Michael Kusek
@michaelkusek.bsky.social
Publisher of Different Leaf. Former Take magazine. I never have enough good sense to stay home. Always looking for art, design, ideas & trends.
If a Democratic candidate for reelection emails you for a campaign contribution today, consider replying that you’re not donating anything until there is a change in party leadership.
Preferably leadership with spines.
Preferably leadership with spines.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If a Democratic candidate for reelection emails you for a campaign contribution today, consider replying that you’re not donating anything until there is a change in party leadership.
Preferably leadership with spines.
Preferably leadership with spines.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
‘Authoritarianism, resistance’ mark this pivotal American moment | CBC Radio
Political analyst Rachel Maddow and writer/activist Rebecca Solnit are sharp observers of Trump 2.0. They discuss the global impact (including his beef with Canada), and where they see effective domes...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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This is exactly the kind of messaging that should've been coming from the Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumers and it's a goddamned shame that it's coming first from the former Chair of the RNC.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is exactly the kind of messaging that should've been coming from the Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumers and it's a goddamned shame that it's coming first from the former Chair of the RNC.
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There are a large number of Democratic politicians who insist that Jonathan Haidt is a reliable narrator and one who they should take their legislative cues from. They should be asked why they're supporting someone the Heritage Foundation is cheering on in their efforts to censor the internet.
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There are a large number of Democratic politicians who insist that Jonathan Haidt is a reliable narrator and one who they should take their legislative cues from. They should be asked why they're supporting someone the Heritage Foundation is cheering on in their efforts to censor the internet.
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Believe him when he talks about the pain he wants to inflict on your communities, families, & children.
This is a lawless and destructive government hellbent on denying due process, dignity, & respect to our most vulnerable.
Get in the fight. Support your local teams pushing back against this.
This is a lawless and destructive government hellbent on denying due process, dignity, & respect to our most vulnerable.
Get in the fight. Support your local teams pushing back against this.
Q: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?"
Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”
Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”
November 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Believe him when he talks about the pain he wants to inflict on your communities, families, & children.
This is a lawless and destructive government hellbent on denying due process, dignity, & respect to our most vulnerable.
Get in the fight. Support your local teams pushing back against this.
This is a lawless and destructive government hellbent on denying due process, dignity, & respect to our most vulnerable.
Get in the fight. Support your local teams pushing back against this.
I’d like to have a chat with the owner of the car I followed for a few miles with the newish “President Nixon. Now more than ever.” bumper sticker.
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’d like to have a chat with the owner of the car I followed for a few miles with the newish “President Nixon. Now more than ever.” bumper sticker.
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On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Duh. Her lips are moving.
Kristi Noem is lying.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Duh. Her lips are moving.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twit
Twit
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Swedish fist
Swedish fist
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Mars Jars
Mars Jars
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twit
Twit
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
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Remember: If you're on SNAP in MA, keep at least $1 of SNAP funds on your EBT card through the end of the month so you stay eligible for HIP through the month of November. It's not much $, but some farmers markets do a SNAP/HIP match which helps.
dtafinder.dtadash.ehs.mass.gov
dtafinder.dtadash.ehs.mass.gov
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Remember: If you're on SNAP in MA, keep at least $1 of SNAP funds on your EBT card through the end of the month so you stay eligible for HIP through the month of November. It's not much $, but some farmers markets do a SNAP/HIP match which helps.
dtafinder.dtadash.ehs.mass.gov
dtafinder.dtadash.ehs.mass.gov
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Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
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Philip Guston, Halloween Party, 1942
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Philip Guston, Halloween Party, 1942
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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I scrolled super fast and as they went by I thought they were the covers of Gordon Merrick novels.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I scrolled super fast and as they went by I thought they were the covers of Gordon Merrick novels.
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if completed, the visual effect of the new ballroom will be the civic and architectural equivalent of opening a messaging app only to be confronted with an unsolicited dick pic
Still aghast how comically oversized the expansion is
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
if completed, the visual effect of the new ballroom will be the civic and architectural equivalent of opening a messaging app only to be confronted with an unsolicited dick pic
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You know things are utterly FUBAR in the US when @bellingcat.com is doing satellite imagery analysis of the White House.
New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You know things are utterly FUBAR in the US when @bellingcat.com is doing satellite imagery analysis of the White House.
Fenway has been the gold standard in health care for the LGBT community since the worst days of the epidemic. This move is such a shocking betrayal of its activist roots and I hope the Boston community gives them HEAPS of shit for it.
Opinion: Fenway Health must return to its roots and care for those the government casts aside, writes Erin Reed.
A line must be drawn: The cowardice of historic LGBTQ+ provider Fenway Health
Opinion: Fenway Health must return to its roots and care for those the government casts aside, writes Erin Reed.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fenway has been the gold standard in health care for the LGBT community since the worst days of the epidemic. This move is such a shocking betrayal of its activist roots and I hope the Boston community gives them HEAPS of shit for it.
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We’re going to need a presidential security deposit going forward.
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We’re going to need a presidential security deposit going forward.