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Michael of Manitoba

@manitobamichael.bsky.social

i’ve seen some things

created August 9, 2023

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Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

got raptured but i came back because this guy would just not understand

PJ the tabby cat wondering why he isn’t being fed right now
23/9/2025, 10:17:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture dadvans | the winnipeg jorts (@dadvans.bsky.social) reposted

once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system

22/9/2025, 11:16:12 PM | 9387 2212 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

“BALlet!?”

the dad from billy elliot (2009)
22/9/2025, 11:25:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

look at this guy. 8” tall.

huge scaly ink cap mushroom in a lawn
22/9/2025, 9:00:24 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

it’s far less accessible now, and it’s going to be much worse in a few weeks.

21/9/2025, 10:24:50 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

when i scritch my cat’s chin and he closes his eyes & pushes his whiskers forward. that’s the good stuff

19/9/2025, 12:50:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

canada is a liberal democracy meaning we get to vote on which rich ppl make the decisions and money is weighted over human dignity & wellbeing.

17/9/2025, 8:01:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ceej (@ceej.online) reposted

I know that a lot of people are sad about the Robert Redford news, but for me it's a little more complicated considering he once offered me $100 to sleep with my wife

16/9/2025, 2:31:18 PM | 1424 111 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oops𓅓 (@vodkula.bsky.social) reposted

Does anyone remember where I bought this shirt?

Tshirt says: do you have ibuprofen
15/9/2025, 4:35:45 PM | 236 15 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

tonight for dinner is my specialty: protein disc. everyone love protein disc

13/9/2025, 11:10:29 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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now they just do it.

13/9/2025, 10:08:50 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Jay McClure (@mjmimages.bsky.social) reposted

Me watching the discourse ouroboros itself.

Richard Gere in peak Giorgio Armani looking completely sexified & OVER IT in an alley in American Gigolo.
11/9/2025, 9:08:25 PM | 61 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reposted

still mad about the enclosure of the commons.

2/9/2025, 10:52:41 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

great canadian 90s song of the day

11/9/2025, 6:20:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

have i gone dark or gave i just forgotten to post for three days?

11/9/2025, 12:45:37 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

i need to get up & make supper

selfie with a cat’s face filling most of the frame
7/9/2025, 9:53:46 PM | 17 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

so bored i’m posting noods.

bowl of noodles with a fried egg & scallions on top
7/9/2025, 5:58:21 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

Jon Reepist

6/9/2025, 4:50:54 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

cannot recommend the in-laws enough. peak falk & arkin.

the in-laws (d. Arthur Hiller, 1979) “serpentine” scene
5/9/2025, 10:51:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

i saw a tiktok that mentioned it yesterday. my wife ran into the room because i yelled “NO!” so loud she thought someone died.

5/9/2025, 9:30:19 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

use a frying pan with a lid. add a bit of oil & a teaspoon or three of water in the cold pan. put in your dumplings (from frozen is fine too), cover and cook about six minutes on medium heat until they’re cooked & the bottom is a kinda crispy.

5/9/2025, 6:16:11 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

lol idiots

5/9/2025, 11:54:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

cops are only ever there to protect property. “crime” is a construct to protect the property and hegemony of the wealthy elite.

3/9/2025, 12:41:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

there’s so much there

2/9/2025, 10:57:05 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

token resistance at best but it would still be *something* in their way

2/9/2025, 10:53:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

still mad about the enclosure of the commons.

2/9/2025, 10:52:41 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

i beg your pardon?

1/9/2025, 10:42:43 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

clanker confirmed

deckard aiming
1/9/2025, 7:34:36 PM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

Describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about your mother.

1/9/2025, 7:24:11 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

those are AIs talking to each other.

1/9/2025, 7:02:49 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

i often dream of exiling them to Baffin

1/9/2025, 12:38:04 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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can’t abide a banana

31/8/2025, 3:40:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

they were so spicy. my mouth is still tingling. really good noodles.

31/8/2025, 1:26:51 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

i like buying noodles with minimal english and using google lens to figure out what i’ve gotten myself into

bag of instant noodles. minimal english on package. translation screenshot: liuzhou snail noodles the package includes five bags of stuff to add to the noodles. ingredients close up. there’s snail soup stock & snail soup seasoning
30/8/2025, 11:56:10 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Truckstop Vigilante (@brenthor.bsky.social) reposted

*gently to my cat*: you cant be a little fucker. You have to be good. No more being a little fucker. *My cat, purring*: the Being a Fucker hour draws near

29/8/2025, 2:43:33 PM | 3457 989 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

wish i shared your optimism about democracy actually functioning next year

27/8/2025, 12:06:13 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

touching grass is no longer enough. we must be consumed by moss.

