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Mike the commie

@mikethecommie.bsky.social
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Queer, Leftist member of the Green Party of the United States with an interest in Eastern religion, Western philosophy, Gnosticism, and Paganism. Enjoy all forms of artistic expression, especially when focused on working class issues and interests.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration has quietly announced that its own lawyers will represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, facing off against other administration lawyers who are trying to deport the kids.
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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids
Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.
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Phillip John Hart @philagain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 07/10/2026
The people determine whether the dictator rules—not the other way around. trib.al/Leg8zDe
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Shouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie
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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie
Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/10/2026
#OtD 4 Oct 1816 Eugène Pottier, French transport worker, Paris Communard, follower of anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and poet who wrote the poem and lyrics to the revolutionary anthem L'Internationale, was born in Paris stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1260...
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/10/2026
#OtD 4 Oct 1893 Jewish anarchist immigrant Emma Goldman began her trial in NYC. Found guilty of incitement to riot, she was sent to the Manhattan's city prison and later sentenced to a year in Blackwell's Island Penitentiary shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Several Democratic members of Congress are requesting the House Ethics Committee investigate their colleague, Congressman Max Miller (R-OH), over allegations that he assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and possibly injured their child.
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Democrats call for ethics investigation into Congressman Max Miller
The request comes after Mother Jones reported on allegations that Miller was violent towards multiple women and was investigated for possible child abuse.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/07/2026
Trump’s new ridiculous and dangerous red-baiting
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Trump’s new ridiculous and dangerous red-baiting
For the GOP, it's back to the future with commie-hunting.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/07/2026
The Trump administration has attacked IHSS for the program’s growth over the past decade. Their argument: the program is so successful that there must be rampant fraud.
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California does Medicaid home care well. They're being punished for it.
Republicans are deferring $850 million from the state because of unfounded fraud claims.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 31/07/2026
Israeli settlers and soldiers storm occupied West Bank towns, arrests made after intensified violence in town of Tal.
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At least 11, including children, injured in Israeli raids near Nablus
Israeli settlers and soldiers storm occupied West Bank towns, arrests made after intensified violence in town of Tal.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 31/07/2026
#OtD 31 Jul 1909 fighting in Barcelona, Spain, came to an end at the end of the 'Tragic Week' that left hundreds dead. It began as a spontaneous general strike and workers' uprising that was ultimately crushed by the government stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1037...
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 31/07/2026
#OtD 31 Jul 1865 teacher, author, antifascist, and socialist feminist Adalgisa Fochi was born in Parma, Italy. Her only child was famous anarchist, Camillo Berneri, who was murdered by Communist Party forces during the Spanish Civil War stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1037...
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EngagedPureLand @engagedpureland.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It is OK if you are still in the muck like the rest of us. But please keep turning towards the light. Support your queer sangha members in their quest for happiness, and experience the joy of compassion. This is a Jodo Shinshu approach to moments of "concern" over Pride participation.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 31/07/2026
Now this has become a weapon against Trump. trib.al/UUME6OQ
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Trump Blurted Out Openly Corrupt Plot to Censor ABC—and It Backfired
As Trump’s sordid pressure on ABC comes back to bite him, a legal expert explains why the network is in a good position to withstand Trump-MAGA bullying—and how this case will likely play out.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/07/2026
Republicans and the Justice Department, now under the control of former Trump lawyer Todd Blanche, have repeatedly used testimony to gin up perjury investigations. That’s turned testimony before Congress—which should be a public process—into the first step toward a criminal investigation.
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The next victim of Trump’s political prosecutions? Congressional oversight.
Anthony Fauci didn't want to give his enemies ammunition, but his freedom isn't the only thing at risk.
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Ralph Nader @nader.org · 31/07/2026
Another day, another Trump takeaway from people in desperate need. @nytimes.com reports “Trump will end subsidies for Medicare Drug Plans established under Biden”. Tens of millions of elderly will be adversely affected.
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Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In one California town, Flock misread license plates in 71% of the time. Out of a sample of 1,427 alerts that Flock sent to police in the town of Roseville, alerts that flagged vehicles as stolen or used in a felony after they passed one of the city's Flock cameras, 71% were inaccurate.
