Reposted by Michael McKinneyJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853472189
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I am assuming Crowley is talking about raja yoga, which the yoga sutras define as quieting the mind as a means to recognition. Whether there are other definitions of meditation or yoga isn't relevant since the sutras agree with me and Crowley is clearly, demonstrably wrong. 101
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026That's not exaggeration. The A∴A∴ is literally the product of a couple of Englishmen stripping from eastern enlightenment traditions what they valued and discarding, even disparaging, what they did not. The combination of arrogance, ignorance, and exploitation is classic colonialism. 000
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I've realized a bit late that my real problem with Crowley and Crowleyanity is that I feel such a fool when I see there's nothing to it. Gaining subject-matter expertise exposes Ol' Bullet Head for the colonialist dilettante he was. 000
Reposted by Michael McKinneyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“We have spent the last 18 years describing the financial crisis as .. a black swan .. .. It was none of those things.” It was “the scheduled mathematical consequence of loans that assumed perpetual appreciation. .. The AI boom has rebuilt this exact structure.” www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser... 23485153
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I originally thought Fuller equated the HGA with ādibuddha, but that's incorrect. It was Fuller writing in, "The Temple of Solomon the King", but he is actually quoting a letter from Crowley. The text follows. 100
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I dug out the Crowley quote about "dynamic" nirvāna, and context didn't help. I think the kindest construction is that he just wasn't clear about what nirvāna meant. The full quote follows. 210
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The origin and expansion of Proto-Indo-European. 020
Reposted by Michael McKinneyMichael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Happy 100th birthday, Mel Brooks! Here’s some great advice he gave me back he was a wee lad of 95. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 4849216
Reposted by Michael McKinneyThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 20/06/2026At a Midsummer celebration at the British Library and this might be the twee-est thing ever. We’ve had maypole dancing. I’m a bit leery of the giant wicker man, though. 9674
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The real danger of Crowley's approach is one can end up with a carefully curated antique shop of spiritual practices, none of which is fully understood, let alone followed to its conclusion. 100
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Willow and I did an introduction to the Sigillum Dei Æmeth and planetary Enochian, so I spent some hours yesterday revisiting Liber Secundus. Man, after 30+years, reading this again is quite an eye-opener. I didn't remember the dialog being quite so coherent. 000
Reposted by Michael McKinneyEvan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Obviously what we do next is send down a crewed vehicle to investigate what happened to the robot one. I'm sure the unknown structures of the frozen deep are just a coincidence and this will be fine. 917353
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Finally got around to splitting this cobble. Siliceous mud/silt stone from a context suggesting Devonian. Highlands of western Virginia. 000
Reposted by Michael McKinneyve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 13/05/2026There was some podcast episode a few years ago with Douglas Rushkoff and Richard Metzger (of disinfo dot com) where they asked if Operation Mindfuck and the like were too successful because MAGA inherited it, and yes, that was exactly the problem when occut belief magic was pursued as a laugh. 4437
Reposted by Michael McKinneySchnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 10/05/2026lmao this is some grade a excellent ratfucking and they should 100% do it. 1028962
Reposted by Michael McKinneyQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The problem—which both the GOP and the milquetoast institutionalists seem to not be grappling with here—is that the more you close off avenues of political change through the democratic process, the more you push people to see extra-institutional mechanisms as their only option 542429492
Reposted by Michael McKinneyWillie Dustice @fightingbaseball94.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Folks we’re worshipping a golden calf very strongly. Someone who is very nasty said “thou shalt have no other gods before me”. Should we do it? Should we make unto thee graven images and bow before them? *crowd erupts in cheers* 08617
Reposted by Michael McKinneyDr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 05/05/2026“And I bind and conjure thee spirit that thou be truthful in all thy utterances, &c.” 929674
Reposted by Michael McKinneyJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Tucker Carlson invented a brand new facial expression, confustipated, decades ago and decided he would never use any others ever again. 1725352
Reposted by Michael McKinneyTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I don’t know how anyone makes it anywhere in life without learning how to pretend you’ve read something when you haven’t or pretend you’ve understood something if you didn’t. These are invaluable skills most of us picked up in college 530420
