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Michael C Ford

@michaelcford.bsky.social
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Internet software geek retired and very content having done so. Lean left but open to actual ideas to make a better world. that would not include another tax cut for the rich.

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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
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Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/04/2025
Breaking News: The Interior Department said it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands.
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Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects
The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce environmental reviews before permitting drilling and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters.
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Sarah Kaplan @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"When Richard VanMetter tried to buy a sandwich, he didn’t realize he was dead." Read @merylkornfield.bsky.social & co on a scenario that could happen to many more people as Musk moves aggressively to transfer more names to the government's "Death Master File" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse.
Elon Musk’s team has moved millions of Social Security numbers into the agency’s deaths database, potentially raising the risk of errors.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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How Russia is seizing Ukrainian homes in Mariupol - BBC News
To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus. Now, Not So Much. (Gift Article)
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
How our constitution becomes just paper. Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
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Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence
On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.
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Hal Gregory @halgregory.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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🐶 @AL- I’m here! @phoenix-al.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 02/03/2025
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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 28/02/2025
From @yepicurus on instagram
Toxic positivity, be damned, Herman Hesse reminds us that true optimism is not the denial of suffering. It is the will to perceive beauty amidst the suffering, and to conceive compassion despite suffering: “because the world is so full of death and horror I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell“
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/02/2025
President Trump’s turn against Ukraine could fan debate in Taiwan about whether it can count on U.S. support in the event of a widening conflict with China, which claims the self-governed island as its territory.
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Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next
As President Trump turns toward Russia, Taiwan grapples with its reliance on U.S. support in the face of conflict with China.
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Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Pegs @pegoidal.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
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Opinion | Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To (Gift Article)
What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
No notes
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Planning how to carve up the body as the heart still beats as congress sits in there viewing seats silent. Such a disgrace. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
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Kremlin Message to Trump: There’s Money to Be Made in Russia (Gift Article)
Russian officials are arguing that American companies stand to make billions of dollars by re-entering Russia. The White House is listening.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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‘F--- Trump and his deal’: Ukraine’s US veterans rail against peace plan
Veterans fighting for Zelensky’s foreign legion label president a ‘coward’ who won’t stand up to Putin
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John Dark @jazzdork.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Well yeah, If you can’t scam the elderly who’s gonna buy those tacky ass bibles?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/02/2025
Pierre Poilievre, the front-runner to become Canada’s next leader, has become a darling of the American right. That support now risks becoming a liability as he faces an electorate worried about President Trump’s threat to annex Canada.
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Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook
A darling of the American right, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, is facing an electorate worried about Trump’s vow to annex Canada.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/02/2025
Elon Musk’s unparalleled online reach has given him a powerful tool to attack individuals who criticize DOGE, with one post able to spark hundreds of blistering responses from his followers.
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Elon Musk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then a mob went to work.
Musk’s unparalleled online reach on X has given him a powerful tool to attack individuals who criticize DOGE.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Maureen Dowd at times hits the mark www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/o...
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Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon? (Gift Article)
Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams
A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the mayor of America’s largest city.
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"tRump's seasonal hiring freeze and total elimination of the visitor reservation system will spell disaster for Yosemite National Park (and other NPS units) -- "efforts to protect the park’s ecosystems for future generations are being derailed." 🌏
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/02/2025
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
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State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Opinion | This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected
He is making us a corrupted, brittle superpower.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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Watch: Argentina canal turns bright red, alarming locals
The body of water runs through industrial areas on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 13/01/2025
California's net neutrality law has withstood legal challenges, meaning that the Trump-enabled federal rollback of the regulations won't extend to the state.
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'Work is now paying off': Why one of Trump's wins won't reach California
California's net neutrality law has withstood legal challenges, meaning that the Trump-enabled federal rollback of the regulations won't extend to the state.
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 13/01/2025
Six decades ago, police raided an SF drag ball co-sponsored by a group of Protestant ministers, exposing the department's harassment of the LGBTQ+ community. 📝: www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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David Silver @daviddogdaddy.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Geri Quin 🇨🇦 @geriquin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Geri Quin 🇨🇦 @geriquin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
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Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
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Geri Quin 🇨🇦 @geriquin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 07/01/2025
With its moderation shifts, Meta is blatantly making a play both for Trump supporters and the support of Trump himself. But we shouldn't ignore the company's pattern of responding to being yelled at. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Column | Meta gives Trump and his supporters a heart emoji
Eye always on the bottom line, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg goes to great lengths not to be yelled at.
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Michael C Ford @michaelcford.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Assault on the Systems That Keep Americans Safe Is Dangerous (Gift Article)
Eviscerating modern state institutions almost always clears a path for a different political order, built on loyalties and connections to the ruler.
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