Mike Merrill
@mikedmerrill.bsky.social
Retail Account Director at Salesforce, Former AWS, NetApp, Dell and TEDx & Keynote Speaker, Chief Bacon Maker #☁️ #pickleball
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Have the DOGE boys gotten around to cancelling
a) a single weapons contract or
b) a single Elon Musk contract?
a) a single weapons contract or
b) a single Elon Musk contract?
March 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Have the DOGE boys gotten around to cancelling
a) a single weapons contract or
b) a single Elon Musk contract?
a) a single weapons contract or
b) a single Elon Musk contract?
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Donald Trump and Republicans are taking money from our farmers, giving it to the wealthy for tax breaks, and throwing away locally-grown food that helps keep our kids fed at school.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans are taking money from our farmers, giving it to the wealthy for tax breaks, and throwing away locally-grown food that helps keep our kids fed at school.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
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Weaponizing the DOJ to go after your enemies…
How very fascist.
How very fascist.
Trump: "We have a lot of law firms that we're going to be going after, because they were very dishonest people. They were very, very dishonest. We have a lot of law firms that we're going after."
March 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Weaponizing the DOJ to go after your enemies…
How very fascist.
How very fascist.
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People running universities, media organizations, law firms, anything at all, need to understand that ceding an inch to authoritarians, accepting any sort of censorship, only increases the likelihood of further censorship. Capitulation is collaboration.
March 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People running universities, media organizations, law firms, anything at all, need to understand that ceding an inch to authoritarians, accepting any sort of censorship, only increases the likelihood of further censorship. Capitulation is collaboration.
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Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
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Fired workers deserve benefits. Call your representatives
YouTube video by Mark Cuban
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March 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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"We have a powerful case that Elon Musk is violating the United States Constitution" @normeisen.bsky.social explains the Appointments Clause. "He lectures the cabinet, he has the power of life and death over federal agencies...you can't do that under the Constitution."
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"We have a powerful case that Elon Musk is violating the United States Constitution" @normeisen.bsky.social explains the Appointments Clause. "He lectures the cabinet, he has the power of life and death over federal agencies...you can't do that under the Constitution."
WTF?
Read it.
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
WTF?
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Bad enough on its own. But much worse as a prelude of things to come.
Trump and Elon Musk have wiped out the national database of police misconduct. Nearly 150,000 records of misconduct by federal officers erased, like it never happened.
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bad enough on its own. But much worse as a prelude of things to come.
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You know you’re not getting all of this important health info from this Administration so tune in live at 12:30 pm ET on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest from the trusted @vinguptamd.bsky.social
An unvaccinated child in TX has died from measles according to TX DSHS, the first such death in the US in a decade per the CDC. HHS Sec RFK Jr says he is “watching” cases. @katiephang.bsky.social discusses live with @vinguptamd.bsky.social at 12:30 pm EST on our official show FB, IG, and TikTok!
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You know you’re not getting all of this important health info from this Administration so tune in live at 12:30 pm ET on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest from the trusted @vinguptamd.bsky.social
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From a guy who used to work there: Rachel is a remarkable person and the best TV news talent there is. If she says something is fucked up, it is. Getting rid of Joy, who dared to see through this fascism bullshit years ago and had the gall of occasionally being funny about it, is dumb.
Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.
February 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From a guy who used to work there: Rachel is a remarkable person and the best TV news talent there is. If she says something is fucked up, it is. Getting rid of Joy, who dared to see through this fascism bullshit years ago and had the gall of occasionally being funny about it, is dumb.
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Amen to that.
I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
February 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Amen to that.
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I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
Guess we all just file extensions then. Horrible situations for those that are owed money as the headcount needed to process refunds will be gone.
This sounds like a great way to cut the deficit. Get rid of the revenue people.
IRS employee tells me the IRS is going to terminate ~6,600 people today.
These are by and large people who "go after tax evasion."
These are by and large people who "go after tax evasion."
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Guess we all just file extensions then. Horrible situations for those that are owed money as the headcount needed to process refunds will be gone.
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Breaking: The US government.
February 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Breaking: The US government.
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DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...
DOGE Is Hacking America - Schneier on Security
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, b...
www.schneier.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...
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This guy must have done something egregious like stand up for the Constitution and laws of the United States.
NEW - The Trump administration has removed the acting head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division after the career prosecutor served in the position for less than a month, sources tell ABC abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...
Trump administration removes acting head of DOJ's National Security Division: Sources
The Trump administration has removed the acting head of the DOJ's National Security Division after he served in the role for less than a month, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This guy must have done something egregious like stand up for the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
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This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
February 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
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i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
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Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his.
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
January 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his.
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
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This is how it’s done
Chris Murphy: "Why is Donald Trump engaged in this relentless campaign to try to silence journalists, media companies, and his political opposition? It's because he's trying to steal from you."
December 19, 2024 at 2:50 AM
This is how it’s done