Michael (MJ) Lyle
Journalist at NevadaCurrent.com, part of the statesnewsroom.com network.
I report on homelessness, housing, criminal justice, and state and local government. A queer, Black writer trying to make the world better. (he/him)
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lyle🔴 LIVE NOW: Join our conversation with local journalists @eltragon.bsky.social, @franciagarciah.bsky.social, @nigrotime.bsky.social, and @kevinhfoster.bsky.social to learn about tips on covering immigration enforcement. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=UaNk...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lyleas a journalist, the gutting of wapo makes me anxious; as an american, it makes me terrified
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lylejournalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleOne immediate effort (and the @postguild.bsky.social will likely share more): www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleWe are in the midst of another racial reckoning. This one purging all the gains of the former and then some.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleI'm told the catastrophic Washington Post layoffs today include at least 14 climate journalists. Totally gutting. Details: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
- But at least they might have body cameras. Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms via @theguardian.com
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleA publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lyle“I’m concerned that breaking the law and breaking the rules has essentially just become the cost of doing business for companies in Musk’s orbit,” said Assemblymember Member Howard Watts.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleMy story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleJust experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleJournalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThose prosecuting @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social "aren’t low level officers from a municipal police force," FPF's Seth Stern told @poynterinstitute.bsky.social. "This is coming from the highest level of government."
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleGeorgia Fort recorded her arrest. There were DEA agents at her house. What the fuck for.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleYour First Amendment rights are being obliterated: peacefully assemble, bear witness, #PressFreedom @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and journalist #GeorgiaFort have been indicted and arrested. This needs to be a #FrontPage story in any credible news outlet worthy of 1A protections.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleGeorgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleI get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThe arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleBREAKING: Journalist Don Lemon is arrested after a protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleJournalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThe @nevadacurrent.com has an intern from UNLV this semester, and he's already producing some great stuff! 😀
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleNorthern Nevada transportation officials are looking into the feasibility of using existing rail lines along Interstate-80 to support commuter rail service from Downtown Reno to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. story by @mjlyle.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lyle"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president" www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleBreaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleA major newspaper publishing guide to help people identify the munitions their government is using against them is a real "Late Republic America" timepeice that future historians will comment on.
- Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LylePalantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com "In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this." Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleAs we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleBlatant lying about clear, factual reality on video is not an attempt to convince people who live in reality. It is an act of power and domination over all who will go along with the lie no matter what and become complicit: the entire regime through the ranks plus its supporters.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LylePlease note: As our colleagues at @stateline.org reported earlier this week, footage, documents have often been at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/r...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleAnother person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/24/a...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleMan shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleDHS spending bill passed 220-207 7 Democrats voted in favor: Henry Cuellar Don Davis Laura Gilles Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Jared Golden Vicente Gonzalez Tom Suozzi Massie voted No Andy Harris didn't vote Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThe Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleMinneapolis, today. Note how three agents holding the civilian down. Why spray? www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleBREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lylehey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThis is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleVideos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/v...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleWalz: “Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleBreaking: MS NOW confirms: The Trump Justice Department has launched criminal investigations into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
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- Reposted by Michael (MJ) Lylea hug to whoever needs one. all this fucking sucks, man.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleWar powers resolution fails in US Senate after 2 Republicans flip, Vance breaks tie The rare GOP rebuke of Trump didn't last www.newsfromthestates.com/article/war-...
- I’m always dumbfounded by the “we just need to focus on affordability” argument. You don’t have to focus on just one issue.
- NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming. "Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t." Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleNEW: The Trump admin unexpectedly canceled almost $2 billion in funding for substance use and mental health. Organizations today are forced to lay off staff and scale back lifesaving services, like opioid reversal medications for first responders. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThis is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan. A citizen. Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold. "We're from the United States bro!' he screamed. Agents took and sold his phone And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleSome of today's media literacy absurdities (for some reason it's popping off today): >"The media isn't covering this!" Me: "You're responding to a story I wrote about it."
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LylePlugging again for @minnesotareformer.com, which is free to read with no paywalls or ads. You don't even have to "make an account." It's still a small team, but worth adding to your list of media.
- Reposted by Michael (MJ) LyleThis just shows how absurd the whole "armed conflict" framing is. The men on the boats weren't members of an organized armed force, and therefore the question of "perfidy" is inapposite. The problem is that they were civilians who were murdered. @justsecurity.org www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
