Mike Trapp
@miketrapp.bsky.social
Author of The Practical Guide to Building a Better World, 2025 Bread and Roses Press (ISBN 978-1-939899-86-6) Founder of the New American Community a grassroots PAC. https://breadandrosespress.com/products/the-practical-guide-to-building-a-better-world
Join us at our holiday party!
Join the #AnneForKansas team for a holiday party and potluck gathering on Saturday Dec 13! Stay the whole time or just drop in and say hi! We want to see you -- and your favorite festive outfits! #UglySweater
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December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Join us at our holiday party!
Soda and cigarettes were the tip of the spear that sold capitalism to most of the world. If it's good enough to get subsistence economy folks to think they might need to raise some cash you know it's got something going for it. Sweet surrender.
September 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Soda and cigarettes were the tip of the spear that sold capitalism to most of the world. If it's good enough to get subsistence economy folks to think they might need to raise some cash you know it's got something going for it. Sweet surrender.
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Congratulations to Cory Doctorow, for coining an all-too-useful word.
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Congratulations to Cory Doctorow, for coining an all-too-useful word.
I did a podcast and got into anarchy, local government, the battle to stop troubled private prison provider CoreCivic reopen their shuttered Leavenworth, Kansas facility as an ICE detention facility and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAcL...
Chatting w/ Mike Trapp | SorWil Solutions #27
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August 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I did a podcast and got into anarchy, local government, the battle to stop troubled private prison provider CoreCivic reopen their shuttered Leavenworth, Kansas facility as an ICE detention facility and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAcL...
I got a little Bob Newhart therapy on my trip to Chicago. If you've ever seen the show he's not a great practitioner, but it was a pretty funny show.
August 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I got a little Bob Newhart therapy on my trip to Chicago. If you've ever seen the show he's not a great practitioner, but it was a pretty funny show.
I'm supporting Vera Elwood for Second Ward City Council in the special election on 8/2.
Columbia, Missouri is holding a special City Council election this August.
Vera Elwood is a former Mizzou librarian, now chair of the Disabilities Commission, LGBTQ+ program coordinator, & union organizer w/ LiUNA 955.
Join me in supporting her campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/vera-...
Vera Elwood is a former Mizzou librarian, now chair of the Disabilities Commission, LGBTQ+ program coordinator, & union organizer w/ LiUNA 955.
Join me in supporting her campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/vera-...
July 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm supporting Vera Elwood for Second Ward City Council in the special election on 8/2.
If you're around mid Missouri next come out to Cooper's and get a copy of my new book. I'll be signing copies and.doing some readings. Other Bread and Roses Publications titles will also be available.
July 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
If you're around mid Missouri next come out to Cooper's and get a copy of my new book. I'll be signing copies and.doing some readings. Other Bread and Roses Publications titles will also be available.
The needless loss of life is only going to grow. We need to reject the collective suicide pact with those who do not believe in the promise of America whose greatness comes from knowledge and wisdom.
25 dead so far across Texas from flooding. Local authorities are blaming poor forecasting.
It’s all so tragically predictable and criminally negligent.
It’s all so tragically predictable and criminally negligent.
NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
July 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The needless loss of life is only going to grow. We need to reject the collective suicide pact with those who do not believe in the promise of America whose greatness comes from knowledge and wisdom.
I chose making memories and enjoying the fireworks with my community, though I had an urge to protest and boycott. You only get kids for a time and I think I made the call. Happy Interdependence Day. May we all resolve to work to reestablish the rule of law and good governance. Be safe.
July 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I chose making memories and enjoying the fireworks with my community, though I had an urge to protest and boycott. You only get kids for a time and I think I made the call. Happy Interdependence Day. May we all resolve to work to reestablish the rule of law and good governance. Be safe.
Today I took The Practical Guide to Building a Better World to Canafest, a hemp product expo and nonsolvent hash competition. Doing my part to take progressive politics and organizing literally everywhere.
June 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Today I took The Practical Guide to Building a Better World to Canafest, a hemp product expo and nonsolvent hash competition. Doing my part to take progressive politics and organizing literally everywhere.
Who wants America to be like this? Sad.
ICE agents in tactical gear chase down and tackle a U.S. citizen in L.A.
After realizing he’s American, they just slink away.
Their only explanation: “Why were you running?”
Probably because two masked men with guns were trying to snatch him.
After realizing he’s American, they just slink away.
Their only explanation: “Why were you running?”
Probably because two masked men with guns were trying to snatch him.
June 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Who wants America to be like this? Sad.
The book is looking pretty sharp on the bookshelf. Can't believe we made it happen.
June 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The book is looking pretty sharp on the bookshelf. Can't believe we made it happen.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Rolla” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Looking forward to meeting more folks pushing back on authoritarianism in small town America.
Looking forward to meeting more folks pushing back on authoritarianism in small town America.
NO KINGS Rolla · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Rolla” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Looking forward to meeting more folks pushing back on authoritarianism in small town America.
