Michael Sorkin
@hatman900.bsky.social
Award-winning investigative journalist, retired from St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Investigated white-collar criminals at Iowa Attorney General's Office. Husband to Mimi -- the love of my life. We are parents to two beautiful Dachshunds -- Becca and Babe.
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53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
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People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
Robert Reich
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November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
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November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
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November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
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Today is the 7th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, where 11 Jews were killed for their congregation's support of immigrant rights.
I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.
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I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.
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Jews Work to Remember Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre’s Being Linked to Immigrant Rights
The shooter, Richard Bowers, said that he targeted the organization for their support of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). The shooter accused local Jews of bringing in the caravan.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, where 11 Jews were killed for their congregation's support of immigrant rights.
I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.
paydayreport.com/jews-work-to...
I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.
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Bill Clay changed St. Louis. Before I retired, I spent a week researching his career, interviewing him and others and writing his news obit for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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William L. Clay Sr., civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, dies at 94
An unrepentant liberal, Clay served more than three decades in Congress, the first African American from Missouri. His son, Lacy Clay, succeeded him.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Bill Clay changed St. Louis. Before I retired, I spent a week researching his career, interviewing him and others and writing his news obit for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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Launching the U.S. into what could be yet another unpopular and costly forever war, while simultaneously pushing for an unpopular budget bill at home that will take food and healthcare away from millions of people.
The "peace president."
The "peace president."
June 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Launching the U.S. into what could be yet another unpopular and costly forever war, while simultaneously pushing for an unpopular budget bill at home that will take food and healthcare away from millions of people.
The "peace president."
The "peace president."
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
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A landmark new study finds that after a major SCOTUS decision, child gun deaths soared—but only in states that loosened gun laws. In states that kept them tight, the outcome looked much different. Jeff Nesbit explains.
We all need to take a troubling, new gun violence study to heart
The more guns are available, the more children will find them and use them.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A landmark new study finds that after a major SCOTUS decision, child gun deaths soared—but only in states that loosened gun laws. In states that kept them tight, the outcome looked much different. Jeff Nesbit explains.
Trump Erupts in Crazed Hard-Right Rant as MAGA Fury Takes Darker Turn
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Trump Erupts in Crazed Hard-Right Rant as MAGA Fury Takes Darker Turn
As President Trump endorses a vile, extreme concept called “remigration,” a writer who closely tracks Trumpism explains how lawless violence and outright sadism have become central to MAGA politics.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Trump Erupts in Crazed Hard-Right Rant as MAGA Fury Takes Darker Turn
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Friend of the Contrarian, @borowitzreport.bsky.social, reports on the new book with a humiliating error.
Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
Devoting a 352-page book to unmasking a president who is no longer in office instead of the one currently creating global chaos indicates serious mental impairment, the experts asserted.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Friend of the Contrarian, @borowitzreport.bsky.social, reports on the new book with a humiliating error.
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How does this Make America Healthy Again?
May 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How does this Make America Healthy Again?
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Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.
Judge Finds Government Acted Illegally in Russian Scientist Case
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May 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.
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Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift
May 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift
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Dear god let this man cook.
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dear god let this man cook.
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Trump’s wealthy donors will weather his tariff storm just fine – while you pay more at the checkout line.
And don’t forget: they get a new round of big fat tax cuts, too.
It’s government for the rich, by the rich.
And don’t forget: they get a new round of big fat tax cuts, too.
It’s government for the rich, by the rich.
April 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump’s wealthy donors will weather his tariff storm just fine – while you pay more at the checkout line.
And don’t forget: they get a new round of big fat tax cuts, too.
It’s government for the rich, by the rich.
And don’t forget: they get a new round of big fat tax cuts, too.
It’s government for the rich, by the rich.
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WTF
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Robert F Kennedy Jr claims anti-vax physicians healed ‘some 300 measles-stricken children’ — Guardian US
US health secretary continues to send mixed messaging about measles outbreak that has claimed at least three lives
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April 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Good grief.
WTF
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Robert F Kennedy Jr claims anti-vax physicians healed ‘some 300 measles-stricken children’ — Guardian US
US health secretary continues to send mixed messaging about measles outbreak that has claimed at least three lives
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April 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Good grief.
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38% of people living in Mike Johnson's district were enrolled in Medicaid last year.
Yet Johnson is pushing for devastating cuts to Medicaid — all to pay for tax cuts that will predominantly go to the rich.
Is there a better encapsulation of the Republican Party?
Yet Johnson is pushing for devastating cuts to Medicaid — all to pay for tax cuts that will predominantly go to the rich.
Is there a better encapsulation of the Republican Party?
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
38% of people living in Mike Johnson's district were enrolled in Medicaid last year.
Yet Johnson is pushing for devastating cuts to Medicaid — all to pay for tax cuts that will predominantly go to the rich.
Is there a better encapsulation of the Republican Party?
Yet Johnson is pushing for devastating cuts to Medicaid — all to pay for tax cuts that will predominantly go to the rich.
Is there a better encapsulation of the Republican Party?
For the second consecutive month, Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and seventy other news outlets, says it cannot pay its sole lender.
Lee blames continuing fallout from the Feb. 3 cybersecurity attack believed to be by Russian hackers.
Lee blames continuing fallout from the Feb. 3 cybersecurity attack believed to be by Russian hackers.
April 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the second consecutive month, Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and seventy other news outlets, says it cannot pay its sole lender.
Lee blames continuing fallout from the Feb. 3 cybersecurity attack believed to be by Russian hackers.
Lee blames continuing fallout from the Feb. 3 cybersecurity attack believed to be by Russian hackers.
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Yes exactly.
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
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These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
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They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes exactly.
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100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
April 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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Nearly every Republican in the Senate voted to overturn a Biden Admin rule that limited bank overdraft fees to $5.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
March 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nearly every Republican in the Senate voted to overturn a Biden Admin rule that limited bank overdraft fees to $5.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.