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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He can say whatever he wants and issue whatever executive order he wants, but he has no legitimate power to actually do anything like this.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
This may be the most dangerous development of all. It will give Trump fake legal pretext to reject Nov election results. American democracy has like 9 months left.
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms
President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.
www.cnbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
He can say whatever he wants and issue whatever executive order he wants, but he has no legitimate power to actually do anything like this.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
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The Epstein files make clear how easy it is for "elite" academics to get away with lying for personal gain.
In 2011, for ex, Harvard professor Shing-Tung Yau asked Epstein for $1.5M to keep 6 professors from leaving Harvard, adding "of course, I shall come up with some serious proposal." 1/
In 2011, for ex, Harvard professor Shing-Tung Yau asked Epstein for $1.5M to keep 6 professors from leaving Harvard, adding "of course, I shall come up with some serious proposal." 1/
February 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The Epstein files make clear how easy it is for "elite" academics to get away with lying for personal gain.
In 2011, for ex, Harvard professor Shing-Tung Yau asked Epstein for $1.5M to keep 6 professors from leaving Harvard, adding "of course, I shall come up with some serious proposal." 1/
In 2011, for ex, Harvard professor Shing-Tung Yau asked Epstein for $1.5M to keep 6 professors from leaving Harvard, adding "of course, I shall come up with some serious proposal." 1/
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
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The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
The Concentration Camp Next Door | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
The Trump administration has weaponized immigration detention against America
shows.acast.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
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"You have to vote for us.”
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"You have to vote for us.”
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The Justice Department had previously refused to acknowledge the list to The Intercept, despite being asked scores of questions about it over a period of months. interc.pt/3ZWoizz
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Justice Department had previously refused to acknowledge the list to The Intercept, despite being asked scores of questions about it over a period of months. interc.pt/3ZWoizz
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Again, that's not how any of this works you crazy bitch.
Vote like your life depends on it has never been truer.
That's why we've been working to compile a master list of all the state voting info and deadlines:
drive.google.com/file/d/1nHt6...
Vote like your life depends on it has never been truer.
That's why we've been working to compile a master list of all the state voting info and deadlines:
drive.google.com/file/d/1nHt6...
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Again, that's not how any of this works you crazy bitch.
Vote like your life depends on it has never been truer.
That's why we've been working to compile a master list of all the state voting info and deadlines:
drive.google.com/file/d/1nHt6...
Vote like your life depends on it has never been truer.
That's why we've been working to compile a master list of all the state voting info and deadlines:
drive.google.com/file/d/1nHt6...
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How did this one random sub-agency of DHS become America’s secret police force, with a larger budget than many entire states?
We’re so stuck on this absurd theoretical debate over “do we need immigration enforcement” that we missed Trump building himself a vast paramilitary army
We’re so stuck on this absurd theoretical debate over “do we need immigration enforcement” that we missed Trump building himself a vast paramilitary army
"ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
How did this one random sub-agency of DHS become America’s secret police force, with a larger budget than many entire states?
We’re so stuck on this absurd theoretical debate over “do we need immigration enforcement” that we missed Trump building himself a vast paramilitary army
We’re so stuck on this absurd theoretical debate over “do we need immigration enforcement” that we missed Trump building himself a vast paramilitary army
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"No level of misconduct matters as long as you are a stupid asshole" is a really shocking cheat code to have embedded in your nation's politics.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"No level of misconduct matters as long as you are a stupid asshole" is a really shocking cheat code to have embedded in your nation's politics.
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
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Once again, Kristi Noem and her agents tell a story about being attacked and shooting somebody in self-defense. And once again, the story collapses.
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Once again, Kristi Noem and her agents tell a story about being attacked and shooting somebody in self-defense. And once again, the story collapses.
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
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Voting against someone because they don’t fit your ideal version of a candidate in hopes of the country suffering enough to produce the perfect candidate is just like trickle down economics, history proves it doesn’t work… nobody is perfect and incremental progress gets taken away under republicans
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Voting against someone because they don’t fit your ideal version of a candidate in hopes of the country suffering enough to produce the perfect candidate is just like trickle down economics, history proves it doesn’t work… nobody is perfect and incremental progress gets taken away under republicans
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WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
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Two ICE-Gestapo killers have been placed on leave after lying under oath about a violent encounter they supposedly faced during their seige in Minneapolis. They face termination and criminal charges.
Good, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists. They should all be sent to jail.
Good, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists. They should all be sent to jail.
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Two ICE-Gestapo killers have been placed on leave after lying under oath about a violent encounter they supposedly faced during their seige in Minneapolis. They face termination and criminal charges.
Good, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists. They should all be sent to jail.
Good, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists. They should all be sent to jail.
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This is concerning, that a rep feels they must post this. A lot in our coalition has felt the same way and worried about it, but didn’t think we’d be here publicly.
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This is concerning, that a rep feels they must post this. A lot in our coalition has felt the same way and worried about it, but didn’t think we’d be here publicly.
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The President of the United States raped underage women.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen the proof in the Epstein files and doesn't care.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen the proof in the Epstein files and doesn't care.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The President of the United States raped underage women.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen the proof in the Epstein files and doesn't care.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen the proof in the Epstein files and doesn't care.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
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Of VC-backed products, 78% fail:
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
February 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Of VC-backed products, 78% fail:
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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Trump has to go NOW. You can’t suffer 3 more years of him. He’s already done so much damage. He’s done nothing right, nothing!Not sure how you remove him. 25th? He’s unfit for office. Everyone knows it.
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Trump has to go NOW. You can’t suffer 3 more years of him. He’s already done so much damage. He’s done nothing right, nothing!Not sure how you remove him. 25th? He’s unfit for office. Everyone knows it.
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Frankly speaking, if Trump believes there’s widespread voter fraud despite a lack of substantial evidence, there’s no reason to believe he’s actually the majority-elected president and we shouldn’t listen to him.
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Frankly speaking, if Trump believes there’s widespread voter fraud despite a lack of substantial evidence, there’s no reason to believe he’s actually the majority-elected president and we shouldn’t listen to him.
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Yay! Yes, considering the supposedly non-head of DOGE posted on his social media platform about DOGE having access to Medicaid data now, the public does have a very clear right to know who is handling their data.
February 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Yay! Yes, considering the supposedly non-head of DOGE posted on his social media platform about DOGE having access to Medicaid data now, the public does have a very clear right to know who is handling their data.
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👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying