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Michael Byron #Fella
@michaelby.bsky.social
Retired political science professor (PhD, UCI, 1996). Married, living in Oceanside California. Interested in global politics, science, environmental issues. Navy veteran, USS Long Beach. NAFO fella. Strongly oppose fascism globally. Off-grid solar home.
The reality is that this is exactly what Trump wants. He wants to force Ukrainian capitulation and this is how he wants to do it.
Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.
Republicans call Democrats communists the way toddlers call every vegetable broccoli.
The Russian Republicans have never done anything to help the American people and their families. They are only interested in Enriching themselves and that’s it.
GM Brenda @jaybird54.bsky.social & #BreakfastCrew! ☕️🌞💙☮️ 📋Plan📋 ✅ Drink coffee ✅ Spread positivity ✅ Pretend we know what's going on ✅ Repeat as necessary Find hope in the chaos, laugh at the nonsense, and have enough coffee to fake adulthood another day. #MindYourWile Smile😁 Laugh😂 Love❤️ Live🤪
This is an astounding loss for the US if it comes to fruition. One of the biggest strategic losses the US has ever endured—perhaps biggest?—and all from a war the US chose to start for no reason, illegally.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1h agoIran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.
NEW: An ICE flight headed for Moldova turned around over the Atlantic Ocean yesterday and flew back to an ICE hub, returning 15 hours after it left. We don’t know why. Video I obtained from the scene shows 11 exhausted and shackled people disembark. gillianbrockell.com/why-did-this...
Why did this ICE flight turn around over the Atlantic Ocean?
Video shows 11 exhausted and shackled people arrive back at ICE camp airport 15 hours after they left.
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as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Independents have turned away from Trump and the GOP and now they are losing the moderate Republicans BIGLY!! Keep raising your voice! Don't let up! We must get out the VOTE for these midterms to end this nightmare administration! #ProudBlue #GTS #Blues www.rawstory.com/trump-modera...
'Big uh-oh': Data guru dumbfounded as massive bloc of Republicans turn backs on Trump
President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to record lows, and CNN's Harry Enten warned that he's rapidly losing ground with a key bloc of the Republican PartyOnly about a third of all Americ...
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💥🔥 St. Petersburg, nearly completed corvette, supposed to be launched in a couple of weeks, is on fire at the northern shipyard, - Supernova
Reuters: The U.S. is continuing talks on allowing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles despite President Trump's recent doubts, according to four sources. Options include producing Patriot components in Ukraine for final assembly in Germany or joining a U.S.-European program. #Ukraine
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Typical Susan. Wait until you know they have the votes and then act like you have a spine.
Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, an opponent of Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to be the state’s next governor. She’ll face off against a Republican who opposes virtually everything she stands for. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Michigan election chief Jocelyn Benson to face prominent election denier in governor’s race
Benson has been a frequent target of election deniers and anti-voting activists, who falsely accused her of perpetuating voter fraud during subsequent elections in the Great Lakes State.
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Hormuz Crisis: Electric Car Sales Double in Major Markets www.juancole.com/2026/08/horm...
Hormuz Crisis: Electric Car Sales Double in Major Markets
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The International Energy Agency ha...
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El-Sayed on Track to Win US Senate Primary, Overcoming AIPAC's $30 Million Onslaught www.commondreams.org/news/el-saye...
El-Sayed on Track to Win US Senate Primary, Overcoming AIPAC's $30 Million Onslaught | Common Dreams
"We all knew they were going to spend their money," said Abdul El-Sayed. "We didn't know that they were going to outspend us $11 to $1. And yet we're still standing."
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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,623: UKR forces continue suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD) www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,623: UKR forces continue suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD)
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'Ripe for accidents': Families fume at Trump as ship doctor warns sailors may go insane www.rawstory.com/uss-abraham-...
'Ripe for accidents': Families fume at Trump as ship doctor warns sailors may go insane
Families of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns about deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has now spent nine months at sea and five conse...
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