Michael Johnson
@michaeljohnsonumf.bsky.social
Zombie hands pulling away skull fragments to get at the delicious brains beneath.
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Zombie hands pulling away skull fragments to get at the delicious brains beneath.
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Let me tell you what I’ve seen of the Somali community in Maine.
My Somali neighbors are people with deep faith, families they cherish & determination to secure a better future for their children and grandchildren, much like every immigrant who came before them.
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/s...
My Somali neighbors are people with deep faith, families they cherish & determination to secure a better future for their children and grandchildren, much like every immigrant who came before them.
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/s...
Somalis are not 'garbage,' President Trump | Column
President Trump doesn't know what he's talking about. This makes yesterday's comments all the more repugnant.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Let me tell you what I’ve seen of the Somali community in Maine.
My Somali neighbors are people with deep faith, families they cherish & determination to secure a better future for their children and grandchildren, much like every immigrant who came before them.
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/s...
My Somali neighbors are people with deep faith, families they cherish & determination to secure a better future for their children and grandchildren, much like every immigrant who came before them.
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/s...
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When I lived in Minnesota in … maybe the year between college and law school, so 1994-ish? … I looked up the studio in the Yellow Pages and called, and I said, “Do you give tours?” And they said yes. There were like five of us when I went. I stood on the bridge and had my picture taken.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
When I lived in Minnesota in … maybe the year between college and law school, so 1994-ish? … I looked up the studio in the Yellow Pages and called, and I said, “Do you give tours?” And they said yes. There were like five of us when I went. I stood on the bridge and had my picture taken.
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
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Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
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November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
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find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
IG meetcutesnyc
IG meetcutesnyc
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
IG meetcutesnyc
IG meetcutesnyc
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«If you object that we’re not in a zombie movie because there are no brain-eating cannibals, let me reassure you, there are.»
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
«If you object that we’re not in a zombie movie because there are no brain-eating cannibals, let me reassure you, there are.»
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
My first thought was, yeah, duh, it’s deer hunting season, so of course we’re all terrified of going to our mailboxes.
Nobody should be terrified to go to their mailbox.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My first thought was, yeah, duh, it’s deer hunting season, so of course we’re all terrified of going to our mailboxes.
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I need just one more person (or pretend person) to reach 1000 followers!
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I need just one more person (or pretend person) to reach 1000 followers!
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"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it. n.pr/3WB1ZO2
What does '67' mean? Dictionary.com's 2025 word of the year has no definition
"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it. n.pr/3WB1ZO2
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The hip-hop band reshapes its hypnotic melodies and serrating beats with the aid of MIDI-triggered robots and a desk full of glass bottles, coffee mugs and a pizza box. n.pr/47iWsSy
clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert
The hip-hop band reshapes its hypnotic melodies and serrating beats with the aid of MIDI-triggered robots and a desk full of glass bottles, coffee mugs and a pizza box.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The hip-hop band reshapes its hypnotic melodies and serrating beats with the aid of MIDI-triggered robots and a desk full of glass bottles, coffee mugs and a pizza box. n.pr/47iWsSy
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I have finished recording Too Many Songs About Cats!
It will be live on my Bandcamp page at 9:15 pm Nov 7th, when I will press the button at the end of my Album Release show on Zoom.
buytickets.at/trevorstrong...
It will be live on my Bandcamp page at 9:15 pm Nov 7th, when I will press the button at the end of my Album Release show on Zoom.
buytickets.at/trevorstrong...
Buy tickets – Too Many Songs About Cats album release show on Zoom! – Zoom
Too Many Songs About Cats album release show on Zoom! – Zoom, Fri 7 Nov 2025 - Come celebrate the release of my album, Too Many Songs About Cats!
Yes, I have finally finished the greatest album of all...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I have finished recording Too Many Songs About Cats!
It will be live on my Bandcamp page at 9:15 pm Nov 7th, when I will press the button at the end of my Album Release show on Zoom.
buytickets.at/trevorstrong...
It will be live on my Bandcamp page at 9:15 pm Nov 7th, when I will press the button at the end of my Album Release show on Zoom.
buytickets.at/trevorstrong...
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Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
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The metaphors write themselves
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The metaphors write themselves
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A thousand writers: “SEE IF I WRITE THIS YOU TELL ME IT’S TOO ON THE NOSE”
A beautiful Bald Eagle circled overhead during our protest in Burnsville Minnesota and the crowd went wild
#NoKings #Minnesota
#NoKings #Minnesota
October 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A thousand writers: “SEE IF I WRITE THIS YOU TELL ME IT’S TOO ON THE NOSE”
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WHAT IS THIS? AN ARCH FOR ANTS?
"I said 18 FEET, not 18 inches!"
October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
WHAT IS THIS? AN ARCH FOR ANTS?
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I live in Maine, and I haven't met Graham yet, but we share a number of folks in common. I hear he's really the real deal, and I agree with this assessment. Folks are truly pumped about him. No one I know is pumped about Janet. She has been an ok governor, but that's it.
Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.
Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!
Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I live in Maine, and I haven't met Graham yet, but we share a number of folks in common. I hear he's really the real deal, and I agree with this assessment. Folks are truly pumped about him. No one I know is pumped about Janet. She has been an ok governor, but that's it.
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The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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The Grammy Award-winning singer and musician had rigorous classical training. Now she's making music that crosses genres: "I've been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all," she says. n.pr/3J14qpM
Laufey was an 'odd fish' in native Iceland. Now she's a jazz-pop star
The Grammy Award-winning singer and musician had rigorous classical training. Now she's making music that crosses genres: "I've been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all," she says.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Grammy Award-winning singer and musician had rigorous classical training. Now she's making music that crosses genres: "I've been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all," she says. n.pr/3J14qpM
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Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States. n.pr/4ovoQXp
Los Angeles: Spaghetti Cumbia, a band born from cultural fusion
Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States. n.pr/4ovoQXp
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I love this.
wowwww this is incredibly beautiful. tagging some friends who will love this: @ladyofsardines.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com @marcusluther.bsky.social
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Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I love this.
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The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.
Bread and Puppet Theater is still working to 'make the revolution irresistible'
The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.
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Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.
Students, listen up! NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2025
Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.
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This week Historians At The Movies kicks off spooky season by talking about the history of epidemic diseases. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, September 28 at 8pm eastern for 28 DAYS LATER. #HATM
September 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week Historians At The Movies kicks off spooky season by talking about the history of epidemic diseases. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, September 28 at 8pm eastern for 28 DAYS LATER. #HATM