to be some of the most effective checks on Trump’s power
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The One Place Trump’s Power Remains Constrained
In the criminal-justice system, when the president’s bluster collides with facts and evidence, he keeps losing.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“Trump is discovering that although it’s easy to convict people in a social-media rant, inside the courtroom things are a bit more complicated. The basic safeguards of the criminal-justice system are proving to be some of the most effective checks on Trump’s power
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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As the holidays approach.. here’s some reminders..
1. Don’t push people who turn down alcohol or food. A simple “Is there anything I can get you?” Will do.
2. Don’t push people, especially children, for physical contact.
3. An Uber or Lyft will ALWAYS be cheaper than any DUI
1. Don’t push people who turn down alcohol or food. A simple “Is there anything I can get you?” Will do.
2. Don’t push people, especially children, for physical contact.
3. An Uber or Lyft will ALWAYS be cheaper than any DUI
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
As the holidays approach.. here’s some reminders..
1. Don’t push people who turn down alcohol or food. A simple “Is there anything I can get you?” Will do.
2. Don’t push people, especially children, for physical contact.
3. An Uber or Lyft will ALWAYS be cheaper than any DUI
1. Don’t push people who turn down alcohol or food. A simple “Is there anything I can get you?” Will do.
2. Don’t push people, especially children, for physical contact.
3. An Uber or Lyft will ALWAYS be cheaper than any DUI
The US definitely doesn’t deserve it. (Stayed tuned for some serious crying 😭)
¡Felicidades Mexico!🇲🇽⚽️
¡Felicidades Mexico!🇲🇽⚽️
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The US definitely doesn’t deserve it. (Stayed tuned for some serious crying 😭)
¡Felicidades Mexico!🇲🇽⚽️
¡Felicidades Mexico!🇲🇽⚽️
There’s more badass in this one guy than in the entire leadership of “The War Department” and White House🫡
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There’s more badass in this one guy than in the entire leadership of “The War Department” and White House🫡
Buh-bye👋🏻👋🏻
Lindsey Halligan, who brought the cases, is a former insurance attorney who once served as President Trump's personal lawyer before his return to office. n.pr/3LUfu9z
Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan, who brought the cases, is a former insurance attorney who once served as President Trump's personal lawyer before his return to office.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Buh-bye👋🏻👋🏻
Nobody encouraged troops to ignore orders. Just to do what the military required and report concerns of unlawful orders.
This is also why they’re packing the JAG Corps with magas, so they can strip every non-maga veteran of their rights and privileges. 😒
This is also why they’re packing the JAG Corps with magas, so they can strip every non-maga veteran of their rights and privileges. 😒
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Nobody encouraged troops to ignore orders. Just to do what the military required and report concerns of unlawful orders.
This is also why they’re packing the JAG Corps with magas, so they can strip every non-maga veteran of their rights and privileges. 😒
This is also why they’re packing the JAG Corps with magas, so they can strip every non-maga veteran of their rights and privileges. 😒
“…in his haste to turn X into a political weapon for the far right, Musk may have revealed that the platform he’s long called “the number 1 source of news on Earth” is really just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
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Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“…in his haste to turn X into a political weapon for the far right, Musk may have revealed that the platform he’s long called “the number 1 source of news on Earth” is really just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
“The Heritage Foundation still employs scholars and publishes papers, but lately it has aligned itself with the MAGA movement. It now operates as a kind of Trumpian messaging organ, bending its positions to comport with whatever the president says”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Conservative Movement’s Intellectual Collapse
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“The Heritage Foundation still employs scholars and publishes papers, but lately it has aligned itself with the MAGA movement. It now operates as a kind of Trumpian messaging organ, bending its positions to comport with whatever the president says”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“The statement did not say what charges Kelly could face if it took such a step. But President Donald Trump last week accused Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers of seditious behavior for urging U.S. troops to refuse any illegal orders”🙄
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Pentagon threatens to prosecute Senator Mark Kelly by recalling him to Navy service (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“The statement did not say what charges Kelly could face if it took such a step. But President Donald Trump last week accused Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers of seditious behavior for urging U.S. troops to refuse any illegal orders”🙄
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Off to use my ‘non-professional degrees’ to help some people feel better today and maybe help save a life or two.
a nurse in a blue scrub is standing in a hospital room
ALT: a nurse in a blue scrub is standing in a hospital room
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Off to use my ‘non-professional degrees’ to help some people feel better today and maybe help save a life or two.
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The number of war crime investigations open in Ukraine at the beginning of the fall was 178,391, Kyiv's top prosecutor told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a program airing this evening.
Ukraine says it's investigating over 178,000 war crimes amid Trump peace plan talks
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are discussing Trump's peace proposal that includes accepting amnesty for Russians accused of war crimes.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The number of war crime investigations open in Ukraine at the beginning of the fall was 178,391, Kyiv's top prosecutor told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a program airing this evening.
“The White House plan is expected to add new income caps for enrollees to qualify for the ACA tax credits as well as minimum premium payments”
This kind of sounds like when Trump took Obama’s VA Choice Act and renamed it “Mission Act”. Other than adding urgent care, it’s the same for me. 🙄
This kind of sounds like when Trump took Obama’s VA Choice Act and renamed it “Mission Act”. Other than adding urgent care, it’s the same for me. 🙄
White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits
White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits
Republicans have been eager for Trump to reveal his preferences on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“The White House plan is expected to add new income caps for enrollees to qualify for the ACA tax credits as well as minimum premium payments”
This kind of sounds like when Trump took Obama’s VA Choice Act and renamed it “Mission Act”. Other than adding urgent care, it’s the same for me. 🙄
This kind of sounds like when Trump took Obama’s VA Choice Act and renamed it “Mission Act”. Other than adding urgent care, it’s the same for me. 🙄
Well, ain’t that a b!tch🤔
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Well, ain’t that a b!tch🤔