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Mike Zickar

@mzickar.bsky.social
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology at BGSU, Art Nerd, co-founder of @ashcan_daily on IG. Proud union member

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
This is not something you say if you actually like education or children
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An Important Note on Silicon Valley AI Models (LLMs) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/an-im...
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An Important Note on Silicon Valley AI Models (LLMs)
I want to flag your attention to this note written by computer...
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mental flexibility
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted yesterday: 'The Iran War needs to come to an end as quickly as possible!' Jon Husted today: ::votes on the Senate floor to continue the Iran War:: #OHSen
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Getting my divining rod out of the basement.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A lot here in this one minute video related to the dignity of work. Sherrod gets it.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ohioans work hard to pay the bills, but Jon Husted doesn’t care if they lose their jobs to robots. Yes, he actually said that.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"With steroids"
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 12/09/2026
Tears in my eyes. Ohio Democrats hitting these perverts where it hurts???? Mental scenes.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rubber stamping Yes for the Trump Agenda is repetitive.
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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight we get $10,000
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not surprised to see Derek Merrin (Thursday) and Jon Husted (Wed) speaking at the weird Trump Love Fest. gop.com/press-releas...
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Republican National Committee Announces Speaking Order and Time Blocks for 2026 Republican Convention
Republican National Committee Announces Speaking Order and Time Blocks for 2026 Republican Convention
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Charm City Art Spice @rahnealexander.com · 08/09/2026
he's gonna ✅ slash your property ✅ abolish your state, and ✅ cut your electric
vivek promising to SLASH YOUR PROPERTYvivek promising to ABOLISH YOUR STATE vivek promising to CUT YOUR ELECTRIC
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day from BGSU Faculty Association if the @ohaaup.bsky.social and @aft.org
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Welcome to Labor Day weekend. Gas prices are at an historic high.
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 04/09/2026
I've asked three of my top Republican sources if Vivek Ramaswamy is actively trying to lose after traveling to New York City to attend the U.S. Open in VIP seating. "It's wild." "Insane." "It needs to happen."
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A lot of reading in August for projects. My highlight was The American Idea of Success by Robert Huber, a history of the US Success literature, ranging from Cotton Mather, Norman Vincent Peale, & Dale Carnegie. #storygraph
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Party first here in Ohio
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Indianaarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Kentuckyarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Missouriiarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Washington
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The teachers who can barely afford to buy school supplies for their students are performing free medical procedures on them.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 20/08/2026
Earlier: In an attempt to overcomply with Texas law, the University of Houston will eliminate over 100 women's studies, gender and sexuality courses from the core curriculum. It won't be enough to appease extremist Republicans.
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University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas' Crusade Against Higher Ed.
College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Confederates always think it's a war of northern agression
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Architect of the First Energy Bribery Scandal
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Jon Husted's inspiration
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 10/08/2026
DC Democrats: We won't spend a penny on Maine if Graham Platner doesn't drop out DC Republicans:
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White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days
Ohio Republicans now have no choice but to rally behind a candidate many GOP insiders warn could cost the party a traditionally safe seat this November.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Dude invents a new reality whenever he wants.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Textbook example of the defense mechanism of rationalization
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Still no comment from Ohio Republicans' Gubernatorial candidate.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Important to support the work of independent journalists these day. I just contributed to the @talkingpointsmemo.com Journalism Fund. talkingpointsmemo.com
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Talking Points Memo | Breaking News and Analysis
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Loud and clear
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Max Miller is only 37 and he’s already taking gender affirming hormone replacement therapy?
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Brutal numbers
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Ivan Illich, The Right to Useful Unemployment (1978) #booksky
The world wide discrimination against the autodidact has vitiated many people's confidence in determining their own goals and needs
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Louis Tay @louistay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
An important reminder from an APA guide on navigating AI-based advice. "Feeling better does not always mean getting better. AI is designed to respond in ways that feel validating or relieving in the moment. That does not necessarily mean the response is accurate, safe, or helpful for your long-term
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Brian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 02/08/2026
No one credibly accused of holding a gun to his wife's head and breaking their two-year-old daughter's collarbone belongs in the halls of power. Help defeat Max Miller in November. secure.actblue.com/donate/bpx82
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Help Send a Worker to Congress
Brian Poindexter is running to defeat Max Miller and bring working-class values to Ohio’s 7th District. Chip in to power a campaign built by and for working families.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Can't even muster a "I find these allegations concerning..."
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Highlights from July we're reading Kellner's work on Marcuse, a work on Bezos and Amazon, and Richard Edwards Contested Terrain. Several works that had been in my queue for a long time. #storygraph #booksky
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Only in Ohio
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Glad to see the MSM finally catch up to the @rooster.info
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
You know all this but possibly like me despite knowing it you don't really know it, because if you did you might be asking different questions. I keep meaning to do so, myself. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Opinion | 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This. (Gift Article)
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I couldn't agree more! #BookSky
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
An intense month of focused reading including old friends (Baritz & Marx/Engels), several books that I should have read a long time ago (Whyte and Weber), plus a 26 book that fit right in the mix, Control Science by @henrysnow.bsky.social plus a 50s novel (Karp). June was great! #booksky #storygraph
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ouch but true
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There's a great deal that's alarming about the Prairieland sentencing, regardless of how one views the shooter, but the biggest deal is 30 years for a man who wasn't there, convicted of moving a box of zines while knowing protesters. Consider the implications. theintercept.com/2026/06/23/p...
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Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines
Anti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms — including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Four states enacted laws this year that weaken child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. In all, 13 states had bills seeking to weaken those protections; some are still under consideration. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/24/r...
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States ease child labor laws ahead of summer hiring season • Ohio Capital Journal
Four states — Indiana, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia — enacted laws this year that weaken child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. In all,…
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Mike Zickar @mzickar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Happening everywhere in Ohio.
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