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Michael Goldman

@mgoldman-atl.bsky.social

Guitar/mandolin/steel guitar/oud, Environmental Safety and Health, travel, diving, books, records, Zen Buddhism, Entomology, Herpetology, Judo/Jui Jitsu, not always in that order. Leftist till dead.

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The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power. The rule was formulated by Erica Chenoweth in 2013.

18.10.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To everyone thats attending protests today, stay safe.

Last night I had a dream
That the world had turned around
All our hopes had come to be
And the people gathered around
They all brought what they could bring
And nobody went without
And I learned a song to sing
The revolution starts now.

18.10.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zucchini tastes like my foots asleep

12.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace prize. Congratulations

10.10.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

November 25, 1970, famed Japanese writer and political provocateur, Yukio Mishima, addressed a gathering of military men and told them that they had betrayed traditional Japanese values. When he realized how poorly his speech had gone, he committed ritual suicide. Be like Yukio.

01.10.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the actual fuck?!?!?!??!.

16.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gadzooks! cc @mgoldman-atl.bsky.social

13.09.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy crap

13.09.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They'll surround some shitty apartment in Provo this weekend and some kid will die of "self-inflicted" gun wounds. There's your killer. Bullshit, this was a pro. And he's long gone

11.09.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ganesh

03.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jandek time in Austin.

29.08.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a blast and an honor to teach Entomology for the Dekalb Co. Naturalist program for the third year in a row. The students are always brilliant and we found some great insects and spiders.

20.08.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Tis too starved an argument for my sword..

20.08.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And now.....enter Mordred.

11.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mercifully, no one has tried a film version of The Moviegoer.

11.08.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching the TV show I Love Dick. Hilarious. Ive got great memories of Marfa TX

10.08.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You've always been and youre always going to be.

28.07.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched a few episodes of Nat Geo's excellent series on The Secret History of the Mongols last night. Very very well done. My only minor complaint is that at no time does Genghis Khan wildly exclaim "I feel this Tartar woman is for me! My blood screams Take Her!!!!".

22.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The legs are the second heart.

17.07.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okra! The plant of life!

06.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your HOA and Health Insurance carrier are likely bullies that aren't going to tell you the truth. Fight them when you have to.

03.07.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh

22.06.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chinese mantis - Tenodera sinensis

21.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Juneteenth

19.06.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change" Erica Chenowith.

16.06.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Bloomsday

16.06.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's never had anything to offer up except smugness

14.06.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ive come to the realization that my least favorite sound in the musical universe is Michael McDonald's voice.

14.06.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the universe isnt constantly reminding you how little you actually know, then youre doing it all wrong.

09.06.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ideological capture?

05.06.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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