Michelle
@rabidreader1970.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, progressive, Texan
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Open industry secret: most political non-fiction books get purchased by foundations or non-profits to be given out with giftbags at events. 100,000 people aren't buying a book by Lauren Boebert on the future of America. GOP operatives are and giving them away for free as "gifts." BEST SELLER!
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Open industry secret: most political non-fiction books get purchased by foundations or non-profits to be given out with giftbags at events. 100,000 people aren't buying a book by Lauren Boebert on the future of America. GOP operatives are and giving them away for free as "gifts." BEST SELLER!
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Thank you, Indiana Republicans, for not bending the knee.
🚨 Trump redistricting push fails in Indiana— again.
🚨 Trump redistricting push fails in Indiana— again.
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thank you, Indiana Republicans, for not bending the knee.
🚨 Trump redistricting push fails in Indiana— again.
🚨 Trump redistricting push fails in Indiana— again.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
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New: The Texas Education Agency is replacing the elected school boards of the Beaumont, Connally and Lake Worth school districts.
The takeovers add to the growing list of districts subject to state interventions, which includes Fort Worth and Houston.
The takeovers add to the growing list of districts subject to state interventions, which includes Fort Worth and Houston.
Texas to take over Lake Worth, Connally, Beaumont ISDs
The three interventions come after the state’s education agency announced plans to take over Fort Worth ISD in October.
www.texastribune.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New: The Texas Education Agency is replacing the elected school boards of the Beaumont, Connally and Lake Worth school districts.
The takeovers add to the growing list of districts subject to state interventions, which includes Fort Worth and Houston.
The takeovers add to the growing list of districts subject to state interventions, which includes Fort Worth and Houston.
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The jury didn’t fail
They refused
The prosecution failed and that’s why the jury refused
They refused
The prosecution failed and that’s why the jury refused
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The jury didn’t fail
They refused
The prosecution failed and that’s why the jury refused
They refused
The prosecution failed and that’s why the jury refused
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“We have not deported US citizens or military veterans," said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, right before she was joined by Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart recipient who was deported in June.
We'd never deport veterans, Noem says in earshot of deported veteran
The DHS boss was taken to task in a punchy House hearing by Democrats with receipts.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“We have not deported US citizens or military veterans," said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, right before she was joined by Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart recipient who was deported in June.
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In South Carolina, helping more than five people vote by mail makes you a felon. Three voters, all currently living in nursing homes, are challenging the law.
Disabled voters are challenging South Carolina's draconian ballot laws
In a state at war with the Voting Rights Act, helping more than five people vote by mail makes you a felon.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In South Carolina, helping more than five people vote by mail makes you a felon. Three voters, all currently living in nursing homes, are challenging the law.
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Insane that it was forgotten in the wake of his feces air drop video.
insane that no reporter ever followed up asking trump about the video he posted where an AI version of himself promised cure-all medbeds to the entire population
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Insane that it was forgotten in the wake of his feces air drop video.
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Our Texas labor movement is all-in for union brother Taylor Rehmet, who’s in the runoff for Texas Senate District 9!
📢 North Texas union members can make a huge difference in this election. Kick off 2026 by getting involved: www.mobilize.us/txaflcio
📢 North Texas union members can make a huge difference in this election. Kick off 2026 by getting involved: www.mobilize.us/txaflcio
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Our Texas labor movement is all-in for union brother Taylor Rehmet, who’s in the runoff for Texas Senate District 9!
📢 North Texas union members can make a huge difference in this election. Kick off 2026 by getting involved: www.mobilize.us/txaflcio
📢 North Texas union members can make a huge difference in this election. Kick off 2026 by getting involved: www.mobilize.us/txaflcio
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Same, fungus. Same.
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Same, fungus. Same.
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JFC. The weakening of America continues.
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JFC. The weakening of America continues.
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There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
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Okay so if they want an AI major, they’re a customer, but if they want a Latin American studies major they’re SOL?
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Okay so if they want an AI major, they’re a customer, but if they want a Latin American studies major they’re SOL?
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All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
What can we do about this? Here's one good idea.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
What can we do about this? Here's one good idea.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
What can we do about this? Here's one good idea.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
What can we do about this? Here's one good idea.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with
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Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It
Candidates in every legislative, statewide, and federal race. Now it’s time to build power where it counts.
www.lonestarleft.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
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This is a really beautiful speech:
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
buttondown.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is a really beautiful speech:
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I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate
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Today, in-person early voting begins in Miami ahead of the mayoral runoff election next Tuesday.
Republicans have spent decades failing Miami families. That’s why we need to flip this seat and elect Eileen Higgins—who will fight to improve the lives of working families in Miami.
Republicans have spent decades failing Miami families. That’s why we need to flip this seat and elect Eileen Higgins—who will fight to improve the lives of working families in Miami.
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today, in-person early voting begins in Miami ahead of the mayoral runoff election next Tuesday.
Republicans have spent decades failing Miami families. That’s why we need to flip this seat and elect Eileen Higgins—who will fight to improve the lives of working families in Miami.
Republicans have spent decades failing Miami families. That’s why we need to flip this seat and elect Eileen Higgins—who will fight to improve the lives of working families in Miami.
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I used to think the CDC being an evil organization was far-fetched in the future-zombie series by Mira Grant ( @seananmcguire.bsky.social ).
After today's CDC Panel announcement, I no longer think it's that far-fetched.
After today's CDC Panel announcement, I no longer think it's that far-fetched.
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I used to think the CDC being an evil organization was far-fetched in the future-zombie series by Mira Grant ( @seananmcguire.bsky.social ).
After today's CDC Panel announcement, I no longer think it's that far-fetched.
After today's CDC Panel announcement, I no longer think it's that far-fetched.
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This isn't a Participation Trophy, it's a Non-Participation Trophy.
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This isn't a Participation Trophy, it's a Non-Participation Trophy.
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