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Michelle Vitello

@michvitello.bsky.social
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CASA/GAL - Advocate with Juvenile Court for abused and neglected children. Landlady, book reader, movie watcher, FSTV, Liberal Democrat in Ohio, hated the Mango Mussolini long before the escalator ride. 🌊🏳️‍🌈🌻

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 24/09/2026
So, JD Vance is a national security threat. Got it.
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JD Vance Planted the Story That Sparked White House Media Ban
The White House says a media ban is needed to protect national security. But one of the stories it cited as a threat came straight from the vice president.
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404 Media @404media.co · 23/09/2026
NEW: Yesterday, 404 Media broke news of the FBI breach. Now, we've discovered it has exposed the FBI's own hacking unit. The FBI's Remote Operations Unit (ROU) is a highly secretive team of hackers making exploits and tools to break into target’s devices. Some of its members just got exposed.
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FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
The FBI's Remote Operations Unit (ROU) is a highly secretive team of hackers making exploits and tools to break into target’s devices. Some of its members just got exposed.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Mitch McConnell’s staff have declined to answer basic questions about what work he is doing—37 days after he was loaded into the back of an ambulance and vanished from public view. His staff refused to even say if the senator had spoken to any of them in recent days.
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Mitch McConnell’s Aides Launch New Health Cover-Up
It is now two weeks since Scott Jennings claimed he spoke to the 84-year-old.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/07/2026
Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force. n.pr/4wIpIvR
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He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him
Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 01/07/2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home for the July 4 recess two days early on Tuesday after members of his own party sank a key procedural vote, the second week running that Republican infighting has frozen the House floor.
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Mike Johnson 'railroaded' by his own GOP colleagues for 2nd straight week: report
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home for the July 4 recess two days early on Tuesday after members of his own party sank a key procedural vote, the second week running that Republican infighting has frozen the House floor.The chamber voted 198-224 to reject a rule that would have merged Pr...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/06/2026
Public records show the FBI used software from the Israeli firm Cellebrite to secretly extract data from the phones of at least a dozen protesters.
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Public records show FBI secretly extracted data from ICE protesters' phones
Previously unreported documents reveal “extractions” from at least 13 devices after a Washington state protest last June.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 24/06/2026
One hundred and one former judges have asked the New York State Bar to investigate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for ethics violations — and legal experts say this complaint is different from the ones that went nowhere against his predecessors.
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Todd Blanche faces 'unusual' and 'unique' complaint that may actually stick: ex-prosecutor
One hundred and one former judges have asked the New York State Bar to investigate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for ethics violations — and legal experts say this complaint is different from the ones that went nowhere against his predecessors.The complaint, filed by Democracy Defenders Fund ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/06/2026
Some of Trump’s biggest allies are outraged by the agreement he made with Iran. trib.al/VIpbbDU
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MAGA Erupts in Fury as Full Text of Trump’s Iran Deal Is Revealed
Some of Trump’s biggest allies are outraged by the agreement he made with Iran.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 21/06/2026
A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/18/a...
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A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain • Ohio Capital Journal
A week after the Trump FBI searched the Cleveland offices of a voting-rights group, no reasons have been given.
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Sunsong23 @sunsong23.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Bradley Cooper is starring in a major Hollywood film about January 6th directed by Sean Penn. The officers who were beaten that day are going to have their stories told to millions of people. Justice cmes in many forms. This is one of them." Really American
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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
...except that the republicans actually wanted this...
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Marie Rudden @mrudden.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Buried evidence in Epstein files names Trump Tower as sex recruiter hunting ground www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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Buried evidence in Epstein files names Trump Tower as sex recruiter hunting ground
Donald Trump had a team of recruiters roaming Trump Tower searching for women for him to have sex with, according to an explosive FBI interview buried in the Epstein files.In a 2021 interview, a woman...
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Local Resister @projectspacetime.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
No one will be hearing from this guy again any time soon.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 16/06/2026
David Ellison won’t air criticism of himself, his company, or his buddy Trump. This is bad for press freedom, bad for the public, and bad for Paramount. Read our statement:
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Paramount+ blocks FPF ad about Trump-Ellison censorship threat
News companies should know better than to censor their critics
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14/06/2026
Dem AG has secret plan for Trump's worst election-day move: 'Ready to act within minutes'
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Dem AG has secret plan for Trump's worst election-day move: 'Ready to act within minutes'
If a nightmare election-day scenario plays out under Trump, Democratic Attorneys General have a counterattack ready, according to one AG.During a recent interview, California Attorney General Rob Bonta described how fellow Democratic AGs have been preparing in case the Trump administration deploys m...
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@LuLuRoche @luluroche.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
hahahahahaha!!!
