Michael Winkler
winkler4.bsky.social
Michael Winkler
@winkler4.bsky.social
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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
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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.
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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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
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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
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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...
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July 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM