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Michael Planey
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Transportation consultant and engineer.

He said “Kid, it's not me, it's this town”
So I rail against that feeling when it comes
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airplaney.bsky.social
Or Dana Loesch...
A screen cap of a tweet as archived by Snopes.com, showing Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) stating "I bet Rick Sanchez was fired by a Jew." at 8:13pm on 01 October 2010, followed be a response from Mark Elliott (@markmobility) saying "The face of the NRA ladies and gentlemen."
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
Comin' to ya on a dusty road
Good lovin', I got a truck load
And when you get it,
you got something
So don't worry
'cause I'm coming

I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
A photo of Pope Leo XIV, standing in front of a crowd, speaking at a microphone stand while cupping his right ear like a DJ
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
IYKYK
From the tv show M*A*S*H, characters Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John are in the camp near an unexploded bomb. It would be later revealed that the bomb was full of propaganda flyers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
From XKCD:
From XKCD: a stack of geometric shapes that is very tall that is entitled “all modern digital infrastructure”. At the bottom of the stack on the right side is a single thin pin holding everything up that is labeled “a project some random person in Nebraska has been thanklessly maintaining since 2003”.
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
An image of the cover of the book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them -- a FAIR and BALANCED look at the right" by Al Franken. With an image of Al Franken in front of a city skyline and a broadcast tower with radio waves eminating from it. The sub heads say "The Book that the Murdoch-Owned Fox News tried to prevent from being published. It's in-your-face... acidic... Hilarious" -- Observer, and The International Number 1 bestseller.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
A twitter screen cap from @KFILE Andrew Kaczynski stating "Marjorie Greene's deleted FB video where she suggests Pelosi be executed for treason is getting a new look after saying she filed a police report over a Jimmy Kimmel joke. "It's a crime punishable by death is what treason is. Pelosi is guilty of treason."" at 11:05am April 7, 2022
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
Stunning difference in a man who lives his faith and wears the crucifix as a reminder of what sacrifice was made to save humanity and the mouthpiece of a vile, corrupt and blasphemous regime who wore it as a signal to the christian nationalists...
A screen cap from The Daily Beast with the headline "Karoline Leavitt Drops Cross Pendant After 'South Park' Spoof" and the lede "The White House press secretary's signature necklace has been noticeably absent after being brutally trolled. There is a photo of Karoline Leavitt, wearing a red dress with a deep v-neck and a gold cross pendant on a necklace, standing in front of the American flag and a sign for the White House.
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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How it started ➡️ How it's going
A screenshot from CNN.com with the headline "Trump White House hangs image of Biden autopen signature in new 'Presidential Walk of Fame' with three gold photo frames beneath it. The left and right images are of Donald Trump and the center image is a mechanical device signing the name of Joe Biden A screen cap of the AP News story with the headline "Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons" above an image of Donald Trump with his mouth open
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
This banner was up in a local middle school to encourage teenagers to think before they speak or text.

It seems like we need to put up an equivalent in newsrooms across America.
A banner on a school wall that reads: Think before you speak: Is it: TRUE HELPFUL INSPIRING NECESSARY KIND
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
Michael Planey @airplaney.bsky.social Dr. Strange went forward in time to examine 14,000,605 possible timelines and it's good to know that we are living in the absolute dumbest one of them all
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
From EIGHT MONTHS ago:

Lather.
Rinse.
Repeat.
A series of posts from Brad Johnson (@climatebrad.hillheat.com) stating: BREAKING:@schumer.senate.gov is whipping Ds to vote for the Trump-Musk coup continuing resolution. Confirmed with multiple sources in the Senate. The plan is that at least 8 Ds vote *for* cloture, then offer amendments to "improve" Followed by a response from Michael Planey (@airplaney.bsky.social) saying: The Democratic Party needed a war-time consigliere and instead is being led by the Uvalde SWAT Team. We. Are. So. Screwed. Originally posted on March 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
Lather.
Rinse.
Repeat.
A series of posts by Brad Johnson (@climatebrad.hillheat.com): BREAKING:@schumer.senate.gov is whipping Ds to vote for the Trump-Musk coup continuing resolution. Confirmed with multiple sources in the Senate. The plan is that at least 8 Ds vote *for* cloture, then offer amendments to "improve" the CR which will fail, then cast a meaningless vote against the CR. Followed by a response from Michael Planey (airplaney.bsky.social): The Democratic Party needed a war-time consigliere and instead is being led by the Uvalde SWAT Team. We. Are. So. Screwed. Originally dated, March 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
"We must, indeed, all hang together or must assuredly, we shall all hang
separately."
-Benjamin Franklin
"We must, indeed, all hang together or must assuredly, we shall all hang separately." -Benjamin Franklin
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
The “two button meme” image. The first button says “create an omnipotent RepublicanKing” the second button says “prevent the king from destroying the kingdom“ and the lower panel shows a bad sweating profusely. It is titled “John Roberts”
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
Do you think the folks who spent a year coming up with "Deciding to Win" woke up this morning and realized they would have been more fulfilled spending that time crocheting a throw blanket?
A screen cap from Simon Bazelon on twitter that reads "It's time to renew the Democratic Party. Introducing "DECIDING TO WIN": the most comprehensive account yet of where Democrats went wrong, and what we need to do to win again. With a year of research and tons of new data, by Lauren Hope, Liam Kerr and me."
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
The “choose one of two buttons memes“ where the first button is labeled “creating an omnipotent, republican king“ and the second button is “stop the king from destroying the kingdom“ and in the second panel, a man is sweating and is labeled “John Roberts“
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
Let me just say that it gets harder to maintain my sense of sympathy for the Scott Adams-es of the world when you see how they treat public goods like our universities.

The hypocrisy of the GOP and the wealthy who benefit everyday from the investment in common goods is real and it is stunning.
A screen cap of a tweet by @BumrahBachi stating "Pluvicto the drug Scott is in desperate need for wouldn't exist if not for publicly funded research at Johns Hopkins, Purdue, University of Missouri, NIH and NCI. The second embedded image is of a tweet that Scott Adams posted on March 17, 2025. In the second image, Adams posts a headline from The Hill which states "Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge" and then Adams stated "I wonder what scientific breakthroughs or economic miracles did we get for the $49 billion per year funding. My guess is none."
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
It seems as though the six Catholic members of the Supreme Court should have an opinion on this matter, but, then again, they seem to have missed out on the meaning of the Word.
"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." - Acts 2:42
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
airplaney.bsky.social
Here is the full text of Adams' tweet to Trump

He wants the **PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO ADMINISTER AN IV**

I deeply sympathize with Adams' plight & his battle with healthcare services here, but JFC if this isn't exactly everything wrong with America right now
A tweet from Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it. I need it. As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer. My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a newly FDA-approved drug called Pluvicto. But they have dropped the ball in scheduling the brief IV to administer it and I can't seem to fix that. I am declining fast. I will ask President Trump if he can get Kaiser of Northern California to respond and schedule it for Monday. That will give me a fighting chance to stick around on this planet a little bit longer. It is not a cure, but it does give good results to many people. 4:29 AM • Nov 2, 2025
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
Seems like this meme summed it up perfectly well
A meme from the Covid era depicting dinosaurs looking into the sky as a flaming meteor is about to strike the earth and the T-Rex exclaimed “Oh no, the economy!”
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Hey @joeposnanski.com

Look what they had for sale at the merch stand for the new production of “Damn Yankees” at the Arena Stage in D.C. 👀
A photo of a merchandise stand with tote bags, shirts, pennants and books, including a copy of “Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments” by Joe Posnanski
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
I will never forgive this...
An image from the Washington Post on October 20, 2025, with the headline "White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's Ballroom" and a photo of an excavator demolishing the exterior wall of the White House.
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
As a Purdue grad, this is what I want to see!
A meme image of two muscular men, gripping hands. The caption reads “standing up to censorship“. The man on the left is labeled “Boilermakers“ and the man on the right is labeled “Hoosiers“.
October 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
I keep receipts for this reason. What was supposed to be the key issue in last year's Presidential election has simply vanished into thin air now that Trump won.

You think the Dems could make some noise about a case of soda pop (24-cans) now costing $15???
An image of 12-packs of Dr. Pepper and Pepsi cans with price tags that show the regular price of $10.49 and a "special" of 2-for-$15.00. The photo was taken on October 6, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
airplaney.bsky.social
I mean, she really did know how to handle advanced weaponry…

And she probably hated Illinois Nazis, too.
An image of actress Carrie Fisher holding an M-16 while portraying the “Mystery Woman” in the movie “The Blues Brothers”
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM