Michael Hunter
@mikelark.bsky.social
is a writer, designer and musician. He is cloud-based and disruptive.
Memo to Gene: I definitely don’t want this all night long nor every day…
From the RW Hate Rally Halftime Show yesterday... I cannot wrap my mind around how terrible this had to be.
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Memo to Gene: I definitely don’t want this all night long nor every day…
The official jam of petrichor (which a friend of mine used to insist was The Alarm doing their best U2 impersonation): youtu.be/8D6pPgwafq0?...
The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime
YouTube video by TheAlarmIRSVEVO
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The official jam of petrichor (which a friend of mine used to insist was The Alarm doing their best U2 impersonation): youtu.be/8D6pPgwafq0?...
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back on the food beat with a story about a tiny Chinese bakery that's gone mega-viral for their $3.50 sandwiches www.coyotemedia.org/san-leandros...
San Leandro’s TikTok-Famous Chinese Bakery Sandwiches Herald the Year of the Fried Fishwich
Are the viral chicken and fish sandwiches worth the wait? Yes — with some caveats.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
back on the food beat with a story about a tiny Chinese bakery that's gone mega-viral for their $3.50 sandwiches www.coyotemedia.org/san-leandros...
As my daughter used to say when she was a toddler: “Smells like pencils.”
WORD FACT
“Petrichor” — which describes the scent released from the earth after the first rain following a dry spell — was coined in 1964 by Australian scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Grenfell Thomas.
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“Petrichor” — which describes the scent released from the earth after the first rain following a dry spell — was coined in 1964 by Australian scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Grenfell Thomas.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
As my daughter used to say when she was a toddler: “Smells like pencils.”
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Ring: Thanks to us, ICE caught the dog, Noem shot it and RFK, Jr. ate it.
The Aristocrats!
The Aristocrats!
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Ring: Thanks to us, ICE caught the dog, Noem shot it and RFK, Jr. ate it.
The Aristocrats!
The Aristocrats!
Love that guy. Every official from this administration should be facing a rain of shoes daily…
Regardless of one’s feeling about it, such a public response to a political leader is news, and deliberately failing to mention it is self-censorship. It’s like if reporters agreed not to report on the man who threw a shoe at George Bush. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Love that guy. Every official from this administration should be facing a rain of shoes daily…
Neil Jung
Stellan Kierkesgård
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Neil Jung
Most American voters feel like Diogenes these days. The very basic empathy that should be a given in any candidate is in short supply these days…
His enemies spend a lot of time attacking that Mamdani’s a “social democrat.”
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Most American voters feel like Diogenes these days. The very basic empathy that should be a given in any candidate is in short supply these days…
Once again, the problem is easy access to guns in America. 🫤
The shooting sparked discussions about improving security at the Decatur Library on Sycamore Street, which remains closed and will reopen with increased security on Feb. 9.
Decatur Police responded to argument before library shooting
An arrest warrant obtained by Decaturish said that Decatur Police responded to an argument at the Decatur Library on Feb. 2 shortly before a shooting that left a man in critical condition.
www.decaturish.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Once again, the problem is easy access to guns in America. 🫤
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@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
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can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
Morrissey voice: “A dreaded soda day”
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Morrissey voice: “A dreaded soda day”
“You love to see it”
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“You love to see it”
Got on an Eastbound MARTA train mysteriously marked “Bankhead” because, you know, I want to get home. Turns out it’s that most worthless of trains, the Candler Park. 😡
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Got on an Eastbound MARTA train mysteriously marked “Bankhead” because, you know, I want to get home. Turns out it’s that most worthless of trains, the Candler Park. 😡
Duran Duran certainly thought so! #GirlsonFilm
I know the word “iconic” has been driven headfirst into the ground, but man oh man that bassline. RIP.
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Duran Duran certainly thought so! #GirlsonFilm
It’s really simple, @democrats.org. We want to see you on the Capitol steps every day decrying the shit that’s going on.
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It’s really simple, @democrats.org. We want to see you on the Capitol steps every day decrying the shit that’s going on.
The good music industry in the 21st century…
I run a micro label of mostly mine and my friends' music. It's bandcamp Friday, so check it if you like: space psych or heavy improv played on guitars, snares, veena, cracked pedals, voice, bottles or comps of pre-war south Indian instrumental music from 78s.
branchdravidian.bandcamp.com/merch
branchdravidian.bandcamp.com/merch
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The good music industry in the 21st century…
Most likely to be the second VP with a gallows erected in his honor…
missed opportunity for Vance, not working the booing crowd like a wrestling heel.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Most likely to be the second VP with a gallows erected in his honor…
The giants are passing… glad I got to see the OG band once in the 90s.
Richard Lloyd just announced that Television bassist Fred Smith died in hospice today
RIP to one of the greats
RIP to one of the greats
Television - Elevation
YouTube video by SpaceOdyssee0
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The giants are passing… glad I got to see the OG band once in the 90s.
"In Between Self" (2021)
by South African artist
DEBORAH POYNTON (born 1970 in Durban, based in Cape Town), best known for her monumental, hyper- realistic, hyper-detailed portraits, usually of friends and family.
Oil on canvas
190 × 250 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
by South African artist
DEBORAH POYNTON (born 1970 in Durban, based in Cape Town), best known for her monumental, hyper- realistic, hyper-detailed portraits, usually of friends and family.
Oil on canvas
190 × 250 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
What to drink while you read this? Margs, Ana…
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
What to drink while you read this? Margs, Ana…
After one House reporter asks the question, the rest should shout in unison: “I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT!”
Pro tip to House reporters: Print this out and have with you BEFORE you interview Mike Johnson later today.
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
After one House reporter asks the question, the rest should shout in unison: “I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT!”
Luna, “New Sensations” (Lou Reed cover), 12/28/25, San Francisco
YouTube video by Oliver Yun
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February 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
You need to click through on this one to see one of the greatest band photos evar! Happy to be seeing JoJo in March in Atlanta…
Another previously uncirculated gem ... the Original Modern Lovers, ringing in 1973 at the infamous Mercer Arts Center in NYC. You gotta hear this one.
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
The Modern Lovers - Mercer Arts Center, New York City, January 1, 1973
The world in 2026 is in shambles — shambles, I say! But at least there are these previously unheard/uncirculated tapes being...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You need to click through on this one to see one of the greatest band photos evar! Happy to be seeing JoJo in March in Atlanta…
Pretty sure my college band Red Square played this one opening up for The Replacements on the “Let It Be” tour at FSU…
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Pretty sure my college band Red Square played this one opening up for The Replacements on the “Let It Be” tour at FSU…