Michael Deibert
@michaeldeibert.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Writing at https://michaeldeibert.substack.com. Enemy to autocrats. Friend to all cats. Piti piti, zwazo fe nich-li
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People of the left & right both must realize that, whatever its stated goals & allegiances, autocracy/caudillismo is its own ideology.
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The Trump Cartel: With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Cartel
With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Trump Cartel: With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
It is amazing how Jeremy Corbyn poisons & destroys everything he touches: Sultana claims new Corbyn party carrying out 'witch hunt' against activists www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sultana claims new Corbyn party carrying out 'witch hunt'
Zarah Sultana boycotts the first day of Your Party's founding conference after several members were expelled.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It is amazing how Jeremy Corbyn poisons & destroys everything he touches: Sultana claims new Corbyn party carrying out 'witch hunt' against activists www.bbc.com/news/article...
When you don’t care for the stranger, you get the bat to the head just like we used to do back in Chicago.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When you don’t care for the stranger, you get the bat to the head just like we used to do back in Chicago.
The Trump Cartel: With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Cartel
With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Trump Cartel: With each passing week, the nature of the regime we live under becomes more clear michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
Haiti "runs a serious risk of having a text that will allow the election of candidates with disastrous credentials in the upcoming elections, as no precautions are being taken to prevent the worst elements among us from seizing power." lenouvelliste.com/article/2621...
Haïti : Les milliards ne sauveront pas les élections
Dans les jours qui viennent, pressés par les États-Unis d’Amérique et coincés après leur tentative ratée de se défaire du Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, les membres du Conseil présidentiel de...
lenouvelliste.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Haiti "runs a serious risk of having a text that will allow the election of candidates with disastrous credentials in the upcoming elections, as no precautions are being taken to prevent the worst elements among us from seizing power." lenouvelliste.com/article/2621...
68 days until the end of the Haiti's benighted Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) lenouvelliste.com/article/2621...
Déstabilisé, le CPT tente de garder le cap vers la fin de son mandat
Pour les membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition, le compte à rebours est lancé.
lenouvelliste.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
68 days until the end of the Haiti's benighted Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) lenouvelliste.com/article/2621...
Agreement has reportedly been reached between Niger's dictatorship and Russian nuclear giant Rosatom for sale of 1,000 tons of uranium www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Au Niger, une partie du stock d’uranium convoité par la Russie a quitté la mine d’Arlit
Selon plusieurs sources étatiques françaises, un accord aurait été conclu pour l’acquisition de 1 000 tonnes de concentré d’uranium entre la junte nigérienne et le géant du nucléaire russe Rosatom.
www.lemonde.fr
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Agreement has reportedly been reached between Niger's dictatorship and Russian nuclear giant Rosatom for sale of 1,000 tons of uranium www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
As someone who has covered drug trafficking and organized crime for 20 years, this certainly appears to me that Trump is intervening to protect some drug trafficking factions while acting against others via a policy of extrajudicial murder in the Caribbean & Pacific. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
As someone who has covered drug trafficking and organized crime for 20 years, this certainly appears to me that Trump is intervening to protect some drug trafficking factions while acting against others via a policy of extrajudicial murder in the Caribbean & Pacific. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
With the rampant war crimes he is committing against boats in the Caribbean & Pacific & now this announcement, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Trump is "picking his favourite cartel" as some governments of Mexico & elsewhere historically have.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
With the rampant war crimes he is committing against boats in the Caribbean & Pacific & now this announcement, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Trump is "picking his favourite cartel" as some governments of Mexico & elsewhere historically have.
All assistance should be given to the families of the men killed to swear out an international arrest warrant against Hegseth for this crime. He must be arrested & tried: Hegseth gave spoken order to kill everybody in first Caribbean boat strike, officials say www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
All assistance should be given to the families of the men killed to swear out an international arrest warrant against Hegseth for this crime. He must be arrested & tried: Hegseth gave spoken order to kill everybody in first Caribbean boat strike, officials say www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The police have decided to act as censors for statements they don't agree with. At the end of the evening, the police came back here, walking around the crowd with weapons and rifles." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli police raid Jewish-Arab group event in Haifa 'to ensure messages are legal'
Police Returned to the Haifa Congress Center Twice, Activists Said, Demanding a 'Getting Out of Gaza' Sign Be Removed and Warning They Would Cut Microphones Over Any 'Provocation'
www.haaretz.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"The police have decided to act as censors for statements they don't agree with. At the end of the evening, the police came back here, walking around the crowd with weapons and rifles." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Dominican journalist denounces the silence of authorities after the alleged racist murder of an 11-year-old Haitian schoolgirl in Santiago www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?art...
Haïti-Rép. Dom. : Un journaliste dominicain dénonce le silence des autorités après un meurtre raciste présumé d’une écolière haïtienne de 11 ans à Santiago de Los Caballeros
www.alterpresse.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dominican journalist denounces the silence of authorities after the alleged racist murder of an 11-year-old Haitian schoolgirl in Santiago www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?art...
