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Michael Samonek

@samonek.bsky.social

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Former screenwriter currently working as an independent living advocate. I am a music enjoyer and post too much about it.

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 53m

I heard Since You Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson in the wild tonight and holy shit that is a great song. What a hook. That voice. I love the faux-alt rock elements too. Just a great pop song from a bygone era.

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 2h

Both don knotts and Norman fell were in their very early-mid 50s when they were on threes company. Something for gen x to think about

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 2h

Im sure Californians broadly support the measure but will people turn out in an odd numbered year or will No advocates sneak it over the line

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 2h

I still have a bad feeling about prop 50. The no campaign is dirty and out of state but it is massive - reminds me of prop 8 in 2008

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 3h

How does this dipshit feel about hairnets in the kitchen

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 5h

US hegemony is a scam. The guardrails are fake. Elected Trump, thing fucking exploded.

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 5h

Isn’t this roughly how everything went wrong in Iran after operation Ajax?

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 6h

It’s early yet

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 6h

Is this an online abelton emulator?

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 8h

I'm working all day saturday and sunday and I cannot tell you how upset I am that I won't be at a protest.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 9h

that looked like a little bit more than the law (of gravity) will allow

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 9h

Okay bluesky i found my good charger, call off the search. thanks to everyone for mobilizing so quickly.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

for my next andy-rooney rant - ziplocs on grocery store items rarely work for resealing.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

I think in our cleaning closet half the spray bottles just don't spray.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

One of the lowkey issues that no one ever talks about is how spray bottles just don't fucking work more than half the time.

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

I thought everything was going to be fine per his proclamation yesterday.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

I think the right wing obsession with their phony idea of masculinity is ridiculous and dangerous but - to play their game - these are four of the softest mf'ers that ever softed.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 11h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 10h

I forgot about Big Lou. Didn't that ad have the line "And hey, he's diabetic, too - just like you."

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 13h

"Every other line is a joke, and many of those jokes land. When they don’t, that in itself can be funny. "

I think the writer has a crush and is trying to justify it as a trend

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 13h

We have more to be upset about. Every day like four things are legitimately outrageous. The right gets a morsel of outrage every couple years and never lets go.

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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 1d

The rain just got here.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 1d

Release the files.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 1d

"Grab yer coat, luv, you've pulled."

Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 1d

Neck lady

Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 1d

“Dont you dare badmouth Columbus” season bleeds right into “dont you dare say happy holidays” season