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Michael Markowitz@markowitz.bsky.social |
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He/him. Los Angeles, USA. I'm a writer. ( #HorribleBosses #Duckman ) Northwestern alum. Click href='https://bit.ly/mmarkowitz'>bit.ly/mmarkowitz to see other stuff I wrote.
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Michael Markowitz
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I support Joe Biden, not because I’m “falling in line” but because I actually support Joe Biden. Hard for the media to understand, I know.
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Michael Markowitz
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“Imagine how different public perceptions of Trump would be if the US media had taken the Epstein-related allegations against Trump half as seriously as the UK media took the allegations against Prince Andrew.”
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Michael Markowitz
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Two words, in books or closed captions, that are never good signs: “chittering” and “squelch.”
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Michael Markowitz
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“At the end of the day, people need to be responsible pet owners.”
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Michael Markowitz
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Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
www.scientificamerican.com/article/cats...
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Michael Markowitz
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@flophousepodcast.bsky.social In “Madame Web,” when they got to the fireworks factory, didn’t Madame Web essentially become Domino?
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Michael Markowitz
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But they weren’t official acts by any definition.
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Michael Markowitz
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There Will Be Bruises
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Michael Markowitz
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One fun thing about reaction videos is seeing young people baffled by the scene in “The Naked Gun” where they are messily eating red pistachios, because young people have never seen a red pistachio. If you want to know why, here’s an explanation.
www.thespruceeats.com/red-pistachi...
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Michael Markowitz
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When I was young someone told me I should take a speed reading course. I said I’d rather learn to read more slowly, because it’s always so disappointing when a good book ends.
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Michael Markowitz
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“It was liquid gold over our heads, I call it liquid gold, and it was in the sky! Liquid gold that many are saying is a gas, I’ve talked to many people.”
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Michael Markowitz
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If Trump is going to keep ripping off that joke from “Silence of the Lambs” can he at least tell it right? “Having a friend over for dinner” is not a joke. The joke is “having a friend for dinner.” But what else should we expect from America’s Top Imbecile?
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Michael Markowitz
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I just gave to Biden Victory Fund!
To see details and contribute now, please go to: secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-g...
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Michael Markowitz
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Always remember the names of the pundits and anchors and editors who immediately went all in on “dump Biden.” That attitude is already aging poorly.
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Tim Carvell
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If there is anything resembling an afterlife, I hope right now, somewhere, Jessica Walter is happily shrieking “Gene Parmesan!”
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Michael Markowitz
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I just donated again. Go Joe!
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Michael Markowitz
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The only part of a president’s job that a debate resembles is giving press conferences. That’s why the media love debates.
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Michael Markowitz
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One thing to remember from the 2020 debate: Trump went nuts when Biden said he needed to “get smarter.” He sputtered “Smart?? Did you say ‘smart’?” and started yelling about how smart he is. It was like a craziness trigger, and I hope Biden triggers him with it again tonight.
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Michael Markowitz
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I would happily pay monthly for access to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, maybe as an add-on to Paramount+. And I can’t believe I’m the only one.
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Michael Markowitz
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Sure, why not? Let’s hold hearings for everything! 🙄😖
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Michael Markowitz
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Happy 12th Birthday, Tuck and Macy! I hope we get (at least) 12 more together.
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Michael Markowitz
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No wonder all Trump’s businesses failed. He was busy preparing for a 2024 debate.
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Michael Markowitz
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There are so many amazing podcasts out there. They sound fascinating. And still I only listen to The Flop House @flophousepodcast.bsky.social
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Michael Markowitz
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I just watched a fascinating Canadian miniseries (“Epidemic”) and read a novel (“The End of October”) that were both about pandemics like ours and were both released in Jan, 2020. But that’s me, what can I say, I also like horror/slasher movies. They make me happier to be alive than, say, rom-coms.
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Michael Markowitz
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@tvmojoe.bsky.social I immediately thought of you when I came across an iPad app called Orion. It lets you plug anything HDMI into your iPad (with the right adapter, of course). Being able to watch DVD’s on my iPad has been life-changing. (I have nothing to do with this app.)
