Michele
@mrovello.bsky.social
Wife, mother and extremely excited, new grandmother. Lifelong northeast liberal, I've lost faith in mainstream media, and so I seek out mainly independent content providers such as Meidas Touch.
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Just the reminder…
Do Not Obey in Advance means acting now. Not waiting for midterms.
Find a protest, use your economic power, call your representatives, file complaints, support a strike, cancel subscriptions.
Do Not Obey in Advance means acting now. Not waiting for midterms.
Find a protest, use your economic power, call your representatives, file complaints, support a strike, cancel subscriptions.
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just the reminder…
Do Not Obey in Advance means acting now. Not waiting for midterms.
Find a protest, use your economic power, call your representatives, file complaints, support a strike, cancel subscriptions.
Do Not Obey in Advance means acting now. Not waiting for midterms.
Find a protest, use your economic power, call your representatives, file complaints, support a strike, cancel subscriptions.
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82 years ago, Donald Duck & Disney gave fascists a Bronx cheer with amusing satire that also celebrated American freedom.
Now when a comedian speaks the truth, they bow to fascists.
Come on, Disney.
Remember your roots.
youtu.be/I7vb89c6pQY?...
Now when a comedian speaks the truth, they bow to fascists.
Come on, Disney.
Remember your roots.
youtu.be/I7vb89c6pQY?...
Walt Disney's "Der Fuehrer's Face" (1943) (4K) (((REMASTERED AUDIO )))
YouTube video by mouselounge
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September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
82 years ago, Donald Duck & Disney gave fascists a Bronx cheer with amusing satire that also celebrated American freedom.
Now when a comedian speaks the truth, they bow to fascists.
Come on, Disney.
Remember your roots.
youtu.be/I7vb89c6pQY?...
Now when a comedian speaks the truth, they bow to fascists.
Come on, Disney.
Remember your roots.
youtu.be/I7vb89c6pQY?...
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This is not a joke. This is beyond horrifying. Foxs Brian Kilmeade’s casual invocation of euthanasia for the homeless is not just dehumanizing—it is genocidal thinking. You can't make it some slip. Let’s not pretend it was hyperbole.
It's everywhere to replay. Listen for yourself. Maga are insane.
It's everywhere to replay. Listen for yourself. Maga are insane.
September 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is not a joke. This is beyond horrifying. Foxs Brian Kilmeade’s casual invocation of euthanasia for the homeless is not just dehumanizing—it is genocidal thinking. You can't make it some slip. Let’s not pretend it was hyperbole.
It's everywhere to replay. Listen for yourself. Maga are insane.
It's everywhere to replay. Listen for yourself. Maga are insane.
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• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
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Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) just now on House floor, amid lengthy debate over Trump tax-and-spending bill:
"Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class, when all you're doing is shitting on the middle class"
"Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class, when all you're doing is shitting on the middle class"
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) just now on House floor, amid lengthy debate over Trump tax-and-spending bill:
"Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class, when all you're doing is shitting on the middle class"
"Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class, when all you're doing is shitting on the middle class"
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Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): "This has been an awful process—a frantic rush to meet an artificial deadline that has tested every limit of this institution. While we have worked to improve the present bill for Alaska, it is not good enough for the rest of our nation—and we all know it"
July 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): "This has been an awful process—a frantic rush to meet an artificial deadline that has tested every limit of this institution. While we have worked to improve the present bill for Alaska, it is not good enough for the rest of our nation—and we all know it"
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"I’m sorry if I’m not adequately sympathetic to Lisa Murkowski’s plight, but she understands the consequences of her actions. She says the vote was difficult– she voted for it! That’s not difficult. You don’t get credit for doing the hard thing when you don’t actually DO the hard thing."
July 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"I’m sorry if I’m not adequately sympathetic to Lisa Murkowski’s plight, but she understands the consequences of her actions. She says the vote was difficult– she voted for it! That’s not difficult. You don’t get credit for doing the hard thing when you don’t actually DO the hard thing."
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THIS IS WILD: Lisa Murkowski voted yes on a bill she admits she doesn’t like.
Rand Paul torched her over the backdoor deal. Her defense?
“I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests.”
10 seconds of silence before spitting out that line. She knew what she did.
Rand Paul torched her over the backdoor deal. Her defense?
“I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests.”
10 seconds of silence before spitting out that line. She knew what she did.
July 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
THIS IS WILD: Lisa Murkowski voted yes on a bill she admits she doesn’t like.
Rand Paul torched her over the backdoor deal. Her defense?
