Mike Tessler
@sportraits.bsky.social
Just a regular dude into aviation photography, politico-military affairs, the SF Giants, San Jose Sharks, IndyCar, and funny / cute animals. After I retire, maybe I can start a photography business!
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Yes, our democracy IS under attack, but TODAY proves that it is still very much alive & kicking.
From Booker, to the BIPARTISAN House vote, to the massive turn out & shift in Florida.
The will of the people is strong.
We are resilient & we are relentless & we full-on refuse to roll the fuck over.
From Booker, to the BIPARTISAN House vote, to the massive turn out & shift in Florida.
The will of the people is strong.
We are resilient & we are relentless & we full-on refuse to roll the fuck over.
April 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Yes, our democracy IS under attack, but TODAY proves that it is still very much alive & kicking.
From Booker, to the BIPARTISAN House vote, to the massive turn out & shift in Florida.
The will of the people is strong.
We are resilient & we are relentless & we full-on refuse to roll the fuck over.
From Booker, to the BIPARTISAN House vote, to the massive turn out & shift in Florida.
The will of the people is strong.
We are resilient & we are relentless & we full-on refuse to roll the fuck over.
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Visiting friends in New York
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Visiting friends in New York
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Monday thought:
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monday thought:
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Jan 6 must be fully & conclusively adjudicated in a court of law if this country is to ever move forward.
They can't just wish it away unless we let them.
They can't just wish it away unless we let them.
Though the Justice Dept has deleted information about its Jan 6 prosecutions from its website, a federal judge has issued an order listing and chronicling all of the cases and prison terms
Here:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Jan 6 must be fully & conclusively adjudicated in a court of law if this country is to ever move forward.
They can't just wish it away unless we let them.
They can't just wish it away unless we let them.
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Colombia President Gustavo Petro says he will impose a reciprocal 50% tariffs on US goods: “I resisted torture, and I resist you”
January 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Colombia President Gustavo Petro says he will impose a reciprocal 50% tariffs on US goods: “I resisted torture, and I resist you”
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Ask Matt McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to explain to you in 6 sentences or fewer what Salesforce is
January 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ask Matt McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to explain to you in 6 sentences or fewer what Salesforce is
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Why the fuck is a single Senate Democrat playing “everything is normal” by voting to confirm the Cabinet picks of a fucking dictator?
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Why the fuck is a single Senate Democrat playing “everything is normal” by voting to confirm the Cabinet picks of a fucking dictator?
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
@mattyrealist.bsky.social - Hey Matt - this is Mike T!!
January 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
@mattyrealist.bsky.social - Hey Matt - this is Mike T!!
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
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The richest man on the planet could probably solve child cancer himself using less money than he burned destroying Twitter.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
December 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The richest man on the planet could probably solve child cancer himself using less money than he burned destroying Twitter.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
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Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
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It’s worth reviewing our Constitution’s preamble, clearly stating what should be our task:
“to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”
“to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
It’s worth reviewing our Constitution’s preamble, clearly stating what should be our task:
“to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”
“to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”
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Russian general is killed in Moscow.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
December 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Russian general is killed in Moscow.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
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I’m thinking Mangione blew it when we went to McDonald’s. He goes to a Waffle House and someone hides the gun for him and probably keeps it, he goes to a Popeyes and nobody is talking to the cops, he goes to a Starbucks and people buy him breakfast.
December 10, 2024 at 1:56 AM
I’m thinking Mangione blew it when we went to McDonald’s. He goes to a Waffle House and someone hides the gun for him and probably keeps it, he goes to a Popeyes and nobody is talking to the cops, he goes to a Starbucks and people buy him breakfast.
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My three kitties demonstrating three sleeping positions.
December 2, 2024 at 1:49 AM
My three kitties demonstrating three sleeping positions.
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I remember. Appoint someone blatantly political, and the system will push back.
But this time, it will be a race to see if the long claw of fascist autocracy can grab hold and inflict great damage before the system can self correct.
But this time, it will be a race to see if the long claw of fascist autocracy can grab hold and inflict great damage before the system can self correct.
Recall what happened with the FBI when Nixon politicized it by appointing Patrick Gray director. The rank and file leaked, leaked and leaked up to the assistant director (aka Mark Felt/Deep Throat) level. They destroyed Nixon. Trump is inviting big trouble with Kash Patel.
December 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM
I remember. Appoint someone blatantly political, and the system will push back.
But this time, it will be a race to see if the long claw of fascist autocracy can grab hold and inflict great damage before the system can self correct.
But this time, it will be a race to see if the long claw of fascist autocracy can grab hold and inflict great damage before the system can self correct.
I am increasingly just using The Other Place to find the people and sources I want to follow here.
Love it!
Love it!
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I am increasingly just using The Other Place to find the people and sources I want to follow here.
Love it!
Love it!
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imagine being five years old, with a concept of sci-fi formed from creaky Creature Double Feature flicks, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes' diminishing returns, sitting on a booster seat in the back of a 1968 Cutlass Convertible on a summer night and seeing this for the first time
November 28, 2024 at 3:14 PM
imagine being five years old, with a concept of sci-fi formed from creaky Creature Double Feature flicks, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes' diminishing returns, sitting on a booster seat in the back of a 1968 Cutlass Convertible on a summer night and seeing this for the first time
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
November 28, 2024 at 12:38 PM
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann