Michelle Sura
@michellesura.bsky.social
Former Columnist 'Dancing with the Planets' Bolinas Hearsay News,
now living in Ogden Dunes. 1950 Boomer. When Loyalty is Demanded, Free Will is Extinguished.
now living in Ogden Dunes. 1950 Boomer. When Loyalty is Demanded, Free Will is Extinguished.
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“Calling a fully vetted, corroborated investigation into torture ‘not ready’ because the alleged torturers didn’t get enough airtime is not editorial judgment. It’s hostage negotiation with yourself.”
A Letter to Bari Weiss
The Only Thing You Pulled Was The Mask Off Yourself
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December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Calling a fully vetted, corroborated investigation into torture ‘not ready’ because the alleged torturers didn’t get enough airtime is not editorial judgment. It’s hostage negotiation with yourself.”
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system
The Department of Homeland Security said it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
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NEW: Ukraine released the latest US-Ukrainian-European 20-point peace plan on Dec. 23. The Kremlin will need to compromise on demands it has long insisted on, including many that are incompatible with both the latest 20-point peace plan and the initial 28-point plan. isw.pub/UkrWar122425
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December 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
NEW: Ukraine released the latest US-Ukrainian-European 20-point peace plan on Dec. 23. The Kremlin will need to compromise on demands it has long insisted on, including many that are incompatible with both the latest 20-point peace plan and the initial 28-point plan. isw.pub/UkrWar122425
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Eva started out as Epstein's girlfriend in the 80s. Then she aged out and married Dubin.
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Eva Andersson-Dubin, who once dated Epstein, is called to testify for Maxwell’s defense. (Published 2021)
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December 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Eva started out as Epstein's girlfriend in the 80s. Then she aged out and married Dubin.
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“When this monomaniacal kleptocrat leaves office, the first order of business from an incoming Democratic president should be an Extreme Makeover to rid the White House and our government of everything Trump has desecrated.”
My column for the San Francisco Chronicle about Donald Trump's gilding of America...
Gold-plated A-hole...
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December 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“When this monomaniacal kleptocrat leaves office, the first order of business from an incoming Democratic president should be an Extreme Makeover to rid the White House and our government of everything Trump has desecrated.”
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The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings covering parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Heavy rain has already caused significant flooding, rock slides and mud slides.
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings covering parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Heavy rain has already caused significant flooding, rock slides and mud slides.
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“There is no decency in removing hardworking members of our communities from their families and neighbors and imprisoning them and then deporting them to other countries, some of which are brutal dictatorships.”
The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“There is no decency in removing hardworking members of our communities from their families and neighbors and imprisoning them and then deporting them to other countries, some of which are brutal dictatorships.”
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As a recovering catholic, I can say that this is easily the coolest fucking priest I’ve ever seen.
December 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As a recovering catholic, I can say that this is easily the coolest fucking priest I’ve ever seen.
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Zelenskyy Warns of Sanctions Evasion, New Weapons Deployments, and Foreign Assistance to Russia
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Zelenskyy Warns of Sanctions Evasion, New Weapons Deployments, and Foreign Assistance to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed key findings from a recent report by the Head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service
www.onestnetwork.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Zelenskyy Warns of Sanctions Evasion, New Weapons Deployments, and Foreign Assistance to Russia
www.onestnetwork.com/post/zelensk...
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Two Russian officers accused of torturing Ukrainians die in a Moscow explosion
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Moscow Explosion Kills Two Russian Officers Accused of Torturing Ukrainian POWs
Two officers from Russia’s Interior Ministry were killed in Moscow, linked to prior involvement in Ukraine and alleged prisoner torture.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Two Russian officers accused of torturing Ukrainians die in a Moscow explosion
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This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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From the Editorial Board: When Cook County second-installment property tax bills finally were mailed after months of delay, we thought that would be the end of the debacle that has been the county’s technology systems overhaul, contracted out to Texas-based Tyler Technologies.
Oh, silly, naive us.
Oh, silly, naive us.
Editorial: Cook County’s inspector general must give taxpayers the straight story on Tyler Technologies fiasco
Enough with the finger pointing and lack of true accountability on Cook County’s off-the-rails technology overhaul.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
From the Editorial Board: When Cook County second-installment property tax bills finally were mailed after months of delay, we thought that would be the end of the debacle that has been the county’s technology systems overhaul, contracted out to Texas-based Tyler Technologies.
Oh, silly, naive us.
Oh, silly, naive us.
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I urge everyone to read @jkbjournalist.bsky.social’s work on the Epstein investigation, she broke this all open, and has so many if these details outlined, its crazy it’s taken so long for things to play out. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I urge everyone to read @jkbjournalist.bsky.social’s work on the Epstein investigation, she broke this all open, and has so many if these details outlined, its crazy it’s taken so long for things to play out. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
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The Epstein Files: My Observations (Free) jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Files: My observations
Nothing to See Here
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December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Epstein Files: My Observations (Free) jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
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Historians At The Movies has something special for the final film of the year. This week we are talking about drugs, policing, Los Angeles, and one of the great film noirs ever made. Join us on Prime Video this Sunday, December 28 at 8pm eastern for DEEP COVER. #HATM
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Historians At The Movies has something special for the final film of the year. This week we are talking about drugs, policing, Los Angeles, and one of the great film noirs ever made. Join us on Prime Video this Sunday, December 28 at 8pm eastern for DEEP COVER. #HATM
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A write-up about our cosmic home, with some quotes from the 83rd most popular astrophysicist on Bluesky:
The Size of Our Galaxy Stretches Tens of Thousands of Light Years Across, But It's Height Is Rather Small
What's the size of the Milky Way galaxy? Learn how, depending on your definition, the size can change.
www.discovermagazine.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A write-up about our cosmic home, with some quotes from the 83rd most popular astrophysicist on Bluesky:
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Merry Christmas Eve.
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Merry Christmas Eve.
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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
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The Venezuelan People want Peace. The war hawks of Washington want to bring chaos in the lives of the Venezuelan People and steal their oil. Shame on you!
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Trump Blockade of Venezuela, Murders on High Seas Violate International Law: UN Experts | Common Dreams
"The illegal use of force, and threats to use further force at sea and on land, gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region."
www.commondreams.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Venezuelan People want Peace. The war hawks of Washington want to bring chaos in the lives of the Venezuelan People and steal their oil. Shame on you!
www.commondreams.org/news/are-tru...
www.commondreams.org/news/are-tru...
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Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
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"WH Dementia Care Unit Tells Trump He’s Designing A Great Big Boat!"
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White House Dementia Care Unit Tells Trump He’s Designing A Great Big Boat! (Wonkette)
Yesterday news dropped that Donald Trump and Pete “Shitfaced” Hegseth, his incredible loser Defense secretary who shrivels into a submissive ch...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"WH Dementia Care Unit Tells Trump He’s Designing A Great Big Boat!"
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With atmospheric rivers, intense rainfall, and strong winds ahead, I’m declaring a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties to activate emergency authorities and preposition resources to keep our communities safe.
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
With atmospheric rivers, intense rainfall, and strong winds ahead, I’m declaring a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties to activate emergency authorities and preposition resources to keep our communities safe.
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Finn Varra Maa: A Christmas Tale from Old Ireland
As told by Grandpa Tom
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December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM