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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My 10 favorite shows of this century; Breaking Bad The Wire The Leftovers Better Call Saul Bojack Horseman Barry The Americans 30 Rock The Good Place Halt and Catch Fire Honorable mention; “BrainDead,”which captured the pre-2016 vibe perfectly. Also a Mary Elizabeth Winstead showcase.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On MTV: Blink-182 Talks to You About the Tragedy.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The thing I’ve liked reading about most in Dolly Parton eulogies is her commitment to getting books to children. It was a love of words that got both of my parents, who grew up poor in rural, Depression-era Mississippi, into college. Education and learning are close to everything.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I wrote a bit here last year about learning to live with MS. But more recently I have learned that I have ALS instead. I write about my journey here. cosmic-rays.beehiiv.com/p/what-follo...?

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What Follows the 'Worst Case' Diagnosis

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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

At least we're finally recognizing the Muppets as one of the premier American contributions to global entertainment

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Bill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

keir starmer calling infantino to try and get that red card overturn and it somehow ends with harry kane getting suspended for the rest of the tournament

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Luke Kawa @ljkawa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

King Charles is being handed a telephone as we speak

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In other news, "lift and peel" thingies on condiment bottles are a lie.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

That's one of the basketball games that I've ever seen.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And the Tiafoe-Arnaldi match continues through another Trump deal announcement after talks ended. (This time for real.)

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Three of four sets of high-level U.S.-Iran talks have been canceled, while Trump has falsely claimed a deal was done 16 times, since the start of the Tiafoe-Arnaldi match at the French Open.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Excellent thread on art from people who have been largely conservative ideologically over their careers. I'm an unabashed admirer of Eastwood as a filmmaker, and the idea expressed here is partly why. The motion picture is an empathy machine. He knows.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I'm pretty sure, based on observation, that the millennial southern woman in the ChatGPT ad who's said to be using it to efficiently run the family's century old farm (hey, tell us how much warter [sic] we've used, she charmingly drawls into her phone) is way off into crypto.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Sabu-chan, a larger than average cat, promotes the annual cat festival in Yushima, Tokyo.

A tuxedo cat mascot with a white headband and red bow tie stands on the street in front of a house.

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

If we ever go to a formal dinner and shots are fired, I don't care if we have on make-up and gowns, get in the car, bitch. We're going to Popeye's

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

MSNOW is spending a lot of time noting how crowded the room is, how it's hard to evacuate, how full it is of Cabinet members and other high profile targets, and it's making me think I might have *undersold* how horrible an idea it was for anyone to attend this.

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Wyatt Sinclair @crumblsucks.wyattswickedgoods.com · 16/03/2026

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Seeing Mississippi-based greats of the living blues, Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram, onstage at the Oscars during a year in which the executive branch has turned to disappear Black culture was ... strong.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Not sure if I like Conan as the Fake Most Egotistical Man on Earth, or the Most Self-Mocking. But really it's his constant, full commitment to the bit. Also love most his old timey radio voices.

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Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

If you think success in war is just a matter of how many things you can blow up, #Trump's Gulf folly might look like a win. But if you understand that success really means achieving clear strategic objectives at an acceptable cost, you know that this unnecessary war is not going well at all.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Is the whole thing going to be Ronnie Introduces Regular Americans, followed by rambling?

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?

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'Melania' Is a Horror Movie

The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

People making sure that they state opposition to open borders before decrying ICE, as a disclaimer: Why? In every case? What about mostly open, regulations light, exceptions for criminals?

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Hell's Angels voted for me! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_A...

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Hells Angels - Wikipedia

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Trump sounds like he shouldn't be traveling anywhere today, much less Davos. He's warming up now, but he's sounded hoarse and weak for most of this speech (rambling, hyperbole, and bigotry are typical).

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Post-Greenland invasion and colonization debacle NFL divisional playoff opening: Please rise for our Disney-Hulu-ESPN Consolidated Territories Anthem,"In the Air Tonight."

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The suspect is from Mississippi’s wealthiest municipality, suburban Madison, a fast-growing area known for its strict design codes (everything is brick) and apartment and rental bans. Its apparent mayor for life is MAGA.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The way to understand the images of Venezuelans dancing in the streets is that when **it happens**, you'll be dancing too even though JD Vance will be the new president.

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amannes.bsky.social @amannes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

VP Rodriguez cut a deal. With Maduro gone she’ll deal to get sanctions relief. She’ll be publicly defiant, but that’s for show. She’s a pragmatist. Meanwhile, the awful Venezuelan regime will continue, just under new management. open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...

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Venezuela's Veep: Did She Cut a Deal with Trump?

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 02/01/2026

Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.

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Tyler @okty.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Ole Miss is undefeated since Zohran Mamdani was sworn in.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Likely the biggest story in Missssippi sports history outside of the rise of Walter Payton, maybe. And the sort of game color commentators dream about. Hotty Toddy!!

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Trinidad Chambliss has moved to the top of the Trinidad power rankings

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

People outside my condo! Stop shooting fireworks. The best NCAA playoff game yet is on!!!

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 02/01/2026

Trinidad Chambliss:

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My late take on the weird Netflix NFL halftime show with Snoop: He’s now akin to what Paul Lynde and Ruth Buzzi were in the ‘70s, in the sense of being in everything for no reason except playing it safe. Or late period Milton Burle, higher profile but …

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Clarence Carter's "Back-Door Santa" is more or less about that, however, depending on how you view the reality of Santa.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Hello, doppelgänger! Hello back at you, evil twin!

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I was informed by instructional design people a couple of years ago that sans fonts are best on screens, are easier for everyone to read on them. So I switched, realizing that I'm not related or in any debt to Times New Roman or Miriam Pro.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

A reliably Republican-leaning demographic. Such a smart move (sarcasm).

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

If you can’t take Post Malone country whatever, or CBS segments with the loathsome Dana White, turn the Cowboys/Chiefs game off now and watch HBO’s”The Shuffle.”

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Laney Wilson at the Macy’s parade: Introducing the next DHS Secretary.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The New Orleans Saints are almost leas competent than the Trump administration right now.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I see the Saints just took a page out of the f’d up, ball-dropping Russ Holliday playbook.

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Ray Mikell @raymikell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Does anyone think that Mamdani promised to give Trump fabric and paint swatch books for all that new housing, and let him help with design choices? That would explain so much.

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