Mike Shaw
@zax2000.bsky.social
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A yokel Bostonian bumbling around Seattle. Stints in 北京 and Bali along the way. I used to craft/edit journalists' spam. Geopolitics is my jam. I post, therefore I am.
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Mike Shaw
@zax2000.bsky.social
· Sep 23
I'm subtweeting you.
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The bottom line, and what I'm getting at, is that the price of admission to the Republican Party today is lying in the service of the dictator, like something out of Orwell's 1984; in this case, lying about the past.
Here's the rest of the doc for those who are interested.
Here's the rest of the doc for those who are interested.
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A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.
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It's odd for me to realize that my first-year undergraduates are at an age where they don't really remember that there was a form of US politics prior to Donald Trump. For them, Trump is not an aberration from the normal course of political discourse, but just how US politics is done.
A Washington state program that directed outreach workers to spend weeks building relationships with homeless people living under highways brought about 1,200 people inside. Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson sees it as a model for the city.
In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.
boltsmag.org
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Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy:
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
krasnov’s daily epstein distraction, as Venezuela offered oil & minerals(US interventions: Cuba ’52, Guatemala ’54, Haiti ’91/’04, Honduras ’09, Nicaragua/El Salvador ’80s, Panama ’89, Venezuela ’02, Bolivia ’64/’19, Chile ’73, Argentina ’76, Uruguay ’73)🇺🇸
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The strike authorization vote has begun!
While voting commences, union baristas are holding 70 rallies and pickets through November 1st. It's time to get serious about finalizing fair contracts, Starbucks.
While voting commences, union baristas are holding 70 rallies and pickets through November 1st. It's time to get serious about finalizing fair contracts, Starbucks.
Baristas are rallying at Starbucks stores across the country this weekend. Here's why
As 70 rallies kick off across the country, unionized baristas say they’re fighting for fair pay and hours—just as fall coffee orders surge.
www.fastcompany.com
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Micah
@rincewind.run
· 1d
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com