Looking forward to meeting more folks pushing back on authoritarianism in small town America.
Looking to coordinate our local struggle stopping CoreCivic in Leavenworth with the national struggle.
It's not just hate driving ICE's mass detention & deportation agenda; it's also greed. The good news is that we don't have to just stand by and watch The GEO Group and CoreCivic profit from our neighbors' suffering.
#BoycottCitizens
#BoycottCitizens
June 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Looking to coordinate our local struggle stopping CoreCivic in Leavenworth with the national struggle.
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CoreCivic announced today that it will buy the Farmville Detention Center in Virginia for $67 million, adding 736 more beds to its ICE detention capacity.
CoreCivic Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire The Farmville Detention Center
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (
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June 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
CoreCivic announced today that it will buy the Farmville Detention Center in Virginia for $67 million, adding 736 more beds to its ICE detention capacity.
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I will be on a KC Community Radio show tomorrow morning talking about the grassroots campaign to keep CoreCivic from opening their troubled private prison as an ICE detention center.
I will be on a KC Community Radio show tomorrow morning talking about the grassroots campaign to keep CoreCivic from opening their troubled private prison as an ICE detention center.
TRYING TO CATCH LIGHTNING IN A JAR: LETTERS FROM PRISON, A NEW BOOK BY PATTY PREWITT and ISSUES ABOUT THE PROPOSED CORE CIVIC ICE DETENTION CENTER IN LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS • KKFI
Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We want to dispel misconceptions created by […]
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June 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I will be on a KC Community Radio show tomorrow morning talking about the grassroots campaign to keep CoreCivic from opening their troubled private prison as an ICE detention center.
I will be on a KC Community Radio show tomorrow morning talking about the grassroots campaign to keep CoreCivic from opening their troubled private prison as an ICE detention center.
Private prison contractor CoreCivic thought they could run roughshod over Leavenworth, Kansas. The courts said "no" and granted a temporary restraining order preventing CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees in their long shuttered private prison. A big victory for local land use planning.
June 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Private prison contractor CoreCivic thought they could run roughshod over Leavenworth, Kansas. The courts said "no" and granted a temporary restraining order preventing CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees in their long shuttered private prison. A big victory for local land use planning.
Both sides have lost faith in the good faith of the opposition. Both sides need to earn the others respect by right living and delivering results that improve people's lives. There is a broad consensus we need to draw together and build some agreed upon solutions. We can only go there together.
June 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Both sides have lost faith in the good faith of the opposition. Both sides need to earn the others respect by right living and delivering results that improve people's lives. There is a broad consensus we need to draw together and build some agreed upon solutions. We can only go there together.
The drive to authoritarianism is faltering. Lies and bluster will only carry you so far.
May 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The drive to authoritarianism is faltering. Lies and bluster will only carry you so far.
I wrote a piece for the Leavenworth Times introducing myself and my namesakes.
May 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I wrote a piece for the Leavenworth Times introducing myself and my namesakes.
Thrilled to have my first book available for preorder. The Practical Guide is a memoir driven how-to on organizing a protest, being effective in social services, running for office, anarchist mutual projects, and more. Preorders will be shipped in July.
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PREORDER: The Practical Guide to Building a Better World
By Mike Trapp Published by Bread and Roses Press, 2025 344 pages, paperback The Practical Guide to Building a Better World is just that: Mike Trapp's personal narrative framed as a skill-focused sou...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thrilled to have my first book available for preorder. The Practical Guide is a memoir driven how-to on organizing a protest, being effective in social services, running for office, anarchist mutual projects, and more. Preorders will be shipped in July.
breadandrosespress.com/products/the...
breadandrosespress.com/products/the...
Big author milestone as I lock in my ISBN # It's sad to have worked so hard to add my bit to the Library of Congress while it is embattled and under siege. You can preorder here. breadandrosespress.com/products/the...
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Big author milestone as I lock in my ISBN # It's sad to have worked so hard to add my bit to the Library of Congress while it is embattled and under siege. You can preorder here. breadandrosespress.com/products/the...
A house finch built a nest in the wreath on our front door. Pretty cute.
May 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A house finch built a nest in the wreath on our front door. Pretty cute.
I'm attending May Day Strong's event in Columbi, Missouri, “May Day! May Day!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
May Day! May Day! · May Day Strong
May Day! is a universal distress signal, and there are many reasons we're distressed. May Day is also an international day of the worker. Usually celebrated on May 1, we've moved it two days, to May 3...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm attending May Day Strong's event in Columbi, Missouri, “May Day! May Day!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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If you have the time to listen to this it is worth the time. They get deep into some topics. Simply stated, Pete Buttigieg is brilliant.
“They don’t view an honest discussion of policy as something they need to slow down and do.” We’re digging into the Trump team’s logic, or lack-there-of, with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social.
April 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If you have the time to listen to this it is worth the time. They get deep into some topics. Simply stated, Pete Buttigieg is brilliant.