Michael F
@michaelf617.bsky.social
Boston area geography buff, cat freak, film snob, physical media diehard, Sky Bar afficionado. He/him
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Michael F
@michaelf617.bsky.social
· Aug 9
Once again I would love for the Democratic party to articulate a long term plan beyond "hide under some coats until he dies and hope everything turns out ok"
Wow makes you wonder if that was the entire purpose of filling American cities with armed troops in the first place doesn't it
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Wow makes you wonder if that was the entire purpose of filling American cities with armed troops in the first place doesn't it
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We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
If the Democrats get back in power the debate is going to be "should we scale back ICE 3% or just leave it as is" when the answer should be crucifixion for everyone involved in shit like this
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If the Democrats get back in power the debate is going to be "should we scale back ICE 3% or just leave it as is" when the answer should be crucifixion for everyone involved in shit like this
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Corporate Media is going to pretend that Trump is heartbroken about the two West Virginian National Guardsmen being shot in DC, but the entire point of moving a standing army into a peaceful city was to induce violence by The People to justify more violence by Trump on The People in retaliation.
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Corporate Media is going to pretend that Trump is heartbroken about the two West Virginian National Guardsmen being shot in DC, but the entire point of moving a standing army into a peaceful city was to induce violence by The People to justify more violence by Trump on The People in retaliation.
Tony Brothers is so bad at his job I'm amazed the white house hasn't poached him from the nba
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tony Brothers is so bad at his job I'm amazed the white house hasn't poached him from the nba
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National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
This is the most thrilling thread I'm going to see today (and maybe tomorrow and Friday)
My inlaws were supposed to drive to Philadelphia from Boston on Sunday.
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is the most thrilling thread I'm going to see today (and maybe tomorrow and Friday)
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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The fact that OpenAI put a rule about not using ChatGPT for self harm in the terms of service means they knew it was going to drive some people over the edge and they smirked and shipped the damn thing anyway.
We need to make -way- more use of the corporate death penalty.
We need to make -way- more use of the corporate death penalty.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The fact that OpenAI put a rule about not using ChatGPT for self harm in the terms of service means they knew it was going to drive some people over the edge and they smirked and shipped the damn thing anyway.
We need to make -way- more use of the corporate death penalty.
We need to make -way- more use of the corporate death penalty.
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
I like that cars have a "check engine" light, it's like the doctor telling you "you're unwell, see you next time", thank you for giving me no actionable information
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I like that cars have a "check engine" light, it's like the doctor telling you "you're unwell, see you next time", thank you for giving me no actionable information
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Where were they on january 6
President Trump set to pardon Gobble and Waddle for annual turkey pardon | Click on the image to read the full story
President Trump set to pardon Gobble and Waddle for annual turkey pardon
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation.
www.wcvb.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Where were they on january 6
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
Happy to chat with the administration about the Nuremberg tribunals.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Hey look POTUS calling for military tribunals
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
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My moon conspiracy theory is that every astronaut who sees the Earth from space immediately says “That’s a spicy meatball!” and NASA is covering it up.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My moon conspiracy theory is that every astronaut who sees the Earth from space immediately says “That’s a spicy meatball!” and NASA is covering it up.
I can't express how thankful I am that when I was a 22-year-old dipshit I had no access to instant online sports betting
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I can't express how thankful I am that when I was a 22-year-old dipshit I had no access to instant online sports betting
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Your periodic reminder that @radiofreetom.bsky.social who many of you like to follow, and who writes for the Atlantic, was pushing the great replacement theory before Trump and has never apologized for it. He's part of what got us here.
October 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Your periodic reminder that @radiofreetom.bsky.social who many of you like to follow, and who writes for the Atlantic, was pushing the great replacement theory before Trump and has never apologized for it. He's part of what got us here.
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CAUSE HE'S GONG FOR CHRISTMAS
HE'S GOING FOR TREES
SHE'S ALL ALONE (ALL ALONE!)
ALL ALONE WITH HER WRAPPING NEEDS
HE'S GOING FOR TREES
SHE'S ALL ALONE (ALL ALONE!)
ALL ALONE WITH HER WRAPPING NEEDS
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
CAUSE HE'S GONG FOR CHRISTMAS
HE'S GOING FOR TREES
SHE'S ALL ALONE (ALL ALONE!)
ALL ALONE WITH HER WRAPPING NEEDS
HE'S GOING FOR TREES
SHE'S ALL ALONE (ALL ALONE!)
ALL ALONE WITH HER WRAPPING NEEDS
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Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
December self-care has begun
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
December self-care has begun
I mark every december like I'm pitching a no-hitter and when I hear the Paul McCartney song, the no-hitter is over. If it's December 17th, for example, it's like I took it into the 7th. This year I gave up a leadoff home run (heard it in November) :(
Join me in my annual game. There is just one goal: Avoid hearing Drummer Boy. Last person standing wins.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I mark every december like I'm pitching a no-hitter and when I hear the Paul McCartney song, the no-hitter is over. If it's December 17th, for example, it's like I took it into the 7th. This year I gave up a leadoff home run (heard it in November) :(