David Middleton
@middmidd.bsky.social
Industrial designer, retired
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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I wanna a continuously updated list of all that Trump has named after himself.
And I want it to be called the Turkmenbashi Tracker.
www.theguardian.com/world/2006/d...
And I want it to be called the Turkmenbashi Tracker.
www.theguardian.com/world/2006/d...
The personality cult of Turkmenbashi
From rotating gold statues of himself, to renaming the months in honour of his family, Saparmurat Niyazov's rule was authoritarian and eccentric.
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I wanna a continuously updated list of all that Trump has named after himself.
And I want it to be called the Turkmenbashi Tracker.
www.theguardian.com/world/2006/d...
And I want it to be called the Turkmenbashi Tracker.
www.theguardian.com/world/2006/d...
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If you're a mappy author passing through the Northeast, gimme a shout. I want to promote your work! Let's move some copy!
Dr. Patty Heyda is coming to @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social to talk about her book The Radical Atlas of Ferguson USA by @beltpublishing.bsky.social publishing. If you're a map nerd, sociologist, political scientist, journalist, environmentalist or interested in social justice, don't miss it.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If you're a mappy author passing through the Northeast, gimme a shout. I want to promote your work! Let's move some copy!
Trump is now attempting to fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office in retaliation for a report that suggested some copyrighted works used to train generative AI models would likely require licensing.
action.everylibrary.org/locpetition via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/locpetition via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Stop Trump's Attack on the Library of Congress
We need to show that Americans will not stand for yet another attack on our institutions. Sign the petition today!
action.everylibrary.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump is now attempting to fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office in retaliation for a report that suggested some copyrighted works used to train generative AI models would likely require licensing.
action.everylibrary.org/locpetition via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/locpetition via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
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Remember that this is what the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill was all about. It's Robin Hood in reverse.
Why would any Democrat vote for a continuing resolution that greenlights this regime's cruelty?
Why would any Democrat vote for a continuing resolution that greenlights this regime's cruelty?
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Remember that this is what the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill was all about. It's Robin Hood in reverse.
Why would any Democrat vote for a continuing resolution that greenlights this regime's cruelty?
Why would any Democrat vote for a continuing resolution that greenlights this regime's cruelty?
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Citibank is one of the largest funders of oil and gas expansion in the Amazon, worsening the climate crisis and displacing local communities. Instead, Citibank should fund just, community-owned renewable energy projects. Tell Citibank: Stop destroying the Amazon! act.350.org/sign/jul-25-...
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Citibank is one of the largest funders of oil and gas expansion in the Amazon, worsening the climate crisis and displacing local communities. Instead, Citibank should fund just, community-owned renewable energy projects. Tell Citibank: Stop destroying the Amazon! act.350.org/sign/jul-25-...
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions.
action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions.
action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Stop Trump's Attack on the Library of Congress
We need to show that Americans will not stand for yet another attack on our institutions. Sign the petition today!
action.everylibrary.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions.
action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions.
action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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I will not let the Senate move forward on President Trump’s nominees for US Attorney for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions
An arcane Senate tradition effectively gives senators veto power over nominees for U.S. attorney in their home states, providing Democrats a potential opening to stop President Trump’s picks.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I will not let the Senate move forward on President Trump’s nominees for US Attorney for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
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New records reveal that Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump’s tariff pause announcement caused markets to surge.
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks in 19 different companies, beginning the day before Trump's tariff pause.
www.businessinsider.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New records reveal that Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump’s tariff pause announcement caused markets to surge.
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“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
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ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
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Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement.
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
Peter Navarro, ex-Trump trade adviser, released from prison
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
www.cbsnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement.
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
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As the internet slowly dies, old media rises again. Remember local access TV? Some of it is amazing, like Jay Sugarman. He's a retired school teacher who hosts 'Museum Open House' where he visits New England museums. He's so charming and wonderful. This week I'm on it! youtu.be/YYTNulaQBaQ?...
Museum Open House: The Map Center
YouTube video by NewTV Community
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April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As the internet slowly dies, old media rises again. Remember local access TV? Some of it is amazing, like Jay Sugarman. He's a retired school teacher who hosts 'Museum Open House' where he visits New England museums. He's so charming and wonderful. This week I'm on it! youtu.be/YYTNulaQBaQ?...
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A guy just called me asking me if I'd restore a map that he looted from sunken U-boat U-853 off Block Island.
(I told him I don't do restoration, I don't work with Nazi memorabilia and certainly not stuff looted from wrecks).
(I told him I don't do restoration, I don't work with Nazi memorabilia and certainly not stuff looted from wrecks).
April 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A guy just called me asking me if I'd restore a map that he looted from sunken U-boat U-853 off Block Island.
(I told him I don't do restoration, I don't work with Nazi memorabilia and certainly not stuff looted from wrecks).
(I told him I don't do restoration, I don't work with Nazi memorabilia and certainly not stuff looted from wrecks).
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Damn, that's a fantastic video for a campaign launch.
We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go.
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Damn, that's a fantastic video for a campaign launch.
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Are we great again yet?
March 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Are we great again yet?
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Secretary Hegseth must resign. He lied.
Now, we have new reporting about Hegseth’s wife. If the White House doesn't provide more facts, then this raises all sorts of red flags.
Now, we have new reporting about Hegseth’s wife. If the White House doesn't provide more facts, then this raises all sorts of red flags.
March 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Secretary Hegseth must resign. He lied.
Now, we have new reporting about Hegseth’s wife. If the White House doesn't provide more facts, then this raises all sorts of red flags.
Now, we have new reporting about Hegseth’s wife. If the White House doesn't provide more facts, then this raises all sorts of red flags.
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“My opponent Elon Musk” is perfect.
Vote, Wisconsin!
Vote, Wisconsin!
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford in Waukesha this morning: “I need to talk for a few minutes about my opponent…Elon Musk”
“He has spent over $25 million trying to ensure that I don't end up on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He is trying to buy votes in Wisconsin”
“He has spent over $25 million trying to ensure that I don't end up on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He is trying to buy votes in Wisconsin”
March 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“My opponent Elon Musk” is perfect.
Vote, Wisconsin!
Vote, Wisconsin!
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Henrietta came into the store today. She was born in Palestine and asked me if I had any maps of the region. She told me about living in Bethlehem and Jerusalem and going on a motorcycle ride from Damascus to Istanbul. We got to travel together briefly with this 1946 map from National Geographic.
March 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Henrietta came into the store today. She was born in Palestine and asked me if I had any maps of the region. She told me about living in Bethlehem and Jerusalem and going on a motorcycle ride from Damascus to Istanbul. We got to travel together briefly with this 1946 map from National Geographic.
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A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security.
More of this please.
More of this please.
March 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security.
More of this please.
More of this please.