Michelle Wells
@wyeknott.bsky.social
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Geriatric millennial | 🐈 person & 📚 lover | terrible at gardening | enjoy nature photography and art content
politics 💚🌻
Geriatric millennial | 🐈 person & 📚 lover | terrible at gardening | enjoy nature photography and art content
politics 💚🌻
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
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I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
An anecdote: 10 yrs ago a german, v successful pro soccer player - after retiring and of his own accord - decided to come out. It caused a genuine debate about homophobia in the sport and from what I gather, he hasn't regretted it. But no other players of similar caliber have followed his example.
I really can't express how creepy it is to want real people to make their private relationships public so you can fetishize them...because you like a TV show.
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
An anecdote: 10 yrs ago a german, v successful pro soccer player - after retiring and of his own accord - decided to come out. It caused a genuine debate about homophobia in the sport and from what I gather, he hasn't regretted it. But no other players of similar caliber have followed his example.
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I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
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Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow
chicagoshovels.org
chicagoshovels.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow
chicagoshovels.org
chicagoshovels.org
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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ICE Shoots Protester Point Blank In The Face With Pepper Bullet -
Elgin, IL
December 6th
Elgin, IL
December 6th
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
ICE Shoots Protester Point Blank In The Face With Pepper Bullet -
Elgin, IL
December 6th
Elgin, IL
December 6th
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UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
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In an explosive new interview with 60 Minutes Marjorie Taylor Greene proclaims, "I Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat My Face!" 🐆💀😭
Marjorie Taylor Greene Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat Her Face
YouTube video by Franchesca Ramsey
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In an explosive new interview with 60 Minutes Marjorie Taylor Greene proclaims, "I Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat My Face!" 🐆💀😭
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Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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We gotta bring back shame in a big way
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We gotta bring back shame in a big way
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Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
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I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
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It’s as if what political scientists researching democratic parties trying to copy and adapt right-wing policies have said for years is true - it doesn’t work.
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s as if what political scientists researching democratic parties trying to copy and adapt right-wing policies have said for years is true - it doesn’t work.