Michael J Faber
@chargingrino.bsky.social
I teach American politics, which has been a very difficult job for the last nine years. Social media sarcasm makes it more tolerable.
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Thanksgiving is the sole Food Oriented Holiday for which I have no interest in culinary creativity or novelty. I want turkey and stuffing and potatoes and green bean casserole and I want gravy on all of it.
“Liven up your stuffing with persimmons” no, fuck that, I will liven it up with gravy.
“Liven up your stuffing with persimmons” no, fuck that, I will liven it up with gravy.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thanksgiving is the sole Food Oriented Holiday for which I have no interest in culinary creativity or novelty. I want turkey and stuffing and potatoes and green bean casserole and I want gravy on all of it.
“Liven up your stuffing with persimmons” no, fuck that, I will liven it up with gravy.
“Liven up your stuffing with persimmons” no, fuck that, I will liven it up with gravy.
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Around here, anyone not on the far left can do that just by saying "good morning"
IT'S NOT A GOOD MORNING FOR [insert various groups here] YOU FASCIST
IT'S NOT A GOOD MORNING FOR [insert various groups here] YOU FASCIST
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Around here, anyone not on the far left can do that just by saying "good morning"
IT'S NOT A GOOD MORNING FOR [insert various groups here] YOU FASCIST
IT'S NOT A GOOD MORNING FOR [insert various groups here] YOU FASCIST
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Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
SOUTH BEND, IN—Expressing horror at the sight of the health secretary’s bare torso emerging from the vat of grease, a local Steak ’n Shake employee reportedly screamed Friday after a nude Robert F. Ke...
theonion.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
Today, in Research Findings That Should Not Surprise Anybody:
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today, in Research Findings That Should Not Surprise Anybody:
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I'm awfully pessimistic about the Roberts Court, so I think they could find some way to let Texas keep its gerrymander—for example, have to let it go ahead while it's litigated—but I bet approving TX's while striking down CA's is too much, even for them. Well, maybe not Alito, but for a majority.
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm awfully pessimistic about the Roberts Court, so I think they could find some way to let Texas keep its gerrymander—for example, have to let it go ahead while it's litigated—but I bet approving TX's while striking down CA's is too much, even for them. Well, maybe not Alito, but for a majority.
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The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
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Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
This might well be The Onion's finest work.
“The American people should ask themselves just what the president meant when he concluded every issue of Time Pedophiles with the motto ‘Three cheers for molestation, and may every historical era be another wonderful secret!’”
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’
WASHINGTON—Dismissing the swashbuckling sci-fi romp as “a total hoax” amid growing scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump made remarks Tuesday denying that he had ...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This might well be The Onion's finest work.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
I am fully in favor of the President traveling the country telling people that, despite what they think they see when they go to the store, they are not actually paying a lot more for groceries. That should go over so very well.
Also, I hope we get some more thoughts on sharks and electric boats.
Also, I hope we get some more thoughts on sharks and electric boats.
The president will discuss the economy, but he will also provide important updates about Hannibal Lecter's dinner plans and Arnold Palmer's substantial penis. Additionally, his team of military physicians will reveal the record-setting results of his latest cognitive testing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am fully in favor of the President traveling the country telling people that, despite what they think they see when they go to the store, they are not actually paying a lot more for groceries. That should go over so very well.
Also, I hope we get some more thoughts on sharks and electric boats.
Also, I hope we get some more thoughts on sharks and electric boats.
Rarely have I seen a meme so accurate...
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Rarely have I seen a meme so accurate...
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
Tonight's vote was a vote to strip millions of their health care, and it should be characterized as such.
Dick Durbin voted to strip people's health care.
Tim Kaine voted to take away health care for millions.
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen voted to block the Affordable Care Act.
Dick Durbin voted to strip people's health care.
Tim Kaine voted to take away health care for millions.
