Michael M
@bedwyr.bsky.social
Drone dude. Sometimes athlete. Sometimes nerd.
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“Doomerism” is when you say “holy shit things are going to get bad and there’s nothing we can do.” It’s not when you say “holy shit things are going to get bad and we better get prepared for that”.
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Doomerism” is when you say “holy shit things are going to get bad and there’s nothing we can do.” It’s not when you say “holy shit things are going to get bad and we better get prepared for that”.
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Speaking on behalf of a religion that actively sought to spread itself to every country in the world whether invited or not, Speaker Johnson would like to share with you the Biblical case for strong borders.
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Speaking on behalf of a religion that actively sought to spread itself to every country in the world whether invited or not, Speaker Johnson would like to share with you the Biblical case for strong borders.
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"open your eyes, jeff bezos deliberately ran the Post into the ground as part of his evil plan to take over the world" i have an alternate theory:
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"open your eyes, jeff bezos deliberately ran the Post into the ground as part of his evil plan to take over the world" i have an alternate theory:
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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holy shit
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
holy shit
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I think this is the essential quality that made CBP/BP and ICE so easily convertible into fascist squadristi www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I think this is the essential quality that made CBP/BP and ICE so easily convertible into fascist squadristi www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Worth remembering: White evangelicals are the only religious group whose majority supports Trump's handling of the controversy over the Epstein files. @prri.org
prri.org/spotlight/am...
prri.org/spotlight/am...
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Worth remembering: White evangelicals are the only religious group whose majority supports Trump's handling of the controversy over the Epstein files. @prri.org
prri.org/spotlight/am...
prri.org/spotlight/am...
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This week, Temporary Protected Status for 350K Haitians in the U.S. was set to expire, with no White House plan to renew it.
Many warned this would lead to mass roundups of people unable to safely return to Haiti.
Today, Judge Reyes blocked it from happening.
Her ruling was scathing. 👇
Many warned this would lead to mass roundups of people unable to safely return to Haiti.
Today, Judge Reyes blocked it from happening.
Her ruling was scathing. 👇
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 AM
This week, Temporary Protected Status for 350K Haitians in the U.S. was set to expire, with no White House plan to renew it.
Many warned this would lead to mass roundups of people unable to safely return to Haiti.
Today, Judge Reyes blocked it from happening.
Her ruling was scathing. 👇
Many warned this would lead to mass roundups of people unable to safely return to Haiti.
Today, Judge Reyes blocked it from happening.
Her ruling was scathing. 👇
Do we, in fact, have a government?
Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Do we, in fact, have a government?
I hope when all this is over Mark Burnett is chased out of the country permanently by people wielding tear and feathers.
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I hope when all this is over Mark Burnett is chased out of the country permanently by people wielding tear and feathers.
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As I argued yesterday:
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
As I argued yesterday:
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
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To be clear, we're in such bad shape because the U.S. regime has been a detention regime for a very long time. Now the long-term crisis is getting exponentially worse, with funding already allocated to do incalculable harm. But not all the necessary materials are at hand yet, and we can still act.
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
To be clear, we're in such bad shape because the U.S. regime has been a detention regime for a very long time. Now the long-term crisis is getting exponentially worse, with funding already allocated to do incalculable harm. But not all the necessary materials are at hand yet, and we can still act.
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"Also note that MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig is reporting that career prosecutors in Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in the prosecution of Lemon"
So who presented this to a grand jury, in criminal violation of the First Amendment? Lindsey Halligan?
So who presented this to a grand jury, in criminal violation of the First Amendment? Lindsey Halligan?
There's video of Don Lemon outside the protest stating explicitly: "I'm just chronicling. I'm not with the group." Bondi went to grand jury for an indictment after the courts declined to approve arrest warrant *twice.*
Legal experts explain here why this is so ugly:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Legal experts explain here why this is so ugly:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Also note that MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig is reporting that career prosecutors in Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in the prosecution of Lemon"
So who presented this to a grand jury, in criminal violation of the First Amendment? Lindsey Halligan?
So who presented this to a grand jury, in criminal violation of the First Amendment? Lindsey Halligan?
One move, no look-ahead to further moves. Just the one move over and over and over again. It's worked for him because pissant elite people and institutions let it work for him. They must be restrained in favor of the public interest after this is over.
the entire goal here is to terrify people into submission, to push civil society to a point where nobody fights back or even protests what they’re doing
does it look like that’s working to you? or does all of this just keep making people angrier?
does it look like that’s working to you? or does all of this just keep making people angrier?
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One move, no look-ahead to further moves. Just the one move over and over and over again. It's worked for him because pissant elite people and institutions let it work for him. They must be restrained in favor of the public interest after this is over.
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it is really important to recognize that the administration does a lot of things that are terrifying and dangerous and at the same time stupid and counterproductive
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
it is really important to recognize that the administration does a lot of things that are terrifying and dangerous and at the same time stupid and counterproductive
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
Col Mustard, in the bedroom, with the hooker.
Wearing a cross outside the mustard suit brings the ensemble all together.
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Col Mustard, in the bedroom, with the hooker.
White House did not study the manual to execute a proper hadoken.
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
White House did not study the manual to execute a proper hadoken.
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the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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What's morale like at CBP & ICE right now? New survey data are damning.
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
What's morale like at CBP & ICE right now? New survey data are damning.
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
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"Require" -- of agents already demonstrating their willingness to break the law.
"Enforce" -- how? See above.
You cannot trust the honor of Nazis. *ABOLISH* ICE and the DHS, none of this slap-on-the-wrist nonsense!
"Enforce" -- how? See above.
You cannot trust the honor of Nazis. *ABOLISH* ICE and the DHS, none of this slap-on-the-wrist nonsense!
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"Require" -- of agents already demonstrating their willingness to break the law.
"Enforce" -- how? See above.
You cannot trust the honor of Nazis. *ABOLISH* ICE and the DHS, none of this slap-on-the-wrist nonsense!
"Enforce" -- how? See above.
You cannot trust the honor of Nazis. *ABOLISH* ICE and the DHS, none of this slap-on-the-wrist nonsense!