Mike B
@98mikeb.bsky.social
Entertainment writer, mainly for Slashfilm and Daily Beast these days
hmm which should I take?
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
hmm which should I take?
The best type of snowfall is surprise snowfall
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The best type of snowfall is surprise snowfall
Life as a freelance writer (complimentary atm)
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Life as a freelance writer (complimentary atm)
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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had never before considered that the inflatable costumes offer pepper ball protection
October 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
had never before considered that the inflatable costumes offer pepper ball protection
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Got a letter back from Chuck Schumer on the PRESS act which says he will "continue to monitor" its progress.
...That's not good enough? He needs to push for a vote, now, before time runs out in January.
If Schumer is your Senator, contact him now: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
...That's not good enough? He needs to push for a vote, now, before time runs out in January.
If Schumer is your Senator, contact him now: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
December 3, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Got a letter back from Chuck Schumer on the PRESS act which says he will "continue to monitor" its progress.
...That's not good enough? He needs to push for a vote, now, before time runs out in January.
If Schumer is your Senator, contact him now: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
...That's not good enough? He needs to push for a vote, now, before time runs out in January.
If Schumer is your Senator, contact him now: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
Was at the MET Museum yesterday and want to share some #art that stuck out to me.
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Was at the MET Museum yesterday and want to share some #art that stuck out to me.
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
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Hi friends!
I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet.
The long and short of it: We won the auction and — you're not going to believe this — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.
I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet.
The long and short of it: We won the auction and — you're not going to believe this — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.
November 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Hi friends!
I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet.
The long and short of it: We won the auction and — you're not going to believe this — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.
I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet.
The long and short of it: We won the auction and — you're not going to believe this — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.
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dear god pls protect mike tyson tonight and guide his head close to jake paul's ear and move his spirit to bite 🙏
November 16, 2024 at 12:52 AM
dear god pls protect mike tyson tonight and guide his head close to jake paul's ear and move his spirit to bite 🙏
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genuinely, like
Dems with asshole GOP senators who never take your calls, there’s never been a better time to dust off your high school acting class chops and pretend to be a concerned Republican who has totally legit Republican reasons why they should reject these nominees
Dems with asshole GOP senators who never take your calls, there’s never been a better time to dust off your high school acting class chops and pretend to be a concerned Republican who has totally legit Republican reasons why they should reject these nominees
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM
genuinely, like
Dems with asshole GOP senators who never take your calls, there’s never been a better time to dust off your high school acting class chops and pretend to be a concerned Republican who has totally legit Republican reasons why they should reject these nominees
Dems with asshole GOP senators who never take your calls, there’s never been a better time to dust off your high school acting class chops and pretend to be a concerned Republican who has totally legit Republican reasons why they should reject these nominees
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I keep hearing that every incumbent party has lost power in recent elections worldwide but that's not true at all. Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena won the presidency in Mexico with even bigger margins (30+ points) than AMLO. She did it with leftist populism so I guess that doesn't count.
November 15, 2024 at 2:05 AM
I keep hearing that every incumbent party has lost power in recent elections worldwide but that's not true at all. Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena won the presidency in Mexico with even bigger margins (30+ points) than AMLO. She did it with leftist populism so I guess that doesn't count.
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Yes yes yes. I have run a 24/7, 365 operation since I got elected. I have a permanent campaign HQ that rotates between off-year and on-year organizing.
People thought it was nuts when I first set it up. I said you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you only show up 6 mos before an election.
People thought it was nuts when I first set it up. I said you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you only show up 6 mos before an election.
We also treat “the campaign” as if it’s something that occurs June-November. What the right knows and excels at is that the campaign exists every day, all year around. Dems need to do a better job of touting their legislative wins and bashing the gop for opposing popular bills that help real people.
The ironic thing about post election chatter is that a lot of the time it’s candidates who lost, underperformed, or underworked who have endless time to go on TV and share their blame story.
And for their part, journalists rarely EVER ask if that person actually ran a functionally solid campaign
And for their part, journalists rarely EVER ask if that person actually ran a functionally solid campaign
November 12, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Yes yes yes. I have run a 24/7, 365 operation since I got elected. I have a permanent campaign HQ that rotates between off-year and on-year organizing.
People thought it was nuts when I first set it up. I said you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you only show up 6 mos before an election.
People thought it was nuts when I first set it up. I said you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you only show up 6 mos before an election.
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Still no hits, please repost and like if nothing else, this poor boy was supposed to be here 3 weeks max and we’re going on 6, and as much as I adore him, we DO want to get him a forever home elsewhere to free up our schedule and so we can foster again in our future.
Hey yall this goob still isn’t getting any hits on posts so if you’re in/near WI or willing to travel, he’d make a perfect only dog for someone I think. He’s got a few quirks and he’s a little anxious but hardly a bad dog.
November 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Still no hits, please repost and like if nothing else, this poor boy was supposed to be here 3 weeks max and we’re going on 6, and as much as I adore him, we DO want to get him a forever home elsewhere to free up our schedule and so we can foster again in our future.
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I'm a big fan of giving yourself a good, manageable task rather than trying to tackle everything at once all of the time.
This is a good, manageable task for today:
Call your reps and tell them to vote "no" on HR 9495
This is a good, manageable task for today:
Call your reps and tell them to vote "no" on HR 9495
These are the calls we're making today, friends! Very important.
Find your US rep here: www.house.gov/representati...
Find your US rep here: www.house.gov/representati...
November 12, 2024 at 3:39 PM
I'm a big fan of giving yourself a good, manageable task rather than trying to tackle everything at once all of the time.
This is a good, manageable task for today:
Call your reps and tell them to vote "no" on HR 9495
This is a good, manageable task for today:
Call your reps and tell them to vote "no" on HR 9495
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Tenant and labor unions. Mutual aid groups. Community defense and solidarity. Mass assemblies. Bail funds and legal support.
Let's get to work. itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-sc...
Let's get to work. itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-sc...
Don’t Doom Scroll, Organize: How to Get Active in the Current Terrain
No one knows what is going to happen with the election on November 5th in the US, but what we do know is that both candidates are deeply unpopular with vast amounts of the population. Republican Donal...
itsgoingdown.org
November 8, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Tenant and labor unions. Mutual aid groups. Community defense and solidarity. Mass assemblies. Bail funds and legal support.
Let's get to work. itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-sc...
Let's get to work. itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-sc...
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Fellow NYers, get on this! Get Schumer to get off his butt and confirm some judges NOW. I hear he doesn't like for his office to get phone calls (the poor dear) but keep after him.
Okay, all. As promised.
1. Here is the call script to ask our Dem Senators to appoint judges.
2. And a second script *specifically* for New Yorkers to use for Schumer.
1. Here is the call script to ask our Dem Senators to appoint judges.
2. And a second script *specifically* for New Yorkers to use for Schumer.
![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [Zip Code].
YOU: I’m calling [DEM SENATOR] to ask that they take urgent action in the wake of Tuesday’s election results.
YOU: Now that we know that Donald Trump is coming back into the White House, we have to do everything in our power to safeguard our institutions from being harmed.
YOU: [DEM SENATOR] must push Leader Schumer to act quickly on these judicial and federal regulator appointments. We cannot leave judicial openings for him to fill, like we did at the end of the Obama Administration. We’ve already clearly seen the damage of all of the judicial appointments that Trump filled, from the ongoing fight for student loan relief, to the abortion fight.
YOU: Democratic governors have already begun acting to shore up protections, and I ask - no, demand - that our U.S. Democratic Senators do the same. We must work quickly. There is no time to waste.
YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENT - e.g. request a response]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreic2p2zbdhrpl6i2h2kwiczxo6ualhoaekxpitml3xjb57rgt33dbe@jpeg)
![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [Zip Code].
YOU: I’m calling on Leader Schumer to clarify just how he’ll lead the Senate after Tuesday’s election results. We now know that the Dems will lose the Senate come January, and Trump is coming back to the White House. The Leader MUST clarify his plan for the remaining two months, and he must do it quickly.
