tropicalmike
@mcgilvraym.bsky.social
Husband, dad, papa, grandad, progressive Democrat, door knocker 💙
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My kids have measles, I lost my job, and I'm going to die because RFK Jr. cancelled the clinical trials that might have cured my cancer. But at least I know there won't be any same-sex couples in the next Frozen movie.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My kids have measles, I lost my job, and I'm going to die because RFK Jr. cancelled the clinical trials that might have cured my cancer. But at least I know there won't be any same-sex couples in the next Frozen movie.
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
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They don’t know what to think until they’re told.
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
They don’t know what to think until they’re told.
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"Attorneys have to parse the language"
Cowardly and dishonest Mike Johnson practiced *constitutional law* before going into politics. He was also the dean of a law school. (In fairness, the school never opened because it was named after a pedophile.)
Cowardly and dishonest Mike Johnson practiced *constitutional law* before going into politics. He was also the dean of a law school. (In fairness, the school never opened because it was named after a pedophile.)
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Attorneys have to parse the language"
Cowardly and dishonest Mike Johnson practiced *constitutional law* before going into politics. He was also the dean of a law school. (In fairness, the school never opened because it was named after a pedophile.)
Cowardly and dishonest Mike Johnson practiced *constitutional law* before going into politics. He was also the dean of a law school. (In fairness, the school never opened because it was named after a pedophile.)
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Donald Trump giving Vladimir everything he wants in the "peace" plan with Ukraine seems an odd way to dispel rumors that Putin is holding that Donald/Bubba pic over Trump's, ur, head.
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Donald Trump giving Vladimir everything he wants in the "peace" plan with Ukraine seems an odd way to dispel rumors that Putin is holding that Donald/Bubba pic over Trump's, ur, head.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Incredible @titonka.bsky.social reaction shot to this bullshit
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Incredible @titonka.bsky.social reaction shot to this bullshit
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Wonder how much of DOJ/FBI is currently at work preparing "The Epstein Files" to Pam Bondi's exact specifications, now that Trump and Mike Johnson "support" their release.
Gonna look like this by the time it's done.
Gonna look like this by the time it's done.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Wonder how much of DOJ/FBI is currently at work preparing "The Epstein Files" to Pam Bondi's exact specifications, now that Trump and Mike Johnson "support" their release.
Gonna look like this by the time it's done.
Gonna look like this by the time it's done.
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Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
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Donald Trump is notorious for bragging that he knows more about [whatever] than everyone else.
Sorta funny that the one thing he finally doesn't know everything about is his own MRI.
Sorta funny that the one thing he finally doesn't know everything about is his own MRI.
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Donald Trump is notorious for bragging that he knows more about [whatever] than everyone else.
Sorta funny that the one thing he finally doesn't know everything about is his own MRI.
Sorta funny that the one thing he finally doesn't know everything about is his own MRI.
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What Bongino does here is address this story by going after this Daily Mail headline. But this story was broken by ProPublica, and it said that Bongino was able to skip the polygraph portion of the background check, which was highly unusual. He chooses not to respond to that.
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What Bongino does here is address this story by going after this Daily Mail headline. But this story was broken by ProPublica, and it said that Bongino was able to skip the polygraph portion of the background check, which was highly unusual. He chooses not to respond to that.
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Imagine a world where revelations about a cabinet member’s drug use isn’t buried under stories about the president’s rapist party pal.
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Imagine a world where revelations about a cabinet member’s drug use isn’t buried under stories about the president’s rapist party pal.
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Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
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Mis/disinformation is one of the censor’s most powerful weapons in their war against free speech
Some undeniable truth about misinformation coverage, from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Mis/disinformation is one of the censor’s most powerful weapons in their war against free speech
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The Epstein files being unsealed right now are controlled by the courts, not the DOJ meaning an investigation can’t actually stop a judge from releasing records. But it can shift the narrative, muddy the waters, and frame future revelations as “ tainted by politics” or “part of an ongoing probe.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The Epstein files being unsealed right now are controlled by the courts, not the DOJ meaning an investigation can’t actually stop a judge from releasing records. But it can shift the narrative, muddy the waters, and frame future revelations as “ tainted by politics” or “part of an ongoing probe.”
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President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries.
I thought it's not us who pays extra, Sir?
I thought it's not us who pays extra, Sir?
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries.
I thought it's not us who pays extra, Sir?
I thought it's not us who pays extra, Sir?