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@mikegmcg.bsky.social

Skeptic, nerd, attorney, political junkie, etc. I love film, art and jokes. “Scratch any cynic and you’ll find an idealist who’s been disappointed.” ~G. Carlin

296 Followers  |  227 Following  |  96 Posts  |  Joined: 21.06.2024  |  2.23

Latest posts by mikegmcg.bsky.social on Bluesky

Money is not “coming into the U.S.” from tariffs. Taxes are being collected from U.S. citizens!

Begging people to learn how #tariffs work.
#DonThwCon #ReverseRobinHood

07.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a man in a suit and tie stands at a podium with the words scrumtruescent written on the screen behind him Alt: Will Ferrell, impersonating James Lipton, stands at a podium with the words scrumtruescent written on the screen behind him

Scrumtrulescent

07.08.2025 02:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love that cover!

04.08.2025 21:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Steve Rogers and Indiana Jones are the poster boys for punching Nazis. Even if you twisted yourself into some kind of knot to justify the first term, there is no way IN HELL they would vote for Trump after 1/6. The media illiteracy in this entire graph is astounding.

04.08.2025 20:44 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I don’t like wasting money on frivolous vanity projects, but this is such a frivolous vanity project and is so ugly that we need to spend whatever is necessary in the next administration to root it up and out back the rose garden.

03.08.2025 02:01 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1

Once again, if there were actually "national security" (Section 232) or "national emergency" (IEEPA) reasons for tariffs, they wouldn't keep nventing reasons for truces & postponements. This is how you know the tariffs are wildly illegal, not only under WTO treat obligations, but also US law.

29.07.2025 01:57 — 👍 548    🔁 145    💬 17    📌 5
Photo of Tom Lehrer

Photo of Tom Lehrer

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

27.07.2025 17:33 — 👍 28244    🔁 4801    💬 838    📌 692

Count me among them.

25.07.2025 19:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“…[I]t invariably delivered a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.”

24.07.2025 13:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

23.07.2025 20:39 — 👍 14200    🔁 5546    💬 566    📌 411
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July 20, 2025
ICE Concentration Camp
Processing Center
Portland Oregon

21.07.2025 16:41 — 👍 2915    🔁 1471    💬 183    📌 78

Story: A deported British man says in a new Human Rights Watch report that he and other detainees at a Miami detention center were shackled and forced to eat without their hands, kneeling on their knees “like dogs” reason.com/2025/07/21/r...

21.07.2025 20:22 — 👍 537    🔁 265    💬 25    📌 36

You’ve documented the guitars a lot, but I would love to see the rest of your rig! Are you a DAW/plugin guy, or do you use an amp? Are you one of us tragic individuals with a pedal addiction?

21.07.2025 14:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

21.07.2025 01:09 — 👍 1434    🔁 512    💬 46    📌 17
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ICE just prevented me from entering an immigration detention facility in my district—a clear violation of federal law.

Members of Congress have the right to immediately access these facilities. Listen here 👇

20.07.2025 22:36 — 👍 10244    🔁 3841    💬 654    📌 200

I’m not saying I buy into this conspiracy theory yet, but I will say that the right made much more hay out of much less.

I know I should get over it but I will never not be bothered by the double standard.

19.07.2025 18:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW ANGLE

Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.

But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…

19.07.2025 16:19 — 👍 17833    🔁 8413    💬 2265    📌 1279
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

18.07.2025 00:15 — 👍 19668    🔁 7279    💬 833    📌 662
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Can A Temporary Restraining Order End The ICE Raids In L.A.? Up North It Worked, ACLU Says ~ L.A. TACO The ACLU SoCal reported that, so far, Border Patrol has been complying with a preliminary injunction in Kern County.

What did the restraining order against racial profiling by ICE do so far in one California County?

A lot, says @aclu.org

lataco.com/aclu-dhs-tro

17.07.2025 00:44 — 👍 701    🔁 271    💬 20    📌 3

I may be an accessory after the fact to several high profile crimes.

Shootings:
-Sheriff
-Man in Reno
-Jon Bon Jovi (through the heart)
-Paulie (some piano player in Texas)
-Nancy Sinatra (down)

17.07.2025 15:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MSNBC's Chris Hayes interviews U.S. vet who was detained for three days after ICE raid on farm

Chris Hayes interviews U.S. veteran and citizen who was detained for three days after ICE raid on farm www.mediamatters.org/msnbc/msnbcs...

17.07.2025 02:49 — 👍 2323    🔁 907    💬 47    📌 44
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U.S. Terror Group Take Credit for Assassinating Ukrainian Colonel The Base is an international white power group formed in the United States.

The American Neo-Nazi terrorist organization has taken credit for assassinating a Ukrainian intelligence officer in Kyiv last week.

16.07.2025 14:43 — 👍 46    🔁 37    💬 10    📌 10
Michael Eddingtom from Star Trek: Deep Space

Michael Eddingtom from Star Trek: Deep Space

‘Bout time we got a first person story of the marquis and their simultaneous battle against the Federation and the Cardassians!

16.07.2025 03:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Trump regime is about to burn 500 tons of USAID emergency food. Why?
Because it expired after its shipment was delayed.

1.5 million children could have eaten for a week. Now, taxpayers will spend $130K for it to be destroyed.

This isn’t just inefficient – it’s cruel.

15.07.2025 21:15 — 👍 6121    🔁 2488    💬 255    📌 145
Find Gaza fundraisers to support - Gaza Direct

The wonderful @mqudsi.bsky.social launched this site gazadirect.com so you can easily find fundraisers who need help the most

15.07.2025 13:55 — 👍 50    🔁 53    💬 3    📌 0
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Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an ICE field office in Washington state.

The First Amendment guarantees the essential right to assemble peacefully to advocate for any cause.

Reports that the Trump administration may be using invasive surveillance technology to monitor protests against their anti-immigrant polices without a warrant are deeply alarming.

13.07.2025 19:34 — 👍 1243    🔁 579    💬 52    📌 48
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Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.

The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility.

13.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 851    🔁 543    💬 49    📌 25

BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work.

She orders the agencies to stop.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

12.07.2025 01:36 — 👍 28129    🔁 7688    💬 815    📌 493
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2 men wearing 'ICE' vests rob motorist at gunpoint in Milton. What to know, plus safety tips If you are unsure if the person pulling you over is a law enforcement officer, call 911 to verify.

A man was robbed and assaulted in Milton, Delaware, by two masked men impersonating ICE agents www.delawareonline.com/story/news/c...

12.07.2025 12:01 — 👍 6190    🔁 3352    💬 378    📌 357
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A disabled US veteran and citizen is still missing after ICE raided Camarillo yesterday. The family can’t get answers from authorities.

Article in next post/

11.07.2025 21:35 — 👍 9141    🔁 4358    💬 355    📌 323

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