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Michael

@michaelevilman.bsky.social

created November 11, 2024

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Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Make sure you don’t throw trans people under the bus. It is disappointing what you have been saying about them.

1/9/2025, 4:20:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Love your pix!!

30/8/2025, 1:52:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep! Disgusting as ever.

29/8/2025, 2:07:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Unbelievable

29/8/2025, 3:25:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I certainly hope you have no need to cover it, then. ❤️

28/8/2025, 11:36:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed!

28/8/2025, 4:51:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

By their logic, we should be deporting white cis men that commit so many crimes and shootings.

28/8/2025, 2:31:18 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Well said. There have been many people that go along with supporting Trump, going back to his first term, that inevitably get pushed aside. They enable the worst, and cannot stop it.

24/8/2025, 8:07:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

What a stupid waste of energy and resources Florida uses to spread hate around.

24/8/2025, 3:13:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is clear that the R’s don’t give a s*it about norms. They just make things up to excuse their behavior.

23/8/2025, 12:03:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Horrifying

21/8/2025, 12:17:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Their hatred knows no bounds. What a terrible thing to do.

21/8/2025, 12:14:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope we can hold these people accountable some day. We must!

17/8/2025, 12:34:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for sharing your life story with us. It was horrible what the US did and is doing again.

9/8/2025, 11:38:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Such a disturbing video to watch. Horrible how things are going.

9/8/2025, 11:36:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

These CEOs are very disappointing, as is government leadership at the moment.

8/8/2025, 12:11:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Disappointing and gross

7/8/2025, 3:23:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep

1/8/2025, 6:27:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Not good

1/8/2025, 6:25:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is very disappointing to see how so many news outlets are blatantly misleading with their reporting.

23/7/2025, 2:58:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is worse than “frustrating,” of course.

23/7/2025, 2:56:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Congratulations!! They are lucky to have you!

22/7/2025, 12:43:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It boggles my mind that so many people still think he is fit to be president.

17/7/2025, 12:16:28 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Same

13/7/2025, 1:58:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

And they keep getting away with it. Disgusting. Good to call it out.

12/7/2025, 1:02:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Wessel (@davidmwessel.bsky.social) reposted

Paul Krugman: Why You Should Fear a MAGAfied Fed open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

11/7/2025, 10:37:10 AM | 384 115 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Krugman (@pkrugman.bsky.social) reposted

With everything else going on, I'm not sure people realize that Trump's latest tariff on Brazil took things to a new (lower) level paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...

9/7/2025, 11:02:58 PM | 1264 385 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted

Think about how insane this is. I know we normalize every abnormal thing Trump does, & he floods the zone & numbs us, but a leading media organizing rolling over & agreeing to pay $16m to the president because he didn’t like how they edited an interview?? What country is this?

2/7/2025, 5:26:22 PM | 2123 476 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

The hatred toward trans people is horrendous. They don’t care about the non-trans women. They just hate trans people.

2/7/2025, 12:38:37 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, they do seem to get over it as they keep electing people like McConnell. Disgusting.

25/6/2025, 9:44:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

What’s truly remarkable is that people have elevated him to this position of power. Unbelievable.

23/6/2025, 12:11:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Screw the NYT. I’m very glad I dropped that subscription long ago.

19/6/2025, 12:43:25 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s just horrible the contortions they go through to hurt people.

19/6/2025, 12:42:11 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Incredible how the horrible majority on the court continues to contort itself to allow this and other terrible far right rulings

18/6/2025, 8:53:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted

MAGA doesn't realize California is the 4th largest economy in the world, is the most populous state, and gives money to the federal government that red states rely upon for survival. Alas.

10/6/2025, 4:31:20 AM | 1252 201 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted

The orange felon activated National Guard troops for some couple of dozen people arrested yet instead of activating the National Guard on January 6 2021, he chose to do nothing and then supported the terrorists who stormed the Capitol as well as gifted pardons to 1,500+ of them.

10/6/2025, 3:13:49 AM | 2519 727 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

This speech from @timmiller.bsky.social at our Free Andry fundraiser will make you angry and cry.

9/6/2025, 1:57:04 PM | 348 100 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted

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8/6/2025, 12:34:37 AM | 1621 460 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes! Absolutely!!

7/6/2025, 1:45:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

The insanity of this is beyond belief

7/6/2025, 12:01:31 AM | 32 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I can’t stand how they do this kind of outright lying!

5/6/2025, 5:43:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted

1. HRC has launched a more defiant protest tone for Pride this year. In their campaign announced today, "These Colors Don't Run," one feature went rather viral... the image of an Eagle with progress pride flag colors, painted nails, falsies, and a harness. Subscribe to support our journalism.

30/5/2025, 6:49:30 PM | 1437 309 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is amazing to me how much people can get away with in government despite the laws.

28/5/2025, 7:46:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Trans people are not going away!

23/5/2025, 2:42:44 PM | 15 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

It’s getting lost in the noise, but the “Big, Beautiful Bill” just passed by the House GOP basically removes health care coverage for gender-affirming care for ALL trans people. Not only trans youth but trans adults, too. Only the most privileged trans Americans would still have coverage.

22/5/2025, 6:49:49 PM | 1117 399 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Very sad they are doing this.

22/5/2025, 3:59:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely horrific. Makes me sick what these people are doing.

22/5/2025, 3:09:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, these questions should be asked every time. Not to mention this “bribe” or “gift” is totally unacceptable.

19/5/2025, 9:49:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep, exactly!

8/5/2025, 3:02:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

And people say there’s no more racism here? Riiiiight.

7/5/2025, 10:07:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Really is bad that too many people could not see this coming enough to vote against it.

3/5/2025, 3:32:05 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is insane, yet people will believe him. Just ridiculous!

