Michael J Wise 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇬🇺🇦🇵🇸
@mjwise425.bsky.social
Canadian-American, Socialistic Tendencies.
CIS/Hetero/White/Male/Married
He/Him/Thee/Thou
"Follower-of-Jesus" Christian.
“Social Justice Priest”
But no DMs, Please.
CIS/Hetero/White/Male/Married
He/Him/Thee/Thou
"Follower-of-Jesus" Christian.
“Social Justice Priest”
But no DMs, Please.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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U.S. pledges security guarantee to Ukraine.
Why the fuck should they believe/trust us?
Putin will tell trump NO, and trump will TACO.
Why the fuck should they believe/trust us?
Putin will tell trump NO, and trump will TACO.
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
U.S. pledges security guarantee to Ukraine.
Why the fuck should they believe/trust us?
Putin will tell trump NO, and trump will TACO.
Why the fuck should they believe/trust us?
Putin will tell trump NO, and trump will TACO.
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Kupyansk
Russian Troops Pinned Down in Kupyansk as Ukraine Moves to Clear the City
Russian troops remain trapped in Kupyansk as Ukraine advances, cutting supply routes and tightening control over the city that Russians had infiltrated weeks earlier
#Ukraine #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66367
Russian Troops Pinned Down in Kupyansk as Ukraine Moves to Clear the City
Russian troops remain trapped in Kupyansk as Ukraine advances, cutting supply routes and tightening control over the city that Russians had infiltrated weeks earlier
#Ukraine #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66367
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Kupyansk
Russian Troops Pinned Down in Kupyansk as Ukraine Moves to Clear the City
Russian troops remain trapped in Kupyansk as Ukraine advances, cutting supply routes and tightening control over the city that Russians had infiltrated weeks earlier
#Ukraine #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66367
Russian Troops Pinned Down in Kupyansk as Ukraine Moves to Clear the City
Russian troops remain trapped in Kupyansk as Ukraine advances, cutting supply routes and tightening control over the city that Russians had infiltrated weeks earlier
#Ukraine #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66367
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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I can't claim to be a political analyst but I know how to break Donald Trump: give someone else close to him attention.
If sane people began referring to Stephen Miller as "President Stephen Miller" and Trump as his ventriloquist's dummy, Stephen Miller would be gone in no time.
If sane people began referring to Stephen Miller as "President Stephen Miller" and Trump as his ventriloquist's dummy, Stephen Miller would be gone in no time.
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I can't claim to be a political analyst but I know how to break Donald Trump: give someone else close to him attention.
If sane people began referring to Stephen Miller as "President Stephen Miller" and Trump as his ventriloquist's dummy, Stephen Miller would be gone in no time.
If sane people began referring to Stephen Miller as "President Stephen Miller" and Trump as his ventriloquist's dummy, Stephen Miller would be gone in no time.
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The My Voice, My Choice campaign gets a vote on Wed. in the European Parliament. It would enable women from EU countries that restrict abortion to have free abortions in another member state. It's expected to pass but the European Commission must still decide whether to adopt the proposal.
Europe to vote on scheme to help abortion access
PARIS, Dec 17 - The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of charge. Read m...
www.straitstimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The My Voice, My Choice campaign gets a vote on Wed. in the European Parliament. It would enable women from EU countries that restrict abortion to have free abortions in another member state. It's expected to pass but the European Commission must still decide whether to adopt the proposal.
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They’ve been working steadily on the best healthcare plan ever since Trump’s 2019 campaign promise. Republicans have NO healthcare plan. Their agenda has been clear for many decades ~ they want Americans to suffer.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They’ve been working steadily on the best healthcare plan ever since Trump’s 2019 campaign promise. Republicans have NO healthcare plan. Their agenda has been clear for many decades ~ they want Americans to suffer.
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Q: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? And what's your message to those who are going to see their premiums rise?
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Q: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? And what's your message to those who are going to see their premiums rise?
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
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“There is no obvious legitimate reason for ICE to be compiling what appears to be a covert roster of immigration lawyers.”
ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/12/ice-accidentally-publishes-a-watch-list-of-immigration-lawyers-which-is-definitely-a-normal-thing-for-the-government-to-do/
ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
This is... disturbing.
abovethelaw.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“There is no obvious legitimate reason for ICE to be compiling what appears to be a covert roster of immigration lawyers.”
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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We’re going to share it with The Atlantic on Signal. 🤡
Hegseth on the second Sept 2 strike: "Of course we're not going to release a top secret full unedited of that to the general public"
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We’re going to share it with The Atlantic on Signal. 🤡
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
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This is a photo from the Vanity Fair article. Notice how they have to arrange it so Stephen Miller is on the end, so it isn’t obvious that there is no reflection of him on the mirrored table.🧛
December 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is a photo from the Vanity Fair article. Notice how they have to arrange it so Stephen Miller is on the end, so it isn’t obvious that there is no reflection of him on the mirrored table.🧛
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Grateful for the endorsement from IfNotNow Chicago and the Justice Coalition.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
December 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Grateful for the endorsement from IfNotNow Chicago and the Justice Coalition.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
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Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
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Faith leaders have chained themselves to the doors of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blockading the building in the predawn hours.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
Faith leaders chain themselves to S.F. immigration court doors
Predawn action draws 100 or more interfaith leaders to blockade San Francisco's main immigration courthouse
missionlocal.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Faith leaders have chained themselves to the doors of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blockading the building in the predawn hours.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.