Mike Stucka
@mikestucka.bsky.social
Dad. Doofus. Data dork. Now Florida Man.
Coffee tastes absolutely horrible.
Coffee tastes absolutely horrible.
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Would you like a recipe for homemade pasta that takes 7 hours, dirties every dish you own, and tastes slightly better than store bought?
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Would you like a recipe for homemade pasta that takes 7 hours, dirties every dish you own, and tastes slightly better than store bought?
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This is it. This is where they have destroyed me. They took my pasta away. MY PASTA 😫
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is it. This is where they have destroyed me. They took my pasta away. MY PASTA 😫
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Impact on ATC morale aside, not beating the sense that what mattered to DC was having their flights delayed not food stamps or other Americans left in real need
Trump to air traffic controllers: "For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK"
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Impact on ATC morale aside, not beating the sense that what mattered to DC was having their flights delayed not food stamps or other Americans left in real need
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This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
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In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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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”
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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”
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
DIYsky -- We've got a broken picture frame where there's little support on each side to pass the glass and all through -- roughly 5/16ths cubed. That broke off completely. Would I be better off building one with toothpicks and wood glue, or is this a JB Weld kinda operation?
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
DIYsky -- We've got a broken picture frame where there's little support on each side to pass the glass and all through -- roughly 5/16ths cubed. That broke off completely. Would I be better off building one with toothpicks and wood glue, or is this a JB Weld kinda operation?
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history
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The leaves are looking lovely on my walk this morning, especially because I don't have to rake them
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The leaves are looking lovely on my walk this morning, especially because I don't have to rake them
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Important thread
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Important thread
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani
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COVID "...increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots & bleeding disorders among children..."
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and ...
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
COVID "...increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots & bleeding disorders among children..."
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
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Ellis:
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ellis:
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
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The plaintiffs have experienced violence for exercising their First Amendment rights under the constitution, Ellis says.
Some have had that protected expression chilled by the violence from federal agents, Ellis says.
Some have had that protected expression chilled by the violence from federal agents, Ellis says.
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The plaintiffs have experienced violence for exercising their First Amendment rights under the constitution, Ellis says.
Some have had that protected expression chilled by the violence from federal agents, Ellis says.
Some have had that protected expression chilled by the violence from federal agents, Ellis says.
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Ellis: "those are the factual findings that I'm making to support this preliminary injunction."
"This conduct shows no sign of stopping," Ellis says.
"This conduct shows no sign of stopping," Ellis says.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ellis: "those are the factual findings that I'm making to support this preliminary injunction."
"This conduct shows no sign of stopping," Ellis says.
"This conduct shows no sign of stopping," Ellis says.
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Ellis is now moves to Oct . 24 in Lakeview:
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
Federal Agents Fired Tear Gas at Lakeview Crowd Protesting Immigration Raids, Videos Show
The incident, which took place in the heart of one of Chicago’s wealthiest and most tourist-friendly neighborhoods, marks the second straight day that federal agents have deployed tear gas against Chi...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ellis is now moves to Oct . 24 in Lakeview:
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
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I wrote for @slate.com about a legendary (and violent) Tennessee sheriff who more likely than not murdered his wife and the people who want to keep him on a pedestal.
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Her Husband Claimed She Was Murdered by the Mob. Hollywood Made a Hit Film About It. The Truth Was Far Darker.
A mythical sheriff, a murder—and a Tennessee town that wants none of it.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I wrote for @slate.com about a legendary (and violent) Tennessee sheriff who more likely than not murdered his wife and the people who want to keep him on a pedestal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear
(CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble
www.wkow.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
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And also every single county in Virginia shifted blue, two statewide posts in Georgia went blue (for the first time in two decades), three Pennsylvania judicial races went blue, a Maine vote went blue, a Mississippi state senate seat went blue ....
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
And also every single county in Virginia shifted blue, two statewide posts in Georgia went blue (for the first time in two decades), three Pennsylvania judicial races went blue, a Maine vote went blue, a Mississippi state senate seat went blue ....
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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