Michael Berman
@mikeyspiro.bsky.social
former congressional grunt
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Cool story bro, I want the DoD to pass an audit for once.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Cool story bro, I want the DoD to pass an audit for once.
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this is ridiculous
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
this is ridiculous
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My entire feed rn is
Senator: Do you think heart failure causes death
RFK: Senator, medicine doesn't work, we all need to be drinking raccoon blood
Senator: Do you think heart failure causes death
RFK: Senator, medicine doesn't work, we all need to be drinking raccoon blood
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My entire feed rn is
Senator: Do you think heart failure causes death
RFK: Senator, medicine doesn't work, we all need to be drinking raccoon blood
Senator: Do you think heart failure causes death
RFK: Senator, medicine doesn't work, we all need to be drinking raccoon blood
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Writing teacher advice for Democratic strategists: Your audience is NEVER everyone, and acting as though it is will lead to generalities that appeal on average but not in specific. You find your audience through specificities. Relying heavily on polls and consultants leads to tepid messaging.
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Writing teacher advice for Democratic strategists: Your audience is NEVER everyone, and acting as though it is will lead to generalities that appeal on average but not in specific. You find your audience through specificities. Relying heavily on polls and consultants leads to tepid messaging.
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From the smallest YouTube influencer to the actual President, a lot of problems could be solved by “you should be upset that people are lying to you to make money”
July 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
From the smallest YouTube influencer to the actual President, a lot of problems could be solved by “you should be upset that people are lying to you to make money”
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I love this country, this is the only place where I feel like I make sense, and I’m willing to go down with the sinking ship. Happy 4th my doggz.
July 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I love this country, this is the only place where I feel like I make sense, and I’m willing to go down with the sinking ship. Happy 4th my doggz.
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I'm really surprised no Dems have sued over this issue
And as usual, the lack of pushback encourages them to go further
And as usual, the lack of pushback encourages them to go further
“The Department of Homeland Security has formally instituted a new requirement that members of Congress and their staff provide a week of notice before they visit immigration detention facilities, a policy that is at odds with a federal law that allows lawmakers to make unannounced oversight trips.“
ICE to require lawmakers to give a week’s notice before detention visits.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm really surprised no Dems have sued over this issue
And as usual, the lack of pushback encourages them to go further
And as usual, the lack of pushback encourages them to go further
Justice department doing authoritarian shit. Also...
“The overt commitment to social equity clearly accelerated on Ryan’s watch,” said Jim Bacon, a journalist and conservative commentator.
Bacon makes it clear: Good ole boy admissions are exactly what America needs!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
“The overt commitment to social equity clearly accelerated on Ryan’s watch,” said Jim Bacon, a journalist and conservative commentator.
Bacon makes it clear: Good ole boy admissions are exactly what America needs!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Justice department doing authoritarian shit. Also...
“The overt commitment to social equity clearly accelerated on Ryan’s watch,” said Jim Bacon, a journalist and conservative commentator.
Bacon makes it clear: Good ole boy admissions are exactly what America needs!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
“The overt commitment to social equity clearly accelerated on Ryan’s watch,” said Jim Bacon, a journalist and conservative commentator.
Bacon makes it clear: Good ole boy admissions are exactly what America needs!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
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SCOTUS majority not deigning to give *any* reasons for staying the injunction of the district court - in the highest-possible stakes context & where the executive branch has acted appallingly - evincing real contempt for both district courts & the rule of law
#BREAKING: Over a (sharp) public dissent from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS clears the way for the Trump administration to remove migrants to third countries *without* giving them an additional opportunity to contest whether they face persecution or other forms of mistreatment there:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
SCOTUS majority not deigning to give *any* reasons for staying the injunction of the district court - in the highest-possible stakes context & where the executive branch has acted appallingly - evincing real contempt for both district courts & the rule of law
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Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
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The Democratic Party is actually pretty effective under strict institutional norms and rules. They whip votes and submit to leaders despite a big tent and diverse base
When the norms and rules don’t apply (like now), the Democratic Party is a deer in the headlights
When the norms and rules don’t apply (like now), the Democratic Party is a deer in the headlights
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Democratic Party is actually pretty effective under strict institutional norms and rules. They whip votes and submit to leaders despite a big tent and diverse base
When the norms and rules don’t apply (like now), the Democratic Party is a deer in the headlights
When the norms and rules don’t apply (like now), the Democratic Party is a deer in the headlights
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He must be protected at all costs.
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
He must be protected at all costs.
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The President said of the U.S. economy: "We are a department store, and we set the price. I meet with the companies, and then I set a fair price, what I consider to be a fair price, and they can pay it, or they don't have to pay it."
And then... I lost it.
And then... I lost it.
April 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The President said of the U.S. economy: "We are a department store, and we set the price. I meet with the companies, and then I set a fair price, what I consider to be a fair price, and they can pay it, or they don't have to pay it."
And then... I lost it.
And then... I lost it.
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‘I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’n’wipe, the no-touch flush, the sanitisers and disinfectants.’
@frasermacdonald.bsky.social in the garden: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@frasermacdonald.bsky.social in the garden: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Fraser MacDonald · On Compost
I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
‘I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’n’wipe, the no-touch flush, the sanitisers and disinfectants.’
@frasermacdonald.bsky.social in the garden: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@frasermacdonald.bsky.social in the garden: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
is there a strong anti-cringe coalition I don't know about?
April 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
is there a strong anti-cringe coalition I don't know about?
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago
Comedy might just save us all
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Comedy might just save us all