Mike Ely

@bluesky

Fellow Micronian, amateur berationist, dog person (but cat-friendly), ally if you want one. As Californian as it gets. He/Him

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Mike Ely@bluesky· 24d

Me (a long time and many pounds ago) taking a selfie "with" Willie Brown was still less graceless than this chump and the winning soccer team.

A heavyset man with four chins and a giant red shirt stands near Willie Brown, who is dressed in a tuxedo and paying attention to someone else.

Mike Ely@bluesky· 28d

I once got to see Neeui in concert. Great show! He didn't sing in Ukrainian though, so I was surprised.

Nine Inch Nails album cover, featuring a blurry indistinct background in greys, purples and greens, with a rectangular red box in the center with red text inside reading "NIИ"

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 29

What a show this must have been. #music

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 25

Meanwhile the sorry excuse for a team I follow...

Tony Vitello takes the ball from some noname loser of a starting pitcher while the caption says "SF Giants plagued by four errors, four hit batters in ugly loss to Marlins"

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 20

Both of these Citroens were next to where I parked yesterday.

A gray Citroen 2CV with red interior is parked in a lot with various modern cars.

A grey and black Citroen Traction Avant sits in a parking lot with various random cars

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 15

git pull? I've seen this pattern before...

A monarch butterfly flutters through the air with only blue sky in the background. Meme text surrounding the butterfly reads "Last time I ate one of those I got hella sick"

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 7

Just got a text from my kid who's visiting out of state family and... "aunty and them" shoulda known better. 😅 #genx

Text message and reply:
"aunty and them say you look like jerry garcia"
"Tell them I have one too many fingers to look like Jerry."

Mike Ely@bluesky· Jun 1

My timeline is perfect tonight:

Two timeline posts in order:

Alan Baxter: One of the best things about being alive is that there are dogs. Remember, if you're having a tough time, there are dogs.

Gino's Pizzeria: Cats are actually the reason to it all

Mike Ely@bluesky· May 15

Here's why the fan was spinning on an idle laptop - in terms of system impact the antimalware is just as bad as malware sometimes. Fuck #windows - it's just trash all the way down.

Windows task manager, sorted by CPU, showing the following entries:
Antilmalware Service Executable: 13.7%
Service Host: Network Service: 7.0%
Windows Defender Advanced...: 4.8%
System: 3.7%
Desktop Window Manager: 2.4%

Mike Ely@bluesky· May 8

Classic #dog move: put what's important to him with the things he believes are important to his people. I thought he was just nosing around in the dirty clothes hamper like he often does. Nope - he was sharing!

A nearly empty washing machine containing a few items of (clean) clothing and a bright green dog ball (also clean).

Mike Ely@bluesky· Apr 22

Very reassuring timeline...

A post from @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social linking to an article stating that the Navy Secretary has abruptly left his job, followed by a post from @ronfilipowski.bsky.social which is a screenshot of a tweet from Lindsey Graham saying he had a very good call with Trump and Hegseth about the way forward regarding the Iran conflict, and the caption "The most accurate indicator that something bad is about to happen."

Mike Ely@bluesky· Apr 22

My beloved home state of #california will always live up to its reputation. This is in the paper voter's guide for the 2026 election. Yes, this man is on the ballot. Sorry ladies and gents, he's taken! 😂

TW: ANTISEMITISM.
Candidate statement from the 2026 California Voter Guide for one Don J. Grundmann, no qualified party preference.
Statement:
Kirk murdered by shaped-charge bomb Israel used. Government knows. YouTube—Why Kirk had to die. Israel murdered Liberty sailors. Israel “art students” wired Twin Towers for 9/11.controlled demolition. Planes did NOT destroy towers. Israel did. 3,000 murdered to create new “Pearl Harbor” to justify fighting wars for Israel. “Dancing Israelis” (Mossad agents) prove knowledge of attack. Government knows. Israel (our greatest enemy), NOT Iran, will suitcase nuke U S. via “Samson Option”—false flag attack to blame on Iran/Russia and permanently end our nation. Israel, the REAL terrorists, created and funds Hamas via Qatar. Countless war crimes by Israel/Netanyahu. No further funding for Israel. They call Palestinians AND Christians AND America “Amalek”—their sworn forever enemy. We are “goyim” (less than human animals/cattle) that they will enslave. We are stupid chumps. Israel rules our conquered Republic. Talmud—their Bible—says Christ boiling in in Israel allowed/planned/promoted Hamas attack (they murdered their own people) to justify genocide and steal billion$ in Gaza oil/gas rights. Christian Zionism = soul poison. Talmudic “Judeo-Christian values” don’t exist . . . (several websites, mostly antisemitic, follow)

Mike Ely@bluesky· Apr 19

I mean, goatse is still a thing right? No need for computer malware, wrecking the brain of some asshole works even better! Put that on your QR code t-shirt for extra good times.

