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Mike

@mike1954.bsky.social

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Interests: Music, science fiction, books, sports (LSU Tigers, Bruins 🏒, Bengals 🏈, Yankees ⚾️) Hobbies: Photography, astrophotography, cycling, ice skating, playing drums, learning piano Blue dot in a red state Banner pic: Horsehead Nebula from my yard

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · Nov 11

Rosette Nebula, officially designated NGC 2237. Taken from my backyard January 2023, using a monochrome camera and Ha, SII and OIII filters. Featured in my local astronomy club's 2024 calendar.
#Astrophotography #Astronomy

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 1d

Will we even be getting a cost of living increase? After all, inflation is 0%. Gas is below $2/gallon. In come cases prices have dropped by over 100% so that retailers are paying us to take their products. "People are saying" prescription drug prices are going to fall by 1000%. 😜

Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 1d

Luckily we're in a position to be able to afford it, but it was still quite a shock to see.

Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, and I’m expecting the medicare premium to rise significantly next year, too. Will be very surprised if it doesn’t.

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 1d

My MA plan is making the following changes for next year, among others:
Specialist office visit increases from $35 to $70
Physical therapy increases from $35 to $70
Some dental procedures previously covered with 50% copay are no longer covered at all

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2d

🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS UPDATE🔥

1) Some MA Providers are leaving marketplace.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped, you'll have until 12/31 to sign-up OR in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ which is an estimated 3% on MA will LOSE their plans.

PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥

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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 5d

“The position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is to scrap Daylight Saving Time and permanently stick to Standard Time.” Remind your state and federal lawmakers!

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve never thought Fallon is the least bit funny and whatever interview skills he has are downgraded by his often unclear/mumbling way of speaking.

Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 7d

Fucking disgusting variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

variety.com

Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 7d

a dalek is standing in a room next to a chair

ALT: a dalek is standing in a room next to a chair

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 8d

Somewhere, George Blanda is lamenting that he was born too soon.

Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 8d

This is the moment Donald Trump became....Marie Antoinette?

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11d

After the Dallas ICE facility attack, Trump officials cast officers as the victims, seldom mentioning the migrants who were shot.

For some immigrants in Dallas, the response felt like another indignity in President Trump's mass deportation campaign.

For migrants, Dallas attack — and Trump response — marks another indignity

In the hours after the shooting, Trump officials cast law enforcement officers as the victims and asked people to pray for them — seldom mentioning the migrant victims.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 11d

If you don’t think it’s fair to call Trump/MAGA fascists read this and then get back to me

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 11d

I read it several years ago. The parallels are, to say the least, alarming.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13d

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 15d

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife-Edge

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17d

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...

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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 17d

This is a great account to follow to see what the rest of the world is saying about the U.S. and Trump, plus just a global perspective in general.

CYNC Verity @chattjazz.bsky.social · 17d

Here are some notable headlines from the U.S. and around the world. News this week from CYNC Verity. #DemandDemocacy #DefendDemocracy #Truth #News
Connecting Your News Coverage.

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 18d

Uh huh.
The numbers are officially meaningless now. The regime is just making them up for dear leader and every foreign investor should reconsider the credit risk US debt poses.

Axios @axios.com · 18d

JUST IN: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key inflation data report

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

trib.al

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 18d

This administration cares about nothing but money, for themselves and for their oligarch pals.
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
#space #astronomy #science

Environmental Exclusions Proposed for U.S. Satellite Industry

In a move that’s concerning astronomers, the FCC has proposed reducing environmental oversight of space-based operations.

skyandtelescope.org

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Tina in the PNW @tinajpnw.bsky.social · 19d

Rant warning. I have seen a number of large accounts who are whining because they keep reciting the law and responses to their pronouncement are basically, the rule of law is dead or does not matter anymore. So the whining has become that somehow knowing that the rule of law
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19d

ICE continues to assault us.

We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.

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Mike @mike1954.bsky.social · 19d

Unfamiliar with The Giver and The Lottery, but I've read the rest, and you couldn't be more right.

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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.bsky.social · 20d

#TheTaraShow is coming up LIVE at the top of the hour!

@tarabuster.bsky.social & I will be boosting @jimmykimmel.com & dragging global embarrassment Donald Trump, join the chat and be a part of the conversation!

www.youtube.com/live/3r4gxUk...

The Tara Show with Dublin and Devlin - 9.18.25!

YouTube video by Political Voices Network

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 20d

"This isn't who we are," says nation whose history books are a bunch of redactions

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20d

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 20d

New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

www.cnn.com

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