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Be funny if 1) they can't secure a conviction of Nicolás Maduro, or 2) He just keeps running the government from prison, the way Boston's Mayor James Curley kept running Boston, or 3) He escapes from custody thanks to a bold Venezuelan rescue mission.
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Be funny if 1) they can't secure a conviction of Nicolás Maduro, or 2) He just keeps running the government from prison, the way Boston's Mayor James Curley kept running Boston, or 3) He escapes from custody thanks to a bold Venezuelan rescue mission.
Three ways the abduction of Nicolás Maduro could go wrong. 1) The Administration could fail to get a conviction. 2) Venezuela could mount an equally daring military rescue mission and bring him back to Venezuela. 3) Maduro could continue to be the President of Venezuela while in US custody.
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Three ways the abduction of Nicolás Maduro could go wrong. 1) The Administration could fail to get a conviction. 2) Venezuela could mount an equally daring military rescue mission and bring him back to Venezuela. 3) Maduro could continue to be the President of Venezuela while in US custody.
ABC news said the US had "ousted" Maduro. But DID we? We physically removed him, but if Delcy Rodriguez says Maduro is still President, was he ousted? James Curley continued to be the legal Mayor of Boston, continuing to draw his salary, while he was in Federal prison.
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
ABC news said the US had "ousted" Maduro. But DID we? We physically removed him, but if Delcy Rodriguez says Maduro is still President, was he ousted? James Curley continued to be the legal Mayor of Boston, continuing to draw his salary, while he was in Federal prison.
Monroe Doctrine: the US will protect the independence of South American countries from European attempts at re-colonization.
Trump Doctrine: The US will re-colonize South America.
Trump Doctrine: The US will re-colonize South America.
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Monroe Doctrine: the US will protect the independence of South American countries from European attempts at re-colonization.
Trump Doctrine: The US will re-colonize South America.
Trump Doctrine: The US will re-colonize South America.
The US "run" Venezuela? If you think Venezuela won't fight for its independence, Simón Bolívar would like a word with you.
January 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The US "run" Venezuela? If you think Venezuela won't fight for its independence, Simón Bolívar would like a word with you.
As best I can remember, I did not realize that Sherlock Holmes was a fictional person until about age twelve, when a relative gave me a paperback copy of "The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes" as a gift. How about you? When did you realize he was not real?
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As best I can remember, I did not realize that Sherlock Holmes was a fictional person until about age twelve, when a relative gave me a paperback copy of "The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes" as a gift. How about you? When did you realize he was not real?
“I looked at [a Navy ship]. ‘That’s a terrible-looking ship, let’s make it beautiful,' The U.S. Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me, because I’m a very aesthetic person,” Trump said. Keep the nuclear subs submerged, don't let him set eyes on them!
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“I looked at [a Navy ship]. ‘That’s a terrible-looking ship, let’s make it beautiful,' The U.S. Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me, because I’m a very aesthetic person,” Trump said. Keep the nuclear subs submerged, don't let him set eyes on them!
AI is NEVER available for things I WANT done, like automatically skipping YouTube ads.
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
AI is NEVER available for things I WANT done, like automatically skipping YouTube ads.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act says "All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress." Where are these written justifications? For example, this morning the New York Times reported that "More than a dozen photos
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act says "All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress." Where are these written justifications? For example, this morning the New York Times reported that "More than a dozen photos
Thank you, archive.org! I was looking for a specific quotation somewhere in "No Hands: The Rise and Fall of the Schwinn Bicycle Company." Google Books only has a "sample" and no way to search the whole book. Archive.org had it, and I was able to borrow it--like a real library, only one person can
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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December 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thank you, archive.org! I was looking for a specific quotation somewhere in "No Hands: The Rise and Fall of the Schwinn Bicycle Company." Google Books only has a "sample" and no way to search the whole book. Archive.org had it, and I was able to borrow it--like a real library, only one person can
"If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars." Note to self: yep, I was wrong, Trump's big address was not about war with Venezuela.
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars." Note to self: yep, I was wrong, Trump's big address was not about war with Venezuela.
Image created by chemical leakage within a damaged thermopane window, Milton Hospital, Milton, Massachusetts. Believed by many to be an image of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, it eventually attracted a total of 25,000 viewers. This image was taken on 7/6/2007.
