Michael Deibert
@michaeldeibert.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Writing at https://michaeldeibert.substack.com. Enemy to autocrats. Friend to all cats. Piti piti, zwazo fe nich-li
Son of Pennsylvania and one of the greatest bass players who ever lived, Jaco Pastorius was born #OnThisDay in Norristown in 1951.
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Son of Pennsylvania and one of the greatest bass players who ever lived, Jaco Pastorius was born #OnThisDay in Norristown in 1951.
"I presided over tens of thousands of narco-related murders and disappearances, the expansion of the military into political & economic life & immense environmental destruction for my Tren Maya and others vanity projects. Now buy my book."
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"I presided over tens of thousands of narco-related murders and disappearances, the expansion of the military into political & economic life & immense environmental destruction for my Tren Maya and others vanity projects. Now buy my book."
Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve, illustration by the poet William Blake to an 1808 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve, illustration by the poet William Blake to an 1808 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost.
"Exposed" was what Trump was shortly after Epstein invited him over for brunch.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"Exposed" was what Trump was shortly after Epstein invited him over for brunch.
As far as I have been forced to even know who he is, my one opinion about Tyler Austin Harper is that he is fucking fool.
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
As far as I have been forced to even know who he is, my one opinion about Tyler Austin Harper is that he is fucking fool.
This anecdote, which I included in my 2017 book on Haiti, kind of sums the guy up for me.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This anecdote, which I included in my 2017 book on Haiti, kind of sums the guy up for me.
When you don’t care for the stranger, you get the bat to the head just like we used to do back in Chicago.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When you don’t care for the stranger, you get the bat to the head just like we used to do back in Chicago.
With the rampant war crimes he is committing against boats in the Caribbean & Pacific & now this announcement, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Trump is "picking his favourite cartel" as some governments of Mexico & elsewhere historically have.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
With the rampant war crimes he is committing against boats in the Caribbean & Pacific & now this announcement, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Trump is "picking his favourite cartel" as some governments of Mexico & elsewhere historically have.
I would love to introduce pompous, privileged American academics to the many Afghans I know - some right here in the U.S. - who could tell him that, yes, despite all its problems, not living under a violently misogynistic, genocidal, Pakistan-backed group of Koran-thumping freaks was in fact better.
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I would love to introduce pompous, privileged American academics to the many Afghans I know - some right here in the U.S. - who could tell him that, yes, despite all its problems, not living under a violently misogynistic, genocidal, Pakistan-backed group of Koran-thumping freaks was in fact better.
It would be a really good idea if public officials could control their Twitter/X addiction long enough to not post potentially false information on such a serious matter.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It would be a really good idea if public officials could control their Twitter/X addiction long enough to not post potentially false information on such a serious matter.
"It's too much trouble and work to prosecute attempted coups in the United States" - Peter Skandalakis www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"It's too much trouble and work to prosecute attempted coups in the United States" - Peter Skandalakis www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The time for general staff mutinies at the Washington Post & New York Times is long overdue. It was the video that was “controversial,“ not the president’s demand that members of the opposition party be murdered? Trump clearly lies something is “seditious” so we just “both sides” it as a headline?
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The time for general staff mutinies at the Washington Post & New York Times is long overdue. It was the video that was “controversial,“ not the president’s demand that members of the opposition party be murdered? Trump clearly lies something is “seditious” so we just “both sides” it as a headline?
Le Sombre Malembo, Dieu du carrefour by Wilfedo Lam, 1943, oil on canvas. One of the highlights of current exhibit "When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream," now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and a tableau whose meaning will not be lost on any vodouisant or santero.
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Le Sombre Malembo, Dieu du carrefour by Wilfedo Lam, 1943, oil on canvas. One of the highlights of current exhibit "When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream," now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and a tableau whose meaning will not be lost on any vodouisant or santero.
The current Wilfredo Lam exhibit at MOMA is glorious.
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The current Wilfredo Lam exhibit at MOMA is glorious.
The Prime Minister of Poland has got it right.
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Prime Minister of Poland has got it right.
The former Foreign Minister of Lithuania is correct.
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The former Foreign Minister of Lithuania is correct.
The president called for leading members of the opposition party to be murdered today and this is the top story on the homepage of the New York Times.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The president called for leading members of the opposition party to be murdered today and this is the top story on the homepage of the New York Times.
The "president" is a demented, treasonous, putschist pig and the media and everyone else should stop pretending that he is anything but that.
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The "president" is a demented, treasonous, putschist pig and the media and everyone else should stop pretending that he is anything but that.
As a Pennsylvania native and voter myself, it is truly unfortunate that the Jeff Bezos- owned Washington Post chooses a Trump cultist kook as their sole Op-Ed voice on the priorities of the state.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
As a Pennsylvania native and voter myself, it is truly unfortunate that the Jeff Bezos- owned Washington Post chooses a Trump cultist kook as their sole Op-Ed voice on the priorities of the state.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, delivered the Gettysburg Address on this date in 1863. This is the only known image of Lincoln at Gettysburg, taken by photographer Mathew Brady.
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, delivered the Gettysburg Address on this date in 1863. This is the only known image of Lincoln at Gettysburg, taken by photographer Mathew Brady.