Michael Scott
@hottesttake.bsky.social
I live in Beechview, Pittsburgh. Interested in libraries, information/disinformation/media, music, Latin American and Iberian studies, useful/thoughtful tech, and books 🏳️🌈
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“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
Online vs. in-person class observation: This may change, but I can tell already that I will stress less about this in-person class than the online one I took last semester. Blocking off time is good for the brain, at least my brain.
January 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Online vs. in-person class observation: This may change, but I can tell already that I will stress less about this in-person class than the online one I took last semester. Blocking off time is good for the brain, at least my brain.
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Trump’s Military Spending By The Numbers
January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump’s Military Spending By The Numbers
I used a #hashtag. I'm truly on the #informationsuperhighway now!
It is not too bad out, and also awful. #pittsburgh
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I used a #hashtag. I'm truly on the #informationsuperhighway now!
It is not too bad out, and also awful. #pittsburgh
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It is not too bad out, and also awful. #pittsburgh
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So "alarmed" that he waited 3 months to comment on it for the first time
Schumer: "I am deeply alarmed by your recent memorandum seeking to implement National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7).
Chuck Schumer sends letter about NSPM-7 to Attorney General Pam Bondi
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
So "alarmed" that he waited 3 months to comment on it for the first time
Taking a class on campus at the U of Pittsburgh (Pitt) this semester. As a remote worker, it is really kind of fun to be around, you know, people.
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Taking a class on campus at the U of Pittsburgh (Pitt) this semester. As a remote worker, it is really kind of fun to be around, you know, people.
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There’s something about how the spectacular fascism regime, literally helmed by content producers who orchestrate violence as content production, doesn’t want their spectacular fascism observed and reported on outside of their own controlled presentation of it—in the age of participatory hypermedia.
The aim is intimidation. To scare enough people out of observing, reporting, and fighting back. And it’s failing spectacularly.
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
There’s something about how the spectacular fascism regime, literally helmed by content producers who orchestrate violence as content production, doesn’t want their spectacular fascism observed and reported on outside of their own controlled presentation of it—in the age of participatory hypermedia.
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Democrats are simultaneously beginning to refer to ICE and CBP agents as "poorly trained."
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Democrats are simultaneously beginning to refer to ICE and CBP agents as "poorly trained."
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
Dear mediaheads and 99% of Dems, repeat after me: They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the...
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Dear mediaheads and 99% of Dems, repeat after me: They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the right thing. They are not going to do the...
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So now Dem senators are just espousing MAGA talking points about ICE?
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
So now Dem senators are just espousing MAGA talking points about ICE?
Drag name: Large Language Model
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Drag name: Large Language Model
For John Clare, by John Ashbery poets.org/poem/john-cl...
For John Clare
Kind of empty in the way it sees everything, the earth gets to its
poets.org
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
For John Clare, by John Ashbery poets.org/poem/john-cl...
Today in headlines that are almost a decade too late:
January 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Today in headlines that are almost a decade too late:
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People do not want to reckon with the actual purpose of policing. That's all I'll say about that.
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
People do not want to reckon with the actual purpose of policing. That's all I'll say about that.
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The paperback copy of _Strike_ is out and I have an extra 10 copies. If you are a grad student, please message me with your address if you want a free one! 📖
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The paperback copy of _Strike_ is out and I have an extra 10 copies. If you are a grad student, please message me with your address if you want a free one! 📖
A gorgeous song from Neko Case's newest album youtu.be/tN9C7_uZisE?...
Neko Case - "Oh, Neglect..." (Full Album Stream)
YouTube video by ANTI- Records
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January 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
A gorgeous song from Neko Case's newest album youtu.be/tN9C7_uZisE?...
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She voted to confirm a Trump judge just yesterday.
I am joining Minnesotans across our state in a moment of silence at 10:00 AM today to honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and all who knew her.
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
She voted to confirm a Trump judge just yesterday.
What was your childhood cinema?
I had trouble finding an image of Eastland Cinema, in Bloomington, Illinois. But this is the ad from it for Star Wars, which I did see there when it came out. I was 4 or 5 and have a faint memory of it. It's long-gone, and the mall it was in is also almost gone.
I had trouble finding an image of Eastland Cinema, in Bloomington, Illinois. But this is the ad from it for Star Wars, which I did see there when it came out. I was 4 or 5 and have a faint memory of it. It's long-gone, and the mall it was in is also almost gone.
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
What was your childhood cinema?
I had trouble finding an image of Eastland Cinema, in Bloomington, Illinois. But this is the ad from it for Star Wars, which I did see there when it came out. I was 4 or 5 and have a faint memory of it. It's long-gone, and the mall it was in is also almost gone.
I had trouble finding an image of Eastland Cinema, in Bloomington, Illinois. But this is the ad from it for Star Wars, which I did see there when it came out. I was 4 or 5 and have a faint memory of it. It's long-gone, and the mall it was in is also almost gone.
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You know what, wine moms, it's perfectly fine to say "Fuck ICE" online using a fun and flirty font like Honey Script.
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
You know what, wine moms, it's perfectly fine to say "Fuck ICE" online using a fun and flirty font like Honey Script.
Grim but fairly accurate picture of much of the Pittsburgh area. There are many gorgeous and thriving parts, too, even a good chunk of Swissvale. But too much of it is still neglected.
Someone posted this picture in the /r/Pittsburgh subreddit: a Palantir billboard up in Swissvale.
It looks like when you walk onto a street in your city that's been set-dressed for shooting a movie, like a fake ad you'd see for world-building. "AMERICA'S FUTURE / software that dominates."
It looks like when you walk onto a street in your city that's been set-dressed for shooting a movie, like a fake ad you'd see for world-building. "AMERICA'S FUTURE / software that dominates."
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Grim but fairly accurate picture of much of the Pittsburgh area. There are many gorgeous and thriving parts, too, even a good chunk of Swissvale. But too much of it is still neglected.
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I like how the regime change / neocon line on Iran boils down to it is an incredibly diverse society that yearns for freedom and therefore if we topple the regime ofc what emerges will be an incredibly diverse complicated population with conflicting interests that definitely agrees w/ John Bolton
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I like how the regime change / neocon line on Iran boils down to it is an incredibly diverse society that yearns for freedom and therefore if we topple the regime ofc what emerges will be an incredibly diverse complicated population with conflicting interests that definitely agrees w/ John Bolton
Me, walking around downtown Pittsburgh this morning: "Oh, it's actually quite pleasant outside."
Me, tromping up our hill in Beechview an hour later: "Goddamn Wizard of Oz tornado up here."
Me, tromping up our hill in Beechview an hour later: "Goddamn Wizard of Oz tornado up here."
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Me, walking around downtown Pittsburgh this morning: "Oh, it's actually quite pleasant outside."
Me, tromping up our hill in Beechview an hour later: "Goddamn Wizard of Oz tornado up here."
Me, tromping up our hill in Beechview an hour later: "Goddamn Wizard of Oz tornado up here."