Mike Switzer (he/him)
@kidornery.bsky.social
Leftist (both cultural and economic). Born in Texas and still stuck here. I work in a bookstore and can't believe this is reality. It just gets worse.
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Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!
October 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!
Y'all remember when Nvidia was just that company that made a card so you could play 3d games? Now they run everything? Maybe we should have stopped at Pong.
October 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Y'all remember when Nvidia was just that company that made a card so you could play 3d games? Now they run everything? Maybe we should have stopped at Pong.
I don't know much about "Digger" except that people are talking about it, and that when Cruise decides to do something interesting it can be pretty great (Magnolia, Tropic Thunder, Eyes Wide Shut). So I will add this to my list of movies to see if I can ever afford to leave the house again.
October 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I don't know much about "Digger" except that people are talking about it, and that when Cruise decides to do something interesting it can be pretty great (Magnolia, Tropic Thunder, Eyes Wide Shut). So I will add this to my list of movies to see if I can ever afford to leave the house again.
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Freddie King 🎸'66. 🎶'Funny Bone' #blues #bluesmusic
October 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Freddie King 🎸'66. 🎶'Funny Bone' #blues #bluesmusic
I mean, I am not rooting for the plague, but "a corrupt world brings back a disease of rot" does sound like the beginning of some kind of gothic dystopian novel
A fine plot device
A fine plot device
October 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I mean, I am not rooting for the plague, but "a corrupt world brings back a disease of rot" does sound like the beginning of some kind of gothic dystopian novel
A fine plot device
A fine plot device
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"We miss when our teachers could actually teach us."
Fort Worth students pen searing letter against school takeover changes
"We miss when our teachers could actually teach us."
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October 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"We miss when our teachers could actually teach us."
I wish people would just stop talking to Ezra. Now I probably have to listen to this one too.
Ezra Klein: “What is, to you, the ‘rage economy’?”
James Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks. They have created for-profit platforms that divide us on an hourly basis — by party, by race, by gender, by religion. They elevate the most extreme voices."
James Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks. They have created for-profit platforms that divide us on an hourly basis — by party, by race, by gender, by religion. They elevate the most extreme voices."
October 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I wish people would just stop talking to Ezra. Now I probably have to listen to this one too.
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"Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, well everywhere is
WAR."
BOB MARLEY
Amandla Festival of Unity, Boston
1979.
WAR."
BOB MARLEY
Amandla Festival of Unity, Boston
1979.
October 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, well everywhere is
WAR."
BOB MARLEY
Amandla Festival of Unity, Boston
1979.
WAR."
BOB MARLEY
Amandla Festival of Unity, Boston
1979.
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10/6 The story of Senator Susan Collins refusing to meet with 17 female Maine elected officials who went to DC to talk to her about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination #maine #MEpolitics
October 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
10/6 The story of Senator Susan Collins refusing to meet with 17 female Maine elected officials who went to DC to talk to her about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination #maine #MEpolitics
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At 4am this morning, Israeli Forces raided a building in Al-Tur, occupied Jerusalem, forcibly removed its residents, and proceeded to demolish the 5 Storey building (10 apartments)❗️
They didn't even allow them to pack belongings
~70 residents made homeless in Jerusalem
#Judeo-Nazis ##Westbank
They didn't even allow them to pack belongings
~70 residents made homeless in Jerusalem
#Judeo-Nazis ##Westbank
October 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
At 4am this morning, Israeli Forces raided a building in Al-Tur, occupied Jerusalem, forcibly removed its residents, and proceeded to demolish the 5 Storey building (10 apartments)❗️
They didn't even allow them to pack belongings
~70 residents made homeless in Jerusalem
#Judeo-Nazis ##Westbank
They didn't even allow them to pack belongings
~70 residents made homeless in Jerusalem
#Judeo-Nazis ##Westbank
I hate Trump as much as thr next guy, but it is obvious what he is trying to say here - high gas prices are a small price to pay - should we let them blow up LA, San Diego? Gas prices are a small price to pay.
