Mike Henry
@mxhenry.bsky.social
I live in a unit of measurement. Sometimes there are banjos.
It may appear like I have a @saletan.bsky.social obsession & I’d say “there’s a reason”. Here’s another brilliant dissection of 1 of Trump’s deranged, sociopathic, conspiracy theorist & his BS stream. RFK’s 1 of many in this cabinet who has lives in their hands. open.spotify.com/episode/2Izu...
RFK Jr.’s CNN Meltdown Was Even Worse Than You Think
Bulwark Takes · Episode
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And what will it take to have a legal system once again able to use antitrust law to protect consumers from this?
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10h agoThey just choose not to. They're too big to fail. They're too big to jail. They're too big to care. 15/
Do they ever write that the victory of a moderate makes some worry that a lack of enthusiasm could hurt their chances in November? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/maasdam-lawrence-michigan-primary.html
William Lawrence Wins Primary in Battleground Michigan House District
William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.
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The reality of modern work and of the opportunities available.
I think he just got confused and thought fauci was the guy who’s been beating his daughter
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
In a dream last night I drove my car right up to the checkout desk at my local library to pick up a book on hold (a helpful librarian turned off the ignition because I had kept the motor running), only to be told that my book was at a different branch. Damn. #booksky
If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works.
And then stored on a cassette tape? (I was an early avid reader of COMPUTE! Magazine.)
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · last wk.Above all, my interlocutors insist that my LLM-powered, local, open source chatbot spellchecker will make me a worse writer. It's a very strange insistence. My first word processor was a program listing published in a magazine I bought at a corner store and laboriously typed into my Apple ][+. 21/
So many people -- so many more than I imagined -- do not *want* to transcend their basest, ugliest instincts. They do not want to be called to their higher selves. They deeply resent it when they are. They want permission to wallow in raw id shit.
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Maybe we shouldn’t have filled that Trojan Horse with AI after all.
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 2w agoThat he wants to remove humans from an "accurate" and "true" representation of "The Odyssey" should be an indictment.
Cory once again raising awareness of an important tech issue that most people don’t know they should care about!
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 2w agoData brokers are a cancer. There's a direct line from collecting, retaining and processing our data to deepfake porn and phishing scams; racial discrimination in hiring and ICE roundups of migrants; targeted election interference and identity theft: pluralistic.net/2023/12/06/p... 1/
‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010 The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal. Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health. Worldwide consumption is rising and UPF now makes up as much as half the average diet in many countries, including the UK, the US and Australia. Continue reading...
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But will the finance lobbyists allow it?
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 2w agoIt's cheaper and more robust to rebuild our economy so that it no longer serves the finance system, returning finance to "its pre-1970s role as a provider of a relatively limited set of services to the real economy." 42/
I’m beginning to doubt that what’s left in the rubble of the American system will allow us to rebuild a system capable of operating in the best interests of the larger public, assuming the desire for that still exists among a majority of Americans.
Caw Yar Bluff@j-leslie3k.bsky.social · 2w ago"until we bring that concentration of wealth at the top down, we're going to be fighting a constant rearguard action trying to save some of what America is supposed to be about." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Any advice or resources on advocating for speed humps in my local community?
Daniel Herriges@dpherriges.bsky.social · 2w agoSerious traffic injuries down by 50%, and no deaths in 3 years! It's just physics. When drivers can't hit people at speed, people aren't killed by cars. The rest—engineering an environment where even the worst drivers don't hit people at speed—is political will. www.planetizen.com/news/2026/07...
Reminder: there's NO legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, specualtion, and crime. No Democrat should vote for the so-called CLARITY Act, a bill backed by the crypto lobby that would make this Ponzi scheme even worse.
When we were on WIC and SNAP many, many years ago, the local farmers' market was the best use of our resources, hands-down. A lot of people don't know you can do this.
Mike Henry@mxhenry.bsky.social · 3w agoAnd go out and find a farm market, where local produce is grown and sold! Yes, it will be more expensive, but if you get SNAP benefits, you might be able to double the value of the benefits that you spend there.
i literally cannot vouch for farmer's markets enough ESPECIALLY in this current climate buying produce local is a great way to support your community and save some money!
And go out and find a farm market, where local produce is grown and sold! Yes, it will be more expensive, but if you get SNAP benefits, you might be able to double the value of the benefits that you spend there.
Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂@rude1.blacksky.team · 3w agoReally never been a bigger pitch for food sovereignty efforts.
This is exactly what happens when public health agencies are stripped of staff and resources. You can’t cut the people responsible for tracking outbreaks, freeze hiring, reorganize the agency, and then expect the same level of response when a public health crisis emerges. We all deserve better.
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When you spend enough time in politics, you learn that many on the Extreme-Right like to see people suffer. And that's why they take the positions they do on economics.
Renfield say: “Vampire good. Vampire send me live bugs to eat in my mouth. Vampire critics deranged!!!”
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 3w agoToday, these Renfields clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." Rhe only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules. eof/
