Man or Sweaterman ™️ (michael!) 🇧🇷 🇺🇦
@mikem.bsky.social
born at night, but not last night
days since dropping the f-bomb: 0
the world is a vampire
days since dropping the f-bomb: 0
the world is a vampire
Pinned
Eliminate world hangry
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When you glad hand racism you weaken the moral fiber and capacity of the democratic experiment
The latter!
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When you glad hand racism you weaken the moral fiber and capacity of the democratic experiment
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
Governor Try Hard open to bribing voters with lower taxes and give voters a way to destroy budgets by allowing voters to rollback taxes. What could go wrong?
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/g...
Gov. Abbott says Texas can afford to eliminate school property taxes on homesteads while fully funding education
Abbott told CBS News Texas the state can cover the costs right now.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Governor Try Hard open to bribing voters with lower taxes and give voters a way to destroy budgets by allowing voters to rollback taxes. What could go wrong?
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/g...
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also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.
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i am never too embarrassed to boo, i made an entire crowd of people boo *a pretty decent friend of mine* at *this very karaoke bar* for our video
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
i am never too embarrassed to boo, i made an entire crowd of people boo *a pretty decent friend of mine* at *this very karaoke bar* for our video
So great
The sandwich newsletter is back!!! Prepare to learn more than you ever thought you would about pastrami! Origin myths! Disputes! An outstanding historical mystery! Yiddish ballads! Unlikely lyricism! The Armenian Church takes a stand! buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #132: Pastrami
Hello, and welcome back to the Sword and the Sandwich! I’ve been struggling with a particularly pernicious case of writer’s block, for months now. Not being...
buttondown.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
So great
GOD SOAP
IN THIS HOUSE WE BUY THE REFILLS AND KEEP THE RELIGIOUS TEXTZ
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
GOD SOAP
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should’ve been banned for the obama stimulus tbh
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
should’ve been banned for the obama stimulus tbh
Kinda hard to talk about these apps
w/o knowing The Before Times.
We used to use BofA’s gdawful interface (designed for accountants) + arts & crafts (taping receipts to paper + scanning)—a horrible experience. Concur was light years ahead of this, although agree it needs a workflow overhaul.
w/o knowing The Before Times.
We used to use BofA’s gdawful interface (designed for accountants) + arts & crafts (taping receipts to paper + scanning)—a horrible experience. Concur was light years ahead of this, although agree it needs a workflow overhaul.
unfortunately, I'm also currently using SAP Concur to do my expenses for november, which is one of the worst pieces of software ever devised in the history of mankind holy fuck
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Kinda hard to talk about these apps
w/o knowing The Before Times.
We used to use BofA’s gdawful interface (designed for accountants) + arts & crafts (taping receipts to paper + scanning)—a horrible experience. Concur was light years ahead of this, although agree it needs a workflow overhaul.
w/o knowing The Before Times.
We used to use BofA’s gdawful interface (designed for accountants) + arts & crafts (taping receipts to paper + scanning)—a horrible experience. Concur was light years ahead of this, although agree it needs a workflow overhaul.
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*holds up one fist* This is the best of times
*holds up other fist* This is the worst of times
*proceeds to beat the Dickens out of you*
*holds up other fist* This is the worst of times
*proceeds to beat the Dickens out of you*
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
*holds up one fist* This is the best of times
*holds up other fist* This is the worst of times
*proceeds to beat the Dickens out of you*
*holds up other fist* This is the worst of times
*proceeds to beat the Dickens out of you*
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It’s finished.
It’s also not finished because, in the words of Paul Valéry, a piece of writing is never finished. Ultimately it is abandoned. That’s because writing is thinking, and we’re never finished with that.
Anyway, I figured out what to do with that long blog post . . .
1/
It’s also not finished because, in the words of Paul Valéry, a piece of writing is never finished. Ultimately it is abandoned. That’s because writing is thinking, and we’re never finished with that.
Anyway, I figured out what to do with that long blog post . . .
1/
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s finished.
It’s also not finished because, in the words of Paul Valéry, a piece of writing is never finished. Ultimately it is abandoned. That’s because writing is thinking, and we’re never finished with that.
Anyway, I figured out what to do with that long blog post . . .
1/
It’s also not finished because, in the words of Paul Valéry, a piece of writing is never finished. Ultimately it is abandoned. That’s because writing is thinking, and we’re never finished with that.
