Michael Tisserand
@tisserand.bsky.social
Writer of books on Krazy Kat and zydeco. Next up: Charlie Chaplin and The Great Dictator. I answer mail at MichaelTisserand.com
Random things I didn’t know: The first Charlie Brown in the first You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown was Gary Burghoff in 1967
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Random things I didn’t know: The first Charlie Brown in the first You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown was Gary Burghoff in 1967
This is a very specific chess analogy
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is a very specific chess analogy
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“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
Hasn’t been this easy since TV Batman
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Hasn’t been this easy since TV Batman
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Predator: Badlands is certainly an imaginative adaptation of a Springsteen song
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Predator: Badlands is certainly an imaginative adaptation of a Springsteen song
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Sorry, been listening to the new Dylan album a lot
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sorry, been listening to the new Dylan album a lot
This is it, right here
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is it, right here
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
I just caught myself hopescrolling
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I just caught myself hopescrolling
“Mayor Mamdani” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Mayor Mamdani” by Edel Rodriguez
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Election humor from the New Yorker
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Election humor from the New Yorker
Now that was a name check
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Now that was a name check
Breaking: Andrew Cuomo receives Pentagon press credentials
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Breaking: Andrew Cuomo receives Pentagon press credentials
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sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
The best cartoonist on the Cheney years was @rubenbolling.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The best cartoonist on the Cheney years was @rubenbolling.bsky.social
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Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability (gift link)
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability (gift link)
Wellstone Democrat
I would like everyone to stop saying "The left" and identify your political tendency by name, please.
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Wellstone Democrat
Trump having a Great Gatsby party while the country has a Grapes of Wrath party
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump having a Great Gatsby party while the country has a Grapes of Wrath party
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Please tell me they found a Louvre diamond in his shoe
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please tell me they found a Louvre diamond in his shoe
Confused, Christ is, at the grandeur of the [St Pat’s] interior … Because his route took him through Spanish Harlem, and he was wondering what the hell fifty Puerto Ricans were doing living in one room when that stained glass window is worth ten G's a square foot?
— Lenny Bruce
— Lenny Bruce
This is a beautiful new locker room at St Pius in Kansas City. They are a private religious school that accepts taxpayer vouchers for partial tuition.
Anyway, the kids at the public school down the road from me learn to run track when they go to track meets — they don’t have a track of their own.
Anyway, the kids at the public school down the road from me learn to run track when they go to track meets — they don’t have a track of their own.
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Confused, Christ is, at the grandeur of the [St Pat’s] interior … Because his route took him through Spanish Harlem, and he was wondering what the hell fifty Puerto Ricans were doing living in one room when that stained glass window is worth ten G's a square foot?
— Lenny Bruce
— Lenny Bruce