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17.02.2026 21:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@mcarmichael.bsky.social
(He/Him) Hi! Iβm a progressive nerd and a cat-dad living out in western NC.
Happy New Year of the Fire Horse! π₯π΄
17.02.2026 21:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tonightβs dumb napkin cartoonβ¦
16.02.2026 23:52 β π 28893 π 5566 π¬ 214 π 158"At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division."
-Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Rest in peace.
Thanks, John.
16.02.2026 16:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Predator Badlands (Hulu) is very fun!
13.02.2026 18:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Three panel comic. Panel 1: baby monkeys in overalls jumping on a bed, having fun. Panel 2: one of the monkeys falls over the edge of the bed, reaching out as he falls. Panel 3: one of the other monkeys, now looking super buff and badass, grabs him by the arm to save him heroically. βMonkey Stronger Together.β
13.02.2026 17:22 β π 20896 π 5211 π¬ 93 π 63β¦And all it cost is was untold millions of lives and the survivability of our only planet.
13.02.2026 01:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I found this perfect summary of the 2025 election.
13.02.2026 01:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 02 out of 3 Americans are worried about paying for health care.
A majority of the public also says they expect health care costs for them and their families to become even less affordable in the coming year.
www.kff.org/public-opini...
A thought experiment for the evening.
12.02.2026 01:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seems like the Gallup has had a change of heart about publishing presidential approval ratings after 88 years, after publishing the lowest ratings published since the 1930βs. Weird. π
12.02.2026 00:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
I mean...they were telling us like thirty years ago.
11.02.2026 03:43 β π 469 π 73 π¬ 22 π 7Ben's created a monster.
11.02.2026 18:46 β π 156 π 28 π¬ 10 π 7These age verification initiatives is a privacy nightmare. Terrible policies hastily put out without a second thought to wider implications is endangering safety while offering no real protection in the way it is intended. This will drive people deeper into the darker pits of the net.
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10.02.2026 13:06 β π 17370 π 3815 π¬ 1138 π 709...*Sigh*
09.02.2026 18:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looking around to the world, seeing what is and in not permitted, I see that we have simply allowed the wrong sort of people to carry on without repercussion or correction for too long.
A reckoning must be forthcoming if we are ever to move past this barbarity disguised as civility.
Socialized solutions for capitalism's problems.
07.02.2026 21:29 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I had a Battletech Day! My crafting time/resources are scant - but I love any opportunity to work on my boys and set them up in little lines!
Clan Sea Fox and House Liao for anyone interested.
...If you WANT to.
It could make for some content, it would also likely make you upset. Follow your heart!
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06.02.2026 04:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0be yourself so people looking for you can find you overlaid on a glittery unicorn
05.02.2026 19:28 β π 50 π 9 π¬ 2 π 0Stronger. Smarter. Together.
06.02.2026 00:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0HOPS-315
Astronomers have observed the earliest known stage of planet formation around a young star called HOPS-315, located about 1,300 light-years away.
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