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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 9m

There's a guy nearby laughing really loud at the Internet videos on his phone and I can tell it's because he wants someone to ask 'what'

And I'm not asking 'what'

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 21m

Trump's neckvulva presides.

Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 2h

My favorite Pokémon fun fact is that, in Generations 3-5, Azurill's gender ratio (which is different than the gender ratio of its evolved forms) caused some female Azurills to change genders upon evolution.

I trained one such trans Marill, whom had been nicknamed Pippa, but was renamed Pip.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of online discourse is just people trying to find a morally superior vantage point with which they can express their itchy little resentments.

We'd really grow, as a culture, if we could learn to say 'I don't get this' or 'it's not for me, but I'm glad folks are thriving.'

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 4h

Sometimes I look at the state of discourse in online leftism, particularly white online leftism, and my soul withers.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 8h

I might switch 13 and 15, tbh. The top 2 of season 15 are such a joy but the rest of the cast was a trudge.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 9h

If I had to rank modern seasons of Drag Race (11 and on), the ranking would look like this, worst to best:

13 --> 15 --> 11 --> 12 --> 17 --> 14 --> 16

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 21h

Those K Pop Demon Hunters were Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup.

Very cute movie. The hit song is my least favorite one, though. We should be talking about that opener.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not coming for him either. Just a very funny example of how two people can be so differently situated to think about love. Lol.

Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know why but I just remembered the time I asked an ex, to ground us, when he realized he liked me enough to pursue.

I told him it was when we stayed up, after sex, to talk about whether God exists.

He said, “Your dick.”

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 1d

Idk babes choosing Totodile feels very “no fats, no femmes”

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 3d

I love the week after a new Taylor album drop. All the loudmouths have usually moved onto something new, and I’m left to sip the album each morning like superb coffee.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 3d

A great thing about the streaming era is labels/artists don’t release “greatest hits” albums anymore.

A sad thing is Now 256 would be filled w bangers.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 4d

Bad news is coming back to Pittsburgh on a game day makes the airport Uber $88.

Good news is the bus lighting was cute for a new tat selfie.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 5d

Fun fact, it's 100 days long this year

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 5d

Me: sees news about Diane Keaton
Me: looks at God
Me: looks at the White House
Me: looks at God (derogatory)

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 5d

Fuck me, this broke my heart.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 5d

Diane Keaton has passed away at the age of 79.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 5d

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 5d

Should’ve 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊 anyway

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 6d

Boyfriend snapped me this morning when we woke up

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 6d

I think both can be true, but I do recognize the ubiquity of this observation lately!!

Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 6d

Just mean to say the pretense that she’s ever not done what she can to score wild numbers feels faulty to me. She’s been this artist for a long time!

Both artist and businesswoman.

She’s definitely going all out :)

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Michael King 🩷 @heymichaelking.bsky.social · 6d

I didn’t mean to imply it wasn’t okay to critique it. I hope my reply didn’t make your voice feel clipped!

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