Michael Billeaux Martinez
@michaelbilleaux.bsky.social
Historical sociologist studying race, class, and politics in North America, especially the Great Lakes region. Tech college prof, AFT member
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Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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We are in such, such profound danger. They are doing the Reichstag fire to the most crucial and foundational payments layer of the Federal Government.
February 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We are in such, such profound danger. They are doing the Reichstag fire to the most crucial and foundational payments layer of the Federal Government.
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Hedge fund bros who supported Trump and are now eyeing the US economy
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hedge fund bros who supported Trump and are now eyeing the US economy
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Garden of Earthly Delights
February 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Garden of Earthly Delights
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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The federal government's new top HR attorney has said "Consent is probably modern society’s most pernicious fetish" and "Slaves owe us reparations," according to a new report from @pogo.org. www.pogo.org/investigatio...
“Raging Misogynist” Now Federal Government H.R.’s Top Lawyer
The Office of Personnel Management’s new general counsel has a history of racist and sexist social media posts.
www.pogo.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The federal government's new top HR attorney has said "Consent is probably modern society’s most pernicious fetish" and "Slaves owe us reparations," according to a new report from @pogo.org. www.pogo.org/investigatio...
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is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
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I've watched this video maybe 20 times in the last day
January 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I've watched this video maybe 20 times in the last day
Incumbent disadvantage now starts within days of taking office
Indeed, Dems flipped the seat. DLCC: "This earthquake victory in Iowa puts Republicans across the country on notice."
Dems are surprisingly competitive tonight in an Iowa state senate seat that Trump won by 21 points - opened when Gov. Reynolds plucked its incumbent to become her new LG.
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
January 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Incumbent disadvantage now starts within days of taking office
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Less than 10 days and MULTIPLE CASES already where ICE under Trump's hyper-charged enforcement orders have arrested Puerto Rican citizens!
This man's family was sent to an ICE detention center in Milwaukee. Once ICE confirmed they were citizens, all they got was a "sorry."
This man's family was sent to an ICE detention center in Milwaukee. Once ICE confirmed they were citizens, all they got was a "sorry."
🚨What the hell is going on? 🧵
Another PUERTO RICAN family detained, a man tells Telemundo his sister, her mother in law, & a child were taken by ICE in Milwaukee & driven to facility where his sister explained they’re US CITIZENS. ICE response to this flagrant violation? “Sorry”
Another PUERTO RICAN family detained, a man tells Telemundo his sister, her mother in law, & a child were taken by ICE in Milwaukee & driven to facility where his sister explained they’re US CITIZENS. ICE response to this flagrant violation? “Sorry”
Familia puertorriqueña habría sido llevada a centro de detención en Milwaukee
Hermana de una de las detenidas alega que los arrestaron por hablar español.
www.telemundopr.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Less than 10 days and MULTIPLE CASES already where ICE under Trump's hyper-charged enforcement orders have arrested Puerto Rican citizens!
This man's family was sent to an ICE detention center in Milwaukee. Once ICE confirmed they were citizens, all they got was a "sorry."
This man's family was sent to an ICE detention center in Milwaukee. Once ICE confirmed they were citizens, all they got was a "sorry."
Inshallah
That's OK. The VCs will just have to understand that their jobs were replaceable. Maybe they can learn to code. www.axios.com/2025/01/27/d...
DeepSeek could be an extinction-level event for venture capital firms
The quantums of capital are just so much more than anything VC has ever before invested.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Inshallah
Twitter is still where it's at unfortunately -- I expect its final collapse will come rapidly and without warning, and it will be difficult to fully transition away from it until then
January 12, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Twitter is still where it's at unfortunately -- I expect its final collapse will come rapidly and without warning, and it will be difficult to fully transition away from it until then
Lol
A reminder that Nikki Haley isn't the only GOP candidate who's had a tough time answering questions about slavery.
When Ron DeSantis briefly taught high school, his students mocked "his takes on the Civil War" in a "satirical video...for the video yearbook."🗃️
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/u...
When Ron DeSantis briefly taught high school, his students mocked "his takes on the Civil War" in a "satirical video...for the video yearbook."🗃️
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/u...
December 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Lol
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In a war full of absurd, easily falsifiable claims by the IDF, this one blows past all the others in terms of how laughably false it obviously is.
December 6, 2023 at 4:56 AM
In a war full of absurd, easily falsifiable claims by the IDF, this one blows past all the others in terms of how laughably false it obviously is.
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Breaking News: Israel has begun an invasion of southern Gaza, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery. The ground operation could decide the fate of the war with Hamas and create more peril for Palestinian civilians.
Israel has entered southern Gaza, images show, setting the stage for a possibly decisive battle.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2023 at 9:29 PM
Breaking News: Israel has begun an invasion of southern Gaza, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery. The ground operation could decide the fate of the war with Hamas and create more peril for Palestinian civilians.
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Hisham Awartani, one of three Palestinian students who were shot in Vermont, is paralyzed from the waist down his mother says in a statement to CNN.
I have verified with GoFund Me that this fundraiser has been setup by his family.
Donate Here www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
I have verified with GoFund Me that this fundraiser has been setup by his family.
Donate Here www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
December 3, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Hisham Awartani, one of three Palestinian students who were shot in Vermont, is paralyzed from the waist down his mother says in a statement to CNN.
I have verified with GoFund Me that this fundraiser has been setup by his family.
Donate Here www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
I have verified with GoFund Me that this fundraiser has been setup by his family.
Donate Here www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Witnesses describe being ordered out of al-Shifa Hospital, despite Israel’s contention that patients, medical staff and war-displaced people left voluntarily: ‘We left at gunpoint. Tanks and snipers were everywhere inside and outside.’
‘Horrific and appalling’: Israel attacks 2 UN schools sheltering thousands
Al-Fakhoora school in Jabalia refugee camp bombed followed by another UN shelter in Tal al-Zataar.
www.aljazeera.com
November 18, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Witnesses describe being ordered out of al-Shifa Hospital, despite Israel’s contention that patients, medical staff and war-displaced people left voluntarily: ‘We left at gunpoint. Tanks and snipers were everywhere inside and outside.’
Not using this much. How’s it going
November 18, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Not using this much. How’s it going
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New from me: Etsy secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares, and some employees aren’t happy.
A story about content moderation in wartime: www.platformer.news/p/how-bannin...
A story about content moderation in wartime: www.platformer.news/p/how-bannin...
How banning one Palestinian slogan roiled Etsy
The company secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares. Some employees aren’t happy
www.platformer.news
November 14, 2023 at 1:12 AM
New from me: Etsy secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares, and some employees aren’t happy.
A story about content moderation in wartime: www.platformer.news/p/how-bannin...
A story about content moderation in wartime: www.platformer.news/p/how-bannin...
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Jesus Christ www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
November 11, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Jesus Christ www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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"Christian conservatives have always had more moral vanity than moral conviction. But now, Johnson’s ascent to the head of the thoroughly Trumpist House Republican caucus marks the groundbreaking for a new party order. The Republican party is rebuilding itself: it’s building on misogyny."
I wrote about Mike Johnson, and the centrality of gender conservatism to the Republican party’s emerging new identity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a gender extremist | Moira Donegan
Gender conservatism does not tend to attract as much notice as the other pillars of the far-right ideology, but it is central to the Republican ideology
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2023 at 9:22 PM
"Christian conservatives have always had more moral vanity than moral conviction. But now, Johnson’s ascent to the head of the thoroughly Trumpist House Republican caucus marks the groundbreaking for a new party order. The Republican party is rebuilding itself: it’s building on misogyny."