Mike Norman

Skeptic. Humanist. Lover of dogs, good bourbon, empathetic humans and small-d democracy. Proud resister of fascism. @mikeinohio.bsky.social

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Over time I've come to realize that people are a lot like oceans. You can never really come to know them by simply looking at their surface.

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@QuestionAbyss As an introvert, the point where the noise stops is my perfect state. https://t.co/3ObXJCVnho

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@hookskat Wow, was strumming that tune on the guitar about the time you posted this yesterday.

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@QuestionAbyss Guessing maybe fear that they might be wrong about it. Could explain why so many people gather together regularly to confirm and counsel each other that they are the ones who are getting it right about the void, and everyone else is mistaken.

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@hookskat Sanewashing his disconnected rants is simply the natural reflex of most mainstream media these days.

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@atrupar Filled up the car today. $4.50 a gallon. Cost me just shy of $64. Also got 5 gallons of diesel for the tractor. $6.19 a gallon. So much winning.

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@hookskat If Joe Rogan is the final arbiter for what is true, we are in a lot of fucking trouble!

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@cammillerfilms If one isn't disappointed/angry about what is going on then they are likely a part of the bigger problem.

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@cammillerfilms The season is long, and I always knew when it came to this team a regression to the mean was going to happen eventually. I just didn't expect them to plow right through the mean and race to the other extreme downside in such short order. It's kind of jarring.

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@cammillerfilms They will tell you that you just have to keep chanting, "Short term pain for long term gain", over and over and over. That's all they got, man. That's the answer.

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@darreldrowland The dude is flailing. Acting like a chimp flinging his own shit.

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@cammillerfilms Don't forget to remind them that this is part and parcel of the "short term pain for long term gain" message they enthusiastically embraced. The definition of "short term pain " and "long term gain" awaits their interpretation.

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@Acyn I'm guessing that cylindrical head of Cotton's probably doesn't require as much lubricant as a round head to fully shove into the deepest recesses of Trump's bunghole.

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@hookskat Hmmm, your post triggered an old memory. I remember discipleship classes. Wondering if that was just a Southern Baptist thing?

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@JungleRat55 Well, I'm thinking old is when you can say you saw them live BEFORE the Big Red Machine existed. I'm guilty, as charged.

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@cammillerfilms My dad coached me and both my brothers during our baseball days. Baseball consumed our summers. I still run into people who were on one of his teams and still refer to him as "coach". Good memories.

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@cammillerfilms An accusation pulled right out of the authoritarian's handbook. And he pulled out a few biblical references to signal his warped Christian nationalist worldview. Just another sign how far away from reality we are veering.

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@moose196850 The talk show world in this area has largely been a cesspool for decades. Since probably the 80's, when Rush Limbaugh set his standard, people have tried to fill that same niche. Don't remember the last time I listened to a radio talk show. You'll feel better walking away from it

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@cammillerfilms I'm not Catholic, so have no idea how this comment by Trump plays, but don't think any Catholic who has stayed w/Trump thru all the horrors he's unleashed already will flip on him for this. As usual, they'll love him even more. That's why it's a cult. Guess Pope is now "woke".

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@cammillerfilms Don't think I will ever get tired of this movie. A masterpiece.

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@cammillerfilms So cool!!! What a blast from the past memory this triggered. I saw the Suds play around 1978-79. Also remember watching Carel Cosby as a player. He pitched, and was also widely known as a great umpire and basketball referee.