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Mike Wyant Jr., a former IT guy turned sci‑fi author and political essayist, I guess. This is my personal account with my personal opinions. mikewyantjr.com

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

More than two centuries ago, Father Hidalgo y Costilla’s church bell gave way to the cry of a people known as El Grito de Dolores — a call for freedom that would begin Mexico’s long struggle for independence. 

Today, that same spirit of self-determination lives in Mexican New Yorkers who have helped build this city for generations — from the zapateros of Corona to the banda musicians of Sunset Park. 

As we celebrate an independent Mexico, we also celebrate the Mexican New Yorkers who make our city great. And we recommit ourselves to defending their dignity and right to belong.

In moments of uncertainty and cruelty, New York City does not leave its own behind.

¡Viva México!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed on an RNC attendee yelling that he should be shot: "Look, I'm a dad with two daughters. And I hope those daughters get to grow up and live with their dad."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 08/09/2026
You can learn to live with anything and still feel it in your soul
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 01/09/2026
Catherine Cool last saw her husband, Eddie Reyes-Ochoa, at the Hancock County Jail. He wore the orange of an MDOC convict, she said, and his feet were shackled. He cried as they said goodbye, for now, still caught in the blur of sudden disruption. buff.ly/G90ZaKn
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ICE Detains Kiln Man, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone: ‘We’ve Done What the Government Told Us’
Eddie Reyes-Ochoa, just weeks from earning his green card, was detained by ICE and taken to an immigration detention center in Natchez, Mississippi.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026
This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This fucking ROCKS.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/08/2026
WELKER: Do you think democratic socialists have a place in the Democratic Party? VAN HOLLEN: Yes they do as part of the debate. I think that those in the Dem Party who are afraid of a healthy debate are missing the point, because Democratic voters do not want a return to the pre-Trump status quo
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Incredible stuff from Cards Against Humanity, who is now building a monument to interfere with SpaceX.
Why do you keep calling Elon Musk “a sad little bitch with no friends”?

Great question! (1) He is sad, (2) he is a bitch, and (3) he has no friends.

Did Elon Musk spend his 47th birthday alone, with no friends?

Yes.

Did Elon Musk beg Jeffrey Epstein for an invitation to his island, but get rejected?

Yes.

You’re saying that even the world’s most infamous pedophile didn’t want to be Elon Musk’s friend?

Yes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
Mamdani: "If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and wants to see more of it, they should vote for Bruce Blakeman, who has created his own militia in Nassau County. If they look at what ICE is doing and they are shocked by the inhumanity and cruelty, they should vote for Gov. Kathy Hochul."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/08/2026
The ICE raids and cruelty we are seeing inflicted on children are unacceptable.

The federal government has stripped legal representation from hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children. Many will soon face an impossible choice: navigate our immigration system alone or risk detention and deportation.

Our city is stepping up. We've invested $16.9 million in immigration legal services for unaccompanied children, with another $32 million in this year's immigration legal services budget, including rapid-response legal advice and representation for people in detention.

