Michael Gerber, bon vivant
@michaelgerber.bsky.social
Boss @ American Bystander. Proud papa of Barry Trotter. Cerebrally Palsied. Survivor of bonus mystery illness. Lover of print comedy & cartoons, Worsley acupuncture, qigong, trains, chicken curry. Mayor of Santa Monica (unofficial).
Pinned
My fellow US satirists, now is the time to do your thing.
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”
Forget your career—draw blood
Tear down these crooks & fools
Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to
LET IT RIP!!!!
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Older adults often turn out in large numbers at Bay Area political and social protests. Though there are some obvious risks, geriatricians say it’s a healthy activity overall.
Bay Area protests are filled with older adults. Doctors say it can be great for their health
Older adults often turn out in large numbers at Bay Area political and social protests. Though there are some obvious risks, geriatricians say it’s a healthy activity overall.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Older adults often turn out in large numbers at Bay Area political and social protests. Though there are some obvious risks, geriatricians say it’s a healthy activity overall.
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There are anti-ICE signs on every business, every streetlight, every blank wall, in half the windows. Everyone is wearing anti-ICE clothing. No one talks about anything else, at the bus stop, at work, at the bars and restaurants, at the store.
Total unity around one idea: ICE OUT NOW
Total unity around one idea: ICE OUT NOW
Computer, enhance.
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
There are anti-ICE signs on every business, every streetlight, every blank wall, in half the windows. Everyone is wearing anti-ICE clothing. No one talks about anything else, at the bus stop, at work, at the bars and restaurants, at the store.
Total unity around one idea: ICE OUT NOW
Total unity around one idea: ICE OUT NOW
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What European leaders want to hear from Senate Dems: "We are doing everything we possibly can to stop this regime, remove him and his movement from power, honor our treaties and commitments, and prevent this from ever happening again."
What they got instead -- this mush:
What they got instead -- this mush:
“Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending. … I don’t know if that’s possible.” - @durbin.senate.gov to Danes in Europe.
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
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“COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who traveled here on an urgent mission to reassure Danish leaders amid President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to acquire Greenland had a straightforward message.
In an interview between high-level meetings, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin summed it up this way: “Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending.”
Durbin added: “I don’t know if that’s possible.”
The four-decade veteran of Congress, who’s been on dozens of CODELs, wasn’t just referring to Trump’s apparent determination to take over the Danish territory at all costs, or Republicans’ hesitation to openly defy him. Durbin was giving a sobering assessment of Congress as a supposedly coequal branch of government.
Over the span of several decades and under the leadership of both parties, lawmakers have ceded their authority to the executive branch on everything from war powers to tariffs to the power of the purse. Hill leaders have prioritized avoiding politically difficult votes or been slow to react – or done nothing – as presidents repeatedly pushed the limits of their own power at the expense of Congress.
“It’s not just this moment or this president,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who co-led the delegation. “What makes this moment so hard is, if Congress can’t stand up in the face of something where there is no strategic value and lots of strategic harm…is Congress really willing to exert its authority at all?”
That’s what made this particular CODEL so uniquely difficult — and surreal.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cf26plxwia7dxpm6plry3sj2/bafkreibjseyx4567lbf33ldoqqe66czitqhdzl7ppsi4s3swrfyo6dtwsu@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 PM
What European leaders want to hear from Senate Dems: "We are doing everything we possibly can to stop this regime, remove him and his movement from power, honor our treaties and commitments, and prevent this from ever happening again."
What they got instead -- this mush:
What they got instead -- this mush:
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So @icegov.bsky.social: just leave. Get out. You’ve lost. You can never beat us. Just leave. Go home
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
So @icegov.bsky.social: just leave. Get out. You’ve lost. You can never beat us. Just leave. Go home
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They can kidnap us, they can brutalize us, they can threaten us, they can harass us, they can even kill us but THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF US and WE ARE UNITED AGAINST THEM MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD and so THEY CANNOT WIN
All the time the kidnappers waste in vain intimidation attempts against the good people of Minnesota is time they do not spend kidnapping. The kidnappers are swamped, trudging through an infinite slog of resolute solidarity… They do not have the numbers, their productivity decreases, they can't win.
