M. Molla
@originalname37.bsky.social
This account replaces my Threads (@originalname37) which replaced my Mastodon (RIP my server) which replaced my Twitter (@Originalnane37) which replaced my Metafilter (@Originalname37).
more info here: https://sites.google.com/site/mmolla
more info here: https://sites.google.com/site/mmolla
When you hit a milestone birthday year, you find out all the things that were born the same year as you.
4 years ago I found out that I'm the same age as Starbucks, NPR, the NASDAQ, and Bangladesh.
4 years ago I found out that I'm the same age as Starbucks, NPR, the NASDAQ, and Bangladesh.
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When you hit a milestone birthday year, you find out all the things that were born the same year as you.
4 years ago I found out that I'm the same age as Starbucks, NPR, the NASDAQ, and Bangladesh.
4 years ago I found out that I'm the same age as Starbucks, NPR, the NASDAQ, and Bangladesh.
It occurs to me that "oh what heights we'll hit" (Bugs Bunny) and "can you read my mind" (Superman) are the same music.
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It occurs to me that "oh what heights we'll hit" (Bugs Bunny) and "can you read my mind" (Superman) are the same music.
I don't know what kind of hopium you have to be smoking to believe that this time he's really going down.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but his followers have taken every opportunity to show that they enjoy his evil. And, if all else fails, he'll nuke Venezuela to distract people's attention.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but his followers have taken every opportunity to show that they enjoy his evil. And, if all else fails, he'll nuke Venezuela to distract people's attention.
November 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I don't know what kind of hopium you have to be smoking to believe that this time he's really going down.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but his followers have taken every opportunity to show that they enjoy his evil. And, if all else fails, he'll nuke Venezuela to distract people's attention.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but his followers have taken every opportunity to show that they enjoy his evil. And, if all else fails, he'll nuke Venezuela to distract people's attention.
The most relatable character in Star Wars is r5-d4. I too have a bad motivator.
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The most relatable character in Star Wars is r5-d4. I too have a bad motivator.
Other than between family members, what fraction of in-person interaction time is not paid (neither party is on the clock)?
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Other than between family members, what fraction of in-person interaction time is not paid (neither party is on the clock)?
I don't know if anyone's here anymore. If you are, check out my Substack:
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There's a new item every week (on Monday-ish).
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There's a new item every week (on Monday-ish).
Originalname37 | Michael Molla | Substack
This is where I drop brief items written weekly by me about whatever I happen to be thinking about at the moment. Click to read Originalname37, by Michael Molla, a Substack publication. Launched 8 mon...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I don't know if anyone's here anymore. If you are, check out my Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/original...
There's a new item every week (on Monday-ish).
open.substack.com/pub/original...
There's a new item every week (on Monday-ish).
We're about to see if Lenin was right when he said that no civilization is more than three meals away from a revolution.
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We're about to see if Lenin was right when he said that no civilization is more than three meals away from a revolution.
We're about six months from Brawndo faucets.
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We're about six months from Brawndo faucets.
Rewatching The Substance, I have questions:
I get the first time, but why do the spend *all* of their off weeks naked?
Why would Sue put Elizabeth on the floor? She's stuck there too. Why not an extra bed?
Can you go *shorter* than a week? That way they could coordinate for important dates.
I get the first time, but why do the spend *all* of their off weeks naked?
Why would Sue put Elizabeth on the floor? She's stuck there too. Why not an extra bed?
Can you go *shorter* than a week? That way they could coordinate for important dates.
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rewatching The Substance, I have questions:
I get the first time, but why do the spend *all* of their off weeks naked?
Why would Sue put Elizabeth on the floor? She's stuck there too. Why not an extra bed?
Can you go *shorter* than a week? That way they could coordinate for important dates.
I get the first time, but why do the spend *all* of their off weeks naked?
Why would Sue put Elizabeth on the floor? She's stuck there too. Why not an extra bed?
Can you go *shorter* than a week? That way they could coordinate for important dates.
Rename a movie badly. I'll start:
Boron
Boron
October 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rename a movie badly. I'll start:
Boron
Boron
I know this isn't new, but it's my favorite (though almost every time I see one it becomes my new favorite): youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
Punctuation marks hanging out
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtube.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know this isn't new, but it's my favorite (though almost every time I see one it becomes my new favorite): youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
We need a new comptroller. Things have gotten out of comptrol.
September 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We need a new comptroller. Things have gotten out of comptrol.
They say "extravaganza", but it's usually a regular amount of vaganza.
September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They say "extravaganza", but it's usually a regular amount of vaganza.
Trying to watch the f1 movie, but the soundtrack is so poorly chosen that it's incredibly distracting. The movie is better silent with subtitles.
August 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Trying to watch the f1 movie, but the soundtrack is so poorly chosen that it's incredibly distracting. The movie is better silent with subtitles.
I found it. This is the whiskey bottle in the pour stand that Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) uses to make his whiskey sours in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
August 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I found it. This is the whiskey bottle in the pour stand that Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) uses to make his whiskey sours in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
I feel like I'm in the last generation that really types well.
August 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I feel like I'm in the last generation that really types well.
They'll complain for a little while and then forget about it. If you don't understand how the MAGAs feel about Trump, then you've never been in love.
July 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
They'll complain for a little while and then forget about it. If you don't understand how the MAGAs feel about Trump, then you've never been in love.
and yet I somehow found a way to win
July 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
and yet I somehow found a way to win
Easy on the eyes, fond of wine, loves her children. Donald Trump is basically Cersei Lannister if you removed all of her redeeming qualities.
a woman with long blonde hair is wearing a red top and a belt with the letter s on it
ALT: a woman with long blonde hair is wearing a red top and a belt with the letter s on it
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Easy on the eyes, fond of wine, loves her children. Donald Trump is basically Cersei Lannister if you removed all of her redeeming qualities.
I'll believe Trump is actually out to get Musk when he does what the US government should have done a long time ago: NATIONALIZE STARLINK!!
July 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'll believe Trump is actually out to get Musk when he does what the US government should have done a long time ago: NATIONALIZE STARLINK!!
Some have to pretend to be unhappy about it, but [SPOILERS] the Republicans will obviously pass their OBBBA.
If it can't pass ass-is, they'll make it worse and worse until it can.
If it can't pass ass-is, they'll make it worse and worse until it can.
June 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some have to pretend to be unhappy about it, but [SPOILERS] the Republicans will obviously pass their OBBBA.
If it can't pass ass-is, they'll make it worse and worse until it can.
If it can't pass ass-is, they'll make it worse and worse until it can.
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Marines Raise American Flag Outside Cell Phone Store After Defeating Skateboarding Teenagers
theonion.com/marines...
theonion.com/marines...
June 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Marines Raise American Flag Outside Cell Phone Store After Defeating Skateboarding Teenagers
theonion.com/marines...
theonion.com/marines...
I guess some people who voted for Trump claim to not enjoy seeing the Marines deployed to LA to terrorize the populace. I don't know if they're telling the truth. I do know that I don't care. Probably the only thing I agree with Stephen Miller on is that this is what they voted for.
June 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I guess some people who voted for Trump claim to not enjoy seeing the Marines deployed to LA to terrorize the populace. I don't know if they're telling the truth. I do know that I don't care. Probably the only thing I agree with Stephen Miller on is that this is what they voted for.
More ideas, please:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
8 Ways Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
More ideas, please:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...