Michael M. Hughes
@michaelmhughes.bsky.social
Author, speaker, game designer, magical thinker, satirist. Copy editor @The Baltimore Banner. Opinions 💯 mine. http://theartofmagicalliving.com and http://michaelmhughes.com. And coming to Kickstarter March 2025: http://rockersandrollersgame.com
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The first print run of Magic for the Resistance has sold out already! I am delighted that it is having renewed life at such an important time.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Because so many people have asked, I'm looking into taking my Tarot Boot Camp on the road (mid-Atlantic region for now). Do you know of any great arts venues, retreat centers, or spiritual bookstores that might want to host 30-75 people? I can do daylong or weekend intensives. Let me know & thanks!
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Because so many people have asked, I'm looking into taking my Tarot Boot Camp on the road (mid-Atlantic region for now). Do you know of any great arts venues, retreat centers, or spiritual bookstores that might want to host 30-75 people? I can do daylong or weekend intensives. Let me know & thanks!
Popular Mechanics has pretty much transformed into the Weekly World News.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Popular Mechanics has pretty much transformed into the Weekly World News.
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Queen Ghislaine even has a puppy at Club Fed. This is how convicted sex traffickers are coddled by the Trump admin. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Queen Ghislaine even has a puppy at Club Fed. This is how convicted sex traffickers are coddled by the Trump admin. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
More beef tallow! Gruel can replace free student lunches! Arrest the seed oil peddlers!
RFK Jr: "President Trump is revising the dietary guidelines which is gonna dramatically change the food culture in this country."
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
More beef tallow! Gruel can replace free student lunches! Arrest the seed oil peddlers!
Uh ...
This is what a bunch of Democrats in the Senate just voted for:
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Uh ...
@bcdreyer.social do you have any thoughts on the increasing use of "around" to mean "about," as in, "We're having conversations around copy editing"? It grates when I hear it (constantly) or come across it when I'm editing, but am I being persnickety? Is this a lost cause?
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
@bcdreyer.social do you have any thoughts on the increasing use of "around" to mean "about," as in, "We're having conversations around copy editing"? It grates when I hear it (constantly) or come across it when I'm editing, but am I being persnickety? Is this a lost cause?
These horrific extrajudicial murder videos are snuff films, pure and simple.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
These horrific extrajudicial murder videos are snuff films, pure and simple.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Just call the Execrable Eight “spelunkers.” They all caved.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Just call the Execrable Eight “spelunkers.” They all caved.
Lucy PROMISES that if Charlie Brown just does what she asks she will absolutely, positively NOT pull the football away the next time he goes for a kick.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Lucy PROMISES that if Charlie Brown just does what she asks she will absolutely, positively NOT pull the football away the next time he goes for a kick.
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Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
Blessed are the billionaires, for they shall steal food from the mouths of the hungry.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Blessed are the billionaires, for they shall steal food from the mouths of the hungry.
The Washington Post editorial board is the one dropping the mask here. The Bezosification is complete—and it’s appalling. “Look, here’s the terrible socialist framed by two Black men! He’s gonna steal your money and give it to *those* people!”
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Washington Post editorial board is the one dropping the mask here. The Bezosification is complete—and it’s appalling. “Look, here’s the terrible socialist framed by two Black men! He’s gonna steal your money and give it to *those* people!”
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this sort of thing makes me feel sincerely that we have fallen from grace as a civilisation
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
this sort of thing makes me feel sincerely that we have fallen from grace as a civilisation
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We often forget how far we have come: Today almost 3/4 of EU electricity generation is from non-fossil energy sources.
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We often forget how far we have come: Today almost 3/4 of EU electricity generation is from non-fossil energy sources.
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
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Things are getting scary financial wise. Haven't had a commission in months & old former clients who promised me they were going to call me 'real soon' are ghosting me
I've never had a client reaching out from Bsky, but I'll try once again: please visit absurdbydesign.com to check my illustrations
I've never had a client reaching out from Bsky, but I'll try once again: please visit absurdbydesign.com to check my illustrations
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Things are getting scary financial wise. Haven't had a commission in months & old former clients who promised me they were going to call me 'real soon' are ghosting me
I've never had a client reaching out from Bsky, but I'll try once again: please visit absurdbydesign.com to check my illustrations
I've never had a client reaching out from Bsky, but I'll try once again: please visit absurdbydesign.com to check my illustrations
Poor little bigoted Tommy Tubesock
Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Poor little bigoted Tommy Tubesock
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Abolish Border Patrol.
Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Abolish Border Patrol.
When the dust settles, the "AI is the future of tech and will save the world!" myth is gonna be seen as the epitome of human greed, hubris, and stupidity. Sadly, when the bubble pops, so will the global economy.
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When the dust settles, the "AI is the future of tech and will save the world!" myth is gonna be seen as the epitome of human greed, hubris, and stupidity. Sadly, when the bubble pops, so will the global economy.
Dozing Donald
Ya think everyone notices and starts talking really quietly around him so as to not wake him up?
Are aides behind him aggressively clearing their throats and stamping on the floor?
TFW a curse of your own words come back on you, "doesn't know where he is or what he's doing" and "he's asleep".
Are aides behind him aggressively clearing their throats and stamping on the floor?
TFW a curse of your own words come back on you, "doesn't know where he is or what he's doing" and "he's asleep".
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Dozing Donald
Yes, we are in a bubble, and yes, it's gonna be really bad when it pops.
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yes, we are in a bubble, and yes, it's gonna be really bad when it pops.
The first print run of Magic for the Resistance has sold out already! I am delighted that it is having renewed life at such an important time.
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The first print run of Magic for the Resistance has sold out already! I am delighted that it is having renewed life at such an important time.
Guess I should take a 2-week vacation.
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Guess I should take a 2-week vacation.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.