Michelle Newsum
@shellen.bsky.social
Longtime primary school teacher.
“If an 18 year old Marine did that in Iraq in the middle of a war zone, he would be court martialed for murder. You unprofessional, pathetic little cowards have to wear face masks because you’re so damn scared.” Rep. Seth Moulton
Marine veteran
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Marine veteran
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January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“If an 18 year old Marine did that in Iraq in the middle of a war zone, he would be court martialed for murder. You unprofessional, pathetic little cowards have to wear face masks because you’re so damn scared.” Rep. Seth Moulton
Marine veteran
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Marine veteran
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The case might be moved to a federal court, but that would simply change the courthouse, judge and jury pool. State prosecutors would still be seeking to enforce state law — which means that any conviction would not be subject to the president’s pardon power.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | This May Be the Only Path to Accountability for the Minneapolis Shootings
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The case might be moved to a federal court, but that would simply change the courthouse, judge and jury pool. State prosecutors would still be seeking to enforce state law — which means that any conviction would not be subject to the president’s pardon power.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears…as authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power.
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears…as authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power.
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Mr. Pretti, who was 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
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January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mr. Pretti, who was 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis.
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“When President Harry Truman left office in 1953, he did not even own a car. He and his wife returned to Missouri by train and lived for a time on his Army pension. He refused to take any job that he regarded as commercializing his public service.”
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Opinion | How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“When President Harry Truman left office in 1953, he did not even own a car. He and his wife returned to Missouri by train and lived for a time on his Army pension. He refused to take any job that he regarded as commercializing his public service.”
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“In sharp contrast to other world leaders who flatter Mr. Trump or keep their heads down for fear of provoking him, Mr. Carney speaks bluntly.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
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January 23, 2026 at 6:07 AM
“In sharp contrast to other world leaders who flatter Mr. Trump or keep their heads down for fear of provoking him, Mr. Carney speaks bluntly.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
“It’s striking how easily conservatives, who’ve been stewing over insults to white people for at least five years, have singled out a group of white women as the enemy.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
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Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“It’s striking how easily conservatives, who’ve been stewing over insults to white people for at least five years, have singled out a group of white women as the enemy.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
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“The police do not have the right to shoot people in the head because they consider them having acted in a disrespectful way,” Mr. Raskin said. “That legal standard would have led to a slaughter on Jan. 6.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“The police do not have the right to shoot people in the head because they consider them having acted in a disrespectful way,” Mr. Raskin said. “That legal standard would have led to a slaughter on Jan. 6.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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Let's break the Internet with this today.....
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Let's break the Internet with this today.....
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,”
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AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
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December 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Johnson recently said that women, unlike men, are unable to “compartmentalize” their thoughts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
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December 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Johnson recently said that women, unlike men, are unable to “compartmentalize” their thoughts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
‘The president knows he is failing, and so he is reverting to what he knows best: trying to divert attention by stoking bigotry.
All Americans have a duty to call out this hateful rhetoric when we hear it.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
All Americans have a duty to call out this hateful rhetoric when we hear it.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
‘The president knows he is failing, and so he is reverting to what he knows best: trying to divert attention by stoking bigotry.
All Americans have a duty to call out this hateful rhetoric when we hear it.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
All Americans have a duty to call out this hateful rhetoric when we hear it.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
“Thanksgiving is a holiday meant to acknowledge the generosity of the Indigenous people who helped keep the colonizers alive.
Trumpsgiving is not about that. The spirit of this season is always Trumpstaking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Trumpsgiving is not about that. The spirit of this season is always Trumpstaking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Greedy Thanksgiving
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November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Thanksgiving is a holiday meant to acknowledge the generosity of the Indigenous people who helped keep the colonizers alive.
Trumpsgiving is not about that. The spirit of this season is always Trumpstaking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Trumpsgiving is not about that. The spirit of this season is always Trumpstaking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
…but convicted/rich/violent drug traffickers are fine.
“Trump’s pardon of this high-profile convicted trafficker contradicts his use our military on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that he claims, without evidence, are involved in trafficking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
“Trump’s pardon of this high-profile convicted trafficker contradicts his use our military on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that he claims, without evidence, are involved in trafficking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
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November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
…but convicted/rich/violent drug traffickers are fine.
“Trump’s pardon of this high-profile convicted trafficker contradicts his use our military on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that he claims, without evidence, are involved in trafficking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
“Trump’s pardon of this high-profile convicted trafficker contradicts his use our military on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that he claims, without evidence, are involved in trafficking.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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In case you missed it ⤵️
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In case you missed it ⤵️
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Why say “Medicaid reforms” when trying to kick people off of Medicaid?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why say “Medicaid reforms” when trying to kick people off of Medicaid?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
Tim Cook can be reached at [email protected]
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Tim Cook can be reached at [email protected]
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
“The president showed open disdain for the principles of press freedom enshrined in the Constitution. Traditionally, foreign leaders who visit the White House understand that they will not be able to avoid hard questions, as authoritarian leaders can at home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The president showed open disdain for the principles of press freedom enshrined in the Constitution. Traditionally, foreign leaders who visit the White House understand that they will not be able to avoid hard questions, as authoritarian leaders can at home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
IF it passes the Senate, “I believe the DOJ will simply cherry-pick documents to release and will lie and claim the full documents are turned over when that will not be the case.”
Trump won’t want Senate to pass a clean companion bill for the release of the Epstein files, so they will try to put poison pills in the Senate bill to stall, delay, and kill the release of the files. Trump has backup plans if the Senate can’t stop the release. www.meidasplus.com/p/important-...
IMPORTANT Message from Meidas Founder
By Ben Meiselas
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November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
IF it passes the Senate, “I believe the DOJ will simply cherry-pick documents to release and will lie and claim the full documents are turned over when that will not be the case.”
“I never thought I would lose my father in this way,” said Cheila Carranza, 14.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“I never thought I would lose my father in this way,” said Cheila Carranza, 14.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
RFK has directed the FDA to review the safety of mifepristone, due to “new data.” Apparently referring to an unpublished paper by a conservative think tank which Researchers have debunked as junk science.
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
RFK has directed the FDA to review the safety of mifepristone, due to “new data.” Apparently referring to an unpublished paper by a conservative think tank which Researchers have debunked as junk science.
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...