Mike Palmer
@icengineer.bsky.social
Engineer, atheist, photographer, hiker, traveler
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Dad helped me build a crystal radio in 1965. I became an electrical engineer, designed integrated circuits, and damn, what a ride!
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dad helped me build a crystal radio in 1965. I became an electrical engineer, designed integrated circuits, and damn, what a ride!
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"[Kids] aren't supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better."
WTF Republicans, for the entirety of my adult life, and certainly since Newt Gingrich, you've had virtually no moral compass. Lots of religion, but no moral compass. What is wrong with you?
WTF Republicans, for the entirety of my adult life, and certainly since Newt Gingrich, you've had virtually no moral compass. Lots of religion, but no moral compass. What is wrong with you?
Props to Eloise’s Mom & Dad….
Eloise is articulate, confident, has laser clarity in her delivery, she speaks eloquent with the precision of a brain surgeon, and she’s extremely smart… she’s #SAVAGE…. Congress needs future leaders like Eloise…
“and you shouldn’t need a freshman to tell you that” 💯%
Eloise is articulate, confident, has laser clarity in her delivery, she speaks eloquent with the precision of a brain surgeon, and she’s extremely smart… she’s #SAVAGE…. Congress needs future leaders like Eloise…
“and you shouldn’t need a freshman to tell you that” 💯%
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"[Kids] aren't supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better."
WTF Republicans, for the entirety of my adult life, and certainly since Newt Gingrich, you've had virtually no moral compass. Lots of religion, but no moral compass. What is wrong with you?
WTF Republicans, for the entirety of my adult life, and certainly since Newt Gingrich, you've had virtually no moral compass. Lots of religion, but no moral compass. What is wrong with you?
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Such hard choices on the California ballot.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Such hard choices on the California ballot.
Is there publicly accessible non-paywalled data on homelessness by demographic and year?
JAMA mentioning my program and the progress we've made since 2010. While homelessness has risen ~10% since 2010, Veteran homelessness has *decreased* by ~55%. Veterans were once twice as likely as non-Veteran adults to be homeless. We're now *less* likely than non-Veterans to fall into homelessness.
Advocating for Maintaining Housing First Policies
This Viewpoint discusses advocating for maintaining Housing First policies.
jamanetwork.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Is there publicly accessible non-paywalled data on homelessness by demographic and year?
Yes, the stupid hurts, just not the way they think.
![A Facebook post that shows Zohran Mamdani speaking, with the caption, "Irony is people freaking out about losing their food stamps, then lining up to elect a socialist. There's no pitty [sic] for self-inflicted wounds. The person who posted the photo of Mamdani wrote, "I've always said, 'NO SYMPATHY for self-inflicted pain.' STUPID SHOULD HURT! Maybe, just maybe, it might make them think."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7qtxmew65e7jp4mdtgkoet2b/bafkreihpfpjcpo7resi3loz37zciraml5ejeskkyghqg5hvspmqu754t6a@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Yes, the stupid hurts, just not the way they think.
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It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Hey Ari @thebeat.msnbc.com, did you know Google's Chrome browser is open source? Microsoft's Edge browser is based on Chrome, so OpenAI doesn't need to write their own browser, they can download Chrome source code and create a new browser to compete with Google, just like Microsoft Edge.
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hey Ari @thebeat.msnbc.com, did you know Google's Chrome browser is open source? Microsoft's Edge browser is based on Chrome, so OpenAI doesn't need to write their own browser, they can download Chrome source code and create a new browser to compete with Google, just like Microsoft Edge.
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Your daily gentle reminder that I single-handedly ended World War Z. I also ended World Wars U, V, W, X, and Y, not to mention III, IV, and V.
I only say this because I deserve the Noble Peace Prize.
Many people are saying that. You should too.
I only say this because I deserve the Noble Peace Prize.
Many people are saying that. You should too.
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Your daily gentle reminder that I single-handedly ended World War Z. I also ended World Wars U, V, W, X, and Y, not to mention III, IV, and V.
I only say this because I deserve the Noble Peace Prize.
Many people are saying that. You should too.
I only say this because I deserve the Noble Peace Prize.
Many people are saying that. You should too.
Aren't the Mormons the ones who gave us Prop 8, which made gay marriage illegal here in California?
Yes. Yes they are. And now, after inflicting all that damage on my friends and fellow Californians, they want thoughts and prayers? Is there any guarantee they will live with us in peace this time?
Yes. Yes they are. And now, after inflicting all that damage on my friends and fellow Californians, they want thoughts and prayers? Is there any guarantee they will live with us in peace this time?
September 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Aren't the Mormons the ones who gave us Prop 8, which made gay marriage illegal here in California?
Yes. Yes they are. And now, after inflicting all that damage on my friends and fellow Californians, they want thoughts and prayers? Is there any guarantee they will live with us in peace this time?
Yes. Yes they are. And now, after inflicting all that damage on my friends and fellow Californians, they want thoughts and prayers? Is there any guarantee they will live with us in peace this time?
My Autism story:
A nurse once came to my room at 2am and said, "You have a fever, I need to give you a Tylenol." She held up a Tylenol the size of a marble. Or a baseball. "I can't swallow that," I said. She smiled.
"Oh honey, this isn't going in your mouth."
I became autistic minutes later.
A nurse once came to my room at 2am and said, "You have a fever, I need to give you a Tylenol." She held up a Tylenol the size of a marble. Or a baseball. "I can't swallow that," I said. She smiled.
"Oh honey, this isn't going in your mouth."
I became autistic minutes later.
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
My Autism story:
A nurse once came to my room at 2am and said, "You have a fever, I need to give you a Tylenol." She held up a Tylenol the size of a marble. Or a baseball. "I can't swallow that," I said. She smiled.
"Oh honey, this isn't going in your mouth."
I became autistic minutes later.
A nurse once came to my room at 2am and said, "You have a fever, I need to give you a Tylenol." She held up a Tylenol the size of a marble. Or a baseball. "I can't swallow that," I said. She smiled.
"Oh honey, this isn't going in your mouth."
I became autistic minutes later.
They could have said "D.C. White Trash," but there's no need to be redundant.
September 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
They could have said "D.C. White Trash," but there's no need to be redundant.
Hey TMobile! You wouldn't guess where I was! I couldn't text you, because I had no signal! After YEARS of your maps showing coverage across Santa Catalina Island, they are FINALLY accurate! Zero coverage over most of the island! But my friends with AT&T? They had coverage.
August 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hey TMobile! You wouldn't guess where I was! I couldn't text you, because I had no signal! After YEARS of your maps showing coverage across Santa Catalina Island, they are FINALLY accurate! Zero coverage over most of the island! But my friends with AT&T? They had coverage.
I take back every bad thing I have ever said about South Park. Except I still can't understand half of what they are saying. And all the Libertarian crud. But everything else, I take back. And I tip my hat to Stone and Parker.
South Park, which is co-owned by Paramount Global, ended tonight’s season debut with a hyper-realistic, AI-generated scene of Trump walking through a desert, naked, with a tiny penis.
July 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I take back every bad thing I have ever said about South Park. Except I still can't understand half of what they are saying. And all the Libertarian crud. But everything else, I take back. And I tip my hat to Stone and Parker.
Republicans Look to Rename Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Now that the Pentagon is adding MechaHitler to the payroll, the big question is, "Will anyone in the Pentagon actually notice, or will MechaHitler just fit right in?"
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Pentagon will start using Musk’s Grok
The partnership comes as the relationship between Trump and Musk continues to deteriorate.
www.politico.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Now that the Pentagon is adding MechaHitler to the payroll, the big question is, "Will anyone in the Pentagon actually notice, or will MechaHitler just fit right in?"
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
The sign over the entrance to Alligator Auschwitz should say, "Treue Macht Frei." Fealty Makes You Free.
July 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The sign over the entrance to Alligator Auschwitz should say, "Treue Macht Frei." Fealty Makes You Free.
Yup, Trump gonna onshore foreign photography, foreign writers, and foreign book production any day now.
June 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Yup, Trump gonna onshore foreign photography, foreign writers, and foreign book production any day now.
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🧵 1/4 This video was too long & needed to be broken into 4 sections
Despite that, this Southern man’s message to his fellow southern men & “not the politicians & bootlickers pretending to know bourbon from Boone’s Farm, the good ol’ boys that can bait a hook & throw a punch” is worth the listen!
Despite that, this Southern man’s message to his fellow southern men & “not the politicians & bootlickers pretending to know bourbon from Boone’s Farm, the good ol’ boys that can bait a hook & throw a punch” is worth the listen!
June 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🧵 1/4 This video was too long & needed to be broken into 4 sections
Despite that, this Southern man’s message to his fellow southern men & “not the politicians & bootlickers pretending to know bourbon from Boone’s Farm, the good ol’ boys that can bait a hook & throw a punch” is worth the listen!
Despite that, this Southern man’s message to his fellow southern men & “not the politicians & bootlickers pretending to know bourbon from Boone’s Farm, the good ol’ boys that can bait a hook & throw a punch” is worth the listen!