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen voted to block the Affordable Care Act.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Tonight's vote was a vote to strip millions of their health care, and it should be characterized as such.
Dick Durbin voted to strip people's health care.
Tim Kaine voted to take away health care for millions.
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen voted to block the Affordable Care Act.
Dick Durbin voted to strip people's health care.
Tim Kaine voted to take away health care for millions.
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen voted to block the Affordable Care Act.
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Dear Governor-elect @abigailspanberger.com @spanbergerforva.bsky.social:
When you take over, please call Tim Kaine into your office and convince him to resign so we can replace his sorry spineless ass. Thank you.
Best,
A Constituent
When you take over, please call Tim Kaine into your office and convince him to resign so we can replace his sorry spineless ass. Thank you.
Best,
A Constituent
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Dear Governor-elect @abigailspanberger.com @spanbergerforva.bsky.social:
When you take over, please call Tim Kaine into your office and convince him to resign so we can replace his sorry spineless ass. Thank you.
Best,
A Constituent
When you take over, please call Tim Kaine into your office and convince him to resign so we can replace his sorry spineless ass. Thank you.
Best,
A Constituent
If Senate Democrats are going to give in on the shutdown, I hope they are at least smart enough to support a different bill so the House has to show up and vote on it. That way we should see movement on the discharge petition about the Epstein files. That might be worth it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If Senate Democrats are going to give in on the shutdown, I hope they are at least smart enough to support a different bill so the House has to show up and vote on it. That way we should see movement on the discharge petition about the Epstein files. That might be worth it.
I think Trump is realizing that those telephones are not gold-plated, and wondering if they could be gold-plated.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I think Trump is realizing that those telephones are not gold-plated, and wondering if they could be gold-plated.
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No, please. Don't strain yourself. We'll do it. 🙄
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
No, please. Don't strain yourself. We'll do it. 🙄
This will be an unpopular opinion on BlueSky, but I have always rather liked and respected Dick Cheney. I did not always agree with him, but he was a dedicated public servant, and I believe he was a decent person.
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This will be an unpopular opinion on BlueSky, but I have always rather liked and respected Dick Cheney. I did not always agree with him, but he was a dedicated public servant, and I believe he was a decent person.
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
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Breaking: The Darkness Returns
Breaking: The Darkness Returns
WASHINGTON—With deep unease and outright horror haunting millions of Americans as a great shroud enveloped the land, late-breaking reports confirmed Monday that the darkness had returned. Bystanders f...
theonion.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Breaking: The Darkness Returns
I suppose there is no longer any reason for me to follow @teenvogue.com. I'm certainly not their target audience, but I appreciated their surprisingly good political coverage. While it lasted, anyway.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I suppose there is no longer any reason for me to follow @teenvogue.com. I'm certainly not their target audience, but I appreciated their surprisingly good political coverage. While it lasted, anyway.
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Take a few minutes and watch this. I promise it will be time well-spent.
The top comments on the Mamdani message to Muslim video are all "I'm not a Muslim, I'm Jewish / Indian / Japanese / Latino and this message really speaks to me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBQ...
The top comments on the Mamdani message to Muslim video are all "I'm not a Muslim, I'm Jewish / Indian / Japanese / Latino and this message really speaks to me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBQ...
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Take a few minutes and watch this. I promise it will be time well-spent.
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*The president is all powerful and can fire civil servants, impound spending, redirect money and deploy troops despite numerous constitutional and legal restrictions but he can't spend emergency money for food stamps set aside specifically for shutdowns* is all-time amazing messaging.
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
*The president is all powerful and can fire civil servants, impound spending, redirect money and deploy troops despite numerous constitutional and legal restrictions but he can't spend emergency money for food stamps set aside specifically for shutdowns* is all-time amazing messaging.
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
Does anyone know if Mike Johnson is aware that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished? He has been known to miss things like that.
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Does anyone know if Mike Johnson is aware that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished? He has been known to miss things like that.