Twitter diaspora. Agamemnon sucks: we do the fighting, he gets the girls. (Oregonian. Mediator/lawyer/writer; bylines in The Guardian, Alternet, HuffPost/OffTheBus, more.)
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Last Notes npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph Sorry. I came across one of our kids' old books, a children's bio of J.K. Rowling, and plunked it in the recycling. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub16mj…alcf Yep. And 15-year-old Neil's mother's experience getting caught for corruption absolutely affected Justice Gorsuch's later views on agencies, Congress, and executive power: https://c.im/@msbellows/112701307045455126 npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Crap. Just 15 minutes in and I'm suddenly wanting Biden to step aside and let Harris be the nominee. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1waj…c4zf Does sanity have Fifth Amendment rights during questioning? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zdp…vqv8 Wait, did I miss some science news? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Hmmm. I'm not seeing what this is in response to. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub12ez…uyf6 Steve, I tremendously appreciate and value your knowledge of this history, and your willingness to share it. Thank you. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe On mountain bikes, narrower is seen as better so the bars don't get caught on brush and dump you. Some people even cut them down further. For your use, maybe grab a bar from an old beach cruiser? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe The truth is all that separates Us from Them. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Not sure it's true. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/621/607/574/571/035/original/f39864a9dafde028.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. This is gorgeous. The young man Clarence and Ginni Thomas raised as their "son" (helped by $150,000 private tuition from Harlan Crow) is in prison for trafficking meth and heroin and illegal gun possession. Ready for the kicker? “I just wish they’d at least communicate with me—get to know my children... --> I wanted my children to know who raised me into the person that I became." <-- https://newrepublic.com/post/182635/clarence-thomas-son-mark-martin-jail-relationship npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub19mj…ugjc Ryan and Boehner are the two smartest men in D.C. They knew exactly when to get out and keep clean. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub19mj…ugjc But I thought the prison hasn't been built that could keep him silent, so how would imprisonment silence him? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1wjh…6adp I feel crappy for Joe, though. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1u3t…c6ug TBF, the invitation came from the GOP in Congress. It's without White House or State Dept consent, and inappropriate as fuck. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt I believe some of us need your falernum recipe next. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. This is a terrifyingly accurate description of what drives the average American voter's decision-making: crap that the president has absolutely no control over, like inflation. https://www.theonion.com/biden-bounces-back-in-polls-as-americans-notice-netflix-1851499915 npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1scr…teus Admit it, David. You (like me) really just are excited by the prospect of doing slow world travel by blimp as described in "Ministry for the Future." npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. The Trump jurors will be in real danger forever. If I were one, I'd consider telling my employer, family, and friends that I *wish* I were a Trump juror bec. they get to go home, but that *my* trial isn't over yet – and then keep "going to court as usual" for a few more days and just hanging out in a coffeeshop. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Samuel Alito's response to Congress today, summarized: https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/527/321/923/242/573/original/0c8e78d05785bcaf.png npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zq2…2v0r Darn, that's clever! :-) npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1cpp…2uya I don't know if they normally publish poetry, but Chelsea Green has the right vibe and in the past has been super open to new ideas. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1cpp…2uya I'd find a new publisher. Poetry is faith; it cannot be compromised without harming the soul. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Help me with something? Do you follow @npub14qw…mehh ? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Thank you! I knew one of you erudite folks would know. Next q: wtf is wrong with the Dakotas? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Anyone know who this bozo giving Trump a virtual BJ on live teevee is? https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/448/243/595/775/387/original/cd711ee7e03d7160.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Okay, I'll admit it. I did not have this on my 2024 bingo card. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angie-harmon-sues-instacart-delivery-driver-fatal-shooting-dog-north-carolina/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1lmx…pzfg https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/424/285/057/435/393/original/f1d68a4b9ea32d49.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1u70…n3p6 He should quit, then, and move to a small town in the rural South, where Black men in expensive vehicles are well-treated. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. I'd like to see a solid poll, conducted once in the U.S. and again in Israel, asking this simple generic query: "Genocide is always wrong and should never happen. _Agree _Disagree" I fear the numbers would be both utterly depressing and highly illuminating in both countries. #Gaza npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1gvl…8ag7 Galumph! Galumph! Galumph! npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1gvl…8ag7 As does our cat, in certain moods, usually late at night. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub19mj…ugjc Oof. "Weapons maintenance" = "in the field, not just conferences at the embassy." Shades of early Vietnam War. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zdp…vqv8 *blink* Cool! npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zdp…vqv8 Do you think individual ants have any sense of self? I've kind been curious about where "self" and "multicellular organism" intersect with ants, bees, etc. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1a84…wlgu Second-guessing those Elon Musk implants? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. People: please stop making fun of Trump sleeping through his own trial. He just wants to make sure his eventual conviction gets overturned on appeal, and got a little confused about which person has to be asleep in court to make that happen. Easy mistake for nonlawyers! https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/282/102/902/857/157/original/c5bfd423727350be.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Wife had a conversation Friday with an unmasked friend who casually mentioned that their partner was home sick with COVID. This evening (three days later), she's developed a cough, chest congestion, and runny nose. Sigh. So now I'm making up the Murphy bed in the back bedroom and setting out a COVID test kit. C'mon, people. Do better. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Answer from sealed envelope: "1,342, definitely including Ted Cruz but probably not Lindsey Graham." Carnac the Magnificent: "How many prominent Republicans who publicly pretend to love Trump will privately exclaim 'oh, thank fucking GOD!' when they finally hear the news that he has died?" https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/277/328/789/852/169/original/4dab04b5d8157653.mp4 npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. I don't mean to #TMI or anything but based on certain recent experiences I'm starting to think maybe I need a better "safe word" than my current one, which is, "ha! I can't even FEEL that, you coward!" npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Go Bison! npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Nah. Just factual. :-) npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Ah. Yeah, everyone hates being beaten over and over and over and over and over and... npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Just trying to understand why Mr. Blue hates it. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt Did his brother dislike his experience? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1sfl…gczt UC Davis probably would take your money. They're Chico's biggest competitor in Battle of the Bands. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Trump's $175 million bond was rejected today by the court for failure to include a financial statement. I'm not clear, however, whether the requisite financial statement is due from Trump or from the bonding company. The latter seems more likely to me, because if a bond is in place, who cares what the judgment debtor's assets are? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1u70…n3p6 “Very quickly he’d figure out in Rikers what the right way to behave before a trial is.” npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1je7…0rgu "The Israeli military said it was investigating" the deaths of Chef Andres' workers killed in Gaza. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/199/606/508/578/770/original/0ecdc509183fc1fe.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1a84…wlgu Oof. But that's the beauty of literature: it speaks to each individual in ways the author could never predict. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1wje…kd27 "Might"? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. #TIL there was a Greek god of silence and secrecy named Harpocrates, and now I'm thinking about how perfect it is that although Harpo Marx was called that because he played the harp, his character also was mute. (Also too, I'm now wondering whether the verb "to harp" [on something] is related somehow etymologically to both.) https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/145/978/840/594/617/original/612e15c7fe76d718.mp4 npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zdp…vqv8 Why do they dig so deep when the bulk of the colony appears to be near the surface? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub14g4…mc2e The POPE? Sweet. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. #TIL: 1. There used to be a French burgundy wine fortified with cocaine. 2. The version exported to the US contained EXTRA cocaine, because: exceptionalism or something. #Murika 3. Coca-Cola began as a similar cocaine-alcohol beverage plus kola nuts, but became a soft drink bec. Prohibition forced removal of the alcohol BUT NOT THE FREAKING COCAINE. (Quotes are in the image's alt.txt.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Mariani https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/134/515/826/087/039/original/90aaa51104c1419d.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe I momentarily imagined Judy Garland as a fierce, trustbusting AG and it actually worked. Isn't there a religious freedom problem with bringing an antitrust action against Apple, though? I thought the government wasn't supposed to break up cults. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe My grandfather for a while made really cool brass lamps designed to illuminate wall art. They have metal toggle switches, the way God intended. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub147m…7rue Is the plane banking back and forth or just the camera? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1v2s…mqq5 Note that Trump is asking an appeals court to excuse him from obtaining a bond pending appeal because he can't come up with the money -- -- and then his appeal will ask the same court to find there's no basis for the verdict finding that he lied when he said he was worth billions. It's absolutely gorgeous. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. This is just to point out that Trump is asking an appeals court to excuse him from obtaining a bond pending appeal because he can't come up with the money -- -- and then his appeal will ask the same court to find there's no basis for the verdict finding that he lied when he said he was worth billions. It's absolutely gorgeous. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. 75° high today in Portland. A record for the date. I'm enjoying it as I drive with the top down while sobbing inside for our climate. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/119/427/630/940/413/original/f97cf160ae388da7.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. At my mom's with family. Admitted I'm a little too drunk to drive safely. Everyone else now is disconcerted because I Am Dad. I am 62. I am sharing this so you Youngs can know it never ends. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Some people seem to enjoy wilfully misunderstanding stuff. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Better make it clearer who "them" is. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1r4h…u0jf @npub1z30…me98 Panniers? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Dang. I'm sorry "Flower Moon" didn't win best music. The harmonica leitmotif representing evil throughout that soundtrack was the most original and effective compositional choice I've heard in film in decades. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. What pisses me off most about Katie Britt is that she told that story about a young woman being sex trafficked, but she also supports the RAISE Act (which would cap the number of legal refugees (including refugees from sex trafficking) the US would accept) and the misnamed Asylum Abuse Reduction Act (which would require abused children to somehow find their way to a US embassy to do a telephone interview in order to even apply for asylum, then wait in Mexico while their case is reviewed). It's pathological to say you want to help teenagers forced into sexual slavery, but also use your power to make it harder for them to receive help. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/112/067/976/428/408/256/original/6d12cd7e5a3870b9.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1a84…wlgu @npub1kke…2d7c Also, it's vital to ensure the economic security of the stay at home parent. No employment history + no Social Security = those women you see working as grocery store baggers in their seventies. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe So did you see it or not? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1jeq…jglm Thanks for the reminder! We watched it when it came out, because we had LIVED at 1716½ Laurel Canyon Blvd from 1987 to 1994 – but it's long past time to watch it again. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph When we compost? I'm pretty sure that dead people can't hear anything. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Sigh. I've finally decided to block all of kolektiva.social. I truly try and try to accept and learn from the anarchouberleftist wing of our coalition, and I understand how important it is to have people who challenge our views from both directions. But I've never had a conversation that ended well with anyone from there, and I just can't stand listening to them anymore. It's bad for my health to keep arguing with people who, with the best of intentions, insist on sabotaging the real work of democracy. I can't do it anymore. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Probably nbd, but still: crud. @npub1u70…n3p6: Judge determines Fulton County prosecutor’s divorce attorney must return to witness stand in Trump case challenge https://w.st/CB9Yz npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Except "public benefit" Bluesky is still a for-profit, right? If so, they're not doing this for the good of humanity. They're not spending one single dime without an overarching plan to enshittifiy it for money. It's like seeing preteen boys sneak past, carrying duct tape, a box of model rocket engines, a car battery, an old alarm clock, and the neighbor's cat: you don't need to know their specific plan to be 100% sure it won't end well. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1v2s…mqq5 Also, if the most conservative Christian in America ordered "fried chicken" and was served a fried egg instead, I guarantee they'd ask for the manager, because even a fertilized egg is not a chicken. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/982/390/058/450/530/original/eccf3e3896975c94.