26/8/2025, 8:28:39 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

so do i

26/8/2025, 6:28:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Spooky Sara (@pashion.bsky.social) reposted

ouroboros part II

My cat Baby laying in bed on her side as she cleans her own tail yet it very much looks as if she's trying to eat her own tail she's an adorable small cat with big green eyes, white grey and peach colored fur and shes mine. Cats of bluesky catsofbluesky good morning Ouroboros part 2
26/8/2025, 2:32:39 PM | 77 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

i feel very good about myself. that little dude was suffering

26/8/2025, 2:19:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

rescued a bird trapped inside the jobsite

26/8/2025, 2:03:51 PM | 13 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

those look good

gull at the beach
24/8/2025, 8:19:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

motorboating that belly is a sublime pleasure

24/8/2025, 7:04:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

he’s sleeping fat rn

little tabby & big black and white cats sleeping in a box
24/8/2025, 6:51:30 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

my old mazda’s brakes got squishier & squishier until one day i leaned over to me wife in the passenger seat & said “oh yeah the brakes don’t really work.” she was like “pardon me?”

22/8/2025, 6:10:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

i’d be astonished if they actually abide by this ruling

22/8/2025, 4:20:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

not sure why there is an abundance of shore birds circling my neighbourhood but i’m pretty sure i just saw another little gull. i’m turning into a bird guy

19/8/2025, 11:13:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

some big-ass pheasantbacks!

two dinner plate-sized mushrooms growing on a stump
19/8/2025, 9:49:13 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

imagine actually negotiating!

19/8/2025, 10:46:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

i’m supposed to go to the store

tabby cat sprawled on my lap
19/8/2025, 12:41:26 AM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

momma was limping 😭 single mom is a tough job

14/8/2025, 12:32:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

driving to work on academy this morning, i stopped at a red light & two deer started crossing, a doe & her fawn, while a family with a stroller crossed on the opposite side going the other way. i was like 😮

14/8/2025, 12:16:21 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

the common name is so mundane. “horned fungus beetle.” 🥱

12/8/2025, 2:05:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

we should just acknowledge that all profits are unpaid wages. cap corporate profits at 5%. anything above that goes to government programs. tax unreasonable incomes in a sane manner. this is my most lib-brained take.

10/8/2025, 11:23:06 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture lauren (@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com) reposted

look, it doesn't matter if the night-night man isn't real. a number of voters have very real concerns that the night-night man is waiting under their beds ready to eat them as soon as mommy and daddy say night-night and you need to have a plan to address those concerns regardless

9/8/2025, 8:45:01 PM | 2042 357 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oliver Darkshire (@deathbybadger.bsky.social) reposted

reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

image
9/8/2025, 7:26:39 AM | 13552 2676 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

young pheasantback looks like a sea creature

weird mushroom growing on a rotting stump
9/8/2025, 11:05:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

deepest condolences.

9/8/2025, 2:29:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

an ink shop specializing in women’s décolletage called Tat for T—*an anvil crushes me instantly*

7/8/2025, 7:34:46 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

be safe eh

5/8/2025, 9:58:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

you ever just find a really weird bug

weird beetle on a polypore mushroom weird beetle with horny things on its head
3/8/2025, 9:53:06 PM | 23 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

grand beach again today. went for a long walk in the shallows. shuffled slowly past a flock of black headed birds resting on a sandbar. “terns” i said to my son. but i looked up terns and the beak is wrong. book says they were “little gulls,” the smallest gull species.

3/8/2025, 1:48:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

made me realize pursuit of wealth is a trap. rich people are hollow and miserable.

2/8/2025, 1:23:24 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

early 2000s, in college for a communications diploma, there was a speaker one day. he said he promised himself he’d be a millionaire by 30. he achieved this by acquiring the canadian distribution rights to a popular piece of home gym equipment. he also said it cost him his family.

2/8/2025, 1:22:06 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

yeah

2/8/2025, 1:05:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

ppl at work stunned that i’m 42. now everyone is talking about their age

1/8/2025, 3:29:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

feeling a little canadian guilt over not saying eh enough

31/7/2025, 12:01:24 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

“i can’t believe we’re tied up again!” or some such

28/7/2025, 10:11:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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i’ll be sniffing it out next time i’m out west!

26/7/2025, 11:31:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

the water was amazing. cleanest i’ve seen it in recent memory. grand beach is unbeatable!

26/7/2025, 11:25:58 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

ok it’s hot af, the sun is shining, the smoke is minimal. time to find a piece of sand adjacent to water.

