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@namselson.bsky.social

No longer the leading Michigan expert on bluesky. Getting better at legislation and gardening. Opinions my own.

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Such a great building. The auditorium on the first floor is lovely too, and some of the stairwells really nail the old neoclassical vibe, feels like you're in some Greek temple

13.09.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hope you cover the tasteless laura palmer funko pop

31.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tim when you come to Michigan I've got a bottle of homemade Kahlua with your name on it, don't let me forget

13.08.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hulk Hogan, lying inexplicably sideways in his open coffin, being visited by a chihuahua dog, who looks distraught. The people behind the coffin do too

Hulk Hogan, lying inexplicably sideways in his open coffin, being visited by a chihuahua dog, who looks distraught. The people behind the coffin do too

I'm sorry, but this may be the funniest Facebook AI slop I have ever seen. Bury me sideways in my coffin, brother. Let my dog see

28.07.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12571    πŸ” 2372    πŸ’¬ 287    πŸ“Œ 264
1.	Ichiro Suzuki+ (30)	262	2004	762	L
2.	George Sisler+ (27)	257	1920	692	L
3.	Lefty O'Doul (32)	254	1929	732	L
 	Bill Terry+ (31)	254	1930	710	L
5.	Al Simmons+ (23)	253	1925	697	R
6.	Rogers Hornsby+ (26)	250	1922	704	R
 	Chuck Klein+ (25)	250	1930	722	L
8.	Ty Cobb+ (24)	248	1911	656	L
9.	George Sisler+ (29)	246	1922	655	L
10.	Ichiro Suzuki+ (27)	242	2001	738	L

1. Ichiro Suzuki+ (30) 262 2004 762 L 2. George Sisler+ (27) 257 1920 692 L 3. Lefty O'Doul (32) 254 1929 732 L Bill Terry+ (31) 254 1930 710 L 5. Al Simmons+ (23) 253 1925 697 R 6. Rogers Hornsby+ (26) 250 1922 704 R Chuck Klein+ (25) 250 1930 722 L 8. Ty Cobb+ (24) 248 1911 656 L 9. George Sisler+ (29) 246 1922 655 L 10. Ichiro Suzuki+ (27) 242 2001 738 L

These are the top ten numbers for hits in a baseball season. Note the dates, and who is there twice.

28.07.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

The narrative around people forming "relationships" with AI remind me of a Q&A I saw 25 yrs ago where someone asked Steve Albini if it was an adjustment to go from a drum machine (Big Black) to a human drummer (Shellac) and he said yeah the adjustment is I grew up and learned how to talk to people.

20.07.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 372    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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they found the july 3 fireworks' old posts

02.07.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A crude digital drawing, possibly made in MS Paint, of a huge anthropomorphic potato driving an old blue pickup truck with a pile of fresh fish, chicken, cheese, corn, and other foods in the back

A crude digital drawing, possibly made in MS Paint, of a huge anthropomorphic potato driving an old blue pickup truck with a pile of fresh fish, chicken, cheese, corn, and other foods in the back

Current obsession: the logo of Potato Express in Hammond

02.07.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
IT IS I, POKEY!!!!  I AM HOLDING A LOVELY TRANS FLAG AND DECLARING THUS:  HOORAY FOR MY NICE TRANS FRIENDS!!

IT IS I, POKEY!!!! I AM HOLDING A LOVELY TRANS FLAG AND DECLARING THUS: HOORAY FOR MY NICE TRANS FRIENDS!!

31.03.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4180    πŸ” 1445    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 10
An error message reads: Safari can't find the server "nca2023.globalchange.gov"

An error message reads: Safari can't find the server "nca2023.globalchange.gov"

BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.

This is what you get when you try to access them online

30.06.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2843    πŸ” 1315    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 116
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Huge news for bright color lovers! πŸ‘Ύ

Last night we made enough to order our very first drum of ink: fluorescent pink!

27.06.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

SCOTUS is using the least serious arguments to erase LGBTQ+ people from everywhere they can, including schools. Now would be a good time to read Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social if you haven’t yet.

27.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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In State Senator Mark Huizenga's District 30, tens of thousands of his constituents are at risk of losing health care thanks to Republicans in Washington

26.06.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are not a million new democratic socialists, but there are plenty of folks who are happy to see cuomo rejected

26.06.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From what slice of the Dem base I encounter at work and on socials, seems like the base is happy to see Schumer and Jeffries rebuked

26.06.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're not a student/in education (or a rare field with summer breaks), "waiting" for summer will burn you every time

25.06.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think to keep it on the level, an adult really needs to treat summer as every weekend May to September

25.06.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Protect Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy. Abolish ICE. Elect socialists. Unionize workers. Free Gaza. Fight Fascism. End Capitalism. 80,000 strong. DSA logo. Photo of Savannah DSA members at a demonstration.

Protect Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy. Abolish ICE. Elect socialists. Unionize workers. Free Gaza. Fight Fascism. End Capitalism. 80,000 strong. DSA logo. Photo of Savannah DSA members at a demonstration.

