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Michele Sliger

@michelesliger.bsky.social

Absurdist. Human. She/her. I use em dashes and semicolons.

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Brynn Tannehill@brynntannehill.bsky.social · 4h ago

Hey, so, um, mobs beating the **** out of Jews and police ignoring it or arresting the victims was one of the hallmarks of German anti-Semitism in the 1933-1939 period. No one seems to notice the parallels. They won't until there's no one left alive to save. Then it's too late.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 14h ago

A trans couple has been brutalized by a mob, and then the trans woman ended up being arrested afterwards, at a public bathroom in Louisiana. EITM writer S Baum investigates this horrible act of violence in our latest piece. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-coup...

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 15h ago

This is Fran. She decided to make you a bowl of her famous bean soup. The secret ingredient is toe beans. 13/10 (TT: franfrannoodles)

Michele Sliger@michelesliger.bsky.social · 15h ago

When I was 4yo I fell off the arm of my toy storage bench where I had been dancing to a 45 of Steppenwolf’s Born to Be Wild and broke my collarbone. It hurt a lot. Worse, I had to wear a weird little brace kinda like a bra that was too big and kept unsnapping and really curtailed my playtime.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 16h ago

this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."

Michele Sliger@michelesliger.bsky.social · 16h ago

Been following a writer I love for 20yrs now, & I’ve been noticing a pattern of cognitive decline in their posts/reposts.🥺 They were my chief social media curator back when I joined Xitter, so it’s even more sad for me to watch this slo-mo decline. I know it’s my future, too. I prob got ~15yrs left.

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · yesterday

It is 2006. I am 22. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance. It is 2026. I am 42. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance.

Dr. Manhattan on mars meme
Michele Sliger@michelesliger.bsky.social · yesterday

What. The. HELL 😱 WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? I thought this was an Onion joke but it’s a WSJ article. Who would even hire someone who included their mommy or daddy in the interview? Why wouldn’t you immediately fire someone who had their parent call to ask about their performance review? Ffs!

It used to be that the closest your parents ever got to your job hunt was your exasperated "I'll let you know if I hear anything" when they asked how an interview went. But some Gen Zers are now entering the workforce with their parents in tow: • Of the 1,000 Gen Zers surveyed by resume service Zety, 20% said a parent had joined them on a job interview. • And it doesn't stop when they get the job. HR professionals told the Wall Street Journal they're fielding calls from parents of young employees asking about performance reviews, benefit packages, or even calling in sick on their kids' behalf. Maybe don't? Recruiters warn that this kind of parental involvement can be a huge red flag for potential employers. It's much more appropriate to have your rich, well-connected parent quietly get you a summer internship. - MM
Paolo Bacigalupi@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 2d ago

Climate risks compound. Drought means a loss of reactors. Heat means a spike in electricity demand. These are the brittle fail points in our systems, but the real problem is that we're just beginning to discover how many there are.

Dave O Mitchell@daveomitchell.bsky.social · 2d ago

Climate x energy polycrisis, in a nutshell: “Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Ken Tremendous@kentremendous.bsky.social · 2d ago

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Rebecca Ruth Seidel@caseinmicelles.bsky.social · 3d ago

I showed this video to my eight-year-old and his first question after it was over (after a whole bunch of no's while it was playing) was, "Who made this?" He GASPED when I said PBS.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 3d ago

I called WNET in NY to ask them to remove this video. I told them it was damaging to kids. You can call them, too! Call 212-560-1313 and press 2 to leave a message (the phone prompt seems to indicate 1, but that message directs you to 2). ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ruf...

C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3d ago

Tomorrow is the last day to file for a special election replacing McConnell in Kentucky, so I expect sometime after Five o' clock tomorrow night he might suddenly pass away due to complications from a fall he suffered some weeks back.

Michele Sliger@michelesliger.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ugh. Going outside to collect the books from the library book drop today is going to suck rubber donkey dongs. I normally go at noon and 3 on Mondays. But even if I split the diff and just go once, at 2pm, 100 degrees would be my reward. No good options today. Hope our HVAC holds up.

AirNow Colorado air quality alert dashboard showing the current air quality as unhealthy, 152, bright red! The scale goes up past 300 but I’ve never seen it go past 200 and I never want to. That’s gotta mean imminent death, right?Weather temperature chart showing the temperature at noon in Denver projected to be 96°, at 2 PM 100°, and at three and 4 PM 98°. 
Michele Sliger@michelesliger.bsky.social · 3d ago

I read six books last month. I think that’s a record for adult me (for kid me this would be no biggie). Guess I really took “summer reading” seriously this year. It helped that I only watched the streams a couple nights a week… some old Doctor Who, MST3K, and Svengoolie. Feeling well rounded now.