Reposted by Mike ThompsonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12hColumbus never set foot in what is now the United States of America. 59048411017
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 16hI am now accepting boats as gifts for the holidaysmikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #110No time for subtitles today 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026TV and The Byrdsmikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #109TV and The Byrds 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonJohn Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/ 451179525
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Baseball and Buzzcocks!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #108Baseball and Buzzcocks 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Supper clubs & progressive rock - together at lastmikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #107Wisconsin supper clubs and Texas prog 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nerd niche alert!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #106Nerd niche alert! 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonLocus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hi everyone! Our site is going to be unavailable at times over the next couple days as it undergoes some server maintenance and security upgrades. Thank you for your patience while we ensure locusmag.com stays healthy. 0203
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'd rather be go-kartingmikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #105Happy Monday! I’d rather be go-karting... 000
Reposted by Mike Thompsonceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 152108602345
Reposted by Mike ThompsonMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In the history of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most. SMH. Politicians lie. These politicians lie so often it seems like breathing. 884114483925
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh Boy! It's Friday!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #104Oh Boy! TV! 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Damn right!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #103Newer stuff and an older bluesman 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/202625th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president. 993177685303
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm a slave to beer & Combos (& Bryan Ferry!)mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #102Now with more beer & Combos 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonTSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026RESPECT 🫡 Joe Bowen is watching the Maple Leafs for the first time as a fan since 1982! (via Bonsie1951/X) 3543
Reposted by Mike ThompsonToronto Star @thestar.com · 29/09/2026Follow live: Maple Leafs launch Gavin McKenna era with home opener vs. Canadiensthestar.comMaple Leafs vs. Canadiens live: Marchenko expected to play; Knies ‘shocked’ by timing of trade; McKenna to make NHL debut 1123
Reposted by Mike ThompsonAlex T Singer, Arbiter of Bagels @moonsheen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Incredibly honored that "We, the Fleet" (Clarkesworld: clarkesworldmagazine.com/singer_05_25/) is the 2026 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award winner. It's amazing to be chosen, especially among such an fantastic set of fellow nominees. Thrilled to be attending the symposium in October!clarkesworldmagazine.comWe, the Fleet by Alex T. SingerClarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. 2512437
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Thank you! Cheers!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #100Wait, what?! 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonDPRP.net @dprp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Such a nice variety of prog styles again. Read about Also Eden, Elleven, Frédéric L'Epée, Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna, Tom Rice, and Trion! www.dprp.net/reviews... #prog #ProgRock #ProgressiveRockdprp.netIssue 2026-043 • Album Reviews • DPRP.netReviews Issue Issue 2026-043. Reviews in this issue: Also Eden — Holy Books & Credit Cards 1: Promises, Elleven — Fourtyfour, Frédéric L'Epée — Contre Courant, Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna — Sky On The Ground, Tom Rice — Laws & Triangles, Trion — Terra Tiempo 032
Reposted by Mike ThompsonTyler Kepner @tylerkepner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the old grandmasters, care deeply about the future of pitching. They have plenty of thoughts -- and a set of five rules -- to bring back the starter as we once knew him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...nytimes.comJustin Verlander and Max Scherzer’s purpose pitch for MLB: Save the starterAs one future Hall of Famer exits the game and the other ponders his future, both have ideas on how to develop more throwback style aces. 4477
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@davidjroth.bsky.social what are your upcoming podcast plans? 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@sepinwall.bsky.social this is your faultmikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #99So much TV 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonMax Novem @maxnovem.art · 24/09/2026Hey, this is big and really important if you like comics even a little bit. Comixology was bought, enshittified, and killed by Amazon. But Sweetshop is open now. It's rad, and they're not assholes. 09959
Reposted by Mike ThompsonPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073722301
Reposted by Mike Thompsondr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved 12771081697
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's almost time to drop the puck!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #98The NHL begins, and Bruce (not that Bruce). Plus, running the deadly race 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is. 1413141465437
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Permanent Waves is back, baby!mikethompson.substack.comPermanent Waves #97Nashville Hot Chicken and Norwegian heavy prog, together at last 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/22/26:open.spotify.comTattooed MillionaireBruce Dickinson · Tattooed Millionaire · Song · 1990 001
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/21/26:open.spotify.comCall It DemocracyBruce Cockburn · Greatest Hits (1970-2020) · Song · 2021 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/18/26:open.spotify.comSurrender to the RhythmBrinsley Schwarz · Surrender To The Rhythm · Song · 1991 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/17/26:open.spotify.comThe Knife Feels Like JusticeBrian Setzer · The Knife Feels Like Justice · Song · 1986 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/16/26:open.spotify.comNed and MaryBrendan Perkins · Stories from the Old Church Lane · Song · 2025 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/15/26:open.spotify.comBorrowed TimeBrass Camel · Camel · Song · 2025 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/14/26:open.spotify.comEuthanasia WaltzBrand X · Unorthodox Behaviour · Song · 1976 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/10/26:open.spotify.comThe Camera EyeRush · Moving Pictures (2011 Remaster) · Song · 1981 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Canada is building — and the world wants to build with us. 35735157
Reposted by Mike ThompsonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I obviously cannot tell Mark Carney or Canada what to do. But I can say that, based on my experience, the only way to stop bullies is to hit them back.robertreich.substack.comMessage to Canada: Continue to Fight TrumpMost of us in the U.S. are with you 972639588
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/10/26:open.spotify.comThe Day BringsBrad · Interiors · Song · 1997 000
Reposted by Mike ThompsonRichard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Barry Melrose has passed away. One of the true media evangelists for the NHL. Rest in peace. www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...espn.comBarry Melrose, former player, coach and ESPN analyst, diesBarry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who was a beloved, longtime hockey analyst for ESPN, died Wednesday, his wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy. 29904210
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/9/26:open.spotify.comGirl Of My DreamsBram Tchaikovsky · Strange Man / Changed Man · Song · 1979 010
Reposted by Mike ThompsonGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Uhhh, we all see it, right?comicsands.comTrump Just Showed Off The New U.S. Space Force Uniforms—And Everyone's Doing A Double Take 1261026110
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thanks for this nice round-up on my homeland, Moss and Fog!mossandfog.comThe Case for Canada | Moss and FogThree oceans, the highest tides on Earth, and cities where half the neighbors were born somewhere else. Our case for Canada, with the imagery to match. 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/8/26:open.spotify.comLittle MomentsBrad Paisley · Mud On The Tires · Song · 2003 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/7/26:open.spotify.comLido Shuffle (2023 Remaster)Boz Scaggs · Silk Degrees (2023 Remaster) · Song · 1976 000
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/4/26:open.spotify.comMelodyBoys Brigade · Boys Brigade · Song · 1983 001
Mike Thompson @mikefromwisco.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Artist o’the Day for 9/3/26:open.spotify.comCloser TogetherThe Box · Closer Together · Song · 1987 000
