@cinepost.bsky.social
Four careers—precision machinist, freelance film cameraman, classical record buyer for an independent record store, postproduction engineering/supervision at an undergraduate film program. Now retired. Witness to too much over the last 60 years. Taoist.
Pinned
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I think our biggest mistake was in desiring to spare our offspring the misery of our youth. Well-intentioned as it was, it has been a horrible mistake. My paternal ancestors were Volgadeutsche. My mother grew up in Nazi Germany.
I think our biggest mistake was in desiring to spare our offspring the misery of our youth. Well-intentioned as it was, it has been a horrible mistake. My paternal ancestors were Volgadeutsche. My mother grew up in Nazi Germany.
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Twin Citizens: If you frequent a small, independently owned restaurant that would benefit from a grant for lost business during the siege, let them know about the Salt Cure Fund. It’s a small ($2500-10000) grant, and the deadline to apply is 2/23.
I made a flyer you can share out, DM me for the PDFs
I made a flyer you can share out, DM me for the PDFs
February 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Twin Citizens: If you frequent a small, independently owned restaurant that would benefit from a grant for lost business during the siege, let them know about the Salt Cure Fund. It’s a small ($2500-10000) grant, and the deadline to apply is 2/23.
I made a flyer you can share out, DM me for the PDFs
I made a flyer you can share out, DM me for the PDFs
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can someone ask any republican who supports the SAVE act why they want to change all the voting rules based on on "fraud" if they obtained their positions of power with all the current regulations in place 🤨
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
can someone ask any republican who supports the SAVE act why they want to change all the voting rules based on on "fraud" if they obtained their positions of power with all the current regulations in place 🤨
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Haven Watch is the group that meets people who are being released from Whipple (usually because they were illegally detained), often without coats or phones or any way to get home.
Haven Watch released an Amazon wish list that will help them continue their work. If you have the ability, please consider gifting one or more of these items:
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Haven Watch is the group that meets people who are being released from Whipple (usually because they were illegally detained), often without coats or phones or any way to get home.
When I was a kid, Boo Radley was my introduction to how complex notions of kindness could be… the imagined monster, strong and powerful driven by caring and capable of great tenderness.
February 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
When I was a kid, Boo Radley was my introduction to how complex notions of kindness could be… the imagined monster, strong and powerful driven by caring and capable of great tenderness.
"Truthiness" was credited to satirist and TV talk-show host Stephen Colbert, who defined it as "truth that comes from the gut, not books." I wonder what word he might coin for AI’s “accuracy.”
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.
arstechnica.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"Truthiness" was credited to satirist and TV talk-show host Stephen Colbert, who defined it as "truth that comes from the gut, not books." I wonder what word he might coin for AI’s “accuracy.”
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
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I know Saint Paul is one of the greatest places on earth because everytime we do patrol at our neighborhood mosque we are fed and brought tea and we all hug each other and it’s too wholesome to bear. This is how we win
February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I know Saint Paul is one of the greatest places on earth because everytime we do patrol at our neighborhood mosque we are fed and brought tea and we all hug each other and it’s too wholesome to bear. This is how we win
It has been a very dark week for me, but this blaze of light chased the darkness away…
😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It has been a very dark week for me, but this blaze of light chased the darkness away…
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My question about Artificial Intelligence has to do with the difference between intelligence and wisdom. So I asked AI. It said “Intelligence is a comprehensive mental capability involving reasoning, problem-solving, abstract thinking, planning, and learning from experience.”
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My question about Artificial Intelligence has to do with the difference between intelligence and wisdom. So I asked AI. It said “Intelligence is a comprehensive mental capability involving reasoning, problem-solving, abstract thinking, planning, and learning from experience.”
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February 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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My question about Artificial Intelligence has to do with the difference between intelligence and wisdom. So I asked AI. It said “Intelligence is a comprehensive mental capability involving reasoning, problem-solving, abstract thinking, planning, and learning from experience.”
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My question about Artificial Intelligence has to do with the difference between intelligence and wisdom. So I asked AI. It said “Intelligence is a comprehensive mental capability involving reasoning, problem-solving, abstract thinking, planning, and learning from experience.”
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If you want to feel like you've been on an acid trip, look up how deep the Nazis got into psuedoscience, alternative archeology, divination and witchcraft in order to justify their claims of being descended from a 'master race'. They performed spells to try and win the war. While losing the war (1)
February 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
If you want to feel like you've been on an acid trip, look up how deep the Nazis got into psuedoscience, alternative archeology, divination and witchcraft in order to justify their claims of being descended from a 'master race'. They performed spells to try and win the war. While losing the war (1)
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Senate Democrats can and should filibuster this and everything else by reading every single document in the Epstein files...twice!!
The CRA (founded by Russ Vought) supports forcing a talking filibuster: “If the Republican majority can outlast the Democrat minority speeches (which could take weeks)… then a final vote on the SAVE Act would take place at a simple majority threshold of 51 votes…”
What do they mean by outlast?? 1/
What do they mean by outlast?? 1/
February 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Senate Democrats can and should filibuster this and everything else by reading every single document in the Epstein files...twice!!
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Random Acts Of Kindness Week is Feb 14 -20, with Feb 17th the big day in the week. Honesty and truth both rely on each other to exist and are personal values that facilitate kindness. Those that practice the opposite of kindness have unresolved issues. Fight with compassion & share love and kindness
February 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Random Acts Of Kindness Week is Feb 14 -20, with Feb 17th the big day in the week. Honesty and truth both rely on each other to exist and are personal values that facilitate kindness. Those that practice the opposite of kindness have unresolved issues. Fight with compassion & share love and kindness
I wonder if a “No Concentration Camps” protest would have a bigger turnout than “No Kings.”
