Michael

@mpborts.bsky.social

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Probably not social enough for social media. My opinions have never been those of my employer.

The name Evan Barker appears above the photo of a what appears to be a white man with a beard and tousled hair. He's got a goof-looking smile and he's holding his hand up in front of what looks like a black Boston (Celtics?) T-shirt while making a thumb's up gesture. Basically, if you looked up rad dude in the dictionary, you'd see this picture.
Screen capture of a video review of cereal featureing Jamelle Bouie looking down at a bowl of cereal he has just tried with a difficult-to-read expression on his fact that I recall as being a combination of disappointment, confusion and disgust. Below Bouie, the subtitles of the video describe that at that moment: "(dog whines off screen. Presumably in mourning)"
Screenshot of a famous twitter post from @ndrew_lawrence "Conservative: I have been censored for my conservative views Me: Holy Shit! You were censored for wanting lower taxes? Con: LOL no...no not those views Me: So....deregulation? Con Haha no not those views either Me: Which views, exactly? Con: Oh, you know the ones"
Text post from a now-blocked user reading "You know, I keep hearing these cute reform proposals, but they're never going to happen, and they do nothing to punish those who wronged us. My court reform proposal at this point is six cells in Supermax. Send a message to MAGAs about their views."
A still from King of The Hill where a teacher says to Bobby Hill of a group of student who can been seen inside a classroom, "If those kids could read they'd be very upset"
Two still from the animated film Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. In both, young Marjane is wearing a head covering and what looks like a denim jacket surrounded by bearded and mustachioed men looking askance and appearing to whisper furtively in what seems to be an open air black market. In the first one man whispers "Julio Iglesias" another whispers "Pink Floyd". In the second, a man commits a spoonerism and whispers "Jichael Mackson"
Screenshot from Pro Football reference for Ben Roethlisberger showing that he scores 100.28 on their HOF monitor and the average QB in the HOF has a score of 103.58
Screen capture from the Epstein files of an email with the sender and recipient redacted and the subject line Kid Rock returns with "Cocky" sent in December 2001
Text of a NY Mag article which reads: "“I am Puerto Rican,” she says. “I send my kids with their passports to school. I’m having conversations with them about safety: Am I safe at school? A week ago we had an incident where there was a school bus with the STOP sign open and kids were getting on the bus and it was surrounded by ICE agents. And this is 7:20 in the morning and — just — you get that fight-or-flight response.” At first her 9-year-old was carrying her passport in her backpack; now it’s in her back pocket. “I have to prepare them for it if they get stopped,” she says. “I said, Do not engage. This is not the time to be cussing at anyone. But she said, Mom, if I create enough noise, my friends can get away.”"
A screencapture of a simpsons episode featuring Grandpa Simpson saying "which was the style at the time" in what resembles a Civil War Union uniform
Screenshot of an excerpt from a Minnesota Public Radio Story. The Text is: Emily Heller lives near 33rd and Portland and said she woke up to a commotion outside her home. She said she saw a car blocking traffic on Portland Avenue that appeared to be part of a protest against federal law enforcement operations. Heller said she heard ICE agents telling the driver, a woman, to “get out of here.” “She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times,” Heller said. Heller said it appeared the woman then accelerated and traveled about 100 feet before striking a utility pole and some other vehicles. She could be seen slumped over inside her car.
Screenshot of a search query in google: "Maureen Dowd resign in disgrace" Google's generally worthless AI overview correctly says there is no indication Dowd has resigned in disgrace and she's still with the NYT
Screenshot saying my 2026 word is "mortifying"
The Chicago Bears had an open rush lane on the right side between the Guard and Tackle. Musgrave on the left side of the formation will eventually catch the ball about 10 yards downfield on the right side, seemingly defying physics.
Screenshot showing historical stats from previous congresses. Notably, the current one has enacted only 46 pieces of legislation, a historical low.
Jamelle Boiue looks down at a bowl of (bad) cereal in a still image from a video. At the bottom, the captions from the video read "(dog whines off screen. Presumably in mourning.)"
Picture of Mina Kimes in the style of the Simpsons as used on the Simpsons NFL broadcast in 2024
Graph charting QB performance with completion percentage above expected (CPOE) as the X axis from -10 to positive 10 and Expected points added (EPA) per play as the Y axis from -0.3 to positive 0.3. Jordan Love's performance this season is in the upper right hand corner indicating that he playing at a very high level.
The Revocation Press Release stated that, “[o]n April 16, 2025, Secretary Noem demanded Harvard provide information about the criminality and misconduct of foreign students on its campus.” Id. And it asserted that “Harvard University brazenly refused to provide the required information requested and ignored a follow up request from the Department’s Office of General Council. [sic] Secretary Noem is following through on her promise to protect students and prohibit terrorist sympathizers from receiving benefits from the U.S. government.”
An except from the DHS announcement with "General Council" highlighted. The full passage reads "Harvard University brazenly refused to provide the required information requested and ignored a follow up request from the Department’s Office of General Council. Secretary Noem is following through on her promise to protect students and prohibit terrorist sympathizers from receiving benefits from the U.S. government."
Screenshot from a CSPAN segment featuring then-Fortune Magazine writer Mina Kimes with a somber expression, dark clothing, and a bit of an emo-look
As Donald Trump gladhands, a person slightly behind him to the right of the screenshot silently holds a sign that reads "This is NOT normal"
Text from Drake's Lawsuit alleging: "Furthering the Recording's refrain that Drake is "not like us," the Recording alludes to Drake's Jewish Heritage, saying that Drake is "not a colleague" but "a fuckin' colonizer."
A GIF from Ant Man of a little girl receiving a doll and saying "He's so ugly. I love him!"
A normally white American Eskimo dog looks up attentively while on a deck. His fur is stained green from having recently rolled in freshly cut grass as though it had been snow. He knows no better, for he is a dog.