Michael Figueroa

I held off killing my @washingtonpost.com subscription for a year to support the journalists, hoping that they could right the ship. Then, they were all gone and articles shifted their tone and began using dog whistle phrasing. Haven’t looked back.

My high school kid just broke a drum stick playing Rock Band. That’s the way to play.

Always on point satire.

An incredible and damning analysis of how our administration is normalizing death as a tool, regardless of legality or morality. How long before its defenders make it allowable against our own people? Have they already? Is this what they truly believe the USA is? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

Revised headline: “President, facing loss, changes position and prepares to gaslight nation, again.”

Seeing Christmas decorations up around old San Juan but not yet lit is an indication that Mariah Carey is starting to awaken from cryosleep.

Swear fealty to the crown and the crown will bestow its favor. This is yet another step is tamping down dissent by essentially requiring those in higher ed to censor the speech of their communities. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Is it too cynical to think that the federal government has accepted enhanced national security risk to flood the white collar talent market to manipulate supply-and-demand, force longer unpaid hours, reduce compensation baselines, and rehire at reduced expense? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

<cough> Bullshit <cough> Just continuing down the pathway towards a fully state-sponsored media environment. Nothing to see here. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Another lost season for DCU. What a waste. #SelltheTeam

Disheartening to see people vilifying warfighters for following lawful orders of their Commander-in-Chief in DC. It is wholly inappropriate, and exceedingly dangerous, to ask them to interpret the law themselves before the judiciary acts. Focus angst on politicians and empathize with the soldiers.

Yes, this.

Folks across the US unhappy about the Federal intervention in DC can help by pushing for statehood. The vulnerability that is being exploited is the lack of representative control. The mitigation is handing the power to the citizens and their elected officials as the proper check on Federal action.

I have infinite respect for all of those who have served our nation. Tubman is one of those exceptional warriors who serves as an example of what it means to serve with the courage, intelligence, and sacrifice to defend the values that our nation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Congress seems poised to run a basic misdirection/extortion scam. House and Senate Republicans are going to bitch about how bad each other’s bill is to increase the public appetite baseline, then approve something more publicly appealing that is still the worst outcome constituents could imagine.

I’ve been on a plane for 5 hours. WTF happened in that time? Oh, that’s right, it’s the modern USA. Vamos!

My executive spouse produced a complex machine learning script to perform a cluster analysis of a bunch of unstructured data, complete with a ranked list of differentiating features and visualizations, including a word cloud of distinct categories. In 20 minutes. Never looking at code. Amazing.

People who pull through angled parking spots should have their licenses revoked.

I'm curious how many GOP leaders will encourage their kids (or grandkids, as is more likely the case) to trade schools over Ivy Leagues. I'll wait with bated breath.

According to the TJ Maxx men’s section, dads play golf, drink whiskey, and charge devices. At least golf includes disc golf - unexpected to see PGA-branded disc kits, though.

According to the TJ Maxx men’s section, dads play golf, drink whiskey, and charge devices. At least golf includes disc golf - unexpected to see PGA-branded disc kits, though.

“Let’s pause this conversation so I can find the right meme to respond with.” Modern marriage.

May the odds be ever in your favor. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Security fundamentals treated as optional. Classic Silicon Valley behavior. venturebeat.com/ai/elon-musk...

"And this was how they settled it in the end, for the city was doomed when it took in that horse, within which were all the bravest of the Argives waiting to bring death and destruction on the Trojans."

Loved the Thunderbolts*, but I couldn’t help but see Bob/Sentry as simply a recast Hulk to pair with the recast Black Widow. In the post-credits scene, it even sounded like Bob was worried about releasing “the other guy.” I look forward to the “sun getting real low” in Doomsday.

National security run by halo effect. What could go wrong?

"Do your own research" has become the go-to conservative directive for ignoring science and seeking out misinformation that best aligns with individual beliefs. Usually, when someone says they "did their research," it means they found evidence online supporting their preconceived arguments.

Obviously, pretending to be an imbecile is all part of a brilliantly premeditated strategy to confuse the liberals and fake news media. Otherwise, why would it happen so often?