Michael AA
@amicangelo.bsky.social
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Michael AA
@amicangelo.bsky.social
· Mar 23
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Our government is now at the stage where we’re seizing electronic devices from US citizens returning from overseas, plugging those devices into something, and deporting some US citizens who don’t pass whatever they’re testing for.
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Inhumane
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
www.propublica.org
August 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Inhumane
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US national debt just hit $40 trillion.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
August 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
US national debt just hit $40 trillion.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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August 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
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Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
August 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
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“In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘We shook up the world,’” Abdul El-Sayed declared after winning an intense primary campaign, where he was outspent by as much as 11 to 1. “What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.”
This is a winning message for November.
This is a winning message for November.
Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
www.thenation.com
August 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘We shook up the world,’” Abdul El-Sayed declared after winning an intense primary campaign, where he was outspent by as much as 11 to 1. “What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.”
This is a winning message for November.
This is a winning message for November.
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Let’s talk about election interference.
July 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Let’s talk about election interference.
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July 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Little kids, graduating kindergarten. Little kids.
Trump is now using his platform to attack kindergarteners because they are Muslim
July 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Little kids, graduating kindergarten. Little kids.
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The body of a dead baby duck floats in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations directed by Donald Trump resulted in an algae infestation, leading workers to pour hydrogen peroxide into the water. June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz.
June 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The body of a dead baby duck floats in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations directed by Donald Trump resulted in an algae infestation, leading workers to pour hydrogen peroxide into the water. June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz.
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The Trump administration’s plan to classify 2.7 million people as dead, which was not carried out, would have been used to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
This would have potentially cut them off from government benefits and other services. https://wapo.st/4vsMMhj
This would have potentially cut them off from government benefits and other services. https://wapo.st/4vsMMhj
June 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Trump administration’s plan to classify 2.7 million people as dead, which was not carried out, would have been used to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
This would have potentially cut them off from government benefits and other services. https://wapo.st/4vsMMhj
This would have potentially cut them off from government benefits and other services. https://wapo.st/4vsMMhj
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Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
June 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
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The agent who booked the artists for the Trump state fair event is named Jeff Epstein.
I can't.
I can't.
June 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The agent who booked the artists for the Trump state fair event is named Jeff Epstein.
I can't.
I can't.
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They had contracts for prison labor at these camps?? Before they even bought them?
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Contracts Show ICE Planned Detainee Labor at Warehouse Sites Slated as Short-Term Facilities
Contracts signed before the government owned either warehouse described years of detention operations, and a program to put detainees to work
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May 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
They had contracts for prison labor at these camps?? Before they even bought them?
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“I live in constant fear that I will be subjected to further baseless detentions just for going about my daily life."
On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.
On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.
ICE keeps detaining the same US citizen again, and again, and again. He’s fighting back.
“I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.
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May 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
“I live in constant fear that I will be subjected to further baseless detentions just for going about my daily life."
On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.
On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.
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We've updated our habeas tracker again, and more than **40,000** new cases have been opened since Trump took office again. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
projects.propublica.org
April 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We've updated our habeas tracker again, and more than **40,000** new cases have been opened since Trump took office again. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
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1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
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The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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BREAKING: Trump loses war against wokeness
Trump is about to hit REM on camera during an Oval Office event. It's just incredible.
April 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
BREAKING: Trump loses war against wokeness
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1. Trump has weaponized the FCC to control the media under his autocratic rule. Now, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is turning the agency towards his next target: transgender characters in TV shows.
He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters.
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He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters.
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Trump's FCC Targets Parental Rating System Over Transgender TV Characters
The FCC is seeking comment on whether the TV Parental Guidelines rating system needs to be changed to penalize shows for transgender or nonbinary content.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
1. Trump has weaponized the FCC to control the media under his autocratic rule. Now, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is turning the agency towards his next target: transgender characters in TV shows.
He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters.
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He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters.
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More than 150 million people across the U.S., including nearly half the nation’s children, live in areas affected by harmful levels of air pollution, according to a new report.
More Americans are exposed to polluted air in the United States. See where.
An estimated 33.5 million children in the United States — or nearly half of people under 18 — live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
More than 150 million people across the U.S., including nearly half the nation’s children, live in areas affected by harmful levels of air pollution, according to a new report.
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1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people.
The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.
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The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.
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Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling
The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people.
The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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I’m very proud of my wife for sharing the details she did. I’m disgusted by all of it. She found herself in one of those moments where she didn’t care what she lost if it helped one other person. The reality is the truth don’t care who tells it, but she told it. Love you @allysammarco.bsky.social
Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her | CNN
A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated, an allegation Swalwell strongly de...
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April 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m very proud of my wife for sharing the details she did. I’m disgusted by all of it. She found herself in one of those moments where she didn’t care what she lost if it helped one other person. The reality is the truth don’t care who tells it, but she told it. Love you @allysammarco.bsky.social
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Can it really be considered an exclusive when I’ve been telling people this for months?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
April 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Can it really be considered an exclusive when I’ve been telling people this for months?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
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Rep. Scanlon comments on my story about the new FBI-led NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center 👇
April 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Rep. Scanlon comments on my story about the new FBI-led NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center 👇
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Followers of the white-nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes once constituted a tiny subculture of America’s young right; now they hope to overtake it. Antonia Hitchens reports on the Groypers’s growing influence over the Republican Party.
How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics
Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.
www.newyorker.com
April 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Followers of the white-nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes once constituted a tiny subculture of America’s young right; now they hope to overtake it. Antonia Hitchens reports on the Groypers’s growing influence over the Republican Party.