Michael Kelley
@michael-kelley.bsky.social
Public Interest Attorney based out of Hartford, Connecticut
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Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
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Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam:
“... let no one mistake the cause of tonight’s conflict: federal agents have acted with impunity and a clear intent to antagonize local communities across our country. When you govern by brutality, you incite unrest.”
#Nutmegsky
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“... let no one mistake the cause of tonight’s conflict: federal agents have acted with impunity and a clear intent to antagonize local communities across our country. When you govern by brutality, you incite unrest.”
#Nutmegsky
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Hundreds Call For Accountability At Hartford Vigil For Minnesota Mom Killed By ICE Agent | CT News Junkie
Renee Good, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, was shot and killed during an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota on Wednesday.
ctnewsjunkie.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam:
“... let no one mistake the cause of tonight’s conflict: federal agents have acted with impunity and a clear intent to antagonize local communities across our country. When you govern by brutality, you incite unrest.”
#Nutmegsky
ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/01/08/h...
“... let no one mistake the cause of tonight’s conflict: federal agents have acted with impunity and a clear intent to antagonize local communities across our country. When you govern by brutality, you incite unrest.”
#Nutmegsky
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Arulampalam at a presser this morning: "There is one individual who can stop this cycle of chaos that we continue to see, and that is Donald J. Trump. This cycle of violence came from the White House, and it has been perpetuated across cities all across America."
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Arulampalam at a presser this morning: "There is one individual who can stop this cycle of chaos that we continue to see, and that is Donald J. Trump. This cycle of violence came from the White House, and it has been perpetuated across cities all across America."
"A Hartford Police official said agents with either ICE or the Federal Protective Service, a law enforcement agency within DHS, were driving the vehicles."
Hard to deny the current policy of the federal government to use their vehicles as weapons against the citizenry.
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Hard to deny the current policy of the federal government to use their vehicles as weapons against the citizenry.
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Federal vehicle knocks down protester during Renee Good vigil
At least one person was knocked down by a federal vehicle during a vigil for Renee Good in Hartford on Thursday, and many were pepper-sprayed.
ctmirror.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"A Hartford Police official said agents with either ICE or the Federal Protective Service, a law enforcement agency within DHS, were driving the vehicles."
Hard to deny the current policy of the federal government to use their vehicles as weapons against the citizenry.
ctmirror.org/2026/01/08/h...
Hard to deny the current policy of the federal government to use their vehicles as weapons against the citizenry.
ctmirror.org/2026/01/08/h...
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Federal vehicle knocks down protester during Renee Good vigil in Hartford ctmirror.org/2026/01/08/h...
Federal vehicle knocks down protester during Renee Good vigil
At least one person was knocked down by a federal vehicle during a vigil for Renee Good in Hartford on Thursday, and many were pepper-sprayed.
ctmirror.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Federal vehicle knocks down protester during Renee Good vigil in Hartford ctmirror.org/2026/01/08/h...
There’s already articles of impeachment being drafted against Noem, but Congressman Larson’s choosing a sternly-worded statement to demand her resignation goes to show how he is not equipped to hold the Trump Administration to account.
#Nutmegsky #ctpol
#Nutmegsky #ctpol
Connecticut Congressman John Larson is calling on Kristi Noem to resign and says he’s introducing a bill to block ICE from operating without state coordination.
“There is blood on the hands of this Administration [and] the ICE agents involved in the execution of an American citizen.”
“There is blood on the hands of this Administration [and] the ICE agents involved in the execution of an American citizen.”
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
There’s already articles of impeachment being drafted against Noem, but Congressman Larson’s choosing a sternly-worded statement to demand her resignation goes to show how he is not equipped to hold the Trump Administration to account.
#Nutmegsky #ctpol
#Nutmegsky #ctpol
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This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
Hard to take the moral indignation seriously when Blumenthal voted to fund Trump’s military to the tune of $900 BILLION less than a month ago (right when there was a massive buildup of force in the Caribbean for impending military action in Venezuela).
Maybe another sternly-worded letter will help?
Maybe another sternly-worded letter will help?
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Hard to take the moral indignation seriously when Blumenthal voted to fund Trump’s military to the tune of $900 BILLION less than a month ago (right when there was a massive buildup of force in the Caribbean for impending military action in Venezuela).
Maybe another sternly-worded letter will help?
Maybe another sternly-worded letter will help?
“I am on cable shows so often they send a mobile tv studio to me so I can make appearances in the middle of family commitments” is not a flex.
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“I am on cable shows so often they send a mobile tv studio to me so I can make appearances in the middle of family commitments” is not a flex.
The Venn diagram between the Trump Administration and Taylor Lorenz confirms the validity of the Venn diagram
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Venn diagram between the Trump Administration and Taylor Lorenz confirms the validity of the Venn diagram
Twitter users really experienced the frog-in-a-boiling-pot parable when it comes to videos showing people losing their lives. Hard to believe, but you can log on one of the top social media sites in the world and be shown videos, unprompted, of death. Depraved on so many levels.
It's important to note for the consultant people: Kat is tied for first place, she's raised more money in this race than anyone else, and she hasn't used Twitter in months.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Twitter users really experienced the frog-in-a-boiling-pot parable when it comes to videos showing people losing their lives. Hard to believe, but you can log on one of the top social media sites in the world and be shown videos, unprompted, of death. Depraved on so many levels.
