Michael Rappa
@njrappa.bsky.social
Author, #TheEyesofMictlan, a dark fantasy novel available at Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/579874) and all major booksellers.
Photographer, avid reader, cook, Philly sports fan.
I write and share photos at:
http://www.michaelrappa.net
Photographer, avid reader, cook, Philly sports fan.
I write and share photos at:
http://www.michaelrappa.net
Orwell wrote a whole book about this.
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Orwell wrote a whole book about this.
Attention Eagles: The next time you get a competent offensive coordinator who leads you to a long postseason, do everything in your power to prevent another team from poaching him, even if it means giving him Nick's job.
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Attention Eagles: The next time you get a competent offensive coordinator who leads you to a long postseason, do everything in your power to prevent another team from poaching him, even if it means giving him Nick's job.
Patullo should be fired before he even reaches the locker room.
Three minutes until Kevin Patullo is fired
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Patullo should be fired before he even reaches the locker room.
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So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
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One of the (several) problems with the demand that bystanders and targeted people be immediately compliant with ICE agents is that fleeing ICE is incredibly rational. They’re violent, piggish thugs who disappear some people into horrendous gulags and shoot others in the face.
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM
One of the (several) problems with the demand that bystanders and targeted people be immediately compliant with ICE agents is that fleeing ICE is incredibly rational. They’re violent, piggish thugs who disappear some people into horrendous gulags and shoot others in the face.
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before murdering renee good, the ice goon was frightened for his life, we’re told
It’s meant to justify the murder
nobody telling us this ever seems to wonder whether the woman who was murdered might have been afraid for her life
killing because you’re afraid is only for cops, it seems
It’s meant to justify the murder
nobody telling us this ever seems to wonder whether the woman who was murdered might have been afraid for her life
killing because you’re afraid is only for cops, it seems
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM
before murdering renee good, the ice goon was frightened for his life, we’re told
It’s meant to justify the murder
nobody telling us this ever seems to wonder whether the woman who was murdered might have been afraid for her life
killing because you’re afraid is only for cops, it seems
It’s meant to justify the murder
nobody telling us this ever seems to wonder whether the woman who was murdered might have been afraid for her life
killing because you’re afraid is only for cops, it seems
What else can we expect from an individual who brags about casually murdering dogs just because they annoy her? This entire regime is filled with gaslighting psychopaths.
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
What else can we expect from an individual who brags about casually murdering dogs just because they annoy her? This entire regime is filled with gaslighting psychopaths.
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JD Vance supports murdering American citizens. He's made that perfectly clear today. If he's willing to defend the murder of Renee Good, he would defend your murder, too.
JD Vance accuses the slain Renee Good of perpetrating "an attack on federal law enforcement, an attack on law and order, and attack on the American people"
"That woman was there to interfere with a legitimate law enforcement operation," he adds, repeatedly referring to her as "that woman"
"That woman was there to interfere with a legitimate law enforcement operation," he adds, repeatedly referring to her as "that woman"
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
JD Vance supports murdering American citizens. He's made that perfectly clear today. If he's willing to defend the murder of Renee Good, he would defend your murder, too.
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
It should be clear to everyone by now (except the media, apparently) that this regime will label any activity it wants to oppress as terrorism, and anyone it arrests, harms, or murders as a terrorist. It's straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
January 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
It should be clear to everyone by now (except the media, apparently) that this regime will label any activity it wants to oppress as terrorism, and anyone it arrests, harms, or murders as a terrorist. It's straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
These things are not executable offenses (at least they didn't use to be):
- Not complying with law enforcement.
- Fleeing from law enforcement.
- Insulting law enforcement.
- Having an attitude with law enforcement.
- Protesting.
- Illegal immigration.
- A dog annoying its psychotic owner.
- Not complying with law enforcement.
- Fleeing from law enforcement.
- Insulting law enforcement.
- Having an attitude with law enforcement.
- Protesting.
- Illegal immigration.
- A dog annoying its psychotic owner.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
These things are not executable offenses (at least they didn't use to be):
- Not complying with law enforcement.
- Fleeing from law enforcement.
- Insulting law enforcement.
- Having an attitude with law enforcement.
- Protesting.
- Illegal immigration.
- A dog annoying its psychotic owner.
- Not complying with law enforcement.
