Michael Gerber, bon vivant
@michaelgerber.bsky.social
Boss @ American Bystander. Proud papa of Barry Trotter. Cerebrally Palsied. Survivor of bonus mystery illness. Lover of print comedy & cartoons, Worsley acupuncture, qigong, trains, chicken curry. Mayor of Santa Monica (unofficial).
Pinned
My fellow US satirists, now is the time to do your thing.
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard -- here he is on Letterman in an interesting little interview.
youtu.be/0gLs1to7sFo?...
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Tom Stoppard Learned Everything From Mike Nichols | David Letterman
YouTube video by Letterman
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November 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard -- here he is on Letterman in an interesting little interview.
youtu.be/0gLs1to7sFo?...
youtu.be/0gLs1to7sFo?...
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By killing yourself with the killing yourself robot you have broken the terms of service which say not to kill yourself with it
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
By killing yourself with the killing yourself robot you have broken the terms of service which say not to kill yourself with it
Who's watched the new #Beatles Anthology? Opinions?
Do you miss the stuff they cut out from the original Anthology?
(Personally, I was always hoping they'd release MORE footage and interviews -- tell us how you really feel, George.)
Do you miss the stuff they cut out from the original Anthology?
(Personally, I was always hoping they'd release MORE footage and interviews -- tell us how you really feel, George.)
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Who's watched the new #Beatles Anthology? Opinions?
Do you miss the stuff they cut out from the original Anthology?
(Personally, I was always hoping they'd release MORE footage and interviews -- tell us how you really feel, George.)
Do you miss the stuff they cut out from the original Anthology?
(Personally, I was always hoping they'd release MORE footage and interviews -- tell us how you really feel, George.)
Randy Newman is a national treasure.
Every RN song is the same, but it’s a *very good* song
youtu.be/E0EAwSpTcM4
Every RN song is the same, but it’s a *very good* song
youtu.be/E0EAwSpTcM4
Randy Newman - A Few Words in Defense of Our Country (Official Video)
YouTube video by Randy Newman
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November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Randy Newman is a national treasure.
Every RN song is the same, but it’s a *very good* song
youtu.be/E0EAwSpTcM4
Every RN song is the same, but it’s a *very good* song
youtu.be/E0EAwSpTcM4
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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Barbara Steele
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Barbara Steele
Reading a history of Sicily right now, and the hypocrisy of any Sicilian-Americans in the Trump Administration is appalling. Sicily was “a failed state”! Thats why great-grandma/grandpa came here!
This is just gutter racism and it’s a standard that would never be applied to say, the descendants of Italian immigrants who fled the lawlessness of Southern italy post unification and now staff this fascist administration bsky.app/profile/publ...
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reading a history of Sicily right now, and the hypocrisy of any Sicilian-Americans in the Trump Administration is appalling. Sicily was “a failed state”! Thats why great-grandma/grandpa came here!
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
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Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
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I second this, and am happy to note that it is also the response clearly called for by Catholic Social Teaching (and the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church). Let this be the Advent when we make sure every Catholic knows it.🕯
The only antidote - and I do mean the ONLY one - to Trump and Miller's xenophobia is a full-throated defense of immigration and a full-throated attack on the racism and xenophobia currently guiding immigration policy. You can't half-ass this one, you can't Very Reasonable Limits this one.
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I second this, and am happy to note that it is also the response clearly called for by Catholic Social Teaching (and the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church). Let this be the Advent when we make sure every Catholic knows it.🕯
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I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
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Moving millions of people based solely on traits they were born with is 1) Impossible and 2) So expensive that it really quickly turns into “we should just kill them.”
And I’m not being hyperbolic. That’s literally what happens Every. Single. Time.
And I’m not being hyperbolic. That’s literally what happens Every. Single. Time.
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Moving millions of people based solely on traits they were born with is 1) Impossible and 2) So expensive that it really quickly turns into “we should just kill them.”
And I’m not being hyperbolic. That’s literally what happens Every. Single. Time.
And I’m not being hyperbolic. That’s literally what happens Every. Single. Time.
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this is like the pro football version of family thanksgiving football. did dallas count mississppi
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
this is like the pro football version of family thanksgiving football. did dallas count mississppi
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Current* conditions near Traverse City, MI:
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Current* conditions near Traverse City, MI:
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Rheumatoid Arthritis begins years before its symptoms [via Allen Inst.] 🧪🥼🦴🤕⚕️🩺
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
New study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention
The seven-year study reveals early-warning signs that could help doctors catch the disease before it starts, potentially saving patients years of pain and disability.
alleninstitute.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rheumatoid Arthritis begins years before its symptoms [via Allen Inst.] 🧪🥼🦴🤕⚕️🩺
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
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This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
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Saw a long hot water bottle round my friends’ house and it looked like a scene from Jim Henson’s Dune…
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Saw a long hot water bottle round my friends’ house and it looked like a scene from Jim Henson’s Dune…
Heaven, if it exists, is a used book shop.
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Heaven, if it exists, is a used book shop.
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
John Carradine’s Liver (February 5, 1906 – Sometime in the 1950s)
John Carradine (February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988)
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
John Carradine’s Liver (February 5, 1906 – Sometime in the 1950s)
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CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
That is not perspective, this cigar is as immense as a palm tree
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
That is not perspective, this cigar is as immense as a palm tree
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This is oddly specific for the televangelist to come up with 🤔
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is oddly specific for the televangelist to come up with 🤔