If you need immigration legal support, we're here to help. Our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline is available in your preferred language, regardless of immigration status.
Call 1-800-354-0365
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 11/08/2026
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 10/08/2026
An update on my health issues, why I've seemingly disappeared in person, and why I wish we could get an extended warranty on the human body #ChronicPain #chronicillness #hypermobility #localgovernment blog.mikewyantjr.com/on-extended-...
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On Extended Warranties, Jacob’s Ladders, and Why I’ve Been Quiet Lately
If you’ve tried to reach me recently and wondered where I’ve disappeared to — whether on town business, non-profit logistics, or just…
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 08/08/2026
I’m not trying to be perfect I’m trying to be resilient
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 07/08/2026
Bet someone created electricity in 1348 or something and was burned for being a witch
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 04/08/2026
hey now
Duolingo Notice: image of the green bird playing chess with a banner “900 Elo Rating on Duolingo Chessaf
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A dark money campaign is offering influencers $1,500 per post to attack Abdul El-Sayed and support Haley Stevens. Same exact dollar figure that was paid to attack @katmabu.bsky.social (Nobody ever found out who was paying for that campaign.) Gross, lazy and above all cynical shit.
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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race
Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
🔥 @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The only minority destroying America is billionaires: Trans people aren’t taking away our healthcare. Muslims aren’t defunding our schools. Immigrants aren’t cutting taxes for themselves + their rich friends… It’s billionaires & their puppet politicians.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
WARREN: Do you still work for Capital One today? JOHNSON: I do. I'm here today in my personal capacity W: Ok. But they're paying you to get confirmed for this job. I also understand they're letting you keep a bonus you haven't yet earned. They must be really excited about getting you confirmed.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
They don't understand that if all they got is money, we've got the many. We have a movement that no money can buy.
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PBF Comics @pbfcomics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“What a beautiful universe, hon" says a telescope as gazes upon an aurora borealis. “It really is”, responds the telescope's partner, who it turns out is not a telescope, but a microscope. Hands full of algae, she wades waist deep in a disgusting swamp, amazed by the heavenly microscopic life all around them.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Those assembly turn cranks that won't get thrown in the trash
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
MAINE— Killer ICE Agent’s ex: “He wanted me to lie about his character. I won’t. He abused me and my daughter… I’ve waited years to speak my truth, and now a man is dead.” They are hiring the worst of the worst.
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 17/07/2026
More people have existed since the invention of the photographic “selfie” than preceded its existence in all of human history #historyfacts #but #verifyhistory
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Marco Rubio is currently delivering a very boring speech railing against "communism." These guys really think they're cooking by trying to revive the Red Scare. Ain't gonna work with people under 60 years old.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Fascism is here. If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. “Left-wing political terrorism” will mean those who oppose the regime — while actual right-wing extremism is allowed to grow and thrive. We are very far off the cliff, folks.
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Fat Nixon is a Traitor 🇺🇦 🟦🟧🚩 @lbusdoor90.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I completely understand 1930-40s Germany now.
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 15/07/2026
A panoramic image of the cloud of smoke from Canada over Central New York
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 15/07/2026
oh I’M the glass cannon
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Scarborough to Spineless Speaker Johnson: “I’m not gonna mock you, Mike, I’m just gonna call you a liar. Because that’s what you are. You know EXACTLY what happened in Maine.” #AbolishICE
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...
The little girl was still in Bluey pajamas.

No older than 3, she was trying to smell the flowers.

At her side, a pink rolling bag.

Her father, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, had just been fatally shot and yanked from a car he’d been driving. Now, he lay handcuffed in the street, where he would remain for five hours.

 “You took her dad, you took her dad!” a woman nearby yelled, according to Cecelia Humiston, 22, who witnessed the interaction in Biddeford on Monday morning.
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Mike Wyant Jr. @mikewyantjr.com · 12/07/2026
I’m sorry but these motherfuckers work for US
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
During the first installment of NY1’s new exclusive series, “Out of Office with the Mayor,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani and members of his staff showed off their soccer skills on the Gracie Mansion lawn — where the mayor has been hosting pickup soccer matches with New Yorkers.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
then // now
5 or 6-year-old me at our family’s cabin in a teeny tiny unincorporated town in southern Colorado. I’m standing outside before we go to the 4th of July parade, wearing an American flag shirt and holding 3 American flags. I’ve got a pageboy cut and my hair is much more reddish brown than it would eventually be.Me, a week ago, at Pride. I’m wearing a bisexual pride butterfly halter top, a rainbow shawl, and holding a sign reading, “ABOLISH ICE! ABOLIR ICE!” alongside my fellow now-exonerated codefendant, Michael Rabbitt.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I like my chances against Mike Rogers😊
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I got this into the Associated Press.
Collins didn’t want to give away too much of the new stuff before it goes live Thursday.

But the new Infowars will maintain The Onion’s sharp satire sprinkled with shock value. Collins said there will be a section selling a penis flattening device, a fake “pro oxygen” supplement pill that the host claims can replace breathing, as well as an extended debate on how many Bozo the Clowns there are.
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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Q: Will you sign the housing affordability bill? Trump: It's a yawn.
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