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Michael Wade

@mikewords.bsky.social
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Writer. Journalist. Ph.D. molecular biologist. Former biopharm exec. Sentient neural network. Small Language Model.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 11h
Some GOP senators in the Jack Smith hearing seem annoyed that clown tactics them look like…clowns.
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 20h
GOP senators and House members up for election complaining now about Trump’s actions in Iran and with deportation are laughable. You had your chance to stand up for what’s right and you did the opposite.
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 21h
The Real Stories - not the GOP's.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 15h
This may be the best argument for overturning Citizens United I’ve ever heard.
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Every time.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social reopened the Epstein case; Heidi Blake seems to have restarted the UK prosecuting Andrew Tate; Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor made the system finally go after Weinstein for real. Journalism has again and again made the justice system do its job.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sadly, it seems that humanity never learns lessons from its dark past. www.commondreams.org/opinion/west...
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Western Capitalist Societies Have Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Fascism | Common Dreams
Sadly, it seems that humanity never learns lessons from its dark past.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"This laughably insane thing I am saying is *not* a conspiracy theory."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Jensen Huang: "We all need to hope it's an engineering problem. If it's not an engineering problem, it's not solvable."
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The senator's complacent response to open allegations of bribery sends voters a very clear and disrespectful message," the editorial declared. ttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/susan-collins-gets-brutal-warning-210046010.html
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Susan Collins Gets a Brutal Warning From Home-State Paper
Embattled Maine Sen. Susan Collins has been accused of disrespecting voters ahead of the midterms. In a scathing editorial, the Portland Press Herald called out Collins, 73, over her handling of revel...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is about as upset as a NYT reporter is allowed to get:”An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Detroit Free Press endorsed El-Sayed. "Everything you’ve heard about Michigan’s U.S. Senate race is true: An extremist is asking voters to send him to Washington, masking an agenda far out of step with Michigan's mainstream under the pretense of normalcy...that man is not El-Sayed." Ouch!.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sherrod Brown: Data centers really show whose side you’re on. Are you going to do the bidding of those companies from out of state that don’t give a damn about local communities? Or are you going to stand with the public?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Caravan season is upon us again.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who is suing to stop the “paid for by the U.S. government” propaganda/campaign ads? Don’t need to see this outrageous shit during my football game.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is so deeply weird. Figuring out what’s real is exhausting even for a seasoned tech journalist. Let alone for a bookseller, even one who has written fiction about AI stealing from writers.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Jeff Bezos: Men we are *told* are brilliant businessmen, but every time they open their mouths they prove themselves to be ridiculous idiots.
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AxisPHX @lazosferns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bumper sticker seen enroute to COVID jab: Ever wondered what you’d have done in 1930s Germany? You’re doing it right now.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The New York Times remains laser-focused on ignoring the horrible things horrible people are doing to us. Coming Up Next: "Pol Pot's Favorite Footwear."
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My dad was a small-town doctor who made late-night house calls on most nights I can remember growing up—and to my personal knowledge forgave (or delayed) payments from people who were on hard times. This story makes me want to move to Kansas and spend next 5+ weeks canvassing.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Confusing. My reading of the Bible suggests denouncing Satan is kind of the whole point.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It has been a brutal and protracted slugfest. But I think we can finally declare a winner in the long-running "Who is the dumbest United States Senator?" competition.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“There’s record hatred for the president going into the midterms”
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excellent NYT article captures the sweep of ICE’s now decentralized surge, then zooms in to tell the individual stories of cruelty and heartbreak. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/ice-s…
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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
We call this a concentration camp, your honor.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do I expect out of this "summit"? Zero. Why? Because it's in the Chinese interest just to endure this, as they humor an obviously incapacitated Trump and collapsing MAGA Dynasty. They'll take tribute from all the tech barons tonight. Make some token 'deal." Then back home to real business.
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H.L. Mencken..ish @navlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"There is a straight line from Koch Brothers money, allied with segregationists and religious fundamentalists, that runs through the Federalist Society and the Roberts Supreme Court, through the MAGA-fied Republican Party, through the crypto-industry and the tech-broligarchy, that leads to Trump."
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remember when they said the noncompliance at the Kennedy center was “inadvertent“? Nothing inadvertent about the noncompliance here. According to the notice, Reporters from each of the three outlets were turned away, and Betsy Klein’s pass was again taken from her. They are totally up to something.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“It would require a wholesale change in the DNA of House and Senate Democrats.” Yes. And people are going to be in the mood for mutation. 🧬
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yikes. The oligarchy continues to consolidate power. 😕 🇺🇸
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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Miller is openly warning that Democrats will abolish ICE, Border Patrol, DHS, the police, the border, even stack the Supreme Court & "elect communists to wreck this country." Translation:they're terrified that if Democrats win, voters will finally have a chance to roll back the cruelty Miller built.
"SHOULD DEMOCRATS REGAIN POWER, IT'S GAME OVER...
THEY'RE GOING TO GET RID OF ICE:
REICH MINISTER OF PROPAGANDA STEPHEN MILLER
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The perfect message for Americans who never drive past a gas station or go to any stores:
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Justice is patient” doesn’t pop as a campaign slogan. But a lot of people want to hear exactly that.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins is really, deeply concerned about the world learning about her and her husband's pay-to-play scam.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor.
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Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Imagine a Congress and White House with similar priorities.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.
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Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)
At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is a genuinely terrible piece of journalism: Reporting, editing, writing, all of it. (Photos OK). Will appear alongside the word "credulous" in dictionaries. I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But...
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