Mike Traynor, a know-It-all
@miketrilobite.bsky.social
Catoholic, trilobitoholic Canadian. Math/science & law at uni. Most important: empathy & humility. Most interesting wit & insight. I try to live up to 'Never be afraid to admit you were wrong. You're only admitting you're wiser now than you once were.'
@support.bsky.team I like cats & want to see more cat pics. I don't want to see pics of dogs. I hit 'See more like this' on every post with a cat pic & I hit 'See less like this' on every post with a dog pic. Yet I am seeing a lot of dog pics & fewer cat pics than I used to. It is very frustrating.
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM
@support.bsky.team I like cats & want to see more cat pics. I don't want to see pics of dogs. I hit 'See more like this' on every post with a cat pic & I hit 'See less like this' on every post with a dog pic. Yet I am seeing a lot of dog pics & fewer cat pics than I used to. It is very frustrating.
A cute picture of a lovely cat is really all one needs to say.
February 2, 2026 at 7:50 AM
A cute picture of a lovely cat is really all one needs to say.
Donald Trump: 'I investigated myself and completely exonerated myself.'
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Donald Trump: 'I investigated myself and completely exonerated myself.'
The Boss has mis-spoken. The problem is not 'Congress'. It's Republicans in Congress and on the Supreme Court. Republicans control the entire apparatus of government. Blaming a non-partisan 'Congress' gives the real villains, Republicans, cover for their crimes.
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The Boss has mis-spoken. The problem is not 'Congress'. It's Republicans in Congress and on the Supreme Court. Republicans control the entire apparatus of government. Blaming a non-partisan 'Congress' gives the real villains, Republicans, cover for their crimes.
What a gom.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
What a gom.
Trouble is that Trump has Cromwell's attitude to opposition. He'd be happy to be a Cromwellian dictator with his power resting not on the will of the people but on his support in the military and quasi-military (i.e. his Sturmabteilung of ICE).
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trouble is that Trump has Cromwell's attitude to opposition. He'd be happy to be a Cromwellian dictator with his power resting not on the will of the people but on his support in the military and quasi-military (i.e. his Sturmabteilung of ICE).
Another murder by Trump, Miller, Noem, Bondi etc. No surprise that pack of sociopaths is killing children. Noem will probably come out and say she was a terrorist.
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Another murder by Trump, Miller, Noem, Bondi etc. No surprise that pack of sociopaths is killing children. Noem will probably come out and say she was a terrorist.
Trump loves it when his minions murder people for him. Makes him feel like a man for a moment instead of the empty sack of nothing he knows he is.
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Trump loves it when his minions murder people for him. Makes him feel like a man for a moment instead of the empty sack of nothing he knows he is.
Trump is such a pig-ignorant idiot he doesn't know the only time Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty has been invoked was when the USA was attacked by an outfit based in Afghanistan.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Trump is such a pig-ignorant idiot he doesn't know the only time Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty has been invoked was when the USA was attacked by an outfit based in Afghanistan.
Clearly abcnews is just parroting the DHS lie that they're going after criminals. They're just intending to scoop up the innocent because they're easier targets. Such few immigrants who are criminals (a lower rate than US citizens) are already on the look out for 'law enforcement' & harder to catch.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Clearly abcnews is just parroting the DHS lie that they're going after criminals. They're just intending to scoop up the innocent because they're easier targets. Such few immigrants who are criminals (a lower rate than US citizens) are already on the look out for 'law enforcement' & harder to catch.
I'm sure trump did that just so Carney couldn't publicly spurn the invitation. If one had ever actually been extended in the first place. Trump might just be making one up.
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
I'm sure trump did that just so Carney couldn't publicly spurn the invitation. If one had ever actually been extended in the first place. Trump might just be making one up.
As an Expos fan, I hated Joe Morgan, but it was the ex officio hatred for an excellent opponent.
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 AM
As an Expos fan, I hated Joe Morgan, but it was the ex officio hatred for an excellent opponent.
Here's an alien-like trilobite I have. I use it as my avatar in various places. Kettneraspis williamsi, enrolled. From Oklahoma. Prepped by the excellent Dan Cooper.
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Here's an alien-like trilobite I have. I use it as my avatar in various places. Kettneraspis williamsi, enrolled. From Oklahoma. Prepped by the excellent Dan Cooper.
Very cool. Deiphon are certainly some extreme trilobites.
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Very cool. Deiphon are certainly some extreme trilobites.
My favourite trilobite feature is the schizochroal eyes of the phacopines.
January 21, 2026 at 1:59 AM
My favourite trilobite feature is the schizochroal eyes of the phacopines.
They are a thing of beauty.
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 AM
They are a thing of beauty.
These days I mostly speed scroll through 'discover' looking for cat pics. My speed scrolling comes to a screeching halt and reverses when I spot one of your works. Very lovely and recognizable. Thanks for posting them. And I did not spot the cat, though maybe my subconscious did. Got to take a look.
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
These days I mostly speed scroll through 'discover' looking for cat pics. My speed scrolling comes to a screeching halt and reverses when I spot one of your works. Very lovely and recognizable. Thanks for posting them. And I did not spot the cat, though maybe my subconscious did. Got to take a look.
I'm cool with Baker bearing a grudge. It seems to focus him. BTW, everyone knows who you mean when you say 'Baker' while Stefanski gets a 'Kevin who?'
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I'm cool with Baker bearing a grudge. It seems to focus him. BTW, everyone knows who you mean when you say 'Baker' while Stefanski gets a 'Kevin who?'
Not my work, but a good meme:
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Not my work, but a good meme:
They sound like a natural opening act for Spinal Tap during their Stonehenge period.
January 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
They sound like a natural opening act for Spinal Tap during their Stonehenge period.
And he is a handsome boy and a cat of gravitas.
January 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
And he is a handsome boy and a cat of gravitas.
My cat will sometimes lie down on my mouse hand, while I'm using the mouse. He doesn't mind my hand moving around under his belly.
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My cat will sometimes lie down on my mouse hand, while I'm using the mouse. He doesn't mind my hand moving around under his belly.
Not sure Iggy actually needed any make-up to play a Star Trek alien.
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Not sure Iggy actually needed any make-up to play a Star Trek alien.
I'm happy to say cats are lazy because game recognize game.
January 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I'm happy to say cats are lazy because game recognize game.
It would only be news if Stephen Miller had a non-rancid opinion about anything in the public sphere. I'm giving him as much benefit of the doubt as possible in assuming he might have non-rancid opinions about his wife and kids. Might.
January 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
It would only be news if Stephen Miller had a non-rancid opinion about anything in the public sphere. I'm giving him as much benefit of the doubt as possible in assuming he might have non-rancid opinions about his wife and kids. Might.