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Mike Shull

@mikeshull.bsky.social

Grumpy old man looking for light in dark days. Books. Cats. Gardening. Science. Music. Sometimes I wish I didn't have empathy, but I don't really mean that.

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a close up of a man 's face with the words `` you see this game '' written below him . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` you see this game '' written below him .

OMG this game! #askwxm

21.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
When Rights Become Conditional
YouTube video by Resistor Vic When Rights Become Conditional

youtube.com/watch?v=Xw61...

01.02.2026 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe I'm looking at the league table and doing math - again! Mind-boggling to be thinking about a trip across for a game next season and be wondering which league they'll be playing in. #askwxm

31.01.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally *everyone* needs to read the alt text there!

25.01.2026 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alt-text wizardry. Thank you.

25.01.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#askwxm and ye shall receive

24.01.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Quiet Emergency A conversation about what's actually killing men my age

At 10am on a Tuesday, two men sit on a porch with whiskey and cigars. One hasn't slept in two years. Neither calls it depression.
On the quiet emergency killing men at the highest rates and what it costs those who love them.
Invisibility, obsolescence, and the slow erasure of mattering.

06.01.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

I'm up! My younger self wouldn't know what to think about my old self getting up to watch a 630 am game on new year's day. I hope he's having a good laugh. Let's do this reds! #askwxm

01.01.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That right there just fit the bill!

29.12.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My wife, from the next room: "is Mark Griffiths ok?" #askwxm

29.12.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was just getting worried that they hadn't got a goal for all the great play. Whew! What a beauty! #askwxm

29.12.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well thanks to iFollow I've decided to move to Germany. #askwxm

29.12.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, our house has the same tradition and a similar response. Merry Christmas!

25.12.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rembering that roller-coasters go down as well as up. Still enjoying the ride. #askwxm

19.12.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Single-issue voters need to realize that their behavior is a privilege. Democracy is collapsing. Healthcare subsidies are being lost. Immigrants and minorities are in danger. Negative campaigning against Democratic candidates because you disagree on one issue throws vulnerable people under the bus.

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Yakety Sax To those who stay

So I stay, and you stay. We are holding up the world in our own small way.

This is for those who will never give up, even if you dream of running. For those of you who stay when it would be easier to go.

open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

15.12.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1013    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 7

You asked? #askwxm

13.12.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, malice disguises itself as incompetence and gets away with murder.

12.12.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†

06.12.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missing starters against a team that was in the PL last year. Great result although the chicken littles will certainly squawk. #askwxm

22.11.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson is UNDERRATED! Championship's most disrespected gaffer?
YouTube video by Simon Lillibury Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson is UNDERRATED! Championship's most disrespected gaffer?

Interesting video that fits with why I've given up on almost all Wrexham pods. The chicken little nonsense after the Stoke game made me wonder if the fans need to level up out of National league to keep up with their team. #askwxm youtu.be/6xuiMEQwqzk?...

16.11.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have a very bad feeling about this...

27.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 54420    πŸ” 10213    πŸ’¬ 1855    πŸ“Œ 644

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

25.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 22999    πŸ” 4571    πŸ’¬ 443    πŸ“Œ 159

Still feels like Trump literally demolishing the White House is lazy writing and way too on the nose, even for a metaphor.

23.10.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 532    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

Best concise explanation that I've seen:

22.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”

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Marine's parents kidnapped at camp
Pendleton

14.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1064    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 67
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Could We End Corporate Money In Politics? Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

14.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3392    πŸ” 918    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 59
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'I Am Worried About My Community,' Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland | Common Dreams In Portland, a protester known for wearing a frog costume speaks out against the Trump administration's actions. Despite being targeted by federal agents, Todd remains committed to nonviolent resistance. How can we support those fighting for justice in our communities?

β€˜I Am Worried About My Community,’ Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland β€” β€œI don’t want to see anybody treated inhumanely,” says a local resident who wears the costume to show that the narrative that demonstrators are β€œviolent terrorists” is β€œridiculous.”

14.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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