Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“Orient expressed”?static.klipy.comPoirot Hercule PoirotALT: Poirot Hercule Poirot 010
Reposted by Michael Carvinbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 102144064735
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We just got our 1st fill of the season this morning and HOO BOY am I praying for a mild winter. 110
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Obligatory: What if Clinton/Obama/Biden said “they” could take out the Los Angeles or San Diego? 010
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026IIRC, and @termiteterraceclub.bsky.social might know better, Weigel Broadcasting (parent of MeTV Toons) funded part of the restoration efforts. I’d have to go digging to find where I read that, but I feel like it was a forum site. So in a way, just watching MeTV Toons is a ‘thank you’. 1113
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I caught one of them. Only reason I could think of was that Senate campaigns are increasingly capturing the national interest bc of how tight the splits are. Even that’s a stretch. And “when missing children signs go up, Ken Paxton takes them down” is as terrible a line as he is a candidate. 000
Reposted by Michael CarvinMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#BOTD 1890. Remembering actor, comedian, and game show host Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx. (d.1977) #FilmSky 0296
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Tell him the good part…” “The good part, William, is whether there’s peace in Gaza or fighting, Kushner and Trump get the commissions.” 022
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oreo’s snoozing and snoring like he just worked a triple on the farm. 010
Reposted by Michael Carvinschweinberghere.bsky.social @schweinberghere.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is leading on an issue instead of cowering behind focus groups and consultants, and far too rare in the Democratic Party. 112726
Reposted by Michael CarvinMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That “super intelligence” executive order was another insider grift, this time to sell “.si” domains - they bought the domains over the summer. x.com/adamscochran...x.comAdam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) on X1/15 SCOOP: Trump’s “Super Intelligence” Scandal: I believe Trump’s “SI” Executive Order was ANOTHER criminal plot to enrich the Trump family. Insiders seem to have profited MILLIONS off of .si domain names before his Truth Social posts. 46027
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Go Birdsstatic.klipy.comJalen Hurts Smiles After Philadelphia Eagles GameAlt: Jalen Hurts Smiles After Philadelphia Eagles Game 010
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026First, great pod with Andy McCabe on this over the weekend. Isn't tomorrow supposed to be the hearing on the fired FBI agents' motion which could make Jack Smith's Vol 2 public? 151
Reposted by Michael CarvinColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - NatureEmerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ... 8559277
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mr. Sir, aka #OreoTheTerrier, was good enough to pause for a selfie with me in between attempts to catch a fly buzzing around the room. He’s not so into The Palm Beach Story, which upsets me. But a fly is a fly and he likes chasing things. #pittsky #filmsky 📽️ 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The cure for what ails me? And I don’t think Oreo has seen this yet. #filmsky 📽️ #pittskyboxd.itThe Palm Beach Story (1942)A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker... 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Jesus. I feel like I need a minute after just reading your notes. Can only imagine how you felt and probably still feel. 040
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wow, and right after the state AGs announce a settlement. Gosh.static.klipy.comPhilip J Fry's Shocked ReactionALT: Philip J Fry's Shocked Reaction 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026music.apple.com/us/album/the...music.apple.comThe Divided Sky by Phish on Apple MusicSong · 1989 · Duration 11:56 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sorry - need to put Junta, Lawn Boy and A Picture of Nectar on repeat while I relive my early 90s 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026On one hand, you got people in the Admin saying to "just work through it" when you get sick or injured. On the other hand, if you got insurance and work through it, you're obviously a fraudster. Meanwhile, I have insurance but I'm afraid to use it because of the copays & subsequent delivery $$$s. 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“…a globalist scheme…” That was probably the least bad phrase in the clip. 010
Reposted by Michael CarvinMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026JAYNE MANSFIELD had an IQ of 163, spoke 5 languages, and was a more than proficient Violinist, as evidenced here playing Vivaldi's Concerto No. 6 in A minor on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957. 1293239726
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And, uh...he's still addressing the UN next week? 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Joe Biden Didn’t Take Oval Office Press Gaggle Naps the Right Way By Ezra Klein 000
