@mikeythei
Michael Ireton, melancholy malcontent. Former radio guy, 1X "Jeopardy!" winner (1996). Lover of apricity, wannabe Ruritanian. Avatar is Frankenstein Jr. Editor in Chief, https://objectsinmirror50.substack.com/
Not only that, but the video is usually DREADFUL - poorly-lit, poorly-focused static video of somebody just sitting there with headphones on, yammering into a mic. And often a HORRIBLE camera angle looking up their nostrils.
The video adds NOTHING. The content is all audio.
America simply cannot afford to allow the bandits, propagandists, and sadists who’ve been running this administration to simply slide back into positions of power and privilege from which to plot their next fascist takeover. trib.al/NAfd098
A man called Intrepid.
Tragedy in a Kentucky coal mine.
The Dow cracks 1,000.
And "eccentrics" (like my dad) start installing solar panels.
March 11, 1976 - 50 years ago today (and your faithful editor's 17th birthday).
"Objects in Mirror":
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Nick Fuentes is an outspoken white nationalist who has railed about "organized Jewry," denied the Holocaust, praised Hitler, and promoted the racist "great replacement theory" that inspired several mass shootings, but to this College Republican, he's just a funny and thoughtful role model.
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”
Surely the President’s task force on antisemitism will be looking into this pronto to figure out how this could have happened.
$6.9 million of lobster tail in a month????? What would you even do with that much lobster
(And Tiger could take Simone)
Let's think about this.
Carol Brady could take Shirley Partridge.
The 6 Brady kids could take the 5 Partridges. (I used to long for a wrestling match between Laurie P. and Marcia B. - but I digress.)
Alice could take Reuben Kincaid.
And Mike Brady would have nothing to do.
Clean sweep for the BB.
Let's think about this.
Carol Brady could take Shirley Partridge.
The 6 Brady kids could take the 5 Partridges. (I used to long for a wrestling match between Laurie P. and Marcia B. - but I digress.)
Alice could take Reuben Kincaid.
And Mike Brady would have nothing to do.
Clean sweep for the BB.
Exclusive: Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.
Perhaps Kilmeade would like to fly over, jump onto the bridge of one of said tankers, and show them how it's done?
This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.
And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.
Just another normal morning where the President of the United States shares completely false claims from a conspiracy theory site. I’ve confirmed with election officials in Maricopa County that this is 100% BS.
Carter and Ford win in Florida.
A terrible cable car accident in Italy.
Janet Guthrie tries for the Indy 500.
And MOMA acquires an iconic Matisse.
March 9, 1976 - 50 years ago today.
"Objects in Mirror":
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if you want to understand how trump talked himself into an war of choice to overthrow the government of iran, you have to start where all discussions of great wartime leaders start:
with french postmodernists and SUNSET BOULEVARD
Happy international women’s day to all who celebrate
The thing that's most damning about this from a media ethics standpoint (yes, I know) is that most of the audience and Trump supporters probably wouldn't have noticed the ball cap. But the people at Fox News knew it was a bad look and they made an active potter box decision to run the old footage.
There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.
Establishing International Women's Day.
Massive meteorites in Manchuria.
Tragedy at the Montreal Olympic stadium construction site.
And Mama's got a squeeze box.
March 8, 1976 - 50 years ago today.
"Objects in Mirror":
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An oil deal with Saudi Arabia.
Vietnamese expats settling and struggling in North America.
Ingemar Stenmark starts years of dominating skiing.
And milestones for several New York cultural institutions.
Sunday, March 7 - 50 years ago today.
"Objects in Mirror":
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Pokémon Company International said it did not grant permission to the White House to post “social content that includes imagery associated with our brand" after the administration shared a “Make America Great Again” meme to social media that looks like the cover of Nintendo's new game.
Moscow is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships, and aircraft, multiple sources say. https://cnn.it/4aUIOGV
Look, it's just purely a coincidence that Donald Trump started a war just days before the release of FBI 302s of interviews of a victims claiming he raped her when she was 13 years old.
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
"The woman’s central allegation, according to FBI summaries of her interviews with investigators, known as FBI 302s, is that Trump hit her after she bit his penis when he attempted to force her to perform oral sex."
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
A terrible plane crash in the USSR.
A power struggle over a Canadian airline.
The thrilling conclusion of Tom Baker's second season on "Doctor Who".
And joy for Welsh rugby.
March 6, 1976 - 50 years ago today.
"Objects in Mirror":
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Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD
