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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 7d

Because healthcare is a human right.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 14d

I love to support this shady non-profit!

State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 14d

4-7 pm Saturday, September 27th

Forest ReLeaf Fundraiser

🌳 Arbormeisters Homebrew + Craft Beer Festival 🍺

Advance Tickets start at $40 + $20 parking pass
www.eventbrite.com/e/arbormeist...

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 14d

The kids are alright

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 14d

They've lost the 9yos

JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 14d

That's a great holy family!

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 15d

Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:

GWARREN

Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:

TAFT PUNK

jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:

Frankfurter Goes to Hollywood.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 25d

Listen to @espiers.bsky.social – she's got it right.

"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life either."

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 25d

The casual violent rhetoric of Fox News.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 26d

While it is nice to be clinically defined as a ✨young adult✨, GI #Cancer trends are a bit worse than other cancer dx. Watch the short video for reasons why.

Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 26d

What’s behind the rise in GI cancers among young adults?
Dr Marshall explores this in our latest #OncologyUnscripted.

🎥 Watch here: clinicalcaresolutions.net/activities/o...

#GIcancer #CancerCare #MedSky #OncSky #CanSky #CRC

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 28d

Counterpoint: No.

CK was a terribly influential political activist with many terrible messages.

He is not a martyr. We need to remember him for who he was and what he did, while condemning violence of any kind.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28d

"For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals.

This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now."

[part 1 of 2]

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · 28d

Violence is never the answer.

Also, make use of the breaking news consumer's handbook from @onthemedia.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK

1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports"... could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned"... means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.

6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.

ON THE MEDIA

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Sep 3

"benevolent American panopticon"?

No, thank you. This is not how you build trust or promote human dignity.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Sep 3

Local man embraces fascism.

AI Startup Flock Thinks It Can Eliminate All Crime In America

With more than 80,000 AI-powered cameras across the U.S., Flock Safety has become one of cops’ go-to surveillance tools. Now CEO Garrett Langley has both police tech giant Axon and Chinese drone maker...

www.forbes.com

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Sep 1

A margarita glass is the perfect vessel for a root beer float.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 30

Peace.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 27

Tom Clancy's The Bible

Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title

"Tom Clancy's Love in the Time of Cholera"

Well now, they often call me GreEEEEEEEdo 🇺🇦 🦉🦉🦅🦅 @natteringnaybob.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title

Tom Clancy's Conclave

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Reposted by michael miller jr.

Jeffrey Yost @justcode.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just Code, just published!!! Open Access of full book is now freely available, see link below, made possible by @sloanfoundation.bsky.social grant to CBI! Am so honored to partner w Con & work alongside 19 stellar, fellow interdisciplinary authors on this book! #histtech

cse.umn.edu/cbi/just-cod...

Front cover of Just Code: Power, Inequality and the Political Economy of IT. Black lettering in bold with trailing pastel colors.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 27

The view from SE of the blaze.

Gray smoke flowing from a vacant building on fire.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 27

Agreed.

We have collectively lost awareness of the value of our personal data.

GeorgetownJD @georgetownjd.bsky.social · Aug 27

This should be a bigger story than it is.

Gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

www.nytimes.com

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 27

😔

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 26

Finished reading: The AI Con by Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna 📚

The AI Con is grounded in reality and presented with a healthy sense of humor.

michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 26

be best

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Aug 26

"In an exclusive statement to the New York Post, first lady Melania Trump has revealed her next official project: leading the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field."

Exclusive | First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI

First lady Melania Trump will lead the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field.

nypost.com

michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 25

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?

michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 24

And perhaps why there's not a clear analog to Joe Rogan.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 22

If Tr*mp was right about everything, I'll eat my hat.

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michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 22

Judah was ahead of his time.

michael miller jr. @michaelmillerjr.com · Aug 21

lol

John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Aug 21

UK government asks everybody to stop using VPNs.

"everybody who's out there thinking of using VPNs...verifying your age keeps a child safe...So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age."

- UK government