30/4/2025, 4:16:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Very, very sad. I can’t believe how hateful people can be to others. Live and let live.

16/4/2025, 2:45:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It is!!!

16/4/2025, 5:12:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Assigned Media (@assignedmedia.org) reposted

ErinReed [Apr 14] -- Planned Parenthood stops providing affirming care to minors _and_ adults after new Apr 11th letter from Medicaid. Many trans people still get their meds from PP nationwide. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

15/4/2025, 1:55:54 PM | 53 17 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

That really sucks. I wish you well.

11/4/2025, 5:11:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s always projection with these people

9/4/2025, 8:55:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes!

8/4/2025, 7:22:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s gonna get worse 💔

8/4/2025, 2:42:22 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social)

This is absolutely disgusting of our current government.

6/4/2025, 6:23:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted

Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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6/4/2025, 5:18:14 PM | 11416 4218 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted

Not sure why media organizations refer to an "anti-DEI push" when what is happening is racist, sexist censorship and suppression of free speech. If we don't call it what it is, it'll continue to slip under the radar. Same with the administration's alleged "concerns about anti-Semitism."

6/4/2025, 2:47:07 PM | 390 122 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish we could convince more people of this. It is quite difficult to do.

28/3/2025, 2:33:25 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

This is just terrible. We need to stop going backwards and to make sure we all have rights.

28/3/2025, 12:24:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Unbelievable we are in this position. Hard to believe people had it so bad that they voted for this.

26/3/2025, 6:30:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together

22/3/2025, 12:07:43 AM | 59067 9723 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Isn’t it best to confirm if it is true before sharing?

19/3/2025, 9:29:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I sure hope that doesn’t happen!

10/3/2025, 5:19:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

The people that like this seem to only care if they are affected. And, they don’t care if the way it is done is legal or not.

8/3/2025, 3:06:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Very disturbing Newsom did this and, in that show, threw transgender people under the bus.

7/3/2025, 4:51:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely disgusting what he’s done!

6/3/2025, 8:25:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Same!

5/3/2025, 6:30:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted

Stand with trans Americans. You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous. www.thebulwark.com/p/stand-with...

4/3/2025, 2:14:34 PM | 6086 1460 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted

1. The far right is falsely spreading that a new study shows that surgery "doubles depression" for transgender people. This is an egregious misreading of the study, which does not look at transgender people before and after surgery. Subscribe to support my journalism. Lets dig in.

3/3/2025, 9:25:29 PM | 4001 1003 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish I could say the same. Many are, at least.

28/2/2025, 8:38:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

So terrible they are doing this! Shame on those who voted to allow these people in office.

27/2/2025, 6:00:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I can’t believe how bad this is getting. Just horrible.

25/2/2025, 7:27:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Let’s hope so

24/2/2025, 8:18:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Just disgusting what they are doing!

14/2/2025, 4:18:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jamie Carter (@jctheresistance.demcast.com) reposted

Utah turned it out today! We will not sit down. We will not be silent. RESIST!

5/2/2025, 8:42:18 PM | 9464 1847 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

The one thing I learned the first time Trump was in office is that government doesn’t work like I thought it did when I went to school in the 70s and 80s. There are no protections if the people at the top have enough control.

5/2/2025, 4:41:14 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

That is a remarkable number of open tabs!

5/2/2025, 1:26:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Simon Rosenberg (@simonwdc.bsky.social) reposted

Here’s the video of the Senate and House presser outside USAID today. Folks have wanted Dems to fight - well here we go! Please watch, share and keep working hard all..... www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/senate-and...

3/2/2025, 7:52:56 PM | 907 338 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

You need to do more than post these silly notes. What is happening with Trump and Musk is beyond complaining about pizza prices.

3/2/2025, 9:01:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

This is terrible for people signing up to defend our country and denied their right to bodily autonomy because of where they are deployed.

31/1/2025, 5:19:56 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jay Edidin (@edidin.bsky.social) reposted

Trans people and our rights are not a “distraction.” We are real people who live and die and deserve care and dignity and access to public spaces.

31/1/2025, 4:15:48 PM | 1743 532 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Imagine having to sleep, bathe, or work next to a person who thinks the National Review is a helpful source of information for our country.

31/1/2025, 11:42:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Too bad they don’t seem to see what they are voting for.

30/1/2025, 10:41:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) reposted

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30/1/2025, 9:01:43 PM | 6354 1078 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Stephanie Slagle (@stephanieeslagle.bsky.social) reposted

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30/1/2025, 7:13:43 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

They just don’t care about hiding it anymore

30/1/2025, 8:56:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social) reposted

Absolutely we should be. This IS what it looks like.

30/1/2025, 12:05:38 AM | 103 15 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

I truly hope people don’t want this type of performative behavior to be the norm. It does seem like many do, and are okay with the lies that go with it.

29/1/2025, 8:33:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Unfortunately, being illegal seems to be less of a problem these days. I hope we can turn this around.

28/1/2025, 6:35:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Apple really needs to sort Siri out. It’s getting ridiculous.

24/1/2025, 2:19:33 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Krugman (@pkrugman.bsky.social) reposted

What are you gonna believe, MAGA or your lying eyes? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-ener...

23/1/2025, 12:35:15 PM | 1279 280 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lisa Laporte (@lisalaporte.bsky.social) reposted

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22/1/2025, 10:56:17 PM | 17 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Gary Russell (@twilightstreets.bsky.social) reposted

With love and respect to all my trans friends and family across the Atlantic on this dark day

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21/1/2025, 12:00:56 AM | 144 88 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

This is the trap Dems fall into and it needs to stop!

22/1/2025, 12:47:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael (@michaelevilman.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed!

20/1/2025, 4:13:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view