Michael Toney
rustbeltmike.bsky.social
Michael Toney
@rustbeltmike.bsky.social
37 he/him

Chicago, cycling, cfb, things of that nature
Talking about "growth mindset"? That's a dealbreaker
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Works at an AI startup? That's a deal breaker
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Incredible lineup of bowl games at the former Papa John's stadium
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The box score is so funny. Their kicker (West) was their leading passer
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Lol, my score app has Syracuse' top performing passer as a guy who didn't attempt a pass
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Fun fact, this is the elevator lobby in the building behind the Apple store on Michigan Ave. (He was there hassling the Brazilian Consulate a couple weeks ago)
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@kpelton.bsky.social love your work, but this hedging explanation is inaccurate. By definition, the top-18 teams and bottom-12 are .500 against themselves respectively.

The bottom 12 are just one game above .500 against the top 18
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don't think it's lack of potato knowledge so much as prices doubling in the last 5 years that has people buying fewer lays chips
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Incredible timeline synergy
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Not the kind of headways you want during morning rush (this is after waiting 10 min)
September 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In Ohio State's first game since Jim Tressel became Lt. Governor, Ohio State knocked off the #1 team in the country with more yards of punting (260) than offense than offense (203).

Touching tribute to the beloved former coach
August 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's not a mystery what happened to gen X. Y'all grew up breathing leaded gasoline fumes.

(Note this chart is age in 2015, so add 10 years to the ages across the bottom for current age)
August 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Went is this censors for intolerance?
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Requesting a ruling on pickled onions
August 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Gen X grew up inhaling leaded gasoline exhaust, that's (part of) why they're like this
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The chaos continues
April 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This analysis is correct, but also Brandon Johnson is currently like net 70 unfavorable with Chicagoans.

When you're that far underwater, I can see the logic of just trying to take some swings
March 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is also life as an Ohio State fan
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not the kind of headways you want during morning rush
February 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dudes Rock?
December 17, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Gonna go ahead and update the sign now
December 7, 2024 at 7:22 PM
United health up 1.5% on

*Checks notes*

Their CEO getting assassinated
December 4, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Iowa won this game
November 30, 2024 at 3:57 AM
"take a stacked bar chart and make it worse"
November 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Everybody calm down, it went a few percentage points negative for like 10 minutes and was back up on the day
November 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM