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Mike Ely

@bluesky.taupehat.com

Fellow Micronian, amateur berationist, dog person (but cat-friendly), ally if you want one. As Californian as it gets. He/Him

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There's a big brouhaha about how younger people are drinking less and less, and while there are several reasons, being on a cornucopia of better drugs for treating anxiety and depression is a large part of it.

13.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

IDK who needs to know this, but...

When you call one of Senator Adam Schiff's local CA offices and he starts droning on, wait until he says "I got a few options for ya" and hit THREE.

That transfers you to speak to a live human being instantly. (You might be put on hold, ofc).

Just press 3.

13.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 513 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2

- which is exactly why Santa Rosa has a full-time InResponse team staffed with mental health experts who are supposed to be dealing with people experiencing crisis, not some fucking beat cop.

He didn't need killing. He was my neighbor, and now he's shot.

13.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What I don't understand is why instead of the mental health team which is trained for the task, this City of Santa Rosa PD officer decided to conduct the wellness check. Yeah, of course he freaked out at her - she's a cop! And of course he didn't know how to stay safe during a police encounter...

13.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Santa Rosa police officer shoots man after wellness check turns into confrontation on downtown street The shooting occurred near 10th and B streets just after 11 a.m. Thursday while a Press Democrat photojournalist was participating in a ride along with the officer.

This man didn't need killing. He was one of the many unhoused and mentally unwell people who are my neighbors downtown. I saw him many times yelling at the sky, but he was harmless. Even the dog stopped worrying about his shouting. 🧡
www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/12/s...

13.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think every #gym should have a special closet in the locker room for all the guys who like to primp in front of the mirror to go into so they don't annoy everyone else who are just in there trying to change their clothes.

12.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Iraq War I resulted in the only arrest on my record.

12.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Core day is my favorite day - the teenagers like to laugh at me when I do weird-looking shit like Pallof presses but today I saw one of them kids try it after I was done, with like three times as much weight as he should have had on there, and his "Oh shit" face was memorable.

12.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People who read on the treadmills are a different story. They are my people. I get a lot of reading done at the gym and a lot of other people do too.

12.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think every #gym should have a special closet in the locker room for all the guys who like to primp in front of the mirror to go into so they don't annoy everyone else who are just in there trying to change their clothes.

12.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Hazel. She did some minor redecorating while you were out. Hopes you like it. 12/10 (TT: kelly_smith02_)

11.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 5344 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 255 πŸ“Œ 76

If you don’t think Kamala Harris would have been better for every one of us you are delusional. Nuts.

11.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 5314 πŸ” 754 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 38

Naps. I've only made it to the gym on days with naps since the time change.

12.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got a young tomcat prowling about,and it's gotta be his first go around the sun, because he's pissing up everything probably thinking that my squad of huge eunuch cats are some sort of threat to him when all they want to do is sun themselves

11.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 2

Greed. Pure evil greed. Money over the welfare of constituents

This republican is currently running unopposed for district 26B in Minnesota.

Run for something even local. Kick these assclowns to the curb

11.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8

Someone from Seattle when you recommend them a good book: great I can't wait to get into the left lane of the interstate where I can really concentrate and shut out any other distractions

10.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 660 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 6

Stuff them into the fuel tank of the neighborhood brodozer. They'll appreciate the help.

08.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Gartner predicts that by next year, half of the companies that fired workers for AI are going to hire them back. Also, 9 months ago, Microsoft…proclaimed that 30% of their code was written by AI, and since then, we've seen some of the worst software issues at the company in its history."
1/2

07.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 1181 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 17

Tarrio is, quite literally, a pardoned terrorist.

08.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 10092 πŸ” 3521 πŸ’¬ 433 πŸ“Œ 118

At some point somebody will remind Trump of this, and then he'll start referring to it as a "special military operation" which for unknown reasons he'll abbreviate as "SVO"

08.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yep.

07.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

Remove your cover, you stupid fucking asshole.

07.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hand holding a gold cased Spiro Agnew watch. Cursed object

A hand holding a gold cased Spiro Agnew watch. Cursed object

Found an incredible cursed object while my mom was trying to find something for me to borrow jewelry wise.

07.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0
An Iranian naval base in Bushehr shows significant damage. A row of large warehouses runs across the center of the photo, and each warehouse has an obvious bomb entry hole in the center of the roof.

An Iranian naval base in Bushehr shows significant damage. A row of large warehouses runs across the center of the photo, and each warehouse has an obvious bomb entry hole in the center of the roof.

Whenever somebody tries to say bombs sometimes miss their targets in relation to bombing schools etc this is the photo I will reply with. It's an Iranian naval base. Each building got exactly one hole punched in the roof. Modern bombs don't miss their targets, they hit exactly what they're aimed at.

07.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s worth thinking about how reporters in 1947 wrote how Jackie Robinson was trying to steal a job from a white player.

The racist playbook rarely changes.

06.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 639 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 1
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

06.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 11770 πŸ” 4346 πŸ’¬ 2441 πŸ“Œ 651
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

06.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 17322 πŸ” 5430 πŸ’¬ 454 πŸ“Œ 326
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Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say | CNN Politics Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, ...

Super shocking. Given that Russia helped our enemies during Vietnam, Korea, and both gulf wars, who could have guessed this would happen. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

06.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 6729 πŸ” 2388 πŸ’¬ 530 πŸ“Œ 143

I'll try to keep a roof over it...

06.03.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. He rode that sunny spot from one side of the hallway to the other.

06.03.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0