Michelle Kane
@mishysmosh.bsky.social
Democracy-defending word nerd into music, film, travel. I'm not angry, I'm from Philly (burbs). #GenX
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“We do really understand how much this business has meant to this community for so long — all the schools, all the graduations, we worked them all," Frank Pica III told me.
Come with me as I make my last trip - and revisit my first - to Pica's in Upper Darby.
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Come with me as I make my last trip - and revisit my first - to Pica's in Upper Darby.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...
The final night at Pica’s in Upper Darby: Scenes from an Italian restaurant
I had my last first date at Pica's and made it a point to go on Sunday, the last night before it closed after 69 years.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“We do really understand how much this business has meant to this community for so long — all the schools, all the graduations, we worked them all," Frank Pica III told me.
Come with me as I make my last trip - and revisit my first - to Pica's in Upper Darby.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...
Come with me as I make my last trip - and revisit my first - to Pica's in Upper Darby.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...
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We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.
September 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.
"The only known solution to creeping authoritarianism is broad-based, peaceful, geographically dispersed mass engagement by everyday Americans. That’s it. That’s what works."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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I wasn't overreacting.
Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
August 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I wasn't overreacting.
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If you're drinking, put the cup down.
Ready?
Now read this:
During trade talks, the EU pledged to invest $600 billion into the American economy. But as Politico reports, just a few hours later, Brussels admitted it doesn’t have the authority to make such a commitment.
Ready?
Now read this:
During trade talks, the EU pledged to invest $600 billion into the American economy. But as Politico reports, just a few hours later, Brussels admitted it doesn’t have the authority to make such a commitment.
July 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you're drinking, put the cup down.
Ready?
Now read this:
During trade talks, the EU pledged to invest $600 billion into the American economy. But as Politico reports, just a few hours later, Brussels admitted it doesn’t have the authority to make such a commitment.
Ready?
Now read this:
During trade talks, the EU pledged to invest $600 billion into the American economy. But as Politico reports, just a few hours later, Brussels admitted it doesn’t have the authority to make such a commitment.
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And just because POTUS has apparently no idea how tariffs work, all he achieves is that US products are to be accepted tariff-free (AKA cheaper for other countries' consumers)..that IF they decide to purchase it.
July 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And just because POTUS has apparently no idea how tariffs work, all he achieves is that US products are to be accepted tariff-free (AKA cheaper for other countries' consumers)..that IF they decide to purchase it.
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JD Vance has no real principles or courage.
July 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
JD Vance has no real principles or courage.
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This in addition to a contraction of 0.5% in the U.S. economy in the first quarter, even more of a drop than the 0.2% economists expected. 😑
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US dollar has worst first half in more than 50 years amid Trump tariffs
Currency sold off due to concerns economic policies threaten safe-haven role of US dollar-denominated assets
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This in addition to a contraction of 0.5% in the U.S. economy in the first quarter, even more of a drop than the 0.2% economists expected. 😑
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Anyone still quibbling that this isn't fascism?
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Anyone still quibbling that this isn't fascism?
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MUST SEE: Congresswoman Schrier nails conspiracy theorist and unfortunate HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., on the value of vaccines—and it’s glorious.
Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.
Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.
June 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
MUST SEE: Congresswoman Schrier nails conspiracy theorist and unfortunate HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., on the value of vaccines—and it’s glorious.
Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.
Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.
Not only is this unethical and anti-American, who's going to remember all that crap? Hey Tech Bros, want to chase us all off of social media for good? This is a good start.
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not only is this unethical and anti-American, who's going to remember all that crap? Hey Tech Bros, want to chase us all off of social media for good? This is a good start.
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“A reporter from THE CITY had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents and Accused of Assault — But Released With No Charges
The dizzying day began when the city comptroller and mayoral candidate made his latest visit to an immigration court in Manhattan.
www.thecity.nyc
June 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“A reporter from THE CITY had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
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Harry Dunn knows a thing or two about protests. Check out his latest!
Everyone going out to protest tomorrow, I want you to above all BE SAFE!!! Check out my latest about how to make sure your time exercising your first amendment right is done safely and effectively!!
open.substack.com/pub/harrydun...
