Michelle Newsum
@shellen.bsky.social
Longtime primary school teacher.
Number One In America -- David Massengill
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October 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
ISIS does beheading videos, but we are SO moral.
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says (Gift Article)
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM
ISIS does beheading videos, but we are SO moral.
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
A Florida activist who went to jail for hacking a local elections system.
A gambling executive who promoted conspiracy theories about the Las Vegas massacre in 2017.
A former prosecutor forced off a murder case for peeking at the defense team’s strategy documents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
A gambling executive who promoted conspiracy theories about the Las Vegas massacre in 2017.
A former prosecutor forced off a murder case for peeking at the defense team’s strategy documents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks (Gift Article)
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A Florida activist who went to jail for hacking a local elections system.
A gambling executive who promoted conspiracy theories about the Las Vegas massacre in 2017.
A former prosecutor forced off a murder case for peeking at the defense team’s strategy documents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
A gambling executive who promoted conspiracy theories about the Las Vegas massacre in 2017.
A former prosecutor forced off a murder case for peeking at the defense team’s strategy documents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
“It’s not enough to simply have his super PAC slush fund foot the bill — an illegal action itself,” Schumer said. “Trump must return this money to the American people and there must be a full investigation into this gross waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“It’s not enough to simply have his super PAC slush fund foot the bill — an illegal action itself,” Schumer said. “Trump must return this money to the American people and there must be a full investigation into this gross waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
Lafayette Square…
Inside Trump’s Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside Trump’s Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Lafayette Square…
Inside Trump’s Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside Trump’s Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Under threats from Trump’s FCC chairman Brendan Carr, Jimmy Kimmel had to put his interview with James Tallarico on YouTube. Yet Trump is free to use taxpayer money to run political ads on Fox.
September 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Under threats from Trump’s FCC chairman Brendan Carr, Jimmy Kimmel had to put his interview with James Tallarico on YouTube. Yet Trump is free to use taxpayer money to run political ads on Fox.
Portland and Eugene 🪴
The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
The Homeless Community in Portland That Became Self-Governed (Gift Article)
Portland’s Dignity Village has been a place for people without housing for more than 25 years.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Portland and Eugene 🪴
The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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September 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
“To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
The charter, written largely by the U.S., prohibited members from threatening or using force against a country’s territorial integrity except in self-defense, or with U.N. authorization.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
The charter, written largely by the U.S., prohibited members from threatening or using force against a country’s territorial integrity except in self-defense, or with U.N. authorization.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision (Gift Article)
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
The charter, written largely by the U.S., prohibited members from threatening or using force against a country’s territorial integrity except in self-defense, or with U.N. authorization.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
The charter, written largely by the U.S., prohibited members from threatening or using force against a country’s territorial integrity except in self-defense, or with U.N. authorization.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
Trump decreed that the closing would take place immediately but that the renovation would not begin until courts — potentially the Supreme Court — allow his name on the building front.
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Trump decreed that the closing would take place immediately but that the renovation would not begin until courts — potentially the Supreme Court — allow his name on the building front.
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Jamie Raskin called on the news media to boycott the White House if Mr. Trump “keeps violating press freedom.”
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters (Gift Article)
Some Democrats said President Trump’s ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters as Republicans face deep challenges in the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Jamie Raskin called on the news media to boycott the White House if Mr. Trump “keeps violating press freedom.”
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
A San Antonio emergency room sent Tierra Walker home with a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in 2024, her son found her dead. It was his 15th birthday.
Family of Woman Who Died While Pregnant Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Family of Woman Who Died While Pregnant Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Texas Abortion Ban Blamed in Pregnant Woman’s Death in Lawsuit (Gift Article)
The lawsuit claims that state officials created a climate of fear that kept doctors from ending Tierra Walker’s pregnancy before she died.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A San Antonio emergency room sent Tierra Walker home with a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in 2024, her son found her dead. It was his 15th birthday.
Family of Woman Who Died While Pregnant Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Family of Woman Who Died While Pregnant Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
September 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
Such a ridiculous and dangerous idiot.
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump posted.
Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump posted.
Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO (Gift Article)
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Such a ridiculous and dangerous idiot.
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump posted.
Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump posted.
Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
The stolen funds would go only to married couples; harnessing federal funds to promote a traditional view of families.
Currently, 80% of families receiving child care subsidies are single, working parents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
Currently, 80% of families receiving child care subsidies are single, working parents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The stolen funds would go only to married couples; harnessing federal funds to promote a traditional view of families.
Currently, 80% of families receiving child care subsidies are single, working parents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
Currently, 80% of families receiving child care subsidies are single, working parents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
Opinion | Pierre Damas Bel Should Not Be Dead (Gift Article)
Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trump is an outlaw. And our system was not built for an outlaw in the Oval.
He zeros in on loopholes in the law and the system that are based on trust and the assumption that our leaders — and their families — will be not be voracious scam artists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
He zeros in on loopholes in the law and the system that are based on trust and the assumption that our leaders — and their families — will be not be voracious scam artists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
Opinion | Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts (Gift Article)
Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Trump is an outlaw. And our system was not built for an outlaw in the Oval.
He zeros in on loopholes in the law and the system that are based on trust and the assumption that our leaders — and their families — will be not be voracious scam artists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
He zeros in on loopholes in the law and the system that are based on trust and the assumption that our leaders — and their families — will be not be voracious scam artists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
Reposted by Michelle Newsum
Critics slam teachers and public schools for low reading scores. Much of that criticism misses real problem: Common Core State Standards and the Science of Reading (SoR) seriously hamper children's writing (their voices) and, in turn, their ability to learn to read. nancyebailey.com/2026/09/03/c...
Common Core and Science of Reading’s Troubling Disregard for Student Writing and Voice - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Critics slam teachers and public schools for low reading scores. Much of that criticism is wrong and misses the real problem. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Science of Reading (SoR) bo...
nancyebailey.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Critics slam teachers and public schools for low reading scores. Much of that criticism misses real problem: Common Core State Standards and the Science of Reading (SoR) seriously hamper children's writing (their voices) and, in turn, their ability to learn to read. nancyebailey.com/2026/09/03/c...
“When we started, there was not even a term for sexual harassment,” Ms. Steinem often said. “It was just called life.”
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“When we started, there was not even a term for sexual harassment,” Ms. Steinem often said. “It was just called life.”
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Patagonia continues to do the right thing. 🦅
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Utah National Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Utah National Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Patagonia continues to do the right thing. 🦅
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Utah National Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Utah National Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Love this man…
Read directs county clerks to follow existing Oregon election law
www.registerguard.com/story/news/p...
Read directs county clerks to follow existing Oregon election law
www.registerguard.com/story/news/p...
Read directs county clerks to follow existing Oregon election law
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read on Aug. 25 directed Oregon's county clerks to follow existing state law for the November election.
www.registerguard.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Love this man…
Read directs county clerks to follow existing Oregon election law
www.registerguard.com/story/news/p...
Read directs county clerks to follow existing Oregon election law
www.registerguard.com/story/news/p...
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Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.
August 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.
Reposted by Michelle Newsum
Despite a block by federal courts, USPS says they will only deliver mail ballots in states that shared voter data with the feds.
Trump said cracking down on mail ballots would “guarantee the midterms” for his party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Trump said cracking down on mail ballots would “guarantee the midterms” for his party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots (Gift Article)
The plan complies with President Trump’s executive order to restrict mail voting, which was blocked by federal courts and is under review at the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Despite a block by federal courts, USPS says they will only deliver mail ballots in states that shared voter data with the feds.
Trump said cracking down on mail ballots would “guarantee the midterms” for his party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Trump said cracking down on mail ballots would “guarantee the midterms” for his party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Trump demanded she retract the report, apologize and give him an unspecified amount of money.
Tanden said they would not cower just because the facts were inconvenient to him.
Trump Threatens Suit Over Report He Doesn’t Like,
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Tanden said they would not cower just because the facts were inconvenient to him.
Trump Threatens Suit Over Report He Doesn’t Like,
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Trump demanded she retract the report, apologize and give him an unspecified amount of money.
Tanden said they would not cower just because the facts were inconvenient to him.
Trump Threatens Suit Over Report He Doesn’t Like,
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Tanden said they would not cower just because the facts were inconvenient to him.
Trump Threatens Suit Over Report He Doesn’t Like,
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...