Mike Louis 🏃♂️🏄♂️🚴♂️
@mikelouis.bsky.social
Dad, attorney, runner, surfer, can juggle.
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Why Nations Fail by Acemoglu and Robinson is a good modern work.
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchial Tendencies of Modern Democracy by Robert Michel is an older work that remains highly relevant.
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchial Tendencies of Modern Democracy by Robert Michel is an older work that remains highly relevant.
If you want to understand what is happening in the US, these two books are recommended. They outline the political and economic forces that successfully destroyed prior democratic systems (and how those forces weakened institutions). You can find many parallels to what the US is experiencing today.
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My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
The US is failing its green tech ‘Sputnik moment’
[FREE TO READ] Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy
on.ft.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
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The climate and biodiversity costs to opening up roadless areas are astronomical. The roadless rule protects over half of Tongass National Forest, which is home to over 400 species of wildlife and stores more than 10% of the carbon accumulated by all national forests across the US.
The Trump administration said that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
trib.al
June 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The climate and biodiversity costs to opening up roadless areas are astronomical. The roadless rule protects over half of Tongass National Forest, which is home to over 400 species of wildlife and stores more than 10% of the carbon accumulated by all national forests across the US.
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👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers.
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers.
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Mass protests are an implicit threat of potential violence even when they are entirely peaceful.
They serve to keep state power in check by demonstrating “there are more of us than you so fix your shit.”
The state knows this, which is why its agents often respond to them with unprovoked violence.
They serve to keep state power in check by demonstrating “there are more of us than you so fix your shit.”
The state knows this, which is why its agents often respond to them with unprovoked violence.
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Mass protests are an implicit threat of potential violence even when they are entirely peaceful.
They serve to keep state power in check by demonstrating “there are more of us than you so fix your shit.”
The state knows this, which is why its agents often respond to them with unprovoked violence.
They serve to keep state power in check by demonstrating “there are more of us than you so fix your shit.”
The state knows this, which is why its agents often respond to them with unprovoked violence.
Anyone know when California plans to file suit challenging the federal mobilization of National Guard troops without the Governor’s consent and the domestic deployment of U.S. Marines?
These are both well-established legal rules currently being violated.
These are both well-established legal rules currently being violated.
June 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Anyone know when California plans to file suit challenging the federal mobilization of National Guard troops without the Governor’s consent and the domestic deployment of U.S. Marines?
These are both well-established legal rules currently being violated.
These are both well-established legal rules currently being violated.
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Am belatedly reading Octavia E Butler’s Parable of the Sower from 1993, and my god.
May 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Am belatedly reading Octavia E Butler’s Parable of the Sower from 1993, and my god.
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Scientists,
I am asking us to do something that goes against our nature:
Step away from fine-grained, nuanced arguments. Zoom WAY out. Share the big picture. Don’t soften the seriousness of this moment with “xxx may be ok in xxx circumstances” talk.
It’s uncomfortable AND necessary.
I am asking us to do something that goes against our nature:
Step away from fine-grained, nuanced arguments. Zoom WAY out. Share the big picture. Don’t soften the seriousness of this moment with “xxx may be ok in xxx circumstances” talk.
It’s uncomfortable AND necessary.
May 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Scientists,
I am asking us to do something that goes against our nature:
Step away from fine-grained, nuanced arguments. Zoom WAY out. Share the big picture. Don’t soften the seriousness of this moment with “xxx may be ok in xxx circumstances” talk.
It’s uncomfortable AND necessary.
I am asking us to do something that goes against our nature:
Step away from fine-grained, nuanced arguments. Zoom WAY out. Share the big picture. Don’t soften the seriousness of this moment with “xxx may be ok in xxx circumstances” talk.
It’s uncomfortable AND necessary.
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Is it good for the environment? No
But is it at least good for the economy? Also no
But is it at least good for the economy? Also no
New research from @energyinnovation.org reveals that House budget cuts to the IRA would cost the U.S. "more than $1 trillion in GDP over the next decade."
@emilypont.bsky.social breaks down the findings below ⬇️
@emilypont.bsky.social breaks down the findings below ⬇️
IRA Cuts Would Sacrifice $1 Trillion of Economic Growth
Energy Innovation has some bad news for House Republicans.
heatmap.news
May 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is it good for the environment? No
But is it at least good for the economy? Also no
But is it at least good for the economy? Also no
Ok, someone needs to explain this. Either vaccines are bad, in which case why are we giving them to the most vulnerable members of society, or they are effective at preventing serious illness and should be widely available for all.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Ok, someone needs to explain this. Either vaccines are bad, in which case why are we giving them to the most vulnerable members of society, or they are effective at preventing serious illness and should be widely available for all.
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My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
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how every dem elected official isn’t losing their damn mind right now is beyond me. they want to arrest all of you!!!!
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
how every dem elected official isn’t losing their damn mind right now is beyond me. they want to arrest all of you!!!!
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind.
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities
Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.
www.sfgate.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Opus Diversity Equity and Inclusion
May 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Opus Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a good movie
Friday the 26th
Friday the 26th
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie
Eight Weddings and Two Funerals
Eight Weddings and Two Funerals
Implement a 100% tariff and run a movie
The 12th Sense
The 12th Sense
May 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a good movie
Friday the 26th
Friday the 26th
The average American has 3 friends
May 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The average American has 3 friends
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Liz Oyer, the DOJ attorney who got fired for refusing to reinstate Mel Gibson’s gun rights after Trump took power, is on TikTok now and she’s making some interesting videos.
Follow her here: www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer...
Follow her here: www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer...
May 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Liz Oyer, the DOJ attorney who got fired for refusing to reinstate Mel Gibson’s gun rights after Trump took power, is on TikTok now and she’s making some interesting videos.
Follow her here: www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer...
Follow her here: www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer...
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The slow but steady collapse of modern America is under way. Everything is being defunded. Public schools, public transit, public health, anything else "public." Our society can't function without these things. And Democrats are too slow to act.
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The slow but steady collapse of modern America is under way. Everything is being defunded. Public schools, public transit, public health, anything else "public." Our society can't function without these things. And Democrats are too slow to act.
At least truckers will have something to do while their trucks are parked at empty ports.
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP WILL SIGN ORDER ON ENGLISH LITERARY TESTS FOR TRUCKERS IN U.S.
April 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
At least truckers will have something to do while their trucks are parked at empty ports.
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Wow. We’ve got exoplanetary scientists *this* close to saying we’ve discovered alien life.
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wow. We’ve got exoplanetary scientists *this* close to saying we’ve discovered alien life.
Nico Harrison out here willing the Lakers to the 2025 NBA championship…
April 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Nico Harrison out here willing the Lakers to the 2025 NBA championship…