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Mike Nellis

@mikenellis.bsky.social

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Dad. Husband. Entrepreneur. Dem strategist. Raised over $1B online for Dems & nonprofits. 1M+ subscribers on Substack (and growing). Be a joyful warrior.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · Nov 12

Quick intro for new friends: I'm a former Senior Advisor to Kamala Harris. I'm the Founder and CEO of Authentic.org, a digital fundraising and advertising agency for Democratic candidates and social impact causes. My clients include Adam Schiff, Gretchen Whitmer, Pat Ryan, and many more.

Authentic - Online Fundraising and Digital Paid Media

Authentic is a digital marketing and online fundraising agency that creates lasting and inclusive change.

Authentic.org

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 6h

Donald Trump is using his DOJ to target anyone he thinks has wronged him or stands in the way of his agenda. It doesn’t matter if there’s a real case—if you’re a threat, you’re a target.

Today it’s Tish James. Tomorrow? Who knows.

Fascism in real time.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11h

Every politician, pundit, and influencer willfully ignoring the dire state of the American economy should be publicly shamed and ignored forever once we get past this mess.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11h

Another recession indicator for Trump and the Republicans to ignore

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11h

What’s happening in Chicago right now should terrify every American. ICE raids, National Guard troops, and fear spreading through schools and immigrant communities—it’s not law enforcement, it’s fascism in real time.

My latest rant on Endless Urgency ⬇️

endlessurgency.com/p/whats-happ...

What’s Happening in Chicago Right Now Should Terrify Every American

Chicago is the warning sign the nation cannot afford to ignore.

endlessurgency.com

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 12h

Really feels like Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to get primaried and turn into a resistance liberal with a shockingly large Substack following by the end of 2026.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 13h

FYI—I have a sick kiddo at home. So won't be going live on Substack today. I'm also not feeling great so we're going to chill and watch cartoons in the Nellis household. I'll post sporadically as I see things.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 13h

Good fucking morning to everyone except the ICE agents who shot a Chicago priest in the head with a pepper ball from a rooftop yesterday. Real law enforcement officers don’t have to wear a mask to do their job. You’re cowards.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty good reason to keep calling this asshole a fascist 👇

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is going to lose his mind when he sees that only 22% of Americans think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize 🤣

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

Good fucking morning to everyone except House Speaker Mike Johnson, who’s refusing to swear in Rep-elect Grijalva to block the Epstein files discharge petition—because Grijalva would be the deciding vote. Shameful for him to cover up for pedophiles and sex traffickers.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

AOC mocked Stephen Miller's height, and Fox News primetime lineup spent the whole night defending Miller's manhood. It got them completely off message on the government shutdown. We're right not to fear these losers.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

The fat jokes about the National Guard troops Trump sent to Chicago are disgusting. These guys signed up to serve their country, and now they’re being used as political pawns by the President of the United States. They don’t deserve this.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

These ICE agents are out of control in Chicago. This one’s aiming a loaded weapon at a woman just for filming him as he hunts immigrants in broad daylight. This shit is beyond fucked up—and it’s only a matter of time before one of these losers pulls the trigger.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

It seems bad that the U.S. dollar has lost over 10% of its value since Trump took office. Maybe the president should do something about that?

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson is refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva because she will be the deciding vote on the Epstein discharge petition. He’s covering for Trump, Bondi, and every sexual abuser involved in this scandal.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Pam Bondi is refusing to answer any questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about Epstein because she’s covering up for Trump and his pedophile friends.

She knows she’ll get a presidential pardon for it when this is all over.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Bad Bunny has a chance to do the funniest thing ever by inviting Zach Bryan to sing the anti-ICE song at the Super Bowl.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

I won’t be surprised when Trump pardons Ghislaine Maxwell. It won’t be the first pedophile or sex trafficker he’s pardoned this year.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Trump spent a good chunk of the ’90s partying with two pretty infamous sex traffickers, but any time you ask him about Epstein and Maxwell, he’s like, “Never heard of them,” as if there aren’t a million photos of them together.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

At some point, the media and the Republican Party are going to have to admit the economy is in free fall. Foreclosures and bankruptcies are surging to Great Recession levels. The job market is a disaster. Everything is more expensive. It’s a really bad situation.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Good fucking morning to everybody except Donald Trump and Mike Johnson, who blinked hard on the shutdown yesterday. They know people aren't buying their bullshit. They know people are pissed about their health insurance premiums skyrocketing. Democrats can win this fight.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 3d

I know there’s a lot happening and it’s hard to keep track, BUT TRUMP ENDED MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHILD TRAFFICKING, DRUG SMUGGLING, AND ORGANIZED CRIME TO ACCELERATE DEPORTATIONS OF PEACEFUL IMMIGRANTS.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 3d

My immediate reaction to Chicago creating "ICE-free zones" in the city was basically this George Carlin joke...

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 3d

You don’t need to be a political genius to figure out that stopping health care premiums from doubling or tripling is a pretty popular idea.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 3d

Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking with Republicans by endorsing the ACA subsidies is the surest sign yet that Democrats are going to win this fight. It’s only a matter of time before Trump and the Republicans fold.

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