These are concentration camps and its our duty as citizens to ensure these things don't get built.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
February 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I wonder if a “No Concentration Camps” protest would have a bigger turnout than “No Kings.”
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
One of the most formative experiences of my teens. Listening to radio reports as a friend’s father came home from work, we asked if he had heard. He yelled, “They should have killed them all!” After all I’d seen of the civil rights movement and then that, I felt true darkness for the first time.
Lewis was known for his advocacy in preserving the memory of the shootings, which sparked a national outcry.
Kent State professor who spent life bearing witness to tragedy of May 4, 1970, shootings has died
Jerry Lewis, a professor at Kent State during the May 4, 1970, shootings, has died at the age of 88. Lewis was known for his advocacy in preserving the memory of the shootings.
www.news5cleveland.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
One of the most formative experiences of my teens. Listening to radio reports as a friend’s father came home from work, we asked if he had heard. He yelled, “They should have killed them all!” After all I’d seen of the civil rights movement and then that, I felt true darkness for the first time.
What could possibly go wrong? What are they shooting for? Are they invested in a camouflage makeup startup?
Hell to the no no no.
No Meta facial recognition.
No Zuck
No Meta facial recognition.
No Zuck
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
What could possibly go wrong? What are they shooting for? Are they invested in a camouflage makeup startup?
This is what the DOJ has become. It will take a generation to restore the institutions that this administration has destroyed.
It’s probably just as well Bondi’s DOJ isn’t talking to victims. They’d be so hostile to them that it would re-traumatize them.
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is what the DOJ has become. It will take a generation to restore the institutions that this administration has destroyed.
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Haven Watch is LITERALLY saving lives. Another wrongfully, arrested citizen released in the cold dark of night‼️
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Haven Watch is LITERALLY saving lives. Another wrongfully, arrested citizen released in the cold dark of night‼️
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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Pam Bondi is the product of a diseased system.
A system that is so corrupt and beholden to the wealthy class, it cannot hold them accountable no matter what they do, even if it’s raping little girls on private islands.
This is why the oligarchs got behind Trump. To reside safely above the law.
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A system that is so corrupt and beholden to the wealthy class, it cannot hold them accountable no matter what they do, even if it’s raping little girls on private islands.
This is why the oligarchs got behind Trump. To reside safely above the law.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Pam Bondi is the product of a diseased system.
A system that is so corrupt and beholden to the wealthy class, it cannot hold them accountable no matter what they do, even if it’s raping little girls on private islands.
This is why the oligarchs got behind Trump. To reside safely above the law.
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A system that is so corrupt and beholden to the wealthy class, it cannot hold them accountable no matter what they do, even if it’s raping little girls on private islands.
This is why the oligarchs got behind Trump. To reside safely above the law.
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🚨ICE CRASHES into Minneapolis couples car as they are parked—then DEMANDS they show their papers. "What did you hit us for? We're citizens!"
ICE agents refused to provide their names or badge numbers—and their license plate could not be found in police database. FULL VIDEO ⬇️
ICE agents refused to provide their names or badge numbers—and their license plate could not be found in police database. FULL VIDEO ⬇️
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🚨ICE CRASHES into Minneapolis couples car as they are parked—then DEMANDS they show their papers. "What did you hit us for? We're citizens!"
ICE agents refused to provide their names or badge numbers—and their license plate could not be found in police database. FULL VIDEO ⬇️
ICE agents refused to provide their names or badge numbers—and their license plate could not be found in police database. FULL VIDEO ⬇️
My brother in law passed yesterday. Take a listen to a song that was on Stan’s mind right before his diagnosis. He wrote and recorded it a few years ago while contemplating a friend’s health journey: soundcloud.com/stanearl/sin...
Single Light
By Stan Hickerson
soundcloud.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
My brother in law passed yesterday. Take a listen to a song that was on Stan’s mind right before his diagnosis. He wrote and recorded it a few years ago while contemplating a friend’s health journey: soundcloud.com/stanearl/sin...
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I’ve always loved puddles.
This one — stretched across a winter lane, holding trees and sky — stopped us in our tracks, together.
They borrow the sky, gather light. A shallow hollow becomes a world.
On slow walks close to home, I’m reminded that attention changes scale — and wonder begins.
This one — stretched across a winter lane, holding trees and sky — stopped us in our tracks, together.
They borrow the sky, gather light. A shallow hollow becomes a world.
On slow walks close to home, I’m reminded that attention changes scale — and wonder begins.
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I’ve always loved puddles.
This one — stretched across a winter lane, holding trees and sky — stopped us in our tracks, together.
They borrow the sky, gather light. A shallow hollow becomes a world.
On slow walks close to home, I’m reminded that attention changes scale — and wonder begins.
This one — stretched across a winter lane, holding trees and sky — stopped us in our tracks, together.
They borrow the sky, gather light. A shallow hollow becomes a world.
On slow walks close to home, I’m reminded that attention changes scale — and wonder begins.
“Surprise, surprise, surprise!”
Potential election fraud committed by or on behalf of Republicans in Utah. ⬇️
🚨BREAKING: A Trump-backed, GOP effort to repeal a Utah law that could give Democrats one extra U.S. House seat appears to be unraveling after county officials flagged thousands of potentially invalid and fraudulent petition signatures. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Surprise, surprise, surprise!”
A reminder that we can still do wonderful things in troubling times.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A reminder that we can still do wonderful things in troubling times.