Michael Mirasol
@flipcritic.bsky.social
Filipino-Australian. Feminist. Polymath. Dilettante. Climber. Critic.
Trapped near the inner circle of thought.
If you're trying to sell me something, please don't follow me.
Trapped near the inner circle of thought.
If you're trying to sell me something, please don't follow me.
So many complaints from citizens about climate disasters.
Yet governments keep committing to fossil fuels.
Nobody can say they didn't know.
Yet governments keep committing to fossil fuels.
Nobody can say they didn't know.
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So many complaints from citizens about climate disasters.
Yet governments keep committing to fossil fuels.
Nobody can say they didn't know.
Yet governments keep committing to fossil fuels.
Nobody can say they didn't know.
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Authorities both local and central have come under fire for their response to the catastrophic floods in Southern Thailand. www.coffeeparliament.com/p/floods-ove...
Floods Overwhelm the South — and the Authorities
Disaster preparedness and relief efforts come under fire
www.coffeeparliament.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Authorities both local and central have come under fire for their response to the catastrophic floods in Southern Thailand. www.coffeeparliament.com/p/floods-ove...
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Wow I am blown away by this new data on Australia's climate views
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wow I am blown away by this new data on Australia's climate views
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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Sending love to the folks in St. Paul and everyone who is fighting back against ICE. Chicago is with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Sending love to the folks in St. Paul and everyone who is fighting back against ICE. Chicago is with you.
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson) is hosting an event in New York next week featuring Eric Adams, John Fetterman, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden Middle East negotiator Amos Hochstein, and top Israeli officials.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson) is hosting an event in New York next week featuring Eric Adams, John Fetterman, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden Middle East negotiator Amos Hochstein, and top Israeli officials.
Hat tip: The soundtrack for SNEAKERS (1992) is incredibly helpful when coding. James Horner FOREVER.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Hat tip: The soundtrack for SNEAKERS (1992) is incredibly helpful when coding. James Horner FOREVER.
Keep writing.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Keep writing.
And this is just Year 1 folks.
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
And this is just Year 1 folks.
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Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
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He continues to treat Russia like it didn’t start the war
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
He continues to treat Russia like it didn’t start the war
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Bitch, AI isn't conscious you're just lonely
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bitch, AI isn't conscious you're just lonely
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At @propublica.org we reported in April on how ICE Air flight attendants feel about having to transport shackled passengers: www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
At @propublica.org we reported in April on how ICE Air flight attendants feel about having to transport shackled passengers: www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
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The Albanese Government is about to rush through a bill which, Australia Institute research shows, would fast-track 94 new fossil fuel projects.
This will undermine environmental protections and lock in emissions for decades.
#auspol
This will undermine environmental protections and lock in emissions for decades.
#auspol
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Albanese Government is about to rush through a bill which, Australia Institute research shows, would fast-track 94 new fossil fuel projects.
This will undermine environmental protections and lock in emissions for decades.
#auspol
This will undermine environmental protections and lock in emissions for decades.
#auspol
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
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If Merrick Garland had done his job properly, this would also be Trump.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If Merrick Garland had done his job properly, this would also be Trump.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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1/2 “Corruption follows cruelty and it breeds in secrecy, and that’s the Nauru deal and offshore detention all over.”
Thank you @davidshoebridge.bsky.social for pursuing.
The Austrac report was clear, so why did the government proceed with this dodgy deal?
Perhaps corruption was a feature? #auspol
Thank you @davidshoebridge.bsky.social for pursuing.
The Austrac report was clear, so why did the government proceed with this dodgy deal?
Perhaps corruption was a feature? #auspol
Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation deal
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
1/2 “Corruption follows cruelty and it breeds in secrecy, and that’s the Nauru deal and offshore detention all over.”
Thank you @davidshoebridge.bsky.social for pursuing.
The Austrac report was clear, so why did the government proceed with this dodgy deal?
Perhaps corruption was a feature? #auspol
Thank you @davidshoebridge.bsky.social for pursuing.
The Austrac report was clear, so why did the government proceed with this dodgy deal?
Perhaps corruption was a feature? #auspol
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My day and discussion with beloved Udo from 2014 when we drove around the desert and talked ... and went to thrift stores. And more: thesunsetgun.com/2025/11/25/t...
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My day and discussion with beloved Udo from 2014 when we drove around the desert and talked ... and went to thrift stores. And more: thesunsetgun.com/2025/11/25/t...
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So sad to lose this absolute legend and friend. No one ever was or ever will be like him. A great loss to cinema and to the world. But he will live on to me and to everyone who loved him -- and so many loved him -- and he still shines bright. Udo Forever.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So sad to lose this absolute legend and friend. No one ever was or ever will be like him. A great loss to cinema and to the world. But he will live on to me and to everyone who loved him -- and so many loved him -- and he still shines bright. Udo Forever.
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My Dinner with Gene & Roger - by Michael Phillips
www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/...
www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/...
My Dinner with Gene & Roger | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
A Chicago critic remembers the Chicago critics who changed everything.
www.rogerebert.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My Dinner with Gene & Roger - by Michael Phillips
www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/...
www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/...
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real brother energy in this
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
real brother energy in this