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Michael Kelley

@michael-kelley.bsky.social
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Public Interest Attorney based out of Hartford, Connecticut

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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 7h
I had one goal for the backyard garden this year: be an oasis for bees & butterflies in our desert of concrete and asphalt. Mission accomplished. #NutmegSky #HartfordHasIt #BeesOfBlueSky
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If I’m reading this police stenography correctly, West Hartford police chased a murder suspect and got into a shootout with him in Hartford? #HartfordHasIt #NutmegSky www.wtnh.com/news/connect...
wtnh.com
Middletown homicide suspect in custody after officer-involved shooting in Hartford
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man wanted in connection with a homicide in Middletown Tuesday was arrested and charged after allegedly exchanging gunfire with police officers in Hartford, accor…
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How is "The President is Paying Himself Taxpayer Dollars to Air His Old Campaign Ads" not the biggest headline news? Where TF is Congress? www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
pbs.org
Trump administration uses taxpayer money to air 2024 Trump campaign ad
A television advertisement from Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public serv...
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Weird that the so-called resistance rallies only platform politicians, candidates, and causes from the establishment. #NutmegSky ‘No Kings’ Rallies Planned In CT For Oct. 17 Ahead Of Midterms ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/09/29/n...
ctnewsjunkie.com
‘No Kings’ Rallies Planned In CT For Oct. 17 Ahead Of Midterms | CT News Junkie
The events are also meant to encourage voters to take advantage of early voting, which starts Oct. 19 in Connecticut. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Find your polling location at: MyVote.CT.gov/look...
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Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
Good.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What do you guys think is in there
A big ugly facade with a painted sign reading SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is ::checks notes:: four days into fall, and I have already seen Christmas displays at Lowe's and ads from Walmart.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Okay. I’ll bite. What’s a Telex?
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Helder @heldermira.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#NutmegSky
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not an exaggeration to say when authoritarian thugs distort scientific research toward their own petty or prejudiced tastes, economies suffer, national security is compromised, people die. Exact proportion of each of those consequences varies from one authoritarian state to another, but all happen
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karen @geekaren.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Diamantis sounds pretty confident Greece won't extradite him but a quick google search indicates Greece only withholds extradition if the person was a Greek citizen at the time of their crimes. That's not the case with Diamantis, who apparently only became a Greek citizen March 2025.
ctexaminer.com
‘I Had to Leave’ --  Diamantis Defends Escape to Greece After Fleeing Sentencing
Fleeing the country rather than appearing for his federal sentencing this week was a “knee-jerk reaction,” Konstantinos Diamantis said Friday, but it was the only way to “get his side […]
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A billionaire dictator who'll lose everything if the opposition replaces him on Jan. 20, 2029 is stockpiling killer drones and high-powered rifles on towering monuments and ballroom roofs I'm sure it's nothing to worry about
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
lol #NutmegSky Kosta Diamantis flees to Greece, attorney says ctmirror.org/2026/09/17/k...
ctmirror.org
Kosta Diamantis flees to Greece, attorney says
Kosta Diamantis, a former CT state official facing more than a decade in prison for corruption, has fled to Greece, his attorney said.
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 14/09/2026
A statistic that haunts me because it is 100% true and shocking and useless in advocacy precisely because it is true and shocking: Policy that enables a 1-car lifestyle rather than 2 is equivalent to giving a family a $25,000 annual pay raise.
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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Look diesel going up to six bucks a gallon isn't ideal but it would only be a big deal if we were a huge country where the vast majority of our consumer goods, commodities, building materials, and food were transported almost entirely by vehicles that run on it
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards.com · 10/09/2026
But…I already have a folding iPhone *crrruuunch** oh no
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’ve been beating the same drum since 2008 (RIP Joe Lieberman), but in our Two Party System™, if you endorse the Top Guy in the Other Party, you really should suffer some penalty in your own party. Otherwise, what’s the point?
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy 25th anniversary, Band of Brothers, whose biggest featured names was (arguably) David Schwimmer, while featuring future household names like Captain Apollo, Bane, Ted's kid's Dad, alcoholic Green Lantern, and Billions
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Saw and killed two spotted lantern flies in the twenty feet between my car and home. How is your day going? #HartfordHasIt
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Really happy to see so many of @katmabu.bsky.social's campaign ideas getting picked up by some folks nationwide.
tpr.org
Talarico plans Texas food drive to counterprogram Trump's GOP convention
The Democratic Senate candidate says the effort will highlight grocery costs and his campaign's focus on affordability.
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
100 degree weather in San Diego -- making a city known for year-round climate averaging in the 70s currently the 10th HOTTEST CITY IN THE WORLD -- really should be nationwide news. The planet is broken, and we're responsible. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
nbcsandiego.com
Extreme heat warning in effect for San Diego County as heat wave peaks
The National Weather Service issues these warnings because heat-related illnesses increase during periods of extreme heat.
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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“I can’t believe how bad this school drop off line is, the town must act” says the person dropping off their one child in an SUV half the size of a 55 person bus
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Me, a knower of New Mexican history: “But New Mexico isn’t even named after the country of Mexico!”
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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It will cost very little to bulldoze every last bit of this nonsense, and the benefits to our national psyche will be incalculable. Every serious candidate needs to be on Team Raze
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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 04/09/2026
everyone taking this quiz today is big livejournal vibes (complimentary) mydialect.us
mydialect.us
How Do You Talk? — American Accent Quiz & US Dialect Map
Discover where in the United States people talk like you with this interactive American Accent Quiz. Get a personalized dialect map based on the Harvard Dialect Survey.
