mikemolloy
@mikemolloy.bsky.social
dumb jokes & occasional photos. no DMs please
Profile pic is a hill in area of Pt Reyes, California
Banner pic is an arctic fox in Modrudalur, Iceland (first d should be Icelandic thorn, sorry)
Profile pic is a hill in area of Pt Reyes, California
Banner pic is an arctic fox in Modrudalur, Iceland (first d should be Icelandic thorn, sorry)
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mikemolloy
@mikemolloy.bsky.social
· May 3
An ancient and magical amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea.
✨Merry Christmas everyone✨
National Museum of Denmark 📷 by me
#Archaeology
✨Merry Christmas everyone✨
National Museum of Denmark 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Re-reposting this b/c I can't get enough
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Cosy evening ahead with The Bear. Day off tomorrow. 🖼️ Chris Dunn
December 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Cosy evening ahead with The Bear. Day off tomorrow. 🖼️ Chris Dunn
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Illustration by Jindra Čapek for Andersen's The Snow Queen.
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Illustration by Jindra Čapek for Andersen's The Snow Queen.
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'Fairy snow, fairy snow,
Blowing, blowing everywhere,
Would that I
Too, could fly
Lightly, lightly through the air.'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Blowing, blowing everywhere,
Would that I
Too, could fly
Lightly, lightly through the air.'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
'Fairy snow, fairy snow,
Blowing, blowing everywhere,
Would that I
Too, could fly
Lightly, lightly through the air.'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Blowing, blowing everywhere,
Would that I
Too, could fly
Lightly, lightly through the air.'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
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Just polished off the last of a tube of toothpaste and now I'm ready to sit in judgement of all mankind
December 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Just polished off the last of a tube of toothpaste and now I'm ready to sit in judgement of all mankind
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tried to pitch Finding Waldo to pixar but they had concerns about the part of the script where he goes into the ocean and drowns
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
tried to pitch Finding Waldo to pixar but they had concerns about the part of the script where he goes into the ocean and drowns
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Here is a true story.
During Trump’s first term, The Post got a tip that his doctor — the guy with the long hair who signed that first “healthiest guy ever” letter — wanted to spill the beans. He lived in Westchester, up near where I lived at the time. So I was tasked with talking to him. 1/
During Trump’s first term, The Post got a tip that his doctor — the guy with the long hair who signed that first “healthiest guy ever” letter — wanted to spill the beans. He lived in Westchester, up near where I lived at the time. So I was tasked with talking to him. 1/
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Here is a true story.
During Trump’s first term, The Post got a tip that his doctor — the guy with the long hair who signed that first “healthiest guy ever” letter — wanted to spill the beans. He lived in Westchester, up near where I lived at the time. So I was tasked with talking to him. 1/
During Trump’s first term, The Post got a tip that his doctor — the guy with the long hair who signed that first “healthiest guy ever” letter — wanted to spill the beans. He lived in Westchester, up near where I lived at the time. So I was tasked with talking to him. 1/
Reposting a comment-mini-thread under main thread b/c i especially like it; the main thread is also interesting, on the unpredictability of what lasts
Look, I'm an Ellison fan, or I was at an impressionable time of my life, but not only was Agatha Christie a better writer, she was even better at Ellison's two greatest skills: arrogance and being a petty bitch.
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposting a comment-mini-thread under main thread b/c i especially like it; the main thread is also interesting, on the unpredictability of what lasts
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Christmas Duet, Margaret Tarrant.
December 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Christmas Duet, Margaret Tarrant.
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Vinterhare, Bruno Liljefors, 1917.
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Vinterhare, Bruno Liljefors, 1917.
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you don’t need ai for ideas. use your brain. let a weird thought get weirder
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
you don’t need ai for ideas. use your brain. let a weird thought get weirder
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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In an ominous ruined harbor, Saint Augustine of Hippo encounters a tiny child trying to empty the sea. Wonderfully chilling scene from 1623 by François de Nomé, whose day is today.
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In an ominous ruined harbor, Saint Augustine of Hippo encounters a tiny child trying to empty the sea. Wonderfully chilling scene from 1623 by François de Nomé, whose day is today.
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If for some reason I were ever asked to explain the concept of comic timing I would just show someone this scene. As perfect a self-contained masterpiece as Steamed Hams youtube.com/watch?v=H7vk...
"Lick My Love Pump" Scene from This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
YouTube video by Nathaniel Noah
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If for some reason I were ever asked to explain the concept of comic timing I would just show someone this scene. As perfect a self-contained masterpiece as Steamed Hams youtube.com/watch?v=H7vk...
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got to fucking around with the cigar box guitar again tonight and laid down this noisy bitch
walking blues
walking blues
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
got to fucking around with the cigar box guitar again tonight and laid down this noisy bitch
walking blues
walking blues
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Goodnight.
🖼️ From a book by František Halas, illustrated by Ota Janeček, 1961.
🖼️ From a book by František Halas, illustrated by Ota Janeček, 1961.
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ From a book by František Halas, illustrated by Ota Janeček, 1961.
🖼️ From a book by František Halas, illustrated by Ota Janeček, 1961.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Seeing the sunlight illuminating the scree slopes on Beinn Eighe was a treat today, after a couple of days of mostly rain and no light.
#CoulinEstate #Torridon #Scotland #NWHighlands #CanonR5ii
#CoulinEstate #Torridon #Scotland #NWHighlands #CanonR5ii
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Seeing the sunlight illuminating the scree slopes on Beinn Eighe was a treat today, after a couple of days of mostly rain and no light.
#CoulinEstate #Torridon #Scotland #NWHighlands #CanonR5ii
#CoulinEstate #Torridon #Scotland #NWHighlands #CanonR5ii
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“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
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Morning.
🖼️ Jeremy Hush #OwlishMonday
🖼️ Jeremy Hush #OwlishMonday
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Morning.
🖼️ Jeremy Hush #OwlishMonday
🖼️ Jeremy Hush #OwlishMonday
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🖼️ Winter Berries, Privet, Hips and Haws, Edith Holden.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🖼️ Winter Berries, Privet, Hips and Haws, Edith Holden.
Quote posting instead of replying b/c not in the spirit of the original (viz All Hail Rob Reiner, regarding which: Hear hear)
James Joyce, 1914-1921:
Ulysses
James Joyce, 1914-1921:
Ulysses
Fellini’s run from the mid 50s starting with “La Strada” and ending in 1965 with “Juliet of the spirits” and creating in the way the best movie about making art/movies (8 1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Quote posting instead of replying b/c not in the spirit of the original (viz All Hail Rob Reiner, regarding which: Hear hear)
James Joyce, 1914-1921:
Ulysses
James Joyce, 1914-1921:
Ulysses
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haven't Olive posted in a while here's Olive
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
haven't Olive posted in a while here's Olive
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Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store