26/7/2025, 3:25:59 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

thinking about the space shuttle & canadarm. better days.

22/7/2025, 4:07:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Kahn (also Bee) (@benkahncomics.bsky.social) reposted

Donkey Kong is easily the Nintendo icon most explicitly an anarchist. While Mario and Link are simping for monarchists, Donkey Kong's saga is about the government stealing his stash.

20/7/2025, 12:26:25 AM | 63 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chames (@overlooked237.bsky.social) reposted

sometimes i give myself the crepes

19/7/2025, 11:58:51 PM | 107 35 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

ofc it has to be on a saturday 🙄

19/7/2025, 3:38:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

oh it’s a gorgeous day to choke on wildfire smoke!

19/7/2025, 3:02:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

a thousand followers? some of you are even human!

16/7/2025, 8:02:58 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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delicious

16/7/2025, 2:59:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

i think voters would gain great insight if they watched the candidates buy a sandwich at a deli, a late night pizza slice, and a bottle of liquor.

16/7/2025, 12:34:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jess Calarco (@jessicacalarco.com) reposted

If we want men to be less lonely, we should start by socializing them in boyhood to be part of a shared project of care. Give them dolls, toy kitchens, and tea sets. Ask them to help care for younger children. Expect them to clean up after themselves. Let them feel the work and value of care. 1/

15/7/2025, 9:45:44 PM | 2360 485 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

having a vegetarian friend for dinner tonight.

barbecued veggie skewers
16/7/2025, 12:10:02 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted

you before and after following me

A monkey sitting on some land covered in dirt and dry grass. The image is from a news story with the headline: Chimps develop fashion trend by shoving grass in their ears — and in their butts. The monkey picture here has some dry grass sticking out of their ear. A black-and-white photo of the actors from the film Planet of the Apes. They are in their ape costumes but appear to be in a fancy shoe store. They are getting fitted in some nice shoes by a salesperson.
13/7/2025, 5:25:22 PM | 6851 632 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

a kid shot a paintball at me from his car while i was walking home from high school. i called the cops and filed a report. a few days later he came to my door with a written apology & shook my hand. it just twigged how the local RCMP avoided giving that boy some very serious charges.

13/7/2025, 4:04:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

they’re ninety-sixing

two cats sleeping in a box, back to back
12/7/2025, 8:40:01 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Can You Suplex a Train? (@suplexatrain.bsky.social) reposted

How can we dance when the earth is turning?

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11/7/2025, 3:41:44 PM | 88 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Uncle Duke (@uncleduke1969.bsky.social) reposted

Yuri stared up at the second floor window, watching as a shadow passed behind it. Would Katya know him anymore? He'd been away ten years. He remained frozen. "You getting out?" asked the driver. Pulled from his reverie, Yuri settled into his seat. "Take me to the hotel," he said.

A bear with its head outside of a taxi, arm resting on the door, looking up.
12/7/2025, 12:03:03 AM | 467 72 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

they’re listening to their dad

hockey players at practice
11/7/2025, 9:16:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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terrible air quality today. it’s never been this bad.

11/7/2025, 1:27:39 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Corso Riggs (@fartmuncher69.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

I played Wolfenstein 3D as a kid so I have strong opinions on how to deal with a MechaHitler.

Hitler from Wolfenstein 3D
9/7/2025, 3:43:51 AM | 12 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

remember: all profit is exploitation. if i was the FN, i’d be starting at 50%.

9/7/2025, 12:06:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the glorious privilege to quit one’s job for a better one.

8/7/2025, 1:53:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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newsom loses badly to a mummified sanders

8/7/2025, 12:59:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

had an interview this afternoon for a *proper* electrician job & got an offer (including a new nickname?) before i got home.

7/7/2025, 10:05:53 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

ok infill is great but black exteriors are not the move.

7/7/2025, 11:51:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. (@clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social) reposted

They finally made the milk from that hotel

a ½ gallon of neutral milk
6/7/2025, 3:42:21 PM | 13599 2597 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social) reply parent

great at hurting people. can’t think of anything else.

4/7/2025, 9:43:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

just got a call about a new job maybe and now i’m way too keyed up to be productive at my current job.

4/7/2025, 5:39:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Spooky Sara (@pashion.bsky.social) reposted

good morning citizens ☕️

My cat a black and white tuxedo cat in the morning good morning from Lucas the famous tuxedo cat who had his arms crossed in front of him and is looking dead at me July 2025 cats of bluesky catsofbluesky
2/7/2025, 1:02:59 PM | 1167 58 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael of Manitoba (@manitobamichael.bsky.social)

not a fan of thunder!

concerned cat
2/7/2025, 1:28:45 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view