Retired political science professor (PhD, UCI, 1996). Married, living in Oceanside California. Interested in global politics, science, environmental issues. Navy veteran, USS Long Beach. NAFO fella. Strongly oppose fascism globally. Off-grid solar home.https://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2irfefpc2hhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/trump-lame-duck-superpower/687189/?gift=gb2WZ2redqz2_dUDkQQ3SpoSBLT3zRwiS1zf_xbfEIE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share17 May 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2irfefpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2icfyrk22bhttps://www.salon.com/2026/05/17/donald-trump-wants-to-make-china-great-again/17 May 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2icfyrk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2hx72b6k2rwww.alternet.org/trump-leak/ https://www.alternet.org/trump-leak/17 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2hx72b6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2hnw2wqc2s‘Big News’: Hawaii Targets Citizens United With Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People https://www.commondreams.org/news/citizens-united-law-hawaii17 May 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2hnw2wqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2his6bn227Hope in a Time of Democratic Decline https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/hope-in-democratic-decline17 May 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2his6bn227https://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2h2u72wc2zUkraine Invasion Day 1,543: Engagements and casualties both well above the 7-day average. RU accounts are disinforming. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/16/800040137/community/1543/ Ukrainian War daily updates.17 May 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2h2u72wc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mm2efixtjs2thttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/17/hope-horizon-trump-netanyahu-putin-powers-waning?CMP=share_btn_url17 May 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2efixtjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mlysvbgh7c2kHe’s going to abandon Taiwan. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlysvbgh7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mlyrrdpkmc2kEarlier today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyrrdpkmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mly6cxdu7k2mUkraine Invasion Day 1,542: RU targeting decision-making centers in and near Kyiv City https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/15/800039512/community/1542/ Ukrainian War daily updates.16 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly6cxdu7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mlwq6ft3jc2b😮 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwq6ft3jc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelby.bsky.social/post/3mlwpbilpxs2b👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:ao3od2pfh25pcvramptuef5b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwpbilpxs2b