Mike Naple
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Mike Naple
@mnaple.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello! 👋🏻 I’m Mike (he/him). I post mostly about books, the politics of health care, chronic illness and disability, and LGBTQ+ issues. Also, film/tv, food, and whatever else the world throws my way. Say hi, give me a follow. Let’s chat.
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Keith Ellison talks about how is son is a veteran who works in healthcare in Minnesota
"When he was at work today and last night, he said, 'My colleagues were crying. They took this hit to one of their own very personally.' He said I did too."
"When he was at work today and last night, he said, 'My colleagues were crying. They took this hit to one of their own very personally.' He said I did too."
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Keith Ellison talks about how is son is a veteran who works in healthcare in Minnesota
"When he was at work today and last night, he said, 'My colleagues were crying. They took this hit to one of their own very personally.' He said I did too."
"When he was at work today and last night, he said, 'My colleagues were crying. They took this hit to one of their own very personally.' He said I did too."
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BREAKING: The National Basketball Players Association issues statement on ICE killings in Minnesota.
“[W]e refuse to let the flames of division threaten the civil liberties that are meant to protect us all.”
“[W]e refuse to let the flames of division threaten the civil liberties that are meant to protect us all.”
January 25, 2026 at 9:07 PM
BREAKING: The National Basketball Players Association issues statement on ICE killings in Minnesota.
“[W]e refuse to let the flames of division threaten the civil liberties that are meant to protect us all.”
“[W]e refuse to let the flames of division threaten the civil liberties that are meant to protect us all.”
Going next door to the bakery this morning. Can’t have stew without bread.
a person in a blue coat walking through the snow
Alt: A person in a blue coat walking through the snow.
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Going next door to the bakery this morning. Can’t have stew without bread.
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Alex Pretti was a 37 year old ICU nurse who put his body between ICE and a woman they were physically assaulting.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Alex Pretti was a 37 year old ICU nurse who put his body between ICE and a woman they were physically assaulting.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
Don’t mind me, just sobbing uncontrollably during the season two finale of The Comeback 😭
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Don’t mind me, just sobbing uncontrollably during the season two finale of The Comeback 😭
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“I’m becoming radicalized,” [Rev James] Galasinski said, his voice rising. “I’m seeing our nation become more & more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
“I’m becoming radicalized,” [Rev James] Galasinski said, his voice rising. “I’m seeing our nation become more & more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
This is exceptional firsthand reporting.
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This is exceptional firsthand reporting.
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
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More measles cases in one state in four months than in the entire USA in most years.
an ongoing, expanding RFK Jr outbreak: more cases in 4 months than in most years
The number of confirmed #measles cases in South Carolina has hit an astonishing 558 in an outbreak that started in October. For context: that is more cases in 4 months than the entire US racked up most years in the past 30+ years. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More measles cases in one state in four months than in the entire USA in most years.
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"Until Minneapolis, I would have told you that as bad as Trump is, he’s not capable of ordering ICE agents to shoot people...at random, and that as bad as ICE is, they’d refuse such orders. Now I no longer believe either of those things."
Read @mjtoma.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/post/205379/...
Read @mjtoma.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/post/205379/...
We’re Nearing the Day When ICE Thugs Just Open Fire on Crowds
The United States is now closer to Assad’s Syria than to anything we recognize as fitting within the understood norms of American history.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
"Until Minneapolis, I would have told you that as bad as Trump is, he’s not capable of ordering ICE agents to shoot people...at random, and that as bad as ICE is, they’d refuse such orders. Now I no longer believe either of those things."
Read @mjtoma.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/post/205379/...
Read @mjtoma.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/post/205379/...
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
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Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
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I can't improve on what Ricky Revesz said here: "The idea that E.P.A. would not consider the public health benefits of its regulations is anathema to the very mission of E.P.A." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I can't improve on what Ricky Revesz said here: "The idea that E.P.A. would not consider the public health benefits of its regulations is anathema to the very mission of E.P.A." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
New year gratitude is when the respiratory nurses gives you two of the soft cannulas that I can’t seem to order as a patient.
First pulmonary hypertension quarterly check-up of the year—a year that will mark a decade since getting a diagnosis—starting off strong! 💪🏻🫁🫀
First pulmonary hypertension quarterly check-up of the year—a year that will mark a decade since getting a diagnosis—starting off strong! 💪🏻🫁🫀
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
New year gratitude is when the respiratory nurses gives you two of the soft cannulas that I can’t seem to order as a patient.
First pulmonary hypertension quarterly check-up of the year—a year that will mark a decade since getting a diagnosis—starting off strong! 💪🏻🫁🫀
First pulmonary hypertension quarterly check-up of the year—a year that will mark a decade since getting a diagnosis—starting off strong! 💪🏻🫁🫀
Love to see Julia and George presenting the final two film awards of the night.
Maybe I should watch that romcom they co-starred in a few years back before they reunite for the new ocean’s film.
Maybe I should watch that romcom they co-starred in a few years back before they reunite for the new ocean’s film.
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Love to see Julia and George presenting the final two film awards of the night.
Maybe I should watch that romcom they co-starred in a few years back before they reunite for the new ocean’s film.
Maybe I should watch that romcom they co-starred in a few years back before they reunite for the new ocean’s film.
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If you haven’t read Alice Wong’s memoir yet, the ebook is on sale for $1.99 today at @bookshop.org !
Link: bookshop.org/p/books/year...
Link: bookshop.org/p/books/year...
January 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
If you haven’t read Alice Wong’s memoir yet, the ebook is on sale for $1.99 today at @bookshop.org !
Link: bookshop.org/p/books/year...
Link: bookshop.org/p/books/year...
This Golden Globes broadcast is entertaining, funny, and giving us some solid award winners, shout out to Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgård.
Nice to see Noah Wyle win jay after The Pitt’s second season premiered.
Nikki Glaser landed some fun zingers during opening too. And yay Jean Smart!
Nice to see Noah Wyle win jay after The Pitt’s second season premiered.
Nikki Glaser landed some fun zingers during opening too. And yay Jean Smart!
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
This Golden Globes broadcast is entertaining, funny, and giving us some solid award winners, shout out to Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgård.
Nice to see Noah Wyle win jay after The Pitt’s second season premiered.
Nikki Glaser landed some fun zingers during opening too. And yay Jean Smart!
Nice to see Noah Wyle win jay after The Pitt’s second season premiered.
Nikki Glaser landed some fun zingers during opening too. And yay Jean Smart!
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Little District Books in DC is doing a monthly book club on the Game Changers series. Thought I’d see what all the fuss is about with the first book 🏒🏳️🌈📚
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Little District Books in DC is doing a monthly book club on the Game Changers series. Thought I’d see what all the fuss is about with the first book 🏒🏳️🌈📚
Little District Books in DC is doing a monthly book club on the Game Changers series. Thought I’d see what all the fuss is about with the first book 🏒🏳️🌈📚
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Little District Books in DC is doing a monthly book club on the Game Changers series. Thought I’d see what all the fuss is about with the first book 🏒🏳️🌈📚
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Via WCCO reporter Esme Murphy on X:
"Unprecedented - @ag.state.mn.us
& Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation"
x.com/esmemurphy/s...
"Unprecedented - @ag.state.mn.us
& Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation"
x.com/esmemurphy/s...
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Via WCCO reporter Esme Murphy on X:
"Unprecedented - @ag.state.mn.us
& Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation"
x.com/esmemurphy/s...
"Unprecedented - @ag.state.mn.us
& Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation"
x.com/esmemurphy/s...
First book I read this year.
First Taylor Jenkins Reid book I ever read and I loved it.
The research she did really jumps off the page.
The slow burn romance.
The pacing between timeframes that builds to a well-deserved (for the reader) and well-earned ending (for the author). All of it! 🔭🚀📚
First Taylor Jenkins Reid book I ever read and I loved it.
The research she did really jumps off the page.
The slow burn romance.
The pacing between timeframes that builds to a well-deserved (for the reader) and well-earned ending (for the author). All of it! 🔭🚀📚
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
First book I read this year.
First Taylor Jenkins Reid book I ever read and I loved it.
The research she did really jumps off the page.
The slow burn romance.
The pacing between timeframes that builds to a well-deserved (for the reader) and well-earned ending (for the author). All of it! 🔭🚀📚
First Taylor Jenkins Reid book I ever read and I loved it.
The research she did really jumps off the page.
The slow burn romance.
The pacing between timeframes that builds to a well-deserved (for the reader) and well-earned ending (for the author). All of it! 🔭🚀📚
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Over 1.1 million Minnesotans depend on Medicaid for their health care access, 43% of whom are children. What’s more, 34% of births in MN are covered by Medicaid. files.kff.org/attachment/f...
This is people’s lives. This is not a game, & anyone who views it as such should stay the hell away from CMS
This is people’s lives. This is not a game, & anyone who views it as such should stay the hell away from CMS
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Over 1.1 million Minnesotans depend on Medicaid for their health care access, 43% of whom are children. What’s more, 34% of births in MN are covered by Medicaid. files.kff.org/attachment/f...
This is people’s lives. This is not a game, & anyone who views it as such should stay the hell away from CMS
This is people’s lives. This is not a game, & anyone who views it as such should stay the hell away from CMS
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There is a 100% chance they will try to do this. And many said not to take it seriously
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
There is a 100% chance they will try to do this. And many said not to take it seriously
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The single most important part of vaccine mandates is that they protect children from malicious neglect at the hands of their parents. RFK Jr, the Father of The Measles Revival, doesn't just want to kill children, he wants to give parents permission and means to endanger their own offspring. Monster
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The single most important part of vaccine mandates is that they protect children from malicious neglect at the hands of their parents. RFK Jr, the Father of The Measles Revival, doesn't just want to kill children, he wants to give parents permission and means to endanger their own offspring. Monster