Michelle Newsum
@shellen.bsky.social
Longtime primary school teacher.
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Why say “Medicaid reforms” when trying to kick people off of Medicaid?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why say “Medicaid reforms” when trying to kick people off of Medicaid?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
To understand, @bychrisvazquez turned to an unlikely source: his high school English notes on ‘Language in Thought and Action’ by S.I. Hayakawa. The book can help answer: Why do politicians sound like that?
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
Tim Cook can be reached at [email protected]
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Tim Cook can be reached at [email protected]
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
“The president showed open disdain for the principles of press freedom enshrined in the Constitution. Traditionally, foreign leaders who visit the White House understand that they will not be able to avoid hard questions, as authoritarian leaders can at home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The president showed open disdain for the principles of press freedom enshrined in the Constitution. Traditionally, foreign leaders who visit the White House understand that they will not be able to avoid hard questions, as authoritarian leaders can at home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
IF it passes the Senate, “I believe the DOJ will simply cherry-pick documents to release and will lie and claim the full documents are turned over when that will not be the case.”
Trump won’t want Senate to pass a clean companion bill for the release of the Epstein files, so they will try to put poison pills in the Senate bill to stall, delay, and kill the release of the files. Trump has backup plans if the Senate can’t stop the release. www.meidasplus.com/p/important-...
IMPORTANT Message from Meidas Founder
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
IF it passes the Senate, “I believe the DOJ will simply cherry-pick documents to release and will lie and claim the full documents are turned over when that will not be the case.”
“I never thought I would lose my father in this way,” said Cheila Carranza, 14.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“I never thought I would lose my father in this way,” said Cheila Carranza, 14.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
RFK has directed the FDA to review the safety of mifepristone, due to “new data.” Apparently referring to an unpublished paper by a conservative think tank which Researchers have debunked as junk science.
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
RFK has directed the FDA to review the safety of mifepristone, due to “new data.” Apparently referring to an unpublished paper by a conservative think tank which Researchers have debunked as junk science.
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Mr. Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Mr. Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“Juanita Avila doesn't remember how she ended up on the ground.”
She's a store owner in Cottage Grove with a green card. ICE agents tried to arrest her
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
She's a store owner in Cottage Grove with a green card. ICE agents tried to arrest her
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
She's a store owner in Cottage Grove with a green card. ICE agents tried to arrest her
Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil to support permanent resident detained by ICE in Cottage Grove.
www.registerguard.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Juanita Avila doesn't remember how she ended up on the ground.”
She's a store owner in Cottage Grove with a green card. ICE agents tried to arrest her
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
She's a store owner in Cottage Grove with a green card. ICE agents tried to arrest her
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
“This bill takes a reasonable protection against government surveillance and wraps it in an unacceptable giveaway of your tax dollars to Republican senators.”
~Ron Wyden
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
~Ron Wyden
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“This bill takes a reasonable protection against government surveillance and wraps it in an unacceptable giveaway of your tax dollars to Republican senators.”
~Ron Wyden
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
~Ron Wyden
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Lane County is releasing $200,000 to help.
"These families are being separated and now you have families who are at risk of becoming unhoused as a result of those
actions.“
Hundreds show up after Lane Co. ICE activity to learn how to fight back
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
"These families are being separated and now you have families who are at risk of becoming unhoused as a result of those
actions.“
Hundreds show up after Lane Co. ICE activity to learn how to fight back
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
Hundreds show up after Lane Co. ICE activity to learn how to fight back
Hundreds of people joined an emergency meeting following ICE arrests in Eugene, Cottage Grove.
www.registerguard.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Lane County is releasing $200,000 to help.
"These families are being separated and now you have families who are at risk of becoming unhoused as a result of those
actions.“
Hundreds show up after Lane Co. ICE activity to learn how to fight back
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
"These families are being separated and now you have families who are at risk of becoming unhoused as a result of those
actions.“
Hundreds show up after Lane Co. ICE activity to learn how to fight back
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
Public school teachers ❤️
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‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch
ICE arrested a parent near Eastwood Elementary School last Monday. Teachers and parents have been patrolling the neighborhood every morning since.
opb.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Public school teachers ❤️
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🤣🤣 “The amount of cookies I’ve watched the Cookie Monster waste with his bullshit chewing makes me sick.”
October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🤣🤣 “The amount of cookies I’ve watched the Cookie Monster waste with his bullshit chewing makes me sick.”
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Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
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What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
Trump’s talent is finding wormholes in the system that he can exploit for his own satisfaction or financial gain — things not specifically outlawed because it never occurred to the founders or anyone else that a lowlife could rise so high.
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Burnin’ Down the House
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Trump’s talent is finding wormholes in the system that he can exploit for his own satisfaction or financial gain — things not specifically outlawed because it never occurred to the founders or anyone else that a lowlife could rise so high.
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
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Hostile foreign power
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hostile foreign power
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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Thomas Jefferson himself designed the White House’s East Colonnade; that’s how obscene Trump’s wrecking crew’s actions are. (Hartmann)
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thomas Jefferson himself designed the White House’s East Colonnade; that’s how obscene Trump’s wrecking crew’s actions are. (Hartmann)
‘Roughly one in 50 Americans gathered under one slogan (“No Kings!”) to protest against the president’s authoritarian methods.’
Mr. Bouie also nicely juxtaposes Obama’s response to the Tea Party demonstrations with Trump’s ‘No Kings’ response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Mr. Bouie also nicely juxtaposes Obama’s response to the Tea Party demonstrations with Trump’s ‘No Kings’ response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | There’s a Reason Trump Fears No Kings
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
‘Roughly one in 50 Americans gathered under one slogan (“No Kings!”) to protest against the president’s authoritarian methods.’
Mr. Bouie also nicely juxtaposes Obama’s response to the Tea Party demonstrations with Trump’s ‘No Kings’ response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Mr. Bouie also nicely juxtaposes Obama’s response to the Tea Party demonstrations with Trump’s ‘No Kings’ response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...