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MichelleRNRetired

@michellernretired.bsky.social

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MIchelleRN, Retired. Former CHPN, OCN, CCRC. Native Californian, San Diego since 1970. Sincerely sarcastic, yet oddly optimistic. I am an acquired taste. Blue all the way. No DM's or lists unless I know you.

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · Nov 20

"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 17h

I dropped mine off yesterday.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 20h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 19h

Oh no!💔

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 21h

Right — “Bloody Sunday” in 1965 in Selma, but ALSO ABC interrupting ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ to show Bloody Sunday to the nation

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21h

Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.

If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.

ineptitudinous.bsky.social @ineptitudinous.bsky.social · 23h

Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 21h

Fucking beautiful! With my youngest as first chair violin, I absolutely love to see and show him as well, the seat at the table left empty just for him. What he can do and achieve with his talent. Being a part of moments like this that inspire and spread joy….

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 23h

every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues

(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 21h

Oh hell no!
They are lucky to have you.

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 23h

Bingo.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

"...nonstop terror and helicopters and random kidnappings..."

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“This is not sustainable”

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 1d

This is why one of my mantras is 'politics itself can be a biological risk'. Wildfowl migration has already begun in North America, which will mean a significant increase in H5N1 infections in poultry, dairy cattle and humans. Yet politics is dismantling the defence.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 1d

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple Chicago schools went on lockdown today because of ICE, including my son’s and the one I’m on the council of. Spent the last two hours standing outside, trying to make sure nothing happens to these kids. This is horrible.

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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 3d

Dear Kristie Noem. This is my dad, Jack Bachom. He was one of the founders of Antifa

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's fascist thugs keep assaulting Chicago's journalists, hoping to cover up the regime's violence and cruelty.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Sometimes nowadays Watergate can feel almost quaint, but this is a good refresher on Nixon's corruption and poor character, and how Nixon wrote the playbook in many ways for Trump: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jonathan Brisbon, MD @jbrisbon.bsky.social · 6d

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Donate to Becoming Dr Brisbon, organized by Jonathan Brisbon

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 2d

James Comey, Letticia James,....

(from the archives)

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.

www.democracynow.org/2025/10/9/ga...

5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal

Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory. Organizers of the Global Sumud Flo...

www.democracynow.org

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 2d

I used to administer this test as a part of drug trials in search of treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
I have a few thoughts...

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John Harwood @johnjharwood.bsky.social · 2d

in 40 years of covering politics and government, i've never encountered anyone as sinister as Stephen Miller

my @zeteo_news column

please read, share and subscribe

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Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

New Quinnipiac poll of New York City:

Mamdani 46%
Cuomo 33%
Sliwa 15%

(A month ago, it was Mamdani 45%, Cuomo 23%, Sliwa 15%, Adams 12%.)

One obstacle to Cuomo rising much higher: Mamdani's favorability rating is 43/35, but Cuomo's is 37/52.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

This is that "plenary" authority Stephen Miller was referring to in the now edited CNN interview. Arguing that the president's deployment of troops is unreviewable by the courts is arguing that his power is plenary.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Hamilton insists the president's decision is "unreviewable."

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 2d

They use his wife's old Kia Rio for longer treks.
Very doable.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”

@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 2d

My son drives a Bolt and he is very happy with it.
It's not the right vehicle if you travel long distances, but it is perfect for short distances.
He wouldn't have purchased a Tesla if it was the last car on earth.

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