Michael Luciano 🇨🇦
@michaelluciano.bsky.social
Masshole and ex-New Yorker in California. One-eighth Canadian. Senior Editor at Mediaite.
Proprietor of https://autocracymanifest.com/
Proprietor of https://autocracymanifest.com/
Get bent.
It was a memorial service much like the man, restrained and proper yet charged with quiet energy. But as Washington honored Dick Cheney for his service and devotion to country, it underscored how much politics has turned topsy in this country. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Cheney Remembered for Transforming National Security and Standing Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Get bent.
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If Democrats were deliberately trying to set up a situation where 2 Republicans advanced to the general election for governor, they couldn't do it any better than the current situation.
Rep. Eric Swalwell has joined the large field of Democrats running for governor of California.
East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell Announces Run for California Governor | KQED
The East Bay congressman entered the 2026 campaign Thursday with an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
www.kqed.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
If Democrats were deliberately trying to set up a situation where 2 Republicans advanced to the general election for governor, they couldn't do it any better than the current situation.
I didn't realize it was CNN's Jonathan Reiner who kept Dick Cheney alive all those years.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I didn't realize it was CNN's Jonathan Reiner who kept Dick Cheney alive all those years.
I really hope Truth Social never changes the faint border between posts and ads.
SEDITIOUS AI PUPPY
SEDITIOUS AI PUPPY
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I really hope Truth Social never changes the faint border between posts and ads.
SEDITIOUS AI PUPPY
SEDITIOUS AI PUPPY
It's fuckin wild that Sean Duffy is telling everyday Americans to restore civility to air travel less than a week after his boss called a female reporter "piggy" on a plane.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's fuckin wild that Sean Duffy is telling everyday Americans to restore civility to air travel less than a week after his boss called a female reporter "piggy" on a plane.
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abolish ICE is a winning issue
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
abolish ICE is a winning issue
WHAT
Breaking on MS NOW:
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WHAT
Fox News Chyron: ANTI-ICE PROTESTS ROCK CHARLOTTE
Reality:
Reality:
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Fox News Chyron: ANTI-ICE PROTESTS ROCK CHARLOTTE
Reality:
Reality:
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ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
Trump can release the Epstein files right now. This is tomfoolery.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump can release the Epstein files right now. This is tomfoolery.
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Remember when conservatives went batshit crazy that government officials occasionally alerted social media companies to posts that might violate their TOS?
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Remember when conservatives went batshit crazy that government officials occasionally alerted social media companies to posts that might violate their TOS?
This afternoon I saw a 30ish-year-old guy wearing a MAGA hat and a shirt with the characters from Frozen on it.
I have been unable to stop thinking about it since.
I have been unable to stop thinking about it since.
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This afternoon I saw a 30ish-year-old guy wearing a MAGA hat and a shirt with the characters from Frozen on it.
I have been unable to stop thinking about it since.
I have been unable to stop thinking about it since.
I would like to report a murder.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/chri...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/chri...
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I would like to report a murder.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/chri...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/chri...
Fox News's lead "story" in the 5pm hour
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Fox News's lead "story" in the 5pm hour
The easiest con job Trump ever pulled was convincing his voters and the mainstream media that he's a populist.
“The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps…”
Handing out billions to himself and his friends like candy and raiding the treasury but now wants to squeeze the poorest among us.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Handing out billions to himself and his friends like candy and raiding the treasury but now wants to squeeze the poorest among us.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The easiest con job Trump ever pulled was convincing his voters and the mainstream media that he's a populist.
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We need to know why there are so many typos in the Epstein emails. Do all these people have fat thumbs? Do they have the world's worst autocorrect? Are the masters of the universe actually borderline illiterate?
I demand congressional hearings on this.
I demand congressional hearings on this.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We need to know why there are so many typos in the Epstein emails. Do all these people have fat thumbs? Do they have the world's worst autocorrect? Are the masters of the universe actually borderline illiterate?
I demand congressional hearings on this.
I demand congressional hearings on this.
In case you're wondering if any MSNBC hosts have called for Chuck Schumer to step down, no, they haven't. In fact, Lawrence O'Donnell doubled down on his defense of Schumer tonight by condescendingly telling viewers, "Let's talk about your feelings."
This was him last night...
This was him last night...
‘Who’s Gonna Do It Better Than Chuck Schumer?’ Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow Defend Embattled Democratic Leader
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow defended Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
www.mediaite.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
In case you're wondering if any MSNBC hosts have called for Chuck Schumer to step down, no, they haven't. In fact, Lawrence O'Donnell doubled down on his defense of Schumer tonight by condescendingly telling viewers, "Let's talk about your feelings."
This was him last night...
This was him last night...
Mother of god.
‘Who’s Gonna Do It Better Than Chuck Schumer?’ Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow Defend Embattled Democratic Leader
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow defended Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
www.mediaite.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Mother of god.
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Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
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the Democrats have lost MattY, Chait, even fucking Chris Cilizza on this cave
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
the Democrats have lost MattY, Chait, even fucking Chris Cilizza on this cave
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
There should be no Kings in Maine’s 2030 senate general election.
Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
There should be no Kings in Maine’s 2030 senate general election.
Jeanne Shaheen is pissing on your leg and telling you it’s raining.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Jeanne Shaheen is pissing on your leg and telling you it’s raining.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
[Marisa Tomei My Cousin Vinny voice, to Democrats]:
They have to, by law! They're entitled. It's called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, ya dickhead!
They have to, by law! They're entitled. It's called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, ya dickhead!
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
[Marisa Tomei My Cousin Vinny voice, to Democrats]:
They have to, by law! They're entitled. It's called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, ya dickhead!
They have to, by law! They're entitled. It's called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, ya dickhead!