Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Between Musk’s craziness and Zuckerberg bending the knee a while back, it looked like there was gonna be a mass exodus from X and Facebook to BlueSky. As those older platforms have only become more antisocial since then, what do y’all think about BlueSky? 000
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Okay, so everyone should have known what the plan was, right? 040
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 26/01/2026bsky.app/profile/rbre... I would add another note of caution: if you’re observing and recording these abuses, make sure you’re at a safe distance from these masked thugs. 010
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Trumpism is often described as a cult, and looking back at the ones we have known about over the years, there is certainly some connective tissue. This interview from about a year ago has only become more significant since the orange Jesus was re-elected. youtu.be/uMlLTtL80pI?...youtu.beCult expert explains the Trump cultYouTube video by David Pakman Show 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Doing such important work in Texas; go Beto! youtu.be/wFYPkeu06kY?...youtu.beLock Him Up! Beto O'Rourke Is Risking Arrest To Protect Texas's VotersYouTube video by This is Gavin Newsom 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Another big build up with no payoff. It’s classic Trump 🙄 bsky.app/profile/mehd... 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 10/07/2025podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Anne Applebaum has spent many years studying autocracies and how they come to power. She spells out exactly where we are on the road towards that goal under the Trump regime.podcasts.apple.comAnne Applebaum: The Authoritarian SlidePodcast Episode · To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes · 07/10/2025 · 46m 150
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 06/07/2025@thebulwark.com Each of these guys was a mixed bag for sure. bsky.app/profile/theb... 030
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Trump says he’s winning his fight against Harvard, but it doesn’t look that way. While his attacks on Universities, law firms and the press are right out of the classic authoritarian playbook, they all seem to do a lot better against him when they ban together. 030
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 03/06/2025This sure looks like authoritarianism run amok, doesn’t it? youtu.be/_fF1BIU1q3M?...youtu.beFederal immigration agents raid San Diego restaurantsYouTube video by CBS 8 San Diego 030
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 01/06/2025The “On The Media” podcast has been covering this series over time. I’m just getting around to hearing the last episode of the second season, and it has been eye opening to be sure. youtu.be/_D4Ze8pMoL0?...youtu.beThe True Believers | Episode 1: The Divided Dial Podcast Miniseries | From On the MediaYouTube video by WNYC 110
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 29/05/2025This is encouraging. It’s still mostly the courts that are putting up resistance to the Trump regime’s overreach, but it’s good to see them pushing back both legally and strategically. US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...reuters.comUS court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffsA U.S. federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy. 011
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 25/05/2025This is an informative interview with a Russian dissident about the “Putinization of America.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comGarry Kasparov: The Putinization of AmericaPodcast Episode · To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes · 05/25/2025 · 48m 100
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Of all the people Trump hates, it’s probably the comedians who do the most to get under his skin, but this ends up being a plea to the news media to take their role seriously. youtu.be/07JQr5W3970?...youtu.beTrump & The Press: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 010
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 18/05/2025This might be the best DJT bit from SNL so far, and it’s the last one of the season. We can hope they will be back for another one, right? 😬 youtu.be/DK83sAPd_fc?...youtu.beTrump Middle East Trip Cold Open - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 110
Reposted by Mikel DeanCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 14/05/2025This is the point: Trump’s corruption is no longer hidden or denied. It’s right out in the open. Flaunted and celebrated by the man who took an oath to uphold the law. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...open.substack.comPushing It In Our FaceTrump wants us to applaud his corruption 2324568
Reposted by Mikel DeanCitizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 13/05/2025US silence on Khashoggi is deafening. It is feeling like one king welcoming another in Saudii Arabia. Not OK. Any of it. #USDemocracy is nothing without freedom of the press and free speech. 5400103
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 14/05/2025bsky.app/profile/hcri... Heather Cox Richardson provides an important public service by documenting history at this moment, along with a coalition of librarians and data collectors who are rescuing and archiving the files that the Trump administration is deleting from government websites.bsky.app 140
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I’ve seen the “Daily Bunnies” circulating through my newsfeed on BlueSky, and that makes me think of the nightly bunnies who come to graze in my front yard in the evenings. 150
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Hakeem Jeffries stays focused and covers the key points of his message in this press conference. What do you think about his delivery? youtu.be/bT8_VLq-KGA?...youtu.beHouse Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Holds News ConferenceYouTube video by electron media group inc. 010
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I guess Cake is supposed to put out another new album this fall, but they released a teaser track some months ago. I saw part of this video a while back but didn’t realize it was part of an upcoming album. youtu.be/pEDCX_Qkyec?...youtu.beLive from the Freight Elevator | Cake | Billionaire in Space *New Song*YouTube video by Texas Public Radio 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 05/05/2025I’ve been a news and politics junky for many years, but sometimes I need to take a break from that stuff, especially when we have an unhinged president who puts so much negativity out into the world everyday. There’s a fine line between staying informed and preserving your sanity these days. 040
Reposted by Mikel DeanPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/04/2025100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises. But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up. It's up to us to demand something better. 854284866854
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 02/04/2025This is an important win. It was a vote for sanity in a swing state, and a pretty sweet victory after Elon Musk spent all that money. 👍 apnews.com/article/wisc... Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majorityapnews.comDemocratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majorityThe Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court has won, defeating President Donald Trump’s endorsed challenger. 040
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I thought this conversation turned out to be inspirational considering the challenges we are facing at the moment. youtu.be/wOaUuEzq6bY?...youtu.beHistorian Heather Cox Richardson: 'We're already in a coup'YouTube video by KPBS Public Media 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I can’t remember if this came from The Other 98% or the National Stockpile of Memes and Satire on Facebook, but it caught my eye the other day. It’s good to see the free democratic European countries in solidarity with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 030
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Imagine how the news media would’ve reacted if Barack Obama brought George Soros into the government and gave him all the passwords to the treasury. Now they’re covering what Musk is doing like it’s just another day at the office. 020
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Should we be taking bets on whether she’ll be confirmed or the Senate finds its spine and stands up to the orange Jesus? If history continues to be recorded going forward, this will be a memorable moment. youtu.be/Wy8WfjdIAv8?...youtu.be"Just Plain Dangerous" Schiff Blasts Tulsi Gabbard in Fiery Floor SpeechYouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff 000
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 05/02/2025This looks like the kind of action we need to take going forward. www.confluencedaily.com/2025/02/04/a...confluencedaily.comAOC’s Plan for Resistance: How to Fight Back Against the Trump Administration’s IncompetenceConfluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. By: Lisa M. Hayes In a series of posts on BlueSky, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) laid out a blueprint for resisting th... 010
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Will Trump get approval from his Republican majorities in Congress on this, or just try to override it and go in with guns a blazin’? apnews.com/live/trump-p...apnews.comLive updates: Trump wants US to take ownership of Gaza StripIsrael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump. Robert F. Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard's cabinet confirmations advance. Trump's tariffs against China ... 000
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 04/02/2025I’ve heard it somewhere that “when the generation who still remembers the last world war passes, it makes the next one more likely.” Unfortunately it seems to be true of fascism as well. 010
Mikel Dean @mikeldean.bsky.social · 31/01/2025In the age of sensory overload and disinformation, many things and many people are vying for our attention. The question often becomes what is the truth and where is the clarity amidst all the noise? 000
