Michele Lamb
@mlamb.bsky.social
Former educator, progressive, abrasive-his word not mine
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Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
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The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op
Cuban intelligence runs Venezuela's security apparatus. Where was it when the U.S. snatched the Venezuelan strongman?
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January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
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Here’s the Pentagon warning veterans not to quote from actual Pentagon rules, since the Pentagon doesn’t follow rules anymore.
Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video. www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, by cutting his retirement pay for participating ...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Here’s the Pentagon warning veterans not to quote from actual Pentagon rules, since the Pentagon doesn’t follow rules anymore.
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“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
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Some people run for Congress because they want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Others run because investing and trading stocks in the companies Congress regulates and takes donations from can make a positive impact on their wealth.
Ban Congressional stock trading.
Others run because investing and trading stocks in the companies Congress regulates and takes donations from can make a positive impact on their wealth.
Ban Congressional stock trading.
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some people run for Congress because they want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Others run because investing and trading stocks in the companies Congress regulates and takes donations from can make a positive impact on their wealth.
Ban Congressional stock trading.
Others run because investing and trading stocks in the companies Congress regulates and takes donations from can make a positive impact on their wealth.
Ban Congressional stock trading.
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Yeah, it has long been the case that adult-oriented businesses have to be careful or risk the wrath of everyone from prosecutors to payment-processing companies, but "prominent social media company owned by world's richest person swiftly became world's largest CSAM producer" produces no reaction.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yeah, it has long been the case that adult-oriented businesses have to be careful or risk the wrath of everyone from prosecutors to payment-processing companies, but "prominent social media company owned by world's richest person swiftly became world's largest CSAM producer" produces no reaction.
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Introducing the newest member of the Washington Post Editorial Board, Nick Shirley
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Introducing the newest member of the Washington Post Editorial Board, Nick Shirley
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ongoing reminder that being on twitter means supporting this
ICYMI: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is “altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.”
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January 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
ongoing reminder that being on twitter means supporting this
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Comically over-lawyered and under-inspiring. Just resign, man. Take a lobbying job or something.
This is why Democrats look to a mayor like Zohran Mamdani for national leadership.
This is why Democrats look to a mayor like Zohran Mamdani for national leadership.
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Comically over-lawyered and under-inspiring. Just resign, man. Take a lobbying job or something.
This is why Democrats look to a mayor like Zohran Mamdani for national leadership.
This is why Democrats look to a mayor like Zohran Mamdani for national leadership.
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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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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
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This is insane.
If your member of Congress doesn’t support impeachment, call/email and ask why they are giving away their Constitutional power
If your member of Congress doesn’t support impeachment, call/email and ask why they are giving away their Constitutional power
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is insane.
If your member of Congress doesn’t support impeachment, call/email and ask why they are giving away their Constitutional power
If your member of Congress doesn’t support impeachment, call/email and ask why they are giving away their Constitutional power
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none of this is legal. none of this is normal. feel free to tell anyone who says otherwise to fuck off.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
none of this is legal. none of this is normal. feel free to tell anyone who says otherwise to fuck off.
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This could have big repercussions for mail voting in 2026: USPS no longer guarantees when it’ll postmark mail.
More important than ever to be careful about how you vote, including voting as early as possible if you want to do so by mail. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
More important than ever to be careful about how you vote, including voting as early as possible if you want to do so by mail. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy
The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This could have big repercussions for mail voting in 2026: USPS no longer guarantees when it’ll postmark mail.
More important than ever to be careful about how you vote, including voting as early as possible if you want to do so by mail. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
More important than ever to be careful about how you vote, including voting as early as possible if you want to do so by mail. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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I would think Maduro has head of state immunity from prosecution under international law (with exception for grave human rights violations, see, e.g., Pinochet)
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I would think Maduro has head of state immunity from prosecution under international law (with exception for grave human rights violations, see, e.g., Pinochet)
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Welp.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Welp.
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AOC: Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim mayor of our great city. He will be our first immigrant mayor in over a century. He will be the youngest mayor of New York City in generations. Most importantly, Zohran will be a mayor for all of us .
January 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
AOC: Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim mayor of our great city. He will be our first immigrant mayor in over a century. He will be the youngest mayor of New York City in generations. Most importantly, Zohran will be a mayor for all of us .
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Stephen Miller wants you to think he's all-powerful, so that he can become so. Important perspective.
One point I would add is that the SCOTUS conservatives (Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) have mostly been playing shadow docket games. They love unitary executive, but are seeing its problems.
One point I would add is that the SCOTUS conservatives (Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) have mostly been playing shadow docket games. They love unitary executive, but are seeing its problems.
Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.
New from me:
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New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Stephen Miller wants you to think he's all-powerful, so that he can become so. Important perspective.
One point I would add is that the SCOTUS conservatives (Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) have mostly been playing shadow docket games. They love unitary executive, but are seeing its problems.
One point I would add is that the SCOTUS conservatives (Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) have mostly been playing shadow docket games. They love unitary executive, but are seeing its problems.
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Happy new year! Keep on sharing this so that it doesn’t fade away as a NYE evening news dump.
HERE Jack Smith sets out Trump’s direct culpability and complicity in the federal election interference case, including January 6th:
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Happy new year! Keep on sharing this so that it doesn’t fade away as a NYE evening news dump.
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“Did you believe you had sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction against Donald Trump for interference with the lawful transfer of power?”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Did you believe you had sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction against Donald Trump for interference with the lawful transfer of power?”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
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Q: “To the extent members of Congress are up in arms this happened to them, who should be held accountable?”
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Q: “To the extent members of Congress are up in arms this happened to them, who should be held accountable?”
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
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BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
December 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
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94% of Americans will pay into Social Security the entire year.
Here’s when the wealthiest Americans will stop paying into it on Jan 1st:
Musk - 12:00:28am
Ellison - 12:00:29am
Page - 12:00:58am
Brin - 12:01:05am
Bezos - 12:01:45am
Dell - 12:02:09am
Huang - 12:02:18am
Scrap the cap.
Here’s when the wealthiest Americans will stop paying into it on Jan 1st:
Musk - 12:00:28am
Ellison - 12:00:29am
Page - 12:00:58am
Brin - 12:01:05am
Bezos - 12:01:45am
Dell - 12:02:09am
Huang - 12:02:18am
Scrap the cap.
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
94% of Americans will pay into Social Security the entire year.
Here’s when the wealthiest Americans will stop paying into it on Jan 1st:
Musk - 12:00:28am
Ellison - 12:00:29am
Page - 12:00:58am
Brin - 12:01:05am
Bezos - 12:01:45am
Dell - 12:02:09am
Huang - 12:02:18am
Scrap the cap.
Here’s when the wealthiest Americans will stop paying into it on Jan 1st:
Musk - 12:00:28am
Ellison - 12:00:29am
Page - 12:00:58am
Brin - 12:01:05am
Bezos - 12:01:45am
Dell - 12:02:09am
Huang - 12:02:18am
Scrap the cap.
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"While Dems are likely to retake the House, they’ll need everything to go right to win both chambers. But if it happens, a year from now we’ll be talking about Trump's full lame-duckification & what it means for 2028. That’s a nice note on which to end a year in which hope was in such short supply."
How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
So you're saying there's a chance ...
www.publicnotice.co
December 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"While Dems are likely to retake the House, they’ll need everything to go right to win both chambers. But if it happens, a year from now we’ll be talking about Trump's full lame-duckification & what it means for 2028. That’s a nice note on which to end a year in which hope was in such short supply."