Mike Ely
@bluesky.taupehat.com
Fellow Micronian, amateur berationist, dog person (but cat-friendly), ally if you want one. As Californian as it gets. He/Him
This is an awesome post that only starts to make sense right at the end.
I've been sleeping with a big pillow on my chest for my cat so she can lay kn my chest without injuring me since my surgery ans she FINALLY ACCEPTED IT AND LAID DOWN ON IT...... I'M GONNA CRY........ I took an edible tonight and I have never been so happy in my life. I love my cat so much yall
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is an awesome post that only starts to make sense right at the end.
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Before every meeting or even phone call with Zelinskyy, Trump first calls Putin. That should tell you something.
It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin.
Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.
It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin.
Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Before every meeting or even phone call with Zelinskyy, Trump first calls Putin. That should tell you something.
It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin.
Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.
It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin.
Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.
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Not a right to free speech, a right to monologue bsky.app/profile/dani...
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Not a right to free speech, a right to monologue bsky.app/profile/dani...
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It's surprising how much I enjoy a character as personally revolting as Gary Oldman's portrayal of Jake Lamb in #slowhorses. He's so awful, but you can't look away.
December 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's surprising how much I enjoy a character as personally revolting as Gary Oldman's portrayal of Jake Lamb in #slowhorses. He's so awful, but you can't look away.
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Elon Musk appointed 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, the grandson of a KGB lieutenant colonel to DOGE. He was instrumental in cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development, which directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of poor people overseas.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Elon Musk appointed 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, the grandson of a KGB lieutenant colonel to DOGE. He was instrumental in cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development, which directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of poor people overseas.
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ICE is looking to spend more than $300 million under Trump for social-media monitoring tools, facial recognition software, license plate readers and services to find where people live and work.
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’
The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
ICE is looking to spend more than $300 million under Trump for social-media monitoring tools, facial recognition software, license plate readers and services to find where people live and work.
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There is no situation in which I need a random recipe site to be allowed to send me notifications. None.
December 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There is no situation in which I need a random recipe site to be allowed to send me notifications. None.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
It's not just the American far right that takes its marching orders from Moscow:
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany’s far-right AfD accused of gathering information for the Kremlin
Alternative for Germany’s opponents accuse the party of attempting to disclose sensitive information on arms supply routes and drone defenses.
www.politico.eu
December 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It's not just the American far right that takes its marching orders from Moscow:
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
America, what are we doing here?
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
America, what are we doing here?
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
This candidate could have gone a couple ways with the quote-post here. The path she took says a lot about why I think she deserves to win.
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This candidate could have gone a couple ways with the quote-post here. The path she took says a lot about why I think she deserves to win.
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One thing I already love about 2026 is that declawing will become illegal in California! 🥳 a24.asmdc.org/press-releas...
California’s Bill To Ban Cat Declawing Will Take Effect in 2026 | Official Website - Assemblymember Alex Lee Representing the 24th California Assembly District
Assemblymember Alex Lee’s legislation, AB 867, is a landmark and momentous achievement for animal welfare. The bill, which was signed by the Governor, bans cat declawing in California, and it will take effect on January 1, 2026.
a24.asmdc.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
One thing I already love about 2026 is that declawing will become illegal in California! 🥳 a24.asmdc.org/press-releas...
Annoyed with @bookshop.org - an organization I'd really like to like for what they do. Someone sent me a gift card from them which I appreciate as it wasn't BN or Amazon but can't use it to buy e-books, which... hell, I don't even use a reading lamp anymore. I guess it's somewhere in the garage?
December 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Annoyed with @bookshop.org - an organization I'd really like to like for what they do. Someone sent me a gift card from them which I appreciate as it wasn't BN or Amazon but can't use it to buy e-books, which... hell, I don't even use a reading lamp anymore. I guess it's somewhere in the garage?
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Me: "I’ve brought a urine sample."
Doctor: "I didn’t ask for a urine sample."
Me: "There was a LOT of traffic."
Doctor: "I didn’t ask for a urine sample."
Me: "There was a LOT of traffic."
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Me: "I’ve brought a urine sample."
Doctor: "I didn’t ask for a urine sample."
Me: "There was a LOT of traffic."
Doctor: "I didn’t ask for a urine sample."
Me: "There was a LOT of traffic."
I randomly got curious to see what the CBS News website had to say about 60 Minutes. In the most unsurprising news the censors only managed to half-ass things. Evil hindered by its own incompetence. That's 2025 in America for ya.
December 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I randomly got curious to see what the CBS News website had to say about 60 Minutes. In the most unsurprising news the censors only managed to half-ass things. Evil hindered by its own incompetence. That's 2025 in America for ya.
To think Trump voters were duped into believing trans people were the biggest danger in women's restrooms. America, what are we doing here?
www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-r...
www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-r...
ICE agents break into women's bathroom: 'Pull up your pants'
Agents forced their way into a women’s bathroom and told an occupant to "pull up your pants and come out" during the raid.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
To think Trump voters were duped into believing trans people were the biggest danger in women's restrooms. America, what are we doing here?
www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-r...
www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-r...
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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You're welcome
December 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
You're welcome
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December 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Lexus is really out there with their December to Remember ads like that SNL skit didn't absolutely destroy the whole concept years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEy...
December to Remember Car Commercial - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Lexus is really out there with their December to Remember ads like that SNL skit didn't absolutely destroy the whole concept years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEy...
If your friends, family or loved ones are serving in the United States military, send good thoughts their way. Not only are they the living tip of the spear, they're at the tip of the whip, driven into conflict by a profoundly stupid and evil man.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAf...
Where There's a Whip There's a Way!
YouTube video by Misha Gurevich
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
If your friends, family or loved ones are serving in the United States military, send good thoughts their way. Not only are they the living tip of the spear, they're at the tip of the whip, driven into conflict by a profoundly stupid and evil man.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAf...