mike jolkovski
@mikejolk.bsky.social
Psychoanalyst, Woodwind player, bon vivant. If I’m following you, it’s probably because you said something clever.
I am vast, I contain platitudes. I have heard the modem scream.
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I am vast, I contain platitudes. I have heard the modem scream.
MikeJolk.39 on signal
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The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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Bush was himself a downed airman rescued after his aircraft was destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Bush was himself a downed airman rescued after his aircraft was destroyed.
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You have to love yourself even though you think you suck
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
You have to love yourself even though you think you suck
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Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.
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To be enraged with a dumb thing, Captain Ahab, seems blasphemous.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
To be enraged with a dumb thing, Captain Ahab, seems blasphemous.
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Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
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Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
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Are they gonna take the gold teeth too
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Are they gonna take the gold teeth too
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I do defy him, and I spit at him
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I do defy him, and I spit at him
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I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
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Away with them to prison
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Away with them to prison
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Remember when some guy killed a far right provocateur and every major right wing presence was calling for the Democratic Party to be labeled a terrorist organization and disbanded? If you are asking for less to be done to the party that doubles as a sex trafficking ring you are unequal to the moment
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Remember when some guy killed a far right provocateur and every major right wing presence was calling for the Democratic Party to be labeled a terrorist organization and disbanded? If you are asking for less to be done to the party that doubles as a sex trafficking ring you are unequal to the moment
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check it out: one million year mortgage
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
check it out: one million year mortgage
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Happy anniversary of the capture of the Winter Palace to all who celebrate
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy anniversary of the capture of the Winter Palace to all who celebrate
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Mamdani is not a radical. He has run a tight, smart, fairly standard local campaign. He'll probably get 20 or 30 percent of his platform if he's lucky. The one radical thing he's done is told the Times to go to hell. He has campaigned every step of the way like he doesn't need them, and he's right.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Mamdani is not a radical. He has run a tight, smart, fairly standard local campaign. He'll probably get 20 or 30 percent of his platform if he's lucky. The one radical thing he's done is told the Times to go to hell. He has campaigned every step of the way like he doesn't need them, and he's right.
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Please, remember to wear your red MAGA hats when you’re in line at your local food pantry.
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Please, remember to wear your red MAGA hats when you’re in line at your local food pantry.
BUGONIA has a couple of surprising moments.
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
BUGONIA has a couple of surprising moments.
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Thou marble-hearted fiend
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thou marble-hearted fiend
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Yes & this has been going on in music for decades. The gridification of performances- using algorithms to make performances 'perfect'- teaches us to reject difference & unlearn how to move together in time, making democratic coordination much more difficult.
medium.com/the-riff/doe...
medium.com/the-riff/doe...
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yes & this has been going on in music for decades. The gridification of performances- using algorithms to make performances 'perfect'- teaches us to reject difference & unlearn how to move together in time, making democratic coordination much more difficult.
medium.com/the-riff/doe...
medium.com/the-riff/doe...
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i thought i was going insane turns out i’m just paying attention
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
i thought i was going insane turns out i’m just paying attention
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One of the right wing's top cultural initiatives was trying to destroy the idea that assholery deserves shame and we'll have to reverse that. "I'm just expressing an opinion I'm entitled to." Ok but you're an asshole. "I'm simply doing a business practice that technically isn't illegal." Ok. Asshole
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
One of the right wing's top cultural initiatives was trying to destroy the idea that assholery deserves shame and we'll have to reverse that. "I'm just expressing an opinion I'm entitled to." Ok but you're an asshole. "I'm simply doing a business practice that technically isn't illegal." Ok. Asshole