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Michael Markowitz
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I got my first email address forty years ago, I’ve worked with tech for many years. And still, routers are complete black box mysteries to me.
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Michael Markowitz
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Why a pet’s death can hurt worse than losing a human loved one
A dog or cat’s passing can stir up particularly complicated emotions. Here’s how to cope.
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/06...
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Michael Markowitz
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The inability to use that word has left me with no accurate way to describe MTG, Boebert, or Trump.
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Michael Markowitz
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For thin-skinned Trump, every week is Shark Week
After saying something that made no earthly sense, and getting ridiculed for it, the former president couldn’t drop it.
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Michael Markowitz
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People, please, if you encounter a celebrity, don’t ask them to pose for a picture. Instead, share a real moment, tell them how they influenced you, ask a question you’ve always wanted to ask. The celebrity will enjoy it a lot more, and you will too. You can even ask a friend to get it on video.
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Kevin M. Kruse
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Some reduce the 2024 campaign to a contest between two old men, but it's a choice of two slates of federal appointees who'll impact your life in a million ways. Biden has staffed executive agencies with excellent choices who are doing good work. Trump will empower an army of Stephen Millers.
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Michael Markowitz
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Please, God, let there be a moratorium on debate news copy that begins, “Both candidates came out swinging.”
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Michael Markowitz
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Sometimes you can tell that MSNBC anchors are working from home because the bad lighting makes them look like those anchors in “Batman” avoiding Smilex-laced beauty products.
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Michael Markowitz
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Trump’s Obsession with Debra Messing
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Michael Markowitz
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I’ve seen this headline in one form or another for decades. The “unexpected group” is always the same: seniors. At this point the only truly unexpected group would be infants. Call me when it’s infants.
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Michael Markowitz
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And, really, when has anyone named Vought ever done anything bad?
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Michael Markowitz
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This morning on MSNBC there was an NBC News Hallie Jackson report that referred to Trump “campaigning at a predominantly Black church, part of his outreach to Black voters.” The visual was of Trump on the all-Black dais, no shots of the mostly white crowd. Shameful.
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Michael Markowitz
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If I were moderating the debate: “My first question is for Mr. Trump: What the fuck?? And a follow-up question: Seriously, what the fuck?? And just to let viewers at home know, all my questions tonight will be for Mr. Trump, and they will all be in the ‘What the fuck’ area.”
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Michael Markowitz
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It used to be that IMDb automatically opened on a search box. Then, several years ago, they redesigned it so you had to click to get to the search. Every time I open IMDb and have to do that extra click I do a little Sideshow Bob rake-grumble.
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Michael Markowitz
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Here’s hoping it melts his face.
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Michael Markowitz
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I only just discovered this amazing Russian group that does impeccable Earth, Wind & Fire covers, including my favorite EWF song:
youtu.be/EZATpXJxc_Y?...
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Stephen King
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It’s Flag Day. Randall Flagg day. 🤣
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Michael Markowitz
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Please do not throw a banana peel in the trash in the same building I’m in if you want to be my friend. I despise that smell… not to mention bananas are just bruised mush wrapped in garbage.
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Michael Markowitz
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Underrated live album:
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Michael Markowitz
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Clarence Thomas, Sam Alito, and Harlan Crow sound like John Grisham character names.
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Michael Markowitz
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I also nominate my two favorite King books, both adapted badly, for remakes: “Needful Things” and “Under the Dome.”
15 Stephen King Books That Should Be Adapted Next
www.vulture.com/article/step...
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Michael Markowitz
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Their inability to recognize how most people feel is what will doom them. I have to believe that.
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Michael Markowitz
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“Trump Force One, you might say, is a poor man’s idea of a rich man’s plane — a big shiny bauble that behind the scenes is ‘a plane past its prime with decaying mechanics and exorbitant storage fees.’”
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Michael Markowitz
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Skibidi Toilet reminds me of Peter Gabriel’s “Steam” video.
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Michael Markowitz
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I was once meeting a friend of mine, a beautiful actress, for lunch. I arrived first and was shown to a table upstairs, in the back. Then my friend arrived and the staff apologized profusely and moved us downstairs, up front, by the window. Restaurants are awful for self-esteem. 😂
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