Michael Gatton

@mgatton

Retired NYC teacher. NC Democrat. Anti-fascist. Angry old man.

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Seems like there's a message here for Democrats. Like doing the right thing is the right thing to do. From Eric Foner's Forever Free

Summary: post civil war radical Republicans in Congress proven right again and again pushing for the rights of freed blacks in the South in the face of southern and centrist northern opposition.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· 17d

America's Test Kitchen untimely recommendations

Headline: The cool genius of a well-made lettuce wrap.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· 23d

Cooked vegetables have numerous advantages over raw, with only a few exceptions that aren't deal breakers. now.tufts.edu/2024/09/30/b...

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jul 4

250th anniversary recommended reading. In 1976 (the bicentennial year) Dana, a Black woman and Kevin, her White boyfriend, find themselves transported in time and place to a plantation in 1820s Maryland.

Cover ogf Octavia E. Butler's novel "Kindred."

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 29

FU Axios - We don't want a Trump-like figure.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· May 6

Whatever happened to academic integrity? I thought plagiarism was kind of a big deal.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Apr 27

This shit.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Mar 27

Democrats get the blame, "Senate" (John Thune pictured) gets the credit

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Mar 4

Good primary win here for @ashleybellpac.bsky.social

Ashley Bell wins Democratic primary for US House District 10 (NC) with 47% in a 6-way race.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Feb 11

This is joke? I refuse to click on CBS but that headline...

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jan 10

WTF Europe?

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jan 9

Every day it becomes more and impossible to have ANY respect for people who support this insane clown.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jan 8

Stenography 101

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Dec 9

Social media on children:

Scene from Torchwood, Children of Earth, where children are abducted by aliens and used as recreational drug. An apt metaphor for social media use of children for profit.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Dec 5

Quote from Ryan Goodman, former legal counsel for the Pentagon. This needs to be a central focus of the discussion.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Nov 12

A lot of people are out there yesterday repeating this false equivalence. Heard it on MSNBC, I think it was Nicolle Wallace show?, but there was pushback at least. The automatic impulse to bash Biden and both-sides is strong.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Oct 26

Did a cross country motorcycle tour last summer and I was astonished at the amount of wind farms along I-80 in Iowa and I-40 in Texas. Just miles and miles and miles of windmills. A beautiful sight to behold.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Oct 25

Maybe a good time to remind people that beef is bad for your health, bad for the planet, and bad for the cattle. Reduce or eliminate consumption.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Oct 18

A wicked regime. Not in a good way.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Oct 18

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Sep 20

So if I have this right the cowardly senate Democrats just agreed by unanimous consent to a resolution HONORING Charlie Kirk. Tell me again how am I supposed to not give up hope???

S.Res.391 - A resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring his life and legacy. Senate - 09/16/2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Sep 17

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Sep 16

Like where are the Democrats on Bluesky? Why do I have to go to NBC or any other news outlet to find out what they are up to? Even AOC hasn't posted in like a month. What gives?

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Aug 6

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jul 30

NYFT. A fucking law and order cop mayor is currently in charge of NYC and yet this brazen crime is evidence that we need a law and order cop-friendly mayor who will protect us from these brazen crimes. #NYRepliesDisabledTimes

NYT Reporter: ‪Jeffery C. Mays‬
@jeffcmays.bsky.social‬
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Monday’s mass shooting may put concerns over gun violence back on voters’ minds, and have already lead some to scrutinize Mr. Mamdani for his views on policing. “He clearly does not understand what public safety is all about,” said Cuomo w/ @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/n... Replies disabled

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 28

Professor in front of whiteboard graph showing direct relationship between fucking around (X axis) and finding out (Y axis).

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 27

Wow, didn't even realize he exhumed David Paterson for an endorsement.

After Spitzer resigned in the wake of a prostitution scandal, Paterson was sworn in as governor of New York state on March 17, 2008. Paterson held the office of governor during the Great Recession, and he implemented state budget cuts. He also made two significant appointments: In January 2009, he appointed then-U.S. representative Kirsten Gillibrand to a vacant U.S. Senate seat (a position she has held since), and, in July 2009, he appointed Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor. Paterson launched a campaign for a full term as governor in the 2010 New York gubernatorial election, but he announced on February 26, 2010, that he would bow out of the race. During the final year of his administration, Paterson faced allegations of soliciting improper gifts and making false statements; he was eventually fined in excess of $62,000 for accepting free New York Yankees tickets. He was not charged with perjury.[4]

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 19

Just stop.

Political violence thrusts potential 2028 candidates onto the national stage
More than a half-dozen potential 2028 contenders have personally experienced political violence or had to manage the response to such incidents. -NBC News

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 14

Little Mooresville, NC. Great crowd for No Kings Day. Chicken Dance for the TACO.

Michael Gatton@mgatton· Jun 13

Astonishingly bad bill.