Michael Skoien
@thebirdieking.bsky.social
Married 46 years, 3 children, 8 grandchildren. Still golfing and supporting Macalester - Go Scots! Chair-Athletics Adv. Board. Fear the Coo!! Avid reader, gardener and traveler. UofMN Pharm. Coll.; St. Thomas MBA. Retired Clin. Pharm/Pharma Executive
Neither Penn State nor Northwestern are playing like most people would expect. Kudos to Northwestern, and what the hell is up at PSU?
October 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Neither Penn State nor Northwestern are playing like most people would expect. Kudos to Northwestern, and what the hell is up at PSU?
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TIRED: Defund the police
WIRED: Defund the police widows and orphans
WIRED: Defund the police widows and orphans
BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals
youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...
youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...
BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
October 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
TIRED: Defund the police
WIRED: Defund the police widows and orphans
WIRED: Defund the police widows and orphans
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This is a GREAT ad
October 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is a GREAT ad
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A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Baltic States Prepare for War
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.
www.theatlantic.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Great source of independent news now free thru the mid-terms….
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Quality information shouldn’t be locked away right now. This may hurt our business, but some things are more important.
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Spread the word and join us: meidasplus.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Great source of independent news now free thru the mid-terms….
Lynx performance in first half is written all over their faces as they head to locker room - uninspired, preparing for defeat
September 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Lynx performance in first half is written all over their faces as they head to locker room - uninspired, preparing for defeat
And he plays you like a giant fiddle - embarrassing
Trump on Kim Jong Un: "He's a friend of mine…I like him. I get in a lot of heat when I say that. People say, 'That's terrible.' He does have a nuclear capacity, pretty large…As long as I'm around he's going to be fine. You know why? Because he respects me and he likes me."
September 29, 2026 at 8:46 PM
And he plays you like a giant fiddle - embarrassing
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Best ad I’ve seen all year
September 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Best ad I’ve seen all year
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There’s an open secret in Major League Baseball: MLB teams routinely make handshake deals with young Dominican players, an informal system that has created perfect market conditions for predatory moneylenders.
Watch @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
Watch @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
September 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
There’s an open secret in Major League Baseball: MLB teams routinely make handshake deals with young Dominican players, an informal system that has created perfect market conditions for predatory moneylenders.
Watch @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
Watch @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
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Another Will Bunch piece with well-deserved condemnation of Our Failed Press Corpse™ for its refusal to acknowledge The Mad King's descent into madness, and the potentially cataclysmic dangers thereof.
Highly recommended.
(Not the point, but I especially liked "blonde Rasputin"...)
Highly recommended.
(Not the point, but I especially liked "blonde Rasputin"...)
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Another Will Bunch piece with well-deserved condemnation of Our Failed Press Corpse™ for its refusal to acknowledge The Mad King's descent into madness, and the potentially cataclysmic dangers thereof.
Highly recommended.
(Not the point, but I especially liked "blonde Rasputin"...)
Highly recommended.
(Not the point, but I especially liked "blonde Rasputin"...)
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A demagogue who hijacked American democracy, just as the nation’s founders feared would happen, is devolving into a mad king before our eyes.
Wonderful from @willbunch.bsky.social in my hometown Philly Inquirer today.
Wonderful from @willbunch.bsky.social in my hometown Philly Inquirer today.
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A demagogue who hijacked American democracy, just as the nation’s founders feared would happen, is devolving into a mad king before our eyes.
Wonderful from @willbunch.bsky.social in my hometown Philly Inquirer today.
Wonderful from @willbunch.bsky.social in my hometown Philly Inquirer today.
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September 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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RandBall: The Wolves’ LaMelo Ball trade was years in the making. Here’s all that went into their roster reset.
RandBall: The Wolves’ LaMelo Ball trade was years in the making. Here’s all that went into their roster reset.
The Wolves spent years laying the groundwork for LaMelo Ball and made 94 calls in their pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga. GM Matt Lloyd reveals how this new-look team came together.
bit.ly
September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RandBall: The Wolves’ LaMelo Ball trade was years in the making. Here’s all that went into their roster reset.
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🚨IT BEGINS: Costco is now rationing Kirkland motor oil. A 10-quart pack that once cost as little as $30 is now nearly $58, and members are limited to two every seven days due to the impacts of the Iran War.
September 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🚨IT BEGINS: Costco is now rationing Kirkland motor oil. A 10-quart pack that once cost as little as $30 is now nearly $58, and members are limited to two every seven days due to the impacts of the Iran War.
RIGHT!!!!!
September 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
RIGHT!!!!!
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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/14/r...
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states • Minnesota Reformer
A majority of the court said the Democratic state officials and voting rights groups challenging the rule were likely to succeed.
minnesotareformer.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/14/r...
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EXCLUSIVE: When elected officials and advocates in Danbury, Connecticut, said ICE arrested a parent at a school bus stop Aug. 26, federal officials denied their accounts.
I got video that appears to show such an arrest.
My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
I got video that appears to show such an arrest.
My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Video appears to show ICE arrest near CT school bus stop, despite federal denials
ICE has denied it made an arrest at a school bus stop, but confirmed it made 118 arrests in Connecticut that week.
www.ctinsider.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
EXCLUSIVE: When elected officials and advocates in Danbury, Connecticut, said ICE arrested a parent at a school bus stop Aug. 26, federal officials denied their accounts.
I got video that appears to show such an arrest.
My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
I got video that appears to show such an arrest.
My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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Here's the video that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried so hard to hide of him vacationing with his mistress in London that he allegedly lunged at an American tourist who recorded it. Share!
September 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Here's the video that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried so hard to hide of him vacationing with his mistress in London that he allegedly lunged at an American tourist who recorded it. Share!
Minnesota defensive back #14 needs to be on the bench
September 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Minnesota defensive back #14 needs to be on the bench
First quarter observations of Minn v Miss. St. : Minn OL and DL overwhelmed. Miss. St. much faster. Could be a long day. Officiating rather questionable as well
September 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
First quarter observations of Minn v Miss. St. : Minn OL and DL overwhelmed. Miss. St. much faster. Could be a long day. Officiating rather questionable as well
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At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump installed in positions that could affect elections.
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump installed in positions that could affect elections.
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
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"America’s greatest strength is not its ability to destroy an enemy. It is its ability to summon people to a common purpose, to learn from its mistakes, to sustain alliances built on trust, to substitute humility for swagger."
A Letter to Myself on 9/11
No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"America’s greatest strength is not its ability to destroy an enemy. It is its ability to summon people to a common purpose, to learn from its mistakes, to sustain alliances built on trust, to substitute humility for swagger."
So only inveterate liars are allowed to speak? Should be quite the s*** show
September 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
So only inveterate liars are allowed to speak? Should be quite the s*** show
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IN 15 MINUTES: The oligarchs are buying Republicans. Tune into The Breakdown to hear more at 7 PM EST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q51G...
September 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
IN 15 MINUTES: The oligarchs are buying Republicans. Tune into The Breakdown to hear more at 7 PM EST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q51G...