Mike_WA
@theothermike.bsky.social
lean Left, mostly radical centrist, old school software designer. Not immune from dumb ideas, reading is a cure. Geopolitics, AI Empires, Climate Change. Off grid solar and roof powered cars. I trust ✊🏽, 🌈, 🇺🇦, 🇨🇦, 🇲🇽, 🌻, and 🐈’s.
Pinned
I’ve concluded my investigation.
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one - Gulielmus Occamus
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one - Gulielmus Occamus
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I’ve concluded my investigation.
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one - Gulielmus Occamus
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one - Gulielmus Occamus
The Daily Show nailed another one of talking heads flip flop. Do they actually care any more?
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Daily Show nailed another one of talking heads flip flop. Do they actually care any more?
Scott Bessent says the reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them as they come here and they are infected with diseases.
Of course that’s what it is.
Of course that’s what it is.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Scott Bessent says the reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them as they come here and they are infected with diseases.
Of course that’s what it is.
Of course that’s what it is.
Yes, he was seriously discussing the ceiling in the Cabinet Room, but not the debt ceiling.
A July 2025 Cabinet meeting where he debated whether the room's moldings should have gold leaf or gold paint, asking his secretaries for their opinions.
Fu*king medallions, my opinion, he’s checked out.
A July 2025 Cabinet meeting where he debated whether the room's moldings should have gold leaf or gold paint, asking his secretaries for their opinions.
Fu*king medallions, my opinion, he’s checked out.
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Yes, he was seriously discussing the ceiling in the Cabinet Room, but not the debt ceiling.
A July 2025 Cabinet meeting where he debated whether the room's moldings should have gold leaf or gold paint, asking his secretaries for their opinions.
Fu*king medallions, my opinion, he’s checked out.
A July 2025 Cabinet meeting where he debated whether the room's moldings should have gold leaf or gold paint, asking his secretaries for their opinions.
Fu*king medallions, my opinion, he’s checked out.
"If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing." - Napoleon Bonaparte
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing." - Napoleon Bonaparte
Do the Pointless Sisters start singing. Should I do it, Dare me, How long, and Fire.
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Do the Pointless Sisters start singing. Should I do it, Dare me, How long, and Fire.
Nap time for grampy. There’s bingo in rec room later.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Nap time for grampy. There’s bingo in rec room later.
Scott Galloway: Tim Cook what a fu*king coward you are. Showing up with a trophy saying how much you like spending time with Melania.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Scott Galloway: Tim Cook what a fu*king coward you are. Showing up with a trophy saying how much you like spending time with Melania.
And maga is blowing their tops.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
And maga is blowing their tops.
Trump: Has anyone seen my hat … it’s red.
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Trump: Has anyone seen my hat … it’s red.
maga politicized stupidity. If god inflicted stupidity on you it’s not your fault, but don’t choose it. -David Frum conservative, former speech writer for George W Bush.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
maga politicized stupidity. If god inflicted stupidity on you it’s not your fault, but don’t choose it. -David Frum conservative, former speech writer for George W Bush.
Trump has OCD about checking the closet. Cartoon by Greg Perry
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Trump has OCD about checking the closet. Cartoon by Greg Perry
Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” cybertrucks are nothing but rust buckets held together by glue and driver’s powerful siege mentality against a world gone woke.
Tesla's "Apocalypse-Proof" Cybertruck Gets Recalled for the 10th Time Because Its Lightbars Are Falling Off
Nearly 6,200 Tesla Cybertrucks are being recalled because of the shoddily attached lightbar for off-roading.
futurism.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” cybertrucks are nothing but rust buckets held together by glue and driver’s powerful siege mentality against a world gone woke.
Parroting parlez-vous Chevrolet and sprechen sie Dodge aren’t exactly speaking foreign languages.
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Parroting parlez-vous Chevrolet and sprechen sie Dodge aren’t exactly speaking foreign languages.
Caption is German - “Art project on the US-Mexican border”
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Caption is German - “Art project on the US-Mexican border”
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
🎼 in C … despite all the distractions don’t forget he’s on the list.
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🎼 in C … despite all the distractions don’t forget he’s on the list.
***adult language warning*** but 😂😂😂😂.
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
***adult language warning*** but 😂😂😂😂.
The international respect is almost unbearable.
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The international respect is almost unbearable.
You can almost hear David Attenborough voice reading this.
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
You can almost hear David Attenborough voice reading this.
Me: Why are Republicans covering for Donald Trump and not releasing the Epstein files.
MAGA pal: What about Bill Clinton?
Me: OK. Why are Republicans covering for Bill Clinton and not releasing the Epstein files?
MAGA pal: What about Bill Clinton?
Me: OK. Why are Republicans covering for Bill Clinton and not releasing the Epstein files?
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Me: Why are Republicans covering for Donald Trump and not releasing the Epstein files.
MAGA pal: What about Bill Clinton?
Me: OK. Why are Republicans covering for Bill Clinton and not releasing the Epstein files?
MAGA pal: What about Bill Clinton?
Me: OK. Why are Republicans covering for Bill Clinton and not releasing the Epstein files?
From the National Stockpile of Memes. Mike Johnson claims not to know.
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
From the National Stockpile of Memes. Mike Johnson claims not to know.
Reputation Lab ranked the reputations of 60 leading economies in 2025, shedding light on their international standing. The US dropped from 30th in 2024 to take Venezuela’s old spot at 48 in 2025. That’s getting great again.
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reputation Lab ranked the reputations of 60 leading economies in 2025, shedding light on their international standing. The US dropped from 30th in 2024 to take Venezuela’s old spot at 48 in 2025. That’s getting great again.
