Michael Winkler
@winkler4.bsky.social
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
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IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
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By the way: The prosecution made this estimate despite Keller telling the judge that he was still going through discovery in the case.
Keller indicated that the government isn’t prepared to make its first discovery production until Nov. 14, which the judge found…unusual.
Keller indicated that the government isn’t prepared to make its first discovery production until Nov. 14, which the judge found…unusual.
I also attended the arraignment this morning.
One of the more surprising moments came when counsel for the prosecution, Roger Keller, estimated that government would call 8-10 witnesses and that the case would take 2 weeks to try.
(The judge said 8-10 witnesses should take 3-5 days.)
One of the more surprising moments came when counsel for the prosecution, Roger Keller, estimated that government would call 8-10 witnesses and that the case would take 2 weeks to try.
(The judge said 8-10 witnesses should take 3-5 days.)
Great play-by-play dispatch from Letitia James’s arraignment, via my Lawfare colleague @mollyroberts.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
October 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
By the way: The prosecution made this estimate despite Keller telling the judge that he was still going through discovery in the case.
Keller indicated that the government isn’t prepared to make its first discovery production until Nov. 14, which the judge found…unusual.
Keller indicated that the government isn’t prepared to make its first discovery production until Nov. 14, which the judge found…unusual.
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Wow it’s so crazy that Congress appropriated funds and the president just decided that the money isn’t real
Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃
Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃
"If this system of transportation collapses, the Northeastern economy and the economy of the country collapses." The most important economic development project in the entire nation threatened with cancellation: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...
Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wow it’s so crazy that Congress appropriated funds and the president just decided that the money isn’t real
Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃
Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃
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Trump isn’t the disease — he’s a symptom.
The real sickness is the corporate and billionaire money corrupting both parties.
The real sickness is the corporate and billionaire money corrupting both parties.
October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump isn’t the disease — he’s a symptom.
The real sickness is the corporate and billionaire money corrupting both parties.
The real sickness is the corporate and billionaire money corrupting both parties.
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Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
August 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
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“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
www.latimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Why is everyone talking about mid-cycle redistricting now? Politicians fear losing power, and they’re willing to rewrite the rules to keep it.
America, it’s time to stay alert, organize, speak up, and defend democracy. It's time to rise. Learn more: www.lwv.org/blog/redistr...
America, it’s time to stay alert, organize, speak up, and defend democracy. It's time to rise. Learn more: www.lwv.org/blog/redistr...
Redistricting Is at a Crossroads: How Voters Can Achieve Fair Representation | League of Women Voters
Let’s be honest: We’re only talking about mid-cycle redistricting now because politicians fear losing power. And they’re willing to rewrite the rules to keep it.
www.lwv.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Why is everyone talking about mid-cycle redistricting now? Politicians fear losing power, and they’re willing to rewrite the rules to keep it.
America, it’s time to stay alert, organize, speak up, and defend democracy. It's time to rise. Learn more: www.lwv.org/blog/redistr...
America, it’s time to stay alert, organize, speak up, and defend democracy. It's time to rise. Learn more: www.lwv.org/blog/redistr...
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Social Security turns 90 this week.
We love Social Security because:
❤️ It's the largest form of wealth most people will have
❤️ It's never missed a payment
❤️ It's universal—everyone benefits
Celebrate by learning more about Social Security in our new FAQ:
www.epi.org/publication/...
We love Social Security because:
❤️ It's the largest form of wealth most people will have
❤️ It's never missed a payment
❤️ It's universal—everyone benefits
Celebrate by learning more about Social Security in our new FAQ:
www.epi.org/publication/...
Social Security FAQ
Social Security turns 90 this year. Despite its popularity and exemplary record of never having missed a payment---even after the 9/11 terror attacks and Hurricane Katrina---misperceptions persist abo...
www.epi.org
August 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Social Security turns 90 this week.
We love Social Security because:
❤️ It's the largest form of wealth most people will have
❤️ It's never missed a payment
❤️ It's universal—everyone benefits
Celebrate by learning more about Social Security in our new FAQ:
www.epi.org/publication/...
We love Social Security because:
❤️ It's the largest form of wealth most people will have
❤️ It's never missed a payment
❤️ It's universal—everyone benefits
Celebrate by learning more about Social Security in our new FAQ:
www.epi.org/publication/...
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A Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine and democracy as Agent Orange is for gardening
Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine as Agent Orange is for gardening
www.independent.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine and democracy as Agent Orange is for gardening
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Great conversation with Nate Angell on content provenance, ranging from Creative Commons C2PA to ISCC to the new Humanright mark. (here's a short excerpt from our conversation) #AI #HI #creativecommons #humancreator
www.humanintelligence.news/p/human-inte...
www.humanintelligence.news/p/human-inte...
