Michele Dostert
@micheledostert.bsky.social
Moved over from X. Mid-westerner. Slava Ukraina! Life-long Dem.
Until we fix the right-wing propaganda hold on the populace, things will get rapidly worse.
Until we fix the right-wing propaganda hold on the populace, things will get rapidly worse.
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Please just shut up before you kill all our children.
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h... so
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h... so
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Please just shut up before you kill all our children.
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h... so
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h... so
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I look forward to the day when we once again do not have to identify federal court judges by which president appointed them. Another low bar that Donald Trump has infected our country with.
#Maddow
#Maddow
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I look forward to the day when we once again do not have to identify federal court judges by which president appointed them. Another low bar that Donald Trump has infected our country with.
#Maddow
#Maddow
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Read and share all over..he nails it
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Read and share all over..he nails it
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Americans bewildered as release of Epstein Files leads to resignations and criminal investigations in democracies around the world.
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Americans bewildered as release of Epstein Files leads to resignations and criminal investigations in democracies around the world.
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I think they killed Epstein, but if it had gone down a few years later, they would've instead given him a cabinet position.
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I think they killed Epstein, but if it had gone down a few years later, they would've instead given him a cabinet position.
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When you see how much time conservative outlets spend building an information moat around their audience, it’s really terrifying to think how you work your way out of this.
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
When you see how much time conservative outlets spend building an information moat around their audience, it’s really terrifying to think how you work your way out of this.
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That's still murder, dudes. You don't have to kill them with missiles to murder them.
A second government official... questioned why, after months of attacks in the region, search and rescue assets weren’t pre-positioned closer to the Eastern Pacific.
“SOUTHCOM doesn’t want these people alive,” that official said.
“SOUTHCOM doesn’t want these people alive,” that official said.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Sent a Rescue Plane for Boat Strike Survivors. It Took 45 Hours to Arrive.
In seas that could kill a person within an hour, it took nearly two days for a rescue plane to arrive.
New from @airwars.bsky.social and @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/02/17/b...
In seas that could kill a person within an hour, it took nearly two days for a rescue plane to arrive.
New from @airwars.bsky.social and @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/02/17/b...
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
That's still murder, dudes. You don't have to kill them with missiles to murder them.
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His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
it's even worse than first reported
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
New details emerge about in-flight blow-up between Corey Lewandowski and pilot
Additional details have emerged about a mid-flight showdown between Homeland Security advisor Corey Lewandowski that led to a Coast Guard pilot's firing — and immediate reinstatement.DHS Secretary Kri...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
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That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.sunjournal.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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“Billionaires really like thinkers who see their exploitation of the weak as a good and natural thing.”
The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
www.thenerve.news
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
“Billionaires really like thinkers who see their exploitation of the weak as a good and natural thing.”
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I'm mystified by this GOP push, since conservative women are more likely to have adopted their husband's names than liberal women are; Republicans want women to get married and submit to their husbands; but if their husbands tell them how to vote but they can't because of this [brain melts on desk]
the new Republican talking point is that it's insulting to complain about requiring women to show their birth certificate and passport in order to vote because they're smart enough to figure it out
February 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I'm mystified by this GOP push, since conservative women are more likely to have adopted their husband's names than liberal women are; Republicans want women to get married and submit to their husbands; but if their husbands tell them how to vote but they can't because of this [brain melts on desk]
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I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
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“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
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Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
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You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
Hey maybe the dems should learn a lesson and not run "moderate" Dems who are actually just republicans
The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
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To my eyes, what is clearly happening is that the left has this cartoonish stereotype of a “moderate Dem” who is indistinguishable from, like, Joe Lieberman. And they substitute different prominent Dems into that role regardless of how they actually are. Joe Biden! Gavin Newsom! Hillary Clinton!
February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
To my eyes, what is clearly happening is that the left has this cartoonish stereotype of a “moderate Dem” who is indistinguishable from, like, Joe Lieberman. And they substitute different prominent Dems into that role regardless of how they actually are. Joe Biden! Gavin Newsom! Hillary Clinton!
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Again there is a process for this, it’s called a presidential primary. “Well I didn’t get what I wanted in the primary - good luck, suckers!” achieves absolutely nothing
so: either pick a different person, or strategize around not having my vote. but you can't have it both ways where i *have* to vote for your candidate but *also* that confers no obligation on said candidate to persuade me to vote for them. this is ostensibly still a liberal democracy!
