Michaela Cogswell
@mcogswell.bsky.social
JD, Passed the Bar, ESQ loading, Former Texan in NorCal, Baylor Grad, #HTown Raised, Ex-Republican, Ex-Church. Former-IT, Former-Chef, Cats, Sports (especially CFB, CBB, WNBA, Texans)
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Michaela Cogswell
@mcogswell.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Welcome to BlueSky. This is a thread of some of the starter tips, I've picked up in the last week and an extra bit of information for the newskies who are #BaylorFamily.
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19: “People keep acting like the Republicans and Democrats are on two opposing teams, like surely the Democrats are going to start playing defense any day now. But the Republicans are on the field and the Democrats are IN THE STANDS WATCHING. Nobody’s left to play defense but us.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
19: “People keep acting like the Republicans and Democrats are on two opposing teams, like surely the Democrats are going to start playing defense any day now. But the Republicans are on the field and the Democrats are IN THE STANDS WATCHING. Nobody’s left to play defense but us.”
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Honestly, at this point, I think Trump is a wind-up dementia patient and every time he's on camera, they've got him on enough Adderall to make a sloth chase down a cheetah.
Love to have a President who can't be left alone for five minutes with his grifting, con men advisors.
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Honestly, at this point, I think Trump is a wind-up dementia patient and every time he's on camera, they've got him on enough Adderall to make a sloth chase down a cheetah.
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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I realize transphobes aren't the most logical, but what are these incredibly successful women's sports that men want to dominate? The highest paid WNBA player makes less than the NBA minimum. Women's soccer has to fight to play on natural grass, something men automatically get to do.
In this case, the alleged problem -- men pretending to be women so they can dominate women's sports -- does not exist, and policies to prevent even any potential abuse of the system are already in place. This leaves the policy proponents actually want: banning trans people from public life.
See, the path to victory is telling people that their bs moral panics are real. Then don't offer any solutions (because there are no real solutions, just the eliminationist politics of the con artists who promote the moral panics). Then, if you still somehow get into office, cave. People love that!
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I realize transphobes aren't the most logical, but what are these incredibly successful women's sports that men want to dominate? The highest paid WNBA player makes less than the NBA minimum. Women's soccer has to fight to play on natural grass, something men automatically get to do.
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I read! Stop putting in the newspaper that I don’t read
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I read! Stop putting in the newspaper that I don’t read
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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Bold strategy there, Chuck, we'll see if it pays off.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bold strategy there, Chuck, we'll see if it pays off.
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Here’s how a 50-year mortgage would work
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Here’s how a 50-year mortgage would work
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Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023
Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
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A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Cool, cool, cool, Gavin. Can you explain why we have some of the highest electricity bills in the country, then?
Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Cool, cool, cool, Gavin. Can you explain why we have some of the highest electricity bills in the country, then?
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If senator warren says senate dems caved, then they caved like a half-baked cake
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If senator warren says senate dems caved, then they caved like a half-baked cake
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The 1930s taught us what appeasement gets you: a stronger enemy and a weaker democracy. Some of today’s Dems still haven’t learned it. You don’t bargain with extremists holding people’s livelihoods hostage. You hold the damn line. #HistoryRepeats
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The 1930s taught us what appeasement gets you: a stronger enemy and a weaker democracy. Some of today’s Dems still haven’t learned it. You don’t bargain with extremists holding people’s livelihoods hostage. You hold the damn line. #HistoryRepeats
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
I hate this trend of politicians screenshotting their take on one site and posting it here. What is wrong with a copy paste like a normal damn human?
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I hate this trend of politicians screenshotting their take on one site and posting it here. What is wrong with a copy paste like a normal damn human?
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Wanna see a murder
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wanna see a murder
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Hey Will, big fan. Since you're such a big fan of statistics, maybe you'd like to calculate what percentage of posts on your timeline consist of you quote-posting someone that you disagree with, and then go ahead and compare that behavior to what you're accusing me of here. lmk what you come up with
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hey Will, big fan. Since you're such a big fan of statistics, maybe you'd like to calculate what percentage of posts on your timeline consist of you quote-posting someone that you disagree with, and then go ahead and compare that behavior to what you're accusing me of here. lmk what you come up with
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Fucking prove they’re not sick. Fucking prove they aren’t too stressed and exhausted to safely work traffic. Fucking prove they didn’t take a fucking Benadryl and aren’t legally required to take time off TIME THAT THEYVE ALREADY EARNED AND ARE FUCKING OWED
Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick
Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick
Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Fucking prove they’re not sick. Fucking prove they aren’t too stressed and exhausted to safely work traffic. Fucking prove they didn’t take a fucking Benadryl and aren’t legally required to take time off TIME THAT THEYVE ALREADY EARNED AND ARE FUCKING OWED
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Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
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An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
He needs to step down NOW
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
Sign the petition: c.org/c5PbGWk6hM
(Change(dot)org will ask you to donate. You *do not* need to donate.)
Sign the petition: c.org/c5PbGWk6hM
(Change(dot)org will ask you to donate. You *do not* need to donate.)
Sign the Petition
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
c.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
He needs to step down NOW
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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An Australian scholar explains the idea that drove Australia to adopt compulsory voting: "You would know that the government that was elected had the support of the majority of voters in the electorate—not just the majority of the people who turned up."
“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years
As Australia compels voters to show up at the polls this weekend, a scholar lays out the genesis of
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An Australian scholar explains the idea that drove Australia to adopt compulsory voting: "You would know that the government that was elected had the support of the majority of voters in the electorate—not just the majority of the people who turned up."
Yes, it's time for universal healthcare for the country that isn't tied to employment.
Comer: "This is a fake economy. You can't have 1/3 of America receiving some type of free government healthcare and then have another 1/3 that's getting a subsidized rate. That falls on the final 1/3 that's having to pay increased premiums."
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yes, it's time for universal healthcare for the country that isn't tied to employment.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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Asked point-blank if he’ll bring ACA extensions to the floor, Speaker Johnson bolted. We know the answer already. He won’t.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Asked point-blank if he’ll bring ACA extensions to the floor, Speaker Johnson bolted. We know the answer already. He won’t.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.