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Michael Wayne

@mwayne2.bsky.social
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Writer and filmmaker. New documentary film,”How to Save Democracy,” now available on Fandango at Home, at athome.fandango.com/content/browse/…

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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
DHS Secretary Mullin says livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooter is part of "restoring American values." He has a point: public executions are part of US history & would be a restoration of American values--of worst, racist type I'm talking about the lynchings that happened during Jim Crow
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the U.S. by France in 1886. The Statue, also known as Liberty Enlightening the World, or in French, La Liberté éclairant le monde The Statue of Liberty was just spotted making its way back to France. When asked why, she said "I've had enough of this shit"
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm making a deal with all MAGA people: if you give me $2000 now, I'll give you the $5000 Trump check when it arrives in my mailbox. That's an incredible deal! You'll make $3000 from me. And if you want, I can round up some friends of mine and you can make the same deal with them.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Last Thursday, I had my first production shoot day for my new documentary feature film, The Revolution Will Be Televised. I interviewed Dave Zirin, writer for The Nation & author of a new biography of famed historian Howard Zinn, entitled "The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn"
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Graham Nash is a national treasure. I saw him live this past Sat. night at the beautiful Troy Savings Bank Music Hall During concert, Nash denounced Trump & on introducing his classic song Military Madness, spoke out against Russia's war w/ Ukraine, Israeli's Gaza genocide & US insanity w/ Iran
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yesterday, JD Vance made announcement that government threw 750,000 people off Obamacare, claiming fraud. Vance claimed it would save the government $2.2 billion Of course Vance, ever the good Christian, knew this is exactly what Jesus would want the government to do. Or at least Republican Jesus
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gracie Mansion was infiltrated yesterday by a domestic terrorist by the name of D.J. Trump. This terrorist resides in D.C., and has done much damage to the U.S. Mayor Zohran Mamdani talked to him and tried to reason with him; it remains to be seen if Mamdani will have any sway over this terrorist.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
While billionaires detest gov't regulation, they like government handouts Amazon can get away w/ paying workers low wages thanks to workers getting food stamps: Fortune magazine stated Amazon workers on food stamps has tripled Meanwhile, Bezos' fortune has increased $260 billion in last 6 years
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yesterday at midterm Republican Convention, JD Vance told the attendees, "It's about the party of common sense beating the party of the crazies." We definitely need the party of common sense to beat the crazies. And you know who the crazies are--this video, which says God made Trump, is proof.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
At a 9/11 memorial yesterday, Trump said he went to Ground Zero & was lifted out of rubble. "Two firemen, big strong guys grabbed me under arms-'got to get out of here!'-& lifted me up & started running with me" Trump claimed Was this Trump making shit up? No! A photo from that day was found.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
JD Vance is a religious zealot. The other day he was interviewed on a podcast and said, "What I'm trying to focus on is doing as much of God's work as possible right now, and if that leads to the end times, ok." What a delusional lunatic. As are the rest of the extremists.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fascism needs sycophants to succeed & in US, there is no shortage of sycophants. The tech sector has been completely enabling to fascist whims of Trump & in their latest display Google Maps changed name of Lake Ontario to Lake America Tech enables fascism because they believe democracy must end.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Billionaires continue to decimate American democracy by attempting to buy 2026 midterms. So far, right-wing billionaires have spent $1.1 billion on their preferred candidates If something isn't done to stop this, the US can kiss democracy goodbye--which right-wing billionaires are happy to do.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Attention US--some countries put their billionaires in jail: China just sentenced billionaire Hui Ka Yan, once one of world's richest men, to life in prison for financial crimes that almost collapsed China’s economy Imagine if US did that? Most billionaires would be looking at long jail sentences
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Truth Social is another in a long line of failing Trump businesses Yesterday, Trump Media & Technology--which owns Truth Social--reported 2nd quarter results: revenue of $1.7 million & $238 million loss. That's on top of 1st quarter results, which showed revenue of $871,000 & loss of $406 million
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"I Won’t Back Down" is about fighting injustice. Not only not backing down, but creating a society that works 4 all I’m in last 2 weeks of crowdfunding for my new film, The Revolution Will Be Televised, about creating a society that works 4 all. savingdemocracy.allyrafundraising.com/campaigns/14...
