Michael
@unprovoked.net
Married cat person, bureaucrat, shop steward and union board member, longtime listener. Previously: bookseller, roller derby official, machine operator, broadcaster, pizza guy, fry cook, and dog walker. Most of the time I just stare at the sky. #LNK #1U
Had a nice light therapy break (sat outside in direct sunlight for 20 minutes) today, and now my union's government affairs committee is settling in for more candidate endorsement interviews. Today's vibe has felt like "Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on."
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Had a nice light therapy break (sat outside in direct sunlight for 20 minutes) today, and now my union's government affairs committee is settling in for more candidate endorsement interviews. Today's vibe has felt like "Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on."
"Let me play the lion, too. I will roar that I will do anyone's heart good to hear me. I will roar that I will make H. Kits say, 'Let him roar again. Let him roar again!'"
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"Let me play the lion, too. I will roar that I will do anyone's heart good to hear me. I will roar that I will make H. Kits say, 'Let him roar again. Let him roar again!'"
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Well... bye. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Well... bye. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
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BREAKING: San Francisco public school teachers, counselors, and nurses have walked out on strike.
6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco are striking to fight for fully funded health care for their families and a raise to keep up with the Bay Area cost of living.
6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco are striking to fight for fully funded health care for their families and a raise to keep up with the Bay Area cost of living.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: San Francisco public school teachers, counselors, and nurses have walked out on strike.
6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco are striking to fight for fully funded health care for their families and a raise to keep up with the Bay Area cost of living.
6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco are striking to fight for fully funded health care for their families and a raise to keep up with the Bay Area cost of living.
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Bad Bunny for Vanity Fair in 2023:
“What I do, I do from my heart...I believe that every human being has the duty to have empathy for others, to help others, to respect them, to always try to contribute something to society, to bring a positive change.”
www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/0...
“What I do, I do from my heart...I believe that every human being has the duty to have empathy for others, to help others, to respect them, to always try to contribute something to society, to bring a positive change.”
www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/0...
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Bad Bunny for Vanity Fair in 2023:
“What I do, I do from my heart...I believe that every human being has the duty to have empathy for others, to help others, to respect them, to always try to contribute something to society, to bring a positive change.”
www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/0...
“What I do, I do from my heart...I believe that every human being has the duty to have empathy for others, to help others, to respect them, to always try to contribute something to society, to bring a positive change.”
www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/0...
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I really can’t watch any of these ice flip videos without thinking about how a white man is being rewarded for accomplishing what a Black woman was punished for doing 30 years ago
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I really can’t watch any of these ice flip videos without thinking about how a white man is being rewarded for accomplishing what a Black woman was punished for doing 30 years ago
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
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You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
Good family fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=slPc...
Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine / Cover by Yoyoka & Yoyoka's mom
YouTube video by YOYOKAよよか
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Good family fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=slPc...
This sounds a lot like The Invisibles (1994–2000), specifically King Mob in his Gideon Stargrave persona.
this isn't an original thought and I wish I remembered who came up with it, but my favorite thematic reading of James Bond is that he is an agent of objective reality who fights back against warlord and oligarchs who seek to impose their twisted visions upon truth and reality
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This sounds a lot like The Invisibles (1994–2000), specifically King Mob in his Gideon Stargrave persona.
Groovy synth rock bliss: my power cave. hairperson.bandcamp.com/album/dorsia
Dorsia, by Hair Person
9 track album
hairperson.bandcamp.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Groovy synth rock bliss: my power cave. hairperson.bandcamp.com/album/dorsia
"'Republican legislators don't want men in women's bathrooms and women in men's bathrooms,' said Jaelynn Abegg, one of the demonstration's organizers and a trans woman. 'So we're going to give it to them.'"
Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of ‘malicious compliance’ | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of 'malicious compliance' • Kansas Reflector
For many trans Kansans and allied activists, Friday wasn’t their first time in the state Capitol building in Topeka.Years of commitment to the cause led to the day’s event, which organizers called a “...
kansasreflector.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"'Republican legislators don't want men in women's bathrooms and women in men's bathrooms,' said Jaelynn Abegg, one of the demonstration's organizers and a trans woman. 'So we're going to give it to them.'"