“I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests.”
10 seconds of silence before spitting out that line. She knew what she did.
Rand Paul torched her over the backdoor deal. Her defense?
“I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests.”
10 seconds of silence before spitting out that line. She knew what she did.
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In the course of sixty seconds, threats to violate the First Amendment three times over: prosecuting CNN for reporting about an app, prosecuting the maker of an anti-ICE app, and prosecuting CNN for reporting about the Iran bombing.
Trump on CNN: "They may be prosecuted also for having given false reports on the attack in Iran."
July 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In the course of sixty seconds, threats to violate the First Amendment three times over: prosecuting CNN for reporting about an app, prosecuting the maker of an anti-ICE app, and prosecuting CNN for reporting about the Iran bombing.
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A majority in the United States Senate voted to kill many of their own citizens today in order to make rich people richer.
Sometimes you have to type it out to fully grasp what has just happened.
Sometimes you have to type it out to fully grasp what has just happened.
July 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A majority in the United States Senate voted to kill many of their own citizens today in order to make rich people richer.
Sometimes you have to type it out to fully grasp what has just happened.
Sometimes you have to type it out to fully grasp what has just happened.
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This is not normal
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is not normal
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The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC.
This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
Trump threatened New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani with arrest and promised the federal government would look into the state lawmaker’s citizenship.
Read more:
Read more:
Trump questions Mamdani's citizenship, demands investigations into CNN, Mayorkas
During his visit to a new migrant detention camp in Florida on Tuesday, Trump promised the federal government would look into Mamdani's citizenship
specne.ws
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC.
This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
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Angus: We have American officials claiming that Canada is some kind of terrorist haven. They’re saying we’re sending massive gangs of El Salvadorans over the border. I’m sorry—have you ever visited Canada? Could you show us where these El Salvadoran gangs supposedly are?
June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Angus: We have American officials claiming that Canada is some kind of terrorist haven. They’re saying we’re sending massive gangs of El Salvadorans over the border. I’m sorry—have you ever visited Canada? Could you show us where these El Salvadoran gangs supposedly are?
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The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
11 key allegations made in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower disclosure about DOJ
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attacked the claims as "falsehoods," but many of the fired longtime DOJ lawyer's allegations are already backed up by public facts.
www.lawdork.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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Operation Stormy Daniels. Haha
June 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Operation Stormy Daniels. Haha
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New York is New York, but wow: The win by Zohran Mamdani says voters are done with the same tired old thing.
June 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New York is New York, but wow: The win by Zohran Mamdani says voters are done with the same tired old thing.
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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 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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.
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We still have no idea who the ICE agents are. They could be insurrectionists, extremist militiamen or criminals themselves, chasing law-abiding citizens down the street for recording their kidnappings. The odds they aren't are low. Congress must raise hell about this. A masked gang runs our country.
June 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We still have no idea who the ICE agents are. They could be insurrectionists, extremist militiamen or criminals themselves, chasing law-abiding citizens down the street for recording their kidnappings. The odds they aren't are low. Congress must raise hell about this. A masked gang runs our country.
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I think the Catholic Church should do this every day in every city
.@CBS8 in San Diego reports that due to Bishop Michael Pham’s presence in the courtroom, in effect, cases of migrants today were postponed.
June 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I think the Catholic Church should do this every day in every city
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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Me: “we already have two fantastic dogs, we don’t need any more pets.”
My wife: “you’re right.”
Me: “plus we just got new rugs…”
My wife: “okay”
Me: “and I can’t be home all day to house train a puppy.”
My wife: “I understand”
Me: “so it is NOT gonna happen.”
…
BlueSky, meet Martha.
My wife: “you’re right.”
Me: “plus we just got new rugs…”
My wife: “okay”
Me: “and I can’t be home all day to house train a puppy.”
My wife: “I understand”
Me: “so it is NOT gonna happen.”
…
BlueSky, meet Martha.
June 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Me: “we already have two fantastic dogs, we don’t need any more pets.”
My wife: “you’re right.”
Me: “plus we just got new rugs…”
My wife: “okay”
Me: “and I can’t be home all day to house train a puppy.”
My wife: “I understand”
Me: “so it is NOT gonna happen.”
…
BlueSky, meet Martha.
My wife: “you’re right.”
Me: “plus we just got new rugs…”
My wife: “okay”
Me: “and I can’t be home all day to house train a puppy.”
My wife: “I understand”
Me: “so it is NOT gonna happen.”
…
BlueSky, meet Martha.
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SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
June 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.