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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a honey of a tie

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 6h

I promise, the easiest thing in the world for a young white guy is to not ever have a nazi-curious phase. And not getting a related tattoo, a painful process of permanently marking your body? Even easier! The lowest of low bars for holding public office.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 21h

What’s a Gatsby party if not an early version of aura farming?
(I’m afraid to ask my kids if I’m using that correctly)

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 23h

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960, dir. Roger Corman)

A backhoe tearing apart the actual fucking White House

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 1d

I’d assumed “he’s taking a bulldozer to the government and constitution” would remain metaphorical. Hope someone’s keeping an eye on the National Archives just in case.
I’ll say this for Trump, the man doesn’t believe in subtext, it’s all right there on the surface.

Valorie Bridges Fant * Author of * Go Back to Your Country * @vrfant1.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: The Trump administration has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 1d

It’s got such a great energy the others mostly lack. I really appreciate it starts in media res, he’s already invisible and well on his way to madness.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 1d

It does so much with that sound. Really unsettling.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 1d

A smash and grab at the Louvre? Where’s the respect? Where’s the artistry, the craftsmanship? Dig a tunnel, use a mirror to reflect a laser, impersonate a guard or something. Just don’t be boring

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports reut.rs/43u2cX1

Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports

A robbery has taken place at the Louvre museum in Paris early on Sunday, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, with the newspaper Le Parisien reporting several thieves have stolen pieces of jewellery from the Napoleon collection.

reut.rs

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 2d

Oh that has to be even worse

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 2d

I thought I was prepared, but I was wrong. A guy in a bodysuit crawled towards us and they lost their minds. It was hilarious

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 2d

Took a bunch of tween girls to a haunted maze tonight and I’m hoping the ringing in my ears stops soon.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 2d

Great turnout, great signs in Burbank, my favorite I didn’t get a pic of said EAT MY POSSE COMITATUS

Smoky the Bear saying ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FASCIST LIARS there are people in chicken suits in the background

IF YOUR VOICE HAD NO POWER THEG WOULDNT TRY TO SILENCE YOU sign

A woman dressed as Mrs Roper holding a sign that says ICE DONT KNOCK ON MY DOOR

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

Here we go

No Kings sign saying YES ON 50 = NO TO TRUMP

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

If that many people are showing up in Newark, this is gonna be massive. Trump got 64% of the vote in Licking County last November.

David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 3d

The No Kings protest in Newark, Ohio. Our reporter at the scene says about 1,000 people are there. After events in smaller cities this afternoon, the main protest will be at the Ohio Statehouse at 4pm.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

Scrolling for a movie, saw Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, an idea too stupid to contemplate. But Pride & Prejudice & Vampires? Now we’re cooking! A mysterious stranger rents a long empty mansion, exciting the attention of all the local young ladies. It writes itself!

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

Ohtani already has 10 Ks!

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

Shohei just hit one out of Dodger Stadium, literally out of the stadium. Also, he’s thrown six scoreless.

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · May 7

Ohtani hit another impossibly towering home run tonight, so I’m again reminded of Buck O’Neil talking about his favorite sound in the world

The Ultimate Ball Field Sound

Buck O'Neil has heard the sound three time: The Babe, Josh Gibson, & Bo Jackson

youtu.be

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 3d

In the early days of Twitter the Dept of the Interior was one of my favorite accounts, they’d just post beautiful photos of public lands across the country. Sad to see how far the rot has reached.

The only post on the Interior’s timeline saying “losing the AI arms race to China” is a bigger threat than global warming and some racist fear mongering about immigrants.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · May 10

Again I’m begging for a VC vampire movie. Like what Ex Machina did with Frankenstein. Between Holmes and the guy using his son’s blood, it writes itself. There’s a 1971 Italian movie called They Changed Their Faces that does “the rich are literal vampires” too but I think we’re due for a new one

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · May 10

The absolute fucking cackle I let out at this headline

Philip Cheung for The New York Times
A THERANOS-LIKE PITCH
Elizabeth Holmes's partner - Billy Evans — has a new start-up. It's a blood testing company.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 4d

It’s always the economists

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 4d

Hell yeah, this is exactly what I’m talking about. The more Halloween songs the better, this dude is doing the (dark) lord’s work.

THE PHANTOM A.D. - I GO WHERE THE PARTY TAKES ME

THE PHANTOM A.D. - I GO WHERE THE PARTY TAKES ME (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by The Phantom A.D.

youtu.be

Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 5d

To be clear, this isn’t a complaint, we need more holiday novelty songs! (Christmas doesn’t count)

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 5d

Ever think about how weird it is that the title track to the biggest album in history is a novelty Halloween song? Thriller is incredible, but “Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood?”
It’s like if Elvis’s biggest hit were The Monster Mash.

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 6d

Words can’t express how badly I need to see this whale

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 6d

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 7d

Not all heroes wear capes, some carry Sharpies and tell you which button mutes the gas pump video.

Gas pump with the word mute written on one of the white buttons next to the screen. This is real community building, being a good neighbor kind of stuff

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