YOU: I am specifically calling on Leader Schumer to begin taken urgent action on judicial and federal regulator nominations. We cannot leave vacancies for the Trump Administration to fill. We already saw what happened after he was able to fill 100+ nominations in his first term of office, and the ripple effects it’s had on progressive actions across the country.
YOU: Leader Schumer cannot pretend this is a normal transition. There’s a reason that Democratic governors are calling special sessions and holding press conferences to discuss how to protect against Trump, and the Leader must do the same.
YOU: I would like a response [EXPLAIN IN WHAT FORMAT]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreiatbvb2v4apdtfpyhvf4s7xsu33kl7jc5xwd57f34opait2dckup4@jpeg)
November 10, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Fellow NYers, get on this! Get Schumer to get off his butt and confirm some judges NOW. I hear he doesn't like for his office to get phone calls (the poor dear) but keep after him.
Anyone here like to read the Best American collections each year? If you’ve read any of them yet, how were they?
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
November 10, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Anyone here like to read the Best American collections each year? If you’ve read any of them yet, how were they?
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
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This site has so many incredible books and is making them extremely accessible in light of the election. I bought 8 ebooks because the ones that aren't free are only $2 right now!
November 9, 2024 at 3:35 PM
This site has so many incredible books and is making them extremely accessible in light of the election. I bought 8 ebooks because the ones that aren't free are only $2 right now!
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I just want to point out that Colorado went above and beyond to pass laws protecting trans kids this year and the result was them holding the House supermajority and keeping the Senate majority while losing zero seats (flipping one, and losing the one that was the guy who changed parties)
the thing about people saying dems need to throw trans people under the bus is that they already did that when they refused to even offer a counter argument to the decade long dehumanization campaign waged by the right
November 9, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I just want to point out that Colorado went above and beyond to pass laws protecting trans kids this year and the result was them holding the House supermajority and keeping the Senate majority while losing zero seats (flipping one, and losing the one that was the guy who changed parties)
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If you cancelled your subscription to the LA Times or Washington Post, please invest those dollars in non-profits or independent news committed to important journalism.
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
November 8, 2024 at 1:56 PM
If you cancelled your subscription to the LA Times or Washington Post, please invest those dollars in non-profits or independent news committed to important journalism.
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
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I need Christopher Nolan to make another movie like Oppenheimer except this time it’s about Robert Moses and structured around his long-running feud with FDR.
I’m only 370 pages into The Power Broker so I’m not quite sure how it’ll all play out, but it’s already very dramatic 💙📚👀 🚫🚗
I’m only 370 pages into The Power Broker so I’m not quite sure how it’ll all play out, but it’s already very dramatic 💙📚👀 🚫🚗
October 28, 2024 at 3:42 AM
I need Christopher Nolan to make another movie like Oppenheimer except this time it’s about Robert Moses and structured around his long-running feud with FDR.
I’m only 370 pages into The Power Broker so I’m not quite sure how it’ll all play out, but it’s already very dramatic 💙📚👀 🚫🚗
I’m only 370 pages into The Power Broker so I’m not quite sure how it’ll all play out, but it’s already very dramatic 💙📚👀 🚫🚗
Getting back into #reading The Dispossessed. Although Left Hand of Darkness will likely reign supreme among the 2 Le Guin books I’ve read so far, the anarchist v. capitalist musings of this book are still fascinating. Just wish the characters themselves were slightly more interesting 😞 #booksky
October 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Tbf they totally should’ve put their names on it. That’s just good politics, making sure the people you’re helping actually know you’re helping them even if they’re not that tuned into the news
Obama: Joe Biden sent you a check during the pandemic, just like I gave people relief during the great recession. The thing is, we didn't put our names on it, because it wasn't about feeding our egos.
October 25, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Tbf they totally should’ve put their names on it. That’s just good politics, making sure the people you’re helping actually know you’re helping them even if they’re not that tuned into the news