Michael
@michaelmcdaniel.bsky.social
Teach Native American Lit./History by day and watch as much baseball as possible in the remaining hours of my life. Avid lap and open water swimmer. Dogs are better than us. #Brewers #Rangers
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Michael
@michaelmcdaniel.bsky.social
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“All the authority of their chief is in his tongue’s end; for he is powerful insofar as he is eloquent; and, even, if he kills himself talking and haranguing, he will not be obeyed unless he pleases the Savages.” Fr. Paul Le Jeune
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“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
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December 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
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I remember seeing Mike Sardina get into his van with the “Lightning and Thunder” logo on the side in a parking lot on Brady street in Milwaukee in the mid 90’s and thinking “huh, interesting concept.”
'Song Sung Blue,' starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, is corny comfort cinema with bittersweet notes
Review: 'Song Sung Blue,' starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, is corny comfort cinema with bittersweet notes
Filmmaker Craig Brewer of 'Hustle & Flow' returns with a quirky music biopic about a Neil Diamond cover band that opened for Pearl Jam only to be stricken with bad luck.
www.latimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I remember seeing Mike Sardina get into his van with the “Lightning and Thunder” logo on the side in a parking lot on Brady street in Milwaukee in the mid 90’s and thinking “huh, interesting concept.”
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Once a Talking Header, always a Talking Header.
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Once a Talking Header, always a Talking Header.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Almost a year into this presidency, Trump voters have gotten nothing except the Big Beautiful Bill, which was usual Republican politics of giving tax cuts to the rich and slashing social spending for the poor. Housing remains unaffordable, cost of living is rising, and manufacturing jobs fell.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Almost a year into this presidency, Trump voters have gotten nothing except the Big Beautiful Bill, which was usual Republican politics of giving tax cuts to the rich and slashing social spending for the poor. Housing remains unaffordable, cost of living is rising, and manufacturing jobs fell.
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“Aye, breach your last to the sun, Moby Dick!” cried Ahab, “thy hour and thy harpoon are at hand!”
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“Aye, breach your last to the sun, Moby Dick!” cried Ahab, “thy hour and thy harpoon are at hand!”
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The problem isn't that we can't talk to each other
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The problem isn't that we can't talk to each other
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
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Today, on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we remember the lives lost due to violence. Today is a call to action to continue fighting against the stigma, discrimination, and legislation that fuel this cruel violence. ☂️
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today, on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we remember the lives lost due to violence. Today is a call to action to continue fighting against the stigma, discrimination, and legislation that fuel this cruel violence. ☂️
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a newly murdered thing of the sea
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
a newly murdered thing of the sea
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So Jeff Kent got a power surge around age 30 in the peak of the steroid era and is apparently above suspicion while Bonds, the greatest hitter most of us will ever see, is a pariah.
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So Jeff Kent got a power surge around age 30 in the peak of the steroid era and is apparently above suspicion while Bonds, the greatest hitter most of us will ever see, is a pariah.
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Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
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ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
The U.S. couldn’t be bothered to abide by its own Constitution. They defied Article VI from the beginning.
historically speaking this not correct, but the issue there may hinge on whether or not and to what extent this enterprise we call a country has ever been either sustainable or a democracy
Loving war crimes is not a sustainable policy in a democracy
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The U.S. couldn’t be bothered to abide by its own Constitution. They defied Article VI from the beginning.
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‘Times have changed since the 1960s. Military force and police repression are unlikely to produce the outcomes the US desires, and may end up strengthening Latin American nationalisms instead.’
Forrest Hylton on the US, Colombia and Venezuela, from the blog.
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Forrest Hylton on the US, Colombia and Venezuela, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Forrest Hylton | Gran Colombia Redux
The US can bomb Venezuelan military and civilian targets from the USS Gerald R. Ford but it’s difficult to imagine...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘Times have changed since the 1960s. Military force and police repression are unlikely to produce the outcomes the US desires, and may end up strengthening Latin American nationalisms instead.’
Forrest Hylton on the US, Colombia and Venezuela, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Forrest Hylton on the US, Colombia and Venezuela, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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It’s amazing how much of this advertising is “you know that thing you were already doing without any issues? What if your phone told you to do it?”
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It’s amazing how much of this advertising is “you know that thing you were already doing without any issues? What if your phone told you to do it?”
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Love these background features. Quality baseball organizations are made of quality people.
You may be well-versed in the pitcher side of The Miz, he of 104 mph fastballs and gleeful fist pumps.
But to better understand Jacob Misiorowski — the person — is to see, to feel the love he has for Tom Misiorowski.
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But to better understand Jacob Misiorowski — the person — is to see, to feel the love he has for Tom Misiorowski.
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Love these background features. Quality baseball organizations are made of quality people.
Quite similar styling.
I discovered these photos today. And discovered they were friends, Trump and Liberace, mid-1980s Trump Tower co-tenants and shopping buddies. I had no idea.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Quite similar styling.
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Learning to use my goddam coffee maker or, occasionally, following my kid into this Blank Street joint for this matcha shit. Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
#UnionUnionUnion
#UnionUnionUnion
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Learning to use my goddam coffee maker or, occasionally, following my kid into this Blank Street joint for this matcha shit. Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
#UnionUnionUnion
#UnionUnionUnion
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‘mainstream media has in fact long participated in covering up the full scale of the Epstein story. The original cover-up was ignoring his sexual crimes. Those are now better reported. But by ignoring how integrated Epstein was with the American empire, these outlets are conducting another cover-up’
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
‘mainstream media has in fact long participated in covering up the full scale of the Epstein story. The original cover-up was ignoring his sexual crimes. Those are now better reported. But by ignoring how integrated Epstein was with the American empire, these outlets are conducting another cover-up’
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Matt Arnold has been named 2025 MLB executive of the year for the second straight year, as voted on by his peers.
Arnold was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last month. The Brewers would be wise to make sure they keep him around for a very long time.
Arnold was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last month. The Brewers would be wise to make sure they keep him around for a very long time.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Matt Arnold has been named 2025 MLB executive of the year for the second straight year, as voted on by his peers.
Arnold was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last month. The Brewers would be wise to make sure they keep him around for a very long time.
Arnold was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last month. The Brewers would be wise to make sure they keep him around for a very long time.
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But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
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Is Schumer still the minority leader? Is Durbin still the whip? Is Cortes-Masto still a vice chair? Good Democrats -- rank and file, those committed to restoring party --must tell Act Blue and every candidate with hands out for the coming midterms -- that there's no cash coming without new leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is Schumer still the minority leader? Is Durbin still the whip? Is Cortes-Masto still a vice chair? Good Democrats -- rank and file, those committed to restoring party --must tell Act Blue and every candidate with hands out for the coming midterms -- that there's no cash coming without new leaders.