Reposted by Michael McKinneyFiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more. 151160544418
Reposted by Michael McKinneySkip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 22/04/2026 6165071646
Reposted by Michael McKinneyAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂 1200317273934
Reposted by Michael McKinneyMe and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management. 294200423910
Reposted by Michael McKinneyWeedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Exactly one year ago today: 448280349337
Reposted by Michael McKinneyDr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 13/04/2026An absolutely baffling time to be an historian of apocalyptic thought. Like my man is just straight up doing Antichrist stuff and I am meant to be normal??? 681492229
Reposted by Michael McKinneymtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse. 12899183354
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I am tempted to say this is a key part of Donald Trump's appeal. He embodies the know-it-all incuriosity of every Trump supporter I've encountered. 050
Reposted by Michael McKinneyArt Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 04/04/2026*William Gibson throws his typewriter out the window* 218124
Reposted by Michael McKinneyspooky tail latency @bluespacecanary.bsky.social · 03/04/2026we inhabit the stupidest of all possible worlds. it could absolutely be worse, but it could not be any stupider 1181
Reposted by Michael McKinneySenator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 02/04/2026Today, I had a great conversation with members of the Virginia delegation at the inaugural Virginia Defense Forum. We talked about working together to boost our alliances and military readiness, grow our industrial base, and support servicemembers and military installations. 9264
Reposted by Michael McKinneySenator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 02/04/2026Today, I visited Foodbank of SE VA and the Eastern Shore to celebrate federal funding I secured for its new facility. I also had a productive discussion with leaders in the region working to address food insecurity. It's clear we still have more to do, especially after the GOP slashed SNAP benefits. 2273
Reposted by Michael McKinneyChaplain John @chaplainjohn.medsky.social · 29/03/2026Death is a common and meaningful experience. ⚓️ A good death is possible and desirable. 🛟 Advance Care Planning is great, and everyone should do it. 🩺 Grief is normal, and it can be treated for better outcomes. 🧠 04012
Reposted by Michael McKinneyRichard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Good morning #WeekendAffirmation 37718
Reposted by Michael McKinneyTom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 23/03/2026It’s Akira Kurosawa’s birthday. The older I get, the more I think about this quote: ‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’ 831378
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026As an amusing aside, it looks like the zazen-practicing A∴A∴ pod I'd picked up has blocked me again. 000
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I used to think meditation, especially something like zazen, was a sort of universal medicine, and everyone should do it. I still do! But having meditated for years now, I am dead against practicing without experienced supervision. 100
Reposted by Michael McKinneyExistential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 14/03/2026Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz? 9894042345
Reposted by Michael McKinneyrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 10/03/2026i do think that if you are going to put egyptian mummies on display, that the room they are in should at least have a Ka door, and that there should be food placed on the lintel. the Rosicrucian Museum has one of those upstairs in the Akhenaten exhibit and it changed my opinion on repatriation. 642047
Reposted by Michael McKinneyJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 07/03/2026We don’t talk enough about how morally depraved the tech industry turned out to be. Every single ounce of their self-regarding statements of values was an outright lie. 12462581309
Reposted by Michael McKinneyJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Somebody was saying that watching establishment Democrats learn that saying obviously true things about foreign policy is popular is like watching a toddler take its first steps 201553271
Reposted by Michael McKinneyBoo-ly, Little Ghost Bull 👻🐮 @bullythelsb.bsky.social · 28/06/2025you have a right to be angry 92269784
Reposted by Michael McKinneyLiberal Librarian, Son of Cuban Immigrants 🟦 @liberallibrarian.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Dog belly dancing, part 2. 5379144
Reposted by Michael McKinney𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 27/02/2026I'm so old that I remember when Matt Groening was that cartoonist in the underground paper. 182
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Realization is an orphan. It has no relatives. It is all-contextual and very definitive. There's no going back and no getting away. It is permanent, and changes absolutely everything, while simultaneously changing nothing. - Ziji Chöchen 001
Reposted by Michael McKinneySharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026man, reading about the Flying Tigers (US pilots flying for China during WW2) makes me feel like sobbing 😭 161149175
Michael McKinney @mashan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Ego isn't a thing; it's something you do. As Bucky said, "I seem to be a verb". 000
Reposted by Michael McKinneyAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons 280138091620