Mike Doughney 🇺🇸
@mike.doughney.net
Professional doomscroller.
Maître de la maison à Château d'éphémères
Formerly with Digex, UPI Radio, Mutual Broadcasting.
COVID avoiding and wearing a Flo Mask.
https://linktr.ee/mikedoughney
Maître de la maison à Château d'éphémères
Formerly with Digex, UPI Radio, Mutual Broadcasting.
COVID avoiding and wearing a Flo Mask.
https://linktr.ee/mikedoughney
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Mike Doughney 🇺🇸
@mike.doughney.net
· Feb 23
"Crypto Bro" in your profile earns an instant block. FYI.
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How many ways are they going to find to say "let them eat cake"? I didn't expect this particular version
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
How many ways are they going to find to say "let them eat cake"? I didn't expect this particular version
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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We flew to Europe in 1964 and we dressed up. Ate with metal place servings, off china. No charge to check family's luggage. We sat together. No lines. No TSA. No airport sprints. Seats that were ample and comfortable.
Worth dressing for. Except all the cigarette smoke.
Worth dressing for. Except all the cigarette smoke.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We flew to Europe in 1964 and we dressed up. Ate with metal place servings, off china. No charge to check family's luggage. We sat together. No lines. No TSA. No airport sprints. Seats that were ample and comfortable.
Worth dressing for. Except all the cigarette smoke.
Worth dressing for. Except all the cigarette smoke.
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Missouri: Whooping cough case confirmed in Lamar School District www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/local/w...
www.fourstateshomepage.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Missouri: Whooping cough case confirmed in Lamar School District www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/local/w...
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Good news: only really, really dumb people thought they really wanted free speech on campus
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Good news: only really, really dumb people thought they really wanted free speech on campus
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
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The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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A bunch of paleontologists I talked to recently have said the same thing, they're getting a bunch of people emailing them after asking ChatGPT whether some rock they found is a dinosaur egg and being told Yes by the AI. Then they get angry when they're a told no by an expert.
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A bunch of paleontologists I talked to recently have said the same thing, they're getting a bunch of people emailing them after asking ChatGPT whether some rock they found is a dinosaur egg and being told Yes by the AI. Then they get angry when they're a told no by an expert.
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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Sarah Hurwitz argues that “‘Tikkun Olam’ is… possibly racist.”
That’s the Hebrew phrase meaning “repairing the world.”
In Jewish tradition it reflects the responsibility to make the world more just, humane, and ethical.
That’s the Hebrew phrase meaning “repairing the world.”
In Jewish tradition it reflects the responsibility to make the world more just, humane, and ethical.
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Sarah Hurwitz argues that “‘Tikkun Olam’ is… possibly racist.”
That’s the Hebrew phrase meaning “repairing the world.”
In Jewish tradition it reflects the responsibility to make the world more just, humane, and ethical.
That’s the Hebrew phrase meaning “repairing the world.”
In Jewish tradition it reflects the responsibility to make the world more just, humane, and ethical.
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Dear U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, I would like to report a public death threat made on social media against numerous members of Congress by a DC resident. Given your zero tolerance policy for such conduct, I trust that you will promptly investigate and prosecute this perpetrator.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dear U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, I would like to report a public death threat made on social media against numerous members of Congress by a DC resident. Given your zero tolerance policy for such conduct, I trust that you will promptly investigate and prosecute this perpetrator.
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Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
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Larry Summers’s co-teacher at Harvard:
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Larry Summers’s co-teacher at Harvard:
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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The really fun part, every time the president says something utterly psychotic, is that right after all his little toadies and goblins go on camera to say that he didn't mean what he said and that you're stupid for thinking so, his next move is always to announce that he meant every word of it
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The really fun part, every time the president says something utterly psychotic, is that right after all his little toadies and goblins go on camera to say that he didn't mean what he said and that you're stupid for thinking so, his next move is always to announce that he meant every word of it
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When SCOTUS outlawed segregation in public schools, the right decided that the federal government had no role to play in education. Some, like Alan Strang of the John Birch Society, said no government should have a role in education because segregation was just too important.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When SCOTUS outlawed segregation in public schools, the right decided that the federal government had no role to play in education. Some, like Alan Strang of the John Birch Society, said no government should have a role in education because segregation was just too important.
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#ImpeachRemoveNow
We don’t need a trial to remove Trump for treason. Up down vote today.
“There words cannot be allowed…”
We don’t need a trial to remove Trump for treason. Up down vote today.
“There words cannot be allowed…”
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#ImpeachRemoveNow
We don’t need a trial to remove Trump for treason. Up down vote today.
“There words cannot be allowed…”
We don’t need a trial to remove Trump for treason. Up down vote today.
“There words cannot be allowed…”
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we’re seeing dudes rocking at levels previously thought impossible www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
we’re seeing dudes rocking at levels previously thought impossible www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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History has produced men more evil than Elon. There have also been stupider men than Elon. But history has never before brought us a man so singularly, transcendentally pathetic than Elon. The Angel of History beholds him and cringes so hard that entire centuries of memory vanish from its mind
I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
![X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
Grok answers: Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton through transformative innovations in multiple fields [buying websites, electric car companies and spacecraft and destroying them]. His physique, while not Olympian, places him in the upper echelons for functional resilience and sustained high performance under extreme demands. Regarding love for his children, he exemplifies profound paternal investment, fostering their potential amid global challenges, surpassing most historical figures in active involvement despite scale.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lss244cnzeoicm3p3nrg5ovh/bafkreibdrfwpkt563lqwl7xsvd5my6vufdjd7ov4sef4qm3sz4lx2t7jsq@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
History has produced men more evil than Elon. There have also been stupider men than Elon. But history has never before brought us a man so singularly, transcendentally pathetic than Elon. The Angel of History beholds him and cringes so hard that entire centuries of memory vanish from its mind
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
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I mean the thing that Summers resigned over is directly admitting that he was pressuring students into sex (while making racist little jibes about her!) in an email to his notorious paedophile buddy. I do wonder how one could not be incredibly embarrassed to run this kind of pedantry in this case.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I mean the thing that Summers resigned over is directly admitting that he was pressuring students into sex (while making racist little jibes about her!) in an email to his notorious paedophile buddy. I do wonder how one could not be incredibly embarrassed to run this kind of pedantry in this case.
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hey remember that whole furor about political violence a few months ago
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
hey remember that whole furor about political violence a few months ago