midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In which we (mostly) replace the term "toxic masculinity" with "precarious manhood".podcasts.apple.comThe case for male vulnerability with Luke BatemanPodcast Episode · ReThinking · September 29 · 47m 001
Reposted by midiAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 31/07/2026My car went rogue after I turned on cruise control and jumped out 13528128
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Talos Principle / 2 Horizon: Zero Dawn / Forbidden West (replay) Silo Children of Strife (and the three before it) … Am I on a post-apocalypse jag, or am I just grooving to the zeitgeist? 100
Reposted by midiSunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I absolutely promise you that if Dario Amodei says “I’m worried the thing we’re building might kill us all” and we say “okay we’re taking you seriously and that sounds like terrorism so you have the right to remain silent”, he’ll start saying something different REAL fucking fast 2398123
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This should be featured in ads for the DNC. Every GOP congressperson should be asked about this on camera. 000
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What if we just treated other people well? Fairly? Justly? 031
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"Culture is defined by the worst behavior tolerated." - John Amaechi 010
Reposted by midiKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I read an article this morning that said “we are mourning in future tense” and that hit hard. Watching everything happen around us in real time is hard enough, but knowing that it’s going to be a long road to hopefully put it all back together is even harder. 691620303
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My #adhd self: I'll remember this. I don't need to write it down. My wiser self (occasionally remembering to speak up after years of getting burned):static.klipy.comAdmiral Ackbar: It's a Trap!Alt: Admiral Ackbar says,”It's a Trap!” 020
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Not my calmest ride ever. * Near wreck with another biker when we both took the same corner at speed, 'cept he was going the wrong way. I only had time to belt out "HEAD UP!!" He only laughed. Dick. 1/ 100
Reposted by midiWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 24/07/2026The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens. 648173644129
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Out of sight, out of mind: I don't usually put ice in my drinks, so I don't mess with ice trays / makers. A few weeks ago, the day was hot enough that I put an ice tray in the freezer. And, because we haven't invented transparent freezer doors yet, I promptly forgot. #ADHDlife 100
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026My usual ride has a blind left-hand turn on a one-way street. When there, I'm always watching for a car going the wrong way because sometimes there is. What there hasn't been, up to now, is a goose. No, no incident, just surprise. Yes, the damn thing tried to charge me anyway. #bikesky 100
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026“Next time, just give us a call before you come in.” Dude, you don’t know me. #adhd #rsdsucks 010
Reposted by midiJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot. 2479841791
Reposted by midiCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25/06/2026People who confidently declare that all cats are "mean" really have no idea that they're telling on themselves for having boundary and consent issues. 1183456611
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026[Looks at job market again] AI Winter can’t come soon enough. 010
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I have my reasons.youtube.comThe Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Official Video)YouTube video by TheTingTingsVEVO 000
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Got some Moxy Früvous stuck in my head today.youtube.comMoxy Früvous - My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors (Music Video)YouTube video by Laika 000
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This was a stupid thing for Palantir to publish. It’s one thing for the CEO to say things like this (hear me out). It’s a whole other thing for the *company* to say “Everyone here believes these things.” Employees must now choose between tacit agreement with overt racism and leaving. 030
Reposted by midiTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 4647811698
Reposted by midiScary Gorgon @scarygorgon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Hello. I just found out that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”, and now I need you lot to know that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”. youtu.be/voqCQSDAcn8youtu.beJohn Cage - 4' 33'' Death Metal Cover by Dead Territory [ORIGINAL VIDEO]YouTube video by DeadTerritory 5847396
Reposted by midiWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 07/04/2026Come on then, and remove him. 8995982521
Reposted by midiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2026I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king. 1058170294174
Reposted by midiDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026As the husband of an Iranian woman, as an American, and as a human being, I’m honestly not sure how much more of this I can stand. 1213020
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I’m trying to incorporate more standup sprints into my thrice-weeklies. #bikesky (not agile) 010
Reposted by midiSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 05/04/2026random close-of-weekend thoughts 151380364
Reposted by midiEize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 05/04/2026“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!” 16475132091
Reposted by midiDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Republicans in the House and Senate: impeach and convict and remove this deranged man. You have blood on your hands already and you are about to have a lot more. Trump is destroying this country and he’s not stopping there. You cowards. You worthless power-hungry cowards. 111420
Reposted by midiKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/04/2026(Sometimes people just need to demonstrate that they don’t respect your boundaries. And those people should not be welcomed in polite society.) 656137
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026"Her lip curled with his patient loathing of her. It was good to be hated. Maybe not superior to being loved, but it required less work, and was better than not being thought of at all." - @aptshadow.bsky.social, “Pretenders to the Throne of God” 2271
Reposted by midiJ. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Whoever is the next Secretary of State is going to have some big shoes to fill. 491859224
Reposted by midiHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026So when are Republican lawmakers going to admit this president is endangering not just the U.S. but the entire globe and stop him before he does even more damage? 1992404789
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 23/02/2026For anyone else who missed this earlier in the year. Nice little Arlo Guthrie / Bob Dylan kind of thing.youtube.com"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 010
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 19/02/2026What the hell did I just watch? I mean, the execution is bang-on, just… wat. 000
Reposted by midiJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...open.substack.comDear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)Dear Ms Bondi, 1201756667
Reposted by midiHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/02/2026“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”ms.nowOpinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorableThe same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners. 311422505
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Musically, I really like the way this AJR track unfolds.youtube.comThe Big GoodbyeYouTube video by AJR - Topic 100
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Random howl into the void: I've been struggling with connection for a while, or rather it's been apparent for a while how I've always struggled with it, and how much my past "ability" to work around it has been facilitated by blind luck. 110
Reposted by midijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/02/2026"can i use this clip from a movie or a song that i like" motivates about 50 percent of what i choose to talk about on my youtube page www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRIK...youtube.comImpeach the PresidentYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 341161164
Reposted by midiWeird Guitar of the Day @weirdguita.rs · 16/01/2026Let's rock!youtube.comGWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell RoanYouTube video by The A.V. Club 2385
midi @atmidimidi.bsky.social · 25/12/2025And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. 020
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