Mike Vachow
@mikevachow.bsky.social
Use every man after his desert, and who should 'scape whipping?
STL
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Pinned
Gambino’s king cake in a freezer unit at a grocery store in STL. This is how distant we are from the loving gaze of god.
This is an extraordinary design. Any Clevelanders ever see this property?
Horton Harper Architects Design Multigenerational Fox Residence - Architizer Journal
Cleveland, OH, United States
architizer.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This is an extraordinary design. Any Clevelanders ever see this property?
Just as in the 2010s we discovered that crowd-sourcing apps had to be manipulated by actual humans with discernment lest the #1 Yelp recommendation in every city be Applebees. Wisdom of the crowd turned out to be regression to the mean.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Just as in the 2010s we discovered that crowd-sourcing apps had to be manipulated by actual humans with discernment lest the #1 Yelp recommendation in every city be Applebees. Wisdom of the crowd turned out to be regression to the mean.
Country Music Hall of Fame has an outstanding LA country music scene exhibit up right now which includes the Nudie suits the Burritos are wearing on this album cover.
On this day in 1969, The Flying Burrito Brothers fused country rock with every other style of American music. The Gilded Palace Of Sin. #MusicSky
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Country Music Hall of Fame has an outstanding LA country music scene exhibit up right now which includes the Nudie suits the Burritos are wearing on this album cover.
I was hoping that @dieworkwear.bsky.social would chime in with a draping take on this story, and I woke up this morning and it was true.
ski jump penis doping story only underscores the advantages of shape and drape over slim fit clothing
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I was hoping that @dieworkwear.bsky.social would chime in with a draping take on this story, and I woke up this morning and it was true.
As a teacher, school head, and now consultant who does a dozen school admin placements a yr, I have written/spoken/read/heard thousands of recommendations and references and never encountered a description of a candidate’s appearance. My career began in 1990. Jeezus!
I have been writing letters of recommendation for just shy of thirty years— 17 students this year alone— in ratios that more or less track the majority-women population of liberal arts students.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
As a teacher, school head, and now consultant who does a dozen school admin placements a yr, I have written/spoken/read/heard thousands of recommendations and references and never encountered a description of a candidate’s appearance. My career began in 1990. Jeezus!
I thought that I’d successfully blocked my way free from an algorithmic surge from the bottom of foodsky (I want pizza rolls!) only to be plagued by posts from the sub basement of foodsky (my tummy hurts!)
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I thought that I’d successfully blocked my way free from an algorithmic surge from the bottom of foodsky (I want pizza rolls!) only to be plagued by posts from the sub basement of foodsky (my tummy hurts!)
Wins bsky
Oh, hello Mrs. Dart. Oh...is Jaxson not home? Well...I guess I could just wait for him. You just keep working out...
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Wins bsky
Tired: pole vaulter with an inconveniently big wiener
Wired: ski jumpers exploiting the intersection of big wieners and sail making
Wired: ski jumpers exploiting the intersection of big wieners and sail making
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Tired: pole vaulter with an inconveniently big wiener
Wired: ski jumpers exploiting the intersection of big wieners and sail making
Wired: ski jumpers exploiting the intersection of big wieners and sail making
Reposted by Mike Vachow
Saint Louis University says Customs and Border Protection will not participate in its March 4 career fair after students circulated a petition objecting to the agency’s presence. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
SLU reverses course on immigration enforcement recruiters after student pressure
Federal agency had already registered before university responded to student concerns citing faith-based mission
www.ksdk.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Saint Louis University says Customs and Border Protection will not participate in its March 4 career fair after students circulated a petition objecting to the agency’s presence. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
I love rock and roll stories. Heard this one recently: Blondie’s Clem Burke says he overplayed an early take, mostly fills, just goofing, and that’s the one they recorded.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I love rock and roll stories. Heard this one recently: Blondie’s Clem Burke says he overplayed an early take, mostly fills, just goofing, and that’s the one they recorded.
Deepest apologies from the State of Missouri. Schmitt is a pro at these kinds of stunts.
Schmitt: "Your words that don’t mean anything aren't going to stop what’s coming, and I want you to take that back to Soros and all these ridiculous funders you have. Because justice is coming. And by the way, if I have it my way, we will be denaturalize all these fraudsters and send them home."
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Deepest apologies from the State of Missouri. Schmitt is a pro at these kinds of stunts.
Follow @jackiemader.bsky.social and the @hechingerreport.org for reporting on the impact of ICE actions on young children and their education.
Immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children
Young kids need mental health support, protection from witnessing aggressive enforcement, experts say.
hechingerreport.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Follow @jackiemader.bsky.social and the @hechingerreport.org for reporting on the impact of ICE actions on young children and their education.
That's what I'm talking about
'A Blank Canvas:' Grand Traverse Bay Frozen For First Time Since 2019
Grand Traverse Bay is officially frozen for the first time since 2019 and only the seventh time this century.
After a prolonged stretch of temperatures ranging from cold to brutally cold, ice slowly b...
www.traverseticker.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
That's what I'm talking about
Reposted by Mike Vachow
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
Reposted by Mike Vachow
Midwestern fertility goddess
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Midwestern fertility goddess
Emerged from an aisle in a Clermont, FL, Walmart once and narrowly avoided colliding with a dude in a wheelchair doing a wheelie, with a case of beer in his lap.
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Emerged from an aisle in a Clermont, FL, Walmart once and narrowly avoided colliding with a dude in a wheelchair doing a wheelie, with a case of beer in his lap.
Pretty confident that AI is evil, but the self checkout scanner that looks at your bag of bulk veggies and says, are those Brussels sprouts? knocks me out every time.
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Pretty confident that AI is evil, but the self checkout scanner that looks at your bag of bulk veggies and says, are those Brussels sprouts? knocks me out every time.
Oh, yeah? Well it’s pretty swell here in suburban St. Louis, in February, with the unholy glow of the Walgreens sign in the near distance.
We have reached the golden hour in Wyoming.
WY34 Sybille Canyon,
2/3/2026, 4:19:41 PM
WY34 Sybille Canyon,
2/3/2026, 4:19:41 PM
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Oh, yeah? Well it’s pretty swell here in suburban St. Louis, in February, with the unholy glow of the Walgreens sign in the near distance.
Still recruiting for my remote Wyoming Belgian beer commune…foolhardy, yes, but how you livin’ now?
We have reached the golden hour in Wyoming.
WYO 130 Green Rock Trailhead,
1/31/2026, 4:35:31 PM
WYO 130 Green Rock Trailhead,
1/31/2026, 4:35:31 PM
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Still recruiting for my remote Wyoming Belgian beer commune…foolhardy, yes, but how you livin’ now?
Best Winter 2026 bsky timeline cleanse photo winner. Entries closed.
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Best Winter 2026 bsky timeline cleanse photo winner. Entries closed.
Made 2 last weekend and demolished both with a small crew. If you consider yourself an intermediate or better baker, and live in a king cake-benighted place as I do but have experienced the best NOLA commercial examples, you cannot miss with this recipe.
Soft & Moist Mardi Gras King Cake
Award-winning Mardi Gras king cake recipe inspired by Dong Phuong Bakery in New Orleans. Super soft, moist, and fluffy!
murmursofricotta.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Made 2 last weekend and demolished both with a small crew. If you consider yourself an intermediate or better baker, and live in a king cake-benighted place as I do but have experienced the best NOLA commercial examples, you cannot miss with this recipe.
Five classes you took in college:
History of Medieval India
History of Canada: 1850-present
Mark Twain
Epistolary Novels
Literature of the American South
History of Medieval India
History of Canada: 1850-present
Mark Twain
Epistolary Novels
Literature of the American South
Five classes you took in college:
Intro to Rhetoric and Reason
Intro to Rock Formations and Calcifications
Intro to Human Lifestyle and Matrimony
Intro to the Old Testament
Intro to Video Production (Adobe Premiere)
Intro to Rhetoric and Reason
Intro to Rock Formations and Calcifications
Intro to Human Lifestyle and Matrimony
Intro to the Old Testament
Intro to Video Production (Adobe Premiere)
Five classes you took in college.
Golf
Women in the Bible
Emerging Infectious Diseases
History of US Foreign Policy
History of Economic Thought
Golf
Women in the Bible
Emerging Infectious Diseases
History of US Foreign Policy
History of Economic Thought
January 31, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Five classes you took in college:
History of Medieval India
History of Canada: 1850-present
Mark Twain
Epistolary Novels
Literature of the American South
History of Medieval India
History of Canada: 1850-present
Mark Twain
Epistolary Novels
Literature of the American South
Outstanding news.
Part of my weekend Hill trifecta: sandwich at Adriana’s, cookie pick up at MO Baking, beer or two at Second Shift. Home for a lil nap.
Part of my weekend Hill trifecta: sandwich at Adriana’s, cookie pick up at MO Baking, beer or two at Second Shift. Home for a lil nap.
In local news: Missouri Bakery sold back to founder's family.
If you're ever in St. Louis, ya should go.
If you're ever in St. Louis, ya should go.
Missouri Baking Co. sold back to founder's family
The famed shop was started by Stefano Gambaro, who emigrated from Genoa, Italy, to Missouri in the early 1900s.
www.stltoday.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Outstanding news.
Part of my weekend Hill trifecta: sandwich at Adriana’s, cookie pick up at MO Baking, beer or two at Second Shift. Home for a lil nap.
Part of my weekend Hill trifecta: sandwich at Adriana’s, cookie pick up at MO Baking, beer or two at Second Shift. Home for a lil nap.
I’m sure that if you have enough of a brand, in combination with the desperation of the AI industry to make their fetch happen, you could name your price to produce this uncanny drivel. Wouldn’t be enough to repurchase your soul, though.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I’m sure that if you have enough of a brand, in combination with the desperation of the AI industry to make their fetch happen, you could name your price to produce this uncanny drivel. Wouldn’t be enough to repurchase your soul, though.
Goffman knew this. Chuds having to work harder and harder to disguise how they were the mark.
Yet another example of a right-winger using their vehicle as a weapon
Protester struck by SUV displaying Trump flag at Fremont High School
FREMONT, Neb. — A girl who was part of a protest against ICE taking place at a Nebraska school is injured after being hit by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag. It happened around 2:30 p.m. Thurs
www.newschannelnebraska.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Goffman knew this. Chuds having to work harder and harder to disguise how they were the mark.