This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
Digital ecosystems, information systems, physicist, bulldog dad since 1996.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
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This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Mr Wrinkles is always down for a photo op. Or two.
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
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Bankers and private equity wear suits while they rob us blind. Meanwhile volunteers to feed families this holiday season will be in sweatshirts and jeans.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Bankers and private equity wear suits while they rob us blind. Meanwhile volunteers to feed families this holiday season will be in sweatshirts and jeans.
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Woah!
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Woah!
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
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Inside Chicago’s essential dive bars: Photos from 12 iconic watering holes. blockclubchi.co/3K7MYRi
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Inside Chicago’s essential dive bars: Photos from 12 iconic watering holes. blockclubchi.co/3K7MYRi
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
While we're at it, don't let LLMs do your professional work, either.
Don't let AI do your homework, Pope Leo tells US youth reut.rs/48tKTYY
Don't let AI do your homework, Pope Leo tells US youth
Artificial intelligence may be a useful tool for learning, but don't use it for your homework, Pope Leo told about 15,000 U.S. youth during a question-and-answer session on Friday.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
While we're at it, don't let LLMs do your professional work, either.
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Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
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2022 vs. 2025. 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
2022 vs. 2025. 🤡
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we heard you were talking shit
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
we heard you were talking shit
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DOJ is reportedly ready to pay $50M to QAnon conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Michael Flynn.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
DOJ is reportedly ready to pay $50M to QAnon conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Michael Flynn.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
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November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
😭🫠😇
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
😭🫠😇
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This is Pancho and Lupe. Some siblings have the same nose or ears. Pancho and Lupe have the same side eye. 13/10 for both (IG: panchocorgi)
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is Pancho and Lupe. Some siblings have the same nose or ears. Pancho and Lupe have the same side eye. 13/10 for both (IG: panchocorgi)
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
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Just in case anyone hasn't seen it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIE...
Fabio and the Goose
YouTube video by Bobby Fingers
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just in case anyone hasn't seen it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIE...
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15 years ago @jevinwest.bsky.social and I talked about how we needed a data scientists’ code of ethics like the Hippocratic oath.
We still do.
We still do.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
15 years ago @jevinwest.bsky.social and I talked about how we needed a data scientists’ code of ethics like the Hippocratic oath.
We still do.
We still do.
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Floating Courtyard in Beijing China by TAOA / Tao Lei r/brutalism
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Floating Courtyard in Beijing China by TAOA / Tao Lei r/brutalism
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Real heroes wear capes. 😜
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
3 friends visited every "L" stop in 9 hours in an effort to set a Guinness World Record.
The trio wore Chicago flags as capes and fought snowfall Monday to reach their ambitious goal. blockclubchi.co/3Lvnm15
The trio wore Chicago flags as capes and fought snowfall Monday to reach their ambitious goal. blockclubchi.co/3Lvnm15
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Real heroes wear capes. 😜
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
It's simultaneously itemized and chaotic.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's simultaneously itemized and chaotic.