This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
Digital ecosystems, information systems, physicist, bulldog dad since 1996.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
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This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Mr Wrinkles is always down for a photo op. Or two.
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
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we heard you were talking shit
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
we heard you were talking shit
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DOJ is reportedly ready to pay $50M to QAnon conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Michael Flynn.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
DOJ is reportedly ready to pay $50M to QAnon conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Michael Flynn.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
White supremacy is when a convicted white man gets restitution while Latino Americans are tortured and deported on the mere accusation they're undocumented. Horrific.
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
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November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
😭🫠😇
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
😭🫠😇
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This is Pancho and Lupe. Some siblings have the same nose or ears. Pancho and Lupe have the same side eye. 13/10 for both (IG: panchocorgi)
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is Pancho and Lupe. Some siblings have the same nose or ears. Pancho and Lupe have the same side eye. 13/10 for both (IG: panchocorgi)
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
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Just in case anyone hasn't seen it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIE...
Fabio and the Goose
YouTube video by Bobby Fingers
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just in case anyone hasn't seen it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIE...
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15 years ago @jevinwest.bsky.social and I talked about how we needed a data scientists’ code of ethics like the Hippocratic oath.
We still do.
We still do.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
15 years ago @jevinwest.bsky.social and I talked about how we needed a data scientists’ code of ethics like the Hippocratic oath.
We still do.
We still do.
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Floating Courtyard in Beijing China by TAOA / Tao Lei r/brutalism
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Floating Courtyard in Beijing China by TAOA / Tao Lei r/brutalism
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Real heroes wear capes. 😜
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
3 friends visited every "L" stop in 9 hours in an effort to set a Guinness World Record.
The trio wore Chicago flags as capes and fought snowfall Monday to reach their ambitious goal. blockclubchi.co/3Lvnm15
The trio wore Chicago flags as capes and fought snowfall Monday to reach their ambitious goal. blockclubchi.co/3Lvnm15
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Real heroes wear capes. 😜
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
Credit should go to @chicagocta.bsky.social for providing reliable service, even as a very cold, wet, icy snow made the commute dangerously tricky.
It's simultaneously itemized and chaotic.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's simultaneously itemized and chaotic.
Palantir specifically wants YOUNG people. Why? So they can groom them.
Not because of meritocracy, being "woke" or anything else. Otherwise, hire older people with life experience, w/o college degrees.
It's a cult.
Not because of meritocracy, being "woke" or anything else. Otherwise, hire older people with life experience, w/o college degrees.
It's a cult.
Palantir has a “Meritocracy Fellowship” where they hire high school graduates and discourage them from going to college, where, you know, they might learn critical thinking skills that allow them to critically analyze Palantir
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Palantir specifically wants YOUNG people. Why? So they can groom them.
Not because of meritocracy, being "woke" or anything else. Otherwise, hire older people with life experience, w/o college degrees.
It's a cult.
Not because of meritocracy, being "woke" or anything else. Otherwise, hire older people with life experience, w/o college degrees.
It's a cult.
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Ever come across Etymology Nerd's videos on YouTube or TikTok? Well, he joined Kate Willett and I to discuss his fascinating and brilliant new book, Algospeak. It was an incredibly fun conversation, which you can listen to here: www.patreon.com/posts/algosp...
Algospeak, Vibes, and Post-Rats with Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) | Dystopia Now
Get more from Dystopia Now on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ever come across Etymology Nerd's videos on YouTube or TikTok? Well, he joined Kate Willett and I to discuss his fascinating and brilliant new book, Algospeak. It was an incredibly fun conversation, which you can listen to here: www.patreon.com/posts/algosp...
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I dunno. Sorta?
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I dunno. Sorta?
Guns. Monkeys. Preachers.
Just another Wednesday in 'Merica.
Just another Wednesday in 'Merica.
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Guns. Monkeys. Preachers.
Just another Wednesday in 'Merica.
Just another Wednesday in 'Merica.
Yup. Confirmed last night on a stroll thru the 'hood.
Logan Square? We're having none of this shit.
#FuckICE
#FuckMAGA
#FuckTrump
#NoKings
Logan Square? We're having none of this shit.
#FuckICE
#FuckMAGA
#FuckTrump
#NoKings
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yup. Confirmed last night on a stroll thru the 'hood.
Logan Square? We're having none of this shit.
#FuckICE
#FuckMAGA
#FuckTrump
#NoKings
Logan Square? We're having none of this shit.
#FuckICE
#FuckMAGA
#FuckTrump
#NoKings
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This is the way the normalization works. Scenes the media would've/could've chased a month ago go ignored in favor of what's new/shocking. It's not that people aren't reporting on what's happening, because they are. But the bar for what's "newsworthy" always shifts.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is the way the normalization works. Scenes the media would've/could've chased a month ago go ignored in favor of what's new/shocking. It's not that people aren't reporting on what's happening, because they are. But the bar for what's "newsworthy" always shifts.