Mike Shaw
@zax2000.bsky.social
A yokel Bostonian bumbling around Seattle. Stints in 北京 and Bali along the way. I used to craft/edit journalists' spam. Geopolitics is my jam. I post, therefore I am.
Rich tax scofflaws are "presumed guilty until proven innocent," and the odds of someone who makes over $10 million & claims that they've moved out of state being audited are "100%."👍
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Rich tax scofflaws are "presumed guilty until proven innocent," and the odds of someone who makes over $10 million & claims that they've moved out of state being audited are "100%."👍
This idiot of a lawyer doesn't know (or care) that of all the stops of vessels suspected of having drugs by the Coast Guard, only 1 in 5 ended up having them.
Govt-sanctioned executions w/o due process are just plain murder.
Govt-sanctioned executions w/o due process are just plain murder.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This idiot of a lawyer doesn't know (or care) that of all the stops of vessels suspected of having drugs by the Coast Guard, only 1 in 5 ended up having them.
Govt-sanctioned executions w/o due process are just plain murder.
Govt-sanctioned executions w/o due process are just plain murder.
Some personal news: I have finally completed my mission to add every film covered by "The Rewatchables" podcast from @theringer.com.web.brid.gy into my personal media collection.
There are definitely some misses in there, but as a curated list of movies it's pretty amazing.
There are definitely some misses in there, but as a curated list of movies it's pretty amazing.
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some personal news: I have finally completed my mission to add every film covered by "The Rewatchables" podcast from @theringer.com.web.brid.gy into my personal media collection.
There are definitely some misses in there, but as a curated list of movies it's pretty amazing.
There are definitely some misses in there, but as a curated list of movies it's pretty amazing.
As for Trump's idiocy, he's wasted the US's soft power capital on this moronic vendetta. He's not only driving allies to reduce their dependency on us, but his failures show countries how to succeed when they stand up to the US.
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As for Trump's idiocy, he's wasted the US's soft power capital on this moronic vendetta. He's not only driving allies to reduce their dependency on us, but his failures show countries how to succeed when they stand up to the US.
Love it! ❤️ Currently on my wall:
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Love it! ❤️ Currently on my wall:
I'm old enough to remember that time when a Dem governor's bid for president died after an ad was run about how a single Black prisoner in his state who'd been let out on furlough had killed a white woman. Trump's J-6 buddies are out here doing sex crimes. Not a peep from the GOP.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm old enough to remember that time when a Dem governor's bid for president died after an ad was run about how a single Black prisoner in his state who'd been let out on furlough had killed a white woman. Trump's J-6 buddies are out here doing sex crimes. Not a peep from the GOP.
Hey #Starbucks! I'm a long-time loyal customer who lives in #Seattle, and I don't cross picket lines!
I just discovered that a rival local coffee chain actually has vegan breakfast sandwiches. Yum! The money that I spent there today would've gone to you, but you won't negotiate w/your Baristas.
I just discovered that a rival local coffee chain actually has vegan breakfast sandwiches. Yum! The money that I spent there today would've gone to you, but you won't negotiate w/your Baristas.
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey #Starbucks! I'm a long-time loyal customer who lives in #Seattle, and I don't cross picket lines!
I just discovered that a rival local coffee chain actually has vegan breakfast sandwiches. Yum! The money that I spent there today would've gone to you, but you won't negotiate w/your Baristas.
I just discovered that a rival local coffee chain actually has vegan breakfast sandwiches. Yum! The money that I spent there today would've gone to you, but you won't negotiate w/your Baristas.
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.
Is an attacking Canada goose some sort of apropos metaphor? Better minds than I will decide. But this feels very, very #Seattle- especially to us Green Lake denizens.
Is an attacking Canada goose some sort of apropos metaphor? Better minds than I will decide. But this feels very, very #Seattle- especially to us Green Lake denizens.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.
Is an attacking Canada goose some sort of apropos metaphor? Better minds than I will decide. But this feels very, very #Seattle- especially to us Green Lake denizens.
Is an attacking Canada goose some sort of apropos metaphor? Better minds than I will decide. But this feels very, very #Seattle- especially to us Green Lake denizens.
Seriously, the whole narrative that businesses & billionaires were going to start streaming out of NYC if Mamdani won was always laughable. There's ungodly amounts of money streaming into real estate & biz expansion there.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Seriously, the whole narrative that businesses & billionaires were going to start streaming out of NYC if Mamdani won was always laughable. There's ungodly amounts of money streaming into real estate & biz expansion there.
This is just *chef's kiss*
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is just *chef's kiss*
Good morning, Seattle!! 🌈
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good morning, Seattle!! 🌈
I know that it's early, but the fact that Mamdani got over 51% of the early vote, which beat his early vote numbers in the primary by 8 points, is astounding. (via NY Times)
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I know that it's early, but the fact that Mamdani got over 51% of the early vote, which beat his early vote numbers in the primary by 8 points, is astounding. (via NY Times)
I mean, the money being funneled into green power is on the same scale as the investments being made into AI, and it's rising apace.
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I mean, the money being funneled into green power is on the same scale as the investments being made into AI, and it's rising apace.
Trump is literally ceding the EV industry to China. And it's happening now. In real time.
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Trump is literally ceding the EV industry to China. And it's happening now. In real time.
Metaphor of the year.
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Metaphor of the year.
So many took mass transit. So. Many.
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So many took mass transit. So. Many.
Really powerful words of solidarity from members of the Muckleshoot tribe. "We stand with you. F*ck ICE! F*ck Trump!"
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Really powerful words of solidarity from members of the Muckleshoot tribe. "We stand with you. F*ck ICE! F*ck Trump!"
