Michele Tepper
@michelet.bsky.social
Also known as Misha. UX design then (frog, CFPB, startups) and now (Salesforce Platform). Brooklyn native/cliché. A vague disclaimer is nobody’s friend
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
“Apes don’t read philosophy.”
“Yes they do, Otto; they just don’t understand it”
“Yes they do, Otto; they just don’t understand it”
an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“Apes don’t read philosophy.”
“Yes they do, Otto; they just don’t understand it”
“Yes they do, Otto; they just don’t understand it”
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people thing knitters are like sweet old ladies who would never harm a soul. wrong!! knitters are fucking feral
My colleague @libbybrooks.bsky.social spoke to some of the knitters of Shetland about the fair isle and steeking controversies touched off by the competitive knitting show www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
people thing knitters are like sweet old ladies who would never harm a soul. wrong!! knitters are fucking feral
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
It’s pathetic that random groups of Chicago area moms are better at fighting fascism than their senior senator
Durbin voting to advance the new GOP deal to end the shutdown. Retiring No. 2 Democrat. Schumer, his former roommate, is a no.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It’s pathetic that random groups of Chicago area moms are better at fighting fascism than their senior senator
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What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
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It’s giving “Chris Coons torpedoing impeachment witnesses so he could get home for Valentine’s Day weekend”
Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s giving “Chris Coons torpedoing impeachment witnesses so he could get home for Valentine’s Day weekend”
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I’ve said it before but news outlets worry a lot about looking biased and not enough about looking phony.
Why should people trust you if you won’t say what they can see plain as day?
Why should people trust you if you won’t say what they can see plain as day?
"Appearing to close his eyes"
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’ve said it before but news outlets worry a lot about looking biased and not enough about looking phony.
Why should people trust you if you won’t say what they can see plain as day?
Why should people trust you if you won’t say what they can see plain as day?
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50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
People think the past was all LEAVE IT TO BEAVER but really it was more like THE HONEYMOONERS
People wildly overestimate the economic security experienced by past generations. There's no period in American history where significant numbers of young people were just handed high paying jobs. Nostalgia for a time that never existed is a huge problem.
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical: His generation inherited insecurity.
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
People think the past was all LEAVE IT TO BEAVER but really it was more like THE HONEYMOONERS
“You sayin’ I got *four* kidneys?”
Every image I see of this man has the same exact bewildered, panicked energy as Dewey Crowe in 90% of his Justified scenes
menswear writer here 👋 camo will not hide you inside a gym
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“You sayin’ I got *four* kidneys?”
Mamdani is going to implement Serena Williams law. New Yorkers will be required to serve a tennis ball at over 100/mph
Mamdani is going to implement Sherilyn Fenn law. New Yorkers will be required to tie a knot in a cherry stem with their tongue.
Mamdani is going to implement Shari Lewis law.
Everyone will be required to stick their fist up a lamb's a
Excuse me, there's someone at the door.
Everyone will be required to stick their fist up a lamb's a
Excuse me, there's someone at the door.
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Serena Williams law. New Yorkers will be required to serve a tennis ball at over 100/mph
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I spoke with 'Sandwich Guy' Sean Dunn about his uncomfortable newfound celebrity, the militarized and 'frightening' raid to re-arrest him, and the boost he got from all your sandwich memes and street art.
Oh, and now we know what kind of sandwich it was.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
Oh, and now we know what kind of sandwich it was.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
The DC ‘Sandwich Guy’ Speaks In Exclusive HuffPost Interview
In an interview with HuffPost, Sean Dunn said the memes and artwork helped him through a frightening legal ordeal. Just don’t call him a “hero.”
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I spoke with 'Sandwich Guy' Sean Dunn about his uncomfortable newfound celebrity, the militarized and 'frightening' raid to re-arrest him, and the boost he got from all your sandwich memes and street art.
Oh, and now we know what kind of sandwich it was.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
Oh, and now we know what kind of sandwich it was.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
He’s not wrong
GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown.
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
He’s not wrong
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
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Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.
Has New York Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs resigned over Mamdani yet? I hope he hasn't, so that he can instead resign over *improving Republican margins over Trump 2024 in an anti-Republican wave election*. Trump won Nassau by just 4%—now look at this bloodbath
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.
I watched the first two minutes and then realized I had to save the rest for later as a treat
ERIC ADAMS IS AN ICONIC GUEST | ZIWE INTERVIEW
YouTube video by Ziwe
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November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I watched the first two minutes and then realized I had to save the rest for later as a treat
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Never forget. Vote them all out.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Never forget. Vote them all out.
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I do not think all anti-Zionists are antisemitic, but anti-Zionists who label Zohran Mamdani a "Zionist" simply because he condemned swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn are in fact antisemites.
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I do not think all anti-Zionists are antisemitic, but anti-Zionists who label Zohran Mamdani a "Zionist" simply because he condemned swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn are in fact antisemites.
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Warning to the feds: if Trump sends soldiers to NYC, we have very varied sandwich options at our disposal. You will encounter a fusillade of bahm mi, BEC, gyro, chop cheese, BLT, doubles, lox bagel, croque-madame, torta and döner.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Warning to the feds: if Trump sends soldiers to NYC, we have very varied sandwich options at our disposal. You will encounter a fusillade of bahm mi, BEC, gyro, chop cheese, BLT, doubles, lox bagel, croque-madame, torta and döner.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.