Your Friend Michael
@michaelpg.bsky.social
We could be doing so much better than this.
"Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value." -Joe Biden, who never actually wanted people to hold him to that ...
"Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value." -Joe Biden, who never actually wanted people to hold him to that ...
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You've asked, you've begged, (you haven't this is rhetorical), and here it is: An Andor/Dril Season 2 Thread! Since I put half the EU in the Season 1 thread (embedded below), I'm instead going to focus on our special boy, Syril Karn.
(Spoilers for Andor S2 follow)
Fig. 1 - Syril at the office.
(Spoilers for Andor S2 follow)
Fig. 1 - Syril at the office.
"Good Art is the best weapon against power." -Conan O Brien.
Kurt Vonnegut
"Listen, Harvard..."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Listen, Harvard..."
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"Good Art is the best weapon against power." -Conan O Brien.
Kurt Vonnegut
"Listen, Harvard..."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Listen, Harvard..."
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Hey "senior white house official"...
Try. It.
Try. It.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Hey "senior white house official"...
Try. It.
Try. It.
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
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My position, not preference: The "the press" matters less every day. People are scrolling news on X, TikTok, etc, and seeing influencers who package the news (or fake stuff) with their slants. The WH boosts what it wants; there is a cash reward (creator payouts) for X influencers who get boosted.
The press is so useless JFC
Yeah, I think a lot about the choice the Trump admin has made to send film crews after everybody to show they're Doing Something.
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
My position, not preference: The "the press" matters less every day. People are scrolling news on X, TikTok, etc, and seeing influencers who package the news (or fake stuff) with their slants. The WH boosts what it wants; there is a cash reward (creator payouts) for X influencers who get boosted.
You have a quintillion followers man, some of them will both disagree with you and do so stupidly! Sorry!
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
You have a quintillion followers man, some of them will both disagree with you and do so stupidly! Sorry!
Jamelle simultaneously is the best columnist the NYT still has and a thin-skinned man ill-suited for social media who, before receiving any real volume of replies, builds himself a cross made of straw men and hangs himself upon it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Jamelle simultaneously is the best columnist the NYT still has and a thin-skinned man ill-suited for social media who, before receiving any real volume of replies, builds himself a cross made of straw men and hangs himself upon it.
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I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
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it's genuinely incredible how nobody batted an eye at trump threatening imperialistic wars of expansion against mexico, iran, venezuela, nigeria, and colombia but the one that actually got people to be serious about the warmongering is denmark. parodic, even
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
it's genuinely incredible how nobody batted an eye at trump threatening imperialistic wars of expansion against mexico, iran, venezuela, nigeria, and colombia but the one that actually got people to be serious about the warmongering is denmark. parodic, even
I'm always saying this...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I'm always saying this...
NOT NOW KRISTEN SINEMA
Learning things I didn't need to know about Kristin Sinema; she (allegedly) slept with multiple members of her security detail.
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NOT NOW KRISTEN SINEMA
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New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
"I love you guys, I'm your Ally!"
Ok, do this one(1) thing.
"No! 😍"
Ok, do this one(1) thing.
"No! 😍"
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso faced a tough crowd at the NYC-DSA Electoral Working Group's candidate forum last night.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"I love you guys, I'm your Ally!"
Ok, do this one(1) thing.
"No! 😍"
Ok, do this one(1) thing.
"No! 😍"
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What certain people can’t let go is the idea of the police as this universal mom or dad to call when a situation is too much for you to manage—you don’t have to be scared or make hard decisions, the cops will take it from here—and I’m sorry but they just have to understand that that is not real
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
What certain people can’t let go is the idea of the police as this universal mom or dad to call when a situation is too much for you to manage—you don’t have to be scared or make hard decisions, the cops will take it from here—and I’m sorry but they just have to understand that that is not real
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Holy shit. PROOF
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Holy shit. PROOF
Dumbest written list since 1911 China, IYKYK
dawg holy shit on the stream they are saying that the abandoned car has the names of agents, phone numbers, emails, maps of where they are staying on and on and on
LIVE NOW: youtube.com/live/TewasUR...
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Dumbest written list since 1911 China, IYKYK
Lol. Why wait?
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Lol. Why wait?
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i think these guys are careening towards something they're going to wind up regretting
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche calls what is happening in Minneapolis an “insurrection” and threatens to go after Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey over their “terrorism.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 AM
i think these guys are careening towards something they're going to wind up regretting
...it's because there are Somalians in Portland, isn't it? Jfc.
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
...it's because there are Somalians in Portland, isn't it? Jfc.
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Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
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Lots of people running with ICE’s claim that someone attacked them with a shovel so they were justified in shooting two people. What kind of shovel? It’s like 10 degrees outside, there hasn’t been snow in days. Why would someone just happen to have a shovel on hand after a high speed chase?
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Lots of people running with ICE’s claim that someone attacked them with a shovel so they were justified in shooting two people. What kind of shovel? It’s like 10 degrees outside, there hasn’t been snow in days. Why would someone just happen to have a shovel on hand after a high speed chase?
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Democrats are just straight up not going to win in red states and “Independent” Trojan horses are the best way to win over idiot voters
University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is expected to run for U.S. Senate as an Independent, part of an elaborate plan apparently backed by former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in a move that has angered Democrats.
Bodnar plans Senate run as an Independent, and Tester’s apparent support angers Democrats in Montana
University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is expected to run for U.S. Senate as an Independent, part of an elaborate plan apparently backed by former Sen. Jon Tester in a move that has angered Democ...
montanafreepress.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Democrats are just straight up not going to win in red states and “Independent” Trojan horses are the best way to win over idiot voters