The Whoopie Cushion Presidency
After the weekendβs protests, political assassination, and impotent military parade, a whole new level of pathetic has fallen over the land.
"When the president lashes out that immigration is somehow responsible for transgenderism, it indicates to me both that theyβre out of ideas and that we might have just found the plot for the 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar' sequel." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/the-whoopi...
16.06.2025 17:02 β π 253 π 31 π¬ 3 π 4
Mobilizing for truth, turnips, and my forthcoming βmanifestoβ
'Weβve got to speak out, frankly'
My plea for participating in next weekendβs No Kings rally, some visual and gastro recommendations, and Geraldine Brooks on why Paper Girl is not just my memoir; itβs my manifesto: open.substack.com/pub/bethmacy...
08.06.2025 16:45 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1
Wishing Well
Scott Adams told me never to speak to him again.
His politics are bad. His worldview is bad. But I will be damned if Iβm going to succumb to the same hatred he spent the final years of his life selling. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/wishing-well
21.05.2025 16:08 β π 583 π 42 π¬ 93 π 37
Good morning !
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Very useful interactive spreadsheet of the college/univ prez who have signed this declaration of academic independence.
Up to 480 signers now, up from 180 three days ago.
Thanks to @ejgoldstick.bsky.social for putting it together.
For reference, his doc is here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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'I'll go to jail if I have to'
How to care for local immigrants like your life, too, depends on itβand a call for ideas
Advice from a 76-year-old pastor friend whoβs ready to go to jail. My piece on protesting with purpose, getting ready for bellwether elections, and a plea for your ideas. Let's honor our veterans who died for true American values like due process, not despotism. open.substack.com/pub/bethmacy...
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This is the crowd for Bernie and AOC in a state that voted for Trump by over 36% last year.
15.04.2025 02:49 β π 8913 π 1347 π¬ 254 π 73
Favorite sign from Saturday!Roanoke showed up!
07.04.2025 21:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Roanoke Virginia showing up today!
05.04.2025 21:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you are not watching @booker.senate.gov right now, drop everything and turn him on. History in the making.
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THEY'RE CALLED MUPPETS NOT MONSTERS
01.04.2025 20:41 β π 1660 π 186 π¬ 119 π 21
So proud of this friend! Every Monday !
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02.03.2025 03:35 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
support Women Owned Businesses!
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My poster for todays protest
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Presidents Day Protest, Roanoke,Va.
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Presidentsβ Day protest in Roanoke,Va.
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today in Roanoke Va
17.02.2025 19:22 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Printmaking in the studio on this rainy day.
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I hope to see you all in town !
14.02.2025 15:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Blimpie
βYou donβt need to write about it every day,β Martha told me over dinner at a good local Greek place here in France.
"A black curtain has descended over Washington DC, behind which the Wizard of X is doing to our government what he did to Twitter, turning something that worked pretty well but had problems into something that functions worse, hemorrhages value, and attracts Nazis." open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...
06.02.2025 00:10 β π 482 π 69 π¬ 9 π 1
More members are joining us from both chambers, we'll be there on the west side (14th St NW) at 1:00
03.02.2025 15:50 β π 3953 π 1006 π¬ 147 π 94
How do we stop him?
02.02.2025 18:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My Patriotism
I am an American by birth.
"Now that my nation is being dismantled like an old TV set, I am starting to mourn the patriotism I thought didnβt matter very much to me. What Iβm learning is, it does.β michaelianblack.substack.com/p/my-patriot...
02.02.2025 10:41 β π 651 π 64 π¬ 26 π 15
I am listening to chers memoir.
02.02.2025 14:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
If I'm here, there must be something to it, right?
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