Ray Mikell
@raymikell.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Political Science, Jackson State University, MS. Interested most in urban politics and policy, state and local govt. Longtime photo person. Pop culture enthusiast of sorts.
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Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?
'Melania' Is a Horror Movie
The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?
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Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
People making sure that they state opposition to open borders before decrying ICE, as a disclaimer: Why? In every case? What about mostly open, regulations light, exceptions for criminals?
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
People making sure that they state opposition to open borders before decrying ICE, as a disclaimer: Why? In every case? What about mostly open, regulations light, exceptions for criminals?
Hell's Angels voted for me! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_A...
Hells Angels - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Hell's Angels voted for me! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_A...
Trump sounds like he shouldn't be traveling anywhere today, much less Davos. He's warming up now, but he's sounded hoarse and weak for most of this speech (rambling, hyperbole, and bigotry are typical).
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Trump sounds like he shouldn't be traveling anywhere today, much less Davos. He's warming up now, but he's sounded hoarse and weak for most of this speech (rambling, hyperbole, and bigotry are typical).
Post-Greenland invasion and colonization debacle NFL divisional playoff opening:
Please rise for our Disney-Hulu-ESPN Consolidated Territories Anthem,"In the Air Tonight."
Please rise for our Disney-Hulu-ESPN Consolidated Territories Anthem,"In the Air Tonight."
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Post-Greenland invasion and colonization debacle NFL divisional playoff opening:
Please rise for our Disney-Hulu-ESPN Consolidated Territories Anthem,"In the Air Tonight."
Please rise for our Disney-Hulu-ESPN Consolidated Territories Anthem,"In the Air Tonight."
The suspect is from Mississippi’s wealthiest municipality, suburban Madison, a fast-growing area known for its strict design codes (everything is brick) and apartment and rental bans. Its apparent mayor for life is MAGA.
Suspect has been identified. In an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Mississippi on Monday, the FBI said the suspect confessed to lighting a fire inside the building “due to the building’s Jewish ties.”
apnews.com/article/miss...
apnews.com/article/miss...
FBI: Suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire targeted institution because of its 'Jewish ties'
The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The suspect is from Mississippi’s wealthiest municipality, suburban Madison, a fast-growing area known for its strict design codes (everything is brick) and apartment and rental bans. Its apparent mayor for life is MAGA.
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The way to understand the images of Venezuelans dancing in the streets is that when **it happens**, you'll be dancing too even though JD Vance will be the new president.
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
The way to understand the images of Venezuelans dancing in the streets is that when **it happens**, you'll be dancing too even though JD Vance will be the new president.
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VP Rodriguez cut a deal. With Maduro gone she’ll deal to get sanctions relief. She’ll be publicly defiant, but that’s for show. She’s a pragmatist. Meanwhile, the awful Venezuelan regime will continue, just under new management.
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
Venezuela's Veep: Did She Cut a Deal with Trump?
Emergency Throwback
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
VP Rodriguez cut a deal. With Maduro gone she’ll deal to get sanctions relief. She’ll be publicly defiant, but that’s for show. She’s a pragmatist. Meanwhile, the awful Venezuelan regime will continue, just under new management.
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
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Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
January 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
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Ole Miss is undefeated since Zohran Mamdani was sworn in.
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Ole Miss is undefeated since Zohran Mamdani was sworn in.
Likely the biggest story in Missssippi sports history outside of the rise of Walter Payton, maybe. And the sort of game color commentators dream about. Hotty Toddy!!
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Likely the biggest story in Missssippi sports history outside of the rise of Walter Payton, maybe. And the sort of game color commentators dream about. Hotty Toddy!!
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Trinidad Chambliss has moved to the top of the Trinidad power rankings
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Trinidad Chambliss has moved to the top of the Trinidad power rankings
People outside my condo! Stop shooting fireworks. The best NCAA playoff game yet is on!!!
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
People outside my condo! Stop shooting fireworks. The best NCAA playoff game yet is on!!!
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Trinidad Chambliss:
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Trinidad Chambliss:
My late take on the weird Netflix NFL halftime show with Snoop: He’s now akin to what Paul Lynde and Ruth Buzzi were in the ‘70s, in the sense of being in everything for no reason except playing it safe. Or late period Milton Burle, higher profile but …
December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My late take on the weird Netflix NFL halftime show with Snoop: He’s now akin to what Paul Lynde and Ruth Buzzi were in the ‘70s, in the sense of being in everything for no reason except playing it safe. Or late period Milton Burle, higher profile but …
Clarence Carter's "Back-Door Santa" is more or less about that, however, depending on how you view the reality of Santa.
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Clarence Carter's "Back-Door Santa" is more or less about that, however, depending on how you view the reality of Santa.
Hello, doppelgänger! Hello back at you, evil twin!
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hello, doppelgänger! Hello back at you, evil twin!
I was informed by instructional design people a couple of years ago that sans fonts are best on screens, are easier for everyone to read on them. So I switched, realizing that I'm not related or in any debt to Times New Roman or Miriam Pro.
Hot take: Rubio is right about fonts but for the wrong reasons
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was informed by instructional design people a couple of years ago that sans fonts are best on screens, are easier for everyone to read on them. So I switched, realizing that I'm not related or in any debt to Times New Roman or Miriam Pro.
A reliably Republican-leaning demographic. Such a smart move (sarcasm).
Scripps News: DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans
www.aol.com/articles/dhs...
#NewOrleans #ICE #NOLAsky
www.aol.com/articles/dhs...
#NewOrleans #ICE #NOLAsky
DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans
A DHS immigration enforcement operation dubbed "Operation Catahoula Crunch" began earlier this week in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a goal of 5,000 arrests over two months.
www.aol.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A reliably Republican-leaning demographic. Such a smart move (sarcasm).
If you can’t take Post Malone country whatever, or CBS segments with the loathsome Dana White, turn the Cowboys/Chiefs game off now and watch HBO’s”The Shuffle.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If you can’t take Post Malone country whatever, or CBS segments with the loathsome Dana White, turn the Cowboys/Chiefs game off now and watch HBO’s”The Shuffle.”
Laney Wilson at the Macy’s parade: Introducing the next DHS Secretary.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Laney Wilson at the Macy’s parade: Introducing the next DHS Secretary.
‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time
‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time
Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25m
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The New Orleans Saints are almost leas competent than the Trump administration right now.
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The New Orleans Saints are almost leas competent than the Trump administration right now.
I see the Saints just took a page out of the f’d up, ball-dropping Russ Holliday playbook.
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I see the Saints just took a page out of the f’d up, ball-dropping Russ Holliday playbook.