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Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

I mostly visit Bluesky to read and like your posts. This one’s an original.

close-up of a sleeping gray and white cat on a blue-jeaned lap

February 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

This is how serial abusers talk.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Tom Homan on Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey: "They ought to be saying 'thank you.'"

February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

“the work that we do has real consequences, and the work that we don't do has even bigger consequences.” - @ramirez.house.gov

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

NEW — I spoke with Rep. Delia Ramirez (@ramirez.house.gov) about her calling DHS leaders "inheritors of the Klan hood and the slave patrol," the prospect of one day seeing them behind bars, and what it's like to see the public [finally] embrace her long-held dream to abolish ICE.

Our conversation:

"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS

The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.

www.thehandbasket.co

February 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

“Now You’re Dirt” by Varnaline

maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6d

what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens

February 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

The buck don't stop

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 9d

After huffily defending Trump for posting the racist apes video, the White House is now blaming it on an unnamed staffer.

“A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down,” a White House official told Zeteo.

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 9d

BREAKING: Madman President Promotes Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes

Trump’s policies and actions are fueled by explicit racism and election denial. The Obama-ape video encompasses both, writes @swin24.bsky.social.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-obam...

February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

The mosh pit at my local showing of Melania was INSANE. But, like, totally communal. Everyone stopped to help the little tween who fell over. And then everyone went WILD again

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13d

Kayleigh: My mom went to see Melania. She said the theater was packed, it was standing room only. People were cheering through it, they were excited. It was interactive—people interplaying with the film. She said it was just electric.

February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

truly, a Sign O’ the Times

MN Mike @fiveman.bsky.social · 15d

10/10 ICE protest sign

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED.
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

February 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM

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Will McKinley

@willmckinley.bsky.social

SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods.

S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky

January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Abolish ICE and DHS and give all that money to public schools

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 16d

This is Minneapolis:

Message from our superintendent

M
P
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Minneapolis Public Schools
MPS Community,
As a social studies teacher, I remember teaching my students about some of the darkest moments in history to try and understand how they could have happened in order to prevent them from repeating. We studied the constitution, civil rights movements, government checks and balances, and the rule of law. I never imagined we would experience what is happening now in our own community, a moment that will itself be taught in future social studies classes.
While I know history will ultimately remember that our community united and was resilient, the trauma, pain, and loss that our students are enduring will have a dire and lasting impact. As educators and leaders, it is our responsibility to protect our students. We are called to act and speak the truth on their behalf.
The truth is that it is unsafe for our students and staff to live their lives as normal right now.
Students are being detained, families separated, and lives are being taken and disrupted in our city. Our students are witnessing all of this and they are afraid. Each day, I hear about heartbreaking and infuriating first-hand experiences from students and staff that nobody should ever have to live through.

For our children, this must stop now. Our students need and deserve safety, stability, and calm for their well-being and to ensure they can learn. I call on federal officials to immediately restore the policy that designates schools as sensitive locations where immigration enforcement does not take place.
Our teachers and staff have once again shown why public education is the foundation of our community as we have supported our students in incredible ways. In a short time, we have created online learning opportunities, developed food supports with community partners, provided alternative transportation options, and connected families with other needed resources and supports. I am so grateful for our staff and honored to be your Superintendent. I am also sorry you're being asked to do more while also navigating this personally.
Our community's response has been incredible and humbling. I've seen the many ways in which neighbors have wrapped our schools in support from safety patrols to food support to advocacy. Thank you for everything you are doing and for showing the world that Minneapolis is a place that will stop at nothing to support our students.
Our students continue to inspire me with the care they show to their friends and community and by the leadership they are demonstrating.
It's a collective failure of adults when students must stand up for justice like this. They are rightfully demanding that leaders take action to keep them and their communities safe.

Our students continue to inspire me with the care they show to their friends and community and by the leadership they are demonstrating.
It's a collective failure of adults when students must stand up for justice like this. They are rightfully demanding that leaders take action to keep them and their communities safe.
No matter what, MPS will always be here for our students and community. If you need support, please contact your school or visit this website to learn more about our response to increased immigration enforcement.
History will remember how we respond in these moments. I am proud of how MPS and Minneapolis have shown up. I encourage everyone to consider how you want to be remembered for this moment, because now is the time.
Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams
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January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Best thing Diane Warren has ever written

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17d

THE DIANE WARREN ✨

Diane Warren tweets an emoji of a middle finger and a cube of ice

January 30, 2026 at 5:24 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Quite a metaphor for this administration

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19d

A "small geyser" of poop water is flooding into the Potomac River

"The collapse of a sewer line carrying wastewater from Virginia and Maryland isn't affecting DC's drinking water. But it's still unbelievably gross."

More Bad News: A “Small Geyser” of Poop Water Is Flooding Into the Potomac River - Washingtonian

Look, we get it: the last thing you need to read is more bad news. Not when masked paramilitaries are laying siege to Minneapolis, prominent members of the executive branch of the federal government a...

washingtonian.com

January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM

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Siobhan Thompson

@vornietom.bsky.social

At this point I think Trump has drawn more clocks than Dalí

January 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Ruin a band by changing one letter

The Rolling Stonks

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · Jan 17

Jed Zeppelin

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · Jan 13

Ruin a band by changing one letter

British Sex Power

January 17, 2026 at 4:37 AM

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Bill Corbett

@billcorbett.bsky.social

Just donated! If you have some money to spare please consider doing likewise? If not, just spread the word. Thank you!

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · Jan 15

Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.

They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?

Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN

Help us respond to urgent community needs

www.givemn.org

January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

And yet Milli Vanilli returned their Best New Artist Grammy

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 15

lol

Is it possible to revoke a Nobel Peace Prize?
It is not possible to revoke a Nobel Peace Prize. Neither Alfred Nobel’s will nor the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation mention any such possibility.

According to the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation, § 10, “No appeals may be made against the decision of a prize-awarding body with regard to the award of a prize”.

None of the prize awarding committees in Stockholm and Oslo has ever considered to revoke a prize once awarded.

As a matter of principle, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will not comment upon what the Peace Prize Laureates may say and do after they have been awarded the prize. The Committee’s mandate is restricted to evaluate the work and efforts of the nominated candidates up to the moment it is decided who shall be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a given year.

A Nobel Prize can neither be revoked, shared, nor transferred to others. Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time.

This does not prevent the Committee from following the future endeavours of laureates closely, even though it expresses neither its concerns nor its acclamation.

January 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM

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Sarah Ford 🐍🎨🖥️ Time Zone Era

@angeloslh.bsky.social

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · Jan 13

What? www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?

I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?

I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.

Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?

I do.

How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.

January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Bari Weiss asked Grok if the news could happen in some weird uncle’s basement tavern from 1982, and behold

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jan 13

Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:

January 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Might as well share that photo your phone accidentally took inside your coat pocket

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · Jan 13

The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.

January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

JD Vance is the Vice President of posting all day from his parents’ basement

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 10

i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed

Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · Jan 10

Shouldn't you be doing government shit?

January 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Slightly diminish a band:

Breezeway & Oates

Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · Jan 10

Slightly diminish a band:

Thompson Siblings

Kelly Carlin-McCall @kellycarlin.bsky.social · Jan 10

Slightly diminish a band:

Half & Half

January 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM

Michael W

@michaelfm4.bsky.social

Coming up on a decade of “will anyone with a conscience put a stop to this”

Jimmy Pardo @jimmypardo.com · Jan 3

Hey Congress - you up?
The guy who brags he he can recognize a giraffe bombed Venezuela and kidnapped its leader. He’s out of his fucking skull.
IMPEACH NOW!!

January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM