Mike O'Brien
@mikeobrien1492.bsky.social
M.Ed., lifelong Cubs fan, sometimes writer, US Navy vet, animal lover, Ohio University Scripps & Patton College alum.
Ohio is The ❤️ Of It All!
Opinions are my own.
Ohio is The ❤️ Of It All!
Opinions are my own.
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Carney: Heartbroken by news of the rail crash in southern Spain, which has killed more than 20 people and injured many more.
On behalf of Canadians, I offer my condolences to the families grieving and wish a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy.
On behalf of Canadians, I offer my condolences to the families grieving and wish a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy.
January 19, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Carney: Heartbroken by news of the rail crash in southern Spain, which has killed more than 20 people and injured many more.
On behalf of Canadians, I offer my condolences to the families grieving and wish a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy.
On behalf of Canadians, I offer my condolences to the families grieving and wish a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy.
DHS claimed ICE shooter Jonathan Ross suffered 'internal bleeding.'
Fact Check: he didn't
Count on nothing but disinformation and propaganda from now on.
Fact Check: he didn't
Count on nothing but disinformation and propaganda from now on.
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
DHS claimed ICE shooter Jonathan Ross suffered 'internal bleeding.'
Fact Check: he didn't
Count on nothing but disinformation and propaganda from now on.
Fact Check: he didn't
Count on nothing but disinformation and propaganda from now on.
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We explore Ohio's open double standard on local control. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We explore Ohio's open double standard on local control. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
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CBS has received updated info from 2 US govt anonymous sources of ICE agent Jonathan Ross being treated at the hospital after he was allegedly touched by a car.
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
CBS has received updated info from 2 US govt anonymous sources of ICE agent Jonathan Ross being treated at the hospital after he was allegedly touched by a car.
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
America is at an inflection point.
Neo-fascism is rearing its ugly, violent head.
How we respond to govt oppression will echo in history.
Neo-fascism is rearing its ugly, violent head.
How we respond to govt oppression will echo in history.
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
America is at an inflection point.
Neo-fascism is rearing its ugly, violent head.
How we respond to govt oppression will echo in history.
Neo-fascism is rearing its ugly, violent head.
How we respond to govt oppression will echo in history.
House Judiciary cmte Republicans convicted provided Jan 6 felon and insurrectionist Stewart Rhodes a reserved seat.
@repmoskowitz.bsky.social points out the irony of a GOP-run January 6 hearing where Republicans insist there was no insurrection, yet seated in the GOP's reserved front row seats, is Stewart Rhodes, the founder and former leader of the Oath Keepers.
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
House Judiciary cmte Republicans convicted provided Jan 6 felon and insurrectionist Stewart Rhodes a reserved seat.
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Trump's promise to "drill, baby, drill" has led to less drilling.
One culprit: tariffs
“The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ will not happen with this level of volatility.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
One culprit: tariffs
“The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ will not happen with this level of volatility.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering.
www.wired.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump's promise to "drill, baby, drill" has led to less drilling.
One culprit: tariffs
“The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ will not happen with this level of volatility.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
One culprit: tariffs
“The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ will not happen with this level of volatility.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
In the midst of Trump's Epstein scandal, it's easy to forget about his concentration camps.
AP — The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said.
AP — The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said.
The concentration camp system in 1930s Germany was initially created to hold Communists, Socialists, gays, Catholics, people with disabilities, and people declared to be enemies of the Reich.
By the mid 1930s the focus shifted to Jews and anyone declared to be physically or mentally inferior.
By the mid 1930s the focus shifted to Jews and anyone declared to be physically or mentally inferior.
July 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
In the midst of Trump's Epstein scandal, it's easy to forget about his concentration camps.
AP — The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said.
AP — The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said.
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TXGOP = cheating and intimidation
They “invite” the public to testify against their rigged gerrymandering, praying for a moment like this.
But they chose the wrong man.
@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social is a beloved Texas leader!
What he’s NOT is trespassing, disrupting or resisting.
🎥👇🏽
#FreeIsaiah
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They “invite” the public to testify against their rigged gerrymandering, praying for a moment like this.
But they chose the wrong man.
@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social is a beloved Texas leader!
What he’s NOT is trespassing, disrupting or resisting.
🎥👇🏽
#FreeIsaiah
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July 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
TXGOP = cheating and intimidation
They “invite” the public to testify against their rigged gerrymandering, praying for a moment like this.
But they chose the wrong man.
@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social is a beloved Texas leader!
What he’s NOT is trespassing, disrupting or resisting.
🎥👇🏽
#FreeIsaiah
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They “invite” the public to testify against their rigged gerrymandering, praying for a moment like this.
But they chose the wrong man.
@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social is a beloved Texas leader!
What he’s NOT is trespassing, disrupting or resisting.
🎥👇🏽
#FreeIsaiah
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The Scottish press reacts to a visit by a felon.
July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Scottish press reacts to a visit by a felon.
