Michael Anthony
@nomadmike.bsky.social
My personal BlueSky account on which I share a wide variety of interests and random things that catch my interest in good or bad ways.
…One hard-line voice in… Netanyahu’s government, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, has urged the military to starve whoever disobeys evacuation orders and remains in Gaza City, while another, Energy Minister Eli Cohen, has called for Gaza City to be demolished into a ‘city of ruins.’”
August 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
…One hard-line voice in… Netanyahu’s government, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, has urged the military to starve whoever disobeys evacuation orders and remains in Gaza City, while another, Energy Minister Eli Cohen, has called for Gaza City to be demolished into a ‘city of ruins.’”
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The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.
August 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.
My country on its way to becoming a police state!
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
apnews.com/article/trum...
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
apnews.com/article/trum...
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My country on its way to becoming a police state!
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
apnews.com/article/trum...
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
apnews.com/article/trum...
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🔥 STEWART: “This is the lie they tell you — that all this money flowing towards corporate interests is actually for YOUR benefit…. That government intervention for corporations is our ‘FREE MARKET’, but government intervention for workers is ‘SOCIALISM’.
August 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🔥 STEWART: “This is the lie they tell you — that all this money flowing towards corporate interests is actually for YOUR benefit…. That government intervention for corporations is our ‘FREE MARKET’, but government intervention for workers is ‘SOCIALISM’.
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Did you know that soldiers have constitutional protection to NOT obey orders that violate their oath to the Constitution?
A group is working to educate soldiers in advance of the possibility of martial law.
Learn how you can get involved in this webinar:
📅 8/24
⏰ 5 - 6:15pm ET
📍 bit.ly/oath0824
A group is working to educate soldiers in advance of the possibility of martial law.
Learn how you can get involved in this webinar:
📅 8/24
⏰ 5 - 6:15pm ET
📍 bit.ly/oath0824
August 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Did you know that soldiers have constitutional protection to NOT obey orders that violate their oath to the Constitution?
A group is working to educate soldiers in advance of the possibility of martial law.
Learn how you can get involved in this webinar:
📅 8/24
⏰ 5 - 6:15pm ET
📍 bit.ly/oath0824
A group is working to educate soldiers in advance of the possibility of martial law.
Learn how you can get involved in this webinar:
📅 8/24
⏰ 5 - 6:15pm ET
📍 bit.ly/oath0824
Well…
Trump's BLS pick EJ Antoni has said that Social Security, America's greatest anti-poverty program, is a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be sunset.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
August 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Well…
I don’t even know what to say! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israeli settlement plans will 'bury' idea of Palestinian state, minister says
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.
www.bbc.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I don’t even know what to say! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ive seen his reporting and its been good! As far the allegations of him havinv a role witn Hamas, we have only the Israeli allegation as evidence. Foreign reporters are not allowed in! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ive seen his reporting and its been good! As far the allegations of him havinv a role witn Hamas, we have only the Israeli allegation as evidence. Foreign reporters are not allowed in! www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trump's plan for the United States to win the global race for AI dominance has some good ideas, Thomas Wright argues. "But over the past few months, Trump has undermined his own goals and ceded much of America’s leverage to foreign powers":
Trump Is Sabotaging His Own AI Plan
And setting America back in a race he desperately wants to win.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump's plan for the United States to win the global race for AI dominance has some good ideas, Thomas Wright argues. "But over the past few months, Trump has undermined his own goals and ceded much of America’s leverage to foreign powers":
Worth reading. www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/w...
What could the end of US sanctions mean for Syria’s heritage sector?
The World Monuments Fund is now exploring ways to re-engage in the country, after cultural institutions spent years starved of resources and international support
www.theartnewspaper.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Worth reading. www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/w...
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CNN Exclusive: USAID raised "critical concerns" days before a $30 million grant was awarded to a controversial US and Israel-backed aid group, documents show.
USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant | CNN
Key concerns were raised by USAID in vetting process days before $30 million grant was awarded to US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund, documents show.
cnn.it
July 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
CNN Exclusive: USAID raised "critical concerns" days before a $30 million grant was awarded to a controversial US and Israel-backed aid group, documents show.
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A federal appeals court has struck down the "click-to-cancel" rule designed to make canceling subscriptions easier, just days before it was scheduled to take effect
US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier
Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy chats or other barriers to cancellation
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A federal appeals court has struck down the "click-to-cancel" rule designed to make canceling subscriptions easier, just days before it was scheduled to take effect
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This is why we need FIGHTERS in Congress!!!
@aoc.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @dpoc.bsky.social
@aoc.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @dpoc.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is why we need FIGHTERS in Congress!!!
@aoc.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @dpoc.bsky.social
@aoc.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @dpoc.bsky.social
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Morocco🇲🇦 will reopen its embassy in Damascus for the first time since severing ties in 2012 amid Syria’s civil war, King Mohammed VI announced Saturday. The move signals a diplomatic shift after over a decade, though no specific reopening date was given.
May 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Morocco🇲🇦 will reopen its embassy in Damascus for the first time since severing ties in 2012 amid Syria’s civil war, King Mohammed VI announced Saturday. The move signals a diplomatic shift after over a decade, though no specific reopening date was given.
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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
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Yes!
So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
May 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yes!
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Breaking news: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James — the first known criminal probe of a law enforcement official who took action against President Donald Trump.
Justice Dept. investigating N.Y. attorney general who has targeted Trump
The probe of real estate records is the first known criminal investigation of a prosecutor who previously took action against President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James — the first known criminal probe of a law enforcement official who took action against President Donald Trump.
Editorial | Israel's new campaign in Gaza has no legitimacy, no point and no restraints - Haaretz
May 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Editorial | Israel's new campaign in Gaza has no legitimacy, no point and no restraints - Haaretz