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Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police in one California town
Flock sent 1,427 alerts to Roseville police over two years, flagging cars as stolen or used in a felony. In 71% of them, Flock read the plates wrong.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 31/07/2026
The State Department says it takes "full responsibility" for hastily altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference this week that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. A Reuters analysis found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/06/2026
The Nigerian pop star delivers Afro-fusion grooves, dreamy soundscapes and high-energy rhythms with a stellar band. n.pr/49JzHb7
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Ayra Starr: Tiny Desk Concert
The Nigerian pop star delivers Afro-fusion grooves, dreamy soundscapes and high-energy rhythms with a stellar band.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/06/2026
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley blows the whistle on Bari Weiss' CBS News
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"Can we make the protesters look more violent?"
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley blows the whistle on Bari Weiss' CBS News.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 08/06/2026
The mounting protests in Albania are demonstrating that the Trumpian model of oligarchic impunity is not only aging badly in America, but also proving to be an increasingly toxic export. bit.ly/4x6i5QG
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How Jared Kushner Sparked a Political Crisis in Albania
Outraged Albanians are targeting the presidential son-in-law for pursuing a $4 billion luxury resort deal in a business climate rife with corruption and environmental neglect.
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
We need to express a worldview that appeals to the millions of working-class Americans who feel they get no relief from politics.
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The Left Needs Ideas - Dissent Magazine
The profound malaise in the United States cannot be addressed, much less solved, by clever campaign strategies and appealing policy ideas alone.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/06/2026
In scale and audacity, what Jared Kushner has attempted—and achieved—to profit from his presidential connections is on another level entirely. “Can you imagine, like, a normal, sitting US ambassador just hitting up Saudi Grand Prince Mohammed bin Salman for billions of dollars?”
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How Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocrats
And sell out America
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 08/06/2026
#OtD 8 Jun 1990 in Guatemala, US citizen Michael DeVine was murdered by CIA-paid military officials led by ex-School of the Americas two-time graduate Col. Julio Roberto Alpirez stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1082...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/04/2026
Graham Platner supported the data center ban, and the Democratic governor's decision to veto it could become a political liability in her Senate bid.
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Why Maine’s governor killed an pioneering data center moratorium
Janet Mills vetoed a statewide construction pause, citing the potential of 100 permanent jobs.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Jim Phillips @jmnphillips.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/04/2026
Here was the top US intelligence official deploying unsubstantiated or phony Russian material—over the objections of CIA officials—to smear an American politician. It was disgraceful.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s dangerous war
Trump's hatchet woman is weaponizing classified intelligence like never before.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10/04/2026
Recent reporting from the Financial Times reveals it was President Trump, not the Iranian government, who was begging for a ceasefire as early as March 21, when he first threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants. trib.al/gvAaGzq
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/04/2026
No president has appealed to Americans’ darkest impulses or sought to turn them on one another like Trump has.
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Trump can't hide his long legacy of inciting violence
No president has appealed to Americans' darkest impulses or sought to turn them on one another like Trump has.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 31/03/2026
In that same call, he said that a 15-year-old who was sexually assaulted by her uncle should still deliver the baby, that he was against gay marriage, and questioned women’s right to vote. trib.al/3FD2Jy1
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 31/03/2026
In southern Lebanon this weekend, an Israeli strike killed three journalists and multiple paramedics. to.pbs.org/3NN8Lj1
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Israeli airstrike kills 3 journalists covering war in southern Lebanon
In southern Lebanon this weekend, an Israeli strike killed three journalists and multiple paramedics. To examine that incident and the challenges facing journalists reporting in the Middle East, Nick ...
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Mike the commie @mikethecommie.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@starwalkr.bsky.social ❤️STTL
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richiebryan.bsky.social @richiebryan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The vibe in Cardiff tonight is incredible! 💚 The Senedd elections this May will be a game changer for Wales Come join the party 🎉 and help Make Hope Normal Again 🙏🏽 join.greenparty.org.uk/
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/03/2026
An eyebrow-raising fundraising email was circulated Thursday by a Trump-affiliated super PAC, promising supporters a “National Security Briefing Membership” in exchange for their cash. trib.al/umbvbgB
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Trump Seems to Be Selling Fans Access to National Security Briefings
In a fundraising email, a Donald Trump–affiliated super PAC offered the highest bidders “unfiltered updates on the threats facing America.”
