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Michael Mechanic

@michaelmechanic.bsky.social

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Mother Jones editor; author of "Jackpot," an "entertaining and eviscerating" (Jane Mayer) book on America's wealth insanity (readjackpot.com); piano player turned punk rock drummer turned old-time fiddler; dad of Gen Zers; gardener; curmudgeon about town.

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@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:37 AMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

Heartbreaking đź’” Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.

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@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:01 PM

Outrageous abuse of power.

@nicholasgrossman.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:51 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
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@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:50 PM

There's a line where corruption becomes treason.

@motherjones.comOct 11, 2026, 1:44 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

Kimberly Guilfoyle's grifting scandal keeps getting worse

@clarajeffery.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:05 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

Our own @michaelmechanic.bsky.social has written a lot about various types of wealth taxes, including this piece www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:06 PM

I think that about the USA

@robertscotthorton.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:26 AMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

This man is insane. But you can count on US corporate media not to report what he said and did. "At what was supposed to be a rally for other Republican candidates in Syracuse, New York, the US president devoted a long portion of his speech airing his grievances with the Nobel committee.

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:24 PM

The details I meant was the scenario of an outbreak on board, but weaponized plague and covid are a bit different, clearly.

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:23 PM

Elon Musk, who destroyed USAID, causing widespread death and suffering, cares about cruelty to AIs? Total sociopath.

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:26 PM

The irony here is that, as I've written, the word "philanthropy" comes from Prometheus' love for humankind, which he created (and Zeus hated). Elon Musk is more like the Zeus character here, and he's a downright shitty philanthropist. => shorturl.at/k1xmk

@newrepublic.comOct 9, 2026, 4:11 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

The president hasn’t stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would. trib.al/6CMhoIo

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:15 PM

Preaching to the choir here obviously, but deploying major government resources to pursue obviously bullshit cases against a president's perceived enemies is the definition of waste, fraud, and abuse. This is gaslighting, and one of many grounds for impeachment.

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:03 PM

This one had me stumped.

@gillianbrockell.comOct 9, 2026, 12:24 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.

A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
DDhruv Mehrotra@dmehro.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:51 AM

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:55 PM

This is appalling. How do these people live with themselves?

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 4:09 PMReposted by @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

This guy: American hero. The question, as Ed Wasserman writes, is whether today's media would be willing to run a story of this magnitude while under assault from the Trump administration. Like, maybe the Times would, and it's no angel here, but what about networks controlled by Trump allies? HERO.

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:58 PM

So when is all this going to come hit us, Zeke?

@michaelmechanic.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

(Checks watch.) Yep, still abhorrent. Always abhorrent.

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