Bruce Mirken

@brucemirken

Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo, Hawaii […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· 25d

Attention #BigIsland, #Hawaii: We just finished the first weekend of this year's Shakespeare in the Park, "The Comedy of Errors." Just one more weekend to catch the funniest show in Hilo!

$Poster: HILO COMMUNITY PLAYERS’ 49TH ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK THE COMEDY OF ERRORS @ UH HILO PERFORMING ARREEFREE TO THE PUBLIC Ee\rer (awn (BRING SEATS) FOOD & BEVERAGES AVAILABLE$

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· 26d

This is how you do it.

Hawaii Tribune-Herald front page with headline: "Hawaii to DOJ: No thanks. The state says it already complies with federal voting law regarding non-citizens"

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· 27d

The best Penzeys promotion ever:

Penzeys ad offering discounts on
Spices Beginning with EPSTEIN:
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Use Coupon Code
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Ends Sunday, July 19,2026
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Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jul 5

My household termite patrol is on the case today. #gecko #Hawaii

Green gecko on a dark wooden windowsill, facing right

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jul 1

This is perfect. #CBSNews #BariWeiss

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 29

No comment needed. #immigration #Haiti

Cartoon of man in hospital bed, with sign on the wall reading:

Your day nurse is :Deported to Haiti
Your night nurse is: Deported to Haiti

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 26

Should someone like this decide whether your state gets any federal money (that you contribute to!) for schools, roads, hospitals, research? If the answer is no, write Congress now! […] [Original post on mas.to]

Photo of Elon Musk giving Nazi salute with caption:
Regime's grantmaking rule:
Trump apparatchiks trash your grant

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 23

Yes, #Iran won.

Wall Street Journal article:

U.S. Allows Iran to Sell Oil in
Dollars for First Time in Decades

The decision temporarily dismantles
sanctions imposed on Tehran's oil industry, making it easier for the regime to repatriate profits from its crude exports.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 21

This is one of those "I can't believe I really live here" days. #Hilo #Hawaii

A pretty tropical bay, with tree-linde shore to the left and in back, and a few people enjoying the water

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 21

#SilentSunday

Rugged, rocky shoreline seen at late afternoon, almost dusk. Small islands of volcanic rock, some with small trees, jut out of the gray-blue water.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 17

This little person has adopted my outdoor table as his favorite spot to hang out. #geckos #Hawaii

Green, juvenile gecko on a wooden table, dwarfed by a potted plant visible to his right and above.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Jun 11

#Trump keeps writing campaign ads for #Democrats.

Hawaii Tribune Herald front page with headline reading,Trump: "I love the inflation "

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 16

No comment seeded:

Cartoon of Trump on a Monopoly game "Chance" card, holding a sack of cash with the caption:
YOUR I.R.S. AND YOUR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLE LAWSUIT IN YOUR FAVOR
COLLECT $10B FROM TAXPAYERS

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 14

I think my little green friend wants to join me for lunch. #gecko #Hawaii

Green gecko on a wooden outdoor table, looking toward the camera.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 10

#SilentSunday

A large tree, mostly bare of leaves, with several large trunks that spread out in several directions, looking somewhat like an upside-down crab.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 7

This time of year I always see lots of baby geckos around the house, always looking impossibly cute and so vulnerable. #gecko #reptiles #Hawaii

Very small, bright green baby gecko on a dark wood floor, viewed from above.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 4

A very tiny visitor at my back door today. #gecko #Hawaii

Very small baby gecko, under 2 inches long including tail, on a white doorframe, with the brown wooden door on the left. He's dark green and facing down.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 3

#SilentSunday

Rocky shoreline with jagged, dark gray volcanic rocks on the left, s few trees in the background, bright blue ocean on the right and blue sky above.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 1

I almost forgot about #FootPathFriday

Old cement path in a grassy park leading between greenery to a few steps and a small, wooden pavilion.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· May 1

This is why I buy all my spices from Penzey's!

Ad for Penzey's Spices: "Vote for those who will vote to I.M.P.E.A.C.H.," offering 33% off on spices beginning with the letters in IMPEACH.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Apr 25

@brianvastag I get lonely on days the local geckos don't visit @

Green gecko on a wooden windowsill facing the camera.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Mar 29

A tiny bit of #NoKings in Hilo #Hawaii. I haven't seen a crowd estimate, but we stretched at least half a mile down the street -- not bad for a town of 45,000 people.

Line of protesters holding signs along a tree-lined street. The most visible sign reads, "All Americans are antifa unless you are a fascist."

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Mar 8

#Oil rockets past $108 a barrel and investors are freaking. Maybe the #IranWar wasn't a great idea.

Table of stock and commodities prices showing crude oil at $108.48 per barrel and stock market futures dropping severely.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Mar 1

Happy #MarshMadness from the Big Island of #Hawaii.

Rocky, marshy ocean seashore, with trees growing out of mini-islands surrounded by turquoise tidal ponds.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 28

My tiny friend wishes you all a pleasant weekend. #gecko #Hawaii

Tiny green gecko perched on the edge of a wooden table, facing left. In the background is the cushion of a light blue chair.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 23

I have another very small visitor today. #gecko #Hawaii

Tiny green baby gecko on grayish-brown flooring, looking up toward the camera.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 20

Happy #FootPathFriday from Hilo, #Hawaii!

A meandering footpath through a grassy, shady park, passing under a large banyan tree.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 17

Seattle's #Health Department is not fooling around.

Photo of 2 doctors in white lab coats, shrugging their shoulders in puzzlement. The caption reads, "Happy Valentines Day. My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines."

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 14

Happy #ValentinesDay to all the #trans people in the U.S. now having to deal with so much U.S. government cruelty and stupidity. Know that you have millions of friends you've never met, and we will stand with you always.

Transgender flag with light blue,pink and white horizontal stripes.

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken· Feb 14

Is #FootPathFriday a thing?