Anthony Michael

It’s been a while since I’ve taken an internet quiz; this reading color quiz was a lot of fun. Nice to reflect on what I look for when I choose a book, and it definitely feels accurate. I would love to know my friends’ and family’s reading style if any of you want it try it! www.readyourcolor.com

I’m represented by 1 of 10 House Dems who voted to censure Al Green, and by 1 of 10 Senate Dems who voted for the spending bill. Split hairs about decorum & bipartisan ethos in normal times, not in today’s climate. Or at least answer emails and calls. This is all so fucking tone deaf & demoralizing.

There are about 25 horrifying US Politics articles I could repost today, but here’s this pupper enjoying Holi instead because mental health.

1. I want a wooly mouse as a pet, they are so incredibly cute
2. Very interesting conversations about reviving extinct species, I’d like to hear more in-depth analysis from both sides of the issue

Now let’s remember who obeyed in advance, and pay attention to who continues to obey even if the EO remains blocked.

"Not My President's Day" #NoKingsDay
#Cleveland #Protest

#Resist #Ohio: resistoh.io

#50501Movement
#fiftyfiftyone

YouTube video by Columbus Underground "No Kings Day" Protest in Columbus, Ohio on Monday, February 17th, 2025

7 minutes of protest footage from today in Downtown Columbus: youtu.be/fd1RxrAdz2w?...

'No Kings': Protesters Gather Outside Pennsylvania State Capitol on Presidents Day Protesters gathered outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Monday, February 17, as part of a nationwide demonstration organized by the 50501 Movement against the Trump administration.Footage filmed...

February 17 saw a fierce gathering at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, where the 50501 Movement led a nationwide protest against the tRump admin. Journalist Ryan Zickgraf shared footage of the Harrisburg crowd, waving signs and chanting, “No kings, no tyrants!”
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Ground News - Trump to pause enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials President Donald Trump on Monday planned to sign an executive order that directs the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing fo

I know they’re flooding the zone right now, but fucking seriously? Have they already given up on even PRETENDING to hide how deeply and obviously corrupt the Trump administration is?

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Oof I’m so sorry, going back to a car payment is hell.

Fuck. I hope the lawsuits undo this really, really soon. This is just outright evil, I can’t believe this is our reality.

Weird fucking times we live in where authoritarian, aspiring dictators publicly exchange expensive gag gifts that flaunt their collective wealth and recent acts of terrorism while merrily accelerating a genocide together.

Protesters gather with signs supporting democracy and opposing fascism in front of the Harrisburg Capitol building in Pennsylvania

Protesters gather with signs supporting democracy and opposing fascism in front of the Harrisburg Capitol building in Pennsylvania

Protesters gather with signs supporting democracy and opposing fascism in front of the Harrisburg Capitol building in Pennsylvania

A man and his husband stand with a protest sign with Elon Musk giving a Nazi salute in Harrisburg, PA.

There are protests against 47’s tyranny & Project 2025 in every state today. My husband and I had the honor of attending in Harrisburg and heard from a diverse and inspirational collection of speakers leading the fight. It’s nice to have hope! #Protest #USProtests #50501Protests #BuildTheResistance

My first time in downtown Harrisburg couldn’t have been for a better reason. Cold day, but any weather is great weather for a protest with @mimbo86.bsky.social
#BuildTheResistance

Ground News - CDC Orders Its Scientists To Withdraw New Papers To Hunt Out ‘Forbidden Terms': Reports The Trump administration reportedly wants to erase terms including gender, transgender, pregnant person, LGBT, transsexual and nonbinary.

A leaked CDC email includes a list of terms that are now forbidden in their scientists’ research publications, including LGBT, gender, transgender, pregnant person, and nonbinary.

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Pleeeeeease USA, don’t take decades to catch up to the UK on this one

Who is ready for fruit, lumber, and appliance prices to sky rocket?

Ground News - Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday rescinded an order that attempted to freeze federal aid spending just one day after it was issued.

Oh look, a very welcome pivot. Wonder how they’ll spin this as Democrats’ fault, the eventually spin it as their own victory.

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I’m deeply hopeful that the lawsuits will put an end to this particular piece of his bullshit. It’s very clearly illegal, as Congress is 100% the authority on government funding and spending. And hopefully there are enough Democrats with spines left in Congress to stop actual legislation.

The only thing I can honestly think of is if he suddenly declared an open border and doubled Biden-era funding for trans youth programs. But I literally can’t think of anything actually evil and heinous he could do that they wouldn’t eat up and endorse without question.

It’s such a slap in the face. He should have just switched parties and been honest with himself and us. His Yea vote on the Laken Riley Act just rubbed salt into the wound for me after all his other bullshit.

Fuck Fetterman. We thought it was Sanders values vs Dr. Oz, and it turns out it was Dr. Oz values vs Dr. Oz himself. We need to be able to impeach and remove elected officials if the values they campaigned with are directly opposed by their actual votes once they’re in office.

Hmmm this could prove to be a useful precedent in January 2029 🤔

I knowwww I’m a bad gay

Unpopular opinion: I don’t like the choreography for Dancing Through Life in the Wicked movie. It feels overly juvenile to me with the overextending and flailing, even beyond what the theme of the lyrics justifies. It just distracts from the scene that otherwise did great on set design & vocals.

The only bright spot in the deluge of coverage I’ve waded through after not watching the inauguration. I don’t care for religion, but it’s a huge relief having someone from the faith his base pretends to have calling them out on their hypocrisy.

Nazi salutes, transphobic & xenophobic (& unconstitutional) executive orders, massive blatant profiting off his position of power, obvious quid pro quo promises with the new tech broligarchy, immediate destruction of our progress on climate change. I’m not ready for this to be our daily news again.

I’m seeing claims that POTUS/VPOTUS accounts have just been reassigned, so if one followed Biden & Harris they’re now following the Unambiguously Fascist Duo. But I’m having trouble verifying that this is how it was handled previously, and several ppl have verified that unfollowing doesn’t stick…

My Discover feed inexplicably has frequent professional photos of herons and egrets that show up between the News, politics, and friends’ posts and I’m honestly 100% here for it.

Yes! I just finished a book on Libby right now! It’s definitely my primary source, but I love having the once-a-month option to get an audiobook that my library doesn’t have. Some of my taste in nonfiction is apparently unconventional.