Mike In Houston
@mikeinhouston.bsky.social
Firmly left-of-center. Fluent in sarcasm, adept at Boolean searches, bringer of receipts & champion eye-roller.
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Some terms for the media to be aware of going into Trump 2.0 (a 🧵):
Dignity Wraith - people willing to shred their dignity for a Trump appointment
Access Wraith - media people willing to shred their integrity for access to Trump World
Dignity Wraith - people willing to shred their dignity for a Trump appointment
Access Wraith - media people willing to shred their integrity for access to Trump World
Let us review, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the skull:
2005: Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein begins in Florida under the direction of Republican FBI Director Robert Mueller, appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.
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2005: Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein begins in Florida under the direction of Republican FBI Director Robert Mueller, appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let us review, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the skull:
2005: Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein begins in Florida under the direction of Republican FBI Director Robert Mueller, appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.
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2005: Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein begins in Florida under the direction of Republican FBI Director Robert Mueller, appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.
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Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
wapo.st
July 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Gift link:
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And ICE immediately arrested him…
C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N: Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The runner-up from last year was competing in his fourth bee. The national spelling contest celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
The runner-up from last year was competing in his fourth bee. The national spelling contest celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
Scripps Spelling Bee 2025 live updates: Faizan Zaki of Texas wins the bee
Live updates from the finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee including words, definitions and analysis.
wapo.st
May 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
And ICE immediately arrested him…
It's no wonder MAGA wants to defund NPR...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
A pediatrician warns of 'long-lasting' consequences of RFK Jr. leading HHS
Adam Ratner predicts the appointment of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to unscare them," he says.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's no wonder MAGA wants to defund NPR...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Tell me again about how a single federal district judge is going rogue by making a national ruling...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...
Judge scraps US rule capping credit card late fees at $8
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping credit card late fees at $8, after the agency agreed with opponents that the rule adopted durin...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tell me again about how a single federal district judge is going rogue by making a national ruling...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...
Apophenia is the psychological phenomenon of perceiving meaningful connections & patterns in random or unrelated events. It involves a tendency to assign unwarranted salience or importance to information, leading to the identification of patterns where none exist. (See media & Trump)
April 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Apophenia is the psychological phenomenon of perceiving meaningful connections & patterns in random or unrelated events. It involves a tendency to assign unwarranted salience or importance to information, leading to the identification of patterns where none exist. (See media & Trump)
What will Trump use all that pro bono lawyering for?
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...
President Trump's New York fraud debt tops $500 million
The figure has been growing while President Trump appeals a 2024 judgment finding he and his company liable for fraud.
www.cbsnews.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What will Trump use all that pro bono lawyering for?
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...
Adam Smith's dead hand just slapped Donald Trump upside the head.
April 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Adam Smith's dead hand just slapped Donald Trump upside the head.
Who would have thought? 🙄
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newrepublic.com/post/193850/...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Gives Tesla Massive Helping Hand With Newest Purge
Elon Musk’s minions in the federal government have just fired key experts who regulate Tesla.
newrepublic.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Who would have thought? 🙄
newrepublic.com/post/193850/...
newrepublic.com/post/193850/...
Crawling back to less than what the market was last week is a win?
10th best day ever for US stocks, topping any of the COVID shock up days and only beat by two days from 2008 and seven from during the Great Depression (all 1929-1939)
*S&P 500 SOARS 9.5%, NASDAQ 100 JUMPS 12%
*S&P 500 SOARS 9.5%, NASDAQ 100 JUMPS 12%
April 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Crawling back to less than what the market was last week is a win?
Trump often touts McKinley as a role model:
The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
April 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Trump often touts McKinley as a role model:
The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Funny, but if I were truly worried about $36 trillion in U.S. debt wiping out $11 trillion in value since the inauguration might not be the best methodology...
www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-st...
www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-st...
U.S. stocks see biggest 2-day wipeout in history in wake of Trump’s tariffs
Stocks erased a combined $6.6 trillion in value on Thursday and Friday.
www.marketwatch.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Funny, but if I were truly worried about $36 trillion in U.S. debt wiping out $11 trillion in value since the inauguration might not be the best methodology...
www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-st...
www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-st...
Who would have thought?
April 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Who would have thought?
Hey Ho. Hey Hey. How many kids did you kill RFK?
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www.tpr.org/public-healt...
West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak
Medical disinformation connected to the West Texas measles outbreak has created a new problem. Children are being treated for toxic levels of vitamin A.
www.tpr.org
March 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hey Ho. Hey Hey. How many kids did you kill RFK?
www.tpr.org/public-healt...
www.tpr.org/public-healt...
I think this is a bad move... it's preemptive surrender.
‘Fellow Travelers’ Lavender Scare Opera Withdraws From Kennedy Center In Protest Of Trump Takeover
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‘Fellow Travelers’ Lavender Scare Opera Withdraws From Kennedy Center In Protest Of Trump Takeover
Fellow Travelers will be replaced on the Kennedy Center line-up with a new production of Robert Ward’s opera The Crucible.
deadline.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I think this is a bad move... it's preemptive surrender.
Okay, that's scary.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Kansas child said 'monster' was under their bed; babysitter finds man hiding there
The man once lived at the residence but had been ordered to stay away from the property under a protection from abuse order, the sheriff’s office said.
www.nbcnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Okay, that's scary.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Lest we forget the complicity of RFK & the HHS...
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
Texas measles outbreak grows to 327 cases with 18 confirmed infections over last 5 days: Officials
The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 327 cases confirmed, according to new data published Tuesday.
abcnews.go.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Lest we forget the complicity of RFK & the HHS...
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...