Micah
@vtmicah.bsky.social
Software engineer. Mostly C++, python and rust.
Certified boring.
Certified boring.
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
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“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
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Today, #MikeJohnson will keep the House adjourned for the 97th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay & benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is NOT about the #shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay & benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is NOT about the #shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today, #MikeJohnson will keep the House adjourned for the 97th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay & benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is NOT about the #shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay & benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is NOT about the #shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
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“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
I’m One of the Clergy ICE Assaulted. They Treat Immigrants Worse
I learned the hard way that my clerical collar doesn’t offer much protection from ICE. But immigrants have no protection at all.
sojo.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
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Also on Saturday. 🤡
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Also on Saturday. 🤡
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Golden ballroom vs. feeding families
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Golden ballroom vs. feeding families
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Reagan-appointed federal judge: "justice is supposed to be administered...equally for everyone, without fear or favor. This is the opposite of what is happening now....Day after day, I observed in silence as President Trump, his aides, & his allies dismantled so much of what I dedicated my life to."
“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” — recently retired federal judge
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reagan-appointed federal judge: "justice is supposed to be administered...equally for everyone, without fear or favor. This is the opposite of what is happening now....Day after day, I observed in silence as President Trump, his aides, & his allies dismantled so much of what I dedicated my life to."
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For those confused by state of play on SNAP right now: You're not alone
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For those confused by state of play on SNAP right now: You're not alone
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
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From @tify330.bsky.social on Twitter:
"By the way the ACA Premium problem goes back to Joe Manchin and his refusal to make them permanent in the Inflation Reduction Act. Then Dems lost the house in 2022 and then the 2024 election happen. Shit is so frustrating"
The curse of Joe Manchin lives on ..
"By the way the ACA Premium problem goes back to Joe Manchin and his refusal to make them permanent in the Inflation Reduction Act. Then Dems lost the house in 2022 and then the 2024 election happen. Shit is so frustrating"
The curse of Joe Manchin lives on ..
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
From @tify330.bsky.social on Twitter:
"By the way the ACA Premium problem goes back to Joe Manchin and his refusal to make them permanent in the Inflation Reduction Act. Then Dems lost the house in 2022 and then the 2024 election happen. Shit is so frustrating"
The curse of Joe Manchin lives on ..
"By the way the ACA Premium problem goes back to Joe Manchin and his refusal to make them permanent in the Inflation Reduction Act. Then Dems lost the house in 2022 and then the 2024 election happen. Shit is so frustrating"
The curse of Joe Manchin lives on ..
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1. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa just landed in the United States — the first time a Syrian president has visited the U.S., not part of the UNGA.
He’ll be meeting with President Trump this week.
And here he is playing basketball with the Commander of CENTCOM, Brad Cooper.
He’ll be meeting with President Trump this week.
And here he is playing basketball with the Commander of CENTCOM, Brad Cooper.
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
1. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa just landed in the United States — the first time a Syrian president has visited the U.S., not part of the UNGA.
He’ll be meeting with President Trump this week.
And here he is playing basketball with the Commander of CENTCOM, Brad Cooper.
He’ll be meeting with President Trump this week.
And here he is playing basketball with the Commander of CENTCOM, Brad Cooper.
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"It's too loud"
AN ASTEROID IS GOING TO EVAPORATE THE ATMOSPHERE, DENISE.
AN ASTEROID IS GOING TO EVAPORATE THE ATMOSPHERE, DENISE.
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"It's too loud"
AN ASTEROID IS GOING TO EVAPORATE THE ATMOSPHERE, DENISE.
AN ASTEROID IS GOING TO EVAPORATE THE ATMOSPHERE, DENISE.
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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Here’s an oldie but a goodie: “DOGE rebates” 🤡
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Here’s an oldie but a goodie: “DOGE rebates” 🤡
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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