Mike Varak
@mikevarak.bsky.social
Anti-filatelist, armchair enthusiast and shallow font of warmed-over and under-considered opinions. Chicago over everything.
It’s very funny that James Cameron is running the clock out on Avatar. Very you do you, bud.
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s very funny that James Cameron is running the clock out on Avatar. Very you do you, bud.
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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What has made it possible for the president to ignore the Constitution is that the corrupt Supreme Court has let him.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
And it didn’t take much to kill it, did it? Just ignore it and it immediately doesn’t exist.
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What has made it possible for the president to ignore the Constitution is that the corrupt Supreme Court has let him.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
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Hegseth has made official disavowal of rules of engagement a centerpiece of his time as secdef.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hegseth has made official disavowal of rules of engagement a centerpiece of his time as secdef.
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Dem Senators and MoCs shouldn’t be voting for DoD authorization spending legislation as long as Hegseth remains in charge of DoD. This should be basic and a position that Dem Leadership should be whipping while loudly speaking out against war crimes/extra judicial killings funded by our tax dollars.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dem Senators and MoCs shouldn’t be voting for DoD authorization spending legislation as long as Hegseth remains in charge of DoD. This should be basic and a position that Dem Leadership should be whipping while loudly speaking out against war crimes/extra judicial killings funded by our tax dollars.
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But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
The President of the United States promising a policy of mass denaturalization of citizens "who undermine domestic tranquility"
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
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Current* conditions near Sackets Harbor, NY:
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Current* conditions near Sackets Harbor, NY:
The first couple months of the Trump Administration has been like watching a baseball team go up 20-0 in the first two innings and now, as we go into the third you start hearing about how they are losing steam after a double play to end the side-it’s a long game, but we’re getting killed. Dig deep.
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The first couple months of the Trump Administration has been like watching a baseball team go up 20-0 in the first two innings and now, as we go into the third you start hearing about how they are losing steam after a double play to end the side-it’s a long game, but we’re getting killed. Dig deep.
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what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
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Be thankful.
Yo la tengo - Be thankful for what you got
YouTube video by Mister DimJ
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Be thankful.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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Current* conditions near Youngstown, NY:
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Current* conditions near Youngstown, NY:
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not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
Pharaoh Sanders and Floating Points Promises is an endlessly listenable record. We are lucky it happened.
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Pharaoh Sanders and Floating Points Promises is an endlessly listenable record. We are lucky it happened.
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When I was in middle school some boys in the locker room said if you laid on one arm until it was numb and then touched yourself with it, it was like being touched by someone else. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
When I was in middle school some boys in the locker room said if you laid on one arm until it was numb and then touched yourself with it, it was like being touched by someone else. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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when the tryptophan hits
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
when the tryptophan hits
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Current* conditions near Sister Bay, WI:
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Current* conditions near Sister Bay, WI:
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any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
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“The best way to understand the Economy is to think of it as if it’s a unicorn that shits gold, and we need to keep feeding it gold or else it will shit shit. Except it’s not a unicorn that shits gold, it’s a man in a suit and he’s fucking your wife.” - @esopterodactyl.bsky.social, 15 years ago
"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“The best way to understand the Economy is to think of it as if it’s a unicorn that shits gold, and we need to keep feeding it gold or else it will shit shit. Except it’s not a unicorn that shits gold, it’s a man in a suit and he’s fucking your wife.” - @esopterodactyl.bsky.social, 15 years ago
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"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."