BryanMichael
@piquedinthe80s.bsky.social
Terminally online lurker. Host to one cat lady, many cats, existential dread and more gray hair than I care to admit. Check Engine light has been on since 2011. Two spaces after a period—a habit it just doesn't feel right to break.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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The only purity test the far left has is, "everyone or no one." If you're not willing to include everyone in the future, fuck you.
Vance: "President Trump did not built the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeating purity tests ... we don't care if you're controversial or a little bit boring, people of every faith come to our banner."
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The only purity test the far left has is, "everyone or no one." If you're not willing to include everyone in the future, fuck you.
Thanks to @seananmcguire.bsky.social I found this poem.
It's time.
The wheel turns; the summer ends.
The light departs, the cold descends,
And we are left to hold the light
Against the cold and longest night.
It's time.
The wheel turns; the summer ends.
The light departs, the cold descends,
And we are left to hold the light
Against the cold and longest night.
December 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Thanks to @seananmcguire.bsky.social I found this poem.
It's time.
The wheel turns; the summer ends.
The light departs, the cold descends,
And we are left to hold the light
Against the cold and longest night.
It's time.
The wheel turns; the summer ends.
The light departs, the cold descends,
And we are left to hold the light
Against the cold and longest night.
THE most stand-alone worthy post out of the middle of a thread I've ever seen.
I remember when they added wheels to luggage. Before that, for some reason, you either just had to lug your big ass suitcase around in one hand or get a luggage cart by default. Why did it take so long for bags to have wheels??? How am I that old?
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
THE most stand-alone worthy post out of the middle of a thread I've ever seen.
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seen some pained acronyms in my time but holy shit
December 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
seen some pained acronyms in my time but holy shit
This wasn't just some 'afternoon delight,' this was *after bedtime* because we had to get up and go to work in the morning!
Ah, but we were younger then.
More energy, more stamina, better ... circulation.
Ah, but we were younger then.
More energy, more stamina, better ... circulation.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This wasn't just some 'afternoon delight,' this was *after bedtime* because we had to get up and go to work in the morning!
Ah, but we were younger then.
More energy, more stamina, better ... circulation.
Ah, but we were younger then.
More energy, more stamina, better ... circulation.
This thread, this author thinks in a way I wish we didn't have to, but is important to:
Who would sign up for (DACA | Medicare for All | etc.) now, knowing that the system designed to benefit you could easily be turned around to target you?
Republicans are more & more the party of fear.
Who would sign up for (DACA | Medicare for All | etc.) now, knowing that the system designed to benefit you could easily be turned around to target you?
Republicans are more & more the party of fear.
I’m optimistic by nature, and my own pessimistic thought lately has been that Trump has destroyed trust among marginalized communities for generations to come in ways that can’t easily be rebuilt (if at all, in the medium term).
I get accused of cockeyed optimism from time to time and it’s not totally unfair.
but I am very pessimistic about the ability of red state publics to maintain either academic integrity or academic quality while the primary concern of their boards and legislatures is culture war.
but I am very pessimistic about the ability of red state publics to maintain either academic integrity or academic quality while the primary concern of their boards and legislatures is culture war.
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This thread, this author thinks in a way I wish we didn't have to, but is important to:
Who would sign up for (DACA | Medicare for All | etc.) now, knowing that the system designed to benefit you could easily be turned around to target you?
Republicans are more & more the party of fear.
Who would sign up for (DACA | Medicare for All | etc.) now, knowing that the system designed to benefit you could easily be turned around to target you?
Republicans are more & more the party of fear.
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I would not could not gen ai
I would not like it here or there
I would not like it anywhere
I would not like it here or there
I would not like it anywhere
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I would not could not gen ai
I would not like it here or there
I would not like it anywhere
I would not like it here or there
I would not like it anywhere
It's been a while since I've needed the counter, damn it.
Not gay / lesbian / transgender / drag queen. It was a youth minister. Again.
Not gay / lesbian / transgender / drag queen. It was a youth minister. Again.
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
It's been a while since I've needed the counter, damn it.
Not gay / lesbian / transgender / drag queen. It was a youth minister. Again.
Not gay / lesbian / transgender / drag queen. It was a youth minister. Again.
• Youth minister ("children's pastor")
• Arrested on charges of child sexual abuse
• "investigation revealed decades of missed warnings"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
It's almost like there's a pattern...
• Arrested on charges of child sexual abuse
• "investigation revealed decades of missed warnings"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
It's almost like there's a pattern...
Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
The former Assemblies of God minister was indicted in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
• Youth minister ("children's pastor")
• Arrested on charges of child sexual abuse
• "investigation revealed decades of missed warnings"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
It's almost like there's a pattern...
• Arrested on charges of child sexual abuse
• "investigation revealed decades of missed warnings"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
It's almost like there's a pattern...
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occurs to me that we might be getting the "there's a problem of lonely males with no friends or romantic partners" and "there's a lucrative industry of toxic male influencers who tell young men to act like assholes" causation arrow backwards
December 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
occurs to me that we might be getting the "there's a problem of lonely males with no friends or romantic partners" and "there's a lucrative industry of toxic male influencers who tell young men to act like assholes" causation arrow backwards
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No President before the current Administrator ever expressed such open contempt for the people who successfully kept the country running long enough for him to get his tiny grubby hands on it.
Trump installs new plaques insulting Democratic presidents under White House portraits - buff.ly/1IqmKQt
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
No President before the current Administrator ever expressed such open contempt for the people who successfully kept the country running long enough for him to get his tiny grubby hands on it.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish
Yifat Merbl is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
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The Li-Ion does not concern himself with critical battery temperature warnings
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Li-Ion does not concern himself with critical battery temperature warnings
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I will never forget and never forgive these actions. And there are so many, with so many people carrying these orders out while others laugh and clap and post excited selfies about it all.
Justice has to be served.
Justice has to be served.
Read to the end. NPR asked why the Trump team ended a low-cost program that cured millions of tropical diseases w drugs donated by pharma. The spokesperson replied with an NPR headline—“Farewell to USAID”—and said: “What do you think farewell meant?” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I will never forget and never forgive these actions. And there are so many, with so many people carrying these orders out while others laugh and clap and post excited selfies about it all.
Justice has to be served.
Justice has to be served.
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
![A screenshot of a Tumblr post:
firewalkwithmedvd: speaking of unhinged stupid shit I've read recently
[quoted text]: Except that a breeding kink involves a third party that is not ever capable of consent: unborn children. If ALL involved parties can't consent to the sexual activity, it's not okay. [end quoted text]
rancidslime replies: torn between astonishment at how stupid this is and a momentary breathless giddiness at the idea of somehow creating a psyop among conservative americans where we create a moral panic over sex for procreation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4auhwitujfpj7vviygk4wfgm/bafkreih4oxydr4skso6n35ywlnslnq42zanqi2q4ij24admqyy3jqgwptq@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
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Perfection
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Perfection
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Even catching "mild" COVID compromises your immune system for months afterwards, leaving you vulnerable to other infections. Get your shots. Wear a mask.
December 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Even catching "mild" COVID compromises your immune system for months afterwards, leaving you vulnerable to other infections. Get your shots. Wear a mask.