Mike Tice
@essentialsaltes.bsky.social
Los Angeles-based skeptical weirdo bibliophile estate sale pirate.
Mostly simulcasting itcamefromtheestatesale
Mostly simulcasting itcamefromtheestatesale
I used the holiday to walk Olympic Boulevard (mostly) from the LA River to the Miracle Mile area. Here's what i saw.
Olympic Boulevard (half) Marathon
On foot from the Los Angeles River to Hauser along Olympic Boulevard (with a little pre-journey from the Metro to the bridge)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I used the holiday to walk Olympic Boulevard (mostly) from the LA River to the Miracle Mile area. Here's what i saw.
Balloon vegetables and a cat unconvinced of the sincerity of my PSs PSs PSs
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Balloon vegetables and a cat unconvinced of the sincerity of my PSs PSs PSs
The Slauson Shuffle was a local dance craze started in East LA by the Romancers, a Chicano rock band.
Slauson Style – Round Robin and the Parleys
A local (and very local to me) dance craze. Photo by Grasons.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Slauson Shuffle was a local dance craze started in East LA by the Romancers, a Chicano rock band.
Basic Striking Points
I don’t believe I’ll be striking that buff dude anywhere at all
Photo by Victoria.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Basic Striking Points
Fortunately our house is not as close as that, but this is the general area. Oil production is slated to stop this decade -- what's next? Open space or development. At least proposed development plans keep it to the margins near existing homes, but a golf course? Seriously?
As a century-old oil field winds down, what's next for Baldwin Hills? A sprawling park or housing?
After a century of oil extraction in the Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better use. But long-held plans for a park may now face competition from the need fo...
www.latimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fortunately our house is not as close as that, but this is the general area. Oil production is slated to stop this decade -- what's next? Open space or development. At least proposed development plans keep it to the margins near existing homes, but a golf course? Seriously?
AKA the Spruce Goose
H4 Hercules
Photo by Grasons.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
AKA the Spruce Goose
MAGA: What this country needs is more prayer!
Also MAGA: Not like that!
Also MAGA: Not like that!
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
MAGA: What this country needs is more prayer!
Also MAGA: Not like that!
Also MAGA: Not like that!
Aggretsuko approves.
MISS WORLD CHILE Semifinalist Stuns Judges By Performing A Song From Her Own Death Metal Band - Metal Injection
“The song I sang is by my band. It's my job, my life.”
metalinjection.net
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Aggretsuko approves.
The 42-year-old fisherman was considered among the peninsula’s best pilots
As part of hired crews, the father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish. He wanted to save enough money to buy a 75-horsepower boat engine so he could operate his own boat and not work for others
As part of hired crews, the father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish. He wanted to save enough money to buy a 75-horsepower boat engine so he could operate his own boat and not work for others
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The 42-year-old fisherman was considered among the peninsula’s best pilots
As part of hired crews, the father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish. He wanted to save enough money to buy a 75-horsepower boat engine so he could operate his own boat and not work for others
As part of hired crews, the father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish. He wanted to save enough money to buy a 75-horsepower boat engine so he could operate his own boat and not work for others
Some of Tiravanija's artworks are performance pieces where a meal is prepared for visitors.
Tofu Kills People (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
This shirt comes with a backstory from the Venice Bienniale (Che ridicolo!) Photo by Johnevieve.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Some of Tiravanija's artworks are performance pieces where a meal is prepared for visitors.
Protected by His hand.
Jolly Green Giant promotional umbrella
Photo by Odekirk Oddities.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Protected by His hand.
Sorry I missed this house during the season
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sorry I missed this house during the season
Lotsa fiber in them
Veggie Stools
Photo by Details.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lotsa fiber in them
Mural now signed, and SNAPless people lined up
November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Mural now signed, and SNAPless people lined up
GOЯBY
TOYS Я US
Coincidence?
Yes.
TOYS Я US
Coincidence?
Yes.
GOЯBY – To Amerika With Love
Gorby actually predates the Furby by several years. Photo by Sweet Memories.
https://itcamefromtheestatesale.com/goяby-to-amerika-with-love/
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
GOЯBY
TOYS Я US
Coincidence?
Yes.
TOYS Я US
Coincidence?
Yes.
These are not serious people.
Racist, yes. Serious, no.
And they're running the White House.
Racist, yes. Serious, no.
And they're running the White House.
mysafespace
We're Democrats in the House and Senate. We love DEI, transgender for everyone, healthcare for illegals and shutting down the government! We couldn't care less if our military gets paid or Americans' ...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
These are not serious people.
Racist, yes. Serious, no.
And they're running the White House.
Racist, yes. Serious, no.
And they're running the White House.
Young conservatives today.
Harvard conservative magazine is shut down after publishing article laced with Nazi rhetoric - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The board of the Harvard Salient called the material published in its articles “reprehensible, abusive, and demeaning.”
www.jta.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Young conservatives today.
Soviets! In! Space!
Gagarin – TIME
More Soviet fun tomorrow! Photo by Westside.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Soviets! In! Space!
Appears to be a mashup of Candyland and the Voight-Kampff test.
Talking Feeling and Doing Game – Psychotherapeutic game for kids
Photo by Johnevieve.
itcamefromtheestatesale.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Appears to be a mashup of Candyland and the Voight-Kampff test.
Archived version of original Fox News story that fell for AI fakes.
The edited head is "AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries complaining about cuts go viral"
Assuming this is authentic tells us a lot about your bubble:
"I have seven different baby daddies and none of ‘em no good for me," she said.
The edited head is "AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries complaining about cuts go viral"
Assuming this is authentic tells us a lot about your bubble:
"I have seven different baby daddies and none of ‘em no good for me," she said.
SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown
SNAP beneficiaries expressed outrage on social media over the government shutdown affecting food stamp benefits starting Nov. 1, with some threatening to ransack stores.
web.archive.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Archived version of original Fox News story that fell for AI fakes.
The edited head is "AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries complaining about cuts go viral"
Assuming this is authentic tells us a lot about your bubble:
"I have seven different baby daddies and none of ‘em no good for me," she said.
The edited head is "AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries complaining about cuts go viral"
Assuming this is authentic tells us a lot about your bubble:
"I have seven different baby daddies and none of ‘em no good for me," she said.
While I support Prop 50, I have some doubts about ABC's graphic.
November 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
While I support Prop 50, I have some doubts about ABC's graphic.
