mike jolkovski
@mikejolk.bsky.social
Psychoanalyst, Woodwind player, bon vivant. If I’m following you, it’s probably because you said something clever.
I am vast, I contain platitudes. I have heard the modem scream.
MikeJolk.39 on signal
I am vast, I contain platitudes. I have heard the modem scream.
MikeJolk.39 on signal
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the fight is over who to be racist towards, and how to express it publicly
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
the fight is over who to be racist towards, and how to express it publicly
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"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Fingers: [play a complicated passage pretty easily]
Brain: hey how are we doing that
Me: no brain, I beg of you, don’t—
Brain: too late, we’re overthinking things now
Fingers: yeah so we can’t play this passage anymore
Brain: hey how are we doing that
Me: no brain, I beg of you, don’t—
Brain: too late, we’re overthinking things now
Fingers: yeah so we can’t play this passage anymore
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Fingers: [play a complicated passage pretty easily]
Brain: hey how are we doing that
Me: no brain, I beg of you, don’t—
Brain: too late, we’re overthinking things now
Fingers: yeah so we can’t play this passage anymore
Brain: hey how are we doing that
Me: no brain, I beg of you, don’t—
Brain: too late, we’re overthinking things now
Fingers: yeah so we can’t play this passage anymore
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Just saw someone say “crypto hotep” and that phrase is stuck in my brain good and deep. Gonna be rattling around my skull for a month at least
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Just saw someone say “crypto hotep” and that phrase is stuck in my brain good and deep. Gonna be rattling around my skull for a month at least
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160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
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imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
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The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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Bush was himself a downed airman rescued after his aircraft was destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Bush was himself a downed airman rescued after his aircraft was destroyed.
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You have to love yourself even though you think you suck
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
You have to love yourself even though you think you suck
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Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
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Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
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Are they gonna take the gold teeth too
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Are they gonna take the gold teeth too
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I do defy him, and I spit at him
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I do defy him, and I spit at him
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I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
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Away with them to prison
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Away with them to prison
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Remember when some guy killed a far right provocateur and every major right wing presence was calling for the Democratic Party to be labeled a terrorist organization and disbanded? If you are asking for less to be done to the party that doubles as a sex trafficking ring you are unequal to the moment
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Remember when some guy killed a far right provocateur and every major right wing presence was calling for the Democratic Party to be labeled a terrorist organization and disbanded? If you are asking for less to be done to the party that doubles as a sex trafficking ring you are unequal to the moment
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check it out: one million year mortgage
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
check it out: one million year mortgage
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Happy anniversary of the capture of the Winter Palace to all who celebrate
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy anniversary of the capture of the Winter Palace to all who celebrate