Mike Check
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· Dec 27
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
Another reason Grants Pass should be reversed.
I regret to inform you my eldest has lasered me
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I regret to inform you my eldest has lasered me
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There are local groups and new formations working right now to bring universal childcare to life in NY. If this is an issue that moves you, join in.
December 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
There are local groups and new formations working right now to bring universal childcare to life in NY. If this is an issue that moves you, join in.
This is a good read. The last time I shopped at a Sears the clerk ringing me up spent more time trying to sell me on a credit card than actually taking my money. The shelves were poorly stocked, the merchandise was wildly marked up, the brands were kindof bad, and the interior design was crumbling.
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate.
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is a good read. The last time I shopped at a Sears the clerk ringing me up spent more time trying to sell me on a credit card than actually taking my money. The shelves were poorly stocked, the merchandise was wildly marked up, the brands were kindof bad, and the interior design was crumbling.
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to win this fight, we cannot limit ourselves to arguments based on competency or efficiency. we should attack incompetence where we see it, ofc, but we must be militant in arguing - ad nauseam - that the roots of this dysfunction & collapse are moral and spiritual. to do good, we must be better
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
to win this fight, we cannot limit ourselves to arguments based on competency or efficiency. we should attack incompetence where we see it, ofc, but we must be militant in arguing - ad nauseam - that the roots of this dysfunction & collapse are moral and spiritual. to do good, we must be better
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we are living thorough 10 years of moral collapse. it’s happening everywhere but is concentrated in the US. we have given up on even trying to argue that there must be more to life, both individually and collectively, than bare materialism and power. we must rededicate ourselves to meaningful life.
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
we are living thorough 10 years of moral collapse. it’s happening everywhere but is concentrated in the US. we have given up on even trying to argue that there must be more to life, both individually and collectively, than bare materialism and power. we must rededicate ourselves to meaningful life.
Eldest wanted to watch Totoro for the thousandth time. I successfully distracted them with Planet Earth. Now if only I could pull off the same trick switching out dino nuggies with Lasagna.
December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Eldest wanted to watch Totoro for the thousandth time. I successfully distracted them with Planet Earth. Now if only I could pull off the same trick switching out dino nuggies with Lasagna.
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271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
Legit lol'd at Kimmel's alt xmas address, that dude manages to catch me off guard more than I'd like to admit.
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Legit lol'd at Kimmel's alt xmas address, that dude manages to catch me off guard more than I'd like to admit.
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A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
December 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
Bill Irwin's Polyphemus is going to be epic like Kathryn Hunter in the Coen Scottish play was epic. So so excited to see him embody a giant cyclops. There's going to be pathos for days.
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Bill Irwin's Polyphemus is going to be epic like Kathryn Hunter in the Coen Scottish play was epic. So so excited to see him embody a giant cyclops. There's going to be pathos for days.
Ald Hopkins might have felt more at home on Streeter’s island than Streeterville, iykwim….
Some Christmas Eve content from Chicago’s 2nd ward alderman
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ald Hopkins might have felt more at home on Streeter’s island than Streeterville, iykwim….
2026 is going to be my year
December 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
2026 is going to be my year
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A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas present’ for homeless neighbors
Five years after the Lynnwood Hygiene Center opened, serving hundreds in poverty, the landlord planned to sell. Steves stepped in to buy it.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
And Tiny Tim, who did not dye, but instead preferred natural textiles and earth tones...
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did not dye, but instead preferred natural textiles and earth tones...
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HHS abruptly cut nearly $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics that include screening the hearing of newborns and educating new parents on safe newborn sleeping in retaliation for criticizing policies of RFK Jr.
wapo.st/3N2TBoV #TheWeeknight #Inners
wapo.st/3N2TBoV #TheWeeknight #Inners
National pediatrics association sues, claiming HHS grant cuts were retaliatory
The American Academy of Pediatrics says nearly $12 million in grants cuts were made because it criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s policies.
wapo.st
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
HHS abruptly cut nearly $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics that include screening the hearing of newborns and educating new parents on safe newborn sleeping in retaliation for criticizing policies of RFK Jr.
wapo.st/3N2TBoV #TheWeeknight #Inners
wapo.st/3N2TBoV #TheWeeknight #Inners
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Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
IT IS TIME.
Time...
...to make CROISSANTS
Time...
...to make CROISSANTS
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
IT IS TIME.
Time...
...to make CROISSANTS
Time...
...to make CROISSANTS
We saved 3K at least this year in gas after switching to EV. Even if I didn't get free charging at work the net savings would be about 2500. No one is going to unring this bell.
It's funny how us parochial Americans generally seem to perceive that the EV revolution is stalling or reversing when in fact it's accelerating rapidly worldwide. 25% of cars sold globally in 2025 were EVs!
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We saved 3K at least this year in gas after switching to EV. Even if I didn't get free charging at work the net savings would be about 2500. No one is going to unring this bell.
Have you ever been tangentially related to any kind of media industry in any way? Have you died within the last two months? Then you are my facebook feed now. All obits, all the time. I have no idea why.
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Have you ever been tangentially related to any kind of media industry in any way? Have you died within the last two months? Then you are my facebook feed now. All obits, all the time. I have no idea why.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump's attempt to strip security clearance from whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. Judge Amir Ali (Biden) says the move may violate Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump's attempt to strip security clearance from whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. Judge Amir Ali (Biden) says the move may violate Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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The government official who sent migrants to gulags is now urging the the firing of the journalists who reported the story and objected to it being killed. bsky.app/profile/thet...
Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The government official who sent migrants to gulags is now urging the the firing of the journalists who reported the story and objected to it being killed. bsky.app/profile/thet...
Checked in on FB and I must’ve clicked something weird because now it’s all obits. Seriously, obits and death announcements.
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Checked in on FB and I must’ve clicked something weird because now it’s all obits. Seriously, obits and death announcements.
Have accomplished the “cool uncle” task of getting my swiftie niece the boygenius record on clear vinyl at my local indie record shop, please clap
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Have accomplished the “cool uncle” task of getting my swiftie niece the boygenius record on clear vinyl at my local indie record shop, please clap
So my friend is blind and out of curiosity he checked if his reader would defeat the redactions and if his claim that the redactions were done incorrectly is true it seems like that should catch on pretty quickly
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So my friend is blind and out of curiosity he checked if his reader would defeat the redactions and if his claim that the redactions were done incorrectly is true it seems like that should catch on pretty quickly