@thewritermike.bsky.social
Poetry & prose from the edge of memory. Myth-soaked, grief-blooded, and liminal. Michael Bates writes what haunts & heals: raven feathers, ghost mirrors, forgotten names, and Sacred Woods.
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That skin on her face looks like a pocked gravel road in a backwater redneck town...
ICE Barbie’s full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. The initials spell KLAN. Sometimes the universe writes the joke itself.
February 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
That skin on her face looks like a pocked gravel road in a backwater redneck town...
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This guy needs to go to jail!
Evil.
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This guy needs to go to jail!
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February 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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He's afraid of the truth from a woman who’s been right about Trump on everything.
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
He's afraid of the truth from a woman who’s been right about Trump on everything.
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IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
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It’s so bad even Tim Scott isn’t afraid to criticize it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It’s so bad even Tim Scott isn’t afraid to criticize it.
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US Supreme Cowards
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
US Supreme Cowards
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Dear Schumer and Jeffries,
Y’all need to step out of your bubble and read the room.
We don’t want to “reform” ICE.
We want to defund them and send them to jail for crimes against humanity.
WTF are y’all talking about?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#SheShed
#wtpBLUE
Y’all need to step out of your bubble and read the room.
We don’t want to “reform” ICE.
We want to defund them and send them to jail for crimes against humanity.
WTF are y’all talking about?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#SheShed
#wtpBLUE
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Dear Schumer and Jeffries,
Y’all need to step out of your bubble and read the room.
We don’t want to “reform” ICE.
We want to defund them and send them to jail for crimes against humanity.
WTF are y’all talking about?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#SheShed
#wtpBLUE
Y’all need to step out of your bubble and read the room.
We don’t want to “reform” ICE.
We want to defund them and send them to jail for crimes against humanity.
WTF are y’all talking about?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#SheShed
#wtpBLUE
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TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
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You run a real classy shop, Bezos.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You run a real classy shop, Bezos.
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Police referred to the 45-year-old as the "primary aggressor" in the fight.
Man charged after viral fight with minors at anti-ICE protest in Central Texas
Police referred to the 45-year-old as the "primary aggressor" in the fight.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Police referred to the 45-year-old as the "primary aggressor" in the fight.
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Listen. There is NO DOUBT that trump did unthinkable things to little children. Boys and girls. There's even an accusation that these children were tortured and even killed.
WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR JOB, CONGRESS? ARE ALL OF YOU SAYING THAT YOU THINK THIS IS OK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 🤬
WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR JOB, CONGRESS? ARE ALL OF YOU SAYING THAT YOU THINK THIS IS OK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 🤬
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Listen. There is NO DOUBT that trump did unthinkable things to little children. Boys and girls. There's even an accusation that these children were tortured and even killed.
WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR JOB, CONGRESS? ARE ALL OF YOU SAYING THAT YOU THINK THIS IS OK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 🤬
WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR JOB, CONGRESS? ARE ALL OF YOU SAYING THAT YOU THINK THIS IS OK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 🤬
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Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
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DOJ deleted this file after posting it. Save it while you can.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
DOJ deleted this file after posting it. Save it while you can.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The shift in personnel changes nothing--abolish ICE.
Nothing but Window Dressing
The shifts in personnel change nothing—abolish ICE
www.marytrump.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The shift in personnel changes nothing--abolish ICE.
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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Dear Dems in Congress,
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
January 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Dear Dems in Congress,
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.