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1qk5…jlda Have you ever played with the awful cameras (pinhole, Holga), to stimulate your creativity by embracing artificial limitations (as you apparently are doing with your phone)? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe Wait, a new TOE?? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Not the first time I've placed this marker, but: there's a significantly non-zero chance the 2024 election will be Biden (or even Harris) vs. Haley. Which terrifies me WAY worse than Trump. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub17hj…7a0r @npub1j80…ysp3 That chimney is amazing. Any idea how old it is? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1swy…snpj That weird, derivative RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad was funded by a couple of billionaires who run an antivax organization. They literally changed the org's name from "People’s Pharma Movement" to "American Values 2024" to back RFK. https://www.factcheck.org/2024/01/american-values-2024/ npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph P.P.S.: I once gave my wife a composter for her birthday and she didn't divorce me, so you can see why I follow you. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph P.S.: My landscape architect wife wants me to add: we compost because during the housing development process, the organically-rich topsoil is scraped off to expose more structurally "stable" subsoils, so after a home is built that pure-mineral subsoil needs to be nourished in order for topsoil to be replenished, plants to grow, and the environment to thrive. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph We compost because (a) our garden gives to us, so we should give back to it; (b) organics don't decompose well in landfills, so it's both wasteful and even harmful to throw them away; (c) composting reminds us of the truth that all beings are interconnected, and that "death" is merely transition, with nothing ever actually lost; and (d) organic matter is GOLD! It's PRECIOUS! It's freaking SACRED! Who would throw away sacred, precious gold? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1e7p…nvup Instafollowed for the Shaksper quote. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1u70…n3p6 It's even stupider than smaller cruise ships? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Hey, Youngs: when did "Kk" instead of "Ok" become a thing? Really asking. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Go to hell, Rupert Murdoch. Go to hell, once-great Wall Street Journal. Go to hell, Rory Satran and whatever editor wrote this headline. Just: go to hell. https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/800/529/188/570/461/original/43fbcdb087626233.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1yk6…4zz4 That make sense, but also, we live in an flawed world, so: why hasn't someone broken in a taken to sell to a small-town theater that isn't ready for digital yet? I have similar questions re: abandoned European homes with furniture Hollywood folks would pay thousands for. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1yk6…4zz4 I'm always amazed by the things people left behind when they abandon buildings. Didn't these projectors have some salvage value at the time? Do you have any insight into why so many abandoned buildings still have furniture, dishes, clothing? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1vqm…ccpx Can you please explain #2? Because that sounds good. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. Sad Trump: when your lawyers chew your ass for posting 22 defamatory posts yesterday about a woman you're literally in a courtroom with because she's suing you for defamation... Happy Trump: ... but you find another woman to be publicly misogynistic towards. Whew! https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/772/804/930/274/898/original/aab7e9f9821b7cb2.jpg https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/772/805/216/503/199/original/2a1735f31881427b.jpg https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/772/805/487/719/714/original/d56b829d3b1d8a78.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1se6…cmph Okay but if we spay our compost then where will new compost come from? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1ywp…ud9d @npub1ccn…czwu Yep. Biden is mistaken as fuck, but he subjectively means well. He and Obama wouldn't be such good friends if he didn't. And while meaning well doesn't excuse his mistakes, it's still rare as fuck in D.C., and infinitely preferable to the rank sociopathy of most of his colleagues npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. #GoBlue #MGoBlue https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/111/723/353/740/306/177/original/e2ed9c469637c843.jpg npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1grx…uxfe @npub1f7t…0ml8 @npub1f4y…p6ne Have Kanopy? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1h52…r6nr He's not wrong about Gaza being a ghetto. Like the Warsaw ghetto. Which makes Israel... yeah, exactly. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1zdp…vqv8 I sort of disagree. Russia right now is the bad guy, and Ukraine is the good guy. I don't just want the war to end; I want it to end with Russia losing badly and Ukraine's borders being restored and its kidnapped citizens returned. npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1waj…c4zf So basically every single day since roughly mid-2016? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1waj…c4zf What do towers mean? npub1zlhm6cl9d5y0f8wejuz0f7thym3kj9az8k57p8c2he3gfv3qpxjsmlss2l M.S. Bellows, Jr. @npub1vqm…ccpx What, Johnny Cochran wasn't a thaumaturge?