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mitch McConnell is probably second to Trump in the irreparable harm done to democracy. In his final act of democracy destruction, he's been in a hospital for 6 weeks while his office doles out statements that claim he's rehabbing This is the picture that should be released regarding McConnell.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Scientists following spread of cyclosporiasis parasitic infection state it's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in U.S. history They originally thought the disease came from raw fruits & vegetables, but new research has traced the origins of the current outbreak to an event that occurred in 2015.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
One commenter said of Trump's speech: "Mitch McConnell recently showed a photograph of himself as proof of life. Trump just gave a speech to show proof of dementia" It also showed delusional fabulism, sociopathy, character disorder, bipolar disorder, paranoia, aberrant behavior, and mania.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Trump's speech tonight will say 2020 election was stolen. He also says Georgia senators Ossoff & Warnock were not legitimately elected Hitler wrote about Big Lie, defining it as propaganda technique that tells colossal, outrageous falsehood repeatedly until seen as truth. Trump is Hitler incarnate.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy gave a famous speech about the follies of GDP (then called GNP). He ended the speech by saying that GDP "measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile." This is the kind of leader we need today.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Lindsey Graham’s death made me think of Blood, Sweat & Tears song "And When I Die." I especially thought of it cause of lines: Just bundle up my coffin 'Cause it's cold way down there I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah Crazy cold, way down there Here's a short video in Lindsey's honor
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trump has shown Republican strategy for midterms: brand Democrats as socialists/communists. But US has already had a socialist president & things worked out very well Who was this socialist? Why Republican Dwight Eisenhower, who presided over highest income tax levels ever in US, w/ rates at 91%
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In 1944, Woody Guthrie wrote the song "All You Fascists Bound to Lose." Woody even saw firsthand the fascism of Trump family, as he lived in the Beachhaven housing complex in Brooklyn, NY, owned by Fred Trump, the father of Donald Trump. This inspired him to write the song "Old Man Trump."
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On the 250th anniversary of US, we're still aspiring to the radical words "All men are created equal" The purpose of a democratic society is to create conditions under which greatest number of people can flourish together Happy birthday, America. May our best days & greatest aspirations be ahead
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Biden Crime Family was constant mantra of rightwingers during presidency of Joe Biden. But now the same people are silent amidst disclosure forms Donald Trump filed that show in 2025 he took in $2.2 billion. "He's a businessman & knows how to make money," is what one Trump supporter said. Bullshit
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
ICE has picked up the pace in arresting immigrants, surging to 10,000 people detained in the last five days, all because of a push to increase arrests. Now if ICE truly wants to increase the numbers of people they arrest, there's a lot of people against immigration they can deport.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
SCOTUS is forever-Justices are appointed & there until they retire or die In clip from my feature doc “How to Save Democracy” Madiba Dennie, a constitutional scholar/author of book “The Originalism Trap,” explains what to do Stream “How to Save Democracy” here: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Patti Smith: People Have the Power! One of core themes in my upcoming documentary, The Revolution Will Be Televised, is how ordinary people can reclaim power & create change I'm currently crowdfunding the film because this conversation matters: savingdemocracy.allyrafundraising.com/campaigns/14...
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Alan Greenspan, who died today at 100, testified to Congress in Oct 2008 about the financial crisis he helped cause Greenspan, a devotee of Ayn Rand, told Congress he found "a flaw"-he didn't realize banks & corporations could be selfish and screw people. Duh! Shocker! Thanks Alan Greenspan.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Trump's war on algae is going as well as his war in Iran. Expect soon for Trump to sign memorandum of understanding to end the war w/ reflecting pool. He'll threaten to bomb reflecting pool to smithereens if it doesn't comply with agreement & then blame Biden for failures of reflecting pool.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Trumps hate Obamacare. Granted, ACA is flawed; U.S. needs a single payer, Medicare for All system Trump has now come up w/ a concept of a plan--he's suggesting insurance companies make loans to the one-third of Americans who have medical debt and can't pay their medical bills. What a concept!
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NY Knicks! OG Anunoby! Even Larry David can't curb his enthusiasm!
