Michael Harrington
@mikejharr.bsky.social
Retired lawyer. Golfer. Wine enthusiast. Investor. Expressing my personal views only and not the views of any organization with which I am associated.
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Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.
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Ronald Reagan explaining why tariffs don’t protect jobs, they destroy them and drag the economy down.
September 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ronald Reagan explaining why tariffs don’t protect jobs, they destroy them and drag the economy down.
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Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
Opinion | Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
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August 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
August 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
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Do you know how you counter a powerful bully? You bring all your friends!
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Do you know how you counter a powerful bully? You bring all your friends!
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I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.”
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
August 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.”
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
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In case you forgot, the guy Trump rolled out the red carpet for yesterday, honored with military flyovers and a joyride in his presidential limo…is wanted for the war crime of kidnapping Ukrainian children.
August 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In case you forgot, the guy Trump rolled out the red carpet for yesterday, honored with military flyovers and a joyride in his presidential limo…is wanted for the war crime of kidnapping Ukrainian children.
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You forgot: One applauded for the other.
So both Putin and Trump went to an AF Base in Alaska. Each had a set of demands. Trump accepted all of Putin's demands and then said he would convince Ukraine and Europe to accept them. And both then went home. Do I have this right?
August 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
You forgot: One applauded for the other.
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I guess I'm being ungenerous but whoever wrote this should be sent to the salt mines. It made my skin crawl.
August 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I guess I'm being ungenerous but whoever wrote this should be sent to the salt mines. It made my skin crawl.
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Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
August 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
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No lies told here.
August 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
No lies told here.
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The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.
Breaking News: President Trump said he was taking control of the police in Washington, D.C., and deploying 800 National Guard troops there in response to “out of control” crime — even though violent crime in the city has fallen. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3H9yVcu
August 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.
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The biggest single violent criminal event in DC history was masterminded by and on behalf of Trump who is himself, of course, a convicted felon. The police he today said he would protect and empower were the primary victims of the mass attack he incited.
August 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The biggest single violent criminal event in DC history was masterminded by and on behalf of Trump who is himself, of course, a convicted felon. The police he today said he would protect and empower were the primary victims of the mass attack he incited.
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Trump wants us to forget his Epstein files cover-up so badly that he’s invading Washington D.C.
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump wants us to forget his Epstein files cover-up so badly that he’s invading Washington D.C.
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Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
August 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
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This would not be happening if African Americans weren't the largest demographic in Washington, DC. This is white supremacy.
Trump announces he's taking over the DC police department to rescue the city from "crime, bloodshed, and bedlam."
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
August 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This would not be happening if African Americans weren't the largest demographic in Washington, DC. This is white supremacy.
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Trump has initiated a new era in which the chief executive can use threats regarding the most powerful weapons on Earth to salve his ego and improve his political fortunes. Once upon a time, America was governed by serious people. No longer.
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The president is rattling a nuclear saber as a distraction.
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August 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump has initiated a new era in which the chief executive can use threats regarding the most powerful weapons on Earth to salve his ego and improve his political fortunes. Once upon a time, America was governed by serious people. No longer.
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Excellent read.
"The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between October 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no violent conviction and 65% had no criminal conviction whatsoever."
This is what ethnic cleansing in the US looks like. Right now.
"The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between October 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no violent conviction and 65% had no criminal conviction whatsoever."
This is what ethnic cleansing in the US looks like. Right now.
Who's carrying out Southern California immigration raids?
The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here’s a look at who’s carrying out the immigration raids.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Excellent read.
"The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between October 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no violent conviction and 65% had no criminal conviction whatsoever."
This is what ethnic cleansing in the US looks like. Right now.
"The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between October 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no violent conviction and 65% had no criminal conviction whatsoever."
This is what ethnic cleansing in the US looks like. Right now.
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
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July 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
Current conditions near Good Hart, MI
July 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Current conditions near Good Hart, MI