Michele McCarthy
@getmel.bsky.social
Pro-democracy, technology, teamwork, science, reading
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Michele McCarthy
@getmel.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Pro-democracy peeps-
In tennis, if you're ahead, a new set is dangerous for you. The psychology of a clean slate favors the one who is behind.
We are favored right now. Now is the time to turn this all around.
In tennis, if you're ahead, a new set is dangerous for you. The psychology of a clean slate favors the one who is behind.
We are favored right now. Now is the time to turn this all around.
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@mikemadrid.bsky.social great interview with Dr. Campos on Latino Vote. We voted overwhelmingly for Mikie in NJ!
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The Campaign That Won 68% of the Latino Vote in New Jersey. Featuring Dr. Campos-Medina
YouTube video by The Latino Vote Podcast
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December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@mikemadrid.bsky.social great interview with Dr. Campos on Latino Vote. We voted overwhelmingly for Mikie in NJ!
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This is so f@#cking stupid. 1970s cars sucked compared to modern cars. Modern cars have much higher horsepower. Modern cars handle much better. Every dimension of modern cars is better than 1970s cars.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is so f@#cking stupid. 1970s cars sucked compared to modern cars. Modern cars have much higher horsepower. Modern cars handle much better. Every dimension of modern cars is better than 1970s cars.
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When we stop listening, democracy starts to die.
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-hardes...
Read the latest from @trygveolson.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
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Read the latest from @trygveolson.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
The Hardest Conversations Are the Ones Democracy Needs Most
When we stop listening, democracy starts to die.
www.lincolnsquare.media
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When we stop listening, democracy starts to die.
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-hardes...
Read the latest from @trygveolson.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-hardes...
Read the latest from @trygveolson.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
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Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
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The CEO Who Believes AGI Is Already Here
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The CEO Who Believes AGI Is Already Here
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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She seems nice
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
She seems nice
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Trump's horrible poll numbers reveal that MAGA is finally breaking with their King and Daddy.
@mikemadrid.bsky.social breaks down the latest, disastrous Gallup polling.
Full conversation here: thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
@mikemadrid.bsky.social breaks down the latest, disastrous Gallup polling.
Full conversation here: thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump's horrible poll numbers reveal that MAGA is finally breaking with their King and Daddy.
@mikemadrid.bsky.social breaks down the latest, disastrous Gallup polling.
Full conversation here: thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
@mikemadrid.bsky.social breaks down the latest, disastrous Gallup polling.
Full conversation here: thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
Interesting language here. No mention that it is simply wrong to fund this admin.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Interesting language here. No mention that it is simply wrong to fund this admin.
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Look, every single “deal” reached by a university with the Trump administration is a moral stain that will be seen with deep embarrassment once we’re through this. But for Northwestern to do this now, when the administration is visibly weakened, is even more shameful and inexcusable.
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Look, every single “deal” reached by a university with the Trump administration is a moral stain that will be seen with deep embarrassment once we’re through this. But for Northwestern to do this now, when the administration is visibly weakened, is even more shameful and inexcusable.
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Earlier today Democracy Docket sent my list of seven voting laws every blue state should enact right now to premium members. Join now to receive exclusive content and support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Earlier today Democracy Docket sent my list of seven voting laws every blue state should enact right now to premium members. Join now to receive exclusive content and support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Hearing unconfirmed reports from Shoreline about ICE activity. Please stay alert and remember your rights: waisn.org/bystander-an...
Bystander & Observer Guidelines – WAISN
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November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Hearing unconfirmed reports from Shoreline about ICE activity. Please stay alert and remember your rights: waisn.org/bystander-an...
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Every time @wajali.bsky.social and @mikemadrid.bsky.social team up, it is so inspiring, so informative that I feel like this horrific chapter may actually be coming to a close.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkA...
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This is How MAGA's House of Cards Will Crumble
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Every time @wajali.bsky.social and @mikemadrid.bsky.social team up, it is so inspiring, so informative that I feel like this horrific chapter may actually be coming to a close.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkA...
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🚨 EARLY ACCESS on Substack (before the pod drops!)
The Latino de-alignment isn't a crisis—it's an opportunity.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social discuss why it's time to start building our own Latino Political Agenda - with Latino Voter priorities
open.substack.com/pub/thelatin...
The Latino de-alignment isn't a crisis—it's an opportunity.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social discuss why it's time to start building our own Latino Political Agenda - with Latino Voter priorities
open.substack.com/pub/thelatin...
It's Time for Latinos to Define Our Own Political Agenda
The parties are failing us. Here's why we need to stop waiting for them to figure it out. Today's pre-edited recording of the Latino Vote Podcast.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🚨 EARLY ACCESS on Substack (before the pod drops!)
The Latino de-alignment isn't a crisis—it's an opportunity.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social discuss why it's time to start building our own Latino Political Agenda - with Latino Voter priorities
open.substack.com/pub/thelatin...
The Latino de-alignment isn't a crisis—it's an opportunity.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social discuss why it's time to start building our own Latino Political Agenda - with Latino Voter priorities
open.substack.com/pub/thelatin...
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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The 2025 elections were a blue wave with Latino voters at the center.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social break down the biggest surprises from the 2025 elections: Latino turnout, affordability politics, and Trump’s worst night yet
The Latino Vote Podcast out now
youtu.be/aAOtJbnkkug
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social break down the biggest surprises from the 2025 elections: Latino turnout, affordability politics, and Trump’s worst night yet
The Latino Vote Podcast out now
youtu.be/aAOtJbnkkug
2025 Election Shockwaves: Trump’s Bad Night & the Latino Vote Power Shift
YouTube video by The Latino Vote Podcast
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2025 elections were a blue wave with Latino voters at the center.
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social break down the biggest surprises from the 2025 elections: Latino turnout, affordability politics, and Trump’s worst night yet
The Latino Vote Podcast out now
youtu.be/aAOtJbnkkug
@chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social break down the biggest surprises from the 2025 elections: Latino turnout, affordability politics, and Trump’s worst night yet
The Latino Vote Podcast out now
youtu.be/aAOtJbnkkug
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Yeah this is all well and good until you get to the second part. Disagreement isn't enough. You have to have evidence why something is wrong that isn't either 1) because the Bible says so or 2) cherry picking information to dishonestly make your case
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 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Yeah this is all well and good until you get to the second part. Disagreement isn't enough. You have to have evidence why something is wrong that isn't either 1) because the Bible says so or 2) cherry picking information to dishonestly make your case
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Keep talking about The Epstein Files!
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Theory 1: Administration botching it badly, but the intent is to cause pain and suffering so people will blame Dems.
Theory 2: Causing pain and suffering to cater to strongest supporters, who like pain and suffering.
Theory 3: Administration just likes pain and suffering.
All plausible!
Theory 2: Causing pain and suffering to cater to strongest supporters, who like pain and suffering.
Theory 3: Administration just likes pain and suffering.
All plausible!
Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry.
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
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It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
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Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Theory 1: Administration botching it badly, but the intent is to cause pain and suffering so people will blame Dems.
Theory 2: Causing pain and suffering to cater to strongest supporters, who like pain and suffering.
Theory 3: Administration just likes pain and suffering.
All plausible!
Theory 2: Causing pain and suffering to cater to strongest supporters, who like pain and suffering.
Theory 3: Administration just likes pain and suffering.
All plausible!
wtf
NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
wtf
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Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.