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Mike Manolakes

@mmanolakes.bsky.social

Retired classroom teacher, community theatre actor and director, Civil War reenactor, author of science fiction, alternate history, and supernatural mystery (www.manolakes.com) in Tucson AZ. Lifelong Democrat, lifelong Yankees fan.

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Eight months ago, I predicted that by Christmas, Trump would declare that the Constitution is no longer in force. I think he's still on schedule.

25.10.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does it have to be Speaker Johnson who swears in Adelita Grijalva? The legal requirement is that the oath is taken, not who administers it. Leader Jeffries should swear her in on the steps of the Capitol, so she can finally get to work to do the job she was elected to do.

16.10.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Look forward to Stephen Miller's criminal trial and then life in prison for crimes against humanity

29.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 569    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 12

I'm trying to figure out when was the last time Trump was even inside a library.

20.08.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fight The Trump Takeover Rally Β· Mobilize The Texas House Democrats are denying quorum to stop the Trump takeover of Texas and block his attempt to rig the 2026 midterm elections. But Trump isn’t stopping in Texas. He’s targeting Missouri, Oh...

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13.08.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

07.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Governor Katie Hobbs has announced that she and her administration just erased nearly $430M in medical debt for Arizonans.

Thank you Governor, now for this to happen all over the country. πŸ’™πŸ‘Š

19.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5364    πŸ” 1393    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 63

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

22.06.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 35294    πŸ” 8982    πŸ’¬ 1067    πŸ“Œ 525
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Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan and Kristi Noem must be prosecuted for crimes against humanity We need Nuremberg type trials

Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan and Kristi Noem must be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Before you say this can not happen, check out my article where as a lawyer I make the case for how Trump, Miller, etc can and should be prosecuted. deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-step...

11.06.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 13

I look forward to Stephen Miller being tried for his crimes against humanity--along with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem--and receiving the most severe penalties allowed by law.

10.06.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7730    πŸ” 1882    πŸ’¬ 610    πŸ“Œ 169
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...

08.06.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8260    πŸ” 2468    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 112

Fuck the Epstein files

Tell us what you did to our election.

07.06.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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SERIOUS QUESTION: What is going on with all these β€œofficers” in tactical gear for a routine traffic stopβ€”with no clear identification?

They seem like imposters. And what’s up with that ball cap?

02.06.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8686    πŸ” 3314    πŸ’¬ 1368    πŸ“Œ 407

If God is God He is not good,
If God is good He is not God;
Take the even, take the odd....”

― Archibald MacLeish, J.B.: A Play in Verse

25.05.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not the Democrats that say that child is an American, it's the Constitution. Specifically the 14th Amendment, ironically passed by the Republican Party of the day.

16.05.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Robert Heinlein coined the word "tanstaafl" which is an acronym for There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

There ain't no such thing as a free jumbo jet, either.

14.05.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only tiny bit of good news in this colossal example of corruption is the suggestion from Trump that he will one day leave office.

11.05.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should be illegal for any law enforcement officer to wear a mask for the purpose of concealing their identity.

If Congress will not write a law banning this, the states should.

10.05.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So what's scarier -- that he's lying or that he's telling the truth?

07.05.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A constituent was forcibly removed from Mike Lawler’s town hall.

He has inadvertently created an instantly iconic image of the resistance.

05.05.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7092    πŸ” 2328    πŸ’¬ 294    πŸ“Œ 184

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. He should be the first inmate.

05.05.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In response to the first American president to admit he doesn't know if he has to follow the Constitution: Yes. Yes, you do.

04.05.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't care about trump impersonating the pope, I care about him impersonating the president of the U.S.

04.05.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump wants to proclaim May 8th as Victory Day for World War II. As usual, he displays his ignorance of history -- WW2 didn't end for the U.S. until the surrender of Japan on August 15. But who celebrates the victory on May 8? Russia, that's who -- the country Trump wants the U.S. to emulate.

04.05.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.

Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. -

Anne Frank

29.04.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4355    πŸ” 1543    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 76
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Tucson against Trump, 4/19/25.

19.04.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are all Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

17.04.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25
) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25 ) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

15.04.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 45529    πŸ” 14523    πŸ’¬ 964    πŸ“Œ 482

If you're looking for the warning signs of fascism, check the rear-view mirror.

15.04.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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