Michael Hale
@studentofnature.bsky.social
Research Scientist
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at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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This is what happens when a madman surrounded by fascist lackeys is given absolute unfettered power to do whatever the fuck he wants. Colbert is right. “obey or die” is the GOP response to the murder in Minneapolis. We will not obey. We will “Not Go Gently” as Trump demands. We Will Fight #ProudBlue
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This is what happens when a madman surrounded by fascist lackeys is given absolute unfettered power to do whatever the fuck he wants. Colbert is right. “obey or die” is the GOP response to the murder in Minneapolis. We will not obey. We will “Not Go Gently” as Trump demands. We Will Fight #ProudBlue
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Trump, in a sit down interview on Fox News aired just now, said the US will be conducting land strikes against the cartels.
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Trump, in a sit down interview on Fox News aired just now, said the US will be conducting land strikes against the cartels.
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
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Congratulations to John Roberts bsky.app/profile/larr...
Isn't there a word for a leader who thinks there are no meaningful legal constraints on his or her power and that "My own morality. My own mind" is "the only thing that can stop me"?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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January 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Congratulations to John Roberts bsky.app/profile/larr...
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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Why are so many #ICE stormtroopers paranoid and why do they have such itchy trigger-fingers? Imagine waking up every work day, going to work and knowing that millions AND millions of Americans f'ing hate your Dear Leader and the cruel masked way you do his bidding.
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Why are so many #ICE stormtroopers paranoid and why do they have such itchy trigger-fingers? Imagine waking up every work day, going to work and knowing that millions AND millions of Americans f'ing hate your Dear Leader and the cruel masked way you do his bidding.
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The citizens of Minneapolis sound united.
Self-proclaimed, “right-leaning” eyewitness…
Self-proclaimed, “right-leaning” eyewitness…
January 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The citizens of Minneapolis sound united.
Self-proclaimed, “right-leaning” eyewitness…
Self-proclaimed, “right-leaning” eyewitness…
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NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
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A sitting member of Congress posted this vulgar lie.
See the REAL photos. What an anti-American hypocrite.
He's up for re-election now. Georgia, PLEASE do better. Your state has become an epicenter for change. Remove him. A person like this in Congress harms us ALL. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
See the REAL photos. What an anti-American hypocrite.
He's up for re-election now. Georgia, PLEASE do better. Your state has become an epicenter for change. Remove him. A person like this in Congress harms us ALL. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A sitting member of Congress posted this vulgar lie.
See the REAL photos. What an anti-American hypocrite.
He's up for re-election now. Georgia, PLEASE do better. Your state has become an epicenter for change. Remove him. A person like this in Congress harms us ALL. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
See the REAL photos. What an anti-American hypocrite.
He's up for re-election now. Georgia, PLEASE do better. Your state has become an epicenter for change. Remove him. A person like this in Congress harms us ALL. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Just adding the video version of the GOP's Disinformation Playbook. youtu.be/QZpttO-15CY
📘 The Disinformation Playbook: How the GOP Weaponizes Chaos
YouTube video by Daily MindBrew
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May 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just adding the video version of the GOP's Disinformation Playbook. youtu.be/QZpttO-15CY
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Son of a bitch is a blatant thief.
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Son of a bitch is a blatant thief.
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Date: January 6, 2021
Event: coup attempt
Law enforcement dead: 5
Law enforcement injured: 140-174
Trauma caused to law enforcement: incalculable
Cost to secure/refurbish Capitol: $2.1 billion
Punishment: 4 more years to destroy democracy
Location: The United States of Amnesia
Event: coup attempt
Law enforcement dead: 5
Law enforcement injured: 140-174
Trauma caused to law enforcement: incalculable
Cost to secure/refurbish Capitol: $2.1 billion
Punishment: 4 more years to destroy democracy
Location: The United States of Amnesia
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Date: January 6, 2021
Event: coup attempt
Law enforcement dead: 5
Law enforcement injured: 140-174
Trauma caused to law enforcement: incalculable
Cost to secure/refurbish Capitol: $2.1 billion
Punishment: 4 more years to destroy democracy
Location: The United States of Amnesia
Event: coup attempt
Law enforcement dead: 5
Law enforcement injured: 140-174
Trauma caused to law enforcement: incalculable
Cost to secure/refurbish Capitol: $2.1 billion
Punishment: 4 more years to destroy democracy
Location: The United States of Amnesia
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"2026 Midterms" Silver Bullet Photo
Trump's paradox. He sent the army to Maduro because of drugs, and recently pardoned the former president of Honduras.
The perfect rebuttal for any Republican argument.
#ImpeachTrumpAgain
#ConvictedFelon47
#TheEpsteinWars
Thread 1/6🧵
Trump's paradox. He sent the army to Maduro because of drugs, and recently pardoned the former president of Honduras.
The perfect rebuttal for any Republican argument.
#ImpeachTrumpAgain
#ConvictedFelon47
#TheEpsteinWars
Thread 1/6🧵
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"2026 Midterms" Silver Bullet Photo
Trump's paradox. He sent the army to Maduro because of drugs, and recently pardoned the former president of Honduras.
The perfect rebuttal for any Republican argument.
#ImpeachTrumpAgain
#ConvictedFelon47
#TheEpsteinWars
Thread 1/6🧵
Trump's paradox. He sent the army to Maduro because of drugs, and recently pardoned the former president of Honduras.
The perfect rebuttal for any Republican argument.
#ImpeachTrumpAgain
#ConvictedFelon47
#TheEpsteinWars
Thread 1/6🧵
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I agree with Thierault and Stanton’s assessment: the way trans people are being scapegoated is an early warning sign, even if they’re a category covered by the Genocide Convention. Stoking fear of a minority is a classic tool of leaders seeking to build power and can snowball into worse abuses.
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I agree with Thierault and Stanton’s assessment: the way trans people are being scapegoated is an early warning sign, even if they’re a category covered by the Genocide Convention. Stoking fear of a minority is a classic tool of leaders seeking to build power and can snowball into worse abuses.
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“For over three hours we begged him to send the National Guard! He never did it. He took joy in not doing. He was savoring it...What he's saying today is an insult to the American people."
#GOAT
#GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
“For over three hours we begged him to send the National Guard! He never did it. He took joy in not doing. He was savoring it...What he's saying today is an insult to the American people."
#GOAT
#GOAT
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January 6, 2021 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Trump and his cult.
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
January 6, 2021 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Trump and his cult.
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he should be impeached for this alone
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
he should be impeached for this alone
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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I love Sarah Kendzior. I don't think people appreciate how rare her scholarship and honesty is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdw...
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Trump's Apocalypse Mindset: Becoming The Annihilator, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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January 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I love Sarah Kendzior. I don't think people appreciate how rare her scholarship and honesty is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdw...
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[Live-tweeting 1/6/21]
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
[Live-tweeting 1/6/21]
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
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This is a must-watch video by @npr.org's @tomdreisbach.bsky.social who sat with @semperwry.bsky.social & @michaelfanone.bsky.social as they narrated their body-cam footage from 1/6
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
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January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is a must-watch video by @npr.org's @tomdreisbach.bsky.social who sat with @semperwry.bsky.social & @michaelfanone.bsky.social as they narrated their body-cam footage from 1/6
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
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Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.