Michael Byron #Fella
@michaelby.bsky.social
Retired political science professor (PhD, UCI, 1996). Married, living in Oceanside California. Interested in global politics, science, environmental issues. Navy veteran, USS Long Beach. NAFO fella. Strongly oppose fascism globally. Off-grid solar home.
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BREAKING: Tim Walz:
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
BREAKING: Tim Walz:
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
China’s senior-most general is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. and accepting bribes for official acts
Whoa!
Whoa!
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
China’s senior-most general is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. and accepting bribes for official acts
Whoa!
Whoa!
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AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand
I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand
I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
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Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government
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A message from Ice victim Alex Pretti’s parents. Don’t let them also assassinate his character.
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A message from Ice victim Alex Pretti’s parents. Don’t let them also assassinate his character.
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...and may the day soon return when knowledge is power. When the invader is held accountable by the same rule of law.
Know your rights even though they seem to mean nothing anymore
Please stay safe everyone...
Please stay safe everyone...
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
...and may the day soon return when knowledge is power. When the invader is held accountable by the same rule of law.
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Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
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Time to learn how Seattle’s grid address system works if you don’t already. Ave: runs N-S. St. Runs E-W. Addresses are based on cross street. www.seattle.gov/images/CityA...
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Time to learn how Seattle’s grid address system works if you don’t already. Ave: runs N-S. St. Runs E-W. Addresses are based on cross street. www.seattle.gov/images/CityA...
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“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
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www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ic...
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Yes, this is real. AG Bondi is holding Minneapolis hostage. Trump wants the Minnesota voter rolls so they can throw the next election.
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on funding the Department of Homeland Insecurity
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Yes, this is real. AG Bondi is holding Minneapolis hostage. Trump wants the Minnesota voter rolls so they can throw the next election.
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on funding the Department of Homeland Insecurity
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ic...
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Yes, this is real. AG Bondi is holding Minneapolis hostage. Trump wants the Minnesota voter rolls so they can throw the next election.
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on funding the Department of Homeland Insecurity
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Yes, this is real. AG Bondi is holding Minneapolis hostage. Trump wants the Minnesota voter rolls so they can throw the next election.
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on funding the Department of Homeland Insecurity
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
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Fuck this is heart wrenching & accurate
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Fuck this is heart wrenching & accurate
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EXCLUSIVE: In secret recordings, Sen. Ted Cruz trashes Trump, Vance
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump, Vance
The comments to donors last year are some of the harshest criticisms of Trump and Vance by a fellow Republican.
www.axios.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In secret recordings, Sen. Ted Cruz trashes Trump, Vance
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
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Hypocrisy is alive and well in the criminally insane world of the Repugnican Nazi Party.
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hypocrisy is alive and well in the criminally insane world of the Repugnican Nazi Party.
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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TIME reports that Iranian officials estimate up to 30,000 people were killed during two days of nationwide protests in early January. The figure, cited from health officials, sharply contradicts Iran’s official toll of just over 3,000. #Iran
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 AM
TIME reports that Iranian officials estimate up to 30,000 people were killed during two days of nationwide protests in early January. The figure, cited from health officials, sharply contradicts Iran’s official toll of just over 3,000. #Iran
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I think this is basically correct - they are failing and flailing and very unlikely to succeed at consolidation through violent repression
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
This is a clarifying moment: one that reveals the particularly vicious form of authoritarianism taking root in America today www.vox.com/policy/47639...
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.
www.vox.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I think this is basically correct - they are failing and flailing and very unlikely to succeed at consolidation through violent repression
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
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I don't know 😕
Maybe it's the shock, and I was a bit numb and then irrationally angry after the tears ran dry....I'm hyped and proud that we've made it this far and all the bad guys are still THEM.....
ICE.....TRUMP.....NOEM....
GESTAPO JUNIOR AND NERDY THE WORM 🪱
No justice, no peace
Maybe it's the shock, and I was a bit numb and then irrationally angry after the tears ran dry....I'm hyped and proud that we've made it this far and all the bad guys are still THEM.....
ICE.....TRUMP.....NOEM....
GESTAPO JUNIOR AND NERDY THE WORM 🪱
No justice, no peace
January 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I don't know 😕
Maybe it's the shock, and I was a bit numb and then irrationally angry after the tears ran dry....I'm hyped and proud that we've made it this far and all the bad guys are still THEM.....
ICE.....TRUMP.....NOEM....
GESTAPO JUNIOR AND NERDY THE WORM 🪱
No justice, no peace
Maybe it's the shock, and I was a bit numb and then irrationally angry after the tears ran dry....I'm hyped and proud that we've made it this far and all the bad guys are still THEM.....
ICE.....TRUMP.....NOEM....
GESTAPO JUNIOR AND NERDY THE WORM 🪱
No justice, no peace