Mike B.
@wrytir.bsky.social
#SeparationOfFelonAndState Certified non-prophet
I never speak in absolutes.
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Four give a neat eye pose.
I never speak in absolutes.
Writer ✍️
Novelist
Essayist
History (M.A.-ish)
Politics
Science
Recovering marketer
Amateur movie/media critic
#SeparationOfChurchAndState
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This is exactly why, in 2024, I was thinking, "If Jimmy Carter has to go, I hope it's not during this toilet clog's watch."
President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is exactly why, in 2024, I was thinking, "If Jimmy Carter has to go, I hope it's not during this toilet clog's watch."
Ha.
Boop!
Boop!
In another deep-strike attack against Russia, Ukraine blew up a Russian submarine docked in a secure naval base, Ukrainian counterintelligence agency Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.
Ukraine blows up Russian submarine using underwater drone
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s ability to strike back at Russia gives it leverage in peace talks.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Ha.
Boop!
Boop!
Reposted by Mike B.
The responses from MTG and Thomas Massie are examples of how deciding not to comply with Trump’s lotalty tests sets you free.
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Trump’s vile tweet following the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The responses from MTG and Thomas Massie are examples of how deciding not to comply with Trump’s lotalty tests sets you free.
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
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1. Measles is ravaging South Carolina.
Over 100 people infected, and hundreds more in quarantine.
In response, RFK Jr., the nation's top public health official, has been SILENT
But it's much worse than that. RFK Jr. and his allies are undermining confidence in the vaccine
Over 100 people infected, and hundreds more in quarantine.
In response, RFK Jr., the nation's top public health official, has been SILENT
But it's much worse than that. RFK Jr. and his allies are undermining confidence in the vaccine
As measles ravages South Carolina, RFK Jr. undermines the vaccine
There is a massive measles outbreak spreading rapidly in Upstate South Carolina.
popular.info
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1. Measles is ravaging South Carolina.
Over 100 people infected, and hundreds more in quarantine.
In response, RFK Jr., the nation's top public health official, has been SILENT
But it's much worse than that. RFK Jr. and his allies are undermining confidence in the vaccine
Over 100 people infected, and hundreds more in quarantine.
In response, RFK Jr., the nation's top public health official, has been SILENT
But it's much worse than that. RFK Jr. and his allies are undermining confidence in the vaccine
Reposted by Mike B.
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
😡😞
WTF?
America should bow in shame at this atrocity & immediately institute at least SOME changes to gun laws that protect us.
America should bow in shame at this atrocity & immediately institute at least SOME changes to gun laws that protect us.
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
😡😞
Can you imagine the public comments? Sane people making sane/sentimental/historical points on one side. A bunch of "muh heritage" dolts on the other side defending ... the destruction/desecration of part of our national heritage.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is chartered by Congress, is suing the Presidential Dipshit for demolishing the East Wing and asking a court to halt construction until review processes and a public comment period takes place.
December 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Can you imagine the public comments? Sane people making sane/sentimental/historical points on one side. A bunch of "muh heritage" dolts on the other side defending ... the destruction/desecration of part of our national heritage.
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I've seen/blocked more bot follows in one year on Bluesky than I did in 17 years on Twitter.
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I've seen/blocked more bot follows in one year on Bluesky than I did in 17 years on Twitter.
Next, he's headed for grade schools to expunge kids' permanent records.
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Next, he's headed for grade schools to expunge kids' permanent records.
Looks like U.S. citizens will be the only ones attending any of the U.S. FIFA games next summer.
Trumpism now destroying tourism to the US.
US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Looks like U.S. citizens will be the only ones attending any of the U.S. FIFA games next summer.
Reposted by Mike B.
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
The year is 2056.
– Magas & militias alike hide behind curtains fearing that knock from a 95-year-old Barack Obama demanding their guns.
– Sick citizens ache for closure on the GOP's long-promised ACA replacement in two weeks.
– Letitia James sips wine & chuckles @ Bondi's 84th attempt to indict.
– Magas & militias alike hide behind curtains fearing that knock from a 95-year-old Barack Obama demanding their guns.
– Sick citizens ache for closure on the GOP's long-promised ACA replacement in two weeks.
– Letitia James sips wine & chuckles @ Bondi's 84th attempt to indict.
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The year is 2056.
– Magas & militias alike hide behind curtains fearing that knock from a 95-year-old Barack Obama demanding their guns.
– Sick citizens ache for closure on the GOP's long-promised ACA replacement in two weeks.
– Letitia James sips wine & chuckles @ Bondi's 84th attempt to indict.
– Magas & militias alike hide behind curtains fearing that knock from a 95-year-old Barack Obama demanding their guns.
