Mike’s Blog Round-Up

"You know, there's one good thing about being paranoid: You're always the center of attention." -- Laurie Partridge.
By driftglass — October 12, 2026

I know you don't want to face it. And Lord knows, I don't want to face it. But we have to accept the fact that an American animated television program called "Partridge Family 2200 A.D." did exist and was aired on American television 52 years ago. And on this date in 1974, they aired episode #5, "The Dog Catcher", which I am inflicting on you in its entirety because I am low and perverse.

No More Mister Nice Blog: The Anti-Talarico Rumormongers Seem a Little Desperate.

The Editorial Board: The taboo against naming Trump's dementia is fading.

The Mahablog: With Trump, All Roads Still Lead to Putin.

Attention space nerds! Remembering that October 11, 1968 was the date Apollo 7 launched into space. This was NASA's 1st Apollo astronaut crew in orbit.

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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