Reposted by Mike Rodriqueztlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 8hJohn Berger's "Here is where we meet" (novel) has a similar idea: the dead hang around until the last person who remembers them, dies. 162
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 8hOctober is the time for INKTOBER, the annual world wide event where folks are encouraged to draw something every day of the month, based on a prompt. I don't always feel like official prompt, so I set up a page to randomly pick a word from one of multiple options. allthepages.org/archives/202...allthepages.orgInktober 2026 Random Prompt PickerThis page generates a random prompt from a list of Inktober prompts that I’ve compiled. 120
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 10hSad it's taken me close to 70 years to fully internalize what women face: "It isn't every man; but it could be ANY man." 120
Reposted by Mike RodriquezHarry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 12hSo in 2109 an American court will classify ICE roundups as crime against humanity? 98514
Reposted by Mike RodriquezThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 14hThis man is doing more harm to the US military through screaming incompetence than most foreign adversaries could manage through the use of force. 915026
Reposted by Mike RodriquezDr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Me: I did my nails! Them: Ohhh gotta look professional for the symposium? Me: I mean yeah of course but also they GLOW in the DARK! 1451
Reposted by Mike RodriquezRachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Found while flipping through CTA Transit News v. 38 no. 9, 1985 today: the product model for the classic "Mr. Clean" campaign was an employee of the @chicagocta.bsky.social. We've digitized these volumes and you can flip through them yourself in the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/ctat... 27224
Reposted by Mike Rodriquezbarbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICE has ramped up its enforcement in the past few months with an aggressive arrest campaign bolstered by an infusion of more than $100 billion from Congress. Amid the campaign, agents have been under pressure to work 7 days a week. ICE offices have assigned more agents to immigration enforcement.share.googleICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation DriveICE plans to hire 5,000 new employees to enhance its enforcement efforts. Discover the impacts of this hiring surge. 2146
Reposted by Mike RodriquezHarry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One picture is worth a million words. 818119
Reposted by Mike RodriquezSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2508251796215
Reposted by Mike RodriquezSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection to reject the peaceful transfer of power & deny the people's will. He never should have been able to run again. GOP senators condemning Jack Smith for conducting a fact-based investigation as politics & worse are engaged in treachery of the worst order. 261045298
Reposted by Mike RodriquezTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Roger Marshall has sent a 'cease-and-desist' letter to Adam Hamilton saying Hamilton's ad featuring a former patient of Marshall's talking about his debt collectin practices is 'defamatory': kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r...kansasreflector.comRoger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt • Kansas ReflectorLawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa... 4537177
Reposted by Mike RodriquezJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It turns out there are consequences for fabricating demonstrable lies about SPECIFIC people. If she’d stuck to defaming the community as a whole, she’d have a lucrative podcast. 317434
Reposted by Mike RodriquezYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026entirely willing to underestimate rahm emanuel at my own risk. 1526216
Reposted by Mike RodriquezScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: Watchdog group Democracy Forward files federal civil lawsuit against Defense Dept seeking records about Jennifer Hegseth's use of DOD staff, attendance at agency meetings, appearance on official calendars 291257464
Reposted by Mike RodriquezDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the biggest media failures (among many) of the past year has been the failure to cover the Venezuela "operation" for what it was--a smash-and-grab mafia state theft by the U.S. that violates international law and the rights of Venezuelans while achieving very damn little for the U.S. 24606219
Reposted by Mike Rodriquez@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🚨"Admin initially floated..wd have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively thru certified mail..wd have required voters to be home, sign for delivery of ballots..ult abandoned, after vehement Postal Service objections that it wd have been imposs to execute" 32529
Reposted by Mike RodriquezHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Michael Kotlikoff, President Ryan Lombardi, VP Student and Campus Life Brian White, VP Robert Harrington, Dean of Medicine And Chi Phi Fraternity. 89964
Reposted by Mike Rodriquez🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We can learn from our queer elders 🫶🏻 272422552
Reposted by Mike RodriquezRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hello Saturday. 🐇 A little marginalia. #InternationalRabbitDay 4796189
Reposted by Mike Rodriquezkira ☆ @kira.ws · 11/09/2026polish invention of national importance: the czosndog. a hot dog whose bun is an entire garlic baguette. czosnek = garlic. split it, sausage in, cheese on top, bake. bacon, chilli and spring onion if you respect yourself. born on wykop in 2020, beloved since 2226645
Reposted by Mike RodriquezCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As always, @eff.org has a complete guide to what is going on and how you can fight back: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...eff.orgEFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its HarmsTheir indiscriminate collection and retention is why ALPR-fed surveillance systems can be easily weaponized against immigrants, political dissidents, and other targeted communities. There is no config... 0309
Reposted by Mike Rodriquez@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yet another #recall: "If you have brown sugar or powdered sugar sitting in your pantry, you may want to check the package before using it. Nearly 1.7 million pounds of sugar have been recalled after the products were found to potentially contain wheat kernel contamination, according to FDA"parade.comNearly 2 Million Pounds of Sugar Recalled Over Undeclared AllergenThe FDA upgraded it to a Class II recall. 0911
