Unabashed lefty married to a terrific woman. Animal lover, especially cats but also dogs, birds—heck all of 'em. Audiophile, vinyl collector. Retired urban planner. Failed novelist.USAF Vietnam vet. Currently a big John Fahey fan. Born in Chicago, lived in Denver, Colorado Springs, St Louis, DC; in San Diego since 1999 and not about to depart until climate change demands it.
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Last Notes npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ San Francisco is probably the biggest American city without rail service. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ 🎶And little Sir John with his nut-brown bowl And his brandy in the glass And little Sir John with his nut-brown bowl Proved the strongest man at last. For the huntsman he can't hunt the fox, Nor so loudly to blow his horn And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pot Without a little barley corn.🎶 Because alcohol conquers the noble and working man, the song seems to be saying. This is such a great album. #Music #NowPlaying #vinyl #highfidelity #SteveWinwood #Traffic https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/557/977/404/451/531/original/c6b92523aa12f5d1.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Dumb and Dumber. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/443/997/459/088/625/original/20c826774713ea53.jpeg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Eddie Lampert: "Hey, I've got an idea: gonna buy Kmart, load it up with debt from the purchase, and merge it with Sears and even more debt. Then these American retail icons (Kmart used to be S S Kresge) can die together!" npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Hilarious. But if I were a Venezuelan immigrant in the US I'd be getting pretty nervous now, particularly if I got in on an asylum claim. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Interesting letter. Not sure I don't agree with McCloy in that instance. There was no shortage of worthy targets in Europe. Inmates would almost certainly have been killed by "precision" bombing, which has never been all that precise. The Germans could have kept slaughtering Jews, gypsies, gays, etc, only perhaps with reduced efficiency. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ 2/2 Maybe not: "Despite being sentenced to imprisonment for twelve years, he served just three and was pardoned (but not acquitted) by John J. McCloy. As a result of this pardon, all of Krupp's holdings were restored." npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ 1/2 "After the Nazis seized power in Germany, Krupp supported the regime and was one of many German businesses that profited from slave labor during World War II. Upon the war's end, the head of the company, Alfried Krupp, was tried and convicted as a war criminal for employing prisoners of war, foreign civilians and concentration camp inmates under inhumane conditions in support of the Nazi war effort." Great, huh? npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ I'm so jealous. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ You people are so lucky that I used one of my NYT gift links to let you see the Oval Bordello that Trump has created. Strap yourself in; it's quite a ride. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E8.0IGS.kk_pQ37INy7C&smid=url-share npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ How could there be too many posts about cats? https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/727/030/449/059/727/original/a3102788d8fde44f.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Tattered Cover is holy ground for me, just a spectacular bookstore. Enjoy! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ War went on in Afghanistan for so long that they started making rugs about it. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/590/533/909/418/870/original/a0a49abf870bac61.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Hooray! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Streetcars, buses *and* a '58-or-so Cadillac. The good life! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ 185-mph winds, 3 feet of rain, but this dude's keepin' his cool. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/455/075/190/513/025/original/80e5233921f89dc6.jpeg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Who knew Liberace had such a great a boogie-woogie left hand? npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ It's a jungle out there, even when it's not. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/425/388/536/348/956/original/dd551d39f6070629.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Our kinda guys! #ChunderRoad npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Gotta hand it to NYTimes Pitchbot. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/398/516/019/908/410/original/7d3dfa3eb705a399.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ That's great. Sure wish the VA would make the current vaccine available. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/289/602/058/007/993/original/5b9239a30f67a536.mp4 npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Wrote a bunch of novels, couldn't sell any of 'em. Stopped writing fiction long ago; the typescripts are in a landfill in St Louis. It was a relief to quit. But writing made a good living for me. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Too late, GOPers. We're all fucked now, thanks to you. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ @npub1fdr…lvhs nails it: "[Trump] governs solely on vibes, half-remembered wisdom imparted by the last person who spoke to him, and the dying phantoms of old memories as they vanish beneath a thick bark of amyloid plaque." https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/28/strew-deal/ npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ At age 76, you begin to understand why building codes require handrails on every staircase. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/028/330/564/241/304/original/11b84ebd30581aca.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Hard to believe Schiff donated to Steve Garvey's stupid campaign just because he was afraid of Porter. Will send her something; she's good people. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ This is pretty great. #ChunderRoad ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/007/495/961/326/544/original/853d58df4643d569.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ But only until Clarence Thomas retires. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Hey c'mon, these are guys who your local police force and sheriff's office rejected or fired, and they're tired of doing security guard work in the middle of the night, so they took the two-week ICE course and now are empowered to use lethal force whenever they feel like it. What could *possibly* go wrong? npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ A 2-day work week without a pay cut would reduce burnout even more! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Make yourself one of these universal adapters if you have to travel. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/888/277/375/095/447/original/c79b96af0a6353c9.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/888/281/604/065/208/original/453f573524106361.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Dove nesting in the sconce https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/869/254/546/128/029/original/437dcc2dc51f1c73.jpeg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ All working fine again, thanks! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ But did Israel and Iran have tears and their eyes and address him as "sir?" npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Our local "newspaper" (San Diego Union-Tribune) didn't have the guts to print this cartoon Sunday. Shame on them. #ChunderRoad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/582/435/111/630/541/original/91204299774b8290.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Glad your loved one is getting good care from the VA. I am too. Feel so lucky to have an organization like this helping me. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ #ChunderRoad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/497/606/944/166/051/original/f2d2f609033e7cb7.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/382/855/030/664/083/original/0dba4d2ecc98b455.mp4 npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ #OKGo has a new video, in case you didn't know, and it is a mind-blower. #ChunderRoad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz9BRl7DVSM npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Profiles in courage: Whitmer in the White House. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/335/943/888/574/061/original/e25dff6479e31111.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Any idea what year this was? npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ @npub1fdr…lvhs has an unusual view of the Obama presidency. I'm afraid I agree with it. https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/26/not-me-us/ #ChunderRoad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/230/995/111/578/329/original/e0aa03902d6941b0.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ I'm 75 years old and depend on Social Security, VA disability, and a lifetime of investment savings to support myself. I get medical care through the VA. Trump and Musk are threatening all of these things. #ChunderRoad npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ One member showed some courage. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ As a person who gets medical care through the VA, I have to say: Oh shit. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/05/elon-musk-aide-now-working-va-and-accessing-its-computer-systems.html?ESRC=mr_250210.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mr&utm_campaign=20250210 npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Here too. #Yoyo #CatsOfMastodon https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/964/679/022/303/129/original/589596cf06a36798.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ #Yoyo rejects your rejection. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/902/411/270/255/606/original/627f8898dfa89db1.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ #Yoyo is present #CatsOfMastodon https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/901/501/226/134/913/original/7722f0f61bd24280.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Close, but not quite right. See example below. #ChunderRoad #ElonMusk https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/867/815/250/789/958/original/990c881635ca549c.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Can't help but point out that if it's legal to "grow drugs" where you live, you don't need to do so indoors. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/807/189/166/087/789/original/1cb478ae84d0a2fa.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ "Hello there, Willl-bur!" npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Ladies and gentlemen, your Maunderer-in-Chief: https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/720/502/406/237/936/original/d9bc4b8c9d0dcdf6.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Everything's safe and normal at Mar-A-Lago today. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/714/971/992/335/623/original/fe865eb9679034fc.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/698/042/518/822/430/original/e955361557c78bfa.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Just like your Mistress of Science degree. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Donald J Trump is an innocent man! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Listen to @npub1fdr…lvhs https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/523/508/559/728/958/original/8f8a2a91a77ee1ab.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Well he'll only have to raise prices on the imported stuff, which is [checks notes] everything. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ We'll all be doing this when the oil and gas run out. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Never gonna get tired of this. #NowPlaying #HighFidelity #Vinyl https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/495/664/890/966/907/original/17ac827bccb4f9cd.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ PARTY HAM BOATS! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Fun, isn't it? npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Like posts from @BigSpiderback, who apparently, regrettably, hasn't landed here. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Ravioli is, of course, the plural form of raviolo. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/325/842/123/342/357/original/bb9fb434121a7f17.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ This guy can probably produce a letter like he did in 2016. Sure he's dead, but he didn't write the letter then either. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/297/563/340/772/655/original/7319976b7b62ee30.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Not sure why an angel would need to wear armor. