Michelle Baldwin
@michellekbaldwin.bsky.social
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Come for my hot takes on education and politics. 🧐😂
Stay for all the deer pics and mountain scenery.
Stay for all the deer pics and mountain scenery.
Every AI/bot ad is just a scream for help.
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every AI/bot ad is just a scream for help.
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
Reposted by Michelle Baldwin
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
Dr Oz: "If you had a check in the mail, you could buy the insurance you thought was best for you"
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
The last 30 seconds of a basketball game feels like forever.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The last 30 seconds of a basketball game feels like forever.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
Reposted by Michelle Baldwin
Here at Indivisible, we don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone. So we’re putting out the call to this movement today: If you’ve got a few bucks to spare, please chip in to support Rep. McIver’s legal defense.
Donate to LaMonica McIver
Show your support with a contribution.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Here at Indivisible, we don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone. So we’re putting out the call to this movement today: If you’ve got a few bucks to spare, please chip in to support Rep. McIver’s legal defense.
I gave a piano recital today for mule deer.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I gave a piano recital today for mule deer.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
Reposted by Michelle Baldwin
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
Dogs that bark non-stop are in distress.
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Dogs that bark non-stop are in distress.
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
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“Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.”
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Sen. John Hoffman released from hospital after latest surgery
Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.
www.kare11.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.”
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Yea, because viruses very famously ignore healthy people. 🤬
Jay Bhattacharya's plan for a new pandemic is for everyone to suddenly be healthy.
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Yea, because viruses very famously ignore healthy people. 🤬
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The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
Awakenings and Hook.
(He was also incredible in One Hour Photo!)
(He was also incredible in One Hour Photo!)
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Awakenings and Hook.
(He was also incredible in One Hour Photo!)
(He was also incredible in One Hour Photo!)
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Flu is the cause of so many doctor's visits every winter.
An apple a day might help you, but a flu shot will too.
An apple a day might help you, but a flu shot will too.
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Flu is the cause of so many doctor's visits every winter.
An apple a day might help you, but a flu shot will too.
An apple a day might help you, but a flu shot will too.
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I would find it difficult to be a vegetarian, given my hunger that we eat the rich.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I would find it difficult to be a vegetarian, given my hunger that we eat the rich.
Every day, more names to mute. 🤢
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Every day, more names to mute. 🤢
Reposted by Michelle Baldwin
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
Young beefy buck
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Young beefy buck
Thinking about & sending love to all the women who were kids when they heard from adult men:
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thinking about & sending love to all the women who were kids when they heard from adult men:
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
I’ve read and re-read @audreywatters.bsky.social ‘s post 3 times now.
“…by dismantling educational institutions -- and AI is really just the latest act in a long long history of dismantling -- we are also dismantling that space for shared practice and purpose, for shared understanding…”
“…by dismantling educational institutions -- and AI is really just the latest act in a long long history of dismantling -- we are also dismantling that space for shared practice and purpose, for shared understanding…”
AI Grief Observed
These remarks were delivered this evening at the Creatively Critical Tech Speaker Series at Illinois State University.
"There is no good way to say this."
These are the opening words of Yiyun Li’s l...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’ve read and re-read @audreywatters.bsky.social ‘s post 3 times now.
“…by dismantling educational institutions -- and AI is really just the latest act in a long long history of dismantling -- we are also dismantling that space for shared practice and purpose, for shared understanding…”
“…by dismantling educational institutions -- and AI is really just the latest act in a long long history of dismantling -- we are also dismantling that space for shared practice and purpose, for shared understanding…”
I see it’s time to break this post out again.
If you’re one of those people who continually replies to posts with something like,
“Yeah, of course it’s illegal, but they’ll never face any consequences…”
You’re part of the problem.
If you 🤷♀️ and do nothing, of course there won’t be consequences.
HOUND your reps. Make noise. Get loud. 1/3
“Yeah, of course it’s illegal, but they’ll never face any consequences…”
You’re part of the problem.
If you 🤷♀️ and do nothing, of course there won’t be consequences.
HOUND your reps. Make noise. Get loud. 1/3
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I see it’s time to break this post out again.
Reposted by Michelle Baldwin
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Castle Rock v. Gonzales is, no joke, my Roman Empire.
Once you learn the full details of this horrific case, you will never again be able to see policing as a force for safety or justice.
It will permanently alter your understanding of state violence, gender, and race in this country.
Once you learn the full details of this horrific case, you will never again be able to see policing as a force for safety or justice.
It will permanently alter your understanding of state violence, gender, and race in this country.
In 1999, a woman named Jessica Gonzales sought and obtained an order of protection against her physically abusive husband ("AH"), who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and their three children. The order included language specifically limiting when and where AH was allowed to see the children.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Castle Rock v. Gonzales is, no joke, my Roman Empire.
Once you learn the full details of this horrific case, you will never again be able to see policing as a force for safety or justice.
It will permanently alter your understanding of state violence, gender, and race in this country.
Once you learn the full details of this horrific case, you will never again be able to see policing as a force for safety or justice.
It will permanently alter your understanding of state violence, gender, and race in this country.
I wish that the taxpayers who say “I’m fine with them raising my taxes to fund the police” could understand that they’re actually paying for bloated departments (not to mention militarization) and all the resulting lawsuits/payouts for overreach and abuse of power.
fascism still isn't free, so far
News Wrap: Kansas county to pay $3 million for police raid on newspaper flip.it/zgG4Af
News Wrap: Kansas county to pay $3 million for police raid on newspaper flip.it/zgG4Af
News Wrap: Kansas county to pay $3 million for police raid on newspaper
In our news wrap Tuesday, Marion County, Kansas, will pay $3 million and formally apologize for a police raid on a newspaper in 2023, the Justice Department says it will investigate security at UC Ber...
flip.it
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I wish that the taxpayers who say “I’m fine with them raising my taxes to fund the police” could understand that they’re actually paying for bloated departments (not to mention militarization) and all the resulting lawsuits/payouts for overreach and abuse of power.
If every one else is posting pretty aurora pics, I’ll jump on that bandwagon.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If every one else is posting pretty aurora pics, I’ll jump on that bandwagon.