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Knicks play tonight at MSG, 2 games away from winning NBA championship. The biggest obstacle to winning won't be the Spurs. It'll be the presence of Trump, who will be @ game. His presence will emit a dark stench and Knicks need only good vibes. Trump, for the good of the Knicks, stay away!
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Billionaires want us to believe they're good guys & problem is we don't think big enough or else we too could be billionaires That's the message of 2 billionaires, Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon & Washington Post & Agnelli Family, which owns The Economist magazine & various well know car brands.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What's going on at CBS is another reason for why guardrails need to be put on billionaires and wealth accumulation. If there were guardrails on billionaires--as there were in the 1930s to 1970s--CBS would still be the Tiffany Network. Now it's just a cheap costume jewelry brand.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Trump's favorite cartoon when he was a kid: a Humpty Dumpty king in love w/ gold In the present day, life has reflected art, w/ U.S. having a Humpty king in love w/ gold One day Humpty will take a great fall & all the king's horses & all the king's men won't be able to put Humpty together again
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Mike Johnson says Congressional salary of $174,000 a year isn't enough to live on, which is why he defended insider trading. $174,000 not enough to live on? Tell that to people struggling to make ends meet. It's trickle down theory--$ Republicans gift to billionaire friends trickles down to them.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ken Paxton is facing a divorce trial in a few weeks. His wife cited adultery in her court filings. A fundamentalist pastor stated how Paxtons can reconcile-if Paxton's wife, a state senator, listens: "Step out of public office, go home, submit to your husband, love your kids & try again."
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
FDR tried to make the US a nation focused on the common good. On January 11, 1944, he proposed a 2nd Bill of Rights In this short clip from my feature documentary, "How to Save Democracy," you will hear parts of FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights speech. Stream the film: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Poor Republicans. They bend the knee to Trump & he throws them under the bus. Republicans are angry. Will they stand up & push back? Nah. They'll keep bending the knee, because they're cowards and care more about power. Trump screws Republicans & Republican payback is Republicans screw democracy.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We are in a Mafia state here in US. With the large amounts of $$ Trump has stolen from taxpayers & primary losses of Bill Cassidy and Thomas Massie, Trump the Mafia boss has taken over government. We need to take a stand. As a banner unfurled over highway in Boston says, We Are Underreacting.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Before Voting Rights Act of 1965, Southern states blocked Blacks from voting, reducing voter registration to near zero. Now SCOTUS has completely eviscerated VRA so GOP can stay in power. This 10 second clip from my film "How to Save Democracy" is a woman telling what voting was like in 1960.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Trump called strikes against Iranian targets a "love tap." He called Jan. 6 coup attempt at Capitol a "day of love." Who knew he was a man of love? No wonder he got FIFA peace prize Unearthed photos of Trump show he was at Woodstock. Maybe he did too much LSD then, which explains his fried brain.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We don’t have to accept the world as it is. There’s another direction we can go. I made this video because I think people are hungry for that reminder -- so turn up the volume and get ready to glide on the PeaceTrain. We surely need more of this energy right now.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The 6 right-wing SCOTUS Justices have dual allegiances: turn back clock on social progress; bend knee to corporate & oligarchic power Yesterday's ruling by Alito temporarily restoring access to Mifepristone displayed these competing interests The solution: term limits, to get rid of the corrupt 6
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
In a recent interview Tucker Carlson had w/ NY Times, he said about Trump: "You spend a day w/ Trump & you’re in this kind of dreamland. It’s like smoking hash or something. It’s interesting, very interesting. There may be a supernatural component to it" That's bizarre. To summarize: it's a cult.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The SCOTUS ruling further eviscerating Voting Rights Act continues court's assault on democracy. 6 Justices voting against it believe in philosophy of Originalism. In this clip from my documentary How to Save Democracy you'll see why Originalism is B.S. Stream it: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Trump is a pathological liar/carnival barker so it's hard to know what's real. Minutes after shots were fired, 16 right-wingers post WH desperately needs ballroom. For now I believe this was real, but I'm open to facts that prove otherwise. With Trump, there's usually something fishy or corrupt.
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Michael Wayne @mwayne2.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Wealth inequality in US is killing democracy. There's an easy fix...it's been done to great success in the past. In this short clip from my documentary, "How to Save Democracy," entitled "The Easy Fix for Wealth Inequality," I show the fix. Stream the film here: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
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