Michael Hollywood
@mhollywood.bsky.social
Musician, Performer, Writer, and Creative Hunter-Gatherer just living his wacky life & providing relevant content to the righteous.
Harmonica Player in Cathouse Dandies.
https://cathousedandies.bandcamp.com/album/cathouse-dandies
CIS
but not
fasCISt
Harmonica Player in Cathouse Dandies.
https://cathousedandies.bandcamp.com/album/cathouse-dandies
CIS
but not
fasCISt
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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All I’m saying is that there’s an anti-AI lane that remains entirely open to 2028 Dems.
And I think it’d be smart for them to jump on it before the bubble pops.
And I think it’d be smart for them to jump on it before the bubble pops.
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
All I’m saying is that there’s an anti-AI lane that remains entirely open to 2028 Dems.
And I think it’d be smart for them to jump on it before the bubble pops.
And I think it’d be smart for them to jump on it before the bubble pops.
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This doesn't make sense when you remember that puberty blockers are regularly prescribed for cis children all the time with no issue. It's only banned for trans youth.
Cass and a co-author have a really telling passage in a recent article where they draw an analogy between cigarette sales and puberty blockers! It's wild.
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This doesn't make sense when you remember that puberty blockers are regularly prescribed for cis children all the time with no issue. It's only banned for trans youth.
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1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Trans Healthcare Coverage Ban Stripped From Negotiated Military NDAA Bill In Sunday Night Surprise
Anti-DEI and sports ban provisions for the military still exist in the bill, but the removal of a health care provision is a major victory for transgender people in congressional legislation.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
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Literally arresting people just before they're sworn in as citizens. What was that about "do it the right way" again?
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Literally arresting people just before they're sworn in as citizens. What was that about "do it the right way" again?
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
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Here's my recent @chicagomag.com essay: A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...
www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
www.chicagomag.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here's my recent @chicagomag.com essay: A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...
www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...
I faced death threats on a regular basis growing up liberal in rural 1970's Wisconsin, and as an Anti-Gang Activist in Chicago in the 1990's.
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I faced death threats on a regular basis growing up liberal in rural 1970's Wisconsin, and as an Anti-Gang Activist in Chicago in the 1990's.
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
An American president is pressuring politicians of his own party on social media by name, even after some of them have received threats and been swatted in the wake of prior Trump postings. This is what experts on political violence call "stochastic terrorism." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump puts screws on Indiana Senators to greenlight a GOP-friendly voting map
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I faced death threats on a regular basis growing up liberal in rural 1970's Wisconsin, and as an Anti-Gang Activist in Chicago in the 1990's.
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
I faced death threats on a regular basis growing up liberal in rural 1970's Wisconsin, and as an Anti-Gang Activist in Chicago in the 1990's.
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I faced death threats on a regular basis growing up liberal in rural 1970's Wisconsin, and as an Anti-Gang Activist in Chicago in the 1990's.
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
They are quite scary, but the way to respond to them is with fury and defiance.
"Fear Creates Danger, Courage Dispels It"
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I can’t be the only one who finds AI “art” so unsettling they block it on sight? There’s something viscerally unnerving about it that takes the source material and bleeds it dry like it’s been taxidermied.
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I can’t be the only one who finds AI “art” so unsettling they block it on sight? There’s something viscerally unnerving about it that takes the source material and bleeds it dry like it’s been taxidermied.
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Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
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Trump announces plans to “evaluate” the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
This was always the plan when RFK Jr. took power.
Those who enabled this have blood on their hands.
This was always the plan when RFK Jr. took power.
Those who enabled this have blood on their hands.
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Trump announces plans to “evaluate” the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
This was always the plan when RFK Jr. took power.
Those who enabled this have blood on their hands.
This was always the plan when RFK Jr. took power.
Those who enabled this have blood on their hands.
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Team-provided housing has emerged as a flashpoint in CBA talks. @katiebarnes.bsky.social and I explored how housing works in the WNBA, why the league may no longer want to provide it and the potential ramifications:
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
WNBA CBA negotiations: Why team-provided housing has become a flashpoint
As both sides continue negotiations ahead of the Jan. 9 deadline, housing emerged as an issue in the latest proposal.
www.espn.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Team-provided housing has emerged as a flashpoint in CBA talks. @katiebarnes.bsky.social and I explored how housing works in the WNBA, why the league may no longer want to provide it and the potential ramifications:
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
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That study the federal government relied on heavily to contend that Roundup is safe. Yeah, well, it was ghostwritten by Monsanto. In fact, the evidence suggests glyphosate causes cancer in humans. Here's a dispatch from our resident Roundup expert.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
That study the federal government relied on heavily to contend that Roundup is safe. Yeah, well, it was ghostwritten by Monsanto. In fact, the evidence suggests glyphosate causes cancer in humans. Here's a dispatch from our resident Roundup expert.
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Were the book sales worth it @jaketapper.bsky.social?
You really are an insufferable sellout.
You really are an insufferable sellout.
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Were the book sales worth it @jaketapper.bsky.social?
You really are an insufferable sellout.
You really are an insufferable sellout.
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⚡️ UPDATE: The Trump regime finally deletes their “evil and disgusting” video after getting torched by Sabrina Carpenter
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
⚡️ UPDATE: The Trump regime finally deletes their “evil and disgusting” video after getting torched by Sabrina Carpenter
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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Eileen O’Connor, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, spoke with @motherjones.com about the Justice Department suing states across the country to obtain their complete voter files, which contain private voter data like driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. 1/2
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Eileen O’Connor, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, spoke with @motherjones.com about the Justice Department suing states across the country to obtain their complete voter files, which contain private voter data like driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. 1/2
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can't be said enough times -->
When you read about these brazen crimes, remember that Hegseth believes he is carrying out God's will.
Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
can't be said enough times -->
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Everyone needs to know Nashville is a Dem stronghold. Has been for decades.
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Everyone needs to know Nashville is a Dem stronghold. Has been for decades.
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The CTA State/Lake elevated station will close next month for demolition and construction of a new station that could take at least three years to complete.
CTA State/Lake station closing until 2029 for construction beginning next month
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The CTA State/Lake elevated station will close next month for demolition and construction of a new station that could take at least three years to complete.
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growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.
The noisiest Dem primary so far is probably Maine Senate, and here for instance I think it’s useful to see that despite all the bad publicity Platner still appears to be the favorite:
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.