Michael Gatton
@mgatton.bsky.social
Retired NYC teacher. NC Democrat. Anti-fascist. Angry old man.
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"Amid America’s fall, the news media has largely failed to meet the moment...Trump is covered with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
@sulliview.bsky.social is relentlessly staying on this and it's good to see:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/america-ha...
@sulliview.bsky.social is relentlessly staying on this and it's good to see:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/america-ha...
America has tragically changed, but journalism is still stuck in old ways
The swift slide into authoritarianism should have been a five-alarm fire for the media
margaretsullivan.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"Amid America’s fall, the news media has largely failed to meet the moment...Trump is covered with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
@sulliview.bsky.social is relentlessly staying on this and it's good to see:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/america-ha...
@sulliview.bsky.social is relentlessly staying on this and it's good to see:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/america-ha...
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Jesus fucking Christ, America. We are a shithole country with a shithole president and a shithole congress that does nothing to stop this entirely preventable violence. Fuck your guns and fuck you.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Jesus fucking Christ, America. We are a shithole country with a shithole president and a shithole congress that does nothing to stop this entirely preventable violence. Fuck your guns and fuck you.
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
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This man is a monster. He has no human empathy. He is an embarrassment to this country. People lost their jobs and are still being hounded because of much more banal comments about Charlie Kirk.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This man is a monster. He has no human empathy. He is an embarrassment to this country. People lost their jobs and are still being hounded because of much more banal comments about Charlie Kirk.
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incredible things happening at the nazi bar
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
incredible things happening at the nazi bar
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“There are only 2 legitimate reasons why livestock producers might have ramped up their antibiotic purchases in 2024: either they raised a lot more animals or they had to fight off a lot more diseases than usual. But neither explanation makes sense” www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The meat industry is sabotaging one of modern medicine’s greatest miracles
The US was making progress on its antibiotics-in-meat problem. Now it’s backsliding.
www.vox.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“There are only 2 legitimate reasons why livestock producers might have ramped up their antibiotic purchases in 2024: either they raised a lot more animals or they had to fight off a lot more diseases than usual. But neither explanation makes sense” www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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This is very sharp and hits an undercovered topic:
The Constitution guarantees your right to follow, record, protest, and notify others about the agents and what you see. These are core First Amendment rights, and DHS has clearly ordered its agents to threaten and violate those rights. cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is very sharp and hits an undercovered topic:
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Just an unrelenting piece of shit.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Just an unrelenting piece of shit.
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From the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Donald Trump condemned for ‘disgusting’ and ‘depraved’ statement after deaths of Rob Reiner and wife Michele – live updates
US president fiercely criticized for claiming Hollywood director was killed due to his having ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
From the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
What's more disturbing is that anyone on Earth can read that and not think damn, this man should not be president of the United States. He should not be allowed to finish his term. Totally deranged and dangerous man.
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What's more disturbing is that anyone on Earth can read that and not think damn, this man should not be president of the United States. He should not be allowed to finish his term. Totally deranged and dangerous man.
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Again: Xitter is vastly less influential than it used to be because normies don't like being bombarded by skull measurers all day. We don't need to bail it out, just keep watching as it sinks.
IMO it's hard to combat the dangerousness of the right by participating in a platform where they aren't present.
I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Again: Xitter is vastly less influential than it used to be because normies don't like being bombarded by skull measurers all day. We don't need to bail it out, just keep watching as it sinks.
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Manchin is not a stupid man. But so many senators get so invested in the mythology of the filibuster. It’s like a religious belief — factually disproving it does nothing but irritate adherents.
So Joe Manchin doesn't understand the history of the filibuster - or the metaphorical use of "holy grail"
December 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Manchin is not a stupid man. But so many senators get so invested in the mythology of the filibuster. It’s like a religious belief — factually disproving it does nothing but irritate adherents.
Mood
Built to Spill - You Were Right
YouTube video by MrAlstec
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December 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Mood
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Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.
December 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.
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Victor is right. Promotion of the word "wokeness" allows right-wingers to pretend their racism and sexism is issues-oriented rather than hate-oriented.
Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Victor is right. Promotion of the word "wokeness" allows right-wingers to pretend their racism and sexism is issues-oriented rather than hate-oriented.
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Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
The only way to stop an antisemitic bad guy with a gun is a Muslim hero without a gun saying hell no.
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The only way to stop an antisemitic bad guy with a gun is a Muslim hero without a gun saying hell no.
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This is not a sign that Ukraine is winning the land war, but its an important sign that the doom laden narrative (ukraine has "no cards" Ukraine will collapse) is wrong. Watch out, this narrative is being used to try and convince Europeans that Ukraine must take a terrible deal.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is not a sign that Ukraine is winning the land war, but its an important sign that the doom laden narrative (ukraine has "no cards" Ukraine will collapse) is wrong. Watch out, this narrative is being used to try and convince Europeans that Ukraine must take a terrible deal.
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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“There’s power in numbers, and now that people have seen we’ve successfully stopped abductions, I hope they can get out there too...”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“There’s power in numbers, and now that people have seen we’ve successfully stopped abductions, I hope they can get out there too...”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Nate Silver insults Heather Cox Richardson in a desperate bid to steal a fraction of the attention she's earned. But my favorite Silver tweet remains this 2022 classic:
“I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for ‘who will be the next Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden?’"
“I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for ‘who will be the next Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden?’"
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Nate Silver insults Heather Cox Richardson in a desperate bid to steal a fraction of the attention she's earned. But my favorite Silver tweet remains this 2022 classic:
“I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for ‘who will be the next Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden?’"
“I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for ‘who will be the next Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden?’"
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In 2026 Democrats can be both warriors for working people against oligarchy *and* proud patriots fighting for democracy here and abroad. My latest essay 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-2026-de...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-2026-de...
In 2026 Democrats Can Be Both Warriors For Working People Against Oligarchy AND Proud Patriots Fighting For Democracy Here And Abroad
In recent weeks the threat Trump represents to democracy here and abroad has become far more clear. Pro-democracy forces must forcefully rise to the challenge in the months ahead
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In 2026 Democrats can be both warriors for working people against oligarchy *and* proud patriots fighting for democracy here and abroad. My latest essay 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-2026-de...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-2026-de...
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Instead of spending $1 trillion on talking Wikipedia can someone invent a robot to clean my kitchen and do the dishes? I would absolutely buy that.
There’s a frenzy of development going on to support the AI revolution, and with it an insatiable demand for debt to fund it.
AI Data Center Boom Sparks Fears of Glut Amid Lending Frenzy
Two data center billionaires minted before anything is even built. A borrower seeking a loan for 150% of the construction cost. And companies that are using financial engineering to keep liabilities off their balance sheets.
bloom.bg
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Instead of spending $1 trillion on talking Wikipedia can someone invent a robot to clean my kitchen and do the dishes? I would absolutely buy that.
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This is The Onion. Right?
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is The Onion. Right?
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Universal basic income will reduce crime. That crime didn't go down in the Finland pilot does not disprove that, and it definitely doesn't disprove the causation of crime by poverty, nor support the eugenics view that crime is in the genes like Elon appears to grossly believe.
Elon Musk is Wrong About Basic Income and Crime: Here is the Pile of Evidence He Ignored
Why Elon Musk is wrong about the Finland experiment, and why we must stop ignoring the massive body of evidence that proves poverty is a policy choice that drives crime
scottsantens.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Universal basic income will reduce crime. That crime didn't go down in the Finland pilot does not disprove that, and it definitely doesn't disprove the causation of crime by poverty, nor support the eugenics view that crime is in the genes like Elon appears to grossly believe.