Michael A. Shea

@michaelashea.bsky.social

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Arlington, VA. W&M '82. Filmmaker. Bicyclist. Medical Clinic Volunteer. UAW Local 1981. We call Virginia a Commonwealth. Let's make it an actual Commonwealth. (he/him)

Michael A. Shea, wearing an I Voted sticker, outside an early voting polling place in Arlington, Virginia.
Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution specifying now vacancies are to be filled: "Section 152 Vacancies -- When filled by appointment, when by election-- Who to fill. Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, vacancies in all elective offices shall be filled by election or appointment, as follows: If the unexpired term will end at the next succeeding annual election at which either city, town, county, district or State officers are to be elected, the office shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the term. If the unexpired term will not end at the next succeeding annual election at which either city, town, county, district or State officers are to be elected, and if three months intervene before said succeeding annual election at which either city, town, county, district or State officers are to be elected, the office shall be filled by appointment until said election, and then said vacancy shall be filled by election for the remainder of the term. If three months do not intervene between the happening of said vacancy and the next succeeding election at which city, town, county, district or State officers are to be elected, the office shall be filled by appointment until the second succeeding annual election at which city, town, county, district or State officers are to be elected; and then, if any part of the term remains unexpired, the office shall be filled by election until the regular time for the election of officers to fill said offices. Vacancies in all offices for the State at large, or for districts larger than a county, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor; all other appointments shall be made as may be prescribed by law. No person shall ever be appointed a member of the General Assembly, but vacancies therein may be filled at a special election, in such manner as may be provided by law."
A participation trophy for Trump while Uncle Sam looks sad.
Mitch McConnell frozen at lectern.
AQI at 247 for Arlington VA on 7/17/26.
AQI for Arlington, Virginia for July 17, 2026. Unhealthy 247.
A satirical trophy exhibit with Uncle Sam standing by, looking sad.
A book cover for Murder, She Brought: Trump's Maine Enabler and the BIddeford Murder
Frederick Douglass and Uncle Sam
A bbq sandwich with slaw and fries as sides.
A yard saying Grow Tomatoes Not Data Centers.
An empty National Mall.
Trump sleeps during a Cabinet meeting.
"Hitler Acts to Crush Opposition in his Army" headline on a February 6, 1938 article in The New York Times.
Two people holding a certificate of award.
A toilet made of gold.
The White House, green-less and brown.
Nixon talks with antiwar protesters at the Lincoln Memorial in 1970.
Housing construction along a paved trail
Hitler is shown a model of the Fuhrer museum.
A statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down in 2003
What vaguely looks like 8647 etchedon a grass lawn.
Screen shot of story from The Hill, where AFL-CIO is incorrectly written as AFL-COP.
Trump tilts and sleeps at an event in the Oval Office.
Former president Barack Obama, wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses.
Book cover: Hitler’s Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII. John Cornwall.
The beloved dog, Nala, in a family photo from 2025.
Porta potty with sign: No Kings comfort station.
Newspaper headline: “Trump claims conflict is won.”
An Exxon gas pump set at $50 and 12.5 gallons.
Newspaper headline: Difficult People Might Make You Age Faster, Study Suggests
Paul Thomas Anderson, holding his Oscar.
Hegseth drinking wine and soaked in a tub.
Trump in Oval Office and looking comatose.
Panelists on stage at a conference.
Barbara Jordan, clutching an American flag and looking down. A cloudy sky in the background.
Trump asleep at his office.
Trump at the Dover ceremony in a ball cap.
Trump, wearing a ball cap, at Dover. Checking to see if he is wearing pants.
A tv news image of Uncle Sam at a rally to Stand Up For Science.
Five UAW speakers on a stage, with the US Capitol in the background.
Oye Owolewa and Michael Shea on the Mall.
On a classroom whiteboard: Mr. Shea. T+S=L. T=(Sub) squared.
Theater poster for Inherit the Wind.
Four people pose for the camera.
Melody Starya Mobley at a film premiere.
The Statue of Liberty, with googly eyes added.
A community meeting in a restaurant.
An audience for a panel discussion at the Institute for the Study of International Migration.
Kash Patel chugging champagne in a locker room.
Copy for a billboard showing photos of crushed grass on the National Mall and a demolished East Wing. Text refers to the grass as The guy who did this much damage is in the slammer for 18 months. Refers to East Wing demolition as The guy who did this just wrote himself a $10 billion check for his slush fund. Last text says This ain't right.
A post from Aaron Blake, saying Trump is takomg $10 billion for his Board of Peace that he will control.
Sign on a classroom door: Facts are Democracy's seat belt. BUCKLE UP!
Charles Edward MInard's graphic illustration of Napoleon's march to Moscow in 1812.
A bench, a sign Waverly Hills Rest Station, and a bicycle on a fixit post.
Exhibits on Green Valley History in a school hallway.
Michael A. Shea and Kelvin Manurs posing for the camera in front of an Arm & Arm banner.
Tables of clothing at a clothing exchange.