Michael Namikas
@michaelnamikas.bsky.social
Author of The Tupac Encyclopedia - Volume 1, now on sale on Amazon.
Loves music, film, and pugs. FDT.
http://www.michaelnamikas.com
Loves music, film, and pugs. FDT.
http://www.michaelnamikas.com
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My wife insists that I have post about Volume 1 of my Tupac Encyclopedia pinned to my profile so here it is . . . www.michaelnamikas.com/the-tupac-en...
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Hitler planned to rebuild Berlin with buildings - including a "triumphal" arch - so massive they threatened to sink into the earth. Instead, the city was bombed into the ground in the war Hitler started.
History does not repeat itself. But it does offer warnings.
History does not repeat itself. But it does offer warnings.
New in PN: Totalitarian art
"Trump’s taste, such as it is, doesn’t come out of nowhere. Wittingly or not, he has joined a long tradition of fascists imposing a grinding totalitarian aesthetic on the populace."
"Trump’s taste, such as it is, doesn’t come out of nowhere. Wittingly or not, he has joined a long tradition of fascists imposing a grinding totalitarian aesthetic on the populace."
Totalitarian art
The Hitler comparisons are sometimes overdone. But not here.
www.publicnotice.co
September 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Hitler planned to rebuild Berlin with buildings - including a "triumphal" arch - so massive they threatened to sink into the earth. Instead, the city was bombed into the ground in the war Hitler started.
History does not repeat itself. But it does offer warnings.
History does not repeat itself. But it does offer warnings.
Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56 (Gift Article)
Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56
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man what do you even say anymore
September 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
man what do you even say anymore
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I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
September 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Finally! A 4K restoration of one of my favorite films
Raise The Red Lantern (1991) | 4K Restoration Trailer | Zhang Yimou
YouTube video by Film Movement
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Finally! A 4K restoration of one of my favorite films
The latest (part 3) of Suge Knight’s 2024 interview with Vegas PD
Suge accuses Tupac bodyguard of being in on murder, says Pac's $$ got Orlando Anderson killed (Pt 3)
YouTube video by The Murder Rap
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The latest (part 3) of Suge Knight’s 2024 interview with Vegas PD
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Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."
September 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."
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Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
gizmodo.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
September 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
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Photojournalists captured images through the windows of Air Force One that showed President Trump reviewing a large poster board with what looked like a rendering of a construction site beneath three very visible words: "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED." Here's what to know. nyti.ms/4xWhXmQ
September 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Photojournalists captured images through the windows of Air Force One that showed President Trump reviewing a large poster board with what looked like a rendering of a construction site beneath three very visible words: "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED." Here's what to know. nyti.ms/4xWhXmQ
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The American age of global dominance that followed World War II was bound to end eventually, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes—“What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived”:
The American Age Is Over
A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight.
bit.ly
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The American age of global dominance that followed World War II was bound to end eventually, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes—“What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived”:
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RFK Jr: "We are also looking at chemtrails"
September 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
RFK Jr: "We are also looking at chemtrails"
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Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it."
Crowd: *groans*
Crowd: *groans*
September 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it."
Crowd: *groans*
Crowd: *groans*
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beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆
September 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆
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New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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Honestly just touch the fucking stove already buddy. We’re already boned six ways to Sunday, might as well make it Sunday.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Honestly just touch the fucking stove already buddy. We’re already boned six ways to Sunday, might as well make it Sunday.
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Our health care system in America is disgusting. A clear indication that our government doesn't give a fuck if we live or die.
September 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Our health care system in America is disgusting. A clear indication that our government doesn't give a fuck if we live or die.
Dumb fuck
Trump: "If we stopped trading with every country that we have a deficit with -- which is most of them, and which would be very easy to do -- we would make at least $1.5 trillion a year."
September 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Dumb fuck
David Ellison is moving one of the most storied studios in the history of Hollywood out of California because he is a pissy little bitch. Just another reason why I will never work for this nepo baby fuck.
Paramount To Leave California Amid Antitrust Battle & Stalled Warner Bros Merger
Leaks out of David Ellison's inner circle said the CEO wold take his Paramount ball & leave California if state AGs didn't back off on their antitrust suit
deadline.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Hip Hop media, like a lot of media today, is an absolute disgrace. This article details one example of how repugnant it is
Lil Durk's Murder-for-Hire Trial Was a Bleak Spectacle
The case turned into a circus that reasserted how exploitative and inhumane hip-hop fandom has become
pitchfork.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hip Hop media, like a lot of media today, is an absolute disgrace. This article details one example of how repugnant it is
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One teen said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, “I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.” trib.al/YQTcfYI
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.
trib.al
September 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
One teen said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, “I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.” trib.al/YQTcfYI
Duh: Paul Verhoeven confirms Starship Troopers uniforms beloved by MAGA were inspired by Nazis
Starship Troopers director confirms uniforms beloved by Trump are Nazi-inspired
Paul Verhoeven says film’s point is that the characters are ‘fascists without knowing that they’re fascists’
www.the-independent.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Duh: Paul Verhoeven confirms Starship Troopers uniforms beloved by MAGA were inspired by Nazis
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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has HIKED INTEREST RATES by 25 basis points for the first time in years as inflation continues to surge.
September 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has HIKED INTEREST RATES by 25 basis points for the first time in years as inflation continues to surge.