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Michael M. Hughes

@michaelmhughes.bsky.social

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Author, speaker, game designer, magical thinker, satirist. Copy editor @The Baltimore Banner. Opinions 💯 mine. http://theartofmagicalliving.com and http://michaelmhughes.com. And coming to Kickstarter March 2025: http://rockersandrollersgame.com

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 22d

Hardbacks have arrived—my first book in hardcover and it’s gorgeous.

Also hearing that books are arriving for those who preordered. If that’s you, I love you from the bottom of my cold, black heart 🖤

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 7h

We'd better build more AI data centers, AI will fix this problem for us --

*waits five years*

The oceans have boiled and the drinking water is gone but at least all the intellectual property has been stolen and now I can use AI to create a really accurate representation of Batman fucking Pikachu

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 7h

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 22h

Who were the 6 people the Administration just killed without due process?

Were they children?

Were they victims of human trafficking?

WE DON’T KNOW—they refuse to show proof.

No one made Trump judge, jury & executioner. This is a gross violation of international human rights.

Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs

The president said that six were killed in the latest military action off the coast of Venezuela.

www.wsj.com

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible review from the Witch of Wonderlust!

Magic for the Resistance Book Review (2.0)

YouTube video by The Witch Of Wonderlust

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, keep amusing yourself with generative AI. What could it possibly hurt, right? www.bgr.com/1990532/meta...

Meta's New AI Data Center Is The Size Of 70 Football Fields And Residents Are Left 'Scared' - BGR

Meta is building a huge data center in Louisiana as large as 70 football fields, but residents fear its potential impact on drinking water and local ecology.

www.bgr.com

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 1d

Christ, I'm so ancient I remember old people giving their numbers as "Mulberry 6 - 7723." And also how people were freaked out when we had to start dialing the 3-digit area codes.

Now excuse me, it's time to take my Geritol.

Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 2d

For those who have asked, Magic for the Resistance is now available as an ebook! amzn.to/3J1Unku

Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change (Revised & Expanded Edition)

Amazon.com: Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change (Revised & Expanded Edition) eBook : Hughes, Michael M.: Books

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, ICE, I volunteer for deportation to Costa Rica! Friendly country not run by fascists, beautiful weather, great health care. Where do I sign up?

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Daily Grail @dailygrail.com · 2d

Happy 150th birthday to infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, born Oct 12, 1875!

Here's a rare recording of 'The Great Beast', chanting in the language of the angels (as received by Elizabethan mage John Dee).
#crowleymas

www.dailygrail.com/2014/02/list...

Listen to the Voice of Aleister Crowley, Chanting in the Language of the Angels

In 1920 the voice of the famous/infamous occultist Aleister Crowley was recorded for posterity onto wax cylinders, with the ‘Master Therion’ chanting magical incantations claimed by some to be in the ...

www.dailygrail.com

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 2d

Garbage. Blocking.

Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 2d

<Looks around> Yep, I'm good for winter. Maybe two winters.

Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 2d

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 3d

Now that’s a clap back.😂

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, he’s still the worst. Venezuelan Trump stan is second-worst, thanks for the reminder.

Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 3d

Pro tip for protesters: Frog costumes are fine, but if ICE Barbie is in town, avoid dog costumes.

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Michael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 3d

Worst Nobel Peace Prize ever.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 4d

The Nobel *Peace* Prize winner is cool with murdering civilians on boats

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Collect a claim from one side, collect a claim from the other, present them both to the reader with an awkward shrug and a "who can say?"

And the photo choice -- Noem's looking down ... on what? The reverse angle showed a small crowd and a quiet street. But can't show that, it's biased to one side!

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...