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.
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...
That Musk and his sycophants killed tens of thousands of people through their murderous DOGE experiment at social engineering is something they should be pursued for in courts of law until the end of their days.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
That Musk and his sycophants killed tens of thousands of people through their murderous DOGE experiment at social engineering is something they should be pursued for in courts of law until the end of their days.
"It's too much trouble and work to prosecute attempted coups in the United States" - Peter Skandalakis www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"It's too much trouble and work to prosecute attempted coups in the United States" - Peter Skandalakis www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
This magnificent triumvirate of Amiri Baraka, David Murray and Steve McCall has always been one of my favourite things ever. youtu.be/NoknZIf3HLs
Amiri Baraka - Wailers
YouTube video by DylanOfTheYear
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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This magnificent triumvirate of Amiri Baraka, David Murray and Steve McCall has always been one of my favourite things ever. youtu.be/NoknZIf3HLs
Out of control: Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Out of control: Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Haiti pastor executed by Canaan gang In Montrouis "in the presence of all the children from the church’s orphanage" lenouvelliste.com/article/2619...
Un pasteur assassiné à Montrouis
Le pasteur Reynold Dort de l’Église Eben-Ezer a été lâchement exécuté dans la matinée du samedi 22 novembre 2025 par des membres du gang de Canaan dans la localité de Fon Gran Maten de la commune de M...
lenouvelliste.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Haiti pastor executed by Canaan gang In Montrouis "in the presence of all the children from the church’s orphanage" lenouvelliste.com/article/2619...
For many years, Fritz Alphonse Jean has been one of the distillations of much that is wrong with Haiti's politics, so this can come as no surprise to anyone: Fritz Alphonse Jean rejette les accusations américaines et dénonce des pressions diplomatiques lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
Fritz Alphonse Jean rejette les accusations américaines et dénonce des pressions diplomatiques
Le conseiller présidentiel Fritz Alphonse Jean a réagi avec fermeté à la décision du gouvernement américain de lui imposer des restrictions de visa.
lenouvelliste.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For many years, Fritz Alphonse Jean has been one of the distillations of much that is wrong with Haiti's politics, so this can come as no surprise to anyone: Fritz Alphonse Jean rejette les accusations américaines et dénonce des pressions diplomatiques lenouvelliste.com/article/2620...
Haiti security forces and gangs engage in game of hide-and-seek lenouvelliste.com/article/2619...
Police et gangs en mode cache-cache
« Les policiers récupèrent des zones le matin, mais ces mêmes zones changent de maître le soir», a déploré le défenseur des droits humains Fritznel Pierre, le 24 novembre 2025, à l’antenne de Magik 9.
lenouvelliste.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Haiti security forces and gangs engage in game of hide-and-seek lenouvelliste.com/article/2619...
Coup in Guinea-Bissau: Military announces it will "suspend the electoral process" and take "total control of the country" www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Coup d’Etat en Guinée-Bissau, des militaires annoncent « suspendre le processus électoral » et prendre le « contrôle total du pays »
Des hommes en tenue militaire ont pris possession de la principale artère menant vers le palais, alors que le pays attend les résultats des élections présidentielle et législatives organisées dimanche...
www.lemonde.fr
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Coup in Guinea-Bissau: Military announces it will "suspend the electoral process" and take "total control of the country" www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Guinea-Bissau president arrested as gunfire heard, sources tell BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
Umaro Sissoco Embaló: Guinea-Bissau's president arrested by armed men
Umaro Sissoco Embaló's detention comes three days after a controversial presidential vote.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Guinea-Bissau president arrested as gunfire heard, sources tell BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
Violents combats M23-FARDC à Shabunda : au moins 10 morts, la population en fuite www.radiookapi.net/2025/11/26/a...
Violents combats M23-FARDC à Shabunda : au moins 10 morts, la population en fuite
Des combats violents ont éclaté depuis le mardi 25 novembre 2025 à Kirungutwe (chefferie de Burhinyi) et Kasika (chefferie de Wamuzimu), dans le territoire de Mwenga au Sud-Kivu, opposant les rebelles...
www.radiookapi.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Violents combats M23-FARDC à Shabunda : au moins 10 morts, la population en fuite www.radiookapi.net/2025/11/26/a...
11 morts en 2 jours d'accrochages entre FARDC et Wazalendo à Uvira www.radiookapi.net/2025/11/26/a...
11 morts en 2 jours d'accrochages entre FARDC et Wazalendo à Uvira
Le calme est revenu à Uvira (Sud-Kivu) mardi 25 novembre après deux jours de fortes agitations entre les militaires des FARDC et les combattants Wazalendo. Le bilan fait état de onze morts et quatre b...
www.radiookapi.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
11 morts en 2 jours d'accrochages entre FARDC et Wazalendo à Uvira www.radiookapi.net/2025/11/26/a...
Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have detailed to Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of women and girls as they captured the city. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate RSF killings and sexual violence – new testimony
Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have detailed to Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of...
www.amnesty.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have detailed to Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of women and girls as they captured the city. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“Women defenders in Cuba are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders. The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders
The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists.
www.amnesty.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Women defenders in Cuba are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders. The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
In DR Congo’s Uvira, pro-government militia actions show abuses aren’t just an M23 problem www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
In DR Congo’s Uvira, pro-government militia actions show abuses aren’t just an M23 problem
Residents fear the Rwanda-backed rebels, but also the armed groups tasked with defending the city.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In DR Congo’s Uvira, pro-government militia actions show abuses aren’t just an M23 problem www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
Russian soldiers in Mali "regularly shared photos and videos of murder, rape, torture, cannibalism and desecration of corpses against alleged insurgents and civilians." ecfr.eu/publication/...
The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
Russia has many quiet enemies in Africa. Working together, like-minded Africans and Europeans can roll back its troublesome influence.
ecfr.eu
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Russian soldiers in Mali "regularly shared photos and videos of murder, rape, torture, cannibalism and desecration of corpses against alleged insurgents and civilians." ecfr.eu/publication/...
You want the definition of treason? This is it: Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You want the definition of treason? This is it: Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I’ve said this many times before and will say it again:
1) Maduro and co are criminals illegitimately squatting over a state while terrorizing the people of Venezuela and all of them belong in a cell at The Hague.
2) The United States has no business invading Venezuela or anywhere else.
1) Maduro and co are criminals illegitimately squatting over a state while terrorizing the people of Venezuela and all of them belong in a cell at The Hague.
2) The United States has no business invading Venezuela or anywhere else.
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’ve said this many times before and will say it again:
1) Maduro and co are criminals illegitimately squatting over a state while terrorizing the people of Venezuela and all of them belong in a cell at The Hague.
2) The United States has no business invading Venezuela or anywhere else.
1) Maduro and co are criminals illegitimately squatting over a state while terrorizing the people of Venezuela and all of them belong in a cell at The Hague.
2) The United States has no business invading Venezuela or anywhere else.
Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.