Michael @unprovoked.net · 29/09/2026Please, I would rather not join LinkedIn to contact a senior billing consultant just to say they faxed us something about a not-our-client who lives in another state. 040
Michael @unprovoked.net · 29/09/2026Jesus – so, 17 years since we saw Flowers Forever, Azure Ray, and Cursive in the Slowdown back lot. 120
Michael @unprovoked.net · 29/09/2026Now seated for Mononoke-hime. gkids.com/films/prince... #GhibliFest2026 #LNKgkids.comPrincess Mononoke - GKIDS FilmsGKIDS presents Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s epic fantasy masterpiece in a brand new 4K restoration. 020
Reposted by MichaelRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"It may surprise some sexual assault survivors to learn that universities do not have a responsibility to report instances of assault to law enforcement authorities. In general, that benefits universities, not survivors."shubinlaw.comWho Does My University Report My Sexual Assault To?Colleges and universities don’t have to forward reports of sexual assault to the police. In fact, many schools choose to handle these situations internally. 543789
Reposted by MichaelRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's a system set up to funnel young women into enemy territory, where this stuff happens over and over. 761862
Michael @unprovoked.net · 28/09/2026Ironically sending Mom the Premier Cherdenko gif to commemorate Starship Flight 14 reaching orbit. 000
Michael @unprovoked.net · 28/09/2026Finally saw Juanes in concert last night – absolutely worth the wait. youtube.com/watch?v=zB8R...m.youtube.comJuanes - Una Noche Contigo (Official Video)YouTube video by JuanesVEVO 121
Reposted by MichaelIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 27/09/2026Seward Cafe is the oldest cooperatively run restaurant in the United States, and they’re still about 12k short of the funds they need to stay open. It’s such a special place, and that’s honestly not that high a number! Let’s all pitch in to save the community center!ko-fi.comBuy Seward Cafe a CoffeeBecome a supporter of Seward Cafe today! 110174
Reposted by MichaelMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 26/09/2026The letter, which multiple households have received in recent weeks, comes three months after a group of residents sued xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech, alleging that persistent noise and vibrations from the company’s energy plant in Southaven are degrading their quality of life. buff.ly/VKQtPHIbuff.lyxAI Looks to Buy Out Southaven Residents Who Agree Not to Sue It, Letter ShowsArtificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a lawsuit against the company. 02514
Reposted by MichaelDave @unioncard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 11. 0162
Reposted by MichaelTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026enclosed please find my application 2731
Michael @unprovoked.net · 25/09/2026"The Governor's Office didn't answer when asked by the Flatwater Free Press if Pillen would oppose a bill meant to make it easier for the YRTC families to sue the state for compensation." flatwaterfreepress.org/teens-were-a...flatwaterfreepress.orgTeens were allegedly abused by state employees. It will be hard to sue the state. - Flatwater Free PressState senators have introduced bills to let Nebraskans more easily sue the state in cases like the sexual abuse at Kearney’s YRTC. They passed one bill targeting child abuse in schools, but Gov. Jim P... 000
Michael @unprovoked.net · 25/09/2026"I don't have anything to deceive you on—of course I'm not deceiving you. I'm engaging with you as a human being. Why would I deceive you? There's no reason for me to do that." 030
Michael @unprovoked.net · 25/09/2026Wearing Oxfords, jeans and a Cool™ t-shirt today, but a young still hit me with "Go ahead, sir" as we walked off the elevator. So it goes. 020
Reposted by MichaelPip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻 106195026496
Reposted by MichaelKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026if you work for a union or labor org and would like to hire me to write/edit your newsletter, I’d love to hear from ya! 110523
Reposted by MichaelA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"It’s probably existentially terrifying to believe you are one of the Good Ones, unilaterally authorized to decide who is a Good One and who is not, only to discover that some of the other self-authorized Good Ones disagree with you about that." www.the-reframe.com/this-is-us/the-reframe.comThis is UsMoving from "I'm one of the Good Ones" to actually becoming good. 417925
Reposted by MichaelAK Press @akpress.org · 23/09/2026If you're anywhere in the NYC area, you'll have SEVERAL chances to hear Ashanti Alston talk about 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 this week. You will definitely want to go to at least one of these. If not all three. You can thank us later. 15517
Michael @unprovoked.net · 23/09/2026A society, if we can keep it. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...nebraskapublicmedia.orgFree bus service for laid-off Tyson workers in Lexington secures funding through March – and gets a bigger busWith renewed grant funding and a new, bigger bus, the free transportation service taking workers from Lexington to North Platte will keep rolling through at least March. 012
Michael @unprovoked.net · 23/09/2026Whew, buddy. nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/09/21/t...nebraskaexaminer.comStaffers at Nebraska economic development agency express low confidence in its leaders • Nebraska ExaminerIn a survey of Nebraska Economic Development staff, roughly half of the current workers heavily criticized the department’s leadership, claiming management cares more about budget cuts and downsizing ... 000
Michael @unprovoked.net · 22/09/2026@seiu.org Local 503 reached a tentative agreement with Madison County (Oregon). "For the first time, the County will bear the cost of health care increases, not workers." Love to see it – news release below. seiu503.org/member_news/... #1Useiu503.orgSEIU503 LocalIn it together 011
Michael @unprovoked.net · 22/09/2026Sometimes it can be pleasant to live in a society. flatwaterfreepress.org/south-omahan... #Gardening #Omahaflatwaterfreepress.orgAn 82-year-old master gardener is leading an effort to make South Omaha's 24th Street bloom again - Flatwater Free PressLocal business owners say the volunteer gardeners are a friendly addition to the community 020
Michael @unprovoked.net · 21/09/2026[expletive deleted] "We try not to air dirty laundry to the public, but sometimes you get to a point where the public needs to know, and we tried for three years to avoid this situation, and we just didn't get there." nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news... #LNKnebraskapublicmedia.orgInternational Association of Fire Fighters censures Lincoln fire chiefThe International Association of Fire Fighters — the national chapter for the Lincoln’s Fire and Rescue Union — held a national convention where delegates unanimously censured Lincoln Fire Chief Dave ... 010
Michael @unprovoked.net · 21/09/2026[ping] @sindeetones.bsky.social: @lshames.bsky.social and Block Club Chicago have the answers you seek. 120
Reposted by MichaelNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways. As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.nytimes.comOpinion | Panic Won’t Fix the Looming A.I. Threat. Politics Will.The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with. 251169310
Reposted by MichaelNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We already have an AI kill switch: cut power to servers. Really want to talk existential threat? Fine. We humans have many ways to blow things up. Like data centers. Panicky discourse assumes the first priority is protect tech company investments and expand their businesses. But why should it be? 441632323
Michael @unprovoked.net · 19/09/2026Did a lot of great things this weekend, but I'd have made the trip for this alone. If you're in Chicago between now and January 3, it's definitely worth your time. www.artic.edu/exhibitions/... #ArtSkyartic.eduMary Cassatt: After Impressionism | The Art Institute of ChicagoThe first Art Institute exhibition dedicated to the artist in more than 25 years showcases 70 paintings and works on paper from the late 1880s through the early 1900s, a pivotal period when she pursue... 030
Michael @unprovoked.net · 19/09/2026As @sindeetones.bsky.social said last night, "She's a rock star now." youtube.com/watch?v=jTWg... #TheLostTouryoutube.comPhoebe Bridgers - Never Going Back! (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Phoebe Bridgers 010
Michael @unprovoked.net · 18/09/2026Phoebe Bridgers >>>>>>>>>> youtube.com/watch?v=WJ9-... #TheLostTouryoutube.comPhoebe Bridgers - I Know the End (Official Video)YouTube video by PhoebeBridgersVEVO 020
Reposted by MichaelGina Murrell @ginamurrell1.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026THURS, SEPT 17, 5-8PM: Opening reception for Zine* Together, "the 1st exhibit of its kind to examine Asian American #zines not only as objects, but as actions—creative, collective and relational." Asia Art Archive in America, 23 Cranberry St, #Brooklyn. www.aaa-a.org/programs/zin... #AAPI #DIY #NYC 031
