M G (She/Her)
@micheleinphl.bsky.social
Cat Mom • Bisexual • AuDHD • Trans Ally
Philly Advocate & Community Educator, Adjacent Construction Safety and Neighbors' Rights
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Philly Advocate & Community Educator, Adjacent Construction Safety and Neighbors' Rights
I 💜 my 🏳️⚧️ Wife
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
#philly #philadelphia, take note!
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#philly #philadelphia, take note!
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But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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as a millennial of a certain age i can't really dislike Jon Stewart but come the fuck on man, a bunch of people knew. we tried to warn everyone. you and a lot of other media luminaries told us to calm down
“I gotta tell you, I did not think [Trump] would get this authoritarian this fast,” Jon Stewart admitted.
Donald Trump’s Latest ‘Authoritarian’ Move Blindsided Jon Stewart
“Who could’ve known?” Stewart asked.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
as a millennial of a certain age i can't really dislike Jon Stewart but come the fuck on man, a bunch of people knew. we tried to warn everyone. you and a lot of other media luminaries told us to calm down
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
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🚽 "The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
Bathroom bans harm all women because they reduce people down to their appearance
They reduce people to an assessment of their appearance based on gendered norms, and give excuses to those who want to inspect people's genitals.
www.wearequeeraf.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚽 "The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
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Stuff like this is perfect because it shows how utterly devoid of creativity genAI evangelists are.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
OpenAI released a new version of their image generation technology, and people are using it to recreate memes in the style of Studio Ghibli.
Studio Ghibli Memes Take Over the Internet—Thanks to AI
The Studio Ghibli version of a Ben Affleck meme is a personal favorite.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Stuff like this is perfect because it shows how utterly devoid of creativity genAI evangelists are.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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2. So much of the conversation in Democratic circles and in parts of political media has been about messaging.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
2. So much of the conversation in Democratic circles and in parts of political media has been about messaging.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
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This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
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This is why people need to stop saying "This isn't who we are" and start saying "We have to be better, we need to be so much better."
Just FYI arresting a greencard holder for otherwise 1A-protected protest, overnighting him to a private detention facility in central Louisiana, & holding him w/o bond pending review of his status by an immigration judge can all be easily justified by law which has been in effect for 20 years
March 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is why people need to stop saying "This isn't who we are" and start saying "We have to be better, we need to be so much better."
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Quoting only to reiterate that the ICJ, ICC, Amnesty International, B'Tslem, Lemkin Institute, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and multiple other organizations have all called what Israel is doing to Palestinians WITH OUR WEAPONS a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
GAZA IS NOT A GENOCIDE! Cut the crap. OCT 7th was!!! The majority of the people leading these “protests” and brainwashing students are not even associated with the colleges. You are a propagandist, and should learn about and actually go to Israel. Leftist, my ass, u r an antisemite
March 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Quoting only to reiterate that the ICJ, ICC, Amnesty International, B'Tslem, Lemkin Institute, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and multiple other organizations have all called what Israel is doing to Palestinians WITH OUR WEAPONS a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
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One annoying thing about the "run the government like a business" guys is that they also are terrible at running businesses. I run my podcast "like a business" in the sense that things are made to a high quality and shipped on time, but it seems their only version of "good business" is "layoffs"
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One annoying thing about the "run the government like a business" guys is that they also are terrible at running businesses. I run my podcast "like a business" in the sense that things are made to a high quality and shipped on time, but it seems their only version of "good business" is "layoffs"
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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"rescind acceptances"
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"rescind acceptances"
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
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A Brief History of Kids Today Have Too Much Freedom
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February 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A Brief History of Kids Today Have Too Much Freedom
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the whole 2020-2024 era of “dems shouldnt aggressively use the levers of power bc then republicans will do the same thing when theyre elected” sure looks dumb as dog shit right now huh
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
the whole 2020-2024 era of “dems shouldnt aggressively use the levers of power bc then republicans will do the same thing when theyre elected” sure looks dumb as dog shit right now huh
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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
www.latimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...