Mike
mpdharley.bsky.social
Mike
@mpdharley.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Reposted by Mike
Merry Christmas.

Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.

Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Reposted by Mike
From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.

The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.

Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.

Nothing trickled down.
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reposted by Mike
In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic
In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Mike
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.

Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.

Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Mike
Shuler: Thirteen billionaires in one picture—four of whom now run agencies of our federal government. If you’ve ever met someone who says the word “oligarchy” is too confusing or too complicated, well, you can explain it with that one photo.
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Mike
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.

This is what dictatorship looks like.
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Mike
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:

If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.

But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposted by Mike
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Mike
February 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Reposted by Mike
An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.

DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
February 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Enjoying a Kāʻanapali night with my wife.
#kaanapali #maui
February 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#tbt

Seen yesterday, during the Lions/Bears game, and yes, the words came instantly back to me and I sung along!

🤣
November 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM