Michael vs. 2026
@thepmann.bsky.social
Boy from Oklahoma, now in New England. Writer of fantasy. (#amquerying) Nerd. Neurodivergent. Anti-fascism. Friend to dogs. He/him. I say "fuck" a lot.
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Michael vs. 2026
@thepmann.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Thanks, Bluesky, I definitely needed to log on and immediately see a post from someone with lots of anxiety and no media literacy skills
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Thanks, Bluesky, I definitely needed to log on and immediately see a post from someone with lots of anxiety and no media literacy skills
Fortunately for me, I have plenty of experience being betrayed by authority structures.
There’s a term for this experience (which I imagine many of us are having):
Moral injury.
Moral injury is the distress that occurs in response to betrayal by authority structures and being unable to prevent acts that go against one’s deeply held values and moral beliefs.
Moral injury.
Moral injury is the distress that occurs in response to betrayal by authority structures and being unable to prevent acts that go against one’s deeply held values and moral beliefs.
A sense of betrayal is a very tricky kind of grief to manage, because you're grieving someone who never really existed.
I've always held a pretty dim view of the US establishment & its institutions. After Trump's reelection and the Epstein files, though... I realize that even so, I feel betrayed.
I've always held a pretty dim view of the US establishment & its institutions. After Trump's reelection and the Epstein files, though... I realize that even so, I feel betrayed.
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Fortunately for me, I have plenty of experience being betrayed by authority structures.
The fuck is it with these people and dogs?
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The fuck is it with these people and dogs?
Become a space salamander! Murder Tuvix!
Take command of the iconic U.S.S. Voyager in Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown by @Daedalic! Explore, survive, and shape the crew's journey home on Feb 18 with Nintendo Switch 2.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Become a space salamander! Murder Tuvix!
“Who are the GORGEOUS GIRLS in the life of JIMMY OLSEN?” Wrong answers only.
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“Who are the GORGEOUS GIRLS in the life of JIMMY OLSEN?” Wrong answers only.
If I hadn’t been Good At Math, I would have been held back for neurodivergence.
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If I hadn’t been Good At Math, I would have been held back for neurodivergence.
Slightly diminish a band.
Damp Leg
Damp Leg
Slightly diminish a band
My Chemical Situationship
My Chemical Situationship
Slightly diminish a band.
Improper Bunny
Improper Bunny
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Slightly diminish a band.
Damp Leg
Damp Leg
eat shit Mike
Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
House Republicans revolt over GOP’s attempt to hand Trump Congress’ tariff authority
In a rare defeat, three House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress’ ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
www.ms.now
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
eat shit Mike
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When people think it's easy to scam the system I laugh. Those of us who are actually sick have a hard enough time surviving it.
The system is built to kick you off.
"If you're going to die, you might as well do it, and decrease the surplus population."
The system is built to kick you off.
"If you're going to die, you might as well do it, and decrease the surplus population."
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
When people think it's easy to scam the system I laugh. Those of us who are actually sick have a hard enough time surviving it.
The system is built to kick you off.
"If you're going to die, you might as well do it, and decrease the surplus population."
The system is built to kick you off.
"If you're going to die, you might as well do it, and decrease the surplus population."
If you’re going to make your new event crossover evocative of an old event crossover, you should at least *try* to make it as good as said old event crossover.
February 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
If you’re going to make your new event crossover evocative of an old event crossover, you should at least *try* to make it as good as said old event crossover.
Never wanted to be a cat so much in my life
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Never wanted to be a cat so much in my life
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hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Lynch’s Gumby
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
David Lynch’s Gumby
LRT: The dog ratings guy being "Fuck the feds" is still one of the wildest things about America's dalliance with fascism
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
LRT: The dog ratings guy being "Fuck the feds" is still one of the wildest things about America's dalliance with fascism
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Rocky: AGAIN?
Mike Flanagan is set to write and direct a new film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘THE MIST’ for Warner Bros.
The story follows a group of townsfolk locked in a grocery store after a thick mysterious fog emerges that hides deadly creatures.
(Source: Deadline)
The story follows a group of townsfolk locked in a grocery store after a thick mysterious fog emerges that hides deadly creatures.
(Source: Deadline)
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Rocky: AGAIN?
PUSH THE FUCKING BUTTON
THE MADS ARE BACK! Full details here:
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February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
PUSH THE FUCKING BUTTON
Gavin Newsom is the man for 2028 like Millard Fillmore was the man for 1856. (Look it up, I'm not doing your homework for you.)
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Gavin Newsom is the man for 2028 like Millard Fillmore was the man for 1856. (Look it up, I'm not doing your homework for you.)
I'm going to make a gazillion dollars by convincing venture capitalists I'm making George Jetson's automated treadmill that suddenly switches into reverse and whips you around and around at neck-breaking speed.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I'm going to make a gazillion dollars by convincing venture capitalists I'm making George Jetson's automated treadmill that suddenly switches into reverse and whips you around and around at neck-breaking speed.
Age verification? I had a subscription to 3-2-1 Contact magazine.
Age verification? I got to see Superman the Movie in the theater for free because a poem I wrote about the planet Krypton won a contest they held at Kaufmann's department store in downtown Pittsburgh.
Age verification? The definitive pop star, the performance and musical standard against which I subconsciously judge all others, is a guy with a stripe painted on his nose dressed as an 18th century bandit yelling “fa-diddly-qua-qua”
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Age verification? I had a subscription to 3-2-1 Contact magazine.
I see we’ve entered the “theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile.” phase of Bad Bunny halftime show discourse
February 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I see we’ve entered the “theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile.” phase of Bad Bunny halftime show discourse
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"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
Reposted by Michael vs. 2026
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r