β€œI’m tired of feeling powerless. Joining DSA is the most effective way to get organized. DSA chapters across the country build strong communities and campaign for candidates who stand for working people against oligarchs. I want to be a part of it!” β€” North Carolina dsausa.org/join

23.06.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Right on the edge of unlocking Fluo Pink. :)

23.06.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump ran for President promising to end wars, not start new ones. Today’s unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark chapter in his endless series of betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos. In a city as global as ours, the impacts of war are felt deeply here at home. I am thinking of the New Yorkers with loved ones in harm’s way. 

While Donald Trump bears immediate responsibility for this illegal escalation, these actions are the result of a political establishment that would rather spend trillions of dollars on weapons than lift millions out of poverty, launch endless wars while silencing calls for peace, and fearmonger about outsiders while billionaires hollow out our democracy from within. 

For Americans middle aged and younger, this is all we have known. We cannot accept it any longer.

Donald Trump ran for President promising to end wars, not start new ones. Today’s unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark chapter in his endless series of betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos. In a city as global as ours, the impacts of war are felt deeply here at home. I am thinking of the New Yorkers with loved ones in harm’s way. While Donald Trump bears immediate responsibility for this illegal escalation, these actions are the result of a political establishment that would rather spend trillions of dollars on weapons than lift millions out of poverty, launch endless wars while silencing calls for peace, and fearmonger about outsiders while billionaires hollow out our democracy from within. For Americans middle aged and younger, this is all we have known. We cannot accept it any longer.

My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end.

22.06.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6269    πŸ” 1258    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 83
House War Powers Resolution
Thomas Massie (R-KY)	Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)	Joaquin Castro (D-TX)	Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)	Delia Ramirez (D-IL)	Mark Takano (D-CA)	Andre Carson (D-IN)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)	Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)	Chellie Pingree (D-ME)	Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)	Mark Pocan (D-WI)	Hank Johnson (D-GA)	Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Don Beyer (D-VA)	Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)	Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)	Al Green (D-TX)
Greg Casar (D-TX)	Paul Tonko (D-NY)	Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)	Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)	Becca Balint (D-VT)	Mike Thompson (D-CA)	Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Chuy Garcia (D-IL)	Chris Deluzio (D-PA)	Yasmin Ansari (D-AZ)	Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Val Hoyle (D-OR)	Veronica Escobar (D-TX)	Bennie Thompson (D-MS)	Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)	Gwen Moore (D-WI)	Lou Correa (D-CA)	Teresa Leger FernΓ‘ndez (D-NM)
Summer Lee (D-PA)	Lateefah Simon (D-CA)	Betty McCollum (D-MN)	Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Jim McGovern (D-MA)	Sara Jacobs (D-CA)	Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)	
Ilhan Omar (D-MN)	Betty McCollum (D-MN)	Mark Desaulnier (D-CA)	

Senate War Powers Resolution 
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Senate No War Against Iran Act
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Ed Markey (D-MA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)

House War Powers Resolution Thomas Massie (R-KY) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Joaquin Castro (D-TX) Stephen Lynch (D-MA) Ro Khanna (D-CA) Delia Ramirez (D-IL) Mark Takano (D-CA) Andre Carson (D-IN) Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Mark Pocan (D-WI) Hank Johnson (D-GA) Maxwell Frost (D-FL) Don Beyer (D-VA) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Al Green (D-TX) Greg Casar (D-TX) Paul Tonko (D-NY) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Becca Balint (D-VT) Mike Thompson (D-CA) Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Chuy Garcia (D-IL) Chris Deluzio (D-PA) Yasmin Ansari (D-AZ) Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) Val Hoyle (D-OR) Veronica Escobar (D-TX) Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Gwen Moore (D-WI) Lou Correa (D-CA) Teresa Leger FernΓ‘ndez (D-NM) Summer Lee (D-PA) Lateefah Simon (D-CA) Betty McCollum (D-MN) Diana DeGette (D-CO) Jim McGovern (D-MA) Sara Jacobs (D-CA) Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Betty McCollum (D-MN) Mark Desaulnier (D-CA) Senate War Powers Resolution - Tim Kaine (D-VA) - Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Senate No War Against Iran Act - Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - Peter Welch (D-VT) - Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) - Ed Markey (D-MA) - Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) - Tina Smith (D-MN)

UPDATE: At least *60* members of Congress have now signed on to efforts against the Trump-Vance admin's war on Iran.

59 Democrats. 1 Republican.

After the attack, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced support for the War Powers Act and is urging all senators to vote for it.

22.06.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1267    πŸ” 428    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 50
President George W. Bush in front of a sign that says "mission accomplished." (It was not)

President George W. Bush in front of a sign that says "mission accomplished." (It was not)

22.06.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.

21.06.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10247    πŸ” 1636    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 121

He's definitely too influenced by "the groups." Worth cautioning your followers

21.06.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is Mahmoud, addressing the media outside.

20.06.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3737    πŸ” 807    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 218
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Making steady process toward fluorescent pink ink!

19.06.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

on top of the β€œconstituent” thing, Abrego Garcia was not an illegal immigrant! he was under a withholding of removal order, meaning he was living and working here legally

19.06.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2156    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 2

@namselson is following 20 prominent accounts