Patsy Michaud
@patsymichaud.bsky.social
Wife, mother, Nana, photographer, gardener. Student of genealogy, history, political science & cultures. I'm old but I can learn.
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway.
2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.
Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.
2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.
Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.
September 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway.
2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.
Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.
2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.
Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.
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Fall in Colorado… nothing quite like it. ❤️
#fallcolors #aspen #independencepass #colorado #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky
#fallcolors #aspen #independencepass #colorado #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky
September 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fall in Colorado… nothing quite like it. ❤️
#fallcolors #aspen #independencepass #colorado #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky
#fallcolors #aspen #independencepass #colorado #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
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I'm just going to leave this here as a reminder that this poor woman and family were murdered in their home and openly denounced the political violence we see every day.
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'm just going to leave this here as a reminder that this poor woman and family were murdered in their home and openly denounced the political violence we see every day.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Wait a minute, the Constitution only says the members have to be sworn in, nothing say who must do the swearing in.
Someone else can do it!
Someone else can do it!
Usually, a resolution is passed for if he is absent or sick! A judge in the district or someone may be. We just need to find the info.
Someone else can do it!
Someone else can do it!
Usually, a resolution is passed for if he is absent or sick! A judge in the district or someone may be. We just need to find the info.
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Wait a minute, the Constitution only says the members have to be sworn in, nothing say who must do the swearing in.
Someone else can do it!
Someone else can do it!
Usually, a resolution is passed for if he is absent or sick! A judge in the district or someone may be. We just need to find the info.
Someone else can do it!
Someone else can do it!
Usually, a resolution is passed for if he is absent or sick! A judge in the district or someone may be. We just need to find the info.
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Please send healing thoughts to one of our favorite people. Get well, missy, we can’t do this without you. #DollyParton
dolly parton is making a funny face while holding a guitar in front of a mountain range .
ALT: dolly parton is making a funny face while holding a guitar in front of a mountain range .
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September 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Please send healing thoughts to one of our favorite people. Get well, missy, we can’t do this without you. #DollyParton
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We’re at peak greed when the president brags about 24k gold décor for the White House while cutting commissaries, healthcare, and social nets. A palace of glitter for him, an empty pantry and hospital bill for you.
September 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We’re at peak greed when the president brags about 24k gold décor for the White House while cutting commissaries, healthcare, and social nets. A palace of glitter for him, an empty pantry and hospital bill for you.
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Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
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Don’t look away
August 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Don’t look away
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"For those people out there who ... say, 'Well, I just don't like those people either' ... You could be next. ... This is not about any one individual, this is about our rights as Americans, and our right to have a justice system where choices about prosecuting are made without fear or favor."
August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"For those people out there who ... say, 'Well, I just don't like those people either' ... You could be next. ... This is not about any one individual, this is about our rights as Americans, and our right to have a justice system where choices about prosecuting are made without fear or favor."
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Seattle voters renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 vouchers they can donate to local candidates of their choice.
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Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing
The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic involvement. Voters on Tuesday extended it by 10 years.
boltsmag.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Seattle voters renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 vouchers they can donate to local candidates of their choice.
boltsmag.org/seattle-demo...
boltsmag.org/seattle-demo...
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The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked)
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August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked)
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“The level of glee and enjoyment among those enforcing these policies, the outrageous investment in a detention and deportation infrastructure this administration is making, has made this an obsession of unfathomable cruelty and injustice.” — Rabbi Elyse Wechterman
I was there when ICE stormed Gigante. I can attest to the raid’s traumatic aftermath. | Opinion
Those who support ICE's actions ignore the fact that many of the people now being detained have existing asylum cases or green-card applications. Others have seen their legal statuses stripped away.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“The level of glee and enjoyment among those enforcing these policies, the outrageous investment in a detention and deportation infrastructure this administration is making, has made this an obsession of unfathomable cruelty and injustice.” — Rabbi Elyse Wechterman
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The GOP is learning that California is done playing nice. We will not let our democracy be stolen from us.
August 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The GOP is learning that California is done playing nice. We will not let our democracy be stolen from us.
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Yes. Collapsing all fed law enforcement into one undifferentiated, untrained, masked force.
"Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
"Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes. Collapsing all fed law enforcement into one undifferentiated, untrained, masked force.
"Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
"Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
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Friday Finnish!!!
Aukusti Uotila 1858-1886
Finnish golden age painter.
He died of tuberculosis only at 27 and lived many of his years in France.
Nuottakota
(Boat House)
1884
Oil on canvas
47 cm x 37,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland
Aukusti Uotila 1858-1886
Finnish golden age painter.
He died of tuberculosis only at 27 and lived many of his years in France.
Nuottakota
(Boat House)
1884
Oil on canvas
47 cm x 37,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland
August 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Friday Finnish!!!
Aukusti Uotila 1858-1886
Finnish golden age painter.
He died of tuberculosis only at 27 and lived many of his years in France.
Nuottakota
(Boat House)
1884
Oil on canvas
47 cm x 37,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland
Aukusti Uotila 1858-1886
Finnish golden age painter.
He died of tuberculosis only at 27 and lived many of his years in France.
Nuottakota
(Boat House)
1884
Oil on canvas
47 cm x 37,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland
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Conway: Are hey withholding documents that might refer to him or things that are embarrassing to him and producing documents that refer to other people in order to distract and I wouldn't put it past them that they would do that.
August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Conway: Are hey withholding documents that might refer to him or things that are embarrassing to him and producing documents that refer to other people in order to distract and I wouldn't put it past them that they would do that.