Reposted by MNIKMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026the full terror of the voyage must be kept withdrawn into the obscure background 27625
Reposted by MNIKAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 21/09/2026No US law enforcement agency of similar size has anywhere near this many misuse of force incidents in such a short time period. ICE is clearly carrying out the mission its political leadership intends for it—but it’s something way darker than “law enforcement.” 0279
Reposted by MNIKPaul Ford @ftrain.com · 19/09/2026people constantly confuse being smart with being right and it’s killing us all 129317
Reposted by MNIKNicole Sullivan @nicolesullivan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This thread is well worth a read: 072
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 14/09/2026They had their doubts but his soothing voice got him over the plate. 000
Reposted by MNIKTobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why even have a Congress then? I guess the framers had a secret clause of the Constitution excusing the legislative branch from doing its job if the work is too complicated. 2191
Reposted by MNIKTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026James Talarico calls out Ken Paxton for refusing to debate him: “This is supposed to be the high testosterone candidate?” 48612145
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Who designed that logo?static.klipy.comUmmmmmm Excuse Me: Confused Boy MemeALT: Ummmmmm Excuse Me: Confused Boy Meme 000
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Philosophy as not an answer imposed beforehand, but a disciplined means of finding out what the relationships actually are. That’s what I’m discovering. 010
Reposted by MNIKMark Stryker @markstryker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Rare and essential -- long TV interview in late 1986 with Sonny Rollins, who is clearly comfortable talking with Gil Noble. Sonny also plays a bit too. Thanks to Lewis Porter for unearthing and posting. lewisporter.substack.com/p/sonny-roll...lewisporter.substack.comSonny Rollins: A Long Interview on TV, and He Plays Too![Remember, please use the Index to find all articles on a given subject—such as my previous sixteen essays on Rollins, with more to come!] 1268
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Another great find. I’ve been listening to this all day. Thx! 010
Reposted by MNIKPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Never forgiving Apple or Google for participating in this bullshit. 1646088785
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A terrific record I likely wouldn’t have heard of otherwise. TY! 110
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I think you’re onto something. youtube.com/shorts/rPfvp...youtube.comThe Case for Brain RotYouTube video by The Atlantic 010
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 16/08/2026static.klipy.comStarland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight!ALT: Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight! 000
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“Christopher Nolan Didn’t Adapt Homer. He Adapted My Twenties” by Lena Dunham 010
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026This has literally been on repeat since you posted this yesterday. What an incredible record. Thx! 120
Reposted by MNIKHagai Palevsky (he/him) @dialhforhagai.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him 138126302818
Reposted by MNIKDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As unpopular as the Iran war is, the coverage still doesn't do justice to the fact that they just could have not done any of this. There was literally no reason beyond general bloodthirstiness and incompetence. 723231704
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The desert’s quiet and Cleveland’s cold, so the story ends we’re told. 000
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 22/07/2026While I agree with you it doesn’t play that way. The senator would have done better to call him out on hiding behind service personnel. 000
Reposted by MNIKJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026GOP senators are like “some of these assholes in the chamber were not legitimately elected” and when they die Dems will be like “my dearest colleagues were truly good people deep down and a hoot at lunch” 281137207
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Who knew Godwin’s Law would become so irrelevant? Anyway President Hindenburg something something. 010
Reposted by MNIKMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Again. This is the author. What are we doing here? 694459911
Reposted by MNIKBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/07/2026There really is no better name than this time period. Get it on a Time cover ASAP. 19764521026
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Yes and come to think of it, it may have been one of your posts here that turned me onto Jewel in the Lotus. 😊 youtu.be/xfjVxmqefwc?...youtu.beEnsenadaYouTube video by Bennie Maupin - Topic 110
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 10/07/2026But we have to do something about the daylight deficit. Mercury is ripping us off! 110
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Yeah my takeaway was that police are now ticketing careless assholes vs just warning them. 010
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The consensus seemed to be that the uncertainty is causing as much anxiety as the rules themselves. Curious whether that matches what people in Tokyo are actually seeing. 3/3 110
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Ride on the road by default, use the sidewalk only where permitted or when the road is genuinely unsafe, always yield to pedestrians, and don’t use your phone while riding. The gray areas seem to be what everyone is still arguing about. youtu.be/-kWArs8m0fs?...youtu.beNew Cycling Rules in Japan (2026)YouTube video by Ohazassu Japan 200
MNIK @marknik.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I was in a bit of a YT Japanese biking jag in the spring. Of course I’m not there but the videos I watched boiled down to: the biggest change is enforcement, not a whole new rulebook. 1/3 111
Reposted by MNIKderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In a list of twenty seven grievances, immigration is seventh. Taxation without representation is seventeenth. 142639250
Reposted by MNIKJared Smith @jaredwsmith.com · 30/06/2026Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Constitutional Amendment is Constitutional 041