Photo of Meta smart glasses. Caption:
"Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 smart glasses with hidden cameras: 'You can now film everyone without them knowing'"

Response from millenianthemus:
"I want a shirt that has a QR code for some kind of horrible malware so that if anyone ever tries to film me in public their phone will automatically scan the code and be reduced to a functionless brick"

Reply to that from iwasrightaboutthesun:
"Modern day Medusa"

Mike Ely@bluesky· Apr 19

Somebody put this out at my daughter's birthday party. I've been wanting to do this for years. (See alt text for clue if needed)

A bowl filled with (mostly) m&ms sits next to a bowl of (mostly) Skittles.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Apr 12

Regarding the CSU professor acquitted yesterday:

Brave man standing meme, text reads "When cops fire tear gas canisters at you, throwing them back isn't wrong and shouldn't be against the law."

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 29

Santa Rosa, CA #nokings rally. There were about 12,000 people. The teenagers in the house asked to go to it, so we're in the picture somewhere although I couldn't guess where.

A large rally has gathered in Santa Rosa Courthouse Square. Many people are in the square and many more are crossing the street. The view is from the roof of a nearby building where the City of Santa Rosa has a webcam set up.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 28

Over the past week I watched this approaching weather system go from three days of rain with temperatures in the 50s, to crappy weather surrounding one day of solid rain (I think it was .75 inch or so) to this. Was kind of hoping to see enough water to soak the vegetation, but alas. #cawx

Weather forecast:
Sunday 3/29: 86 | 50 F, partly cloudy, 0 inches rain
Monday 3/30: 78 | 45 F, cloudy, 0 inches of rain
Tuesday 3/31: 67 | 46 F, mostly cloudy, 0 inches of rain
Wednesday 4/1: 64 | 42 F, PM showers, 0.14 inches of rain
Thursday 4/2: 66 | 39 F, partly cloudy, 0 inches of rain
Friday 4/3: 77 | 43 F, sunny, 0 inches of rain

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 21

When Trump finally kicks the bucket (can't happen too soon) I don't want to hear from a single one of you motherfuckers whining on like "show some respect." Bitchass Trump will get exactly what he gives.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 16

As a Giants fan, I can only empathize with Dominicans right now. Game-ending blown calls are unforgivable. #WBC

Wilmer Flores is called out on a blown checked swing call ending the Giants season against the fucking pay-to-win Dodgers.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 15

Greatly enjoying living in California right now. #cawx #SevereWeather

Family guy snob meme. Meg, captioned as "Most of America" has an angry look on her face and her arms thrown out in frustration as she asks, "How are you ignoring the weather advisories right now?"
Carl is seated in a wingback armchair wearing a tuxedo and top hat. He's captioned "Hawaii." Lois is wearing a nice dress, heels, tiara and pearls. She's seated on the sofa beside Peter, who is clad the same as Carl but also has a fancy cane. Lois is captioned "Florida" and Peter is captioned "California."

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 15

Hoo, boy howdy! Can you imagine what preferences this dude has set in his P*rnHub subscription?

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 7

Whenever somebody tries to say bombs sometimes miss their targets in relation to bombing schools etc this is the photo I will reply with. It's an Iranian naval base. Each building got exactly one hole punched in the roof. Modern bombs don't miss their targets, they hit exactly what they're aimed at.

An Iranian naval base in Bushehr shows significant damage. A row of large warehouses runs across the center of the photo, and each warehouse has an obvious bomb entry hole in the center of the roof.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 5

The #dog lives for his sunny spot. Here he is leaning into it before it's even reached the floor.

A large black dog leans against a wall where the sun has come in through a nearby window.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 5

This was a triumph.

A flywheel with a terribly-worn ring gear.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 2

Current events left me completely unable to avoid making this comparison, so here it is, artisanally hand-crafted by yours truly:

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 1

The excuse-making on the part of the horseshoe people has devolved to the point that they're basically MAGA with hammers and sickles.

Post from "IsuggestLeninism" reading:
We would still be going to war with Iran if Harris was president, the only difference is this would be about "democracy" and "women's rights"

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 1

Rough start condition diagnosed.

A close up of part of the flywheel after removal. Numerous teeth on the ring gear are worn to nothing.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Mar 1

As I've been saying, the flywheel is really easy to remove once you get the transmission out. #shadetree

The flywheel of a Volvo engine, still bolted to the crank. Photo is taken from the position the transmission would be in if the transmission were installed.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Feb 25

America, what are we doing here? (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump speaks during the State of the Union address. His eyes are heavily lidded, his face is sagging more than usual, and his trademark face paint is just as clearly visible (and clearly self-applied) as ever. In the background, out of focus, is an American flag. Seated in the background is Mike Johnson and a partial face that appears to be J. D. Vance.

Mike Ely@bluesky· Feb 23

To be fair, I don't think NYC has too many of these and I'm certain they don't have a snow dump.