He isn't being clear or articulate, but that is what he is trying to say
He isn't being clear or articulate, but that is what he is trying to say
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
October 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I hate Trump as much as thr next guy, but it is obvious what he is trying to say here - high gas prices are a small price to pay - should we let them blow up LA, San Diego? Gas prices are a small price to pay.
He isn't being clear or articulate, but that is what he is trying to say
He isn't being clear or articulate, but that is what he is trying to say
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A Virginia mother was detained by ICE after she was unable to immediately recite her Social Security number during a traffic stop, despite reportedly presenting identification and immigration documents. Her teenage daughter recorded the encounter and said goons became aggressive.
October 7, 2026 at 3:47 AM
A Virginia mother was detained by ICE after she was unable to immediately recite her Social Security number during a traffic stop, despite reportedly presenting identification and immigration documents. Her teenage daughter recorded the encounter and said goons became aggressive.
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"The federal government is lying to you."
"The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children."
"They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling"
"They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens."
*We found the truth*
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
"The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children."
"They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling"
"They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens."
*We found the truth*
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
October 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"The federal government is lying to you."
"The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children."
"They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling"
"They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens."
*We found the truth*
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
"The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children."
"They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling"
"They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens."
*We found the truth*
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
October 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
Megyn Kelly waited years to report sexual harassment and praised her abusers during that period. She knows exactly what she is doing.
October 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Megyn Kelly waited years to report sexual harassment and praised her abusers during that period. She knows exactly what she is doing.
When people ask, well, what do you expect Democrats to do?
This. I expect them to do this. They should be in the streets with the people.
This. I expect them to do this. They should be in the streets with the people.
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
October 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM
When people ask, well, what do you expect Democrats to do?
This. I expect them to do this. They should be in the streets with the people.
This. I expect them to do this. They should be in the streets with the people.
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The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
October 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
Just watching "The Death of Stalin" again. Like you do.
October 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Just watching "The Death of Stalin" again. Like you do.
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In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care.
Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops.
Their cruelty is endless.
Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops.
Their cruelty is endless.
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
www.commondreams.org
October 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care.
Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops.
Their cruelty is endless.
Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops.
Their cruelty is endless.
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Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms.
Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital.
Cops kneel on her chest anyway.
"They dragged her like a doll," brother said.
Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital.
Cops kneel on her chest anyway.
"They dragged her like a doll," brother said.
Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
October 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms.
Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital.
Cops kneel on her chest anyway.
"They dragged her like a doll," brother said.
Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital.
Cops kneel on her chest anyway.
"They dragged her like a doll," brother said.
Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."
October 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."
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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
October 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
This sounds like a job for Hegseth and the Testosterone Squad!
"We must protect our children who cannot yet protect themselves."
Texas investigating potential toxic chemicals in kids' underwear
"We must protect our children who cannot yet protect themselves."
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October 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This sounds like a job for Hegseth and the Testosterone Squad!
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Ken Paxton, caught on video admitting he’s lost control of his own campaign:
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control… it’s all coming… from DC.”
Texas deserves a senator who answers to Texans — not Washington operatives pulling the strings.
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control… it’s all coming… from DC.”
Texas deserves a senator who answers to Texans — not Washington operatives pulling the strings.
October 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Ken Paxton, caught on video admitting he’s lost control of his own campaign:
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control… it’s all coming… from DC.”
Texas deserves a senator who answers to Texans — not Washington operatives pulling the strings.
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control… it’s all coming… from DC.”
Texas deserves a senator who answers to Texans — not Washington operatives pulling the strings.
This sequel to Dr. Strangelove feels a little off.
"Whatever conclusions reached by the commission of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires, they'll be handed off to Hegseth, who believes wars are won by whichever side can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military is dragging DoD down by the day."
“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire
Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.
www.publicnotice.co
October 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This sequel to Dr. Strangelove feels a little off.