Reposted by Michael CarvinWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Was it worth it CNN, MSNow and Politico? Was it worth it, White House Correspondent's Dinner? 1361437343
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comTom And Jerry CookingALT: Tom And Jerry Cooking 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I don’t know how accurate this is, but I swear I recently saw that ~40% of the current stock market gains are AI/AI-adjacent. 071
Reposted by Michael CarvinGrace Segers @gracesegers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We've seen a lot about how young people are struggling with mental health. I took the time to speak with young adults across the country about why things are so bad, from their perspectives. My deep dive here: newrepublic.com/article/2149...newrepublic.comThe Dire National Crisis That Washington Won’t TouchAdolescents and young adults across the country are collapsing under the weight of isolation and pressure to succeed. There’s no easy fix—but it’s past time for Washington to do something. 010034
Reposted by Michael CarvinMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Or don't because it is a sideshow meant to distract from Trump's incompetence and corruption, and the Republicans who enable him 5453
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026youtu.be/ukr3Y3unFhgyoutu.beUnderwear Must Be Worn On The OutsideYouTube video by John Hawkins 000
Reposted by Michael CarvinNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181141086480
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Need to remember to jump into #TCMParty tomorrow for The Bad and the Beautiful at 12:45pm ET 120
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This Admin has made me ridiculously cynical. So what do his sycophants hope to gain? * Electeds want some of that sweet $400MM across Trump's SuperPACs for midterms * Trump's blessings for those who have/may have business with the Admin * No ire from Trump, lest there be threats and recriminations. 050
Reposted by Michael Carvindanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Experts from academia and civil society regularly work for govt agencies for short periods to help them succeed. But Trump2 went further, installing partisan operatives to conduct projects to venerate the president. They're undermining the legitimacy of the agencies. www.wired.com/story/a-trum...wired.comThe Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think TankThe US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu... 11911
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026How does that even work? Is it possible to detect that even at a small (e.g., borough, sections of townships) population? 120
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026May your punishment not be a trip to “The compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time; try breaking up the expression into distinct sub-expressions.” jail. 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’m old enough to remember when Republicans were _vehemently_ anti-regulation. “Let the invisible hand of the market manage it.” I guess the self-regulation approach and government-based regulatory regimes are insufficient, the only solution is to have Mushbrain here be the arbiter of AI power. 030
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So This is Paris is one of my favorite silents, and I wish it would go back on @hbomax.bsky.social 071
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There might be something to be said about the fact DiGenova didn’t even last 5 months. Jack Smith got a 37-count indictment against Trump in 6.5 months (Nov. 2022 - Jun 2023), with an additional 4 counts landing 2 months later. I bet J DiG found the opposite of what he was tasked with. 031
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Damn. Wonder if it was actually closer to “Not only is there no evidence of wrongdoing by these subjects, turns out they were more right than not.” 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“Well, we’re farting!”static.klipy.comMan's Impatient ExpressionAlt: Ted Knight as Judge Smails in Caddyshack, saying “Well, we’re waiting!” 081
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"We need to have people keep more of their money" Sure! We'll need it for medical costs from eating tainted foods, ...and the car needs a repair using Canadian-made parts, so that's extra &!#%@#ing $$$ ...and do I want to use my homeowners' for that storm damage? 000
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“But he is going to distance himself from socialism in the Democratic Party's left wing…” I really need an explainer on what “socialism in the Democratic Party’s left wing” means. Because if it’s “tax the rich” and “free child care” type shit… apple.news/At3PUKhX8QMK...apple.newsExclusive: Fetterman to praise Trump in bombshell GOP convention video — AxiosDALLAS — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is preparing to make a bombshell appearance Wednesday night at the GOP convention, in a video praising President Trump and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick ... 010
Michael Carvin @mcarvin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026'performative' is a weird way of spelling 'brown' and/or 'muslim' but you do you, Ariola. 21114