Mike Plaisted
@pboysr.bsky.social
Defense lawyer by day; hobbyist musician, sometime blogger by night; family man, political junkie, Democrat; proud member of Trump resistance; Brewer, Bucks, Packer Fan.
[Long thread - Enjoy!]
The DOJ’s sudden arrest of my friend Judge Hannah Dugan is an outrage. It was meant to intimidate anyone who would question the violent invasion of our public spaces by federal forces interested not in public safety, but in striking Fear into Good Hearts.
The DOJ’s sudden arrest of my friend Judge Hannah Dugan is an outrage. It was meant to intimidate anyone who would question the violent invasion of our public spaces by federal forces interested not in public safety, but in striking Fear into Good Hearts.
April 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
[Long thread - Enjoy!]
The DOJ’s sudden arrest of my friend Judge Hannah Dugan is an outrage. It was meant to intimidate anyone who would question the violent invasion of our public spaces by federal forces interested not in public safety, but in striking Fear into Good Hearts.
The DOJ’s sudden arrest of my friend Judge Hannah Dugan is an outrage. It was meant to intimidate anyone who would question the violent invasion of our public spaces by federal forces interested not in public safety, but in striking Fear into Good Hearts.
This is fascinating -- and scary. Musk is taking the biggest power the federal government has - information - and preparing to use it as a weapon against all Americans. Are Senators going to stand for it? Send a message: STOP the nominations of RFKJr/Gabbard/Patel. Dem and GOP - take the gov BACK!
Wired has apparently identified six people connected to DOGE. Members of this group may be trying to gain access to critical systems:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is fascinating -- and scary. Musk is taking the biggest power the federal government has - information - and preparing to use it as a weapon against all Americans. Are Senators going to stand for it? Send a message: STOP the nominations of RFKJr/Gabbard/Patel. Dem and GOP - take the gov BACK!
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
3 has-beens and a felon walk into a bar…
3 has-beens and a felon walk into a bar…
January 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
3 has-beens and a felon walk into a bar…
3 has-beens and a felon walk into a bar…
For those of you not from Wisconsin, I can't tell you how much Uecker meant to the Brewers and baseball in the state. From historic moments in Brewer baseball (AL pennant in '82; Yount's 3,000th hit) to silly jokes during spring training, he will be missed terribly. A local Milwaukee treasure.
Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Milwaukee Brewers who was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball,” has died at age 90. He appeared in the "Major League" film franchise and the TV sitcom "Mr. Belvedere." cnn.it/4fW0rWd
January 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For those of you not from Wisconsin, I can't tell you how much Uecker meant to the Brewers and baseball in the state. From historic moments in Brewer baseball (AL pennant in '82; Yount's 3,000th hit) to silly jokes during spring training, he will be missed terribly. A local Milwaukee treasure.
@pkrugman.bsky.social was my hero back when I was regularly blogging in the '00s. I refused to do anything short-form, saying that I was writing columns like Krugman. Without the exposure certainly. But I tried. And I might again. Thanks Paul for everything you brought to the conversation.
So long, and thanks for all the fish. Final NYT column is up. News about future plans probably tomorrow morning www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Where have all the good vibes gone?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:56 PM
@pkrugman.bsky.social was my hero back when I was regularly blogging in the '00s. I refused to do anything short-form, saying that I was writing columns like Krugman. Without the exposure certainly. But I tried. And I might again. Thanks Paul for everything you brought to the conversation.
Obviously not smart enough to get take-out.
I don't know if a healthcare CEO assassin eating at McDonalds lines up.
December 9, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Obviously not smart enough to get take-out.
"The Truth of Pete". Hah.
Pete Hegseth’s mother defends him, pleas with senators to ‘listen to Pete’
“Trump knows Pete. And he knows the Pete of today,” Penelope Hegseth said.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:21 PM
"The Truth of Pete". Hah.
The obvious difference is that Trump lied about that and Biden was right. Anyone doing what Trump did -- in NY, with the classified docs, and on Jan 6 -- would have and should have been prosecuted. Hunter never would have been if not a Biden.
I've had it with being so pure while they are so dirty.
I've had it with being so pure while they are so dirty.
You do all realize when Joe Biden said tonight that Hunter never would have been charged & prosecuted if his last name wasn’t Biden, that that’s the exact same argument Trump made about those 34 felonies, don’t you?
December 2, 2024 at 2:37 AM
The obvious difference is that Trump lied about that and Biden was right. Anyone doing what Trump did -- in NY, with the classified docs, and on Jan 6 -- would have and should have been prosecuted. Hunter never would have been if not a Biden.
I've had it with being so pure while they are so dirty.
I've had it with being so pure while they are so dirty.
Oh stop. This is what we get for playing by the old rules while Trump torches the norms to the ground.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Hunter not above the law. He was treated differently than anyone else would have been.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Hunter not above the law. He was treated differently than anyone else would have been.
For all of us who’ve yelled about what a unique threat Trump is, this pardon is so deflating. So now, like Trump, Hunter Biden is above the law? So now like Trump, Hunter is a victim of a “weaponized DOJ?” And if u cheer this pardon, don’t complain when Americans no longer see Trump as uniquely bad.
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Oh stop. This is what we get for playing by the old rules while Trump torches the norms to the ground.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Hunter not above the law. He was treated differently than anyone else would have been.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Hunter not above the law. He was treated differently than anyone else would have been.