August 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great conversation with Nate Angell on content provenance, ranging from Creative Commons C2PA to ISCC to the new Humanright mark. (here's a short excerpt from our conversation) #AI #HI #creativecommons #humancreator
www.humanintelligence.news/p/human-inte...
www.humanintelligence.news/p/human-inte...
Starting in less than 3 weeks, the Trump Admin plans to force millions more seniors, people with disabilities & bereaved families to travel to local Social Security offices to receive service--even as they cut thousands of the frontline staff who provide that help. www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration Plans to Force Millions More Seniors and People With Disabilities to Travel to Social Security’s Overburdened Field Offices | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is overwhelming its local offices by forcing millions more people to seek in-person service while cutting thousands of staff who provide that help. These...
www.cbpp.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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As a longtime advocate for bold environmental policy, I’ll fight these short-sighted moves every step of the way.
We owe it to future generations to stand up to polluters and defend our planet.
We owe it to future generations to stand up to polluters and defend our planet.
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As a longtime advocate for bold environmental policy, I’ll fight these short-sighted moves every step of the way.
We owe it to future generations to stand up to polluters and defend our planet.
We owe it to future generations to stand up to polluters and defend our planet.
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The first rule of homelessness policy is that it must be cruel.
The second rule is that it must be expensive.
The current GOP idea is to move from "spend a lot so cops, paramedics, and ERs can shuffle them around" to "spend a lot to put them in jail."
God forbid we just provide basic shelter.
The second rule is that it must be expensive.
The current GOP idea is to move from "spend a lot so cops, paramedics, and ERs can shuffle them around" to "spend a lot to put them in jail."
God forbid we just provide basic shelter.
Again we see the incoherence of right-wing policy. Rounding up homeless people and imprisoning them *is* housing them! Punitive solutions to this problem also cost a shitload and require a massive bureaucracy.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
This is the line of thinking. Prevent states and localities from being more protective of the unhoused than SCOTUS. Do it through financial coercion.
July 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The first rule of homelessness policy is that it must be cruel.
The second rule is that it must be expensive.
The current GOP idea is to move from "spend a lot so cops, paramedics, and ERs can shuffle them around" to "spend a lot to put them in jail."
God forbid we just provide basic shelter.
The second rule is that it must be expensive.
The current GOP idea is to move from "spend a lot so cops, paramedics, and ERs can shuffle them around" to "spend a lot to put them in jail."
God forbid we just provide basic shelter.
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Part of the reason I bang on about open source software is because it should be seen as a necessary tool in political organising. How can you organise against capital when capital owns the tools you're using to organise?
July 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Part of the reason I bang on about open source software is because it should be seen as a necessary tool in political organising. How can you organise against capital when capital owns the tools you're using to organise?
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The 1972 Annual Report of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is now my favorite band.
July 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The 1972 Annual Report of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is now my favorite band.
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Or just do away with insurance altogether and go to single payer like every other developed country on the planet.
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Or just do away with insurance altogether and go to single payer like every other developed country on the planet.
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Illinois grad here. Andreesen's fortune is built on research funded by the NSF at the UIUC super computing lab (NCSA). So on top of the vile racism, he's a hypocrite.
"NSF awarded a large grant to NCSA specifically for Mosaic development, enhancement and support." www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-....
"NSF awarded a large grant to NCSA specifically for Mosaic development, enhancement and support." www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-....
July 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Illinois grad here. Andreesen's fortune is built on research funded by the NSF at the UIUC super computing lab (NCSA). So on top of the vile racism, he's a hypocrite.
"NSF awarded a large grant to NCSA specifically for Mosaic development, enhancement and support." www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-....
"NSF awarded a large grant to NCSA specifically for Mosaic development, enhancement and support." www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-....
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Should Members of Congress be banned from becoming lobbyists?
I’ve introduced legislation with @aoc.bsky.social to do exactly that.
Let’s get it done!
I’ve introduced legislation with @aoc.bsky.social to do exactly that.
Let’s get it done!
July 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Should Members of Congress be banned from becoming lobbyists?
I’ve introduced legislation with @aoc.bsky.social to do exactly that.
Let’s get it done!
I’ve introduced legislation with @aoc.bsky.social to do exactly that.
Let’s get it done!
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House Democrats could have passed a bill banning congressional stock trading, or stock ownership in individual companies, anytime from 2019-2022, but Pelosi's leadership did not allow votes on legislation. Progressives first introduced the Anti-Corruption Act in 2018, but it has never had a hearing.
Congressional Leaders Warning of ‘Insider Trading’ Could Have Banned Officials From Stock Trading
Banning members of Congress and government officials from trading stocks is highly popular, even among many rank and file lawmakers—but not among the congressional leaders who control which bills adva...
readsludge.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
House Democrats could have passed a bill banning congressional stock trading, or stock ownership in individual companies, anytime from 2019-2022, but Pelosi's leadership did not allow votes on legislation. Progressives first introduced the Anti-Corruption Act in 2018, but it has never had a hearing.