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michael carlos

@michaelcarlos.bsky.social
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left-ish, patriotic, dog-loving Floridian. living in suburbia with my husband. avid photography hobbyist. newly crazy about birdwatching. he/him

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
BREAKING: Jack Smith:
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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MLC @chicyph80.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Univ of NH just dropped a massive poll with lots of races! Couple of highlights: Pappas +8 in NH Senate Ayotte +4 in NH Gov (!!) Jackson +4 in ME Senate Dunlap +6 in ME-02 (!!!!) Overall, just a fantastic poll for Dems in the Northeast!!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who Would Jesus Drive Into Bankruptcy?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you missed the news overnight, we’re back at SCOTUS with the Missouri maps mess that the lower federal courts have kept going this week. Justice Kavanaugh has called for a quick response by 2p today to last night’s request from those seeking to end this and keep the 2022 map in place.
lawdork.com
Breaking: Missouri maps dispute heads back to SCOTUS
Even as the Supreme Court has tried to stop the Missouri maps chaos, it turns out that a lack of concern for precedent, rules, and stability have trickle-down effects.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
I mean, the story writes itself at this point.
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First Cory Mills' career imploded—then his grenade factory exploded
No one was harmed in the massive explosion, which could reportedly be felt for miles.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation. Worse than Jimmy Carter!"
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Like we didn't all watch the old white ladies holding those MASS DEPORTATION signs. Cmon now your constituents aren't nearly as dumb as you wish they were.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026
📩 USPS rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design because two lines of text sat 0.236 inches apart — when there should have been a full quarter-inch between them. The envelope design was accepted on appeal. But here’s what the snafu shows us: demdock.com/4yyzC46
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When these Army generals and their staff refer to him as "No Tab Pete," they're calling out his performative masculinity. They're saying he's a little bitch. He didn't have the guts to attend these schools. He's weak. He's not a warrior. No Tab Pete. Delicious.
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Andrew Eisen @andreweisen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"No reasonable consumer thinks they own a digital game when they go to the PlayStation STORE, select BUY GAMES, put one in a SHOPPING CART, press PURCHASE and get an email that confirms the TRANSACTION with a RECEIPT listing the GAME," disingenuously argued Sony, pretending it's monumentally stupid.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 29/08/2026
NEWS — Tom Begich suspends his campaign for Alaska Governor and endorses fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
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michael carlos @michaelcarlos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Still can’t get a sharp image out of my Canon, but the skies cleared in Central Florida for the lunar eclipse!
Rust-colored moon orb in dark sky during partial lunar eclipse
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michael carlos @michaelcarlos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hey, I bet no one was looking for a crappy lunar eclipse photo that is wrongly exposed both for the bright edge AND the shadowed surface! Well done, me.
Bright sliver of the moon during partial lunar eclipse in a dark sky.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
They keep taking away the wrong 80-year-old. 🥺
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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
it's a purposeful misunderstanding of what the status quo is and what an injunction is trying to preserve
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you find yourself about to say how sorry you feel for a woman who gets paid six-figures to voluntarily obsess over and shamelessly promote with dishonest propaganda a notorious lying pedophile rapist who calls other women “piggy,” don’t.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
She “declined?” “Declined”? You can’t just decline to get a security clearance. You either get one or you don’t have a job. So much dysfunction in this White House. When will the GOP have had enough? Why risk the country for this? www.ms.now/news/trump-a...
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Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NEW: Kansans rejected a GOP measure last week that would have upended their supreme court & endangered abortion access. But there's more: New appointments by the Dem governor have further frustrated the Kansas right. And: that could matter greatly on voting rights. So I wrote on all this:
boltsmag.org
A Ballot Measure’s Defeat, and New Judicial Appointments, Foil Kansas Conservatives - Bolts
Kansans refuse to shake up their state supreme court, which has protected abortion rights and where a majority more amenable to voting rights cases may be emerging.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's so insane that Republicans's solution to tough economic times is always for regular Americans to stop paying for Starbucks instead of corporations start paying their taxes.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One America, where the man on the left is so ignorant he had to pay someone else to take the SAT for him. Another America, where the man on the right is a Rhodes Scholar.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 09/08/2026
In the brutal, rushed pursuit of the Trump administration's goal to deport nearly 1/3 of our nation's population, this paramilitary deportation force has fundamentally reshaped American life. We need a new immigration management system built to support our communities and uphold our rights.
time.com
The Chaos and Cruelty of ICE
“Violent immigration enforcement isn’t just a threat to public safety, it's a threat to the very cornerstone of our democracy,” write Naureen Shah and Denise Bell.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I think Republicans will come to regret trying to make El-Sayed the Democratic face of the midterms because he's so adept at turning the conversation back to the bottomless Trump absurdities.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I'll bet in El-Sayed's America they know how to use a possessive apostrophe.
America's
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michael carlos @michaelcarlos.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I handed out Democratic Party voter guides at the local library today for the upcoming Florida primary. Almost everyone was friendly, but some would do anything to avoid eye contact, even get off the sidewalk and walk in the road. Cowards.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I hope every journalist attending that dinner is embarrassed. Because they should be.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The legacy media sat there while Trump lied about the past elections and "joked" about running again in 2028. They did not boo. They did not walk out. They just sat there and ate their dinner. The journalists in that room will be remembered as the journalists in that room.
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michael carlos @michaelcarlos.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Pardon me, but is there a stunt double for the decrepit POTUS? Seen on #MSNow this morning. Or is this maybe a new ignominy where a staffer must abase him/herself by mimicking his clothing, hairdo, and posture? WTH??
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Democratic politicians telling us today how sad they are about Lindsey Graham's death because he purportedly had such a "great sense of humor" are why Democrats are currently struggling with a base angry and resentful at the evil agendas promoted by the likes of vile toadies like Lindsey Graham.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
No admin stay for you! Pay up, asshole. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE
SECOND CIRCUIT
At a Stated Term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the
8th day of July, two thousand twenty-six.
Before: Eunice C. Lee,
Circuit Judge.
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E. Jean Carroll,
 Plaintiff - Appellee,
 v.
Donald Trump,
 Defendant - Appellant.
ORDER
Docket No. 26-1840
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Appellant moves for an immediate administrative stay of the district court’s July 8, 2026
order authorizing disbursement of deposited funds held in the court’s registry, while the Court
considers Appellant’s forthcoming motion for a stay pending appeal.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for an administrative stay is DENIED. See
Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 433–36 (2009) (discussing stay factors).
For the Court:
Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe,
 Clerk of Court
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Democrats are dumping Graham Platner. The Republicans nominated Ken Paxton.
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michael carlos @michaelcarlos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A cross-section of the people I saw at the Fourth of July “Watermelon 5K” in Winter Park, Florida this weekend! #running #5K #watermelon5k #canon
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/07/2026
Sometimes if people want to get hit by lightning you just let them
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/07/2026
The death penalty doesn't bring justice — it only perpetuates the cycle of violence. No one should be killed by the state. The time to end the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty is NOW.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
if you have feelings about SCOTUS after today, and after the last week, and after the last months and years, remember that at least you can vote for state supreme courts in many places this year, and those matter a ton too my state-by-state guide to every state supreme court contest:
boltsmag.org
Your State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
Abortion, redistricting, and ballot access remain heated issues as voters face dozens of supreme court races across 32 states this year.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I really believe James Talarico and some other Dems, like Jon Ossoff, are developing a new kind of moral language and politics for the era of Late Stage Trumpism. Case made below. (discussing work by @jenszalai.bsky.social) newrepublic.com/article/2125...
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I'm not surprised by this outcome, which was telegraphed at oral arguments, but I remain disturbed by Kavanaugh's vote. The legal argument here was pure garbage, lacking any statutory basis or internal coherence. This should've been 9–0. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Please read and call. Flood the zone.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
RESULT: Brad Lander has ousted Rep. Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary in #NY10. The AP called it within minutes of polls closing.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 22/06/2026
We have a new message for Democrats: attack attack attack. Trump is corrupt, he’s butchered the economy, and his DOJ operates like mob lawyers. And every voter knows it. So stop looking backward. Stop with the endless focus groups. This isn't complicated. He’s weak. Finish him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
Obama shouts out "those ordinary people in the Twin Cities who braved frigid temperatures, risked their own safety, standing shoulder to shoulder to look our for their neighbors and sometimes for strangers because they knew that was the right thing to do"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.
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The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families
The Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
NEW: Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline.
propublica.org
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I’m sorry, if the position of Republicans is that FISA isn’t important enough to pass unless they also get tons of priorities they can’t otherwise enact, and that DNI is fine in the hands of an unqualified crony, then both should be allowed to die and the consequences are on them.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Just shameless right-wing hackery in direct violation of a voter-passed law done with no public input www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Florida Supreme Court greenlights GOP gerrymander that violates state ban
The Florida legislature passed the map — drawn by the governor’s office — at DeSantis’ insistence, disregarding reluctance from within his own party and fierce opposition from Democrats.
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