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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Not gonna lie, this may be the next thing I've ever bought on clearance.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Gen Z/Gen Alpha please help! Can you tell me what this MEANS?!?

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Damn it. "ACAB" would have been a better post!

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Surprising literally no one who has ever had a corgi...

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Life expectancy for females in #Indiana fell from 79.4 in 1950 to 78.4 today (-1 year). Over the same time, female life expectancy rose nationally from 81.1 to 84.1 (+3 years). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States

This cohort study characterizes trends in mortality and life expectancy by birth cohort for US states and Washington, DC.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Samosa pot pie is delicious as it sounds! Also an incredible gluten free crust.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

*sigh* <shakes head at society>

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Indiana Public Media made a site to show the expected impact of #Indiana SB1 property tax cap on local school districts. If passed, my school district would face the following funding cuts: -$8.5M in FY26 -$10M in FY27 -$12M in FY28 You can check yours here: indianapublicmedia.org/news/schools...

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Schools face huge cuts under Gov. Braun’s tax plan. Here’s how much your district could lose

School districts rely on local property taxes to fund transportation and facility expenses. Monroe County Community School Corporation would see millions in funding lost over three years.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

How did I not know about this?! Now I'm going to have to stop at the Family Dollar on the way home. www.tiktok.com/@raeonartez/...

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Why would they even make that 🤢 #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage

TikTok video by YT: RaeonArtez 🎥

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The slogans practically write themselves: "Central time for the central city"

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Thanks for having me and I appreciate the invite! My only question is what can we do to get Indy moved over to the far more reasonable Central Time zone? 😁

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Ray Steele @raysteelenews.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

It's been a bit since I booked by pal and esteemed economist @pollak.bsky.social on a show! Happy to have him on @wishtv.com today to talk about Trump's #tariffs and their potential impact.

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How much will Trump's tariffs cost you, plus the overall impact on Indiana

YouTube video by Ray Steele's Indianapolis

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I think they kind of expected prices to go down not up.

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

It’s Saturday and that means coffee And for me dropping off this floof Oso for this haircut before rounds in the hospital Then a long run, finishing some painting in a bathroom, and some time with my book Let us see mugs

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Egg prices in the US just reached an all-time record high at $7.09/dozen. 🥚🔥🥚🔥

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

That's just the bagged tea in the drawer. Here's some of the loose tea.

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It’s Saturday and that means coffee And for me some meal planning, grocery store, a run, and some painting Nice little Saturday Let us see mugs

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Coffee... while organizing the tea drawer!

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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 19/01/2025

My boys are outside playing. Also, this AM, they learned the piano.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I very deliberately said my feelings on TikTok *disabling their app in the U.S* and not on the legislation itself. At the moment this is nothing more than a company being performative.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Cosmic Crisp were great when they first showed up here. But lately all the ones I've found in grocery stores have extremely bitter (basically inedible) skin. Maybe they changed something with how they ship or store them.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I've not had a good Sugar Bees apple yet. I've tried a few (from Aldi) and they've all been mushy. Might have been a ol batch. For grocery store apple varieties, ability to stay crisp on a shelf is important. Much less so for varieties available at orchards.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the review. I didn't realize they were a NY variety. I didn't get a "coffee" taste but I'll watch for it with the next apple. I like your term "cult of sugar," it captures the problem I have with Honeycrisp. All one note sweet.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Tried a new variety of apples today and I think it's my new favorite! The Ruby Frost tastes a lot like a Honeycrisp, but adds a considerable amount of tartness, which is the one thing I've always found lacking in Honeycrisp. #AppleSky

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

And it turns out the pin was never missing in the first place!

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

This is why it took us two months to realize. Look more closely. There's no missing pin!

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Yes, that's exactly right. All the pins are there and always were. There is no missing pin! 😆

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Look at it a little more carefully, like we eventually did. 😁

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

We've spent the last two months scouring the house for the missing pin with no luck. 😡🤣

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Thanks! As a true millennial, I didn't actually eat it. Just took a picture for social media.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I think you mean a Hyundai Sonata instead of this Honda Civic.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Yes! Good eye. They're leftover from tacos earlier and they added some nice acidity and crunch as a topping.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

It's chili season! (no beans, but you can add them if you want)

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It wouldn't be in the long-term, but so many firms are chasing after AI-everything without a thought to long-term it's quite possible that'll be where we end up.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I'm not concerned for their sake, but that would mean social media (first FB and then the others as they follow suit) would become completely useless for regular folk.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's destroying search engines at an alarming pace.

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's quite possible that AI will be the end of social media.

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