Michael Mirer
@michaelmirer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor studying sports-related media and journalistic professionalism at UW-Milwaukee. Aspiring boat guy.
I'm supposed to take health advice from a guy who works out in jeans? Seriously?
Days after their Super Bowl halftime face-off, Kid Rock teamed up with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a “Make America Healthy Again” workout video posted on X.
Kid Rock teams up with RFK Jr. as Bad Bunny storms the charts after Super Bowl
Days after their Super Bowl halftime face-off, Kid Rock teamed up with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a “Make America Healthy Again” workout video posted on X.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I'm supposed to take health advice from a guy who works out in jeans? Seriously?
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I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.
it's the new [eyeblack]:
it's the new [eyeblack]:
An NBA investor in four teams profits from immigrant athletes — and immigrant megajails
[eyeblack] identifies four NBA teams tied to an investor that made $120M selling property for a planned ICE detention center, and explains why more owners could follow.
www.readeyeblack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.
it's the new [eyeblack]:
it's the new [eyeblack]:
Does he have to show his passport?
Sen. Mike Rounds makes the case for voter ID: "Look, I can't even buy a Coors Light without showing my ID"
February 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Does he have to show his passport?
I think this is right. But I still want a promotion-relegation style system within the NBA to give the mid-range teams something to play for.
A lot of exhaustive anti-tanking copy from my colleagues from over the weekend. It was the right time for it, with the commish at the lectern & execs around to opine. A lot of very smart people weighed in, with some good ideas.
Ultimately, I don't think it matters as much as we think it does.
Ultimately, I don't think it matters as much as we think it does.
February 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I think this is right. But I still want a promotion-relegation style system within the NBA to give the mid-range teams something to play for.
People where I live already show IDs to vote.
Emmer: "They want law enforcement to show IDs but they don't think people should show an ID to vote. There's some type of intellectual disconnect."
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
People where I live already show IDs to vote.
On this week's Hard Pass, @briankarem.bsky.social, Mark, and I talked about coverage of the various cabinet crashouts last week (but somehow didn't even get to the WSJ's Kristi Noem story). It's a lot.
This Cabinet is Collapsing
YouTube video by Hard Pass Podcast
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
On this week's Hard Pass, @briankarem.bsky.social, Mark, and I talked about coverage of the various cabinet crashouts last week (but somehow didn't even get to the WSJ's Kristi Noem story). It's a lot.
Lincoln was a real one
i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Lincoln was a real one
The CBS executives who did this should acted disgracefully and I hope President Ocasio-Cortez's future FCC chair takes notice.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The CBS executives who did this should acted disgracefully and I hope President Ocasio-Cortez's future FCC chair takes notice.
A few years ago, @jenniferharker.bsky.social (who is here but not really here) and I did a piece on how this kind of product was rolled at a newspaper chain. The focus was more college sports for alums than high schools though.
February 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A few years ago, @jenniferharker.bsky.social (who is here but not really here) and I did a piece on how this kind of product was rolled at a newspaper chain. The focus was more college sports for alums than high schools though.
I wouldn't have seen the AOC tweet if people hadn't shared it here. Someone seeking clout on X is different than NYT editorial policy.
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I wouldn't have seen the AOC tweet if people hadn't shared it here. Someone seeking clout on X is different than NYT editorial policy.
A vote for Bart is a vote for anarchy.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A vote for Bart is a vote for anarchy.
The "rewrite man" is an old journalistic role, an relic of the days when journalistic outfits had more reporters than news hole and lots of people to throw at breaking news. I am certain these are not the Plain Dealer's current problems.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The "rewrite man" is an old journalistic role, an relic of the days when journalistic outfits had more reporters than news hole and lots of people to throw at breaking news. I am certain these are not the Plain Dealer's current problems.
The online left is in the audience attraction business, not the politcal change business. The Dems can never be doing enough for them. Of course, sometimes the party leaders are wrong and reflexively dismissing the online critiques is not the correct choice either.
One of my black pill moments was that Biden actually focused on lifting the lowest quartiles up at the expense of the rich and the online left screamed at him about student loan forgiveness.
The vibecession was primarily driven by lower sentiment among the upper and middle classes, not the lower classes.
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The online left is in the audience attraction business, not the politcal change business. The Dems can never be doing enough for them. Of course, sometimes the party leaders are wrong and reflexively dismissing the online critiques is not the correct choice either.
As the main force behind destroying USAID, Elon is really leaning into the quip about one death being a tragedy and one million a statistic.
Elon Musk is such a ghoul chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...
Mural of slain Ukrainian refugee, linked to effort funded by Elon Musk, appears in Chicago
The mural of Iryna Zarutska, 23, who was fatally stabbed last year on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, was painted on a building at 2415 W. Montrose Ave. Musk and other supporters of President Do...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
As the main force behind destroying USAID, Elon is really leaning into the quip about one death being a tragedy and one million a statistic.
The large Kirkland bag of coffee at Costco went up $6 last year. It is not breaking the bank for me since I only buy one bag a month, but I am pissed about it every time.
If you're eating one egg a day, a 2% increase in egg costs raises your egg spending by about two dollars annually. You'd notice this?
February 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The large Kirkland bag of coffee at Costco went up $6 last year. It is not breaking the bank for me since I only buy one bag a month, but I am pissed about it every time.
Too bad lying under oath isn't a crime.
<puts hand to earpiece>
Wait, I'm being told we have an update.
<puts hand to earpiece>
Wait, I'm being told we have an update.
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Too bad lying under oath isn't a crime.
<puts hand to earpiece>
Wait, I'm being told we have an update.
<puts hand to earpiece>
Wait, I'm being told we have an update.
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
Cultures have never been static, nor are those shared ideas inborn.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Cultures have never been static, nor are those shared ideas inborn.
I honestly don't know if there's any good work done in this area, but every famous evo psych person I've ever encountered is either trying to naturalize social hierarchy or justify men cheating on their spouses with younger women.
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I honestly don't know if there's any good work done in this area, but every famous evo psych person I've ever encountered is either trying to naturalize social hierarchy or justify men cheating on their spouses with younger women.
Lawsuits incoming.
For those of you who track such things, Trump has hit a new low in the NYT approval averages: minus-16 (yes, MOE, etc.) The most recent high-quality poll, from AP-NORC, has him at minus-26. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls
Track the latest approval rating and polls on Americans’ approval of President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Lawsuits incoming.
Media researcher here, we are already having individualized experiences watching sports because every viewer brings their own consciousness to the broadcast.
‘We control one of the handful of commodities keeping the entire cable television industry alive so our plan is to do everything possible to destroy its value.’
![Adam Silver: "There's no doubt that AI will have the same impact on sports... how we're going to be able to [hyper-personalize] our telecasts... We're about to witness probably the most significant change, certainly in my lifetime, in how sports are presented." 🏀📺🎙️ #NBA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreih2lyjgxff6fhw7fzuaylomh2gygwheuxkubtf7hbinuqfia4ecle@jpeg)
February 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Media researcher here, we are already having individualized experiences watching sports because every viewer brings their own consciousness to the broadcast.
Expanding to 32 teams and splitting the league into an NBA-1 and NBA-2 and doing promotion and relegation between the two.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on tanking: "It's so clear that the incentives are misaligned."
Silver said the believes tanking is worse than we've seen before and said that's what led to the recent fines as an effort to put all teams on notice. Silver emphasized again the league is focused on fixes.
Silver said the believes tanking is worse than we've seen before and said that's what led to the recent fines as an effort to put all teams on notice. Silver emphasized again the league is focused on fixes.
February 15, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Expanding to 32 teams and splitting the league into an NBA-1 and NBA-2 and doing promotion and relegation between the two.
My biggest economic frustration is that the big Kirkland brand coffee is six dollars more expensive than during Brandon's term.
Rising coffee prices are changing how some Americans get their caffeine.
Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines
Rising coffee prices are changing how some Americans get their caffeine. Government data shows coffee prices were up nearly 20 percent in December from a year earlier and up almost 50 percent over five years.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
My biggest economic frustration is that the big Kirkland brand coffee is six dollars more expensive than during Brandon's term.
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That's weird, she just told me that she didn't even race today.
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That's weird, she just told me that she didn't even race today.
Poking around the Epstein Files and it appears he was insured by United Healthcare so I have a new theory on how he died.
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Poking around the Epstein Files and it appears he was insured by United Healthcare so I have a new theory on how he died.