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This Is Not a Monarchy: Why Tomorrow Matters
Tomorrow, June 14th, Americans across the country are gathering to make their voices heard.
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Harry Dunn knows a thing or two about protests. Check out his latest!
The Marines’ rules of engagement vis a vis civilians is to defend the Constitution!
anyway CNN is reporting that Pentagon lawyers are defining the RULES OF ENGAGEMENT for the U.S. Marines against civilians in L.A. and at the same time you have Serious Journalists™ defending the suspension of a reporter for calling Stephen Miller a hateful person
June 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Marines’ rules of engagement vis a vis civilians is to defend the Constitution!
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The Trump administration is flooding the zone with national crises. But don’t let that distract you from one of the president’s key goals: to enrich himself and his friends.
Read more in my latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...
Read more in my latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Selling the White House to the Highest Bidder
Donald Trump has set a new standard for egregious and potentially illegal behavior.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Trump administration is flooding the zone with national crises. But don’t let that distract you from one of the president’s key goals: to enrich himself and his friends.
Read more in my latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...
Read more in my latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...
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Biden handed them an economy that weathered COVID better than anyone else on the planet, one that was so primed for a boom this year that magazines like the Economist were writing glowing praise about it.
This effort to pretend the opposite was true might work with the base, but not anyone normal.
This effort to pretend the opposite was true might work with the base, but not anyone normal.
Biggs: "The people trust President Trump. We knew that this was not gonna be an easy road. I believe President Trump is the ultimate negotiator and we will get there, we're just having a few bumps in the road ... we have to give him a little bit of time to get out of this mess that Biden created."
April 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Biden handed them an economy that weathered COVID better than anyone else on the planet, one that was so primed for a boom this year that magazines like the Economist were writing glowing praise about it.
This effort to pretend the opposite was true might work with the base, but not anyone normal.
This effort to pretend the opposite was true might work with the base, but not anyone normal.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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BREAKING: Mitch McConnell ripped apart Donald Trump’s plan to put tariffs on imported goods. Retweet so all Americans see Mitch McConnell destroy Donald Trump’s economic agenda.
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell ripped apart Donald Trump’s plan to put tariffs on imported goods. Retweet so all Americans see Mitch McConnell destroy Donald Trump’s economic agenda.
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JUST IN: A federal judge clarifies that his order barring enforcement of Trump EO on "DEI" funding applies to *all* federal agencies, not just those named in the lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge clarifies that his order barring enforcement of Trump EO on "DEI" funding applies to *all* federal agencies, not just those named in the lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
It's about time!
Gee I wonder why it was necessary for the President to tell his [checks notes] Senate-confirmed cabinet heads that they, not Elon Musk, are in charge of the federal departments that they were selected to run
March 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It's about time!
This is so far beneath anything we should ever aspire to be. Sit DOWN POTUS and VP.
Trump: You've allowed to be in a very bad position...You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now. You're gambling with World War three.
Vance: Have you said thank you once?
Zelenskyy: A lot of times.
Vance: Offer some words of appreciation for the US and [Trump]...
Vance: Have you said thank you once?
Zelenskyy: A lot of times.
Vance: Offer some words of appreciation for the US and [Trump]...
February 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so far beneath anything we should ever aspire to be. Sit DOWN POTUS and VP.
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At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.
Data may not lie but the person interpreting the data sure can...don't be so cavalier, Mr. Speaker.
Just a reminder that what he's talking about is the private information about every American and business, and there are laws against this access. "Transform the way the government works" by doing what? Targeting opponents? Microtargeting political ads so Republicans never lose?
Johnson: "Elon's cracked the code. He's now inside these agencies. He's created these algorithms that are constantly crawling through the data & as he told me in his office, data doesn't lie. We're gonna be able to get the information. We're gonna be able to transform the way federal govt works."
February 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Data may not lie but the person interpreting the data sure can...don't be so cavalier, Mr. Speaker.
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Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) after reading a question about Trump's immigration policy: Do you know Stephen Miller is?
Constituents: BOOOOOO!!!!!
Constituents: BOOOOOO!!!!!
February 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) after reading a question about Trump's immigration policy: Do you know Stephen Miller is?
Constituents: BOOOOOO!!!!!
Constituents: BOOOOOO!!!!!