Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 11hHave the Dems established an office to track corruption and crimes in the Trump administration? Seems like they should be advertising NOW to remind us of every nickel these crooks have stolen from the American people, and to warn them what's in store. 1718424
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 22hHow did the government fuck up killing somebody? It's what they do best. 2221713
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Yes, the moment demands urgency. But the moment has demanded urgency for a decade now.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/this-donut...michaelianblack.substack.comThis Donut Is Making Me ANGRYMy name is Michael and I’m addicted to outrage. 6402
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An unshaven Michael Ian Black hosts the podcast extension of the Have I Got News For You cinematic universe. Every Wednesday (not unshaven every Wednesday). www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k-f...youtube.com2026 Midterm Elections! Jack Smith Vs. Senate! Taxpayer Funded Trump Ads? | VODCASTYouTube video by Have I Got News For You US 1462
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Who are we? Once we were called the spirit of the mountain. Father sun, mother moon. Then the post office. Then the county clerk. Then gods, demons, angels, the IRS. Then leptons, quarks, a chat window with a .gov at the end. The letterhead changes. We do not change." 5534
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“I have to go. I have a meeting. It’s nothing.” “What kind of meeting?” “Wow. You’re really going to drag this out of me. Quentin wants to have lunch.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/if-youre-v...michaelianblack.substack.comIf You’re Very LuckyWhere we’re going, there is only light. 5907
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026He's signing a document to rename words that are just words in the language? 3718823
Reposted by Michael Ian BlackMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Captain Iran. 3103447422
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I realized that, as much as I love New York and Rome and Savannah and so many others, I am now the subject of John Denver’s ode to rural life; I am a country boy. The inside variety. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/i-have-bee...michaelianblack.substack.comI Have Been Poisoned!The rain, she falls. 4490
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think my new excuse for anything I don't want to will be to decline by saying, "I don't want to." 262185
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🚨 BEAR SIGHTING OUTSIDE MY HOUSE! 3 BEARS OUTSIDE! ONE CLIMBED A TREE! INCREDIBLY ADORABLE! 🚨 212926
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sex is only a pale imitation of running scalding hot water over your poison ivy rash. 211365
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026How is not using a product you purchased fraud? 1571848290
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"There’s a reason classic literature is considered such – the words is good!” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/epiloguemichaelianblack.substack.comEpilogueOn ending a long-running project 6461
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I wrote about this over 10 years ago in my book, "A Child's First Book of Trump." (Not a joke, still available for purchase.) newrepublic.com/article/2158... 0480
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I will say that I take some comfort in knowing that however much we may hate Trump, he hates himself more. 🥹 2125714
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Riding in circles going nowhere perfectly describes my day yesterday, although with one important caveat: I enjoyed it. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/hobby-lobb...michaelianblack.substack.comHobby LobbyingYesterday, after devoting several hours to losing at online poker (legally! 0281
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For the Daily Beast, I watched Trump TV. www.thedailybeast.com/i-barely-sur...thedailybeast.comI Barely Survived Watching Trump TV. Here’s What I LearnedNothing. I learned nothing. Except that we should all change the channel while we still can. 12807
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Welcome to the Resistance, Jonathan Taylor Thomas! 1419412
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026About to Reacher the fuck outta some Reacher. 161642
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've had life insurance for years. Haven't used it once. 2314503603
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Gotta admit, as lame as she is, I didn't think Susan Collins was corrupt. Maybe she's not but the reporting on it looks pretty good? I'm very concerned, but I'm sure she learned her lesson. No further action required. 2037812
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"There’s a real difference between chess and politics. Chess follows rules. Politics, we’re learning, does not." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/game-onmichaelianblack.substack.comGame OnThere’s a chess term called “Zugzwang,” which occurs when a player has no good legal moves. 7683
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026WE NEED TO ARM OUR SENIOR LIVING CARE RESIDENTS STAT!!! 7844
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New MADJB, now with extra gremlins. youtu.be/EApIc0tU1Zk?...youtu.be"Ophelia" (The Band) | MADJBYouTube video by Middle Aged Dad Jam Band 5356
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"A handful of companies now control the entirety of show biz, just like a handful of companies now control pretty much every sector of the economy. Some control industries in multiple sectors. Which is fine is you prefer fewer choices. I prefer more." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/standing-o...michaelianblack.substack.comStanding on the Firing LineAnd about to stand on the unemployment one. 810313
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A cord of wood is a mighty thing. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/stacking-w...michaelianblack.substack.comStacking WoodA fella could learn to love physical labor. 5771
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So it's arch that also might explode? 101285
Reposted by Michael Ian BlackHIGNFY US @hignfyus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Tonight! New Episode with: Virginia Governor @abigailspanberger.com & Tech Journalist @karaswisher.bsky.social! Tonight at 9p ET/PT on @cnn.com. Available to stream next day on CNN! 2334
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why would he if there was nothing wrong with accepting the bribe - I mean gift - in the first place? 1819111
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Gentlemen is so good. If you needed an aristocratic Breaking Bad in your life, this is the show for you. 8982
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We’re HIGNIFYING with two exceptional guests, including our first sitting governor as well as the third return of America’s shortest pundit (tied with Robert Reich)! 4644
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“The trail I will weed whack when I am done with this piece took my entire life to find.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/where-the-...michaelianblack.substack.comWhere The Wild Things AreIt’s a lazy Thursday here in the wilds of Connecticut. 1433
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“I’m temperamentally unsuited to live within the borders of a superpower. I’m an underdog kind of guy. I should live in an underdog country, but one with air-conditioning. Estonia, maybe. Or Uruguay.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/sorry-ever...michaelianblack.substack.comSorry, everybodyIf they don’t exactly feel like the end of the world, these days certainly feel like the end of something. 8461
Reposted by Michael Ian BlackDebbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 16/09/2026Thanks to @caitdarfler.com for the kind book boost of these #KidLit picture books written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and illustrated by me! @simonkids.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ 1152
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's been so fun for us, too. You know how the cast of "Friends" were actually friends? It's like that with us, too, except Roy and Amber hang out with David Schwimmer instead of me. 91564
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New HIGNFYE tomorrow followed by a brand new HIGNFY on Saturday. So much HIGNFYING 4664
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The news that bestiality is no longer disqualifying to become an FBI agent is as hilarious generally as it is gratifying personally. 1724723
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Daily Beast heralds me as a "comedic genius." Who am I to argue? 8760
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026To arrive at our techno-utopia, I’m told, we need the software to act in “alignment.” Which basically just means its goals need to match our own. The problem is I’m not sure my goals align with the tech bros. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/bringing-d...michaelianblack.substack.comBringing Down the SkyWould an AI apocalypse be so bad? 3441
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I suspect it would also go bankrupt if it did. (And maybe explode) 2903