Michael Stanis
@theycallmemarty.bsky.social
New Yorker, Mets fan, reader, frequent walker, soon-to-be history teacher. Emily’s husband.
I write a direct to email newsletter called “How Does This Sound?”
I write a direct to email newsletter called “How Does This Sound?”
I struggle sometimes to be shocked by behavior that makes, based on history, 100% sense
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I struggle sometimes to be shocked by behavior that makes, based on history, 100% sense
Once again Tim Alberta really delivers on Josh Shapiro
The Operator
Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Once again Tim Alberta really delivers on Josh Shapiro
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I think it's bad that the president is constantly saying things that would get you immediately removed from any work happy hour or neighborhood barbecue
Pure, unmitigated hate.
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I think it's bad that the president is constantly saying things that would get you immediately removed from any work happy hour or neighborhood barbecue
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Some thoughts on how to win the argument with your MAGA uncle at Thanksgiving:
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-han...
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-han...
How to Handle Your MAGA Uncle at Thanksgiving (Without Ruining Dinner)
Some facts and messages for the inevitable, awkward political conversation over Turkey.
www.messageboxnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Some thoughts on how to win the argument with your MAGA uncle at Thanksgiving:
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-han...
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-han...
So the White House later clarified that the President doesn't want to harm members of Congress, and like...what timeline is this?
Trump calling for members of Congress to be hanged is not great, in my humble opinion.
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So the White House later clarified that the President doesn't want to harm members of Congress, and like...what timeline is this?
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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Michael Caine is sat waiting for his bill at a charming little bistro in Paris. He looks up and realises with shocked delight that, far from being killed in the explosion at the movie’s climactic moment, James Bond is at the next table over.
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Michael Caine is sat waiting for his bill at a charming little bistro in Paris. He looks up and realises with shocked delight that, far from being killed in the explosion at the movie’s climactic moment, James Bond is at the next table over.
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It's so stupid for me to get pissed about this, but I still remember the radical shift when Advil went over-the-counter, when I was a freshman in college— I was wrecked by cramps, non-functional, & suddenly, this cheap miracle fixed it all in 20 min
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's so stupid for me to get pissed about this, but I still remember the radical shift when Advil went over-the-counter, when I was a freshman in college— I was wrecked by cramps, non-functional, & suddenly, this cheap miracle fixed it all in 20 min
A little snow to start the morning in New York today
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A little snow to start the morning in New York today
I was cooking dinner and listening to WQXR, @wnyc.org's classical station, and they played "Clair de Lune." It really knocked my socks off how beautiful that song is, and I couldn't be prouder to be a sustaining WNYC member.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I was cooking dinner and listening to WQXR, @wnyc.org's classical station, and they played "Clair de Lune." It really knocked my socks off how beautiful that song is, and I couldn't be prouder to be a sustaining WNYC member.
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See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
BREAKING: #SCOTUS will decide an issue near and dear to President Trump: whether federal law allows states to tally ballots in federal elections after Election Day. 5th Circuit ruled it does.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
Finally some good news
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Finally some good news
Thanks to the team @marketplace.org for being the best in the business of business & the economy. Really excited about my mug.
Head to marketplace.org and click the Donate button and you could manage some Liquid Assets of your own
Head to marketplace.org and click the Donate button and you could manage some Liquid Assets of your own
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thanks to the team @marketplace.org for being the best in the business of business & the economy. Really excited about my mug.
Head to marketplace.org and click the Donate button and you could manage some Liquid Assets of your own
Head to marketplace.org and click the Donate button and you could manage some Liquid Assets of your own
What's goin' on with that hair these days?
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What's goin' on with that hair these days?
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actual communism
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 11:18 PM
actual communism
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I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
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Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
All of the documentary footage I've seen of people coming off boats at Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th C was probably doctored
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
All of the documentary footage I've seen of people coming off boats at Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th C was probably doctored
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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A million people will leave New York? The rich will flee en masse? Pfft. I live on the Upper East Side. I'm at Citarella now. The blonde women in the New York or Nowhere hats on their way back from pilates are not pulling their kids out of Buckley and Spence to find out how the sushi is in Delaware.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A million people will leave New York? The rich will flee en masse? Pfft. I live on the Upper East Side. I'm at Citarella now. The blonde women in the New York or Nowhere hats on their way back from pilates are not pulling their kids out of Buckley and Spence to find out how the sushi is in Delaware.
(Helicopter blades whirring)
“Every time I smell the mustard, I’m right back there…”
“Every time I smell the mustard, I’m right back there…”
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
(Helicopter blades whirring)
“Every time I smell the mustard, I’m right back there…”
“Every time I smell the mustard, I’m right back there…”
Say it louder for the people in the back
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Say it louder for the people in the back