Michael Airhart (عارف) (ميخائيل )
@airhart.me
Data engineering, human rights, LGBTQ equity, Sufism, pro-feminism, and liberation theology are my gigs. Ex-journalist. UDayton, Sojourners, and Jesuit Volunteer Corps vet. Pilgrim to Colombia, El Salvador, and Morocco. BLM. Serial comma.
@therickwilson.bsky.social says:
Twitter and MAGA are confirmed to be a sewer of foreign propaganda aimed at dividing and harming the United States.
Twitter and MAGA are confirmed to be a sewer of foreign propaganda aimed at dividing and harming the United States.
Elon Musk BLOWS OPEN Trump NIGHTMARE As Epstein Bombshell DETONATES His Term | Rick Wilson
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November 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
@therickwilson.bsky.social says:
Twitter and MAGA are confirmed to be a sewer of foreign propaganda aimed at dividing and harming the United States.
Twitter and MAGA are confirmed to be a sewer of foreign propaganda aimed at dividing and harming the United States.
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Author and former Trad Wife Tia Levings on the MAGA mindset behind Trump's Epstein cover up he claims is a 'hoax'. youtu.be/9SDgUdWw5zQ
Tia Levings on the MAGA mindset behind Trump's Epstein cover up he claims is a 'hoax'.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Author and former Trad Wife Tia Levings on the MAGA mindset behind Trump's Epstein cover up he claims is a 'hoax'. youtu.be/9SDgUdWw5zQ
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The level of anti-Muslim bigotry and harassment by MAGA is out of control, folks.
They're going after kids just for praying peacefully and quietly.
Vile stuff. Look what they did to Mamdani. Thankfully, the majority is rejecting it.
They're going after kids just for praying peacefully and quietly.
Vile stuff. Look what they did to Mamdani. Thankfully, the majority is rejecting it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The level of anti-Muslim bigotry and harassment by MAGA is out of control, folks.
They're going after kids just for praying peacefully and quietly.
Vile stuff. Look what they did to Mamdani. Thankfully, the majority is rejecting it.
They're going after kids just for praying peacefully and quietly.
Vile stuff. Look what they did to Mamdani. Thankfully, the majority is rejecting it.
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I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
February 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
One of my favorite synth-pop songs, and one of the earliest, from 1981. Jon Anderson would soon be working on "90125" with Yes, and Vangelis was already at work on the soundtrack for Blade Runner.
And here’s another Jon and Vangelis song which qualifies as an #80sTop30 near miss.
Jon and Vangelis
I’ll find my way home
1981
I had this on a seven inch single but it’s no longer in my possession, like so many others. Wish I could remember where all my “missing” records went. I miss them! 😢
Jon and Vangelis
I’ll find my way home
1981
I had this on a seven inch single but it’s no longer in my possession, like so many others. Wish I could remember where all my “missing” records went. I miss them! 😢
Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home (with lyrics)
YouTube video by mike peters
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November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of my favorite synth-pop songs, and one of the earliest, from 1981. Jon Anderson would soon be working on "90125" with Yes, and Vangelis was already at work on the soundtrack for Blade Runner.
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What does social psychology say about why Americans like the policies and behavior of Donald Trump?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What does social psychology say about why Americans like the policies and behavior of Donald Trump?
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Centrists and moderates, what have you done for America lately?
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Centrists and moderates, what have you done for America lately?
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
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📚 Meanwhile the right-wing extremist war books continues unabated here in Tennessee, now forcing temporary library closures across RUTHERFORD COUNTY to review materials some may be offended by.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DQuLMlfjbn...
More: www.instagram.com/p/DQuLMlfjbn...
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📚 Meanwhile the right-wing extremist war books continues unabated here in Tennessee, now forcing temporary library closures across RUTHERFORD COUNTY to review materials some may be offended by.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DQuLMlfjbn...
More: www.instagram.com/p/DQuLMlfjbn...
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If rednecks actually read books, they would see that a book can’t change their sexual orientation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If rednecks actually read books, they would see that a book can’t change their sexual orientation.
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Eugene Debs, Dorothy Day, Marcantonio, Nkrumah. I like hearing about our connection to the past. Other candidates have lately assumed the worst about us. And we know why that is. Anyway, here's the post election speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFH2...
“Trump, Turn the Volume Up!” — Zohran Mamdani’s Fiery Victory Speech Rocks NYC | AC1G
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November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Eugene Debs, Dorothy Day, Marcantonio, Nkrumah. I like hearing about our connection to the past. Other candidates have lately assumed the worst about us. And we know why that is. Anyway, here's the post election speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFH2...
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He quotes Dorothy Day's words of support for Marcantonio: "The poor of East Harlem felt that he loved them and was interested in them."
As if he didn't already have the Catholic Worker vote!
As if he didn't already have the Catholic Worker vote!
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
He quotes Dorothy Day's words of support for Marcantonio: "The poor of East Harlem felt that he loved them and was interested in them."
As if he didn't already have the Catholic Worker vote!
