Mike G
@mikeyg624.bsky.social
Gay. Brown. Immigrant. I don’t accept BS and will call it out.
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What's the difference between most of us and Donald Trump?
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
What's the difference between most of us and Donald Trump?
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
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Half of Americans think the United States has lost global influence over the past five years.
Americans Think The U.S. Is Losing Its Moral Authority, New Poll Shows
Half of Americans think the United States has lost global influence over the past five years.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Half of Americans think the United States has lost global influence over the past five years.
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We should be ashamed and embarrassed to be a society in which people will willingingly, actively, point a loaded gun in the face of a fellow citizen.
A free society should be one where government employees don't put a gun to your face when you're exercising a core tenet of said society: free speech
A free society should be one where government employees don't put a gun to your face when you're exercising a core tenet of said society: free speech
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We should be ashamed and embarrassed to be a society in which people will willingingly, actively, point a loaded gun in the face of a fellow citizen.
A free society should be one where government employees don't put a gun to your face when you're exercising a core tenet of said society: free speech
A free society should be one where government employees don't put a gun to your face when you're exercising a core tenet of said society: free speech
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
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Exclusive: The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
wapo.st
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Exclusive: The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.
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The media is complicit and every American who doesn’t keep themselves educated on the deteriorating condition of their own national leader is no better.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The media is complicit and every American who doesn’t keep themselves educated on the deteriorating condition of their own national leader is no better.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation is scrapping a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate passengers for airline-caused flight delays or cancellations, according to a document. https://wapo.st/461wj8Q
September 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation is scrapping a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate passengers for airline-caused flight delays or cancellations, according to a document. https://wapo.st/461wj8Q
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The deadly floods that ripped through Kerr County, Texas have left state and federal officials blaming each other.
www.notus.org/us-news/texa...
www.notus.org/us-news/texa...
Devastating Texas Floods Leave State and Federal Officials Pointing Fingers at Each Other
“In classic Washington D.C. fashion, everybody wants to politicize everything,” Texas Rep. Chip Roy said amidst a blame game over disaster preparedness.
www.notus.org
July 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The deadly floods that ripped through Kerr County, Texas have left state and federal officials blaming each other.
www.notus.org/us-news/texa...
www.notus.org/us-news/texa...
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Hey @joerogan — don’t just podcast about it, go to the White House and tell your boy to stop. You helped start this, help stop it.
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Hey @joerogan — don’t just podcast about it, go to the White House and tell your boy to stop. You helped start this, help stop it.
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"Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials," per NYT.
July 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials," per NYT.
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The richest 1% ($916,900 and above) will get an average cut of $68,430. The poorest 20% (up to $27,000) will get a whopping cut of $30.
But wait—incredibly, it gets worse.
https://trib.al/kSq2xxV
But wait—incredibly, it gets worse.
https://trib.al/kSq2xxV
July 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The richest 1% ($916,900 and above) will get an average cut of $68,430. The poorest 20% (up to $27,000) will get a whopping cut of $30.
But wait—incredibly, it gets worse.
https://trib.al/kSq2xxV
But wait—incredibly, it gets worse.
https://trib.al/kSq2xxV
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday promised to bring his country to "war-fighting readiness" as he announced plans to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest in nuclear and other weaponry as part of a new military strategy aimed at deterring an increasingly hostile Russia.
U.K. to Build Up to 12 Submarines as Part of Shift to ‘War-Fighting Readiness’
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday promised to bring his country to "war-fighting readiness" as he announced plans to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest in nuclear and other weaponry as part of a new military strategy aimed at deterring an increasingly hostile Russia.
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Alongside Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has also ramped up its hybrid attacks across Europe.
The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of suspected sabotage incidents across Europe since February 2022, possibly involving Russia.
The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of suspected sabotage incidents across Europe since February 2022, possibly involving Russia.
From spy rings to arson — Russia's sabotage across Europe continues unpunished
Alongside Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has also ramped up its hybrid attacks across Europe.
In 2024 alone, Russia could be behind around 100 "suspicious incidents" in E...
kyivindependent.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Alongside Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has also ramped up its hybrid attacks across Europe.
The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of suspected sabotage incidents across Europe since February 2022, possibly involving Russia.
The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of suspected sabotage incidents across Europe since February 2022, possibly involving Russia.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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America’s Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-grift-regime
May 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
America’s Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-grift-regime
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⚡️ UK reportedly updates war alert plans amid Russian threats.
The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.
The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.
UK reportedly updates war alert plans amid Russian threats
The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.
kyivindependent.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
⚡️ UK reportedly updates war alert plans amid Russian threats.
The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.
The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.
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India and the UK agreed a trade deal aimed at boosting economic ties between the world’s fifth and sixth-largest economies, as Washington’s disruptive tariff policies continue to reshape global trade
UK, India Agree Trade Deal Amid Fallout of Trump Tariff Wars
India and the UK agreed a trade deal aimed at boosting economic ties between the world’s fifth and sixth-largest economies, as Washington’s disruptive tariff policies continue to reshape global trade.
bloom.bg
May 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
India and the UK agreed a trade deal aimed at boosting economic ties between the world’s fifth and sixth-largest economies, as Washington’s disruptive tariff policies continue to reshape global trade