- Fleeing from law enforcement.
- Insulting law enforcement.
- Having an attitude with law enforcement.
- Protesting.
- Illegal immigration.
- A dog annoying its psychotic owner.
Reposted by Michael Rappa
Reposted by Michael Rappa
A country that blows up foreign fishing boats for no reason is one that will shoot its own citizens for no reason.
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A country that blows up foreign fishing boats for no reason is one that will shoot its own citizens for no reason.
Empire Spokesperson Wilhuff Tarkin:
Today, stormtroopers on Tatooine were conducting a targeted search for droids when Jawas weaponized their sandcrawler, attempting to run over our officers--an act of domestic terrorism. Brave troopers fired defensive shots. The perpetrators were all slaughtered.
Today, stormtroopers on Tatooine were conducting a targeted search for droids when Jawas weaponized their sandcrawler, attempting to run over our officers--an act of domestic terrorism. Brave troopers fired defensive shots. The perpetrators were all slaughtered.
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Empire Spokesperson Wilhuff Tarkin:
Today, stormtroopers on Tatooine were conducting a targeted search for droids when Jawas weaponized their sandcrawler, attempting to run over our officers--an act of domestic terrorism. Brave troopers fired defensive shots. The perpetrators were all slaughtered.
Today, stormtroopers on Tatooine were conducting a targeted search for droids when Jawas weaponized their sandcrawler, attempting to run over our officers--an act of domestic terrorism. Brave troopers fired defensive shots. The perpetrators were all slaughtered.
I thought "The Americans" nailed its finale.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I thought "The Americans" nailed its finale.
My state has its issues, but things like this are reasons to stay.
www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-m...
www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-m...
NJ maintaining its vaccine guidance in face of federal changes | NJ Spotlight News
Amid changes on the federal level, New Jersey will maintain its longstanding vaccine recommendations and insurance coverage.
www.njspotlightnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 AM
My state has its issues, but things like this are reasons to stay.
www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-m...
www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-m...
Time for blue states to collectively stop sending money to the federal government. Let's see how long they can stay running with just the red state economies to prop them up.
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
January 7, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Time for blue states to collectively stop sending money to the federal government. Let's see how long they can stay running with just the red state economies to prop them up.
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
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When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
The Eagles would be the 2 seed right now if they had a halfway competent play caller. If they do make a deep run, it will be in spite of Patullo.
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The Eagles would be the 2 seed right now if they had a halfway competent play caller. If they do make a deep run, it will be in spite of Patullo.
His most enduring legacy will be exposing all the ugliness, hate, and rot lying just beneath the veneer of the America we thought we were living in. John Fugelsang once said that America is an old couch and Trump is the black light.
Trump is the U.S. inside out. All of the hidden ugliness and secrets inverted to a proud boast.
He's our deepest shame, with overt pride. Our ugliness, paraded and applauded.
He's the Hyde of the American psyche - exposed and normalized.
He's deeply American. And America is deeply Trumpian. 🧵
He's our deepest shame, with overt pride. Our ugliness, paraded and applauded.
He's the Hyde of the American psyche - exposed and normalized.
He's deeply American. And America is deeply Trumpian. 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
His most enduring legacy will be exposing all the ugliness, hate, and rot lying just beneath the veneer of the America we thought we were living in. John Fugelsang once said that America is an old couch and Trump is the black light.
If the NFL wanted to make the final week of the regular season more meaningful instead of watching a bunch of teams rest players, they would stop guaranteeing playoff seeding to division winners. Might not have made a huge difference this year, but in many years it would.
January 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
If the NFL wanted to make the final week of the regular season more meaningful instead of watching a bunch of teams rest players, they would stop guaranteeing playoff seeding to division winners. Might not have made a huge difference this year, but in many years it would.
The "peace" president.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The "peace" president.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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Here’s a dirty little secret of 2025 that’s not as depressing as it seems:
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Here’s a dirty little secret of 2025 that’s not as depressing as it seems:
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
I used to like Clooney until he helped force Biden out of the race with 100 days to go, which torpedoed our chances of avoiding this nightmare. Now I don't give shit what he has to say about anything.
January 2, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I used to like Clooney until he helped force Biden out of the race with 100 days to go, which torpedoed our chances of avoiding this nightmare. Now I don't give shit what he has to say about anything.