MikeStan
@mikestan.bsky.social
I used to make sure your images were in focus. Now I just tinker and teach your college student how to keep things in focus.
I show my son the Short Circuit movies. He becomes obsessed. He gets a knockoff LEGO version of Johnny 5 that moves via remote control and spends 2 straight days building it. He finishes 3 minutes before bedtime and it immediately falls apart. He wants to start rebuilding it from scratch.
December 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I show my son the Short Circuit movies. He becomes obsessed. He gets a knockoff LEGO version of Johnny 5 that moves via remote control and spends 2 straight days building it. He finishes 3 minutes before bedtime and it immediately falls apart. He wants to start rebuilding it from scratch.
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Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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If you think beef prices are high now, wait until this gets to the US
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you think beef prices are high now, wait until this gets to the US
Traveling the world, talking about places to people who have never been there, smoking weed before it was cool, and being an absolute human. Damn fine life's work, Mr. Steves.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Traveling the world, talking about places to people who have never been there, smoking weed before it was cool, and being an absolute human. Damn fine life's work, Mr. Steves.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Nenko Gantchev should still be alive—home with his family. After 30 years contributing to Chicagoland as a small business owner and taxpayer, ICE detained him, ignored his medical needs, and he died in custody. This system is cruel, reckless, and must be held accountable.
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian man from Chicago arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Michigan private prison, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
abc7chicago.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nenko Gantchev should still be alive—home with his family. After 30 years contributing to Chicagoland as a small business owner and taxpayer, ICE detained him, ignored his medical needs, and he died in custody. This system is cruel, reckless, and must be held accountable.
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solidarity with trans people and death to fascism
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
solidarity with trans people and death to fascism
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On closer inspection, these are loafers
Marco Rubio just straight up looks like a sad divorced man at a Motel 6.
December 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
On closer inspection, these are loafers
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Omg dude we get it you’re a Republican
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Omg dude we get it you’re a Republican
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Yeah, so, this is why anyone carrying water for the Charlie Kirk Respectability Brigade should be shamed out of public commentary and journalism.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yeah, so, this is why anyone carrying water for the Charlie Kirk Respectability Brigade should be shamed out of public commentary and journalism.
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remember when this guy demanded that the entire country should publicly mourn a racist podcaster
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
remember when this guy demanded that the entire country should publicly mourn a racist podcaster
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Come on
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Come on
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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they don't know how to act human!! it's a bunch of spider heads scrambling around! hakeem jeffries is reaching across the aisle and a guy's torso mouth is biting his arm off,!!
December 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
they don't know how to act human!! it's a bunch of spider heads scrambling around! hakeem jeffries is reaching across the aisle and a guy's torso mouth is biting his arm off,!!
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the disney and openai partnership is a bleak look into a potential future where all of these creative arts companies and media industry of every type is entirely owned and operated by big tech
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
the disney and openai partnership is a bleak look into a potential future where all of these creative arts companies and media industry of every type is entirely owned and operated by big tech
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As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
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Can you not understand why people might not vote for the people actively killing their family at that very moment
America’s first Arab majority city of which 42% of votes went to Trump versus 36% for Kamala Harris is upset with Democrats for not doing more to stop Trump’s anti-immigrant actions.
I keep wondering, what did they expect? Did they sleep through his entire first term?
I keep wondering, what did they expect? Did they sleep through his entire first term?
This Arab-majority city backed Trump. It's not going well.
“The targeting of immigrants, the targeting of Muslim communities—we’ve seen this rhetoric climb over the past several months and I anticipate it getting worse,” Dearborn Mayor Abdullah ...
www.dailykos.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can you not understand why people might not vote for the people actively killing their family at that very moment
Bsky, why are you so goddamned glitchy lately? You ok?
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Bsky, why are you so goddamned glitchy lately? You ok?
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.