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Sophia Florence (Swolephia Arc Pt 2) @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
CT folks, we're gonna have to have a talk about Courtney.
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Memory is a funny thing. I distinctly remember the conversations in social studies class the day after the two-part premiere of Band of Brothers, the great miniseries grounded in American goodness. All these years later, I forgot it premiered on SEPTEMBER 9th, 2001. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjLg...
youtube.com
Band of Brothers: Legacy Trailer | HBO Max
YouTube video by HBO Max
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Guy who has been a Senator for fifteen years and has consistently voted to expand & fund DHS:
static.klipy.com
I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Drivers have killed 23 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened this morning in North Stonington when a school bus driver struck and killed a sixth grader. kerriana.org/mapping-conn...
Map showing where drivers have killed 23 pedestrians/cyclists this year in Connecticut
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It’s a folly (and lack of leadership) to let speed/red light cameras, that are vetted, have public oversight, and shown to work, be lumped in with the surveillance hysteria. People are going to die because of these decisions. #NutmegSky ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/09/01/c...
ctnewsjunkie.com
CT City Turns Off Flock Cameras, Puts Speed Cameras On Hold | CT News Junkie
The City of Milford has decided to turn off several of its Flock automatic license plate readers and has put its speed and red light cameras on hold.
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Diana Goodman 👓🎥 @lecinenerd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#RIPDolly ☕️ Nine to Five: rental 💒 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: rental 🚕 Rhinestone: not streaming (this is for the best) 🌸 Steel Magnolias: paramount+ 🎙️ Straight Talk: hoopla ⛪️ Joyful Noise: hoopla, Roku And the podcast “Dolly Parton’s America” for a dive into who she was.
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Dolly Parton: Big Hair & Golden Smile
Alt: Dolly Parton: Big Hair & Golden Smile
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Auntie Dolly” has been send my daughter a book a month since she was born. So many children have learned to love books thanks to her.As sad as today is, it’s incredible to think of her enduring legacy.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
it should probably be a bigger story that Trump’s trade war is explicitly unconstitutional and he should be impeached and removed for it
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:
[The Congress shall have Power..
• I To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; ..
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
we need to shut down tech until we figure out what the hell is going on
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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
63,000 nutmeggers losing critical food assistance and 110,000 set to lose HUSKY medical coverage—all to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, people who won’t even notice the extra money Intolerable 🤬
HUMAN SERVICES
Report: SNAP benefits vanishing faster than CT
officials expected
Nearly 63,000 have lost food assistance in past year
by Keith M. Phaneuf
August 20, 2026 @ 4:53 pmMedicaid losses from “beautiful bill”
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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Seems bad, we might want to pass even more laws to make it legal to build homes for people to live in www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
ctinsider.com
Starter homes now cost $300,000 in Connecticut
Connecticut’s median starter home price has climbed as buyers contend with a limited supply of smaller, more affordable houses.
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If a local nightclub becomes a hub for late-night revelry to the point that neighbors come to expect a mass shooting event as an inevitability, the answer is "shut the business down", not "hire more cops." Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. www.wfsb.com/2026/08/16/1...
wfsb.com
Deadly shooting outside bar highlights Hartford police staffing shortage, officers say
One person is dead and four others were wounded in a shooting outside a Hartford bar early Sunday morning, according to police.
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I am in favor of defunding the police not because I am against spending money on law enforcement, but because I am against spending so much money on people who do so, so little.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A letter? Wow. You sent him a letter? Wow, that’s bad ass. That’s really meeting this moment. I’m sure a letter will scare the hell out of him.
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The HHS OIG, a Trump appointee, reports to RFK Jr., so Senator Blumenthal’s calls for them to investigate is either performative or a sign the Senator is not equipped to tackle lawlessness from the executive branch (or both). #NutmegSky #CTpol
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Great news for all but 79 people in the state of Connecticut: Candidate Who Called For Executing LGBTQ People Loses Primary #Nutmegsky #CTpol ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/08/11/c...
ctnewsjunkie.com
Candidate Who Called For Executing LGBTQ People Loses Primary | CT News Junkie
Republican Jadon MacCormack, who made headlines earlier this year with a slew of inflammatory, hateful remarks and social media posts, lost his primary to former Pomfret First Selectman Anthony Emilio...
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mistress von toasty @toasty.cx · 08/08/2026
I haven't seen anyone on here fawn over the Carlisle 5216 cup for a while and I think perhaps that's where we have gone astray as a community
A Carlisle 5216 16 ounce stackable tumbler cup in ruby red, ubiquitous in many a pizza restaurant from our youths
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Both of the Democratic Senators from Connecticut voted to give Trump more power #Nutmegsky #CTpol
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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It’s my ten year anniversary of moving to Connecticut so I’ve gotta say: this place is really fucking special
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Bipartisan move to give Trump more power, thanks in large part to CT Senator Blumenthal #Nutmegsky #CTPol
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Michael Kelley @michael-kelley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Seems bad. www.nbcnews.com/business/med...
nbcnews.com
Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership
The move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.
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Kate Rozen @katerozen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Advocates in CT spent over a decade trying to get automated enforcement to reduce speeding and redlight running with tremendous oversight over the program to only have police depts with NO oversight dropping flock cameras everywhere. WTF.
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