Mike Humphries
@realcameralero.bsky.social
Cameralero since '88. Occasional grave digger. Carries the camera like a grudge. I do the don'ts, don't the do's. Tanked for Sam. Adorable yet ill-adored.
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We should never have allowed the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln to be submerged in a meaningless "Presidents Day."
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
We should never have allowed the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln to be submerged in a meaningless "Presidents Day."
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Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
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Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
Them: It was a four day week.
Me:
Them:
Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
Them: It was a four day week.
Me:
Them:
Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
January 30, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
Them: It was a four day week.
Me:
Them:
Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
Them: It was a four day week.
Me:
Them:
Me: This was the longest workweek ever.
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Me putting stuff together on Christmas Day
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Me putting stuff together on Christmas Day
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IT'S A WONDERFUL ESSAY: It seems people usually rewatch 'It's a Wonderful Life' just before Christmas. Can I commend to you this marvelous essay we published a few years ago? It could change the way you understand that classic movie.
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
www.thebulwark.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
IT'S A WONDERFUL ESSAY: It seems people usually rewatch 'It's a Wonderful Life' just before Christmas. Can I commend to you this marvelous essay we published a few years ago? It could change the way you understand that classic movie.
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Telling teens that high school "are the best years of your life" is a cruel lie.
"If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you." ~ Stephen King
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Telling teens that high school "are the best years of your life" is a cruel lie.
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It’s exhausting being in a room with enthusiastic people.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It’s exhausting being in a room with enthusiastic people.
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Me: I want a gun belt I can fit around my cat.
Gun shop: That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
Me: But I could call her Kitty Kitty Bang Bang.
Gun shop: ...
Me: ...
Gun shop: Give me her measurements.
CC: @radiofreetom.bsky.social 😁
Gun shop: That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
Me: But I could call her Kitty Kitty Bang Bang.
Gun shop: ...
Me: ...
Gun shop: Give me her measurements.
CC: @radiofreetom.bsky.social 😁
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me: I want a gun belt I can fit around my cat.
Gun shop: That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
Me: But I could call her Kitty Kitty Bang Bang.
Gun shop: ...
Me: ...
Gun shop: Give me her measurements.
CC: @radiofreetom.bsky.social 😁
Gun shop: That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
Me: But I could call her Kitty Kitty Bang Bang.
Gun shop: ...
Me: ...
Gun shop: Give me her measurements.
CC: @radiofreetom.bsky.social 😁
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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I used to have very good impressions when I hear the words “Silicon Valley”. That’s all gone now.
October 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I used to have very good impressions when I hear the words “Silicon Valley”. That’s all gone now.
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Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves the World Day, everybody.
42 years ago today, Lt. Col. Petrov prevented an accidental nuclear war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
42 years ago today, Lt. Col. Petrov prevented an accidental nuclear war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I don’t know why the National Guard is in Washington, but while they’re here, they should definitely crack down on the dogs that have clearly been engaging in carjacking
September 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I don’t know why the National Guard is in Washington, but while they’re here, they should definitely crack down on the dogs that have clearly been engaging in carjacking
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Everyone's an expert in Journalism, especially those who have never done the job. Social media has taught me this.
September 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Everyone's an expert in Journalism, especially those who have never done the job. Social media has taught me this.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Conversely, normal decent people suffer from "pluralistic ignorance" -- because the assholes are so loud & ubiquitous, decent people don't realize that most other people share their decency. They don't realize they're in the majority.
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Conversely, normal decent people suffer from "pluralistic ignorance" -- because the assholes are so loud & ubiquitous, decent people don't realize that most other people share their decency. They don't realize they're in the majority.