Michael Mirer
@michaelmirer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor studying sports-related media and journalistic professionalism at UW-Milwaukee. Aspiring boat guy.
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Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
America deserves a Jared Stidham vs. Sam Darnold Super Bowl.
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
America deserves a Jared Stidham vs. Sam Darnold Super Bowl.
Protection was too good. He needed to be running backward 25 yards under wild pressure.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Protection was too good. He needed to be running backward 25 yards under wild pressure.
The problem with that last Bears play is that Caleb didn't run backward 40 yards first.
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The problem with that last Bears play is that Caleb didn't run backward 40 yards first.
The Bears can't keep getting away with this.
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The Bears can't keep getting away with this.
There would be simply no way to remove a million people from the country without massive upheaval. This is the case even if there were massive support for the policy.
This Douthat column suggests there's some softer version of mass deportations out there, but again, there isn't. The violence and brutality are of necessity embedded in the policy agenda itself, as I try to argue (see piece and thread below):
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
January 18, 2026 at 11:16 PM
There would be simply no way to remove a million people from the country without massive upheaval. This is the case even if there were massive support for the policy.
In 2024 that voter had no data on what ICE going into American cities was going to look like.
This isn't a left-right ideological issue. But it blows me away that anyone who is actually anti-Trump would think running back Joe Biden/Merrick Garland 2.0 will work the second time. No political party can tolerate a very large, armed secret police force committed to murdering its voters.
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
In 2024 that voter had no data on what ICE going into American cities was going to look like.
Ski jumping to become a literal dick-measuring contest
January 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Ski jumping to become a literal dick-measuring contest
Calling bullshit on the idea that anyone at FIFA can feel embarrassment.
January 18, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Calling bullshit on the idea that anyone at FIFA can feel embarrassment.
America demands three hours of the triple option.
Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech, or of the press, or of college football on TV, except maybe when it comes to the blessed Army-Navy game, which isn‘t really an Establishment Clause issue, and HIRE JIM HARBAUGH!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
America demands three hours of the triple option.
We don't need a federal agency for teargassing infants, kidnapping people from bus stops and shooting PTA moms seems pretty self-explanatory.
i’m a little confused about how “abolish ICE” requires too much explaining to be good politics, but a set of opaque incremental reforms does not.
"If you're explaining, you're losing." –Senator Ruben Gallego on the "Abolish ICE" debate.
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We don't need a federal agency for teargassing infants, kidnapping people from bus stops and shooting PTA moms seems pretty self-explanatory.
Getting the press to report something is easy. Writing up a subpoena is work.
will not be surprised if the subpoenas are never issued
NYT says subpoenas have not been issued. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Getting the press to report something is easy. Writing up a subpoena is work.
AI jobs boom incoming as everyone gets hired back to babysit the fucking robots.
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
AI jobs boom incoming as everyone gets hired back to babysit the fucking robots.
Spurs play today
a man is standing in front of a sliding glass door and says i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread
ALT: a man is standing in front of a sliding glass door and says i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Spurs play today
Oh gee, I wonder what the DOJ is going to claim.
News of a possible DOJ investigation prompted a quick response from Gov. Walz, who described it as "an authoritarian tactic."
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/doj-reportedly-launches-investigation-into-gov-tim-walz-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/doj-reportedly-launches-investigation-into-gov-tim-walz-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey
January 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Oh gee, I wonder what the DOJ is going to claim.
I think someone should give me their Pulitzer.
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I think someone should give me their Pulitzer.
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“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
This sequel to the Whitney Houston original sucks.
Crypto lobbyist and former senator Kyrsten Sinema has been sued for having affair with her ex-bodyguard. She also allegedly encouraged him to take the psychedelic drug MDMA on a Senate work trip so she could guide him through it.
Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Having Affair With Ex-Bodyguard
Crypto lobbyist and former senator Kyrsten Sinema has been sued for having affair with her ex-bodyguard. She also allegedly encouraged him to take the psychedelic drug MDMA on a Senate work trip so she could guide him through it.
nymag.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This sequel to the Whitney Houston original sucks.
Got a text from my eighth grader saying there were people in military uniforms at the middle school. Called the office in a slight panic, but was told the high school JROTC was visiting.
I'm a bit on edge.
I'm a bit on edge.
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Got a text from my eighth grader saying there were people in military uniforms at the middle school. Called the office in a slight panic, but was told the high school JROTC was visiting.
I'm a bit on edge.
I'm a bit on edge.
An escalation, but also an extending of orders into branches that have much less personal loyalty to the president. I don't like where any of this is going.
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
An escalation, but also an extending of orders into branches that have much less personal loyalty to the president. I don't like where any of this is going.
This seems impeachable and also a leverage point for President Ocasio-Cortez to use in 2029.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This seems impeachable and also a leverage point for President Ocasio-Cortez to use in 2029.
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That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
That is what was relayed
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One of the unintended outcomes of the administration's approach to public relations and CBS's public pronouncements about news is that I never once considered for a second that this was true.
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
One of the unintended outcomes of the administration's approach to public relations and CBS's public pronouncements about news is that I never once considered for a second that this was true.