Darla Franchitti
@dariofrandretti.bsky.social
LA/SF/High Desert/Low Desert/Alll the Desserts. Here to run wide open
Joshua Tree is fucked out. Over. Amateur hour at Mas o Menos, flee
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Joshua Tree is fucked out. Over. Amateur hour at Mas o Menos, flee
one of these is full-ass justified
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
one of these is full-ass justified
Shutdown ends, intense weather intensifies
California's atmospheric river intensifies, bringing widespread flood risk. Here's what to expect
California's atmospheric river intensifies, bringing widespread flood risk. Here's what to expect
The atmospheric river storm soaking Southern California is expected to peak Saturday, with officials warning of potential flooding and damaging landslides.
www.latimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Shutdown ends, intense weather intensifies
New stud into butt stuff
Women who eat more ultra-processed foods on a daily basis have a greater risk of developing colorectal polyps before age 50 when compared with women who consume far less of the processed foods, a new stud found.
Study offers clues on rise of colorectal cancer in women under 50
The finding may be “one piece of the puzzle” as to why some people develop early-onset colorectal cancer.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New stud into butt stuff
oops now they've said it out loud
Why did national parks look so normal during this shutdown?
Why did national parks look so normal during this shutdown?
At some national parks such as Joshua Tree and Death Valley, it's been hard to tell the federal government is shut down.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
oops now they've said it out loud
What do you call me if I do not believe atheists exist
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
What do you call me if I do not believe atheists exist
First time outside?
Super quick question for sky experts: Why are there two suns?
Also, in case this is is goodbye, I enjoyed knowing most of you.
Also, in case this is is goodbye, I enjoyed knowing most of you.
August 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
First time outside?
by leaving it
How to feel good in L.A., according to a reformed workaholic
How to feel good in L.A., according to a reformed workaholic
Author and podcaster Jennifer Romolini chats about her new podcast, "Extended Scenes," and her favorites places in L.A. to maintain sanity amid a "crumbling world."
www.latimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
by leaving it
Narrator: It's not the homes
Every city in the U.S. has people who are poor, who are drug-addicted, who have severe mental illness. What those cities don’t have: this many people without homes.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America's homeless crisis
The surprising story, in words and pictures, behind the homeless crisis in Los Angeles — a tale of law enforcement, housing and economic crosswinds.
www.latimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Narrator: It's not the homes
Ease up on the Jawsercize my dude, it's giving chipmunk
In 2019, David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly where he said his “pie in the sky ambition” was to play Superman.
A few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn’s “Superman” which will begin a new era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11.
A few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn’s “Superman” which will begin a new era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11.
Meet David Corenswet, cinema’s new Superman
In 2019, David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly where he said his “pie in the sky ambition” was to play Superman.
bit.ly
July 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ease up on the Jawsercize my dude, it's giving chipmunk
can relate, this place blows
The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet
The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet
Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay this year.
www.latimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
can relate, this place blows
Reposted by Darla Franchitti
The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
Opinion | The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes
The social media network was doomed to fail as progressives tried to re-create old Twitter.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
I'm back on X.
This place is, sorry-not-sorry, laaaaaame.
It's the bland kids' lunch table.
I'd rather be with the jocks and the bullies than the squares and hall monitors.
This place is, sorry-not-sorry, laaaaaame.
It's the bland kids' lunch table.
I'd rather be with the jocks and the bullies than the squares and hall monitors.
The replies on here may not be as racist as Twitter, but they damn sure are hateful.
Talk AI: FU, AI sucks go away
Talk Business: Go away
Talk Healthcare: Crickets.
Engagement went from great convos on many topics, to agree with me or you are a nazi fascist
We are forcing posts to X
Talk AI: FU, AI sucks go away
Talk Business: Go away
Talk Healthcare: Crickets.
Engagement went from great convos on many topics, to agree with me or you are a nazi fascist
We are forcing posts to X
June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm back on X.
This place is, sorry-not-sorry, laaaaaame.
It's the bland kids' lunch table.
I'd rather be with the jocks and the bullies than the squares and hall monitors.
This place is, sorry-not-sorry, laaaaaame.
It's the bland kids' lunch table.
I'd rather be with the jocks and the bullies than the squares and hall monitors.
If everyone is a narcissist, no one is a narcissist
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If everyone is a narcissist, no one is a narcissist
I have this nightmare at least once a month
May 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I have this nightmare at least once a month
WELP GUYZ
New Pornographers drummer charged with child porn possession after allegedly recording boys in Palm Desert bathroom
New Pornographers drummer charged with child porn possession after allegedly recording boys in Palm Desert bathroom
Joseph Seiders, the drummer for the indie rock band the New Pornographers, allegedly videotaped unsuspecting boys in a Palm Desert Chick-fil-A restroom.
www.latimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
WELP GUYZ
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Guys I thought the #drones thing was just hysteria and then someone took me to a place to see them and now the only hysteria I see is my own. What the hell are those things
December 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Guys I thought the #drones thing was just hysteria and then someone took me to a place to see them and now the only hysteria I see is my own. What the hell are those things
Reposted by Darla Franchitti
FINANCIAL PLANNER: Have you
ME: No
ME: No
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM
FINANCIAL PLANNER: Have you
ME: No
ME: No
I wish Kevin Hart would stop trying to make "cash back" happen
December 8, 2024 at 10:56 PM
I wish Kevin Hart would stop trying to make "cash back" happen
Steely Dan is not Yacht Rock yall, not even a little yachty
I’ve only just started this yacht rock doc, but I feel thrown by the idea that Steely Dan is part of it… To me, yacht rock is defined by a) earnestness b) chillness and c) the genre of the low-expectation seduction song (i.e. I’m not talking about moving in and I don’t want to change your life!)
December 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Steely Dan is not Yacht Rock yall, not even a little yachty
Reposted by Darla Franchitti
BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast; tsunami warning issued
A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast and a tsunami warning has been issued. Several aftershocks continue to rattle the area off Eureka.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
omg prayers for SF ... get to high ground friends ....
December 5, 2024 at 7:34 PM
omg prayers for SF ... get to high ground friends ....
I'll be in JT for the next few weeks, scrounging around for friends who are on here (and hiking scrapes), so far scrapes 2 friends nil
December 2, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I'll be in JT for the next few weeks, scrounging around for friends who are on here (and hiking scrapes), so far scrapes 2 friends nil
sup cuz
If this story on "My So-Called Life" at 30 had a soundtrack, it would be Buffalo Tom's "Late at Night."
Flannel attire while reading is optional.
Flannel attire while reading is optional.
'My So-Called Life' at 30: How a short-lived show became a ’90s pop culture touchstone
Thirty years after its short but memorable run on ABC, it is widely regarded as a miraculous one-season wonder that captures the era’s competing strains of irony and earnestness.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM
sup cuz