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Trump has actually been remarkably successful in implementing his agenda and at the six month mark he's hit a low point in Gallup approval ratings. That's because the agenda is fundamentally unpopular! Something we tried desperately hard to communicate in 2024.
July 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Trump has actually been remarkably successful in implementing his agenda and at the six month mark he's hit a low point in Gallup approval ratings. That's because the agenda is fundamentally unpopular! Something we tried desperately hard to communicate in 2024.
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NEW: Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions talkingpointsmemo.com/news/consul-...
Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions
Citing conditions and legal issues at Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” facility...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW: Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions talkingpointsmemo.com/news/consul-...
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It never ceases to amaze me how people who claim to follow Christ and are trying to get into heaven use some of the nastiest, most vile language I have ever heard.
They're gonna try and kiss Jesus with that mouth?
They're gonna try and kiss Jesus with that mouth?
July 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It never ceases to amaze me how people who claim to follow Christ and are trying to get into heaven use some of the nastiest, most vile language I have ever heard.
They're gonna try and kiss Jesus with that mouth?
They're gonna try and kiss Jesus with that mouth?
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For literally decades climate hawks and progressives have warned that internal combustion will die off and the tech of the future is electric + battery power and that if we didn’t seize the initiative China would eat our lunch and…welp!
China is probably going to pass 50% EV new car sales this year. ICE technology is a dead man walking www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
China Is Poised to Buy More EVs Than Gas-Only Cars This Year
Affordability, charging advances and subsidies are supporting the inexorable rise of electric cars in the world’s biggest auto market.
www.bloomberg.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For literally decades climate hawks and progressives have warned that internal combustion will die off and the tech of the future is electric + battery power and that if we didn’t seize the initiative China would eat our lunch and…welp!
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#FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From #Flood Survivors, Documents Show.
Two days after deadly #Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended. | NY Times 🎁 article www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
Two days after deadly #Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended. | NY Times 🎁 article www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From #Flood Survivors, Documents Show.
Two days after deadly #Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended. | NY Times 🎁 article www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
Two days after deadly #Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended. | NY Times 🎁 article www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
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This was always the plan. Try anti-immigrant laws out in Alabama. Put in place enhanced requirements for voter ID. It’s why nothing under Trump has surprised people down here. I call it the Alabamization of America. Looking forward to reading this book!
My friend, David Pepper of Ohio, wrote a book called Laboratories of Autocracy . This is what he was talking about.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
July 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This was always the plan. Try anti-immigrant laws out in Alabama. Put in place enhanced requirements for voter ID. It’s why nothing under Trump has surprised people down here. I call it the Alabamization of America. Looking forward to reading this book!
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Instead of immediately sending vital swift water rescue teams to Texas. Kristie Noem spent the weekend running online polls about what photo she should use for her official Governors photo.
Puppy Killer Kristie is now Child Killer Kristie
This disgusting POS allowed Texans to die
#ProudBlue
Puppy Killer Kristie is now Child Killer Kristie
This disgusting POS allowed Texans to die
#ProudBlue
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Instead of immediately sending vital swift water rescue teams to Texas. Kristie Noem spent the weekend running online polls about what photo she should use for her official Governors photo.
Puppy Killer Kristie is now Child Killer Kristie
This disgusting POS allowed Texans to die
#ProudBlue
Puppy Killer Kristie is now Child Killer Kristie
This disgusting POS allowed Texans to die
#ProudBlue
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Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
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Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
June 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
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"I love fireworks," said no pet ever, or Veteran with ptsd ever, or wild animal ever, or person with asthma ever, or person who lost a hand and/or eye from fireworks, or person iburned n a fire started by fireworks, or child labor in fireworks factory.
🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasVeteransAgainstFireworks
"I love fireworks," said no pet ever, or Veteran with ptsd ever, or wild animal ever, or person with asthma ever, or person who lost a hand and/or eye from fireworks, or person iburned n a fire started by fireworks, or child labor in fireworks factory.
🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasVeteransAgainstFireworks
June 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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"I love fireworks," said no pet ever, or Veteran with ptsd ever, or wild animal ever, or person with asthma ever, or person who lost a hand and/or eye from fireworks, or person iburned n a fire started by fireworks, or child labor in fireworks factory.
🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasVeteransAgainstFireworks
"I love fireworks," said no pet ever, or Veteran with ptsd ever, or wild animal ever, or person with asthma ever, or person who lost a hand and/or eye from fireworks, or person iburned n a fire started by fireworks, or child labor in fireworks factory.
🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasVeteransAgainstFireworks
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Crocodile Concentration Camp flooding already… that was fast…
July 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Crocodile Concentration Camp flooding already… that was fast…
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This is a concentration camp
July 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a concentration camp
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Paramount+ cancelled! Fuck you, @paramountpictures.bsky.social Cowards.
July 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Paramount+ cancelled! Fuck you, @paramountpictures.bsky.social Cowards.