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The segment seems to contradict Bari’s assertion that the Trump administration didn’t respond to request for comment. Per the report, 60 Minutes reached out to DHS who declined a request for an interview and referred all questions about CECOT to El Salvador.
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The segment seems to contradict Bari’s assertion that the Trump administration didn’t respond to request for comment. Per the report, 60 Minutes reached out to DHS who declined a request for an interview and referred all questions about CECOT to El Salvador.
The intensity of this speech is raising questions that are answered by the sniffles
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The intensity of this speech is raising questions that are answered by the sniffles
Just another opportunity to point out that, for a supposed “dyed blue” state like Connecticut with 7 Dem members in Congress, the list of those speaking out against war in Venezuela is shockingly small.
#CTpol #Nutmegsky
#CTpol #Nutmegsky
This would be a very good moment for Democratic leaders to increase the political salience of unnecessary wars
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Just another opportunity to point out that, for a supposed “dyed blue” state like Connecticut with 7 Dem members in Congress, the list of those speaking out against war in Venezuela is shockingly small.
#CTpol #Nutmegsky
#CTpol #Nutmegsky
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If Trump announces a new and illegal regime change war against Venezuela tonight pay attention to which elected Democrats stay silent and don’t vociferously oppose and condemn him for it - and then make sure those Dems are subjected to primary challenges next year.
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
If Trump announces a new and illegal regime change war against Venezuela tonight pay attention to which elected Democrats stay silent and don’t vociferously oppose and condemn him for it - and then make sure those Dems are subjected to primary challenges next year.
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New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker stressed that the city he leads “[does] more than any other city in the state” for those experiencing homelessness.
One advocate balked.
“Doing more than nothing doesn't mean that it's enough. If someone is still at risk of dying on the street, then it's not enough.”
One advocate balked.
“Doing more than nothing doesn't mean that it's enough. If someone is still at risk of dying on the street, then it's not enough.”
After man dies on New Haven Green, homeless advocates push for better cold-weather services
The death of the 65-year-old is still under investigation, city officials said.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker stressed that the city he leads “[does] more than any other city in the state” for those experiencing homelessness.
One advocate balked.
“Doing more than nothing doesn't mean that it's enough. If someone is still at risk of dying on the street, then it's not enough.”
One advocate balked.
“Doing more than nothing doesn't mean that it's enough. If someone is still at risk of dying on the street, then it's not enough.”
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This is absolutely correct. A constitution is every citizen's compact with the government, not some secret scroll that only members of a priest caste are allowed to access.
It's largely lost today because we've allowed constitutional law to become the exclusive preserve of lawyers, but the original idea of written constitutionalism was partly one of public education, publicity, & (proto-)democracy—people should be able to read & come to know the law which binds them
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is absolutely correct. A constitution is every citizen's compact with the government, not some secret scroll that only members of a priest caste are allowed to access.
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The fact that people won't even leave a high tax jurisdiction when it means just moving across a river should tell you how absurd it is that taxes would make wealthy people leave an entire state.
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The fact that people won't even leave a high tax jurisdiction when it means just moving across a river should tell you how absurd it is that taxes would make wealthy people leave an entire state.
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a legit "what they took from us"
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
a legit "what they took from us"
Is there anyone from Connecticut's Congressional delegation speaking out about preventing an impending war against Venezuela other than Murphy? I'm seeing more outrage over war crimes than conducting a war without authorization. #Nutmegsky #CTPol
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Is there anyone from Connecticut's Congressional delegation speaking out about preventing an impending war against Venezuela other than Murphy? I'm seeing more outrage over war crimes than conducting a war without authorization. #Nutmegsky #CTPol
Not sure if Hartford-area drivers are prepared for the sheer mileage of middle turn lanes they’re getting.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Not sure if Hartford-area drivers are prepared for the sheer mileage of middle turn lanes they’re getting.
What's stopping the state from telling the City of Bridgeport "you guys don't need to worry, we're setting up a commission to conduct your next several elections"? Reducing corruption in Connecticut's largest city sounds like a bipartisan goal. #CTPol #Nutmegsky
Sigh...
Bridgeport City Council member Castillo charged in ballot fraud case arrested again. Article below.:
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Bridgeport City Council member Castillo charged in ballot fraud case arrested again. Article below.:
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Bridgeport City Council member charged in ballot fraud case arrested for fourth time
The councilman already is facing multiple charges in connection with ballot fraud accusations.
www.ctpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What's stopping the state from telling the City of Bridgeport "you guys don't need to worry, we're setting up a commission to conduct your next several elections"? Reducing corruption in Connecticut's largest city sounds like a bipartisan goal. #CTPol #Nutmegsky
Just wild that, a hundred years later, residents in West Hartford are making the same exact arguments to try and stop the redevelopment of the old Uconn campus. Shouldn't surprise folks that the most popular book on redlining mentions the town by name.
And to my fellow New England Democrats: our single SF-only neighborhoods didn’t inadvertently cause segregation, segregation was the intent. Here is Josiah Woods, the pioneer of zoning in CT, saying the goal was to make West Hartford a suburban town for “real homes.”
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just wild that, a hundred years later, residents in West Hartford are making the same exact arguments to try and stop the redevelopment of the old Uconn campus. Shouldn't surprise folks that the most popular book on redlining mentions the town by name.