Michael Thole
@mthole.me
Dad of 2 boys in Portland, iOS/macOS developer, ex-Apple/Square/DoorDash, sci-fi & fantasy, coffee & sourdough
Feeding these latest Epstein document drop into Cursor AI and poking around is an interesting exercise.
What a bunch of powerful creeps. May we be one step closer to justice for the victims.
What a bunch of powerful creeps. May we be one step closer to justice for the victims.
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Feeding these latest Epstein document drop into Cursor AI and poking around is an interesting exercise.
What a bunch of powerful creeps. May we be one step closer to justice for the victims.
What a bunch of powerful creeps. May we be one step closer to justice for the victims.
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Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
I’m delayed pushing back from PDX right now thanks to this “IT outage”. First time for me!
BREAKING: Alaska Airlines is currently facing an IT outage that has led to a temporary ground stop affecting its operations.
Alaska Airlines IT outage causes nationwide flight ground stop
Alaska Airlines is currently facing an IT outage that has led to a temporary ground stop affecting its operations.The outage was reported at 4:21 p.m.The airli
komonews.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’m delayed pushing back from PDX right now thanks to this “IT outage”. First time for me!
October 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I just drove by here (honked in support) on the way to The Old Spaghetti Factory. Can confirm the total lack of any concerning activity. Lovely day!
September 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I just drove by here (honked in support) on the way to The Old Spaghetti Factory. Can confirm the total lack of any concerning activity. Lovely day!
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're cancelling your Disney+ / Hulu subscription today in protest of their corrupt knee-bending to our fascist government, take it one step further and delete your entire account and history: usprivacy.disney.com
Privacy Web Form
usprivacy.disney.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you're cancelling your Disney+ / Hulu subscription today in protest of their corrupt knee-bending to our fascist government, take it one step further and delete your entire account and history: usprivacy.disney.com
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
July 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
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July 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Sent a donation, best of luck (to us all) — and thanks for doing the hard work
If you care about Medicaid, I need your help. These kids are the best chance we have of saving Medicaid.
Families are on the way to DC. We need to cover van rentals and hotel rooms. I will not, I will NOT, waste your money or time.
Can you help get this donation link in front of your people?
Families are on the way to DC. We need to cover van rentals and hotel rooms. I will not, I will NOT, waste your money or time.
Can you help get this donation link in front of your people?
We have @littlelobbyists.com families on the way to Washington DC right now, they'll be on the House-side of the Capitol tomorrow. We're going to make them see us before they vote to kill disabled children.
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
July 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Sent a donation, best of luck (to us all) — and thanks for doing the hard work
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You forgot to mention she resigned in protest in January after you killed her cartoon about your plutocrat owner.
The Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001 and was a finalist for the prize in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You forgot to mention she resigned in protest in January after you killed her cartoon about your plutocrat owner.
Just finished S3 of The Wheel of Time… strong finish! Hoping for a season 4.
April 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Just finished S3 of The Wheel of Time… strong finish! Hoping for a season 4.
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"The Democratic Party has a choice to make: Does it belong to those clinging to institutions that are falling apart? Or to those rolling up their sleeves to build something stronger, fairer and more durable than what came before?"
www.ibj.com/articles/geo...
www.ibj.com/articles/geo...
George Hornedo: The real divide in the Democratic Party isn’t left vs. center - Indianapolis Business Journal
The more urgent—and more defining—divide is between those who still believe our system basically works, and those who see plainly that it doesn’t.
www.ibj.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"The Democratic Party has a choice to make: Does it belong to those clinging to institutions that are falling apart? Or to those rolling up their sleeves to build something stronger, fairer and more durable than what came before?"
www.ibj.com/articles/geo...
www.ibj.com/articles/geo...
Just downloaded my 23andMe raw data (prior to having them delete it forever), and it's a bit surreal having a 15.5 MB txt file containing your own source code.
April 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just downloaded my 23andMe raw data (prior to having them delete it forever), and it's a bit surreal having a 15.5 MB txt file containing your own source code.
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Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk.
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk.
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
It’s refreshing to see someone trying something new. Sent $100!
While I don't care what a billionaire thinks of me, I *do* want unions + nonprofits to see us as a viable grassroots campaign. That's why I want to reach 10,000 individual donors in time for these reports.
If you can send even $1, you can help us reach that goal: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...
If you can send even $1, you can help us reach that goal: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...
Chip in to support Kat Abughazaleh!
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It’s refreshing to see someone trying something new. Sent $100!
This seems crazy to me. Anyway, I bought the book and will read it after my wife. You should too!
Facebook has a court order preventing the promotion of a memoir about the platform, Zuck and Sandberg. It would be a shame if people shared it.
Meta wins bid to prevent Pan Macmillan author and former employee from promoting memoir
An emergency arbitrator has temporarily prohibited Meta’s former director of global public policy and author of the tell-all memoir Careless People, Sarah Wynn-Williams, from promoting or further dist...
www.thebookseller.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This seems crazy to me. Anyway, I bought the book and will read it after my wife. You should too!
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Can’t believe I’m typing this but…
FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.
If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.
FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.
If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.
IF YOU KNOW IF ANYONE PLANNING A SCIENCE RELATED PROTEST IN DC, PLEASE DM ME!
February 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Can’t believe I’m typing this but…
FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.
If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.
FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.
If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
Signaling some virtue: Facebook and Instagram accounts deactivated.
January 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Signaling some virtue: Facebook and Instagram accounts deactivated.
I’m proud of my homemade cappuccino today! It’s takes sooo much practice to get decent looking latte art
December 10, 2024 at 4:45 PM
I’m proud of my homemade cappuccino today! It’s takes sooo much practice to get decent looking latte art
It’s officially Christmas season in our house!
December 9, 2024 at 3:09 AM
It’s officially Christmas season in our house!
I’m excited for Wind and Truth… but I planned my reread poorly and have about 40 hours of book 4 left still 🫠
December 7, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I’m excited for Wind and Truth… but I planned my reread poorly and have about 40 hours of book 4 left still 🫠
Feeling overly proud of my self-designed and 3D printed wreath hook today.
Was there a better way? Likely. But I made this and it works!
Was there a better way? Likely. But I made this and it works!
November 24, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Feeling overly proud of my self-designed and 3D printed wreath hook today.
Was there a better way? Likely. But I made this and it works!
Was there a better way? Likely. But I made this and it works!
@benadida.com What do you think of this kind of “ballot verification” system?
A County in Idaho Wants to Publish Every Ballot to Build Election Trust
After enduring a host of election conspiracy claims in recent years, Ada County believes it has found a way to restore confidence in the vote-counting system.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:53 PM
@benadida.com What do you think of this kind of “ballot verification” system?