Mike Persinger
@mike-persinger.bsky.social
Journalist turned content marketer. Storyteller. Formerly Twitter verified, before it was a cesspool. Tar Heel.
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The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
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Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
September 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
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i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
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Cleta will get even madder if you read and share this article. So, please, don't do that...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cleta will get even madder if you read and share this article. So, please, don't do that...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I don't want to alarm anyone, but it seems possible that Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. doesn't know what he's talking about in the slightest.
Sorry to get political here, but I just have a hunch.
Sorry to get political here, but I just have a hunch.
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I don't want to alarm anyone, but it seems possible that Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. doesn't know what he's talking about in the slightest.
Sorry to get political here, but I just have a hunch.
Sorry to get political here, but I just have a hunch.
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Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
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Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
August 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
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"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
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August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
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Again:Journalists are not stenographers. We are to get information, report and verify the facts, and then report the reality not the talking point. What Trump is doing in DC and threatening in cities is NOT a crime crack down because he says it is. Don’t regurgitate. Report the truth not propaganda.
August 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Again:Journalists are not stenographers. We are to get information, report and verify the facts, and then report the reality not the talking point. What Trump is doing in DC and threatening in cities is NOT a crime crack down because he says it is. Don’t regurgitate. Report the truth not propaganda.
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I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
July 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
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Ghislane Maxwell is a child sex trafficker that Trump just gave immunity to in exchange for her silence on him.
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
July 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ghislane Maxwell is a child sex trafficker that Trump just gave immunity to in exchange for her silence on him.
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
Let’s hope this would be the response today as well.
100 years ago, they came for UNC-Chapel Hill.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
July 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Let’s hope this would be the response today as well.
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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No, this is not a joke. This is real.
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
Don’t Say Vote: NC GOPers Want to Bar Election Officials From Encouraging Turnout
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
No, this is not a joke. This is real.
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
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Anyway, I RTed Durbin's letter several times, and did a post. Meanwhile, there are still LOTS of people whining that Dems aren't messaging on Epstein.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/p...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/p...
Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File - emptywheel
In her bid to politicize the search for Jeffrey Epstein files, Pam Bondi created one thousand witnesses to what might be in the file.
www.emptywheel.net
July 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Anyway, I RTed Durbin's letter several times, and did a post. Meanwhile, there are still LOTS of people whining that Dems aren't messaging on Epstein.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/p...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/p...
$186 million from North Carolina.
The Trump administration is currently holding hostage nearly $7B in federal funding for K-12 schools--funding that was supposed to be distributed yesterday.
They've stolen $80M from Wisconsin students and teachers alone. How much have they stolen from your state?
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
They've stolen $80M from Wisconsin students and teachers alone. How much have they stolen from your state?
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
See How Much School Funding Trump Is Holding Back From Your State
The administration is holding back nearly $7 billion for English learners, after-school programs, professional development, and more.
www.edweek.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
$186 million from North Carolina.
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the interesting thing about the Diddy verdict is that House Republicans are about to vote to take away healthcare from tens of millions of Americas
July 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
the interesting thing about the Diddy verdict is that House Republicans are about to vote to take away healthcare from tens of millions of Americas
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
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Listen to the governors.
Yeah you’ve got hochul uploading an official nygov social video calling lander’s arrest, and I’m quoting here, “bullshit.” They think the feds have overreached and are vulnerable.
June 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Listen to the governors.
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The Charlotte Observer needs an investigative reporter mcclatchy.rec.pro.ukg.net/MCC1008MCLTC...
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Charlotte Observer needs an investigative reporter mcclatchy.rec.pro.ukg.net/MCC1008MCLTC...
Great post, worth a read on a day full of symbolism. #nokings
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Great post, worth a read on a day full of symbolism. #nokings
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We don’t celebrate Pride for the rainbows or parades, we do it because *right now* someone out there believes they don’t deserve love, just because of who they are or who they love.
That’s why we celebrate Pride—because we want to build a world where no one feels that way.
That’s why we celebrate Pride—because we want to build a world where no one feels that way.
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We don’t celebrate Pride for the rainbows or parades, we do it because *right now* someone out there believes they don’t deserve love, just because of who they are or who they love.
That’s why we celebrate Pride—because we want to build a world where no one feels that way.
That’s why we celebrate Pride—because we want to build a world where no one feels that way.
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This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.