Mike Naple
@mnaple.bsky.social
communications strategist | writer | reader | health care, politics, books 📚 and film | home cook | chronically ill | pwd | pulmonary hypertension 🦓🏳️🌈
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Mike Naple
@mnaple.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello! 👋🏻 I’m Mike (he/him). I post mostly about books, the politics of health care, chronic illness and disability, and LGBTQ+ issues. Also, film/tv, food, and whatever else the world throws my way. Say hi, give me a follow. Let’s chat.
While I haven’t written much in the past year, I did pick up the pen again to share some thoughts on gratitude, recovering from a tough hospitalization, and feeling haunted by episodes of ICU delirium.
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My gratitude overflows following a lengthy health crisis
A routine surgery ended up causing life-threatening complications and a health crisis for columnist Mike Naple, who is glad to be back.
pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
While I haven’t written much in the past year, I did pick up the pen again to share some thoughts on gratitude, recovering from a tough hospitalization, and feeling haunted by episodes of ICU delirium.
pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com/columns/grat...
pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com/columns/grat...
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"If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes. CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism."-Bill Cassidy when he confirmed RFK Jr. in February 2025
CASSIDY: I know it's titillating, but I think we need to move beyond the titillation
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes. CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism."-Bill Cassidy when he confirmed RFK Jr. in February 2025
Saturday in the kitchen: cooking up a batch of sauce and preparing the freezer for winter 🤌🏻🍅
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Saturday in the kitchen: cooking up a batch of sauce and preparing the freezer for winter 🤌🏻🍅
Really excited about this one and that cover with the mixed tape looks sick!
It’s real! It’s real! You can pre-order MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90s AND BEYOND here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hugh-...
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Really excited about this one and that cover with the mixed tape looks sick!
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He’s becoming Zohran’s own Club Chalamet
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
He’s becoming Zohran’s own Club Chalamet
Twenty-five years later and Mya’s Case of the Ex is still a banger with a killer bridge
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Twenty-five years later and Mya’s Case of the Ex is still a banger with a killer bridge
The new Florence + the Machine album is a tour de force.
Perfume and Milk, Buckle, and The Old Religion are among my current on repeat songs.
Perfume and Milk, Buckle, and The Old Religion are among my current on repeat songs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The new Florence + the Machine album is a tour de force.
Perfume and Milk, Buckle, and The Old Religion are among my current on repeat songs.
Perfume and Milk, Buckle, and The Old Religion are among my current on repeat songs.
So, we have a beef stew simmering on the stove and a pumpkin bread baking in the oven. The fall weekend cooking season is here 👨🏻🍳🍂🥘
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So, we have a beef stew simmering on the stove and a pumpkin bread baking in the oven. The fall weekend cooking season is here 👨🏻🍳🍂🥘
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What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
Rest in power, Alice Wong.
Read Alice’s Disability Visibility and Disability Intimacy anthologies and her memoir, Year of the Tiger.✊🏻🐅
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Read Alice’s Disability Visibility and Disability Intimacy anthologies and her memoir, Year of the Tiger.✊🏻🐅
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Rest in power, Alice Wong.
Read Alice’s Disability Visibility and Disability Intimacy anthologies and her memoir, Year of the Tiger.✊🏻🐅
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Read Alice’s Disability Visibility and Disability Intimacy anthologies and her memoir, Year of the Tiger.✊🏻🐅
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Just completely gutted by this closure. I’ve been eating here for more than a decade, and it is a cherished part of my relationship lore. Long live the French Dip sandwich, the coleslaw, and the ribs. (Yes, I know there are locations in other states.)
www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...
Woodmont Grill Abruptly Closes in Bethesda
It's been a staple of the neighborhood for decades.
www.washingtonian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Just completely gutted by this closure. I’ve been eating here for more than a decade, and it is a cherished part of my relationship lore. Long live the French Dip sandwich, the coleslaw, and the ribs. (Yes, I know there are locations in other states.)
www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...
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“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
Looking forward to this year’s Dallas Zebra PHfest #O2breathe Walk on Nov. 8! Learn more at the link below 👇🏻
The 2025 Dallas Zebra PHest #O2breathe Walk is one month away!
Join us Saturday, Nov. 8, to celebrate the PH community, spread PH awareness and raise funds for a cure.
Register now: buff.ly/e1x1YPH
Join us Saturday, Nov. 8, to celebrate the PH community, spread PH awareness and raise funds for a cure.
Register now: buff.ly/e1x1YPH
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looking forward to this year’s Dallas Zebra PHfest #O2breathe Walk on Nov. 8! Learn more at the link below 👇🏻
I read Frankenstein (finally!). There’s so much about the book to discuss, from queer & disability themes, to how various film & television adaptations have informed the broader cultural understanding of the text.
Looking for recommendations for any essays analyzing the different themes? #booksky
Looking for recommendations for any essays analyzing the different themes? #booksky
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I read Frankenstein (finally!). There’s so much about the book to discuss, from queer & disability themes, to how various film & television adaptations have informed the broader cultural understanding of the text.
Looking for recommendations for any essays analyzing the different themes? #booksky
Looking for recommendations for any essays analyzing the different themes? #booksky
TASK, the show that you are right now—an excellent penultimate episode.
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
TASK, the show that you are right now—an excellent penultimate episode.
Me after hearing the news about Diane Keaton 😭
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Me after hearing the news about Diane Keaton 😭
Very much enjoy Marion Cotillard on this season of The Morning Show and this @thedailybeast.bsky.social write-up from @frazbelina.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mar...
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mar...
Marion Cotillard Becomes a Bond Villain in ‘Morning Show’
Are the casting directors for the new Bond movie paying attention?
www.thedailybeast.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Very much enjoy Marion Cotillard on this season of The Morning Show and this @thedailybeast.bsky.social write-up from @frazbelina.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mar...
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mar...
Well, yes, I am watching 9-1-1: Nashville in prime time.
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Well, yes, I am watching 9-1-1: Nashville in prime time.
It’s a busy week for book award season announcements 📚🏆
Yesterday: National Book Award Finalists
Tonight: Kirkus Prize Winners
Tomorrow: Nobel Prize in Literature
Yesterday: National Book Award Finalists
Tonight: Kirkus Prize Winners
Tomorrow: Nobel Prize in Literature
October 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It’s a busy week for book award season announcements 📚🏆
Yesterday: National Book Award Finalists
Tonight: Kirkus Prize Winners
Tomorrow: Nobel Prize in Literature
Yesterday: National Book Award Finalists
Tonight: Kirkus Prize Winners
Tomorrow: Nobel Prize in Literature
A few 📚National Book Award finalists that I'm excited to read:
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Palaver
Things in Nature Merely Grow
When it all Burns
Scorched Earth
Still want to read The Wilderness and Hunchback among the longlisters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Palaver
Things in Nature Merely Grow
When it all Burns
Scorched Earth
Still want to read The Wilderness and Hunchback among the longlisters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A few 📚National Book Award finalists that I'm excited to read:
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Palaver
Things in Nature Merely Grow
When it all Burns
Scorched Earth
Still want to read The Wilderness and Hunchback among the longlisters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Palaver
Things in Nature Merely Grow
When it all Burns
Scorched Earth
Still want to read The Wilderness and Hunchback among the longlisters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
Love to see these wins for The Safekeep🍐and Henry Henry🚬 in their respective fiction categories!
Eager to read some of these other winners, including Pretty and The Other Olympians! #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
lambdaliterary.org/awards/2025-...
Eager to read some of these other winners, including Pretty and The Other Olympians! #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
lambdaliterary.org/awards/2025-...
2025 Winners
Congratulations 2025 Lammy Award Winners
lambdaliterary.org
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Love to see these wins for The Safekeep🍐and Henry Henry🚬 in their respective fiction categories!
Eager to read some of these other winners, including Pretty and The Other Olympians! #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
lambdaliterary.org/awards/2025-...
Eager to read some of these other winners, including Pretty and The Other Olympians! #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
lambdaliterary.org/awards/2025-...
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Just posting this. Everyone knows why.
October 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just posting this. Everyone knows why.
The vibe on "Ruin the Friendship" and its narrative twist feels like it could be at home on an album by The Band Perry said complimentary.
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The vibe on "Ruin the Friendship" and its narrative twist feels like it could be at home on an album by The Band Perry said complimentary.
This is me🙋🏻♂️chronically ill and under 50.
"Wait until you're older, your body will stop working well."
Or, may I introduce a concept of people being chronically ill at every age.
Or, may I introduce a concept of people being chronically ill at every age.
September 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is me🙋🏻♂️chronically ill and under 50.