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Michael LaFond

@michaellafond.substack.com
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Anthropologist, religious scholar. History fiend. #writer 🚫DM's michaellafond.com "The Conspiracy of the Christ: A Memoir of Gnosis, History, the Secrets of Christianity, and Carlos Castaneda." booksoncomputer.com

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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 1h
Our country is weak, and we know it. economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 1h
New poll shows double-digit lead for Hobbs over Biggs in Arizona governor’s race www.azfamily.com/2026/08/24/n...
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New poll shows double-digit lead for Hobbs over Biggs in Arizona governor’s race
A new poll shows Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs leading her Republican challenger, Rep. Andy Biggs, in her bid for reelection.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22h
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 29/09/2026
"Politics is too negative. I don't like it. The news always makes me feel bad." We have all heard this. And I agree. But that is no reason to be lazy and give up. Are you going to ask the fascists not to hurt you?
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 14h
Not voting is a vote for the status quo.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 15h
Wow! Look at all the tourists!
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 19h
📌REMINDER: 1. Donald Trump violently attacked the country on Jan. 6, 2021, while trying to overthrow the election. 2. He then retired to his dining room to root on the attack for three hours. 3. When it failed, he went on camera, and told the attackers that he "loved them." He's a damn traitor.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20h
Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices.
In one Word, did Donald Trump's war in Iran drive up gas and diesel prices for Americans?

America.gov: yes
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 29/09/2026
"Politics is too negative. I don't like it. The news always makes me feel bad." We have all heard this. And I agree. But that is no reason to be lazy and give up. Are you going to ask the fascists not to hurt you?
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 29/09/2026
Trump says that paying higher prices builds character.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 28/09/2026
Republicans don't give a shit about you.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
from today's post: "What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House?" — What thimble-brain thought this was a good idea? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House?
What thimble-brain thought this was a good idea?
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
They told us who they are.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“‘Ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation or promoted voluntary return of non-white immigrants'... This is, of course, beyond alarming...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
It has been a thrilling journey, studying the origins of Christianity. I did not know I could actually discover anything. Truly, I thought I would not, but I would enjoy the journey. Yet, I succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. #Jesus #Christianity #history #booksky
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
It has been a thrilling journey, studying the origins of Christianity. I did not know I could actually discover anything. Truly, I thought I would not, but I would enjoy the journey. Yet, I succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. #Jesus #Christianity #history #booksky
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Drastic Times Drastic Measures 🏴 @drastictimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shut. It. Down. October 1, 2026 🏴
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WOW this is powerful and heartbreaking. Meet Sarah, she’s a constituent of Iowa who is battling cancer. Her senator is #HinsonIsHiding Ashley Hinson. Hinson voted for Trump’s Budget bill that cut Medicaid. Sarah was kicked out of a Hinson event…
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
They told us who they are.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 27/09/2026
Everyone who is not speaking out against ICE and this government is complicit.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 24/09/2026
Republicans cheat again as Greg Abbott's DPS doesn't hand over voter registrations.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It just keeps getting better.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 24/09/2026
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https://youtube.com/shorts/sIN3qYJv4rA?si=OfuWf6OcoAqIAaAP
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Timothy Kelly grants CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s TRO against the Trump administration, ordering that the reporters affected “immediately” have their White House hard passes reinstated. The TRO is in effect for 14 days. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
For all these reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 2, is GRANTED.
2. It is further ORDERED that Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all persons or entities acting in concert with them shall immedi-
ately return, reinstate, and restore the White House "hard pass" press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked on or about September 18, 2026, until further Order of the Court or the expiration of this Temporary
Restraining Order.
3. It is further ORDERED that this Temporary Restraining Order shall remain in effect for 14 days.
4. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall post a $1.00 bond in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) by October 1, 2026.
SO ORDERED.
Is/ Timothy J. Kelly
TIMOTHY J. KELLY
United States District Judge
Date: September 24, 2026
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 24/09/2026
With Republicans, every day it's a new disgrace.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 23/09/2026
Look at these assholes praising illegal violence under the color of law. About one-third of Americans are useless and run stop lights. We need to defend ourselves and our country from these morons.
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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Americans have underreacted to everything and continue to underreact. There has been so much underreacting that I'm not sure most would get off their asses if their own kids were being carted off to camps.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you Canada… again.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 23/09/2026
WE WON! the race to the botttom.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 23/09/2026
Trump Just Admitted No Iran Deal Before the Midterms
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2006 sex crime in New York.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
We know exactly how we got here: Republicans passed the single largest cut to health care in history and blocked every Democratic effort to extend the ACA tax credits. Trump and Republicans would rather give tax breaks to billionaires than help families afford health care.
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Your health insurance bills are about to go up
The premium increases stem in part from rising healthcare costs, including higher prices for medical care and expensive prescription drugs.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 23/09/2026
If people claiming to be law enforcement are killing people, we need serious investigations. If they are lying about it, we need to fire and imprison them.
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 23/09/2026
I used to get angry about these evil pigs hating others and reveling in the suffering of the innocent, but now I realize that Trump will destroy them utterly and I feel satisfied. Trump is my retribution, too.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The corporate food industry is lobbying Congress to make food safety rules weaker, stop us from banning PFAS & carcinogens in school meals, and push out independent science. To make America healthy again, we must all fight to get toxic chemicals out of our air, water, and food.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“We are fed up with ICE & DHS telling us lies… NO MORE TRAFFIC STOPS BY ICE.” Wilber’s lawyer says he was sideswiped and shot by ICE without any clue who they even were — and ICE then immediately lied about what happened (again)
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump renominated her in 2019. On Friday she ruled his EPA had no power to kill $7 billion in solar. Here's the sentence in her ruling that should worry Trump most. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-pick...
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 22/09/2026
It's a dilemma. People who emphasize thinking usually miss the point of Christianity. Those who suppress thinking usually lose their way. One must get it without losing it. #amwriting #booksky #Jesus #Christianity
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 22/09/2026
It's a dilemma. People who emphasize thinking usually miss the point of Christianity. Those who suppress thinking usually lose their way. One must get it without losing it. #amwriting #booksky #Jesus #Christianity
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 22/09/2026
If you found something really new and extraordinary, would you tell your friends?
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 22/09/2026
At what point is "The People" allowed to defend itself?
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Michael LaFond @michaellafond.substack.com · 21/09/2026
MAGA: But now we can say the "N" word!
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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At a hearing about conditions at Delaney Hall, #NJ02 Van Drew argued that accounts of medical neglect, unsanitary conditions & abuse were exaggerated. Sorry, we live nearby & we know better. Let's talk about private-prison capitalism and the November election: Vote Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock
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LeKat @rabbitpainter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The press is upset about being banned. How about them being upset about being banned from investigating the incarceration of tens of thousands of immigrants? Why aren't they complaining about that instead of their rights to repeat Trump's rambling lies?
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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Media knew Trump would be bad for Press Freedom (and for America), yet fanned the flames of the Biden age issue anyway: mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/blog/trump-v...
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Trump v Biden: How the Media Covered the Presidential Debate
A blog from the Media Bias Detector.
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