Michael Crowley

Both proud and ashamed my inbox has an email that reads “Ordered: Hooded Medieval Cloak”

For the record, whenever I see the word “pariah” my default mental image is of South American river fish with razor sharp teeth.

Facebook reminds me that on this day, September 23rd, in 2014, President Obama saluted a Marine while holding a latte. The horror.

The Political Scene | The New Yorker The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.

It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."

Because that's not how America works.
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‘I Couldn’t Run Away From Being Monica Lewinsky’ In a conversation at The Atlantic Festival, the activist and podcast host spoke of herself as “a poster child for having survived shame.”

Monica Lewinsky, decades after the presidential scandal that made her famous, told Sophie Gilbert at #TAF25 that she sees herself as “a poster child for having survived shame”:

God only knows what we’ll be without you. What a legacy he leaves behind.

It’s gotta have veg and it’s gotta have cheese and Tzatziki sauce to balance it right ♫

Aw, damn it! When you’re right, you’re right. Points!

Delicious taco
Have they blemished your good name?
Go, be a hero.
#badhaiku #haiku

Dog barks. Horn beeps. Yawn.
The clock on the nightstand glows
The bar must have closed.
#haiku #badhaiku

Great words won't cover ugly actions
Good frames won't save bad paintings
“New Noise” by Refused

A stranger’s “Hello.”
Interrupting the mundane
Approaching, barefoot.
#haiku

Republicans Are Mad That Democrats Are Confirming Lots Of Biden's Judges “No more Judges confirmed before Inauguration Day!” Trump said on social media. But Democrats are making judges a priority in the lame duck ― just like the GOP did, too.

Really fed up with this “It’s only OK if we do it” bullshit.

Dr. Oz tapped by Trump to oversee Medicare, Medicaid for millions Dr. Oz is another surprising choice with a background in TV.

CMS is a real job. Maybe a TV host can pretend to do some mid-tier cabinet position while a deputy does the real work. CMS is a technocratic job responsible for 6,000 employees, complicated billing policy, HIPAA, etc.

Dr. Oz knows how to do precisely none of that.

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Thanks for noticing.

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum #handmaidstale

Hang the deejay, hang the deejay

Interrupted hush
An aeroplane streaks the sky
Sip of tea, turned page
#haiku

The James Webb Space Telescope's first deep field image reveals a stunning tapestry of galaxies, both near and far. The image showcases a vast expanse of space, filled with countless stars and galaxies of various shapes and sizes. Some galaxies appear as bright, swirling spirals, while others are more distant and faint, mere smudges of light. This image offers a glimpse into the early universe, allowing us to explore the origins of our cosmos.

Webb's first deep field.
This is so deep space that if you'll look at this portion in the sky, you'll see complete darkness.
🔭 🧪

Untethered to form
Maranta Leuconeura
Silently awakes
#haiku

Holding hands, such warmth
In an instant, all my doubts
Decapitated
#haiku

My daughters, my sons
We stand uncertain today
Of all tomorrows
#haiku

This is weird. On my tablet using the Dish app, MSNBC ch 209 keeps disappearing from the “News” tab, but is available under the “See All” tab during the live DNC convention. The next morning it’s back under the News tab. It’s happened both nights.

“Mom does not like demons.”

A hesitant pause
Thoughts hang crystalized mid air
The moment slips by
#haiku

Beach, sea and sky meet in a similar, hazy blue-gray

where sea and sky meet,
and mysteriously greet
hazy horizons

#haiku
#poetry

Hope kindles a flame
Once dowsed by cascading streams
To begin anew
#haiku

Plucky syllables
Owl has one, vowel has two
My lips disagree
#haiku

Hibiscus flowers
Dream of a tropical day
Lush scents, warm breezes
#haiku

Birds seem to know when
to leave, take flight, adventure!
Why have I stayed here?
#haiku