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Michael Tisserand

@tisserand.bsky.social

Writer of books on Krazy Kat and zydeco. Next up: Charlie Chaplin and The Great Dictator. I answer mail at MichaelTisserand.com

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If Birkenboot becomes a hashtag I’m outta here

24.11.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

*snaps fingers* The Aristocrats!

21.11.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Miss Piggy doing a karate move

Miss Piggy doing a karate move

If you throw a Gatsby party you don’t understand The Great Gatsby and if you call a reporter β€œPiggy” you *really* don’t understand Miss Piggy

19.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the 21st time I’ve posted this Doonesbury so far.

14.11.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 346    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning! And happy Felix Unger Day to all who celebrate!
cc: @hmstiller.bsky.social @tisserand.bsky.social @pixburghgrrl.bsky.social

13.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey @arimelber.bsky.social I’m a big @michellegoldberg.bsky.social fan too but the role of the NYT is now part of these released files and any NYT writer on your show simply must be asked to address this

12.11.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well it *is* a situation

12.11.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The animation Penny from Pee Wee’s Playhouse

The animation Penny from Pee Wee’s Playhouse

This Penny lives forever

12.11.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.

12.11.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8731    πŸ” 2044    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 54
A promise is a promise by Robert munsch

A promise is a promise by Robert munsch

I guess not technically the ocean but close enough for me … what a beautiful book

12.11.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Karoline Leavitt press conference today shows that as she dissembles for evidence of executive office pedophilia she still isn’t wearing the cross that had once hung around her neck like Jacob Marley’s chains

Karoline Leavitt press conference today shows that as she dissembles for evidence of executive office pedophilia she still isn’t wearing the cross that had once hung around her neck like Jacob Marley’s chains

Karoline Leavitt cross necklace update:

Still gone

12.11.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5

Transparency.: We can't be guilty of something we're openly admitting.

12.11.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Historic panel of Mark Slackmeyer of Doonesbury: β€œThat’s guilty! Guilty, guilty, guilty!!”

Historic panel of Mark Slackmeyer of Doonesbury: β€œThat’s guilty! Guilty, guilty, guilty!!”

Meanwhile back in the Epstein files

12.11.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There *were* other Mary Tyler Moore movie options

12.11.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Well I should have known then! Look forward to listening to this

11.11.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

… and of course Brett

11.11.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a Match Game devotee but tend to watch for CNR

11.11.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Charlie Brown looks at Snoopy imitating  helicopter

Charlie Brown looks at Snoopy imitating helicopter

chopper!

11.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gary and cast

Gary and cast

Gary, in baseball cap

Gary, in baseball cap

Random things I didn’t know: The first Charlie Brown in the first You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown was Gary Burghoff in 1967

11.11.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a very specific chess analogy

10.11.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

W/alt-text via @tisserand.bsky.social
β€œIf we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone

10.11.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn forgot the alt text! Thx Nick

10.11.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please hold the line @amyklobuchar.com

09.11.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
No.

No.

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.

My response ⬇️

09.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10241    πŸ” 2302    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 226

Hasn’t been this easy since TV Batman

09.11.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Predator: Badlands is certainly an imaginative adaptation of a Springsteen song

07.11.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sorry, been listening to the new Dylan album a lot

07.11.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
George Costanza knocks down a clown and an old lady to escape a fire

George Costanza knocks down a clown and an old lady to escape a fire

RFK JR:

07.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is it, right here

06.11.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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