Mike Wyant Jr.
@mikewyantjr.com
Mike Wyant Jr., a former IT guy turned sci‑fi author and political essayist, blending analytical precision with unflinching honesty about mental health, legacy, and the messy truth of being human.
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Mike Wyant Jr.
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· Sep 5
“My neighbors smile when they burn.”
Chattering Spines, by Mike Wyant Jr
Narrator: Dave Robison
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This is a PseudoPod original
C/W immolation, guns, animal harm
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Chattering Spines, by Mike Wyant Jr
Narrator: Dave Robison
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This is a PseudoPod original
C/W immolation, guns, animal harm
pseudopod.org/2025/09/05/p...
PseudoPod 992: Chattering Spines
My neighbors smile when they burn. The flames melt the flesh from their bones, revealing the full six inches of sharp spines that brought them here. I swear they sigh in relief. Hell, I would…
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Einie passed away IRL on May 26, 2025 at the age of 19.
she chose a spot in the field on a bright, sunny day, curled up in my lap...
and I swear to god she sighed as she died.
this is a fitting tribute to her.
Thank you.
she chose a spot in the field on a bright, sunny day, curled up in my lap...
and I swear to god she sighed as she died.
this is a fitting tribute to her.
Thank you.
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
surprising no one except eight democrats in the senate, the lead ghoul in charge of congress continues to demand human flesh
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
surprising no one except eight democrats in the senate, the lead ghoul in charge of congress continues to demand human flesh
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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NOTE:
(1/3) This handshake deal is for a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend government funding only through 1/30/26, with a "minibus" of three full-year appropriations bills that would fund specific programs/agencies, including SNAP benefits, through 9/30/26.
(1/3) This handshake deal is for a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend government funding only through 1/30/26, with a "minibus" of three full-year appropriations bills that would fund specific programs/agencies, including SNAP benefits, through 9/30/26.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
NOTE:
(1/3) This handshake deal is for a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend government funding only through 1/30/26, with a "minibus" of three full-year appropriations bills that would fund specific programs/agencies, including SNAP benefits, through 9/30/26.
(1/3) This handshake deal is for a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend government funding only through 1/30/26, with a "minibus" of three full-year appropriations bills that would fund specific programs/agencies, including SNAP benefits, through 9/30/26.
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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After voting to give billionaires tax breaks and making health care more expensive, Derrick Van Orden has refused to hold a town hall to talk to the voters he works for in a face-to-face conversation. So, I'm heading to Wisconsin to help give the people he's supposed to represent a voice.
Pete Buttigieg to campaign against Derrick Van Orden in La Crosse
Buttigieg, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, is characterizing the event as a response to the Trump administration's policies.
www.jsonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
After voting to give billionaires tax breaks and making health care more expensive, Derrick Van Orden has refused to hold a town hall to talk to the voters he works for in a face-to-face conversation. So, I'm heading to Wisconsin to help give the people he's supposed to represent a voice.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
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We have run out of ways to describe their gaslighting and projection
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
We have run out of ways to describe their gaslighting and projection
Same. When everyone else pissed themselves, Teen Vogue came out of left field and kept us on track in US politics.
These reporters need job offers thrown at them.
Now.
These reporters need job offers thrown at them.
Now.
if you worked for teen vogue, in any capacity, i want you to know that your work inspired me and made a difference in the world. it really did.
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Same. When everyone else pissed themselves, Teen Vogue came out of left field and kept us on track in US politics.
These reporters need job offers thrown at them.
Now.
These reporters need job offers thrown at them.
Now.
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Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I think we sometimes do our “life’s work” too early… then forget what life can look after it
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I think we sometimes do our “life’s work” too early… then forget what life can look after it
Uranus:
It’s not spinning the “right way” either and we’re all still here
It’s not spinning the “right way” either and we’re all still here
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Uranus:
It’s not spinning the “right way” either and we’re all still here
It’s not spinning the “right way” either and we’re all still here
When public office turns into self‑service, democracy rots. Restoring a culture of accountability and service isn’t nostalgia
It’s survival.
I talk about the problem, how we got here, and how we fix it in my latest on Medium.
#democracy #Corruption #accountability #politics #CommunityEngagement
It’s survival.
I talk about the problem, how we got here, and how we fix it in my latest on Medium.
#democracy #Corruption #accountability #politics #CommunityEngagement
They Don’t Work For You, They Work For Themselves
It’s not supposed to be that way…
blog.mikewyantjr.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When public office turns into self‑service, democracy rots. Restoring a culture of accountability and service isn’t nostalgia
It’s survival.
I talk about the problem, how we got here, and how we fix it in my latest on Medium.
#democracy #Corruption #accountability #politics #CommunityEngagement
It’s survival.
I talk about the problem, how we got here, and how we fix it in my latest on Medium.
#democracy #Corruption #accountability #politics #CommunityEngagement
I know some folks who wouldn’t mind taking their places if they do move.
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I know some folks who wouldn’t mind taking their places if they do move.
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priceless / he thinks we are so dumb
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
priceless / he thinks we are so dumb
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It’s Day 34 of the Shutdown, and Trump is CHOOSING to withhold food from 42 million Americans.
Meanwhile, he’s building a gilded ballroom and threw a lavish Great Gatsby party at his private club for himself and his billionaire friends. This is a “let them eat cake” moment if there ever was one.
Meanwhile, he’s building a gilded ballroom and threw a lavish Great Gatsby party at his private club for himself and his billionaire friends. This is a “let them eat cake” moment if there ever was one.
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s Day 34 of the Shutdown, and Trump is CHOOSING to withhold food from 42 million Americans.
Meanwhile, he’s building a gilded ballroom and threw a lavish Great Gatsby party at his private club for himself and his billionaire friends. This is a “let them eat cake” moment if there ever was one.
Meanwhile, he’s building a gilded ballroom and threw a lavish Great Gatsby party at his private club for himself and his billionaire friends. This is a “let them eat cake” moment if there ever was one.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Cool optics bro
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Cool optics bro
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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🚨BREAKING: Democrats won a major legal victory Friday as a federal district court permanently enjoined the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from implementing the provision in Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form.
In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump’s Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🚨BREAKING: Democrats won a major legal victory Friday as a federal district court permanently enjoined the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from implementing the provision in Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form.
this was one of The Onion headlines today
ICE agents are being seen wearing Halloween masks in the Los Angeles area.
November 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
this was one of The Onion headlines today