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Image created by chemical leakage within a damaged thermopane window, Milton Hospital, Milton, Massachusetts. Believed by many to be an image of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, it eventually attracted a total of 25,000 viewers. This image was taken on 7/6/2007.
Flocking sparrows, 2021
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Flocking sparrows, 2021
Landscape Arch, Arches National Park, 2011
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Landscape Arch, Arches National Park, 2011
Poet's Walk Trail, 2018. The Scenic Hudson parks have some very cool park benches.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Poet's Walk Trail, 2018. The Scenic Hudson parks have some very cool park benches.
People are coming up with such convoluted explanations on what the Trump-Mamdani meeting means. It's simple: Trump is nuts.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
People are coming up with such convoluted explanations on what the Trump-Mamdani meeting means. It's simple: Trump is nuts.
"Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man..." That does it. We ARE in a computer simulation. No way is this a real world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man..." That does it. We ARE in a computer simulation. No way is this a real world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Badlands National Park, 2016. Long camping road trip, Boston to Yellowstone and back, but really Badlands was the highlight of the trip.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Badlands National Park, 2016. Long camping road trip, Boston to Yellowstone and back, but really Badlands was the highlight of the trip.
Gooseberry Badlands, near Worland, WY.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Gooseberry Badlands, near Worland, WY.
The only "emergency" is Trump's collection of tariffs which might need to be refunded. But the tariffs were collected from American businesses and, if refunded will be refunded to American business. The money would stay within the US and refunding it would not be an economic catastrophe.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The only "emergency" is Trump's collection of tariffs which might need to be refunded. But the tariffs were collected from American businesses and, if refunded will be refunded to American business. The money would stay within the US and refunding it would not be an economic catastrophe.
ISN'T THAT A LOW-FLUSH TOILET? Did Trump install a low-flush toilet in the renovated bathroom of the Lincoln Bedroom? Isn't we worried that his honored guests will "need to flush ten times?"
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ISN'T THAT A LOW-FLUSH TOILET? Did Trump install a low-flush toilet in the renovated bathroom of the Lincoln Bedroom? Isn't we worried that his honored guests will "need to flush ten times?"
Save me from badly integrated IT systems. My 2025 Toyota Camry has a dashboard clock. Although the car is connected to the Internet, to satellites, and to my smartphone, it is unable to automatically adjust the clock for the time change. The time cannot be set by any of twenty-odd settings groups
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Save me from badly integrated IT systems. My 2025 Toyota Camry has a dashboard clock. Although the car is connected to the Internet, to satellites, and to my smartphone, it is unable to automatically adjust the clock for the time change. The time cannot be set by any of twenty-odd settings groups
Donald Trump wants the US to resume bomb tests. But he's my age, he remembers ATMOSPHERIC testing. Bomb tests were tourist attractions. Announcers said "Welcome to the valley where we grow the giant mushrooms!" He loves spectacle. I bet he will demand ATMOSPHERIC testing when he figures that out.
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Donald Trump wants the US to resume bomb tests. But he's my age, he remembers ATMOSPHERIC testing. Bomb tests were tourist attractions. Announcers said "Welcome to the valley where we grow the giant mushrooms!" He loves spectacle. I bet he will demand ATMOSPHERIC testing when he figures that out.
The last poem in Carl Sandburg's "The People, Yes," slightly abridged for Bluesky's three-minute limit. "The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on. They will be tricked and again sold, and go back to the nourishing earth for rootholds.
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The last poem in Carl Sandburg's "The People, Yes," slightly abridged for Bluesky's three-minute limit. "The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on. They will be tricked and again sold, and go back to the nourishing earth for rootholds.
It was a big deal in 1962 when all three networks aired "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy." Donald Trump would have been 15. I think the ballroom is about Camelot envy. If it is completed, I fully expect Donald Trump to conduct a TV "Tour of the White House with Donald Trump."
October 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It was a big deal in 1962 when all three networks aired "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy." Donald Trump would have been 15. I think the ballroom is about Camelot envy. If it is completed, I fully expect Donald Trump to conduct a TV "Tour of the White House with Donald Trump."