Reposted by Mike RodriquezKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Finally, segregationists have achieved their dream of capturing the Civil Rights Division and turning it to their own ends 481851694
Reposted by Mike Rodriquezteamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story. 412014739
Reposted by Mike RodriquezAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026We were mid-handshake and he pulled me in and grabbed tighter and got upset and raised his voice and said: "What are you talking about man?! Those aren't real people. They're illegal aliens!" 1573417613
Reposted by Mike RodriquezHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 25/09/2026My new favorite news photo. The ugliness of these people just leaps right out at you. 721171212
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 25/09/2026@plex.tv Why why why why why why why why why why did you break the app so badly? All preferences reset in a big FUCK YOU to your paying customers. Why do you hate your customers so much? 010
Reposted by Mike Rodriquezscarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One of the many reasons I have ZERO sympathy for reporters whining about Trump kicking them (or their colleagues) out of the White House. They ignore this shit every day after spending four years doing armchair medical diagnosis of Joe Biden. 24517
Reposted by Mike RodriquezJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/09/2026Reporters stood at the White House gate this morning holding a federal judge’s order that said let them in, & were turned anyway. No explanation. No comment. Just a president ignoring a court like it’s beneath him. This is an unprecedented, fascist assault on free speech. Free the press! 53769358
Reposted by Mike RodriquezDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822411169
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 24/09/2026The original Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy from 1979, starring the inimitable Alec Guinness, is still great escape TV today! www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tinker_ta...rottentomatoes.comTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Miniseries | Rotten TomatoesDiscover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Miniseries on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today! 010
Reposted by Mike RodriquezYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026a thread of artzybasheff, who is definitely not forgotten by me, but I've spent a lot of time over the years poring over old magazines, including Time 712928
Reposted by Mike RodriquezMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.c-span.org 38347271065
Reposted by Mike RodriquezRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Judge Kelly is a Trump appointee, but he ruled against Trump in an earlier press freedom case, ordering the Trump Administration to return Jim Acosta's "hard pass," granting him White House access, in 2018. He also presided over the Proud Boys trial & sentenced Enrique Tarrio to 22 years. /4 221326
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 23/09/2026Excellent, informative live thread of the CNN/US Gov hearing re: White House access. 020
Reposted by Mike RodriquezMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This post marked at least the third time this month, and the ninth time since March, that Trump has accused news outlets of “treasonous” reporting. I go through the list here: www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump... 1425654
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 23/09/2026Why am I seeing "SMILING MELANIA" all over the place all at once today? I get that PR folks can make this happen, and did, but my question is why? I know it wasn't random, and could make many guesses, but actually have no idea. Anyone? 020
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 23/09/2026Like good and evil, I guess we all have a little Trump in us. Mine came out today when I went to write GOP and it came out GOPedophile. 000
Reposted by Mike RodriquezOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/09/2026Roberta Metsola - President of European Parliament, opened with “Crimea is Ukraine” - not merely in title. In fact, the occupied area by Russia is legally Ukrainian. She reiterated that the quickest way to end the war is for Russia to return to its internationally recognized borders. 112241
Reposted by Mike RodriquezCathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026OK, that's a problem, but that's not what the Trump officials were saying. Or blaming. 141
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 23/09/2026As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so shall you be. Said the former girlfriend to the new girlfriend on an old Ironsides. 000
Mike Rodriquez @allthepages.org · 23/09/2026Rest in peace, Mike Beigel. Inventor, musical electronics pioneer, genius, and a founding father of Musitronics Mu-Tron. His contributions have inspired so many artists to create music that makes the world “more better”. www.instagram.com/p/Ddmp3Aoy0Jn/ 120
Reposted by Mike RodriquezKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026People overthink this, talking themselves out of a candidate they themselves really like in favor of one they imagine more people *might* like. Seemingly odd fits have won repeatedly (Carter, B. Clinton, Obama) while the ones who we're told are more "electable" (Kerry, Romney) do not. 39778112
Reposted by Mike RodriquezT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026300+ Wendy's restaurants file bankruptcy because Trump's tariffs have made beef too expensive www.themirror.com/lifestyle/fo...themirror.comWendy's faces 300 closures across 15 states due to crippling beef pricesOne of the largest franchisees operating 314 outposts of Wendy's across the country filed for bankruptcy partially due to record-high beef prices linked to Trump's tariffs and agricultural issues 1217579
Reposted by Mike Rodriquez@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#Maine I was waiting for this to blow up. Here we go. 32112
Reposted by Mike RodriquezThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The words that first come to my mind right now are ones like 'conductor,' 'engineer,' 'stationmaster.' And also a deep sense of respect, a deep sense of pride, and a deep sense of shame. 213520
Reposted by Mike RodriquezMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨Susan Collins at the center of a donations for contracts scheme that the feds were investigating until Trump returned to office and purged FBI/DOJ www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 6424145