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@askmrmickey.bsky.social

Writer, editor, royalty history nut, soap opera addict.

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What I Would Like to See at Schloss Sigmaringen Is it too much to ask for them to show EXACTLY what I'd like to see?

Why can’t castles show me the royal knick-knacks I’m hungry for?

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02.12.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Most Glamorous Women You've Never Heard Of: Capucine One of the most stunning actresses ever

The truly gorgeous- and glamorous- Capucine.
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Fashion School Flop: My 1992 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Hip-Hop Collection Jackie Ho! was both culturally insensitive and before it's time

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Remembering Stella Tennant A superstar model and a delightful woman

Remembering the wonderful model Stella Tennant open.substack.com/pub/askmrmic...

21.11.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Most Glamorous Women You've Never Heard Of: The Daughters of Nicholas of Greece The most royal of the royals

When it comes to glamour, it’s hard to beat these Greek princesses.
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18.11.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Horse is a horse, of course, of course I'm not an equestrian. I just love hanging out with horses

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13.11.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visiting the Home of my Least Favorite Royal I’ve never met a palace I didn’t like

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11.11.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AskMrMickey (@askmrmickey) I love talking about fatness because I’ve been researching the topic my whole life.

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Fat and All That! Where my plus-sized pals at?

05.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It didn’t take a Reichstag Fire to burn down Congress | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, what’s troubling about Maine’s Nazi tattoo flap.

The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down

From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

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Mr Mickey & Porn Star Jeff Palmer From the Archives

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Reminder that I’m a serious journalist!

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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

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Sinclair is refusing to air Kimmel.
@Disney needs to pull their programming.

High Potential
Abbott Elementary
The Rookie
Shifting Gears
9-1-1
Will Trent
Grey’s Anatomy
Dancing with the Stars.

PULL THEM ALL FROM SINCLAIR.

Leave a gaping hole in their schedule where their ethics aren't.

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"As someone who has the cultural background of a grandfather who was killed fighting fascism in Greece, that's sort of embedded in my brain." Dr. Demetre Daskalakis sees eugenics at play in RFK Jr's anti-vaccine perspective.

29.08.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 511    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 15
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Yes I love castles. This is fabulous Weikersheim in Baden WΓΌrttemberg.

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Eyeopening walkthrough of DC by this creator. If you aren’t in DC, worth a watch all the way to the endβ€”

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Fun times with Ariel Foxman in Provincetown.

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Elon Musk: Pollution Salesman Elon Musk is not in the car business; he is a pollution salesman.

Tesla made $405M last quarter β€” but only by selling $595M in emissions credits. Musk is not in the car business. He’s a pollution salesman. #ElonMusk #Tesla
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10 Staples for a City-Smart Summer Dinner Party - Consumer Reports The best gear to elevate the flavor and the feeling of a perfect summer dinner party, including a top-rated frying pan, smart speakers, a mixer, and more.

I wrote about my favorite products for hosting a summer dinner party for @consumerreports.org 😎 www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/...

10.07.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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So much fun last night at the opening of #PaperBoys at Trotter & Sholer . The show is open until August 9th at 168 Suffolk St. Come see us!

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Here’s a preview of the amazing art in #PaperBoys, the art show I curated at Trotter & Sholer Gallery. Join us for the opening Thursday, July 10th 5-8 pm at 168 Suffolk St.

09.07.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weird thing for a Republican congressman to be celebrating but at least he's being honest

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The man who’s pretending that he’s burning down the universities in order to protect Jewish students:

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Border Czar Tom Homan says that once Congress passes Trump's budget bill, he'll have more money than ever to carry out arrests and deportations: "You think we're arresting people now? You wait 'til we get the funding to do what we gotta do."

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The way this will get under that paper thin skin of his…

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Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

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View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

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Pete Hesgeth β€” who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach β€” is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will β€œnever forget” the veterans there.

What an unbelievable asshole.

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How utterly shorn of dignity and self-respect must one be to speak this way about … Donald Trump and Elon Musk?

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142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.

Re-upping this β€œOne First” post from April askingβ€”and trying to answerβ€”five questions about the domestic use of the military:

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