Michael Gerber, bon vivant
@michaelgerber.bsky.social
Boss @ American Bystander. Proud papa of Barry Trotter. Cerebrally Palsied. Survivor of bonus mystery illness. Lover of print comedy & cartoons, Worsley acupuncture, qigong, trains, chicken curry. Mayor of Santa Monica (unofficial).
Pinned
My fellow US satirists, now is the time to do your thing.
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
Claudia Cardinale, so wonderful.
RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Claudia Cardinale, so wonderful.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Hanging out with German relatives this week and all them have been like, “Oh yeah that’s definitely a Hitler you got there. You wanna fix that now or else you got a REAL problem down the pike.”
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hanging out with German relatives this week and all them have been like, “Oh yeah that’s definitely a Hitler you got there. You wanna fix that now or else you got a REAL problem down the pike.”
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Every story about Johnson's term as Speaker of the House should highlight what an objective failure he's been and how Republicans are incapable of competently governing.
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Every story about Johnson's term as Speaker of the House should highlight what an objective failure he's been and how Republicans are incapable of competently governing.
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this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
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ICE showed up on private property without a Warrant and was sneaking around so when the one of the owners showed up he told them to get off the property and they did because they know that what they were doing was illegal and they're being watched by everyone now including Judges
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
ICE showed up on private property without a Warrant and was sneaking around so when the one of the owners showed up he told them to get off the property and they did because they know that what they were doing was illegal and they're being watched by everyone now including Judges
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I kinda feel like now that the right wingers both Catholic and Protestant feel like they won the abortion battle they’re starting to remember all the reasons they hated each other before they teamed up for political clout and we will start seeing more of this
Damn, I found a “Catholics aren’t Christians because they worship Mary” in the wild! I thought those only lived in message boards and Utah.
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I kinda feel like now that the right wingers both Catholic and Protestant feel like they won the abortion battle they’re starting to remember all the reasons they hated each other before they teamed up for political clout and we will start seeing more of this
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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im already foreseeing a scenario where dems do their usual thing and try to mealy-mouth their way around not abolishing ice, and those of us who call for the agency's end are derided as absolutists pushing "purity." my response is: fuck that. we keep giving up the line. hold the line.
Democrats should start explaining what they will do to ICE if they win in 2026 right now. Show these videos. Help people understand that ICE is not law enforcement.
If you are active on this site, you probably know how bad ICE is, but not everyone does.
If you are active on this site, you probably know how bad ICE is, but not everyone does.
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
im already foreseeing a scenario where dems do their usual thing and try to mealy-mouth their way around not abolishing ice, and those of us who call for the agency's end are derided as absolutists pushing "purity." my response is: fuck that. we keep giving up the line. hold the line.
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My wish for you:
May you always feel safe and warm, may your tea supply never run dry, and may you always find more space on your crowded bookshelves for books that you cannot live without.
May you always feel safe and warm, may your tea supply never run dry, and may you always find more space on your crowded bookshelves for books that you cannot live without.
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My wish for you:
May you always feel safe and warm, may your tea supply never run dry, and may you always find more space on your crowded bookshelves for books that you cannot live without.
May you always feel safe and warm, may your tea supply never run dry, and may you always find more space on your crowded bookshelves for books that you cannot live without.
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Last and best, from a kindergartener my mom and her sisters rode the school bus with back in the early ‘60s:
“You mean old thing from outer space! Why don’t you go home and eat a fuck salad!”
I am still convinced that this is the single greatest burn of all time.
“You mean old thing from outer space! Why don’t you go home and eat a fuck salad!”
I am still convinced that this is the single greatest burn of all time.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Last and best, from a kindergartener my mom and her sisters rode the school bus with back in the early ‘60s:
“You mean old thing from outer space! Why don’t you go home and eat a fuck salad!”
I am still convinced that this is the single greatest burn of all time.
“You mean old thing from outer space! Why don’t you go home and eat a fuck salad!”
I am still convinced that this is the single greatest burn of all time.
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For the first time in a decade, I'm not horribly depressed this Christmas. I am celebrating my good fortune this year by reminding anybody who needs it—there is help.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For the first time in a decade, I'm not horribly depressed this Christmas. I am celebrating my good fortune this year by reminding anybody who needs it—there is help.
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
YOU know the one.
Merry Christmas Eve, and may all your wishes come true, especially the one.
December 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
YOU know the one.
For the first time in a decade, I'm not horribly depressed this Christmas. I am celebrating my good fortune this year by reminding anybody who needs it—there is help.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For the first time in a decade, I'm not horribly depressed this Christmas. I am celebrating my good fortune this year by reminding anybody who needs it—there is help.
This, this, THIS.
There is NO legitimacy to this government; it is simply a criminal enterprise enabled by threats of violence.
“But why are Americans supporting…?”
WE AREN’T. Our legislators and judiciary are afraid of being killed.
There is NO legitimacy to this government; it is simply a criminal enterprise enabled by threats of violence.
“But why are Americans supporting…?”
WE AREN’T. Our legislators and judiciary are afraid of being killed.
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This, this, THIS.
There is NO legitimacy to this government; it is simply a criminal enterprise enabled by threats of violence.
“But why are Americans supporting…?”
WE AREN’T. Our legislators and judiciary are afraid of being killed.
There is NO legitimacy to this government; it is simply a criminal enterprise enabled by threats of violence.
“But why are Americans supporting…?”
WE AREN’T. Our legislators and judiciary are afraid of being killed.
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Ronald Searle originals from The Terror of St Trinian's
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ronald Searle originals from The Terror of St Trinian's
This is clearly a step towards flooding the capitol with "citizen soldiers" if Trump is ever removed.
They are determined to knock down every barrier to Trumpist paramilitaries. Which is why it was so important to draw the line at J6.
They are determined to knock down every barrier to Trumpist paramilitaries. Which is why it was so important to draw the line at J6.
“President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has sued the District of Columbia to end a ban on assault-style weapons, including the AR-15.”
What could possibly go wrong!
www.rawstory.com/trump-dc-wea...
What could possibly go wrong!
www.rawstory.com/trump-dc-wea...
Trump admin lawsuit aims to flood DC with AR-15 rifles for 'common use'
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has sued the District of Columbia to end a ban on assault-style weapons, including the AR-15.In a nine-page lawsuit filed on Monday, the DOJ's Civil Righ...
www.rawstory.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is clearly a step towards flooding the capitol with "citizen soldiers" if Trump is ever removed.
They are determined to knock down every barrier to Trumpist paramilitaries. Which is why it was so important to draw the line at J6.
They are determined to knock down every barrier to Trumpist paramilitaries. Which is why it was so important to draw the line at J6.
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‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
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You might question her methods, but credit to Bari Weiss: her leadership has pushed 60 Minutes into new formats and attracted a bunch of new viewership outside the normal broadcast audience.
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
You might question her methods, but credit to Bari Weiss: her leadership has pushed 60 Minutes into new formats and attracted a bunch of new viewership outside the normal broadcast audience.
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
I'm calling them "Epstein-class battleships," and no one can stop me
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm calling them "Epstein-class battleships," and no one can stop me