aka Bear Michaels
@akabearmichaels.com
I write LGBT speculative fiction and ask big questions, like “What if the Golden Girls were mercs.” Based in Seattle, I winter in a gaming chair, and summer at the queer nude beach like a tin roof, rusting.
Pinned
On Sundays we run feral in the streets
In decadent trousers with nothing underneath
To the grandest department store men's room
Where we shake hands unzipped like gentlemen do
'Til throated plowshares quiet at the shuffling of feet
In decadent trousers with nothing underneath
To the grandest department store men's room
Where we shake hands unzipped like gentlemen do
'Til throated plowshares quiet at the shuffling of feet
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🚨 ALERT🚨
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🚨 ALERT🚨
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Don’t kill the part of you that’s cringe. Kill the part that cringes.
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Don’t kill the part of you that’s cringe. Kill the part that cringes.
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
I am trying to switch from Writer Duet to Final Draft, to be more familiar with the "industry standard", and my take so far is: How dare they charge full price for the Windows version.
As a non-Mac creative, I get so tired of this treadmill.
As a non-Mac creative, I get so tired of this treadmill.
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I am trying to switch from Writer Duet to Final Draft, to be more familiar with the "industry standard", and my take so far is: How dare they charge full price for the Windows version.
As a non-Mac creative, I get so tired of this treadmill.
As a non-Mac creative, I get so tired of this treadmill.
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Not including the sweater from GOD'S OWN COUNTRY is homophobia
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not including the sweater from GOD'S OWN COUNTRY is homophobia
Well maybe you should have TOLD me you weren't fireproof, did that ever occur to you?
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Well maybe you should have TOLD me you weren't fireproof, did that ever occur to you?
My default character every time.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My default character every time.
I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.
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“He and his wife of just 10 months, thought they were doing everything right, following the rules and going in for the interview. Legal experts say a growing number of people are being detained when they come in for their appointments.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐋𝐎𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒, 𝐂𝐀:
A 39-year-old man was detained by ICE during a green-card interview in downtown L.A.— even though he said he came to the U.S. as an infant and has no criminal record. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
A 39-year-old man was detained by ICE during a green-card interview in downtown L.A.— even though he said he came to the U.S. as an infant and has no criminal record. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
39-year-old man taken into ICE custody during green card interview in LA
A wife is speaking out after her 39-year-old husband was detained by ICE during his green card interview in downtown Los Angeles.
abc7.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“He and his wife of just 10 months, thought they were doing everything right, following the rules and going in for the interview. Legal experts say a growing number of people are being detained when they come in for their appointments.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
The gay urge to get the entire Ea-nāşir tablet as a sleeve tattoo
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The gay urge to get the entire Ea-nāşir tablet as a sleeve tattoo
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Honestly, slay (literal)
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Honestly, slay (literal)
The first person I came out of the closet to was a Somali coworker back in MN. She asked me out, and was nicely curious about why I said no.
She was joking when she asked if I was gay, but that was all I needed. I hope you're doing well, Idil.
She was joking when she asked if I was gay, but that was all I needed. I hope you're doing well, Idil.
SOMALIMINNESOTA can be the title of a short story collection
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The first person I came out of the closet to was a Somali coworker back in MN. She asked me out, and was nicely curious about why I said no.
She was joking when she asked if I was gay, but that was all I needed. I hope you're doing well, Idil.
She was joking when she asked if I was gay, but that was all I needed. I hope you're doing well, Idil.
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The last Pasts Imperfect of 2025 is out! The incomparable @toriflee.bsky.social has our annual ancient world gift guide. Then, saving Sudan's cultural heritage, cats in Ancient China, Indigenous canoe-making, ancient disability, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & much more!
Pasts Imperfect (12.4.25)
This week, the one and only Tori Lee returns with her annual ancient world gift guide. Then, racing to preserve Sudan's cultural heritage, a new study on domestic cats assesses the leopard cats of anc...
pasts-imperfect.ghost.io
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The last Pasts Imperfect of 2025 is out! The incomparable @toriflee.bsky.social has our annual ancient world gift guide. Then, saving Sudan's cultural heritage, cats in Ancient China, Indigenous canoe-making, ancient disability, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & much more!
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every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
PSKY'S ATTORNEYS: $WBD "appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction process, thereby abdicating its duties to stockholders, and embarked on a myopic process with a predetermined outcome that favors a single bidder .."
@sherman4949.cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/p...
@sherman4949.cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/p...
Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on 'fairness and adequacy' of sale process: Read the full letter
Paramount attorneys sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery questioning whether its acting in the best interest of shareholders.
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
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How much does the soldering hurt?
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
How much does the soldering hurt?
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The success of HEATED RIVALRY blows apart two massive Hollywood myths, proving:
1) Gay intimacy on screen is NOT bad for business.
2) The Anti sex-scene discourse is horseshit. Audiences are horny and want horny things. 12 Year olds with anime pfp don't constitute a demographic worth catering to.
1) Gay intimacy on screen is NOT bad for business.
2) The Anti sex-scene discourse is horseshit. Audiences are horny and want horny things. 12 Year olds with anime pfp don't constitute a demographic worth catering to.
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The success of HEATED RIVALRY blows apart two massive Hollywood myths, proving:
1) Gay intimacy on screen is NOT bad for business.
2) The Anti sex-scene discourse is horseshit. Audiences are horny and want horny things. 12 Year olds with anime pfp don't constitute a demographic worth catering to.
1) Gay intimacy on screen is NOT bad for business.
2) The Anti sex-scene discourse is horseshit. Audiences are horny and want horny things. 12 Year olds with anime pfp don't constitute a demographic worth catering to.
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“When we take power we’ll punish the billionaires by making them live in their own condos”
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“When we take power we’ll punish the billionaires by making them live in their own condos”
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Minnesota, here's a sign to show your support for Somali neighbors. Share it, print it, pass it on.
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Minnesota, here's a sign to show your support for Somali neighbors. Share it, print it, pass it on.
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
I...need to stop slacking off, huh?
A 15-year-old Belgian boy just finished his PhD in quantum physics, publishing a thesis focused on Bose-Einstein condensates. First, let’s take a look at his PhD thesis and then discuss the reality of going for a physics PhD in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSTR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSTR...
15 Year-Old Just Finished his PhD in Quantum Physics. I had a look at his thesis.
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I...need to stop slacking off, huh?
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Venezuela Bombs American Drug Yacht, Wiping Out Entire Sackler Family Cartel: tinyurl.com/mr472vs5
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Venezuela Bombs American Drug Yacht, Wiping Out Entire Sackler Family Cartel: tinyurl.com/mr472vs5
My 2025 Tidal recap has me pinned, stone cold
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My 2025 Tidal recap has me pinned, stone cold
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Fuck this guy
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fuck this guy