Michael King
@pointaustin.bsky.social
Semi-retired writer, currently in Austin, defrocked academic, published over the years in the Austin Chronicle, Texas Observer, The Baffler, Houston Press, & (eons ago) the New Haven Advocate. Editor, Collected Early Poetry of Ezra Pound (ND, 1976}
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Michael King
@pointaustin.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Just for the record, I don't "follow back" folks who haven't posted. Show me your cards.
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easy to imagine benny johnson huffing asbestos on camera to own the libs
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
easy to imagine benny johnson huffing asbestos on camera to own the libs
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If you are wealthy in Trump’s America, you can commit any crime you want with zero consequences. www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If you are wealthy in Trump’s America, you can commit any crime you want with zero consequences. www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
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Nothing like a room full of white men gathering around and being extremely racist. It's a klan rally without the hoods.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Nothing like a room full of white men gathering around and being extremely racist. It's a klan rally without the hoods.
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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the 2024 election was not stolen. people just voted for the fascist. no reputable analyst thinks Harris really won; his victory was completely in line with polls.
I keep seeing people spreading this stuff. please don't do that. lies and conspiracies help fascists.
I keep seeing people spreading this stuff. please don't do that. lies and conspiracies help fascists.
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
the 2024 election was not stolen. people just voted for the fascist. no reputable analyst thinks Harris really won; his victory was completely in line with polls.
I keep seeing people spreading this stuff. please don't do that. lies and conspiracies help fascists.
I keep seeing people spreading this stuff. please don't do that. lies and conspiracies help fascists.
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everyone in this administration was the kind of kid who pulled wings off flies
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
everyone in this administration was the kind of kid who pulled wings off flies
Every one of these air attacks is an act of murder, conspired by a cabal of murderers.
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Every one of these air attacks is an act of murder, conspired by a cabal of murderers.
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"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
Our Fearless Leader is accepting supplications today. His official sycophants humiliate themselves on camera, entertained by court clerks who record these flatteries as though they drop from an angel chorus. O tempora! O mores!
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our Fearless Leader is accepting supplications today. His official sycophants humiliate themselves on camera, entertained by court clerks who record these flatteries as though they drop from an angel chorus. O tempora! O mores!
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As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
We are accommodating an invader & mass murderer, while subsidizing US robber barons
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We are accommodating an invader & mass murderer, while subsidizing US robber barons
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
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January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
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The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
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Remember—Billionaire philanthropy is PR
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Remember—Billionaire philanthropy is PR
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
Making America Great Again by killing children
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Making America Great Again by killing children
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Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Nine years ago, I talked with several refugee families before their first American Thanksgiving. What they had been through was harrowing, but they showed me nothing but kindness. I think of them often. www.austinchronicle.com/news/thanksg...
Thanksgiving as a Refugee in America
Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
www.austinchronicle.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Nine years ago, I talked with several refugee families before their first American Thanksgiving. What they had been through was harrowing, but they showed me nothing but kindness. I think of them often. www.austinchronicle.com/news/thanksg...
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Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.