Michael Sims
@peltast1.bsky.social
Concerned citizen. Politics / USA / Canada / Tech / Civil Liberties. Veteran. Not on anyone's team except for good governance. Parasocial relationships are the bane of humanity. You are the cavalry you've been waiting for.
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Michael Sims
@peltast1.bsky.social
· Jul 17
There are videos of large trees collapsing. Sometimes they emit loud cracking sounds for hours as wood fibers take the full weight, fail, the tree settles a millimeter, the next fibers fail, and so on.
The USA is making the exact same sounds.
The USA is making the exact same sounds.
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An annual reminder:
The cognitive & emotional toll of staying in contact with abusive family can be both significant & difficult to recognize.
There's a kind of social contract that abusive parents have violated. You owe them nothing. Nothing.
Thanksgiving doesn't change that.
The cognitive & emotional toll of staying in contact with abusive family can be both significant & difficult to recognize.
There's a kind of social contract that abusive parents have violated. You owe them nothing. Nothing.
Thanksgiving doesn't change that.
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
An annual reminder:
The cognitive & emotional toll of staying in contact with abusive family can be both significant & difficult to recognize.
There's a kind of social contract that abusive parents have violated. You owe them nothing. Nothing.
Thanksgiving doesn't change that.
The cognitive & emotional toll of staying in contact with abusive family can be both significant & difficult to recognize.
There's a kind of social contract that abusive parents have violated. You owe them nothing. Nothing.
Thanksgiving doesn't change that.
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
Dozens of major media outlets watch this happen and none report it.
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Dozens of major media outlets watch this happen and none report it.
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So, if we have the story right so far, an Afghan translator that helped US forces in Afghanistan was going to be deported to Afghanistan and killed there, and instead decided to shoot a couple of WV guardsmen who were illegally occupying Washington DC.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So, if we have the story right so far, an Afghan translator that helped US forces in Afghanistan was going to be deported to Afghanistan and killed there, and instead decided to shoot a couple of WV guardsmen who were illegally occupying Washington DC.
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They like Trump and want to help him
“Biden Asylum Cases” is NYT’s framing for a story pegged to a man who got asylum 3 months into the Trump administration
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
They like Trump and want to help him
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
Surprisingly, Elon Musk is a fraudster and double-crosser in all of his other businesses as well.
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Local contractor employees stop Music City Loop work - Nashville Banner
Willie Shane and his crew walk off the Music City Loop project, citing safety concerns and payment issues with The Boring Company.
nashvillebanner.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Surprisingly, Elon Musk is a fraudster and double-crosser in all of his other businesses as well.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
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Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
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Commit this to memory: those who place themselves above the law's reach are beyond the law's protection
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Commit this to memory: those who place themselves above the law's reach are beyond the law's protection
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Can you find the difference between these two pictures?
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Can you find the difference between these two pictures?
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"A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order blocking her removal, according to her attorney." abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
abcnews.go.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order blocking her removal, according to her attorney." abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
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Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 79% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending (Capex and R&D) growth. am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/...
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 79% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending (Capex and R&D) growth. am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/...
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Lemme see if I have this: the guy who shot National Guard troops, who never should have been in DC, worked for the CIA in Afghanistan and was approved to stay here by the Trump administration, which has gutted terrorism and refugee offices that might have stopped this. Just a clusterfuck of stupid.
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said additional charges may come as the investigation continues to unfold.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lemme see if I have this: the guy who shot National Guard troops, who never should have been in DC, worked for the CIA in Afghanistan and was approved to stay here by the Trump administration, which has gutted terrorism and refugee offices that might have stopped this. Just a clusterfuck of stupid.
The healthiest thing you can do this Thanksgiving is to cut off your MAGA relatives.
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The healthiest thing you can do this Thanksgiving is to cut off your MAGA relatives.
So, if we have the story right so far, an Afghan translator that helped US forces in Afghanistan was going to be deported to Afghanistan and killed there, and instead decided to shoot a couple of WV guardsmen who were illegally occupying Washington DC.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So, if we have the story right so far, an Afghan translator that helped US forces in Afghanistan was going to be deported to Afghanistan and killed there, and instead decided to shoot a couple of WV guardsmen who were illegally occupying Washington DC.
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Trump recently called for Democrats to be hanged, pardoned violent insurrectionists, mocked the attack on Paul Pelosi, and encouraged violence against his critics.
The majority is sick of MAGA's bad faith bullshit.
Don't give them an inch.
Oh, and #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The majority is sick of MAGA's bad faith bullshit.
Don't give them an inch.
Oh, and #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Trump recently called for Democrats to be hanged, pardoned violent insurrectionists, mocked the attack on Paul Pelosi, and encouraged violence against his critics.
The majority is sick of MAGA's bad faith bullshit.
Don't give them an inch.
Oh, and #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The majority is sick of MAGA's bad faith bullshit.
Don't give them an inch.
Oh, and #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
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Donald Trump has already spent $70 million of taxpayer money on golfing in less than a year as president. If this pace keeps up, he will spend $300 million playing golf by the time his second term ends. trib.al/r6MVX8a
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Donald Trump has already spent $70 million of taxpayer money on golfing in less than a year as president. If this pace keeps up, he will spend $300 million playing golf by the time his second term ends. trib.al/r6MVX8a
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the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
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The wealthy have stolen so much wealth and rigged the system so far that our economy is on the verge of collapse. They’re pushing fascism and dismantling democracy to get at what little remains.
We don’t have to live like this. We deserve better.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-game-t...
We don’t have to live like this. We deserve better.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-game-t...
The Game They Make Us Play: Capitalism as a Ticking Time-Bomb
We're standing at the end of a disastrous cycle that has played out time and time again.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The wealthy have stolen so much wealth and rigged the system so far that our economy is on the verge of collapse. They’re pushing fascism and dismantling democracy to get at what little remains.
We don’t have to live like this. We deserve better.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-game-t...
We don’t have to live like this. We deserve better.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-game-t...
Hopefully someone tells the 11-year-old son that his Dad had his birth mother deported and that's why he can't see her any more.
The kid won't be able to do anything about it now, but give it time.
The kid won't be able to do anything about it now, but give it time.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hopefully someone tells the 11-year-old son that his Dad had his birth mother deported and that's why he can't see her any more.
The kid won't be able to do anything about it now, but give it time.
The kid won't be able to do anything about it now, but give it time.
"no thanks" is a complete response. All the usual rules about shut the fuck up Friday apply here!
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"no thanks" is a complete response. All the usual rules about shut the fuck up Friday apply here!
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
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Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.