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Michael Troulis

@mtroulis.bsky.social

Hiker, biker, camper, computer programmer, whole foods plant-based, atheist, progressive Democrat. Let's work together to solve the world's problems. #VoteBlue

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15.11.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 24186    πŸ” 7852    πŸ’¬ 354    πŸ“Œ 242

We will have to move many more of us from watching and commiserating (which I do all the time too) to mobilizing our communities, volunteering like the 90k people in NYC did for Zorhan Mamdani, running for office, and other actions.

Millions of "small" actions create big cracks in fascism.

15.11.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Share their shame Bluesky⬇️

10.11.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 10

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.

Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.

This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

10.11.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 41381    πŸ” 9167    πŸ’¬ 1399    πŸ“Œ 425
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🎯🎯🎯

08.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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You voted for him Iowa!

07.11.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 6
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Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them β€œviolent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

πŸ“Œ Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

06.11.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 22318    πŸ” 13613    πŸ’¬ 1464    πŸ“Œ 1062
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A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?

05.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11355    πŸ” 5152    πŸ’¬ 1144    πŸ“Œ 492
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LET’S KEEP IT GOING‼️

05.11.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Trump brand is poisonβ€”and that should terrify the GOP Republicans just got routed. In Tuesday’s elections, Democrats didn’t merely hold onβ€”they demolished the GOP across the map, from Virginia ...

The Trump brand is poisonβ€”and that should terrify the GOP https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/11/5/2352202/-The-Trump-brand-is-poison-and-that-should-terrify-the-GOP?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

05.11.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 Richest U.S. Billionaires Have Expanded Wealth by $700 Billion Since Trump’s Return The 10 richest Americans have seen their wealth collectively grow by $700 billion since President Trump’s return to office. That’s according to a report by Oxfam America, which details that in 2025 th...

The 10 richest American billionaires have seen their wealth grow $700 billion since 🟠 came into office.

But children, veterans, the disabled and the elderly will go hungry.

www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/he...

04.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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β€’ Mamdani is NOT in the country illegally

β€’ Mamdani does NOT have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism

β€’ Mamdani has NOT said or done anything antisemitic

β€’ Mamdani did NOT call to "globalize the intifada"

β€’ Mamdani is NOT a communist
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

04.11.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5734    πŸ” 1695    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 73
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On the ballot today:

-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50

This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.

04.11.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11850    πŸ” 3364    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 137
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:

β€œThe limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

04.11.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11293    πŸ” 3502    πŸ’¬ 390    πŸ“Œ 140
Zohran kneeling, smiling and giving the thumbs up, next to a chalking on the sidewalk that says "Have You Voted Today" and "Make History, Vote Zohran, Nov. 4, 6am to 9pm"

Zohran kneeling, smiling and giving the thumbs up, next to a chalking on the sidewalk that says "Have You Voted Today" and "Make History, Vote Zohran, Nov. 4, 6am to 9pm"

Well have you?

If not, here's where: zohranfornyc.com/vote

04.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20166    πŸ” 3058    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 132
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Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."

30.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14607    πŸ” 4394    πŸ’¬ 639    πŸ“Œ 258
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Spotify hit with boycott calls after airing Trump's ICE ads: 'Don’t stream fascism' Outrage over Spotify running advertisements for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up on Tuesday, with the progressive advocacy group Indivisible urging users to cancel their subscriptions ...

Oh we're just getting started. www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...

30.10.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 816    πŸ” 313    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 21
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30.10.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."

30.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 24672    πŸ” 8599    πŸ’¬ 643    πŸ“Œ 347

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

29.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 27976    πŸ” 10742    πŸ’¬ 984    πŸ“Œ 464
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Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters Organizers said they planned to remain peaceful while delaying ICE efforts to separate the family. Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Durango Police Department officers arrived to monitor the situation. The...

"One agent appeared to grab a woman’s phone as she recorded him. When she tried to retrieve her phone, he grabbed her by the hair, pulled her across the road and pushed her to the ground."

Happening in tiny Durango, CO today. www.durangoherald.com/articles/con...

28.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 598    πŸ” 444    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 57
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

29.10.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 42372    πŸ” 13666    πŸ’¬ 1239    πŸ“Œ 1058
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The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.

29.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10173    πŸ” 4335    πŸ’¬ 385    πŸ“Œ 195
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Forget the polls. Take nothing for granted. And let's work our hearts out these next seven days.

Vote now: zohranfornyc.com/vote

Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

28.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 13852    πŸ” 3146    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 105
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

28.10.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 26981    πŸ” 8550    πŸ’¬ 588    πŸ“Œ 350

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.

I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.

If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

27.10.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10392    πŸ” 3303    πŸ’¬ 967    πŸ“Œ 112
A tweet from Robert Reich states:
β€œThe richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?”

A tweet from Robert Reich states: β€œThe richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?”

The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.

27.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12221    πŸ” 4094    πŸ’¬ 502    πŸ“Œ 131

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