Michelle Y. Lee
@nahmichelle.bsky.social
Artist and professor of poetic visualization, image reader, rummaging through the bins of US History, Visual Cultures, Asian American History, and purveyor of various other miscellany, de-centering colonial hegemony. Keeper of the weird. www.mylstudio.art
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
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BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
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Here's the full MBC docu I participated in, trying to understand who Yoon Suk Yeol is, and why he declared martial law.
Part 1
youtu.be/zbg7DkQvsjs?...
Part 2
youtu.be/G_ourB9vPqU?...
Part 3
youtu.be/cKQ79HU8DZY?...
Part 4
youtu.be/Nh39t-oi2wo?...
Part 5
youtu.be/n7M1dPxXoP0?...
Part 1
youtu.be/zbg7DkQvsjs?...
Part 2
youtu.be/G_ourB9vPqU?...
Part 3
youtu.be/cKQ79HU8DZY?...
Part 4
youtu.be/Nh39t-oi2wo?...
Part 5
youtu.be/n7M1dPxXoP0?...
April 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here's the full MBC docu I participated in, trying to understand who Yoon Suk Yeol is, and why he declared martial law.
Part 1
youtu.be/zbg7DkQvsjs?...
Part 2
youtu.be/G_ourB9vPqU?...
Part 3
youtu.be/cKQ79HU8DZY?...
Part 4
youtu.be/Nh39t-oi2wo?...
Part 5
youtu.be/n7M1dPxXoP0?...
Part 1
youtu.be/zbg7DkQvsjs?...
Part 2
youtu.be/G_ourB9vPqU?...
Part 3
youtu.be/cKQ79HU8DZY?...
Part 4
youtu.be/Nh39t-oi2wo?...
Part 5
youtu.be/n7M1dPxXoP0?...
Boycott Avelo Airlines!
Turns out they are a government contractor for transporting deportees to foreign gulags.
Turns out they are a government contractor for transporting deportees to foreign gulags.
April 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Boycott Avelo Airlines!
Turns out they are a government contractor for transporting deportees to foreign gulags.
Turns out they are a government contractor for transporting deportees to foreign gulags.
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Senator Chris Murphy posted a clear explanation of what Trump is doing with tariffs. It took him 11 posts on Bluesky which I consolidated into one document with no changes.
April 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Senator Chris Murphy posted a clear explanation of what Trump is doing with tariffs. It took him 11 posts on Bluesky which I consolidated into one document with no changes.
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It’s almost time for the #HANDSOFF protest!
We need YOU to share about the General Strike at this event. We’re all volunteers - help us pass out flyers this Saturday!
drive.proton.me/urls/CNRXQTD...
We need YOU to share about the General Strike at this event. We’re all volunteers - help us pass out flyers this Saturday!
drive.proton.me/urls/CNRXQTD...
April 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It’s almost time for the #HANDSOFF protest!
We need YOU to share about the General Strike at this event. We’re all volunteers - help us pass out flyers this Saturday!
drive.proton.me/urls/CNRXQTD...
We need YOU to share about the General Strike at this event. We’re all volunteers - help us pass out flyers this Saturday!
drive.proton.me/urls/CNRXQTD...
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It’s intentional
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow drops 1,680 in its biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake markets and S&P 500 sinks 4.8%.
U.S. And Global Markets Plunge After Trump Tariffs Heighten Chance Of Broader Trade War
The double-digit tariff hikes rippled through world markets and economists are warning that the risk of recession is climbing.
www.huffpost.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It’s intentional
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11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
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10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
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6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.
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5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
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4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
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3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
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2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense.
That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense.
That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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My sister was saying to me today “they’re stripping away all the safety nets but they want everybody to have children…. what is their endgame.? And I told her “whatever you do, don’t look up Curtis Yarvin, because then you’ll know the endgame is we become biofuel.”
April 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My sister was saying to me today “they’re stripping away all the safety nets but they want everybody to have children…. what is their endgame.? And I told her “whatever you do, don’t look up Curtis Yarvin, because then you’ll know the endgame is we become biofuel.”
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It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.
April 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.
My kids and I have been watching Cory Booker ever since they got home from school. Such a historic event. My 11 year old just joked, “What if at the end of this he says: April Fools!”
April 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My kids and I have been watching Cory Booker ever since they got home from school. Such a historic event. My 11 year old just joked, “What if at the end of this he says: April Fools!”
It’s not useful to be in a state of constant reaction. The conspiracy theorist are too far gone. The real work for us is to actively cultivate connection, community, and a culture of care.
March 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It’s not useful to be in a state of constant reaction. The conspiracy theorist are too far gone. The real work for us is to actively cultivate connection, community, and a culture of care.
I am a self-congratulating, patriotic liberal Asian American. I am feeling particularly proud of my local coastal elite community. It’s Sunday morning, I’m sitting at a quirky coffee shop, a large group of hipsters, internationals and a large contingent of of Muslim families after morning prayer
March 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I am a self-congratulating, patriotic liberal Asian American. I am feeling particularly proud of my local coastal elite community. It’s Sunday morning, I’m sitting at a quirky coffee shop, a large group of hipsters, internationals and a large contingent of of Muslim families after morning prayer
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It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today.
March 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today.
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NPR CEO Katherine Maher: "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges that we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."
March 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NPR CEO Katherine Maher: "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges that we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."
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This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
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Hey. Focus. The Oscar-winning co-director of NO OTHER LAND was just "lynched" by settlers and abducted by IDF soldiers in the West Bank. This was witnessed first-hand by his co-director.
March 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hey. Focus. The Oscar-winning co-director of NO OTHER LAND was just "lynched" by settlers and abducted by IDF soldiers in the West Bank. This was witnessed first-hand by his co-director.