Michael
@mpborts.bsky.social
Probably not social enough for social media. My opinions have never been those of my employer.
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Every Elected Republican wants this. Because it would take less than a handful of them to vote against the White House and it would stop.
But they *want* this
But they *want* this
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Every Elected Republican wants this. Because it would take less than a handful of them to vote against the White House and it would stop.
But they *want* this
But they *want* this
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Nate Newton was found in a van with 175 pounds of marijuana. I guess he’s lucky he wasn’t in a boat in the Caribbean or Trump would’ve blown him to pieces instead of pardoning him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
President Trump pardons Hall of Famer Joe Klecko and four other former NFL players
Trump pardoned Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Nate Newton was found in a van with 175 pounds of marijuana. I guess he’s lucky he wasn’t in a boat in the Caribbean or Trump would’ve blown him to pieces instead of pardoning him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
Willingness and eagerness to abuse and humiliate others is central to everything this administration does. Like @adamserwer.bsky.social said: the cruelty is the point
The lawsuit out of Tacoma, WA is really, really disturbing.
prospect.org/2026/02/12/i...
prospect.org/2026/02/12/i...
February 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Willingness and eagerness to abuse and humiliate others is central to everything this administration does. Like @adamserwer.bsky.social said: the cruelty is the point
Wisconsin needs to bookmark this for 2028. Get back to being the state of Russ Feingold and put Johnson out to pasture.
Ron Johnson to Keith Ellison: "Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm's way! And now you are exploiting those two martyrs. You ought to feel damn guilty about it. Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It's sick! It's despicable. You disgust me."
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Wisconsin needs to bookmark this for 2028. Get back to being the state of Russ Feingold and put Johnson out to pasture.
These laws, of course, are deliberately vague so that school officials will err on the side of censorship, in order to protect the institution and themselves.
Update: FAMU says banning the word Black from a law student’s Black History Month flyer was a mistake, and the result of an “overly cautious interpretation” of Florida law
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/10/b...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/10/b...
A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
These laws, of course, are deliberately vague so that school officials will err on the side of censorship, in order to protect the institution and themselves.
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
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People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.
But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
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But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.
But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
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But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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What does it *feel like* to build worker power?
Season two of Haymarket Originals is bringing you inside one of the most dynamic and inspiring organizing drives in the labor movement today. Heat The Ground Up is an oral history of Starbucks Workers United, voiced by the baristas who built it.
Season two of Haymarket Originals is bringing you inside one of the most dynamic and inspiring organizing drives in the labor movement today. Heat The Ground Up is an oral history of Starbucks Workers United, voiced by the baristas who built it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
What does it *feel like* to build worker power?
Season two of Haymarket Originals is bringing you inside one of the most dynamic and inspiring organizing drives in the labor movement today. Heat The Ground Up is an oral history of Starbucks Workers United, voiced by the baristas who built it.
Season two of Haymarket Originals is bringing you inside one of the most dynamic and inspiring organizing drives in the labor movement today. Heat The Ground Up is an oral history of Starbucks Workers United, voiced by the baristas who built it.
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To the extent this is true at all, Trump reported Epstein out of self-preservation before the police knocked on his door.Hhe heard the investigation was underway and knifed his buddy. He didn't care when it was a secret and he didn't care when the spotlight faded and he thought he was in the clear.
People are running with this story as Trump did some noble thing. He reported him because he was pissed off he stole a minor who was working at Mar a Lago, then Trump denied knowing anything for another two decades
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
To the extent this is true at all, Trump reported Epstein out of self-preservation before the police knocked on his door.Hhe heard the investigation was underway and knifed his buddy. He didn't care when it was a secret and he didn't care when the spotlight faded and he thought he was in the clear.
Shoulda listened to @solomonmissouri.bsky.social when he had the chance
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Shoulda listened to @solomonmissouri.bsky.social when he had the chance
I love that smart people can explain the feeling I had when I saw the little kid dozing in the corner of the wedding.
2. He celebrated his love for his culture in a way that was so recognizable to other communities. What is it people say about art, that the most specific details are often the most universal because we respond to the emotions they evoke on a human level. The performance was full of those moments
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I love that smart people can explain the feeling I had when I saw the little kid dozing in the corner of the wedding.
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That’s what’s up.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
That’s what’s up.
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Stonewall II coming when they raise a thin blue line flag
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Stonewall II coming when they raise a thin blue line flag
I put nothing past these people, but math is math.
This would be terrifying if control was actually going to come down to a small number of closer races. But it’s not, and nobody frothing into a panic over it will internalize that load bearing part of the speculation.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I put nothing past these people, but math is math.
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You're laughing? The team that lends their plane for deportation flights and whose owner is best pals with Trump got utterly humiliated in front of a hundred million viewers, and you're laughing?
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
You're laughing? The team that lends their plane for deportation flights and whose owner is best pals with Trump got utterly humiliated in front of a hundred million viewers, and you're laughing?
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A special I hope you never see happiness in life again to Robert Kraft
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
A special I hope you never see happiness in life again to Robert Kraft
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Haha it’s funny, the Vikings had Sam Darnold for a while but then we moved on… to better… things, and um, people, and then… [stares off into middle distance for a long long time]
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Haha it’s funny, the Vikings had Sam Darnold for a while but then we moved on… to better… things, and um, people, and then… [stares off into middle distance for a long long time]
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Anyway, Seahawks by 15.
If we find out that Kraft forced the Pats to listen to nothing but Kid Rock for the past week, I’ll take Seahawks by 45.
If we find out that Kraft forced the Pats to listen to nothing but Kid Rock for the past week, I’ll take Seahawks by 45.
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Anyway, Seahawks by 15.
If we find out that Kraft forced the Pats to listen to nothing but Kid Rock for the past week, I’ll take Seahawks by 45.
If we find out that Kraft forced the Pats to listen to nothing but Kid Rock for the past week, I’ll take Seahawks by 45.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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“the migrant has no rights the white man is bound to respect”
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
“the migrant has no rights the white man is bound to respect”