Michael Skoien
@thebirdieking.bsky.social
Married 45 years, 3 children, 8 grandchildren. Still golfing and supporting Macalester - Go Scots! Chair-Athletics Adv. Board. Fear the Coo!! Avid reader, gardener and traveler. UofMN Pharm. Coll.; St. Thomas MBA. Retired Clin. Pharm/Pharma Executive
Gophers win; but ugliest game I have watched in a long time.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Gophers win; but ugliest game I have watched in a long time.
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Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Earlier this year, our team compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
https://propub.li/492QTqQ
Earlier this year, our team compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
https://propub.li/492QTqQ
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Earlier this year, our team compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
https://propub.li/492QTqQ
Earlier this year, our team compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
https://propub.li/492QTqQ
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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Hartford Visibility Brigade this am, 7 of us braving the snow to get the messages out! Please help us, if you can, keep going through winter.
gofund.me/6fadd76b0
Happy Holidays everyone!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
gofund.me/6fadd76b0
Happy Holidays everyone!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hartford Visibility Brigade this am, 7 of us braving the snow to get the messages out! Please help us, if you can, keep going through winter.
gofund.me/6fadd76b0
Happy Holidays everyone!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
gofund.me/6fadd76b0
Happy Holidays everyone!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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The 60 minutes segment they don't want you to see. Thank you Allison. You are priceless. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The 60 minutes segment they don't want you to see. Thank you Allison. You are priceless. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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"We’re in the midst of a coverup. A modified coverup, perhaps, but a coverup nonetheless. One implication of this is that we need to shed all our old, post-Watergate assumptions about the Department of Justice."
Trump and Co. Can’t Keep Their Lies Straight
From the Epstein files to the Justice Department, it’s hard for the mooks to remember which lie they’re supposed to tell.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"We’re in the midst of a coverup. A modified coverup, perhaps, but a coverup nonetheless. One implication of this is that we need to shed all our old, post-Watergate assumptions about the Department of Justice."
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With Bari Weiss killing stories at 60 Minutes and Trump-connected billionaires aiming to take control of CNN, independent media has never been more important.
Listen to @jvl.bsky.social and come ride with us. We're even offering 30 days free right now: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
With Bari Weiss killing stories at 60 Minutes and Trump-connected billionaires aiming to take control of CNN, independent media has never been more important.
Listen to @jvl.bsky.social and come ride with us. We're even offering 30 days free right now: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
Listen to @jvl.bsky.social and come ride with us. We're even offering 30 days free right now: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
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It’s probably too much to hope that today’s modified limited coverup will end in a failure as resounding as Nixon’s. Hope or no, keep holding their feet to the fire.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It’s probably too much to hope that today’s modified limited coverup will end in a failure as resounding as Nixon’s. Hope or no, keep holding their feet to the fire.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4jbW64f
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4jbW64f
Yes they have!!
CBS has become state regime media.
A Message to CBS from MeidasTouch
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yes they have!!
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Jason Crow: "I did three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I saw the unedited video of that double tap strike in early September that killed survivors. It was gutting to me because there was just no justification for that second strike. That's not who we are as a country."
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Jason Crow: "I did three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I saw the unedited video of that double tap strike in early September that killed survivors. It was gutting to me because there was just no justification for that second strike. That's not who we are as a country."
An organization that doesn't give in to intimidation
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
An organization that doesn't give in to intimidation
The Cheeto man strikes again with no recriminations
Are Walter Chronkite and Mike Wallace spinning in their graves? Does this mark the beginning of the end of CBS as and independent source of news?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: ‘The Company Is Done With Me’ (Gift Article)
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Cheeto man strikes again with no recriminations
25th Amendment - NOW!!
Angry. Unhinged. Too many lies to count.
The President is not well.
And his failed policies sure as hell aren’t making life easier for you.
The President is not well.
And his failed policies sure as hell aren’t making life easier for you.
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
25th Amendment - NOW!!
Spot on! 25th Amendment - NOW!!
For 20 minutes, Americans watched Donald Trump address the nation, “drenched in pure panic as he tried to bully an entire nation into admitting he’s doing a great job,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Spot on! 25th Amendment - NOW!!
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An exceptionally well-researched piece on Stephen Miller by @gregsargent.bsky.social. It’s well worth your time. The irony that Greg points to is that the Miller-Trump immigration approach will make America less great, less prosperous & untrue to its best traditions.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An exceptionally well-researched piece on Stephen Miller by @gregsargent.bsky.social. It’s well worth your time. The irony that Greg points to is that the Miller-Trump immigration approach will make America less great, less prosperous & untrue to its best traditions.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Time to impeach RFK Jr.
Washington Post has more reporting on this. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Time to impeach RFK Jr.
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Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett is reuniting with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role involving business, community efforts and content development, sources told ESPN. His long-awaited No. 21 Wolves jersey retirement will also happen in Minnesota.
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett is reuniting with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role involving business, community efforts and content development, sources told ESPN. His long-awaited No. 21 Wolves jersey retirement will also happen in Minnesota.
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“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.” - Susie Wiles
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.” - Susie Wiles
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
So much winning! Donnie must be so proud
meanwhile manufacturing jobs have fallen for the past 7 consecutive months
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So much winning! Donnie must be so proud
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Job losses in June, August, and October mean the U.S. economy has shed jobs in three out of the past six months.
And recall that Powell said last week that Fed staff thinks the numbers may be *overstating* jobs by about 60k/month, due to methodological issues
And recall that Powell said last week that Fed staff thinks the numbers may be *overstating* jobs by about 60k/month, due to methodological issues
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Job losses in June, August, and October mean the U.S. economy has shed jobs in three out of the past six months.
And recall that Powell said last week that Fed staff thinks the numbers may be *overstating* jobs by about 60k/month, due to methodological issues
And recall that Powell said last week that Fed staff thinks the numbers may be *overstating* jobs by about 60k/month, due to methodological issues
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Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
What a shock!! Nice to see someone willing to fight corruption. Too bad they couldn’t get JK
"Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime on Monday charged a government minister and three others with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project linked to Jared Kushner". apnews.com/article/serb...
Serbia organized crime prosecutors charge minister, others in connection with Kushner-linked project
Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S.
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What a shock!! Nice to see someone willing to fight corruption. Too bad they couldn’t get JK