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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
In this well-reported piece on the billionaire cabal to stop the California ballot measure to implement wealth tax on billionaires, I especially appreciated this detail: sfstandard.com/2026/06/13/b...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
BTW, the severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot is either photo.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NASHVILLE— REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social: “I was a professor here, teaching environmental racism. @fiskuniversity President (Dr. Clark) asked me if it would conflict with plans to build a data center on campus. I started teaching about dangers of A.I… my class was canceled within a week.”🤔
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/06/2026
Pope Leo XIV told Spain's Catholic hierarchy on Monday to provide reparations to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and deal with the crisis transparently, ahead of an expected meeting with survivors during his weeklong visit to the country. to.pbs.org/4ohtf12
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Pope Leo urges Spanish bishops to provide reparations to abuse survivors
Leo told Spanish bishops the entire church community should have an "ever more determined commitment to prevention and a culture of care.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
NEW: Three U.S. senators have called for an overhaul of federal agents’ use of tear gas and pepper spray, citing a ProPublica investigation that found at least 79 children were hurt by these chemicals during Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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U.S. Lawmakers Demand Reforms to Immigration Officers’ Use of Tear Gas and Pepper Spray
A ProPublica investigation found that scores of children were hurt by these chemicals during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Lawmakers say the findings show more restrictions are neede...
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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 26/05/2026
Construction Has Started On Trump’s White House UFC Arena While SNAP, Medicaid And Student Loan Cuts Hit Americans
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Construction Has Started On Trump’s White House UFC Arena While SNAP, Medicaid And Student Loan Cuts Hit Americans
Construction crews started bolting together a UFC octagon on the South Lawn of the White House this week. A temporary structure built in Pennsylvania, shipped to Washington, and assembled in […] The post Construction Has Started On Trump’s White House UFC Arena While SNAP, Medicaid And Student Loan Cuts Hit Americans appeared first on Baller Alert.
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GoogeliArt 🦋💙PD @googeliart.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Trust me, this slush fund for trumps January 6th goons wont happen without a fight. Believe that.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/05/2026
NEW: Donald just STOLE $1.7B from us to pay insurrectionists. I have some important info about this. Please share widely.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/05/2026
I rarely say “major breaking” and rarely put out these video hits, but this is pretty major.
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Of course.
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godlessbitch.bsky.social @godlessbitch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
#Pinks #ProudBlue #EpsteinFiles #HeDidIt
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election
The order means that Alabama will discard its court-ordered congressional map for the 2026 primary elections and use a 2023 map that courts previously struck down as a violation under Section 2 of the...
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Nicola 🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦😎 @nick-lav.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Trump has definitely 💯 Damaged America 🇺🇸… The question is ; can it be repaired 🧐
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Delenn13 @delenn13.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Delenn13 @delenn13.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 10/05/2026
The Trump administration continued its illegal bombing of small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two and leaving one survivor in its third such strike in five days.
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Human rights experts call Trump administration's latest boat strikes 'murder': report
The Trump administration continued its illegal bombing of small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two and leaving one survivor in its third such strike in five days.US Southern Command announced the attack on social media, claiming that “intelligence confirmed the vessel ...
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Some 95,000 scientists have left government as Trump downsizes - Government Executive www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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Report: Nearly 95k science employees left government as Trump downsized agency workforces
The Trump administration also has cut spending on science contracts and grants.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/05/2026
NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/05/2026
NEW: The DOJ is demanding the personal information — including names, addresses and phone numbers — of 2020 Fulton County election workers after it seized past election materials. A top county official called the request “harassment” and accused the department of abusing the criminal process.
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In major escalation, DOJ demands personal information of 2020 election workers in Georgia
"This is yet another act of outrageous federal overreach designed to intimidate and to chill participation in elections."
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/05/2026
The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is continuing into the second week with Greg Brockman taking the stand.
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‘I Thought He Was Going To Hit Me’–Brockman Recalls Musk’s Anger After Being Denied OpenAI Control
The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is continuing into the second week with Greg Brockman taking the stand.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 05/05/2026
“Tomorrow I question Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein,” wrote Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA). “He already lied about visiting Epstein’s island. I’ll be pressing him for answers.”
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Dem lawmaker taunts Trump Cabinet member just hours ahead of Epstein interview
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who in February was exposed for lying about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, is scheduled to be interviewed by lawmakers Wednesday about his knowledge of the disgraced financier, and on Tuesday, was taunted by one of the lawmakers set to question him.“To...
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Joe Darkmoon @skulduggery-joe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
One thing this regime has taught us is that a president can do whatever the fuck they want if no one stops him. All that bullshit about "Don't worry, he can't do that because constitution" is being proven to be the lie it is. We are allowing our country to be dismantled by a mad man and his cult.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED HERE......
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 23/04/2026
"This amendment is very simple. It would prevent pharmaceutical companies from charging more for prescription drugs in the United States than they do in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, and Japan.”
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Senate Republicans Block Sanders Amendment to Cut US Drug Prices by More Than 50%
Sen. Bernie Sanders said the amendment blocked by the GOP "would prevent pharmaceutical companies from charging more for prescription drugs in the United States than they do in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, and Japan."
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
There are a thousand reasons Susan Collins doesn't deserve a sixth term in the Senate. But this, alone, is enough to disqualify her from ever holding public office again.
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