Terrible: L'Institution du Sacré-Cœur incendiée par les gangs lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
L'Institution du Sacré-Cœur incendiée par les gangs
L'Institution du Sacré-Cœur de Turgeau a été ravagée par les flammes après deux attaques successives perpétrées par les gangs qui contrôlent la zone depuis plusieurs mois.
lenouvelliste.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Terrible: L'Institution du Sacré-Cœur incendiée par les gangs lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
A number of foreign journalists and analysts claimed for several years these were serious people to whom the country should be turned over. Mon Dieu...L’accord de Montana dénonce les agissements des « Blancs » et critique la « trahison » de Fritz Alphonse Jean lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
L’accord de Montana dénonce les agissements des « Blancs » et critique la « trahison » de Fritz Alphonse Jean
Les échanges de messages privés entre le conseiller présidentiel Fritz Alphonse Jean et les ambassades américaine et canadienne, qualifiés de menaces, offusquent certains acteurs haïtiens.
lenouvelliste.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A number of foreign journalists and analysts claimed for several years these were serious people to whom the country should be turned over. Mon Dieu...L’accord de Montana dénonce les agissements des « Blancs » et critique la « trahison » de Fritz Alphonse Jean lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
In new documentary, former Ohio State wrestlers say U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about Strauss abuse ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/11/i...
In new documentary, former Ohio State wrestlers say U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about Strauss abuse • Ohio Capital Journal
Survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss say Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan known about the sexual abuse the student-athletes experienced, according to HBO’s new documentary Surviving Ohio State.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In new documentary, former Ohio State wrestlers say U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about Strauss abuse ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/11/i...
Trial of Cuban hiphop artist Nando OBDC - targeted by island's dictatorship for "propaganda against the constitutional order" - concludes with critics calling it "a farce" adncuba.com/es/derechos-...
Queda concluso para sentencia juicio contra artista cubano 'Nando Obdc'
En el comunicado, la organización señala que el juicio 'fue una farsa', donde no se mostraron pruebas de las acusaciones en su contra, y la defensa del opositor estuvo limitada.
adncuba.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trial of Cuban hiphop artist Nando OBDC - targeted by island's dictatorship for "propaganda against the constitutional order" - concludes with critics calling it "a farce" adncuba.com/es/derechos-...
Ralph Gonsalves was really one of the worst politicians the modern Caribbean produced, both on a personal and a political level, so no one should be sad to see him go: St Vincent’s Ralph Gonsalves suffers crushing defeat after 25 years in office demerarawaves.com/2025/11/28/s...
St Vincent’s Ralph Gonsalves suffers crushing defeat after 25 years in office
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov 27, CMC – The New Democratic Party (NDP) stormed to an almost total landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, with preliminary results showing that the party had…
demerarawaves.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ralph Gonsalves was really one of the worst politicians the modern Caribbean produced, both on a personal and a political level, so no one should be sad to see him go: St Vincent’s Ralph Gonsalves suffers crushing defeat after 25 years in office demerarawaves.com/2025/11/28/s...
Strongly agree, picking up/being picked up is a sign to people that they matter: I’m Serious: Drive to the Airport for the People You Love www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
I’m Serious: Drive to the Airport for the People You Love
Picking up and dropping off the people you care about is a hassle—and worth it.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Strongly agree, picking up/being picked up is a sign to people that they matter: I’m Serious: Drive to the Airport for the People You Love www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
Always remember Trump and Mike Pompeo negotiated the betrayal of the people of Afghanistan that Biden & Blinken later implemented & sold our allies out to the Taliban. If Afghans had to flee here, it's because of decisions he made as president.
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Always remember Trump and Mike Pompeo negotiated the betrayal of the people of Afghanistan that Biden & Blinken later implemented & sold our allies out to the Taliban. If Afghans had to flee here, it's because of decisions he made as president.
What an absolutely wretched, vile creature he is. Bless the memory of this poor girl and damn him straight to hell.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What an absolutely wretched, vile creature he is. Bless the memory of this poor girl and damn him straight to hell.
Sums up the current administration quite well: Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her tribal ID ‘fake’ www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sums up the current administration quite well: Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her tribal ID ‘fake’ www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I would love to introduce pompous, privileged American academics to the many Afghans I know - some right here in the U.S. - who could tell him that, yes, despite all its problems, not living under a violently misogynistic, genocidal, Pakistan-backed group of Koran-thumping freaks was in fact better.
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I would love to introduce pompous, privileged American academics to the many Afghans I know - some right here in the U.S. - who could tell him that, yes, despite all its problems, not living under a violently misogynistic, genocidal, Pakistan-backed group of Koran-thumping freaks was in fact better.
As I have said before and I will repeat again: In fast-moving moments of crisis such as this, trust NOTHING this regime tells you that cannot be independently verified.
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
As I have said before and I will repeat again: In fast-moving moments of crisis such as this, trust NOTHING this regime tells you that cannot be independently verified.
It would be a really good idea if public officials could control their Twitter/X addiction long enough to not post potentially false information on such a serious matter.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It would be a really good idea if public officials could control their Twitter/X addiction long enough to not post potentially false information on such a serious matter.
I volunteer to take any employee of the Department of Homeland Security around Port-au-Prince free of charge and translate for them so they can tell me how returning law-abiding immigrants to such an inferno of violence is "consistent with U.S. national interests." www.uscis.gov/newsroom/ale...
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti | USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
www.uscis.gov
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I volunteer to take any employee of the Department of Homeland Security around Port-au-Prince free of charge and translate for them so they can tell me how returning law-abiding immigrants to such an inferno of violence is "consistent with U.S. national interests." www.uscis.gov/newsroom/ale...