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ As everyone knows, the one thing that people who are here without documentation like to do is go down to a government office and give their names and addresses to government employees. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ A story too good to check! npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Tough Boy's disappeared on us. He's 20 but seemed healthy, eating and moving okay. Neighborhood cat lady's been alerted and posters are up. #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #tabbycats https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/263/594/215/371/005/original/4937578fc80a418c.jpg npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ He's a master of using visual aids at the UN. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/229/040/377/434/843/original/1d6dab6bdbc46ec0.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ On the other hand, Don Jr has to pay events to let him appear. And the fee goes up if his "fiance" joins him. #ChunderRoad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/189/035/726/028/210/original/4d17b428f42b8c54.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Boy I'll bet all three of 'em were really mad. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Good to see that J Divan's aware of who he'll be working for if he's elected. #ChunderRoad npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Ellison's the one who, after 9/11, offered to "give" the government a giant database of all US citizens and residents. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/144/149/905/435/267/original/3b173901ee2b35fd.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Well yes, because outside of a crosswalk pedestrians are just fair game. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Looks like Trump when Harris came over to shake his hand. #ChunderRoad npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ As if you needed another reason to vote Harris/Walz..."Harris likes to visit record stores around the country and Walz geeks out about turntables on social media." #ChunderRoad #Vinyl #HighFidelity https://www.salon.com/2024/09/10/exclusive-doug-emhoff-makes-a-pre-debate-pitstop-at-my-boyfriends-philadelphia-record-store/ npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ All I'd need is the bookshelves. Got neighbors who have NO BOOKS in their whole house. Scary. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Merle Travis was so great--beloved of guitarists because he more or less invented finger-style, and passed it on to the Everly Brothers' dad. Also had a role in "From Here to Eternity," singing and playing his own number, "Re-enlistment Blues." The good version starts at about 0:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW07_zioBOk npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ That explains so much. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ What a cool person she is. Here's Brooke Gladstone interviewing her. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/margaret-atwood-writes-future-on-the-media npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Such behavior is now illegal in Afghanistan, in about 400 ways. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Great. Now do crypto. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ My brother-in-law's new Mercedes SUV (didn't catch the model) has lighted footwells in back seats. Not sure what use this is, but it's kinda neat. #chunderroad #cars https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/013/733/795/496/453/original/02b5e821034ae5c5.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Of course if Harris wins in November Elon will shut the Navy down. You know, contracting out *every* goddam thing might just not be a great idea. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/012/631/281/356/248/original/338d4250a2f2d9fd.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ If the first one is a sea lion, shouldn't the second one be a land seal? https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/986/118/573/369/267/original/b382f78e01001007.png https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/986/120/826/300/498/original/d332c12fd6310e57.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Sometimes I get distracted by a photo like this and just spend the rest of the day looking at pictures of owls. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/984/338/552/748/967/original/bb3c9996ca387818.mp4 npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/934/817/183/280/010/original/92ba95be40971dbc.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Improper use of the adverb "hopefully" is in and of itself disqualifying. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ That same year, Obama spoke in Portland. We happened to be there, along with 75,000 other people. When he came on the platform he had to look around in awe at the beautiful park before he started speaking. It's probably not going to be possible to have outdoor rallies like this anymore until we do something about all the guns. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/853/577/028/379/579/original/bd9a046de835b23c.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ The enthusiasm for Harris is reminiscent of when this guy spoke in front of the Old Courthouse in St Louis, where the Dred Scott case was heard in 1851, and they had slave auctions right up to 1861. More than 100,000 people turned out to see the future president. #ChunderRoad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/853/553/243/022/487/original/6cc87a0df2335e0b.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Count Binface was a loser in UK as well. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/733/920/648/685/314/original/627c764a35d8e8ac.png npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Too bad feral cats are emracing SOCIALISM npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Also our teeth wouldn't require so much damn maintenance. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ Just finished the Personal Memoirs and must say it's a terrific book. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ There are a lot of baked in problems with the US Constitution, but one thing the founders got correct is: no Schwarzeneggers or Musks (particularly the latter) can ever be president. npub1lnnltq4f25ulucrg8dy5e9zmwrfczwh6mkkt7s23z6nqv37y0hxshtzt66 Lot⁴⁹ How much do we love Kid Rock, with his belly hanging out, in the bed of Elon's Folly painted up to look like "General Lee" from "Dukes of Hazard," I guess? #chunderroad https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/474/675/468/123/720/original/fe0e2190309adfa4.mp4