As if he didn't already have the Catholic Worker vote!
Politics is about excuses. Politics is mass delusion.
Observers of China and Russia understand this. Why can't American media see this in our own politics?
Observers of China and Russia understand this. Why can't American media see this in our own politics?
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Politics is about excuses. Politics is mass delusion.
Observers of China and Russia understand this. Why can't American media see this in our own politics?
Observers of China and Russia understand this. Why can't American media see this in our own politics?
“You suffer from the oldest delusion in politics. You think you can change the world by talking to a leader. Leaders are the effects, not the causes of changes.”
-- Alasdair Gray
-- Alasdair Gray
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“You suffer from the oldest delusion in politics. You think you can change the world by talking to a leader. Leaders are the effects, not the causes of changes.”
-- Alasdair Gray
-- Alasdair Gray
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"Mobilizing under the slogan #Free_Koulchi—meaning 'free everyone'—young protesters led by the Gen Z 212 movement, organized fresh demonstrations."
Police "have arrested more than 2,100 protesters."
"[H]igh cost of dreaming of a better homeland."
#Morocco #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration
Police "have arrested more than 2,100 protesters."
"[H]igh cost of dreaming of a better homeland."
#Morocco #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration
Gen Z Uprising in Morocco: Youth Defy Crackdown to Free Jailed Protesters
Protesters returned to Morocco's streets a month after anti-corruption rallies swept the country, this time demanding freedom and justice for more than 1,500 detained demonstrators.
www.occrp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Mobilizing under the slogan #Free_Koulchi—meaning 'free everyone'—young protesters led by the Gen Z 212 movement, organized fresh demonstrations."
Police "have arrested more than 2,100 protesters."
"[H]igh cost of dreaming of a better homeland."
#Morocco #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration
Police "have arrested more than 2,100 protesters."
"[H]igh cost of dreaming of a better homeland."
#Morocco #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration
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AI water usage is so small when compared to golf courses and mining operations, you can't even see it on a chart. www.understandingai.org/p/16-charts-...
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
AI water usage is so small when compared to golf courses and mining operations, you can't even see it on a chart. www.understandingai.org/p/16-charts-...
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Resistance violence is birthed in response to violence from systemic oppression.
Violence from Systems of oppression is integral to systems of oppression.
Systems of oppression do not need an external motivator for violence, they just are violent. They are built entirely through violence.
Violence from Systems of oppression is integral to systems of oppression.
Systems of oppression do not need an external motivator for violence, they just are violent. They are built entirely through violence.
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Resistance violence is birthed in response to violence from systemic oppression.
Violence from Systems of oppression is integral to systems of oppression.
Systems of oppression do not need an external motivator for violence, they just are violent. They are built entirely through violence.
Violence from Systems of oppression is integral to systems of oppression.
Systems of oppression do not need an external motivator for violence, they just are violent. They are built entirely through violence.
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LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.
Where is the interview with Palestinian leaders and with any anti-Hamas dissidents?
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed brokering a fragile deal between Israel and Hamas and rejected allegations that Israeli forces had committed genocide in Gaza during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired this evening.
"Absolutely not": Witkoff, Kushner reject Gaza genocide claims in "60 Minutes" interview
Addressing their business in the Middle East, Kushner said: "What people call conflicts of interests, Steve and I call experience."
www.axios.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Where is the interview with Palestinian leaders and with any anti-Hamas dissidents?
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I am grateful to @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social, @cdamianwrites.bsky.social, @mfsavoices.org, and Darren Calhoun for courageously raising their voices for queer youth and for reform in religious communities. ❤️
The Supreme Court seems likely to overrule a law banning conversion therapy for minors, horrifying queer faith leaders and their allies after years of fighting to protect queer children.
sojo.net/articles/new...
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The Christian Activists Supporting a Conversion Therapy Ban
“It’s about affirming that every person, including every queer person, bears the divine image and deserves to live free from psychological and spiritual harm,” Bridget Cabrera said.
sojo.net
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I am grateful to @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social, @cdamianwrites.bsky.social, @mfsavoices.org, and Darren Calhoun for courageously raising their voices for queer youth and for reform in religious communities. ❤️
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Two more members of a Young Republican group chat strewn with racist epithets and hateful jokes stepped down from their jobs Tuesday after we published an exclusive report on the Telegram exchanges.
‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies
POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Two more members of a Young Republican group chat strewn with racist epithets and hateful jokes stepped down from their jobs Tuesday after we published an exclusive report on the Telegram exchanges.
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"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...
I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media
The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F
www.stopthepresses.news
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...
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Hmm. No mention of fact-checking.
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hmm. No mention of fact-checking.
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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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When scientists look under the tinfoil hat, they see that conspiracy mentality is linked to distress, impulsivity, negative affect, and lack of intellectual humility.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When scientists look under the tinfoil hat, they see that conspiracy mentality is linked to distress, impulsivity, negative affect, and lack of intellectual humility.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...