Here’s a really tense ICE situation in front of my home. One car looped a block 25 times until two reinforcement cars showed up and led me home. Was pretty scary because I was solo - BUT I knew I had backup from thousands of courageous neighbors and observers. Strength in numbers.
January 20, 2026 at 12:09 AM
They can kidnap us, they can brutalize us, they can threaten us, they can harass us, they can even kill us but THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF US and WE ARE UNITED AGAINST THEM MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD and so THEY CANNOT WIN
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it turns out most americans, in fact, hate this nazi shit
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
it turns out most americans, in fact, hate this nazi shit
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Irish commando raid on Washington, DC now being prepared. (Sorry, them's the rules now.)
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Irish commando raid on Washington, DC now being prepared. (Sorry, them's the rules now.)
Rams' Twitter could be straight FIRE from now until 2050, and the facts will remain:
1. More fans in LA care about *the Raiders*.
2. USC in 2005 was 100x more beloved.
The Rams are an lovely artisanal football team, I wish them well. But here? They're mainly a means to sell beer & chips.
1. More fans in LA care about *the Raiders*.
2. USC in 2005 was 100x more beloved.
The Rams are an lovely artisanal football team, I wish them well. But here? They're mainly a means to sell beer & chips.
The Rams' official Twitter account mocked "Good, Better, Best" and the weather Sunday night.
Rams social media team trolls Bears after win
chicago.suntimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Rams' Twitter could be straight FIRE from now until 2050, and the facts will remain:
1. More fans in LA care about *the Raiders*.
2. USC in 2005 was 100x more beloved.
The Rams are an lovely artisanal football team, I wish them well. But here? They're mainly a means to sell beer & chips.
1. More fans in LA care about *the Raiders*.
2. USC in 2005 was 100x more beloved.
The Rams are an lovely artisanal football team, I wish them well. But here? They're mainly a means to sell beer & chips.
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If you were ever curious to watch A Hard Day's Night, Monty Python, "The Sixties" really, being born.
Happy Birthday, Richard Lester. The Running, Jumping, and Standing Still Film (1959). archive.org/details/ther...
The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film : Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Director, Dick Lester
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January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
If you were ever curious to watch A Hard Day's Night, Monty Python, "The Sixties" really, being born.
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Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
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What would Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., be doing in Minneapolis right now?
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What would Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., be doing in Minneapolis right now?
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
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I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
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I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
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haul Bovino’s ass in front of the judge every six hours to explain this shit
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
haul Bovino’s ass in front of the judge every six hours to explain this shit
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
Joe Rogan: Your go-to source on DMT elves
January 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Joe Rogan: Your go-to source on DMT elves
Think of how calm things would be if Sleepy Joe was President
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Think of how calm things would be if Sleepy Joe was President
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Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
It must be nice to live in a civilization
Did you know that every time someone loans a book from a library in the UK or Ireland that the author gets money?!
youtube.com/shorts/aEOhV...
youtube.com/shorts/aEOhV...
Authors get money when you loan a library book
YouTube video by Mark Stay
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It must be nice to live in a civilization
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Good news, if true.
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Good news, if true.
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crabs is rocks with food inside
Speak, muses — tell me about a sentence or phrase that you read in someone's ephemeral post on a long-dead online forum but has lived rent-free in your head ever since
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
crabs is rocks with food inside
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i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
August 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
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Republican lawmakers are doing what they've done for the last decade: whispering to each other that the head of their party is unhinged and frightening, then acting in public as if everything is just fine. They are cowards who have sold out their country.
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Republican lawmakers are doing what they've done for the last decade: whispering to each other that the head of their party is unhinged and frightening, then acting in public as if everything is just fine. They are cowards who have sold out their country.
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What if Salo was Louis XIV themed
Still wild that this is real — as Trump loots the country and health care bills skyrocket with masked goons terrorizing black and brown people… they rich dance in dog masks at Mar-A-Lago Eyes Wide Shut-style
They don’t care about you
They don’t care about you
January 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
What if Salo was Louis XIV themed