– Sick citizens ache for closure on the GOP's long-promised ACA replacement in two weeks.
– Letitia James sips wine & chuckles @ Bondi's 84th attempt to indict.
You know, at this point I could almost see Venezuela declaring war on *us* with the rest of the world shrugging it's shoulders and saying, "Well, yeah."
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
You know, at this point I could almost see Venezuela declaring war on *us* with the rest of the world shrugging it's shoulders and saying, "Well, yeah."
I was feelin' pretty good about having eaten all my din-din veggies, so for dessert I went out and seized a foreign oil tanker.
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I was feelin' pretty good about having eaten all my din-din veggies, so for dessert I went out and seized a foreign oil tanker.
A lot of traveling Europeans are about to start arriving at U.S. Customs with DSLRs suspended from their necks and Motorola V3620s in hand saying, "I'm sorry? What's a 'social media?'"
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A lot of traveling Europeans are about to start arriving at U.S. Customs with DSLRs suspended from their necks and Motorola V3620s in hand saying, "I'm sorry? What's a 'social media?'"
This 507 Year Old Clam Might Just Save the Planet
YouTube video by Today I Learned Science
youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The perils of writing through the night, peak hunting (or in his case, play) time for co-dependent beasts of prey with 16 hours of sunlit sleep under their pelts.
#Distractions #WritingLife
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#Distractions #WritingLife
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December 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The perils of writing through the night, peak hunting (or in his case, play) time for co-dependent beasts of prey with 16 hours of sunlit sleep under their pelts.
#Distractions #WritingLife
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#Distractions #WritingLife
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I have to go earn an engineering degree and a PhD in neurology next month. I need to build a bed-desk combo that both lets me sleep *and* allows my fingers to keep typing the novel at the same time.
G'night
G'night
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I have to go earn an engineering degree and a PhD in neurology next month. I need to build a bed-desk combo that both lets me sleep *and* allows my fingers to keep typing the novel at the same time.
G'night
G'night
How many molecules does it take for one's brain to register a smell, assuming healthy sinuses?
(No cold, flu or allergies.)
(No cold, flu or allergies.)
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
How many molecules does it take for one's brain to register a smell, assuming healthy sinuses?
(No cold, flu or allergies.)
(No cold, flu or allergies.)
I remember that scene in "Tombstone" where Wyatt shouts, "Damn it, Ike! Get in the fight or get out of the way!" Then Hegseth raises his RPG and splatters the fleeing Cowboy onto the portrait studio wall, and the boardwalk, and the dusty street.
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I remember that scene in "Tombstone" where Wyatt shouts, "Damn it, Ike! Get in the fight or get out of the way!" Then Hegseth raises his RPG and splatters the fleeing Cowboy onto the portrait studio wall, and the boardwalk, and the dusty street.
It almost never fails. Whenever I post about reading or writing, I invariably commit a heinous thumb typo. 🤦🏼
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It almost never fails. Whenever I post about reading or writing, I invariably commit a heinous thumb typo. 🤦🏼
I can't stand the proliferation of yellow-text memes on this site and normally scroll past. This one, though ...
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I can't stand the proliferation of yellow-text memes on this site and normally scroll past. This one, though ...
What a night.
Six hours of writing (novel in progress) ending @ 4:30 a.m. Slept, not by choice. Dreams braided several strands. Woke at 10 and cranked out another 15 pages already.
Being a binge writer annoys me. Ideas swirl for days and days, then just explode all at once. Bigger payoff, I guess.
Six hours of writing (novel in progress) ending @ 4:30 a.m. Slept, not by choice. Dreams braided several strands. Woke at 10 and cranked out another 15 pages already.
Being a binge writer annoys me. Ideas swirl for days and days, then just explode all at once. Bigger payoff, I guess.
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What a night.
Six hours of writing (novel in progress) ending @ 4:30 a.m. Slept, not by choice. Dreams braided several strands. Woke at 10 and cranked out another 15 pages already.
Being a binge writer annoys me. Ideas swirl for days and days, then just explode all at once. Bigger payoff, I guess.
Six hours of writing (novel in progress) ending @ 4:30 a.m. Slept, not by choice. Dreams braided several strands. Woke at 10 and cranked out another 15 pages already.
Being a binge writer annoys me. Ideas swirl for days and days, then just explode all at once. Bigger payoff, I guess.
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What must go on in what's left of his hair-width mind when lackeys confer such "honors" upon him?
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
What must go on in what's left of his hair-width mind when lackeys confer such "honors" upon him?
What must go on in what's left of his hair-width mind when lackeys confer such "honors" upon him?
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
What must go on in what's left of his hair-width mind when lackeys confer such "honors" upon him?