@heymickylo.bsky.social
Eclectic nerd, amateur photographer, native plant gardener, early childhood educator, brazen humanist
Never mind the paywall, here’s the gist. Federal spending increased Only 12 of 40 DOGE savings claims are accurate. Most false claims are defense contracts. We see you Elon.
#DOGEsucks
#federalspending
#walloflies
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
#DOGEsucks
#federalspending
#walloflies
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Never mind the paywall, here’s the gist. Federal spending increased Only 12 of 40 DOGE savings claims are accurate. Most false claims are defense contracts. We see you Elon.
#DOGEsucks
#federalspending
#walloflies
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
#DOGEsucks
#federalspending
#walloflies
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Show Larry and Bari that CBS has no replacement audience. There’s no undiscovered stash of MAGAs hidden in Fox News basement. Paramount owns CBS, Showtime, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and others. Turn them all off.
#boycottParamount
#boycottCBS
#fireBariWeiss
#boycottParamount
#boycottCBS
#fireBariWeiss
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Show Larry and Bari that CBS has no replacement audience. There’s no undiscovered stash of MAGAs hidden in Fox News basement. Paramount owns CBS, Showtime, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and others. Turn them all off.
#boycottParamount
#boycottCBS
#fireBariWeiss
#boycottParamount
#boycottCBS
#fireBariWeiss
With so much sad news, I thought it would be fun to share holiday music each day, specifically my faves as a GenXer. I’m starting with the song and dance that defined childhood for my peers and me.
#christmasmusic
#holidaymusic
#genx
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
#christmasmusic
#holidaymusic
#genx
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance
YouTube video by Radio Rob
m.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
With so much sad news, I thought it would be fun to share holiday music each day, specifically my faves as a GenXer. I’m starting with the song and dance that defined childhood for my peers and me.
#christmasmusic
#holidaymusic
#genx
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
#christmasmusic
#holidaymusic
#genx
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
This will cause a provider shortage, make healthcare even less accessible and affordable. Welcome to #dumbfuckistan
#BigBullshitBill
#federalloans
#DoEd
#BigBullshitBill
#federalloans
#DoEd
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This will cause a provider shortage, make healthcare even less accessible and affordable. Welcome to #dumbfuckistan
#BigBullshitBill
#federalloans
#DoEd
#BigBullshitBill
#federalloans
#DoEd
Great essay from a political science professor. Being MAGA must be exhausting work. Here’s why.
#MAGAlosers
#November2025
#elections
#bluewave
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-party-...
#MAGAlosers
#November2025
#elections
#bluewave
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-party-...
The Party that Forgot How to Blink
How MAGA has exhausted itself into irrelevance.
www.lincolnsquare.media
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Great essay from a political science professor. Being MAGA must be exhausting work. Here’s why.
#MAGAlosers
#November2025
#elections
#bluewave
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-party-...
#MAGAlosers
#November2025
#elections
#bluewave
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-party-...
Researchers say politicians misrepresent and exploit their work on detransition in order to erase trans folks. Don’t believe the right wing hype about #detransition
#LGBTQrights
#transrights
19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...
#LGBTQrights
#transrights
19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...
Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway
Many people who detransition are still gender non-conforming — and their experiences are more complex than gender-affirming care bans suggest.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/detransition-trangsender-politics-health/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=Political+rhetoric+doesn’&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleAOILJxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAIY2FsbHNpdGUCMjUAAR7GEeJraUJArreW9I5wA11BvMWRTaY09ZOmxXbHlUWjhjogpBoO8qYHELc60Q_aem_1Drj5kmq9NemUeXSHmWO_Q
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Researchers say politicians misrepresent and exploit their work on detransition in order to erase trans folks. Don’t believe the right wing hype about #detransition
#LGBTQrights
#transrights
19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...
#LGBTQrights
#transrights
19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...
Americans rely on #BBC because we can’t trust our own media. Recent attacks were planned. The ringleader has a rival network promoted by Trump.
#media
#truthmatters
#media
#truthmatters
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC. Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
The Plan to Bring Down a Giant: How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Americans rely on #BBC because we can’t trust our own media. Recent attacks were planned. The ringleader has a rival network promoted by Trump.
#media
#truthmatters
#media
#truthmatters
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hilarious guerilla gardening tips from Joey Santore/Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t. “Brick inna bush…” 😂
#nativeplants
#guerillagardening
#giggle
#crimepaysbutbotanydoesn’t
#joeysantore
www.facebook.com/reel/1506865...
#nativeplants
#guerillagardening
#giggle
#crimepaysbutbotanydoesn’t
#joeysantore
www.facebook.com/reel/1506865...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hilarious guerilla gardening tips from Joey Santore/Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t. “Brick inna bush…” 😂
#nativeplants
#guerillagardening
#giggle
#crimepaysbutbotanydoesn’t
#joeysantore
www.facebook.com/reel/1506865...
#nativeplants
#guerillagardening
#giggle
#crimepaysbutbotanydoesn’t
#joeysantore
www.facebook.com/reel/1506865...
The toyon in my yard is having a great year. The birds are loving it too. AKA California Christmas berry or California holly, this member of the rose family is a seasonal delight along our coast & foothills
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#SFBayArea
#FallGarden
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#SFBayArea
#FallGarden
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The toyon in my yard is having a great year. The birds are loving it too. AKA California Christmas berry or California holly, this member of the rose family is a seasonal delight along our coast & foothills
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#SFBayArea
#FallGarden
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#SFBayArea
#FallGarden
Bay Area restaurants offering free food to SNAP recipients
#SFBayArea
#SNAP
#shutdown
#GoldenRule
#Beatitudes
www.kqed.org/arts/13982957
#SFBayArea
#SNAP
#shutdown
#GoldenRule
#Beatitudes
www.kqed.org/arts/13982957
With SNAP Benefits Delayed, Restaurants Step Up to Feed Bay Area Families
Restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to those affected by the government shutdown.
www.kqed.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Bay Area restaurants offering free food to SNAP recipients
#SFBayArea
#SNAP
#shutdown
#GoldenRule
#Beatitudes
www.kqed.org/arts/13982957
#SFBayArea
#SNAP
#shutdown
#GoldenRule
#Beatitudes
www.kqed.org/arts/13982957
Political cartoon from the Netherlands, where the far right will likely win the next round of elections. It seems we have something in common with our Dutch neighbors, sadly
#Netherlands
#elections
#populism
#Netherlands
#elections
#populism
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Political cartoon from the Netherlands, where the far right will likely win the next round of elections. It seems we have something in common with our Dutch neighbors, sadly
#Netherlands
#elections
#populism
#Netherlands
#elections
#populism
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
September 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Debate me bro culture in a nutshell. Change my mind 😂
#debate
#politics
#comedy
www.tiktok.com/@win.kordos/...
#debate
#politics
#comedy
www.tiktok.com/@win.kordos/...
Which do you prefer? #debate #politics #charliekirk #comedy #maga
TikTok video by Will Chodos
www.tiktok.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Debate me bro culture in a nutshell. Change my mind 😂
#debate
#politics
#comedy
www.tiktok.com/@win.kordos/...
#debate
#politics
#comedy
www.tiktok.com/@win.kordos/...
September 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For #holidayshopping, I’d like to support local #smallbusinesses & avoid Amazon. I’ll list places, starting with Books On B in Hayward CA, a favorite indie bookstore owned by a friend. Who’s with me?
#BooksOnB
#Hayward
#SFBayArea
#BooksOnB
#Hayward
#SFBayArea
September 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
For #holidayshopping, I’d like to support local #smallbusinesses & avoid Amazon. I’ll list places, starting with Books On B in Hayward CA, a favorite indie bookstore owned by a friend. Who’s with me?
#BooksOnB
#Hayward
#SFBayArea
#BooksOnB
#Hayward
#SFBayArea
You don’t gamble with healthcare. Trump’s bill does, and millions will pay the price.
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Great piece on the right wing love of debate theater. Also note Kirk never debated actual scholars who could refute his bs. He got his followers to put them on “watchlists” where they and their families were harassed
#facts
#freespeech
#facts
#freespeech
And God Said, “Debate Me, Bro” … And Other Notes from the Kirk Canonization talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/and-g...
And God Said, “Debate Me, Bro” … And Other Notes from the Kirk Canonization
There are many threads of the MAGA right’s on-going martyr-making and canonization...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Great piece on the right wing love of debate theater. Also note Kirk never debated actual scholars who could refute his bs. He got his followers to put them on “watchlists” where they and their families were harassed
#facts
#freespeech
#facts
#freespeech
What does Erika Kirk stand for as a public figure? From Southern Poverty Law Center
#feminism
#women
#SPLC
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
#feminism
#women
#SPLC
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
TPUSA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit vision for women
The pitch: Trade feminism for femininity, ditch your career aspirations, and focus on finding your husband and becoming a stay-at-home mom.
www.splcenter.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What does Erika Kirk stand for as a public figure? From Southern Poverty Law Center
#feminism
#women
#SPLC
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
#feminism
#women
#SPLC
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
#QOTD: "Does the First Amendment Protect Your Speech on the Job?"
Here are some insights for workers, including professors and journalists, who are wondering exactly what protections they have against retaliation from their employers due to their speech: pen.org/does-the-fir...
Here are some insights for workers, including professors and journalists, who are wondering exactly what protections they have against retaliation from their employers due to their speech: pen.org/does-the-fir...
Does the First Amendment Protect Your Speech on the Job?
It's easy for the distinction between public and private actors to get blurred when a culture of censorship and fear is so pervasive.
pen.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy
Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our #media are stupid, reporting mixed messages at the C Kirk memorial. Speakers worked together as a unified Christian nationalist voice: Salvation for the faithful, mercy for the penitent, punishment for the resisters. If you know the community, you know this
#facts
#politics
#religion
#facts
#politics
#religion
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM