Bernie Michalik
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No leaders pushing back on Trump will likely lead to other events, much like no one pushing back on the reoccupation of the Rhineland lead to other events.
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
No leaders pushing back on Trump will likely lead to other events, much like no one pushing back on the reoccupation of the Rhineland lead to other events.
Good luck with that www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... and www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Good luck with that www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... and www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
Always "great" when in a comparison between Canada's Opposition leader PeePee and Marine Le Pen, Le Pen comes out ahead.
Not giving any kudos to Marine Le Pen, but it’s fascinating to contrast the statement of the far-right French leader saying allowing the US to violate Venezuelan sovereignty “would be to accept our own enslavement tomorrow” with the childish, cheerleading of Canada’s extreme right-wing Poilievre.
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Always "great" when in a comparison between Canada's Opposition leader PeePee and Marine Le Pen, Le Pen comes out ahead.
But if you are from Honduras, well that's ok, I guess. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
But if you are from Honduras, well that's ok, I guess. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Also the idea that Americans could take out the cartels. Anyway, Trump in a hurry to crush any hope anyone had for 2026 being better than 2025.
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Also the idea that Americans could take out the cartels. Anyway, Trump in a hurry to crush any hope anyone had for 2026 being better than 2025.
How this plays out? Likely this:
I don’t think Machado realizes that engineering an installation by Trump without a democratic process is going to sink her legitimacy and credibility and turn a good share of the non-Chavista Venezuelan people against her pretty fast. It’s the ultimate Faustian bargain
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
How this plays out? Likely this:
The US could not run Iraq, and that was with an administration more competent than this one.
Breaking news: President Trump says the United States will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after a U.S. raid captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after U.S. raid captured Maduro
The United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him out of the country, President Trump said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The US could not run Iraq, and that was with an administration more competent than this one.
Also this
Maduro's not a good guy, agreed. But neither is Putin, and Trump rolled out the red fucking carpet for him. It's not about dope, it's about oil (which kinda IS dope).
Just when you think Trump has hit the gutter, he bounces lower.
Just when you think Trump has hit the gutter, he bounces lower.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Also this
Yep.
Gotta say, if I were a Canadian politician, I would be very careful about praising Donald Trump for illegally bombing an oil-rich country and arresting its leader on what are pretty much imaginary allegations of narco trafficking
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Yep.
Weird new spam whereby I look for something via images and the images are good but the link contain storage.googleapis.com and the landing page is just a bunch of random stolen text and then shopper links at the bottom. Ugh. storage.googleapis.com/dgsaldzxnare...
What Is A Raspberry Pi 400 at Ella Kendall blog
storage.googleapis.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Weird new spam whereby I look for something via images and the images are good but the link contain storage.googleapis.com and the landing page is just a bunch of random stolen text and then shopper links at the bottom. Ugh. storage.googleapis.com/dgsaldzxnare...
That Flu curve....yikes!
Toronto, go here for more detail, including where you can get your shot www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
Toronto, go here for more detail, including where you can get your shot www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with December 21 data (😬)
- Kingston, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, MB, NB, NS, PEI, QC, SK
- Happy new year!
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- Kingston, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, MB, NB, NS, PEI, QC, SK
- Happy new year!
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
That Flu curve....yikes!
Toronto, go here for more detail, including where you can get your shot www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
Toronto, go here for more detail, including where you can get your shot www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
I don't know about superintelligence, but the next round of AI will move past LLMs, just like ML and LLMs moved past the last round of AI.
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I don't know about superintelligence, but the next round of AI will move past LLMs, just like ML and LLMs moved past the last round of AI.
Sprezzatura!
Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Sprezzatura!
This would make a good background image for my phone.
Also my plan for this January is to talk about it like I talk about other months. January whips by just like other months if you're busy and making progress. So the goal is to do that. Let's see!
Also my plan for this January is to talk about it like I talk about other months. January whips by just like other months if you're busy and making progress. So the goal is to do that. Let's see!
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This would make a good background image for my phone.
Also my plan for this January is to talk about it like I talk about other months. January whips by just like other months if you're busy and making progress. So the goal is to do that. Let's see!
Also my plan for this January is to talk about it like I talk about other months. January whips by just like other months if you're busy and making progress. So the goal is to do that. Let's see!
Here's a fun fact: Bernie Sanders was criticized 8 years ago for wearing this supposedly expensive coat at DiBlasio's inauguration. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie... Turns out he wore it at this inauguration too! If any articles were written about how thrifty this was, lmk.
What The Bernie Sanders Winter Coat Controversy Gets Wrong About Socialism
“Everyone deserves to be wearing a nice coat like Bernie Sanders,” said a prominent democratic socialist.
www.huffpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Here's a fun fact: Bernie Sanders was criticized 8 years ago for wearing this supposedly expensive coat at DiBlasio's inauguration. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie... Turns out he wore it at this inauguration too! If any articles were written about how thrifty this was, lmk.
Truly a worthy accomlishment!
Mariangela Hungria developed a bacteria fertilizer that saves farmers about $25 billion and prevents 54 million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions every year.
These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria
Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to slash fertilizer costs and pollution.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Truly a worthy accomlishment!
Hi, I’m triplets: brain bleed 2 years ago, sepsis 6 years ago, run down on a sidewalk some years before that.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm gravity. On another occasion, hi, I'm massive blood loss thanks to a uterine fibroid.
Hi, I'm gravity. On another occasion, hi, I'm massive blood loss thanks to a uterine fibroid.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a walnut.
Hi, I’m a uterine blood clot.
Hi, I’m a walnut.
Hi, I’m a uterine blood clot.
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Hi, I’m triplets: brain bleed 2 years ago, sepsis 6 years ago, run down on a sidewalk some years before that.
This is also why I support the Times despite many of the valid criticisms of it. This piece Josh points is one example…
I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This is also why I support the Times despite many of the valid criticisms of it. This piece Josh points is one example…
It was a great speech and a fine event overall. The Times has updates > (gift) Live Updates: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at Inauguration, Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at Inauguration, Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
It was a great speech and a fine event overall. The Times has updates > (gift) Live Updates: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at Inauguration, Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
This is an odd piece. It conflates data centers with hyperscalers. It implies they are all being secretly built. It doesn’t touch on publications like CBRE www.cbre.com/insights/rep... odd journalism imho
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is an odd piece. It conflates data centers with hyperscalers. It implies they are all being secretly built. It doesn’t touch on publications like CBRE www.cbre.com/insights/rep... odd journalism imho
I am making two fake buttons for my house: one that says "Breakfast" and one that says "Half a ton of coal".
(Also cue up that man sweating over two buttons meme)
(Also cue up that man sweating over two buttons meme)
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I am making two fake buttons for my house: one that says "Breakfast" and one that says "Half a ton of coal".
(Also cue up that man sweating over two buttons meme)
(Also cue up that man sweating over two buttons meme)
Reposted by Bernie Michalik
A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
Amen to that.
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Amen to that.
I got "joyous". I'll take it.
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I got "joyous". I'll take it.
I've been fascinated to see the representation on the jerseys, and I thought: I wonder if there's anyone from Staten Island? And sure enough I found at least one. Smart.
Welcome to A New Era, Emmy Liss and Kamar Samuels!
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been fascinated to see the representation on the jerseys, and I thought: I wonder if there's anyone from Staten Island? And sure enough I found at least one. Smart.