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Democratic base in New York State and some party leaders nationwide are charting a path toward a greener future. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, meanwhile, is choosing billionaires and polluters.
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Kathy Hochul Is Failing on Climate
The Democratic base in New York State and some party leaders nationwide are charting a path toward a greener future. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, meanwhile, is choosing billionaires and polluters.
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Green Party U.S. @greenpartyus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The Green Party and state green parties across the nation have been clear in our policies and national platform that we stand in solidarity with Cuba against illegal economic warfare by the U.S. government. #cuba www.gp.org/ev_cuba
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Solidarity Not Starvation: Hands Off Cuba
The Green Party of the United States and state green parties across the nation such as The Green Party of Florida, situated just 90 miles from our Cuban neighbors, have been clear in our policies and ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/02/2026
BREAKING: The 21-year-old man shot dead after entering Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and gas canister on Sunday was an “outspoken” Christian, a strong Trump supporter, and obsessed with the cover-up of the Epstein files, according to people who knew him. trib.al/tHO6gez
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/02/2026
Donald Trump a weak, insecure man with a fascistic personality only interested in power and squeezing every corrupt dollar out of the presidency he can. The only thing keeping him from facing accountability for very real crimes is the supplication of his fellow GOPers in Congress. trib.al/oZCZOoh
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Green Party U.S. @greenpartyus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It's time for political disobedience. This means defying establishment orders to vote or run as a Democrat or a Republican as part of a comprehensive political strategy. This means accepting that you cannot change a corrupt, corporate party from within. www.gp.org/disobedience...
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Disobedience Works
But today, the establishment has learned how to neuter movements that rely on civil disobedience alone. Their allies in corporate media intentionally ignore movement actions and marginalize popular de...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 22/02/2026
Analilia Mejia’s upset primary victory in New Jersey stunned Democrats across the country. @arvinalaigh.bsky.social explains why Mejia's win matters so much. bit.ly/4aNldGX
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The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere
Analilia Mejia’s upset victory in New Jersey offers invaluable insights about the past and present of liberal politics in America.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 30/01/2026
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being." bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
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ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/01/2026
The Trump administration is invoking a Reconstruction-era law meant to protect Black people from the KKK to target Black journalists and activists.
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Don Lemon's arrest escalates DOJ crackdown on Black journalists
The Trump administration is invoking a Reconstruction-era law meant to protect Black people from the KKK.
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Green Party U.S. @greenpartyus.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"I am running to serve North Carolina’s 13th District with the same discipline, courage, and commitment I showed for 25 years in uniform—and to put people, not power, first." www.gp.org/anthony_agui...
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Anthony Aguilar: 25 Years. 9 Combat Tours. One Truth.
"I am running to serve North Carolina’s 13th District with the same discipline, courage, and commitment I showed for 25 years in uniform—and to put people, not power, first."
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NPR @npr.org · 27/01/2026
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad. n.pr/4t3yQtH
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Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in U.S.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 27/01/2026
ICE's terror campaign is part of a long American tradition of state violence, writes formerly incarcerated prison activist Robert Willis. bit.ly/4bFk6v9
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ICE’s Terror Campaign Is Part of a Long American Tradition
As a Black man, I know firsthand how often state violence is used to perpetuate white supremacy in this country.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/01/2026
The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally Larry Ellison. n.pr/4agbaLo
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TikTok is investigating why some users can't write 'Epstein' in messages
The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally Larry Ellison.
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Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 15/01/2026
Rest in power, king; that said, fuck the NYT for not mentioning even ONCE in this obit that the South African nuclear program was developed in coalition with Israel (which one might call a "racist regime"... if one were not the NYT):
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How Israel Helped a Rogue State Go Nuclear - The Globalist
Should Israel's nuclear collaboration with South Africa's apartheid-era regime change the way we think about the prospect of a nuclear Middle East?
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