Mike
@allaboutmike.bsky.social
SWE at Chess.com ♟️| Former SWE @ Meta | Formerly tech lead w/ Government of Canada 🍁| Fitness instructor | Gamer | Dad
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Magnus just told me I made 9 blunders?!?
Learn from stars like Gotham, Magnus, Anna, Hikaru, the Botez sisters, and more with ALL NEW voice feedback and coaching!
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Learn from stars like Gotham, Magnus, Anna, Hikaru, the Botez sisters, and more with ALL NEW voice feedback and coaching!
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Magnus just told me I made 9 blunders?!?
Learn from stars like Gotham, Magnus, Anna, Hikaru, the Botez sisters, and more with ALL NEW voice feedback and coaching!
Learn more: go.chess.com/coach
Learn from stars like Gotham, Magnus, Anna, Hikaru, the Botez sisters, and more with ALL NEW voice feedback and coaching!
Learn more: go.chess.com/coach
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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When the news is overwhelming, it can be helpful to have an emotional support puppy. Today, we thought you might need two.
July 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When the news is overwhelming, it can be helpful to have an emotional support puppy. Today, we thought you might need two.
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Canadians: the tariffs are meant to force us to join 🇺🇸 so instead, we’ll support Canadian farmers and grow Canadian businesses.
Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro: we’ll damage Canadian farmers and businesses because what’s so bad about becoming the 51st state?
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro: we’ll damage Canadian farmers and businesses because what’s so bad about becoming the 51st state?
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding | CBC News
New data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a CBC News investigation suggest ongoing problems with country-of-origin signage in Canadian grocery stores. CBC also found questionable Canadian ...
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Canadians: the tariffs are meant to force us to join 🇺🇸 so instead, we’ll support Canadian farmers and grow Canadian businesses.
Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro: we’ll damage Canadian farmers and businesses because what’s so bad about becoming the 51st state?
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro: we’ll damage Canadian farmers and businesses because what’s so bad about becoming the 51st state?
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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It’s so frustrating that there is this illusion that we are all 49%/49% right now. Us versus them, good versus bad, and it’s all because of the BS that is the electoral system. It’s very likely 70% versus 30% and we’re just not seeing representative government.There’s just no common sense right now
July 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It’s so frustrating that there is this illusion that we are all 49%/49% right now. Us versus them, good versus bad, and it’s all because of the BS that is the electoral system. It’s very likely 70% versus 30% and we’re just not seeing representative government.There’s just no common sense right now
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June 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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My small country, Estonia, population 1.3 million sent 2003-2014 over 2500 soldiers. 9 were killed in the line of duty. 109 wounded, half of them so seriously they could no longer lead a normal life.
In Iraq 2003-2009 we had more than 440 soldiers. 2 were killed. 18 seriously wounded.
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My small country, Estonia, population 1.3 million sent 2003-2014 over 2500 soldiers. 9 were killed in the line of duty. 109 wounded, half of them so seriously they could no longer lead a normal life.
In Iraq 2003-2009 we had more than 440 soldiers. 2 were killed. 18 seriously wounded.
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HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.'
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
June 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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My small country, Estonia, population 1.3 million sent 2003-2014 over 2500 soldiers. 9 were killed in the line of duty. 109 wounded, half of them so seriously they could no longer lead a normal life.
In Iraq 2003-2009 we had more than 440 soldiers. 2 were killed. 18 seriously wounded.
1/n
My small country, Estonia, population 1.3 million sent 2003-2014 over 2500 soldiers. 9 were killed in the line of duty. 109 wounded, half of them so seriously they could no longer lead a normal life.
In Iraq 2003-2009 we had more than 440 soldiers. 2 were killed. 18 seriously wounded.
1/n
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On D-Day, 14,000 Canadians landed at Juno Beach, supported by the Royal Canadian Navy and the RCAF. The day saw 1,074 Canadian casualties, including 359 killed. It was a watershed moment in human history.
Here are Canadians stories from that day.
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Here are Canadians stories from that day.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On D-Day, 14,000 Canadians landed at Juno Beach, supported by the Royal Canadian Navy and the RCAF. The day saw 1,074 Canadian casualties, including 359 killed. It was a watershed moment in human history.
Here are Canadians stories from that day.
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Here are Canadians stories from that day.
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OH MY FUCKING GOOOODDDDDDDDD
MATSUNO YOU ARE THE ETERNAL GOAT
MATSUNO YOU ARE THE ETERNAL GOAT
June 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
OH MY FUCKING GOOOODDDDDDDDD
MATSUNO YOU ARE THE ETERNAL GOAT
MATSUNO YOU ARE THE ETERNAL GOAT
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“The real reason he’s ‘leaving’ (or ‘quiet quitting’) is that he’s spent the last 4 months as a ‘special government employee,” a distinction with a 130-day time limit. Were he to continue working in the same capacity, he would be required by law to fill out certain financial & ethical disclosures…”
Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning
His “departure” from the government is anything but.
newrepublic.com
June 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“The real reason he’s ‘leaving’ (or ‘quiet quitting’) is that he’s spent the last 4 months as a ‘special government employee,” a distinction with a 130-day time limit. Were he to continue working in the same capacity, he would be required by law to fill out certain financial & ethical disclosures…”
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SCOOP: Elon Musk will not be fully exiting DOGE.
In fact, federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments, and President Trump himself said in a press conference today that “Elon's really not leaving.”
In fact, federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments, and President Trump himself said in a press conference today that “Elon's really not leaving.”
DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'
Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new office.
www.wired.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
SCOOP: Elon Musk will not be fully exiting DOGE.
In fact, federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments, and President Trump himself said in a press conference today that “Elon's really not leaving.”
In fact, federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments, and President Trump himself said in a press conference today that “Elon's really not leaving.”
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Just got caught up in the latest round of terminations from Microsoft.
If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you.
Onward and upward!
If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you.
Onward and upward!
a man with a beard is wearing a red and gold iron man costume
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a red and gold iron man costume
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May 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just got caught up in the latest round of terminations from Microsoft.
If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you.
Onward and upward!
If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you.
Onward and upward!
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“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.
May 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.
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If all porn is made illegal, you can also make illegal the expression of any person you hate by defining them as obscene and pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
I don’t care if you hate porn. Please for the love of god don’t get stuck there cognitively.
Anti-porn legislation + how trans and NB people (even cis drag queens/kings) are being consistently described as sexually deviant = the groundwork is being laid for all queer expression to be made illegal.
Anti-porn legislation + how trans and NB people (even cis drag queens/kings) are being consistently described as sexually deviant = the groundwork is being laid for all queer expression to be made illegal.
Well, here we go. The GOP has just introduced a bill to effectively outlaw all pornography.
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
May 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If all porn is made illegal, you can also make illegal the expression of any person you hate by defining them as obscene and pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
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Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border..
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border..
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could