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Again there is a process for this, it’s called a presidential primary. “Well I didn’t get what I wanted in the primary - good luck, suckers!” achieves absolutely nothing
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I have no idea what you’re talking about. What rules? Joe Biden campaigned (and governed) significantly to the left of where he was probably naturally inclined, in an effort to keep allies like Warren and Sanders happy. But ultimately the left is a minority of Dems, it will compromise more.
The Rules of Centrism dictate that only progressives ever have to compromise on a candidate.
No matter how many people may hate a Centrist candidate, the Centrist is under no obligation to shift their support to someone with broader appeal.
No matter how many people may hate a Centrist candidate, the Centrist is under no obligation to shift their support to someone with broader appeal.
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I have no idea what you’re talking about. What rules? Joe Biden campaigned (and governed) significantly to the left of where he was probably naturally inclined, in an effort to keep allies like Warren and Sanders happy. But ultimately the left is a minority of Dems, it will compromise more.
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“For the love of god please help us get rid of the fascists above all else. They’ve tormented my neighbors for months”
“Wow, you just love moderate Democrats, don’t you?”
I mean, honestly. How dare you
“Wow, you just love moderate Democrats, don’t you?”
I mean, honestly. How dare you
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“For the love of god please help us get rid of the fascists above all else. They’ve tormented my neighbors for months”
“Wow, you just love moderate Democrats, don’t you?”
I mean, honestly. How dare you
“Wow, you just love moderate Democrats, don’t you?”
I mean, honestly. How dare you
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and to be clear, this position is not at all mutually exclusive with my view on ICE, which is that Democrats' highest priority should be ensuring the agency is dismantled completely, and that the people who turned it into a violent gang which murdered and kidnapped my neighbors are held responsible
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
and to be clear, this position is not at all mutually exclusive with my view on ICE, which is that Democrats' highest priority should be ensuring the agency is dismantled completely, and that the people who turned it into a violent gang which murdered and kidnapped my neighbors are held responsible
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This site will never admit that the left is way over its skis here, because you cannot be Cool On Bluesky and ever offer an iota of criticism of the left. But the normies who make up the vast majority of Dem voters will have absolutely zero patience for this nonsense. It will not end how you think.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This site will never admit that the left is way over its skis here, because you cannot be Cool On Bluesky and ever offer an iota of criticism of the left. But the normies who make up the vast majority of Dem voters will have absolutely zero patience for this nonsense. It will not end how you think.
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A very poor way of reacting to an emergency is to take the other people under threat hostage, and insist that everyone do what YOU want, or you won't help fix the problem. This is rightfully understood as callous, destructive, anti-social behavior. Don't encourage the left to engage in it.
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
A very poor way of reacting to an emergency is to take the other people under threat hostage, and insist that everyone do what YOU want, or you won't help fix the problem. This is rightfully understood as callous, destructive, anti-social behavior. Don't encourage the left to engage in it.
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People are mad about an imaginary Gavin Newsom. He vetoed a couple of bills he shouldn't have! But he also signed a slew of trans protections into law. It's absolute batshittery to say he's as bad or worse than Republicans on trans rights.
Do you... know what Republicans are doing to trans people? What?
I absolutely refuse to vote for Gavin Newsom if he’s the nominee in 2028. Shame me all you want, but it just isn’t happening. He won’t protect my trans daughter any better than whoever his Republican counterpart is.
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
People are mad about an imaginary Gavin Newsom. He vetoed a couple of bills he shouldn't have! But he also signed a slew of trans protections into law. It's absolute batshittery to say he's as bad or worse than Republicans on trans rights.
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"SHOULD I VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE SHOOTING MY NEIGHBORS OR THE PEOPLE WHO MAY SUCK AT SOME THINGS BUT WOULD NEVER DO THIS"
it's a real hard choice. if you're an amoeba.
it's a real hard choice. if you're an amoeba.
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
"SHOULD I VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE SHOOTING MY NEIGHBORS OR THE PEOPLE WHO MAY SUCK AT SOME THINGS BUT WOULD NEVER DO THIS"
it's a real hard choice. if you're an amoeba.
it's a real hard choice. if you're an amoeba.