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If and when we ever get back to a government lead by the people and not buy oligarchs, I hope there is a swift and meaningful rush to shore up our institutions to resist attacks from the inside. The “let’s take the temperature down“ narrative of leftists and Democrats just allowed them to be cooked.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Sep 18

More than boycott. Call your local affiliate and raise hell that they are censoring speech on behalf of the government.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Sep 17

ABC is run by cowards. His audience was not demanding this. But the right wing was. If FOX can allow calls for euthanizing homeless people without firing anyone, surely a comedian can point out hypocrisy without losing his job.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Sep 17

I'll say again: not a democracy.

Robinson was raised by MAGAs and steeped in MAGA culture. He then entered the sinister alt-right digital ecosystem. He happens to be gay, but the presumption that that means he's a leftist is virulently homophobic.

Kimmel gets this, and was suspended for saying it.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Sep 13

They’re chomping at the bit for ANYONE to pick a fight. For any reason. They just want to feel strong and powerful and simply can’t. It would be comical if it weren’t so weird and disturbing.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Sep 13

Charlie Kirk’s murderer is a part of a far right group (based on his discord membership / posts) that more closely aligns with conservative parties. The same Conservative Party that Charlie Kirk was a defacto spokesperson for. This is a call for violence AND a lie.

Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’m pretty sure there were school children murdered today in Colorado.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Aug 22

This part

Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 31

Lean left while swerving hard to the right, I guess.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 28

These are the people that Elon allied himself with when it was convenient. He’s no hero.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Celebrating making things more expensive for Americans while doing nothing to address, Rising costs in rent, food, healthcare, or other basic necessities is insane. You didn’t make American goods cheaper. You just reduced cheaper alternatives for Americans.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 28

They’d rather fan the flames that liberals are running pedophile rings in nonexistent basements than report on actual sexual predators.

Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 28

I don’t understand why releasing the files makes any material difference. There is literally no one who believes he is innocent. It doesn’t change a single thing that we’ve known about him for more than a decade. Why the theater?

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 25

So still behind Waymo

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 4

I always thought it was stupid in movies when the villain would say their plans out loud to the hero. I guess it was more realistic than I thought.

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Michael Bailey @michaelbailey.bsky.social · Jul 4

I unsubscribed

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