michael spins
@michaelspins.bsky.social
I like things, also can play some jazz guitar chords, I prefer the demo versions
https://michaelspins.wixsite.com/spinthemusic
https://michaelspins.wixsite.com/spinthemusic
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Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
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It's below the dignity of his office and the press corps to point out that the President is, at best, deeply involved with covering up the crimes of our most notorious sex criminal.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's below the dignity of his office and the press corps to point out that the President is, at best, deeply involved with covering up the crimes of our most notorious sex criminal.
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“This was no mere suggestion. This was Leo deploying the full weight of Catholic teaching—the Scripture that defines Christian ethics for over a billion souls worldwide—against an immigration enforcement apparatus that has detained thousands of Chicagoans since Operation Midway Blitz began …”
“In blunt words on Operation Midway Blitz, Pope Leo XIV invokes Matthew 25, reminding a nation in the throes of mass deportations that Christ himself will ask: How did you receive the foreigner?” migrantinsider.com/p/pope-leo-s...
Pope Leo Slams Trump Over Chicago Crackdown
In blunt words on Operation Midway Blitz, Pope Leo XIV invokes Matthew 25, reminding a nation in the throes of mass deportations that Christ himself will ask: How did you receive the foreigner?
migrantinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“This was no mere suggestion. This was Leo deploying the full weight of Catholic teaching—the Scripture that defines Christian ethics for over a billion souls worldwide—against an immigration enforcement apparatus that has detained thousands of Chicagoans since Operation Midway Blitz began …”
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Bros | Wolf Alice
youtu.be/TD_Q9CxXTo4?...
youtu.be/TD_Q9CxXTo4?...
Wolf Alice - Bros (Official Video)
YouTube video by WolfAliceVEVO
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Bros | Wolf Alice
youtu.be/TD_Q9CxXTo4?...
youtu.be/TD_Q9CxXTo4?...
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Ritter Violin bass
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ritter Violin bass
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Show up and put yourself in places where your representatives and Senators can see you, with messages that they don’t hear in the DC-media bubble. Write and call often.
Explain why the stuff that seems normal and obvious to them is, to you, their constituent, a wildly wrong, primary-worthy error.
Explain why the stuff that seems normal and obvious to them is, to you, their constituent, a wildly wrong, primary-worthy error.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Show up and put yourself in places where your representatives and Senators can see you, with messages that they don’t hear in the DC-media bubble. Write and call often.
Explain why the stuff that seems normal and obvious to them is, to you, their constituent, a wildly wrong, primary-worthy error.
Explain why the stuff that seems normal and obvious to them is, to you, their constituent, a wildly wrong, primary-worthy error.
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The Sconeheads – Leaving On A Jet Plane [UK, Punk] (1981) Fantastic cover from an under-appreciated band with very little output – this was allegedly from a John Peel session.
https://redd.it/wpueeu
https://youtu.be/nutKFknx5xU
https://redd.it/wpueeu
https://youtu.be/nutKFknx5xU
The Sconeheads – Leaving On A Jet Plane [UK, Punk] (1981) Fantastic cover from an under-appreciated band with very little output – this was allegedly from a John Peel session.
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Sconeheads – Leaving On A Jet Plane [UK, Punk] (1981) Fantastic cover from an under-appreciated band with very little output – this was allegedly from a John Peel session.
https://redd.it/wpueeu
https://youtu.be/nutKFknx5xU
https://redd.it/wpueeu
https://youtu.be/nutKFknx5xU
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The fact that many Democratic Senators are profoundly trapped in an unreal matrix of DC-media assumptions is a disaster on an epic scale. But it’s also an opportunity.
You have to wait years to primary most Senators, but you can fight to change those assumptions now.
Let me explain…
You have to wait years to primary most Senators, but you can fight to change those assumptions now.
Let me explain…
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The fact that many Democratic Senators are profoundly trapped in an unreal matrix of DC-media assumptions is a disaster on an epic scale. But it’s also an opportunity.
You have to wait years to primary most Senators, but you can fight to change those assumptions now.
Let me explain…
You have to wait years to primary most Senators, but you can fight to change those assumptions now.
Let me explain…
better candidates don't need social media or technology explainers, the good ones like Mamdani already know how to use it well, that's part of what makes them better candidates- that and the fact that they actually want to do more than help themselves tends to attract voters-
We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
better candidates don't need social media or technology explainers, the good ones like Mamdani already know how to use it well, that's part of what makes them better candidates- that and the fact that they actually want to do more than help themselves tends to attract voters-
This is great, especially if you're not a Penn State fan-
Gus Johnson was in rare form in Indiana's dramatic win over Penn State.
awfulannouncing.com/fox/indiana-...
awfulannouncing.com/fox/indiana-...
Indiana's epic comeback win over Penn State broke Gus Johnson
In a game that gave us peak Gus Johnson, the ending to Indiana-Penn State might have been what finally broke the vociferous Fox Sports announcer.
awfulannouncing.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is great, especially if you're not a Penn State fan-
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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They Might be Giants's 2018 album 'I Like Fun' is so bleak. Murder, suicide, car accidents, apocalyptic calamity, etc. Great music, but man is it a downer if you're tracking the lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They Might be Giants's 2018 album 'I Like Fun' is so bleak. Murder, suicide, car accidents, apocalyptic calamity, etc. Great music, but man is it a downer if you're tracking the lyrics.
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Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance | TechPolicy.Press
We're witnessing the simultaneous capture of knowledge-producing institutions and the elimination of independent verification mechanisms, writes Renée DiResta.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
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G.
Orange Poppies and Yellow Buttercups.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/ora... ]
#poppy #poppies #buttercups #wildflowers #irish #countryside #papaverrhoeas #red #yellow #orange #green #foliage #buyintoart #ArtShop #ArtStore
Orange Poppies and Yellow Buttercups.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/ora... ]
#poppy #poppies #buttercups #wildflowers #irish #countryside #papaverrhoeas #red #yellow #orange #green #foliage #buyintoart #ArtShop #ArtStore
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
G.
Orange Poppies and Yellow Buttercups.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/ora... ]
#poppy #poppies #buttercups #wildflowers #irish #countryside #papaverrhoeas #red #yellow #orange #green #foliage #buyintoart #ArtShop #ArtStore
Orange Poppies and Yellow Buttercups.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/ora... ]
#poppy #poppies #buttercups #wildflowers #irish #countryside #papaverrhoeas #red #yellow #orange #green #foliage #buyintoart #ArtShop #ArtStore
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“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.”
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.”
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Caucusing is how we get candidates on the ballot to challenge the feckless among us.
It takes VERY FEW people to shift the caucus.
It takes VERY FEW people to shift the caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Caucusing is how we get candidates on the ballot to challenge the feckless among us.
It takes VERY FEW people to shift the caucus.
It takes VERY FEW people to shift the caucus.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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This isn't just Brussels. From von der Leyen's €200bn AI splurge to Starmer's public services "revolution," political leaders are betting public services on Silicon Valley hype whilst actual human expertise crumbles.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This isn't just Brussels. From von der Leyen's €200bn AI splurge to Starmer's public services "revolution," political leaders are betting public services on Silicon Valley hype whilst actual human expertise crumbles.
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It would be nice to see a bit more incredulity about AI generally.
Scientists just called out Ursula von der Leyen for claiming that AI will match human reasoning by 2026. Her "evidence" consisted, it turns out, of CEO statements from OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia. Not research. Marketing materials. 🧵
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It would be nice to see a bit more incredulity about AI generally.
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I’ve said this b4, but here’s a little inside baseball from a former Republican: Back in my GOP days, we Republicans would privately laugh at how Democrats would never go to the mat to win. We always knew Democrats wouldn’t fight to the death politically.
Last night proved Republicans right again.
Last night proved Republicans right again.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I’ve said this b4, but here’s a little inside baseball from a former Republican: Back in my GOP days, we Republicans would privately laugh at how Democrats would never go to the mat to win. We always knew Democrats wouldn’t fight to the death politically.
Last night proved Republicans right again.
Last night proved Republicans right again.
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He would ALWAYS organize his balls in a row for us. Play was too important to leave to chance. He’d be sleeping now, recharging for the next toss or swim or wrestle or leap. He was a pure and loving and joyful soul in a hard world and even now, resting by the black cherry tree, he teaches us.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
He would ALWAYS organize his balls in a row for us. Play was too important to leave to chance. He’d be sleeping now, recharging for the next toss or swim or wrestle or leap. He was a pure and loving and joyful soul in a hard world and even now, resting by the black cherry tree, he teaches us.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM