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Michael Artz

@michaelartz.bsky.social

Union lawyer, disappointed in oh so many

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the right also owns the headlines. the right also did a great job convincing way too many people about the notion of a "liberal media". Very few if any "liberals" sit in ownership chairs in the media space.

24.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This well reported piece tracked 23 DHS warehouse purchase/lease attempts, how they have attempted to skirt local regs & officials, & avoid opposition.

"'If they are going to house people there, it is a death camp. I don’t say that lightly,' said Arizona Sen. Analise Ortiz." shorturl.at/fmMj9

10.02.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Even without the political messaging

The MAGA pitch is my "yeah we're creepy and evil and brutal but you need us to protect you from *the other*"

Here's "the other" you need to fear: a bunch of hot people dancing and having fun

09.02.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh

09.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7146    πŸ” 1630    πŸ’¬ 189    πŸ“Œ 233

crazy to see PREPA make the superbowl half time show

09.02.2026 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What can you do with a history degree?

09.02.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1477    πŸ” 335    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4

telemundo. practice some spanish

08.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sorry nfl, an ad about los angeles being on fire is in bad taste

08.02.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

using auto-tune for the superbowl national anthem is cheating

08.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

he's dated both Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick

08.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What do you say to those who claim you’re not American?

I understand it’s confusing to encounter an American who can speak two different languages.

What do you say to those who claim you’re not American? I understand it’s confusing to encounter an American who can speak two different languages.

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/

08.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7887    πŸ” 1337    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 49

Eric Clapton maybe. Elvis. Tons of actors.

08.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

nbc superbowl pregame seems to be mostly about the stadium. telemundo's superbowl pregame seems to be mostly about Bad Bunny and Owen Wilson

08.02.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.

30.01.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5285    πŸ” 1707    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 59
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Obamacare enrollment drops after enhanced premium subsidies expire | CNN Politics More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the enhanced federal pre...

One million fewer Americans have enrolled in a healthcare plan through the ACA because Trump & the GOP allowed vital tax credits to expire. This is going to leave our communities sicker, poorer, and worse off. www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

31.01.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. β€œIt's frightening,” one said.

I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.

They're afraid.

One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are β€œhunting down their family members.”

@notus.com:

www.notus.org/immigration/...

30.01.2026 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1980    πŸ” 674    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 53
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

πŸ“·οΈ: Aaron Lavinsky

30.01.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18088    πŸ” 5863    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 329

I've repeated this many times across social media platforms and verbally, the most anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian action one can take in these times is to form, join and/or support a labor union in your workplace and/or community.

30.01.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

30.01.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 23829    πŸ” 5556    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 128

Frankenstein is only worth it on the big screen.

28.01.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown β€˜disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports

"'We lost all trust,' a current ICE official added. 'I’m not sure I can see how we exist three years from now.'”

If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

26.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 602    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 24

This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.

24.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8421    πŸ” 2291    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 42

while they got us fighting each other they are stealing soooooo much money

23.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

of course he's gaslighting. but without the sustained pressure they are facing, the regime wouldn't send that sewer clown on the road to do even that. resistance works. sometimes slowly, not always linear, but it works.

23.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nine years old

23.01.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7606    πŸ” 3166    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 259

it's the same playbook the narcos use south of the border in their human trafficking business. i will not surprise me in the least if we find out later that narcos are in the mix here too.

23.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.

23.01.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2252    πŸ” 867    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 25

you mean like how they were fire hosed on tv in the 1960's? history rhymes and all that.

23.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump administration admits to mishandling private Social Security data The Justice Department admitted that employees of DOGE had, in fact, jeopardized the security of Americans’ personal Social Security data.

In a bombshell disclosure, the Justice Department has admitted that employees of DOGE did, in fact, jeopardize the security of Americans’ personal Social Security data. β€œExactly as we warned,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders in a press statement. www.afscme.org/blog/trump-a...

22.01.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.

Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

22.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4532    πŸ” 3038    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 227