This is what we get for playing by the old rules while Trump torches the norms to the ground.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Just another day playing by the new (non-)rules Trump created.
Fuck 'em.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Just another day playing by the new (non-)rules Trump created.
Fuck 'em.
Biden promised not to pardon Hunter. He said he respected the jury's verdict. Now he says: Fuck it, pardoned.
Trump faced opposition on some of his proposed pardons. Biden has now erased pardons as any kind of issue for the next four years. I know it made you all *feel good*, but it's stupid.
Trump faced opposition on some of his proposed pardons. Biden has now erased pardons as any kind of issue for the next four years. I know it made you all *feel good*, but it's stupid.
Oh, please. Like Trump was waiting to see what Biden would do before he decided to hand out pardons right and left?\
Nah.
Nah.
December 2, 2024 at 2:03 AM
This is what we get for playing by the old rules while Trump torches the norms to the ground.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Just another day playing by the new (non-)rules Trump created.
Fuck 'em.
So Biden said what he had to before the election. So he did something different (and imminently right) after.
Just another day playing by the new (non-)rules Trump created.
Fuck 'em.
...not to mention the thousands of pardons of Jan 6 insurrectionists that are already being printed for Trump's signiture on Jan 20th.
Hunter was the poster boy for the RightWing media campaign to smear the Biden family. His prosecutions were petty compared to the grand corruption they claimed.
Hunter was the poster boy for the RightWing media campaign to smear the Biden family. His prosecutions were petty compared to the grand corruption they claimed.
We’re not accepting complaints about the Hunter Biden pardon unless you also complained about the Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort pardons.
December 2, 2024 at 1:58 AM
...not to mention the thousands of pardons of Jan 6 insurrectionists that are already being printed for Trump's signiture on Jan 20th.
Hunter was the poster boy for the RightWing media campaign to smear the Biden family. His prosecutions were petty compared to the grand corruption they claimed.
Hunter was the poster boy for the RightWing media campaign to smear the Biden family. His prosecutions were petty compared to the grand corruption they claimed.
An excellent distillation of the effect of RightWing media on lies and ignorance. I would add that, from Talk-Radio to Fox to the Big-Dog social media and podcasters - they all speak with the same GOP-generated voice and message-of-the-day. The obedience and discipline of these people is incredible.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:09 PM
An excellent distillation of the effect of RightWing media on lies and ignorance. I would add that, from Talk-Radio to Fox to the Big-Dog social media and podcasters - they all speak with the same GOP-generated voice and message-of-the-day. The obedience and discipline of these people is incredible.
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I get this about paying attention to what they are up to. I have always listened to RightWing social media, talk-radio, Fox News - as much as I can stand it. There is something to be said for knowing the enemy. So I still am on TwitterX as a lurker. Not bothering to contribute - shadow-banned anyway
No
How can we talk to MAGA when they don’t believe in science, facts or proof when it’s shown.
MAGA will then call us morons, or retards, or tells us to kill ourself when we do talk to them.
How can we talk to MAGA when they don’t believe in science, facts or proof when it’s shown.
MAGA will then call us morons, or retards, or tells us to kill ourself when we do talk to them.
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I get this about paying attention to what they are up to. I have always listened to RightWing social media, talk-radio, Fox News - as much as I can stand it. There is something to be said for knowing the enemy. So I still am on TwitterX as a lurker. Not bothering to contribute - shadow-banned anyway
Watching the panel around the table this morning tip-toe around the elephant in the room was creepy - everyone, including Mike Barnicle and Al Sharpton, seemed to be holding their breath, so as not to express too much of an opinion of this outrageous trip to Mar-a-Lago. Fear is poison.
Dear Morning Joe, We Are Part of "The Real World"
Dear Morning Joe, We Are Part of "The Real World"
Elitist condescension makes it worse, not better.
www.meidasplus.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Watching the panel around the table this morning tip-toe around the elephant in the room was creepy - everyone, including Mike Barnicle and Al Sharpton, seemed to be holding their breath, so as not to express too much of an opinion of this outrageous trip to Mar-a-Lago. Fear is poison.
The first time I noticed the smug punk Scarborough is when he was the face of the Junior Bush hijack of the FL vote in ‘00. I never believed the anti-Trump was in his heart - he spent too much time with the Orange Menace back in the day. Pathetic. And apparently forbidden to discuss on MSNBC
Yes, we are also paying attention to the deafening silence of the MSNBC contributors and frequent guests to this. Will be noted and not forgotten. www.meidasplus.com/p/goodbye-mo...
Goodbye Morning Joe. Shame on Joe and Mika.
Meidas has taken your place.
www.meidasplus.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM
The first time I noticed the smug punk Scarborough is when he was the face of the Junior Bush hijack of the FL vote in ‘00. I never believed the anti-Trump was in his heart - he spent too much time with the Orange Menace back in the day. Pathetic. And apparently forbidden to discuss on MSNBC
Is somebody -- like his shareholders, maybe? -- asking what Musk is doing spending all his time and energy at Mar-a-Lago heading a fake department instead of "running" his various companies??
Elon Musk got a Standing ovation this morning at the House Republican Conference meeting. Imagine if George Soros…ok, never mind
November 14, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Is somebody -- like his shareholders, maybe? -- asking what Musk is doing spending all his time and energy at Mar-a-Lago heading a fake department instead of "running" his various companies??