Reposted by MichaelCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Some of you have never audited your cats and it shows. Photo from my collection, no date/info. 281772154
Michael @unprovoked.net · 12/09/2026Burping the house on a pleasant #Caturday, decided to have a nap about it. 081
Michael @unprovoked.net · 12/09/2026Now seated for Tig Notaro. o-pa.orgo-pa.orgOmaha Performing Arts | Official SiteInspiring people through extraordinary entertainment, arts learning, and community engagement at the Holland, Orpheum, Tenaska Center, and Steelhouse Omaha. 140
Reposted by MichaelAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Boycott is still on. No Starbucks till the union gets a contract. 17974334
Michael @unprovoked.net · 11/09/2026Here's a tiny peek at Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund that owns McClatchy: www.sec.gov/newsroom/pre...sec.govSEC Charges Chatham Asset Management and Founder Anthony Melchiorre for Improper Fixed Income Securities Trading 000
Reposted by MichaelCaitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...charlotteobserver.comA Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remainIn May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure. 612158854
Michael @unprovoked.net · 11/09/2026Another salvo. Please chip in if you can. /via @caitmcglade.bsky.social gofund.me/f990b1db6gofund.meDonate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGladeNearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss 100
Michael @unprovoked.net · 10/09/2026Jesus fucking Christ. www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...commondreams.orgTo Boost Profits, Medicare Advantage Giants Move to Kick Over a Million Seniors Off Their Plans | Common DreamsHumana said it is exiting plans covering roughly 600,000 seniors to "drive the intended margin expansion." 000
Michael @unprovoked.net · 28/08/2026Well, this oughta be different. #Arirang #BTSChicago #SoldierField 020
Reposted by MichaelJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 26/08/2026The best way to honor the two who have left us recently, imo, is to keep being as gay as possible 184602294
Reposted by MichaelKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026Definitely the first death in a while that that made me think man, I have wasted some years, let me get dressed the fuck up 141804158
Michael @unprovoked.net · 24/08/2026"The future for those parcels of land looks to be a 1.7-gigawatt hyperscale campus, according to documents from Stark [Power]. For scale, 1.7 gigawatts is enough power for about 1.3 million homes." nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...nebraskapublicmedia.orgHallam landowners face stark choice on data centerAn Israeli company appears to be planning to buy land near Hallam to build a hyperscale data center. 100
Michael @unprovoked.net · 23/08/2026"We are embedded in shells of cosmic time, and the final one is fire." I will love these words from @astrokatie.com until the end of, well, everything. youtube.com/watch?v=Cfg1...youtube.comShells of Cosmic Time (ft. @AstroKatie)YouTube video by minutephysics 311014
Reposted by MichaelPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I am launching a Black Collectors in the 21st Century Zine Series. Here is the call for submissions. Deadline is January 31, 2027 - app.smore.com/n/8vry4app.smore.comBlack Collecting: A Zine SeriesBlack Collecting: A Zine Series 04625
Reposted by MichaelAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 22/08/2026The workers who operate JTRAN buses in Jackson, Mississippi get thousands of people to work and home to their families. After more than a month of solidarity while on strike, they won a new contract. Congrats to our @atucomms.bsky.social Local 1208 union family! ✊wapt.comJTRAN strike comes to an end after drivers picket for more than a monthA JTRAN bus strike has ended after drivers and workers stood the picket line for more than a month. 03612
Reposted by MichaelIra Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I spoke to Woody de Othello about sculpting, consciousness, Ocatavia Butler, living in Oakland, and bringing his acclaimed exhibition to California for C Magmagazinec.comOakland Sculptor Woody De Othello Imbues Objects With SoulVisit Woody De Othello's museum exhibition at UC Davis and engage with thought-provoking sculptures that challenge perception. 073