Anyway, I figured out what to do with that long blog post . . .
1/
in this house meme: we use old blueberries and bananas in gf pancakes
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
in this house meme: we use old blueberries and bananas in gf pancakes
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
When I was little, they must have just introduced M.Y. because they had a guy in a gorilla suit handing out mellow yellow frisbees at the grocery store. I was like 5. The frisbee was cool. Mom wouldn’t buy the soda.
Mello Yellow. The soda that asks “What if Mountain Dew was even worse?”
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When I was little, they must have just introduced M.Y. because they had a guy in a gorilla suit handing out mellow yellow frisbees at the grocery store. I was like 5. The frisbee was cool. Mom wouldn’t buy the soda.
So true. I learned Spanish, and Englishbsuddenly made sense.
Really is a sick joke that learning a second language is the best way to learn English grammar.
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
So true. I learned Spanish, and Englishbsuddenly made sense.
Rattlesnake (western diamondback)
Copperhead
Mountain lion
Deer
Cottontail
Copperhead
Mountain lion
Deer
Cottontail
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Anaconda (crossing the road in Mexico, stopping traffic)
Moose
Tiger shark
Frogfish
Peacock
The fish list could get very, very long because I’ve been diving since I was 14.
Anaconda (crossing the road in Mexico, stopping traffic)
Moose
Tiger shark
Frogfish
Peacock
The fish list could get very, very long because I’ve been diving since I was 14.
Armadillo
Owl
Deer
Coyote
Tarantula
Bonus deadly venomous critters: cottonmouth, copperhead, black widow
yes i grew up in texas
Owl
Deer
Coyote
Tarantula
Bonus deadly venomous critters: cottonmouth, copperhead, black widow
yes i grew up in texas
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Rattlesnake (western diamondback)
Copperhead
Mountain lion
Deer
Cottontail
Copperhead
Mountain lion
Deer
Cottontail
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I had no idea that growing up playing those “find 10 things wrong with this picture” games in kids’ magazines would leave me with such maladaptive skills later in life 🫠
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had no idea that growing up playing those “find 10 things wrong with this picture” games in kids’ magazines would leave me with such maladaptive skills later in life 🫠
My son has recreated the Marjory, Great Trash Heap in his room from first principles.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My son has recreated the Marjory, Great Trash Heap in his room from first principles.
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there are no bad ideas, only bad people. and their terrible ideas.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
there are no bad ideas, only bad people. and their terrible ideas.
I’m active with my kids (girl and boy), this idiot can go away now.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’m active with my kids (girl and boy), this idiot can go away now.
I made part of this in Minecraft with my youngest as an example of brutalist architecture
Montreal Quebec
Come see the building
It’s even better in person
Come see the building
It’s even better in person
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I made part of this in Minecraft with my youngest as an example of brutalist architecture
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From the NRC's 2006 report on the dismal state of forensic evidence.
It's been ~20 years, and AFAICT, law schools have generally take ~0 step to adapt to ANY way to the increasingly big role ANY sort of data-based analysis plays in the legal system.
Just whistling past the stats graveyard.
It's been ~20 years, and AFAICT, law schools have generally take ~0 step to adapt to ANY way to the increasingly big role ANY sort of data-based analysis plays in the legal system.
Just whistling past the stats graveyard.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From the NRC's 2006 report on the dismal state of forensic evidence.
It's been ~20 years, and AFAICT, law schools have generally take ~0 step to adapt to ANY way to the increasingly big role ANY sort of data-based analysis plays in the legal system.
Just whistling past the stats graveyard.
It's been ~20 years, and AFAICT, law schools have generally take ~0 step to adapt to ANY way to the increasingly big role ANY sort of data-based analysis plays in the legal system.
Just whistling past the stats graveyard.
Side note: my 9th grade history teacher was an expert in the JFK assassination. One day the other grades had a standardized test and he got to give this presentation.
He looked kind of like Geraldo Rivera.
He looked kind of like Geraldo Rivera.
JFK was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Side note: my 9th grade history teacher was an expert in the JFK assassination. One day the other grades had a standardized test and he got to give this presentation.
He looked kind of like Geraldo Rivera.
He looked kind of like Geraldo Rivera.
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Hmm…
unfortunately, the imges just got shared and oh boy its uh
something
something
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hmm…