Michele Desoer 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇺🇦
@mmdesoer.bsky.social
Writer and lawyer (part time, mostly retired for the latter). Live in Portugal and Los Angeles. Student at UC Riverside Low-Residency MFA in writing. BTW: I don't use this as a dating app...
So much winning….. An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump
The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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Ah, yes, Mr Nobel Peace Prize … 🤦♀️ Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say
So inspiring! This 91-Year-Old Is Hiking 2,190 Miles. Again. www.nytimes.com/video/well/m...
Video: This 91-Year-Old Is Hiking 2,190 Miles. Again.
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TACO: Trump’s Flip-Flop on Strait of Hormuz Fees Raises New Risks www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/b...
Trump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz, Creating New Risks for Global Economy
The president now wants Gulf nations to invest in the U.S. in exchange for safe passage. Shipping industry experts worry other nations will follow that lead.
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No question he was gay: Trans writer makes explosive allegations against Lindsey Graham www.rawstory.com/trans-writer...
Trans writer makes explosive allegations against Lindsey Graham
A transgender author and actress has alleged in a viral post that staunch anti-LGBTQ+ lawmaker Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had hired the writer for sex work, The Advocate reported on Monday.Jesse James...
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Too bad, so sad… 😂 Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
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And did he pay taxes on any of it? Joe Much? … Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
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There are fewer transgender athletes in the NCAA than there are women who have publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct.
He really doesn’t understand how the Constitution can be changed. There’d have to be an amendment, not just a statute. 🤦♀️ Trump calls on Congress to end birthright citizenship after court defeat
Yasss!!!! Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand
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Tragic but #FAFO Hegseth should be held responsible: Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
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97 of the pardoned January 6 rioters have been charged and convicted of other serious crimes like child molestation, felonious assault, reckless homicide, and other violent crimes. Trump pardoned them because they committed violence in his name. He’s responsible. www.thirteen.org/programs/pbs...
Trump's reframing of Jan. 6 reignites accountability debate | PBS News Hour
New concerns are emerging about President Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants after a recent report found that nearly 100 of them have been arrested, charged or convicted of additional crimes...
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The fragility of racists is off the charts. They just love telling on themselves and announcing their complete ignorance to American history. Smh #Juneteenth
Yeah, yeah, he’s the expert in construction…. #ETTD The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover
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Hmm. I thought it was Donald's overfilled diapers: 'Sulfurous odors' wafting from White House explained in new report www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
'Sulfurous odors' wafting from White House explained in new report
There's a new occupational hazard wafting through the upper ranks of the Trump administration, and it's not policy disputes — it's the lingering scent of fermented cabbage, according to a new report.H...
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😂 Trump Ordered ‘American Flag Blue’ for the Reflecting Pool. It’s Green Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/c...
Trump Ordered ‘American Flag Blue’ for the Reflecting Pool. It’s Green Again.
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Such great people…. Granted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...
Granted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes
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Paxton crushes Cornyn in Senate primary in a big win for MAGA: this is actually great for Democrats… At least let’s hope.
Ex Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb on Trump’s $1.776 BILLION Seditionist Slush Fund: “Todd Blanche sold his soul… this is really just a criminal conspiracy to steal money from the taxpayers."
1/ “We must, indeed, all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” Benjamin Franklin. That is the whole assignment for Democrats right now. Division is a fatal trap. Unity is not “kumbaya.” Unity is the survival strategy for us. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Good riddance. Although the orange guy is likely to appoint another worthless lackey: Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence
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