Mike Cherepko
@mikecherepko.bsky.social
I'd rather be grocery shopping.
📍Brooklyn, NY
📍Brooklyn, NY
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this started a holy war, so let me state a very plain and direct argument for this
the democratic primary is when we decide if we get to have things be good or mid
the general election is when you decide if you dislike nazis
the democratic primary is when we decide if we get to have things be good or mid
the general election is when you decide if you dislike nazis
Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
February 16, 2026 at 2:40 AM
this started a holy war, so let me state a very plain and direct argument for this
the democratic primary is when we decide if we get to have things be good or mid
the general election is when you decide if you dislike nazis
the democratic primary is when we decide if we get to have things be good or mid
the general election is when you decide if you dislike nazis
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“America needs a common identity” this is our common identity, you whiny damn baby
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“America needs a common identity” this is our common identity, you whiny damn baby
I should have an estate sale.
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I should have an estate sale.
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“We didn’t go in thinking we were going to find so many instances of really forcible family separation... Women would come in just sobbing, saying they weren’t even asked if they had kids.”
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
Leading @huffpost.com this morning.
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
February 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
“We didn’t go in thinking we were going to find so many instances of really forcible family separation... Women would come in just sobbing, saying they weren’t even asked if they had kids.”
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
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sat down to watch 15 minutes of TV with the boy, he wanted Ms Rachel, but then YouTube served up a 2 hour driver’s POV video of a train going through rural Japan, and he picked that instead, and by Jove he sat rapt for the whole time
February 15, 2026 at 3:26 AM
sat down to watch 15 minutes of TV with the boy, he wanted Ms Rachel, but then YouTube served up a 2 hour driver’s POV video of a train going through rural Japan, and he picked that instead, and by Jove he sat rapt for the whole time
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i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions
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had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
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I just read a book about left wing radicals of the 60s and 70s. It mentioned that one of the most prolific bomb makers in the country is now retired in Park Slope. I looked him up and he’s quoted here opining against a local bar getting licensed to have a patio
February 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I just read a book about left wing radicals of the 60s and 70s. It mentioned that one of the most prolific bomb makers in the country is now retired in Park Slope. I looked him up and he’s quoted here opining against a local bar getting licensed to have a patio
I turned on the Olympics to watch the Mexican figure skater, but I didn't like his opening song. Then I started reading Wikipedia and I learned that My Way can't be sung in parts of the Philippines because people kept killing each other at karaoke over it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way_...
My Way killings - Wikipedia
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February 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I turned on the Olympics to watch the Mexican figure skater, but I didn't like his opening song. Then I started reading Wikipedia and I learned that My Way can't be sung in parts of the Philippines because people kept killing each other at karaoke over it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way_...
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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very amusing to see the ideological lines on housing in the Zohran administration
on the one hand you have zohran supporting a plan to replace decrepit NYCHA projects with brand new mixed income apartments
on the other hand you have the dumbest socialists and right wing think tankers in opposition
on the one hand you have zohran supporting a plan to replace decrepit NYCHA projects with brand new mixed income apartments
on the other hand you have the dumbest socialists and right wing think tankers in opposition
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
very amusing to see the ideological lines on housing in the Zohran administration
on the one hand you have zohran supporting a plan to replace decrepit NYCHA projects with brand new mixed income apartments
on the other hand you have the dumbest socialists and right wing think tankers in opposition
on the one hand you have zohran supporting a plan to replace decrepit NYCHA projects with brand new mixed income apartments
on the other hand you have the dumbest socialists and right wing think tankers in opposition
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More going on in 11 words than most novels manage in 250pgs
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
More going on in 11 words than most novels manage in 250pgs
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“The alignment between state, city and advocacy leaders, combined with Mamdani's hiring decisions, underscores how firmly the pro-development movement has moved from the margins to the center of New York policymaking.” 💪🏻🏗️📈 www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
YIMBYism continues to gain sway with latest Mamdani hires
Mamdani is assembling a housing team aligned around expanding supply and accelerating development approvals as part of his affordability agenda.
www.crainsnewyork.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“The alignment between state, city and advocacy leaders, combined with Mamdani's hiring decisions, underscores how firmly the pro-development movement has moved from the margins to the center of New York policymaking.” 💪🏻🏗️📈 www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
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They think good is weak & evil is based, because they are wicked. ICE is doing wicked things & hiring wicked men to do them. It is difficult to look such a thing in the eye, but that is all there there is to them
This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They think good is weak & evil is based, because they are wicked. ICE is doing wicked things & hiring wicked men to do them. It is difficult to look such a thing in the eye, but that is all there there is to them
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This is magnificent!
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This is magnificent!
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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The G train has been making waves recently, but let's not forget the BEST solution: Building QueensLink!! If we #BuildtheQueensLink the MTA can extend the G train ALL TIMES!! That's TWO extensions for the price of ONE! 🚉🌳
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The G train has been making waves recently, but let's not forget the BEST solution: Building QueensLink!! If we #BuildtheQueensLink the MTA can extend the G train ALL TIMES!! That's TWO extensions for the price of ONE! 🚉🌳
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they fired the OpenAI product policy VP for "sexually discriminating against a male colleague" after she opposed reorienting the product towards porn. having seen precision/recall numbers for large production abuse systems you do not want to tune for precision.
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
they fired the OpenAI product policy VP for "sexually discriminating against a male colleague" after she opposed reorienting the product towards porn. having seen precision/recall numbers for large production abuse systems you do not want to tune for precision.
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When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
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Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
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The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
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Our argument is simple but radical: transportation policy should maximize access, not movement.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Our argument is simple but radical: transportation policy should maximize access, not movement.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
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The president of OpenAI has donated almost as much to Trump as the DNC has cash on hand www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders.
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The president of OpenAI has donated almost as much to Trump as the DNC has cash on hand www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Ignoring the revisions issue entirely, +130k is not and is never considered to be a "strong pace"
If you had any doubts left on the NYT leadership being 100% in the tank for Trump, go look at the top headline right now
The economy produced roughly the same number of jobs in Joe Biden’s last full month in office as it produced in Donald Trump’s first full year in office.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Ignoring the revisions issue entirely, +130k is not and is never considered to be a "strong pace"
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Testing boundaries to see what the public will react to or gross incompetence or both?
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U.S. FAA : THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF AIRSPACE OVER EL PASO HAS BEEN LIFTED.
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Testing boundaries to see what the public will react to or gross incompetence or both?
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A sudden 10 day closure of airspace in a major US city like El Paso should be THE STORY, with nothing else getting any air time until at minimum someone within the US government says what’s happening and why.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
A sudden 10 day closure of airspace in a major US city like El Paso should be THE STORY, with nothing else getting any air time until at minimum someone within the US government says what’s happening and why.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.