Ten years ago, I saw Chimes at Midnight on a big screen and went to a movie talk by Stephen Buhler, Ph.D. #OTD boxd.it/299k
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser wh...
boxd.it
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ten years ago, I saw Chimes at Midnight on a big screen and went to a movie talk by Stephen Buhler, Ph.D. #OTD boxd.it/299k
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Lord forgive me, but it's time to go back to the old me: Trying to get dudes on the Internet to say "patriarchy" about the Epstein files:
You Know, You Can Just Say "Patriarchy"
These analyses of the Epstein case are... missing something.
jude-doyle.ghost.io
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Lord forgive me, but it's time to go back to the old me: Trying to get dudes on the Internet to say "patriarchy" about the Epstein files:
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My latest: Applauding community defense is not enough. We are organizing resistance to a concentration camp regime. The front lines are everywhere.
(Plus resources and my must-reads list!)
(Plus resources and my must-reads list!)
When the Headlines Change but the Violence Doesn’t
“This is not a cruel novelty project. It’s infrastructure, designed for permanence and expansion.”
organizingmythoughts.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
My latest: Applauding community defense is not enough. We are organizing resistance to a concentration camp regime. The front lines are everywhere.
(Plus resources and my must-reads list!)
(Plus resources and my must-reads list!)
Someone please livestream this event directly into Jane Raybould's living room.
America’s unions are standing up and fighting for a better future for every young worker in this country.
Join the AFL-CIO, the labor movement and working people tomorrow for the Young Worker March on Washington.
YoungWorkerMarch.com
Join the AFL-CIO, the labor movement and working people tomorrow for the Young Worker March on Washington.
YoungWorkerMarch.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Someone please livestream this event directly into Jane Raybould's living room.
One of our administrators has a comfort dog – Nanook, a white Swiss shepherd – who visits the office from time to time. I saw him outside her office as I rounded a corner, set down the papers I was carrying, and sat on the floor with that sweetest baby for half an hour.
If it’s any comfort, we’re ALL losing our goddamn minds.
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
One of our administrators has a comfort dog – Nanook, a white Swiss shepherd – who visits the office from time to time. I saw him outside her office as I rounded a corner, set down the papers I was carrying, and sat on the floor with that sweetest baby for half an hour.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Unrepentant ghoulish fuckshit.
The Nebraska legislature has approved a bill that LOWERS the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers.
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
Legislature passes minimum wage decrease for teen workers
The Nebraska Legislature voted final approval Thursday of a bill lowering the minimum wage employers must pay some teen workers.
nebraskapublicmedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Unrepentant ghoulish fuckshit.
An ode to @ohrobin.bsky.social: While experimenting with rules in New Outlook, I triggered an Office 365 alert and received a direct tap from the Office of the CIO. (It was easier than begging the Exchange team to make structural changes – but I avoided airing that grievance.)
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
An ode to @ohrobin.bsky.social: While experimenting with rules in New Outlook, I triggered an Office 365 alert and received a direct tap from the Office of the CIO. (It was easier than begging the Exchange team to make structural changes – but I avoided airing that grievance.)
Fuck yeah!
'...Engineered by See Through Dresses bandmate (and Sara’s husband) Matt Carroll, the album is a 9-song collection of dense, groovy, bass-heavy synth rockers with Bertuldo on synths and lead vocals and Feichtinger on drums/vocals...'
Hair Person album release, Cavedivers, #BFF tonight; Buildings, Pagan Athletes Saturday… - Lazy-i
The duo of Sara Bertuldo and Erin Feichtinger — a.k.a. Hair Person — celebrate their debut album, Dorsia, at Reverb Lounge tonight.
lazy-i.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Fuck yeah!
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My first non-fiction book since coming out is called DILF: DID I LEAVE FEMINISM, and it's out now. Here, it is in a box on my desk, but it CAN be in your hands and brain if you click here: bookshop.org/p/books/dilf...
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My first non-fiction book since coming out is called DILF: DID I LEAVE FEMINISM, and it's out now. Here, it is in a box on my desk, but it CAN be in your hands and brain if you click here: bookshop.org/p/books/dilf...
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If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
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NYC nurses, now in week 4 of their strike, are fighting for safe staffing ratios, better conditions for patients at underfunded hospitals like Montefiore in the Bronx, protections against workplace violence, and a say over how mgmt implements A.I. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0... 3/3
Striking New York Nurses Brave Subzero Cold
Fifteen thousand New York nurses are more than three weeks into their strike for a fairer contract. Yesterday members of the New York State Nurses Association braved below-freezing temperatures to mar...
labornotes.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
NYC nurses, now in week 4 of their strike, are fighting for safe staffing ratios, better conditions for patients at underfunded hospitals like Montefiore in the Bronx, protections against workplace violence, and a say over how mgmt implements A.I. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0... 3/3