Mike Madrid

To all my friends and colleagues still in the cult - today is an especially good day to leave.

Thanks Dr 🙏🏼

The Red Hats Have Become The Red Coats MAGA Republicans are the defenders of tyranny and the authoritarian state

The Red Hats Have Become The Red Coats.

The same movement that claims to be the heirs of the Founders vision for America are the greatest advocates for tyranny and authoritarianism.
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I miss Saturday mornings in America that were about watching people at farmers markets and not videos of our government killing US citizens

The Latino Vote Voices: From Foster Care to the White House - Mickey Ibarra's Stories of Latino Leadership Podcast Episode · The Latino Vote · 01/21/2026 · 46m

"I was an Assistant to the President before I had the courage to share my story."

Mickey Ibarra on why Latino stories matter—and how he's built an entire network to make sure they're told.

New Latino Vote Voices episode with @mikemadrid.bsky.social

Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The New World Order Mark Carney’s Davos Declaration: America’s Hegemonic Era Is Over

The New World Order.

The end of America as the sole global superpower is over and it was declared by one of our closest allies open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

The Decline of Empire What happens to a people whose identity changes from being the dominant force in the world to being one among a handful?

When empires decline.

It’s rare in human history that we can so readily identify one man’s name with the decline of empire but at the current pace of American devolution, it’s clear that name will be etched in eternity and most likely in faux gold letters: Trump. open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

He’s exactly right

The end days of Trump. They're starting to turn on him

"The elite of Rome knew the madness wouldn’t last forever. While public spectacle & lavish pageantry masked an empty treasury, fear & obedience replaced any real loyalty. Senators applauded in public while whispering threats in private"

The Last Days of Caligula Madness in Power: Caligula’s Final Days and its Lessons for Trump’s Second Act

Today’s essay: Trump and the last days of Caligula open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

Amazing essay - a must read.

this is such a powerful historical analysis of where we are and what could come next. maximally enraging and frightening.

The Last Days of Caligula Madness in Power: Caligula’s Final Days and its Lessons for Trump’s Second Act

What the last days of the Roman emperor Caligula can teach us about the second Trump administration open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

The Wall Street Journal poll dropping right now showing Americans blaming Trump for the bad economy on top of this morning’s historically bad CNN poll are setting a narrative that’s gonna be hard for him to climb out of before the midterms.

Greenland should rename itself Epstein Island and Trump will do everything he can to avoid them.

Great analysis, Mike

..."The ICE collapse reveals something critical about current political realignment: traditional left-right immigration positions are being superseded by broader skepticism of concentrated federal power."

POLLING MEMO: Why Support for ICE is Melting ICE's negatives are a political liability - Here's how to make it worse for them heading into the midterms

POLLING MEMO: Public support for ICE is melting. Heres how to make it worse for them: open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

YouTube video by The Latino Vote Podcast Good vs. Power: From Venezuela to Minnesota Streets.

@thelatinovote.bsky.social is back for 2026! And what a long year it has been
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social tackle Venezuela, ICE violence and why Latino voters are moving toward results over rhetoric.

🎧 Season opener of The Latino Vote Podcast out now:
youtu.be/fT4hJAvuXZ8

This is an important and excellent read for those angered by Trump’s enshittification of our nation’s sacred spaces.

Is Nothing Sacred? The Olive Garden Presidency: How Trump Turned Sacred Spaces into Strip Mall America

The desecration of the Rose Garden offends more than standards of beauty, it’s a violation of the sacred.

Trump has turned it into The Olive Garden - a fake sense of experience when it’s nothing more than empty calories and free breadsticks. open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

After reading @mikemadrid.bsky.social’s newsletter yesterday, my goal for this year is to get *one other* person to attend a protest this year. We need to hit that 3.5% number. That means *doubling* the turnout for last October’s #NoKings protest, and repeating that again and again.

"“there’s what’s called the 3.5% Rule, which is that if you look at authoritarian regimes of various kinds all over the world over the last century, once you have 3.5% of a pop protesting nonviolently against a dictator or an authoritarian, that is essentially an unstoppable force,” she explained"

Do Protests Work? Rachel Maddow said something that made me stop in my tracks - So I dug a little deeper. What I found was illuminating.

If you want a shot of feel-good juice, a smidge of hopium, @mikemadrid.bsky.social knocks it outta the park again.

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I’ve never been to Connecticut! Thank you 🙏🏼

A pinko commie liberal and non-MAGA republican walk into a Mexican breakfast cafe…

Fun stuff to come with this guy! @mikemadrid.bsky.social

Do Protests Work? Rachel Maddow said something that made me stop in my tracks - So I dug a little deeper. What I found was illuminating.

Rachel Maddow mentioned something about protest activity I had never heard before so I looked into it deeper.

What I found was illuminating
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The Daughters of Different American Revolutions Renee Good and Ashley Babbitt embody the incompatible ideas of what America is.

Ashley Babbitt and Renee Good?

One woman spent months planning to break democracy. The other spent a morning responding to democracy breaking down around her. open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

Notes on America - Chapter 6 A recording from Mike Madrid's live video

Below an *excellent*, thought-provoking convo on the issues of the past few days, and on what may be coming next including for the Midterms. Thank you, @mikemadrid.bsky.social and @defiance13.bsky.social for a very instructive evening.

Notes on America - Chapter 6 open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

One in five Latino men are employed in the construction industry or a related field

In Cold Blood An ICE agent has killed an American Citizen. A new era is upon us.

Like many, I’m beyond enraged this morning. I’ve posted and reposted. @mikemadrid.bsky.social wrote an article about the killing I suggest you read.

“A woman is dead in Minneapolis this morning because she tried to drive away from men with guns. That is the state of American freedom in 2026.”