Michele Mleczynski
@michelemleczynski.bsky.social
Blue dot in PA, wife, mom of two boys and grandma to six awesome grandkids. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇦 🏳️🌈No DMs
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Thankful to have the powerful and passionate voice of the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr Susan Kressly, on with us this morning.
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thankful to have the powerful and passionate voice of the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr Susan Kressly, on with us this morning.
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
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JUST IN: A 2-1 panel of the D.C. Circuit rules that Trump may remove members of the NLRB or MSPB regardless of laws meant to shield them from removal without cause.
Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
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Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
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December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
JUST IN: A 2-1 panel of the D.C. Circuit rules that Trump may remove members of the NLRB or MSPB regardless of laws meant to shield them from removal without cause.
Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Golden Age.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Golden Age.
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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🏳️⚧️ Monica Helms, Navy veteran and creator of the original transgender pride flag, is fleeing the US due to anti-LGBTQ persecution. Helms lives in Georgia, rated a “high risk” area for transgender people.
www.out.com/news/trans-f... 🧵
www.out.com/news/trans-f... 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🏳️⚧️ Monica Helms, Navy veteran and creator of the original transgender pride flag, is fleeing the US due to anti-LGBTQ persecution. Helms lives in Georgia, rated a “high risk” area for transgender people.
www.out.com/news/trans-f... 🧵
www.out.com/news/trans-f... 🧵
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This really was one of the most heartbreaking articles I’ve read in a while. I don’t think people comprehend the scale of destruction wrought by this administration already, not even close
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Doughnuts and Bullets: The Absurdity of Working for RFK Jr.
What happens when your new boss thinks you’re a child killer?
nymag.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This really was one of the most heartbreaking articles I’ve read in a while. I don’t think people comprehend the scale of destruction wrought by this administration already, not even close
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Who will be the first journalist to ask Trump if he will now pardon the pipe bomb suspect? Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who will be the first journalist to ask Trump if he will now pardon the pipe bomb suspect? Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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WATCH: Sarah Owings, the attorney representing 54 Korean workers from the raided Hyundai plant, describes the horrible conditions some of her clients are enduring in ICE custody.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WATCH: Sarah Owings, the attorney representing 54 Korean workers from the raided Hyundai plant, describes the horrible conditions some of her clients are enduring in ICE custody.
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BREAKING: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influential vaccine advisory panel on Friday voted to no longer universally recommend the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns within 24 hours of birth. bit.ly/4rGgdLP
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BREAKING: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influential vaccine advisory panel on Friday voted to no longer universally recommend the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns within 24 hours of birth. bit.ly/4rGgdLP
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Russia sends stolen Ukrainian children to North Korea to become militarized.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Russia sends stolen Ukrainian children to North Korea to become militarized.
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Transcript from the EU‑Zelensky call: German Chancellor Merz warned Zelensky that US negotiators are “playing games.” French President Macron warned the U.S. might betray Ukraine on territorial issues. Finland’s Stubb and NATO’s Rutte joined in: “We can’t leave Ukraine alone with these guys.”
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Transcript from the EU‑Zelensky call: German Chancellor Merz warned Zelensky that US negotiators are “playing games.” French President Macron warned the U.S. might betray Ukraine on territorial issues. Finland’s Stubb and NATO’s Rutte joined in: “We can’t leave Ukraine alone with these guys.”
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When the military budget is gargantuan, relative pittances of graft of like this can slide by unnoticed.
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
When the military budget is gargantuan, relative pittances of graft of like this can slide by unnoticed.
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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He shouldn’t just be pushed out as the House Democrats’ leader; he needs to be primaried out of his seat entirely. Just a complete waste of a deep blue seat.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
He shouldn’t just be pushed out as the House Democrats’ leader; he needs to be primaried out of his seat entirely. Just a complete waste of a deep blue seat.
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There is no clearer justification for the video put out by 6 Democrats to not follow unlawful orders than this.
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is no clearer justification for the video put out by 6 Democrats to not follow unlawful orders than this.
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South Africa will take a 'break' from G20 under Trump, presidency says reut.rs/4rAlR1R
South Africa will take a 'break' from G20 under Trump, presidency says
South Africa's presidency joked on Thursday that the country would "take a commercial break" from the G20 while U.S. President Donald Trump leads the forum, after Trump's administration confirmed it will not invite South Africa to participate.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
South Africa will take a 'break' from G20 under Trump, presidency says reut.rs/4rAlR1R
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Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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More than 80 percent of the immigrants arrested in D.C. during the surge in federal law enforcement this year had no prior criminal record, newly released federal data shows, even though that crackdown was portrayed as targeting violent crime. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Most immigrants arrested in Trump’s D.C. crackdown had no criminal records
A Post analysis of federal data shows that the arrests of immigrants with no prior criminal record shot up sixfold during the Trump administration’s crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
More than 80 percent of the immigrants arrested in D.C. during the surge in federal law enforcement this year had no prior criminal record, newly released federal data shows, even though that crackdown was portrayed as targeting violent crime. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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As always, "it's a Big Club, and you ain't in it."
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
As always, "it's a Big Club, and you ain't in it."
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"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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Small businesses are getting killed right now. They cut 120,000 jobs last month, per ADP. They've been negative six of the last seven months. Awful.
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Small businesses are getting killed right now. They cut 120,000 jobs last month, per ADP. They've been negative six of the last seven months. Awful.
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@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
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MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"