Michael Markman
@mickeleh.bsky.social
Avid news reader. Occasional news kibbitzer. Retired marketer. Retired YouTuber. NYer transplanted to PNW. Blue to the core.
Weird editorial in today’s @nytimes.com “Are we losing our democracy” They answer yes-ish. 12 markers of the slide from democracy to autocracy. And they arbitrarily set the slider for each one somewhere between 0 and 100. Based on…?
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Weird editorial in today’s @nytimes.com “Are we losing our democracy” They answer yes-ish. 12 markers of the slide from democracy to autocracy. And they arbitrarily set the slider for each one somewhere between 0 and 100. Based on…?
Anyone out there old enough to remember Esso? Rebranded in 1972 to Exxon (now ExxonMobile)
October 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Anyone out there old enough to remember Esso? Rebranded in 1972 to Exxon (now ExxonMobile)
The cover that launched a thousand memes.
Make that a thousand and one.
www.instagram.com/p/DP3HHgpkR-...
Make that a thousand and one.
www.instagram.com/p/DP3HHgpkR-...
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The cover that launched a thousand memes.
Make that a thousand and one.
www.instagram.com/p/DP3HHgpkR-...
Make that a thousand and one.
www.instagram.com/p/DP3HHgpkR-...
Who made this? It’s brilliant.
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Who made this? It’s brilliant.
That’s not a drive. It’s a short putt.
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
That’s not a drive. It’s a short putt.
Yes. Love the fall roses
September 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yes. Love the fall roses
I left Disney+ a note asking them not to think of it as a cancellation but merely an "indefinite suspension." I also left a few choice words about their Mr. Iger.
September 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I left Disney+ a note asking them not to think of it as a cancellation but merely an "indefinite suspension." I also left a few choice words about their Mr. Iger.
For now, I’m enjoying Apple’s ability to summarize seven-paragraph fundraising texts down to two lines. Looking forward to the update which will send them straight to spam.
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For now, I’m enjoying Apple’s ability to summarize seven-paragraph fundraising texts down to two lines. Looking forward to the update which will send them straight to spam.
Cadet Bone Spurs cosplays as a fictional psychopath in his wars on America. Meanwhile, the resistance grows stronger. A hopeful catalogue of recent wins by the opposition. The looming question: will it be enough? Part 2 of an ongoing series on Trump's Wars
mickeleh.substack.com/p/the-republ...
mickeleh.substack.com/p/the-republ...
September 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Cadet Bone Spurs cosplays as a fictional psychopath in his wars on America. Meanwhile, the resistance grows stronger. A hopeful catalogue of recent wins by the opposition. The looming question: will it be enough? Part 2 of an ongoing series on Trump's Wars
mickeleh.substack.com/p/the-republ...
mickeleh.substack.com/p/the-republ...
Trump misses the point of naming it the Defense Department in the first place. A War Department has no mission when there's no war. Truman recognized that the job of Defense is ongoing. He used the branding "Defense Department" as a soft halo over a vigorous projection of US. hard power.
September 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump misses the point of naming it the Defense Department in the first place. A War Department has no mission when there's no war. Truman recognized that the job of Defense is ongoing. He used the branding "Defense Department" as a soft halo over a vigorous projection of US. hard power.
Brilliant ad. One of the best. But whoever designed her campaign website should be sued for malpractice. I’ll show you the menu. Can you read it?
www.paigeforscranton.com
www.paigeforscranton.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Brilliant ad. One of the best. But whoever designed her campaign website should be sued for malpractice. I’ll show you the menu. Can you read it?
www.paigeforscranton.com
www.paigeforscranton.com
For no particular reason, he lied, I’ve been thinking about Louis Armstrong’s recording of, “I’ll be glad when you’re dead, you rascal you.” I remember it best from the Betty Boop cartoon. But there’s also a 1942 film that includes these shots:
September 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
For no particular reason, he lied, I’ve been thinking about Louis Armstrong’s recording of, “I’ll be glad when you’re dead, you rascal you.” I remember it best from the Betty Boop cartoon. But there’s also a 1942 film that includes these shots:
At least we got another Gavin meme out of it.
August 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
At least we got another Gavin meme out of it.
Hope is at hand. (the meme is spreading rapidly. I wasn't able to trace it back to its originator. If you know, I'd like to credit them.)
August 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hope is at hand. (the meme is spreading rapidly. I wasn't able to trace it back to its originator. If you know, I'd like to credit them.)
New Post on Substack:
If Trump wants a Peace Prize, tell him to stop making war on America.
open.substack.com/pub/mickeleh...
If Trump wants a Peace Prize, tell him to stop making war on America.
open.substack.com/pub/mickeleh...
August 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New Post on Substack:
If Trump wants a Peace Prize, tell him to stop making war on America.
open.substack.com/pub/mickeleh...
If Trump wants a Peace Prize, tell him to stop making war on America.
open.substack.com/pub/mickeleh...
Last May, Hillary began selling mugs
August 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Last May, Hillary began selling mugs
6/14/2018 — @Mikel_Jollett: “SHE. WAS. RIGHT. ABOUT. EVERYTHING.”
August 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
6/14/2018 — @Mikel_Jollett: “SHE. WAS. RIGHT. ABOUT. EVERYTHING.”
Can you believe this headline from Fox News?
"UNITED PURSUIT OF PEACE; Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders Take More Baby Steps Toward a Deal"
Obscene
"UNITED PURSUIT OF PEACE; Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders Take More Baby Steps Toward a Deal"
Obscene
August 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Can you believe this headline from Fox News?
"UNITED PURSUIT OF PEACE; Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders Take More Baby Steps Toward a Deal"
Obscene
"UNITED PURSUIT OF PEACE; Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders Take More Baby Steps Toward a Deal"
Obscene
Mississippi Now?
Microsoft Now?
Mizz Now?
(and what is the meaning of
the banner with the stripes?)
Microsoft Now?
Mizz Now?
(and what is the meaning of
the banner with the stripes?)
August 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Mississippi Now?
Microsoft Now?
Mizz Now?
(and what is the meaning of
the banner with the stripes?)
Microsoft Now?
Mizz Now?
(and what is the meaning of
the banner with the stripes?)
Maybe Europe’s leaders have learned something from watching Trump bullying US law firms, universities, and media companies. Maybe it’s a lesson from the labor movement. Maybe it’s Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 cartoon. Solidarity Forever! JOIN, or DIE.
August 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Maybe Europe’s leaders have learned something from watching Trump bullying US law firms, universities, and media companies. Maybe it’s a lesson from the labor movement. Maybe it’s Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 cartoon. Solidarity Forever! JOIN, or DIE.
The pursuit continues. Still out of grasp
August 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The pursuit continues. Still out of grasp
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August 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Lincoln was right: you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Too bad, Trump fooled so many of them in November.
August 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Lincoln was right: you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Too bad, Trump fooled so many of them in November.
Kudos to the guv!
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Kudos to the guv!