Sign in

Michael Vida

@grandpabuni.bsky.social
902 followers 534 following 1K posts

Just a grandfather who is very worried about the country he's leaving behind for his children and grandchildren. linktr.ee/darth.vida

PostsRepliesMedia
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"At this point, the only rational thing to do is focus on getting out the vote, including registering new voters. Everyone should try to vote early to reduce the risk of last-minute problems on Election Day. Otherwise, ignore the noise." Robert B. Hubbell
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"Never [in US history] has a president used the lives of allies as bargaining chips to obtain a partisan political benefit. Trump’s actions in throttling Ukraine’s satellite access to pressure it to surrender warrant a third impeachment, standing alone." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/democrats-...
roberthubbell.substack.com
Democrats try to expand the map.
October 15, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"...each of us is called to lead by example—to our families, friends, and complete strangers who will look to us for reassurance and courage. Step outside your comfort zone to lead others, regardless of your own anxieties and fears." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/another-ba...
roberthubbell.substack.com
Another bad day for Republicans, as Democrats stay on track
October 14, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"And yet the real radicalism in American politics today comes from those like Musk, those on the right who are consolidating the power of the government and the money of the American people into their own hands..." heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"We should not confuse timing and total turnout. Ultimately, we must maximize turnout to ensure that Democrats secure a governing majority in both chambers of Congress." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-desperat...
roberthubbell.substack.com
A desperate Trump fabricates a “ceasefire”
October 12, 2026
020 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
To my compatriots who are election officers and poll workers everywhere (I'm in Richmond, VA) - but especially in competitive and swing districts - please keep an eye on your jobs and your polls and make sure you cross the t's and dot the i's. Challenges are likely, so double check your processes.
010 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"The defense of American democracy is not a single legal question or political dispute. It is the continuous hard work of preserving the rules, institutions, and civic commitments that make self-government possible." The @thesteadystate.org and Jennifer Gregg
0246 0
Reposted by Michael Vida
The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump is setting a trap — and Americans may not see it until it's too late Behind the scenes, a network of election deniers and private contractors are targeting the voting system from the inside out.
alternet.org
Trump is setting a trap — and Americans may not see it until it's too late
Behind the scenes, a network of election deniers and private contractors are targeting the voting system from the inside out.
162 0
Reposted by Michael Vida
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
October 9, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 9, 2026
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Tr...
41873305 0
Reposted by Michael Vida
BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Are you ready to vote? 📝 Registration up to date? 🪪 Have your required ID? 🏢 Know your polling location and hours? 👀 Researched your ballot? Go to BlueVoterGuide.org where we’ve done the research for you! Make a plan, vote early, vote the entire ballot, & vote blue! #BlueVoterGuide #October2026
Patriotic red-white-blue star ribbon above large blue "Early Voting" text on a weathered wooden background.
0119 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
THIS energy and courage, folks. At LEAST you can go to the polls. That's a great way to send them YOUR double bird.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
GO VOTE! Do it now!
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"What concerns me the most right now, in this moment, is that we have reached a place where the president can say something like this without the entire country erupting in outrage. We are not angry enough. Our elected officials are not angry enough." open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com
Donald Trump must be removed from office
At 6:22 tonight, at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, the room filled with red hats and shirts suddenly went quiet. A minute later, the President of the United States of America...
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The Dems are up in the polls." It won't happen unless WE ALL MAKE IT HAPPEN. Listen to no polls, no pundits. You know what we have to do. So do it.
010 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Early vote, VA. Blue up and down, yes to all three amendments.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Luttig: first, call your Congressional representatives EVERY DAY and have them force Mike Johnson to go on record that the Clerk of the House will seat incoming elected House members. Second, do everything you can to get people to vote. Make the wins so large that they are unquestionable. Do it.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"SAVE database...use is voluntary. DHS cannot “purge” voters. Decisions...are made by state and local...officials...They can [only] do so...case-by-case... ...states are...in a 90-day window before...midterms [&] they cannot “purge” voters..." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/addressing...
roberthubbell.substack.com
Addressing reader concerns about the Supreme Court’s SAVE database decision.
September 26, 2026
000 0
Reposted by Michael Vida
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor.
271121803150 0
Reposted by Michael Vida
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
775286004860 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-underw... "Trumpism did not emerge out of thin air...Instead Trump and Trumpism is the culmination of a decades-long threat to American democracy... ...And it will take a single-minded, fearless and incorruptible new generation of Democrats to defeat this..."
paulkrugman.substack.com
It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/populari... Strike anyway. Scuttle the deal as soon as the ink is dry.
open.substack.com
Democrats capitulate to MAGA media mogul
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and 11 other states drop their lawsuit to block David Ellison’s Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. — and get little in return.
012 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why didn't you vote in the Fall of 2024? Think about that election season...what was your reason? Was it...a good one? How do you feel about it now? Every state except three had early voting. Most started in mid-October. A few started in SEPTEMBER! I think you get my point. GO VOTE - NOW.
110 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Go vote, VA! First day of early voting. Vote blue!
010 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
How can you trust a corporation when the whole corporate environment revolves around capitalism? What is their motivation? It's not your health. It's not your happiness. It's not your freedom. It's their survival in the market.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Indeed. He's doing everything he can to raise them.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This post hits right where it needs to.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The whole show was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but to take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms." - Gene Roddenberry Happy 60th, Trek. www.npr.org/2026/09/08/n...
npr.org
60 years later, 'Star Trek' continues to 'live long and prosper'
The television series, Star Trek, turns 60 on Tuesday. The original show aired for only three seasons, but it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following.
100 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We need to stop this regime however we can. ALL of us. We must make them work for their people.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Treason.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I remember this well. And yes, they do indeed. And have done every time they have been in power in any capacity. They are nothing short of a criminal gang.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Even at 80 years old, she was still bringing Americans together. At 80, he continues to tear us apart. She always stood for the underdog. He stands for the overlord. Sadly, she is no longer with us. Sadly, he is. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
robertreich.substack.com
Sunday thought: The extremes of the human species
From most admirable to least
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"We must work with urgency to reverse a quarter-century of backsliding in four years. Half-measures and institutional hand-wringing will prolong the disenfranchisement of women and Black voters. We cannot allow that to happen." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/in-the-foo...
roberthubbell.substack.com
In the footsteps of MLK Jr.
August 29, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If I see another "you can't vote your way out of fascism" message I'll scream. Hungary. 2026. OVERWHELMING voter turnout. What does this mean? You have the vote: fucking USE IT. Every election, every level. Stop whining and GET OUT THERE. Help OTHERS vote. Yell it from the top of mountains.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"...the SCOTUS decision was a travesty and further proof that we must significantly expand SCOTUS to loosen the reactionary majority’s death grip on the Constitution. We must act boldly; half-measures...will not be enough..." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/do-not-pan...
roberthubbell.substack.com
Do not panic over the Supreme Court ruling on the US Postal Service executive order
August 25, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The phrase that jumped out at me: "My biggest fear is not that we will fail to win in 2026 and 2028, but that our leaders will fail to act boldly and decisively enough when we gain control of Congress and the presidency." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/the-dumbes...
roberthubbell.substack.com
“The Dumbest Trade War In History, Revisited.”
August 24, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"CNN has long been a target of Trump. The White House...called the network’s reporting biased and inaccurate on its new “Media Offenders” webpage. The Ellisons...have promised Trump that if he lets them take over Warner Bros. Discovery, they’ll defang CNN." robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
robertreich.substack.com
How Trump Plans To Silence CNN, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver (the Same Way He Silenced CBS News)
The most important deal could happen today
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Here's your daily reminder that "red states" are not all red. There are truly firece Democratic supporters in red states. We see you, blue dots. Keep the faith, and keep the fight. We know you're out there - and you have the toughest job of all of us.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Don't let them gaslight you. "The reality...is that U.S. debt would be much lower as a percentage of GDP...without the revenue loss from tax cuts enacted by Republican presidents: George W. Bush in the 2000s, then Donald Trump during both of his terms." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/debt-and-t...
paulkrugman.substack.com
Debt and Tax Cuts
How did U.S. debt get so big? The answer may surprise you
001 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Dick.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Every day it's some new bullshit. It's hard to keep up. So my plan is set: vote blue and keep on voting blue until every last pinkish hue is removed from every level of government. And make sure all the shades of blue work together to build better for everyone. Keep the promise of this country.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
STFU. Biden was a great President. Whatever bad thing you're blaming on him...it was not him. You've been fooled. Led astray. Sorry you can't see reality. But GTFO with that shit.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"[when clinical trials failed], the value of Axovant shares held by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System fell from $1,228,000 to $68,000... Ramaswamy...made...$260 million during [his involvement]." open.substack.com/pub/populari...
open.substack.com
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"The order is dangerous because it has no scientific basis and will confuse and frighten parents of young children who benefit enormously from a single-dose MMR vaccine...Trump...called the MMR vaccine “quite lethal,” a lie...But the damage is done." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/trump-sows...
roberthubbell.substack.com
Trump sows confusion with “publicity stunt” executive order on childhood vaccines
August 11, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"...Medicare is immensely popular, with an 82 percent favorable rating in the most recent KFF survey. Medicaid...comes in at 73 percent. [In sharp contrast are]...views about private insurers, who are widely disliked...and accused of denying essential care." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-us-hea...
paulkrugman.substack.com
The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized
And there’s nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Trump and his Republican minions are playing with the health of the American people. It has taken the largest measles outbreak in 35 years for Kennedy to finally unequivocally recommend that parents vaccinate their children against measles." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/gops-crimi...
roberthubbell.substack.com
GOP's criminal referral of Dr. Fauci to DOJ endangers us all.
August 7, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"The why of the polling miss is less important than the fact that it happened. ...polls are not elections... Polls do not determine outcomes; voters do. Or rather, voters who show up to vote determine outcomes." [lesson: keep focused until the very end] roberthubbell.substack.com/p/the-polls-...
roberthubbell.substack.com
The polls were wrong in Michigan—by a mile! Why that matters
August 6, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The truth shall set you free. That's why right-wing media keeps lying to you. Trying to give credit for popular leftist ideas to conservative candidates is expected because they can't win otherwise - but Americans are smart and won't be fooled. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
open.substack.com
Senate Republicans launch network of fake news sites
One Nation, the Senate GOP's primary dark money group, is producing propaganda masquerading as journalism.
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"If voters in different parts of the country choose candidates [with] different policies, that is a natural state of affairs...Those differences are not a sign of disunity but...demonstrate that the Democratic Party is a broad, tolerant, and inclusive coalition." open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com
The misleading narrative of Democratic disunity.
August 5, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"Beneath it all are the lawyers. Men and women who swore to uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, have broken their oaths to grovel before the most corrupt president in American history." open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com
We are beginning to see the outlines of accountability
August 1, 2026
000 0
Michael Vida @grandpabuni.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Republicans currently control the Senate by a 53-47 margin, but Thune...does not have 50 votes to pass the reconciliation package... When a president has a majority in the Senate and cannot scrounge up a simple majority for a vote, things are not going well." open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com
The limits of Trump's power.
July 31, 2026
000 0