Mike Cook
@mikecook82.bsky.social
Lover of film, television, comedy and horror. Former advertising creative. I am pro Star Trek and antifascist. AI sucks. Humanity rules. 🇨🇦
My creative work: Mikecookonline.com
My creative work: Mikecookonline.com
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November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hey @paulscheer.com you see this fast and furious x gossip? www.instagram.com/p/DRh6kg6k3y...
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“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson
— Robert Anton Wilson
"Assume everyone I interact with online is struggling with their mental health" has only become a more important guiding principle in the past couple years
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson
— Robert Anton Wilson
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It’s a Holiday Weekend, which means it’s the perfect time to catch up on the Star Wars live reads! Here’s a clip from the Return of the Jedi reading with Jack Quaid as Han, @richsommer.pizza as Luke, Jon Cryer as 3P0 and Eric Edelstein as Chewie.
Watch em all at swliveread.com for free!!
Watch em all at swliveread.com for free!!
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It’s a Holiday Weekend, which means it’s the perfect time to catch up on the Star Wars live reads! Here’s a clip from the Return of the Jedi reading with Jack Quaid as Han, @richsommer.pizza as Luke, Jon Cryer as 3P0 and Eric Edelstein as Chewie.
Watch em all at swliveread.com for free!!
Watch em all at swliveread.com for free!!
@mark-carney.bsky.social please don’t by jets from the Americans. They are who we need the jets to defend ourselves against. This would be like Ukraine depending on Russia for their military equipment. Choose the Swedes. To buy US jets would be surrendering before any war has begun.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social please don’t by jets from the Americans. They are who we need the jets to defend ourselves against. This would be like Ukraine depending on Russia for their military equipment. Choose the Swedes. To buy US jets would be surrendering before any war has begun.
Anybody else getting swarmed by bot follows today? Been swatting them like flies. Good news is Bluesky updated their reporting features so now you can flag them as a bot with a tap, before blocking. 🪰👋
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Anybody else getting swarmed by bot follows today? Been swatting them like flies. Good news is Bluesky updated their reporting features so now you can flag them as a bot with a tap, before blocking. 🪰👋
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
Hey @patrickcotnoir.bsky.social FYI, i think kino might have screwed up international shipping (Canada) for the GLTS bluray, cuz i placed my order a month ago but it wasn’t “approved” until after i wrote customer service on the 20th asking for a tracking #. I have a # now but it still hasn’t shipped
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hey @patrickcotnoir.bsky.social FYI, i think kino might have screwed up international shipping (Canada) for the GLTS bluray, cuz i placed my order a month ago but it wasn’t “approved” until after i wrote customer service on the 20th asking for a tracking #. I have a # now but it still hasn’t shipped
Never seen this before on Netflix - A credited critic’s review in the movie description. Anybody else seen this before?
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Never seen this before on Netflix - A credited critic’s review in the movie description. Anybody else seen this before?
Hey @paulscheer.com you should go on @redlettermedia.com. Maybe bring Zouks and June if she’s not too busy being a star. Would be so cool to see a HDTGM x RLM crossover! @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and jack Quaid have done it. Please and thank you!
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey @paulscheer.com you should go on @redlettermedia.com. Maybe bring Zouks and June if she’s not too busy being a star. Would be so cool to see a HDTGM x RLM crossover! @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and jack Quaid have done it. Please and thank you!
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
The United States of America is currently trying to force Ukraine to surrender to Russia because the president thinks he can use the “win” of ending the war to distract from his pedophilia scandal and crumpling economy. That’s a thing that is happening. Jesus Christ.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The United States of America is currently trying to force Ukraine to surrender to Russia because the president thinks he can use the “win” of ending the war to distract from his pedophilia scandal and crumpling economy. That’s a thing that is happening. Jesus Christ.
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Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
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@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
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AI is the new motion smoothing
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
AI is the new motion smoothing
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
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November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
This weeks SNL was really good and I really want glen powel to be cast as the next Batman and to wear the blue and grey suit.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This weeks SNL was really good and I really want glen powel to be cast as the next Batman and to wear the blue and grey suit.
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It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
Alright I’ll say it… I’m glad smashing machine bombed and the rock is making Jumanji 3. I liked his first two jumanji’s. What I really want is for the rock to lean into his fast talking, badass, funny, tough-guy persona that he perfected in wrestling and we’ve really only seen on screen in fast 5.
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Alright I’ll say it… I’m glad smashing machine bombed and the rock is making Jumanji 3. I liked his first two jumanji’s. What I really want is for the rock to lean into his fast talking, badass, funny, tough-guy persona that he perfected in wrestling and we’ve really only seen on screen in fast 5.
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This goes for Transphobes too.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This goes for Transphobes too.
Yesterday I came across this. ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-s... Called customer service, reported it and they took it down. Then, looking for a news story about it, I googled “Walmart racist shit” and found these two shirts for sale. I’m tired of playing white supremacist whack-a-mole with Walmart.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yesterday I came across this. ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-s... Called customer service, reported it and they took it down. Then, looking for a news story about it, I googled “Walmart racist shit” and found these two shirts for sale. I’m tired of playing white supremacist whack-a-mole with Walmart.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Call Walmart’s customer service line and report this.
1) make an account on Walmart.com
2) call 1-800-966-6546
3) Tell the AI to you want to repot a racist shirt on their website.
4) it will put you through to a call center.
5) tell them the same thing and that it’s “paper over rock” shirt.
1) make an account on Walmart.com
2) call 1-800-966-6546
3) Tell the AI to you want to repot a racist shirt on their website.
4) it will put you through to a call center.
5) tell them the same thing and that it’s “paper over rock” shirt.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WALMART.
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Call Walmart’s customer service line and report this.
1) make an account on Walmart.com
2) call 1-800-966-6546
3) Tell the AI to you want to repot a racist shirt on their website.
4) it will put you through to a call center.
5) tell them the same thing and that it’s “paper over rock” shirt.
1) make an account on Walmart.com
2) call 1-800-966-6546
3) Tell the AI to you want to repot a racist shirt on their website.
4) it will put you through to a call center.
5) tell them the same thing and that it’s “paper over rock” shirt.