Seth D. Michaels
@sethdmichaels.bsky.social
Bert of the Intellect, Ernie of the Will
DC based, comms at @ucs.org (all opinions mine), ambivalently Online, generally polite, still People Magazine's Seth D-est Man Alive. please don't argue in my notifications
DC based, comms at @ucs.org (all opinions mine), ambivalently Online, generally polite, still People Magazine's Seth D-est Man Alive. please don't argue in my notifications
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It’s bad that Trump thinks he got elected Boss of America and the whole government is just his staff, but it’s much worse that a majority of the Supreme Court and the leaders of both chambers of Congress agree
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Megyn Kelly after hearing Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks” for the one millionth time in 2006
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Megyn Kelly after hearing Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks” for the one millionth time in 2006
“go outside your bubble,” for Bari types, has always and only met “people I went to college with who think I’m dumb need to go out of their bubble and listen to my friends and donors who think I’m smart”
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
“go outside your bubble,” for Bari types, has always and only met “people I went to college with who think I’m dumb need to go out of their bubble and listen to my friends and donors who think I’m smart”
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two mutuals are fighting — I think one is clearly right. gonna keep mum though, also known as “the gentleman’s cowardice”.
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
not only do I have these people, I have to assume I am this person to at least somebody
account you think is kind of an idiot but you don’t dunk on because your other mutuals like them
January 27, 2026 at 10:15 PM
not only do I have these people, I have to assume I am this person to at least somebody
no time like the present to make this deeply unpleasant little man own his atrocities in the most public way possible
Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti.
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
no time like the present to make this deeply unpleasant little man own his atrocities in the most public way possible
Janna Levin's book BLACK HOLE BLUES is a decent read, but a scientist pivoting from climate change occurring now to the five-billion-years-hence death of the sun is one willfully trying to sound smart to avoid talking about anything substantive
This is from one of the new CBS news correspondents hired by Bari Weiss.
I’m genuinely not sure what to make of it
open.substack.com/pub/jannalev...
I’m genuinely not sure what to make of it
open.substack.com/pub/jannalev...
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Janna Levin's book BLACK HOLE BLUES is a decent read, but a scientist pivoting from climate change occurring now to the five-billion-years-hence death of the sun is one willfully trying to sound smart to avoid talking about anything substantive
what are we reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaading?
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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The sad thing is that Bari Weiss isn’t even entertaining in her bullshit, once you hear someone say “billionaires like and fund her because she has the same politics as they do and tells them they’re smart freethinkers” you’ve heard the entire story, there’s nothing more there. That’s it.
Part three of three, with Bari Weiss calling CBS News "the best capitalized media start-up in the world. We have the talent, energy, an mandate to transform CBS News..."
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The sad thing is that Bari Weiss isn’t even entertaining in her bullshit, once you hear someone say “billionaires like and fund her because she has the same politics as they do and tells them they’re smart freethinkers” you’ve heard the entire story, there’s nothing more there. That’s it.
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More from AFGE here: www.afge.org/publication/....
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
More from AFGE here: www.afge.org/publication/....
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This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
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I don't really get the insistence from some on this website that there's nothing different happening in America today, except perhaps for who it's happening too.
What do you worry you'll lose if more people think "while this didn't come out of nowhere, America has gotten worse over the last year"?
What do you worry you'll lose if more people think "while this didn't come out of nowhere, America has gotten worse over the last year"?
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I don't really get the insistence from some on this website that there's nothing different happening in America today, except perhaps for who it's happening too.
What do you worry you'll lose if more people think "while this didn't come out of nowhere, America has gotten worse over the last year"?
What do you worry you'll lose if more people think "while this didn't come out of nowhere, America has gotten worse over the last year"?
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It's incredible how much AI productivity actually looks like this when you scratch below the surface.
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It's incredible how much AI productivity actually looks like this when you scratch below the surface.
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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To put it another way: Courageous jurists on the lower courts have held back Trump from inflicting even more damage on civil rights and liberties. This timeline sucks, but the one in which the judiciary doesn't even try to push back is FAR worse. We insult these judges when we dismiss their impact.
I’m done with this shit. This isn’t a game. And if you don’t realize that the work of Judges Xinis and Boasberg and Ellis has been an essential part of forcing this administration to account for its actions, you’re not a serious person.
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
To put it another way: Courageous jurists on the lower courts have held back Trump from inflicting even more damage on civil rights and liberties. This timeline sucks, but the one in which the judiciary doesn't even try to push back is FAR worse. We insult these judges when we dismiss their impact.
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1/ "The Trump administration must immediately cease all violent, unlawful ICE and Border Patrol actions. We call on Congress to speak up and hold this administration accountable, including calling for a transparent, credible, and just investigation of the violence and deaths in MN and elsewhere."
Violence and Gaslighting: This is What Authoritarianism Looks Like. We Must Resist.
Trump administration has escalated its violent behavior. A U.S. citizen was killed by federal law enforcement agents while exercising his constitutional right to free speech and peaceful assembly. Sta...
www.ucs.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
1/ "The Trump administration must immediately cease all violent, unlawful ICE and Border Patrol actions. We call on Congress to speak up and hold this administration accountable, including calling for a transparent, credible, and just investigation of the violence and deaths in MN and elsewhere."
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they have no ability to back down and recalibrate AND they lack a theory of mind for their opponents
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
they have no ability to back down and recalibrate AND they lack a theory of mind for their opponents
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There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
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This is the way.
When I first got into serious organizing, I had the benefit of learning from people who had been doing it much longer than I had, and who treated me with sincerity and kindness. “Glad you finally made it!” is a much better attitude than “what fucking took you so long”
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This is the way.
was shocked when a Minnesota colleague told me today "they just moved that unit to a different neighborhood" but here he is admitting it
The federal immigration agents who were at the scene of Alex Pretti’s shooting in Minneapolis are still working, and not on administrative leave, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino tells reporters.
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
was shocked when a Minnesota colleague told me today "they just moved that unit to a different neighborhood" but here he is admitting it
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if you're a news outlet interested in "reporting the truth" wouldn't this be the ideal time to announce an update to your standards & practices that you'll no longer grant anonymity to government sources who have been proven to have lied to either your outlet or the public?
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
if you're a news outlet interested in "reporting the truth" wouldn't this be the ideal time to announce an update to your standards & practices that you'll no longer grant anonymity to government sources who have been proven to have lied to either your outlet or the public?
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man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
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The unacceptable danger and fear that ICE is purposefully inflicting on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and immigrant communities in Minnesota and many other US cities are part of this pattern—and a hallmark of authoritarian regimes throughout history.
What Authoritarian Regimes Do
As we speak, the Trump administration is abandoning principles of democracy and dismantling the rule of law. The willful destruction of the federal science apparatus is but one harmful and onerous asp...
blog.ucs.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The unacceptable danger and fear that ICE is purposefully inflicting on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and immigrant communities in Minnesota and many other US cities are part of this pattern—and a hallmark of authoritarian regimes throughout history.
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Watching the Greenland thing unfold really does feel like a psychotic break except instead of me breaking away from reality it's reality breaking away from me
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Watching the Greenland thing unfold really does feel like a psychotic break except instead of me breaking away from reality it's reality breaking away from me
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With all our free time, @indivisible.org has been quietly working over the last several months on a total overhaul of our website. It's just better in basically every way. Hope it helps you and your local community find good ways to organize and take action! indivisible.org
Indivisible
Indivisible is a nationwide movement of millions of people working to stop the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and to demand a real democracy. We believe that politics is too important t...
indivisible.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
With all our free time, @indivisible.org has been quietly working over the last several months on a total overhaul of our website. It's just better in basically every way. Hope it helps you and your local community find good ways to organize and take action! indivisible.org
kept myself to 20 for sanity's sake
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
kept myself to 20 for sanity's sake