Michael Massey
@poli-sciguy1.bsky.social
Retired teacher, armchair historian
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Breaking News: Timothy Mellon, a banking heir, is said to be the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown.
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Breaking News: Timothy Mellon, a banking heir, is said to be the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown.
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Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi
Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi
The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leaving
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October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi
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October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Diane Keaton in ‘Reds’: A Remarkable Performance but Also a Returning Point www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/m...
Diane Keaton in ‘Reds’: A Remarkable Performance but Also a Returning Point
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October 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Diane Keaton in ‘Reds’: A Remarkable Performance but Also a Returning Point www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/m...
Can Erika Kirk turn the tide? And why Bob Iger lost the plot.
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Can Erika Kirk turn the tide? And why Bob Iger lost the plot.
Whose words will live longer in the viral afterlife of the Charlie Kirk memorial?
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September 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Can Erika Kirk turn the tide? And why Bob Iger lost the plot.
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Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy
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Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy
It could be his undoing
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September 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy
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Redirecting...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Since his second inauguration, we've heard from reasonable commentators that our checks and balances–and the Supreme Court, in particular–will rein Trump's apparent autocracy in.
In actuality, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for everything that Trump is doing today. trib.al/dAzuIm6
In actuality, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for everything that Trump is doing today. trib.al/dAzuIm6
September 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Since his second inauguration, we've heard from reasonable commentators that our checks and balances–and the Supreme Court, in particular–will rein Trump's apparent autocracy in.
In actuality, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for everything that Trump is doing today. trib.al/dAzuIm6
In actuality, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for everything that Trump is doing today. trib.al/dAzuIm6
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“Bolsonaro is now a kingmaker.” Hal Hodson tells “The Intelligence” why Brazil’s former president will still influence politics, despite a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup
Losing the plot: Bolsonaro verdict tests Brazil-US relations
Also on the daily podcast: Niche sports surge and Downton’s Julian Fellowes
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September 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Bolsonaro is now a kingmaker.” Hal Hodson tells “The Intelligence” why Brazil’s former president will still influence politics, despite a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup
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MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
July 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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July 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Orange Lotus: How the Trump Show Outwits Reality
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Orange Lotus: How the Trump Show Outwits Reality
One thing you have to acknowledge about Trump is that he understands the press so much better than the press understands him.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Orange Lotus: How the Trump Show Outwits Reality
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Is Delusion the Right's New "Weapon of Mass Destruction"?
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Is Delusion the Right's New "Weapon of Mass Destruction"?
Militia attacks on weather radars aren’t just crimes: they’re symptoms of a deeper sickness that rightwing media, foreign trolls, and the GOP are using to devastate our democracy via lies and hate...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Is Delusion the Right's New "Weapon of Mass Destruction"?
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"We Are Going to Have Troops Everywhere"
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"We Are Going to Have Troops Everywhere"
The war Trump wants.
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June 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"We Are Going to Have Troops Everywhere"
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When a President Spits on Unity: The ‘Scum’ Speech That Should Warn Us All
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When a President Spits on Unity: The ‘Scum’ Speech That Should Warn Us All
Once you’ve labeled your opponents as subhuman, how do you work with them? How do you compromise? You don’t.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When a President Spits on Unity: The ‘Scum’ Speech That Should Warn Us All
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Judge Beryl Howell just issued a 101-page rebuke of Trump’s assault on the legal system—and named the law firms that bowed. This isn’t just about lawyers. It’s about democracy. When the law fears power, justice dies. #RuleOfLaw Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1FvZ...
May 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Judge Beryl Howell just issued a 101-page rebuke of Trump’s assault on the legal system—and named the law firms that bowed. This isn’t just about lawyers. It’s about democracy. When the law fears power, justice dies. #RuleOfLaw Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1FvZ...
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Stephen Miller is suing Chief Justice Roberts—yes, suing—to reclassify the judiciary as an arm of Trump’s executive branch. This isn’t a lawsuit. It’s a power grab. A constitutional coup in plain sight. If the courts fall, we fall with them. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/18nf...
May 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Stephen Miller is suing Chief Justice Roberts—yes, suing—to reclassify the judiciary as an arm of Trump’s executive branch. This isn’t a lawsuit. It’s a power grab. A constitutional coup in plain sight. If the courts fall, we fall with them. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/18nf...
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Trump’s first cabinet shake-up of term two is chaos by design. Waltz leaks ops, gets promoted. Rubio grabs power. And now Stephen Miller—the architect of cruelty—is poised to run U.S. national security. This isn’t a pivot. It’s a purge. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DXW...
May 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Trump’s first cabinet shake-up of term two is chaos by design. Waltz leaks ops, gets promoted. Rubio grabs power. And now Stephen Miller—the architect of cruelty—is poised to run U.S. national security. This isn’t a pivot. It’s a purge. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DXW...
Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup
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Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup
Every stolen vote, every purged roll, every billionaire’s whisper in the ear of power — this is the legacy of John Roberts’ court…
hartmannreport.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
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April 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM