Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 1hWorking on my new think piece from 2017. It’s called “what we talk about when we talk about what it means to talk about what we talk about”. Hoping to have it be published in 2017. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“Go ahead, take out San Diego. Take out Los Angeles.” Surely he’s addressing the Milwaukee Brewers 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’ve never had a car. I know nothing about cars, outside of what I learned from beach boys songs 001
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Baseball under a roof is terrible. Retractable roofs typically stay closed most of the time. Baseball is meant to be enjoyed outdoors. 000
Reposted by Mike KanterParis Marx @parismarx.com · 30/08/2026they’re making ai-generated, pro-concentration camp propaganda 623670
Reposted by Mike KanterAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099393825
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I still think non-bipeds will be the ones to do those things 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026There are far more efficient ways to move than the way a human does and humanoid robots will never be as useful as non-humanoid robots. 100
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I’m an engineer and actually you’re the one that’s wrong. This is circus shit. 100
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Keep in mind everyone who attended wasn’t interested in watching the Sox-cubs game. They should do better scheduling for these 030
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Studio execs: “we need a really bad actor to look weird in a top hat in a shitty remake that nobody asked for of an adaptation of a beloved novel that already had a beloved film adaptation” Johnny Depp: 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I have been all around the world in Google Maps. I’ve been to every country, seen every city under the sun. What I have come to realize is that Pittsburgh is the most beautiful city in the world. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Can’t say I can think of that exact act, but here’s a somewhat recent terror attack en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Co... Regardless, it doesn’t mean all Christians want to kill gay people. Now, when did Abdul El-Sayed say he would institute a theocracy or lower the age of consent, as you implied?en.wikipedia.org2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting - Wikipedia 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Do you think most Christians and Jews in this country believe that gay people should be put to death? That’s what the bible says so surely they all must believe it. 200
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Ah, I see. So you don’t believe in equality for people of different religions. You’re an ultra-conservative. 100
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Do you believe that no Muslims should hold public office in the US? 100
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Yeah, I’m not going to read that because I don’t think el-sayed believes the age of consent should be lowered or abolished so I don’t care what somebody wrote on a website about Islam. 010
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Most Muslim countries have an age of consent higher than many Christian countries. In some Christian countries like Germany and Italy the age of consent is 14 years old! 100
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The American soccer fan is a tourist. They wear the mask of a Brit, a German, an Argentine, or a Frenchman and pretend that they are one. It is not real. It is tourism. Come home, I say. Watch baseball with me. 000
Reposted by Mike KanterAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 8639911904
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Copenhagen winters are actually quite mild compared to much of the US. Better example would be Oulu, Finland, which has 20% bike mode share despite having winters as harsh as Minneapolis (and much longer, too) 140
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I didnt appreciate ESPN classic enough when we had it around. A tv channel that only airs baseball games from 40 years ago? Whoever had that idea received divine inspiration. RIP 010
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 07/06/2026RIP Stacey King, an amazing, unique broadcaster who was so much fun to listen to. 020
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026That scene from Moneyball where Jonah Hill is like “Honestly? I think losing Johnny Damon presents a really exciting opportunity for you” That’s how I am with the Bears moving to Indiana 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Listening to classic show tunes kicks the shit out of almost all new music. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Getting in trouble at work for googling “nsfw bruh moments” on my company laptop 010
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Can’t sleep because my mind can’t stop thinking about the bass line during the chorus of Everyone Thinks I’m A Raincloud by Guided By Voice. It’s a ludicrously good song but the bass line during the chorus might be the best part. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Sometimes you just gotta check in on Guided By Voices and listen to the 3 albums that have been released since you last checked in on GBV 6 weeks ago. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026*record scratch* yup, that’s me. I guess you could say I have a life pretty normal life. Or at least I _did_ have a normal life, until I was bit by a radioactive dog and gained the power to smell people’s farts while they’re still in their butt. Or whatever. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026AOC and Ro Khanna are islamists even though nether of them are Muslim? You sound like a Fox News host talking about Obama in 2008 101
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Gossip girl narrator when Blair Waldorf is being seduced by a hot lava monster: “Looks like Queen B is about to add another trophy to her Mantle” 000
Reposted by Mike KanterMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 30/03/2026Israel abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1954. Today they voted to bring it back — exclusively for Palestinians. 161365689
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Kansas City was, afaik, the first major city in the country to make their airport bathrooms gender-neutral and it declared itself a safe-haven for the trans community so this sounds good to me actually 010
Reposted by Mike KanterProPublica @propublica.org · 21/03/2026THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section. 52863963392
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Actually, the gas tax should be increased by a factor of 10, if not more. 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Bands should have to start their shows when they say they will. It should be the law 000
Mike Kanter @kanter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Here are some Van Morrison albums that don’t get mythologized to the extent of astral weeks or moondance but are just as good: Common One No Guru No Method No Teacher Beautiful Vision Into The Music 020
Reposted by Mike KanterJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/02/2026They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead. 53125556020
Reposted by Mike KanterChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/02/2026ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something. 361209208099