Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
science & nature zealot, avid reader, dog lover, desert mountains and rainforest aficionado, paddler, Astros fan, songwriter, lead singer of a rock band.
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
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Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
· Mar 3
me as a little boy, in southern Colorado.
life seemed so simple then.
life seemed so simple then.
Reposted by Lance Ellisor
This is slavery.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is slavery.
@jcsalterego.bsky.social why would you delete one of the funniest things I've ever read?
post the shrimp joke again or I'm gonna shoot it in the head.
post the shrimp joke again or I'm gonna shoot it in the head.
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@jcsalterego.bsky.social why would you delete one of the funniest things I've ever read?
post the shrimp joke again or I'm gonna shoot it in the head.
post the shrimp joke again or I'm gonna shoot it in the head.
I know it's cliché, but honestly, having my son home with me for the week of Christmas was the best possible gift I could receive, and I'm over the moon for it.
joy, true joy.
joy, true joy.
December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I know it's cliché, but honestly, having my son home with me for the week of Christmas was the best possible gift I could receive, and I'm over the moon for it.
joy, true joy.
joy, true joy.
exhausted after a weeklong visit by the cousins
December 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
exhausted after a weeklong visit by the cousins
we need to find some way to ensure he knows how many people are looking forward to his demise, and that we will actually celebrate.
December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
we need to find some way to ensure he knows how many people are looking forward to his demise, and that we will actually celebrate.
Heavy metal band Lamb of God is not the same live experience as “Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God." StubHub said anyone who mistakenly bought tickets to the Dec. 20 Christian concert could have a full refund.
StubHub apologizes for mix-up involving heavy metal band Lamb of God, Christian concert
StubHub’s website apparently confused a Christian concert called “Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God” with the heavy metal band Lamb of God.
www.kxan.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
disappointed that the technology mag @wired.com wasn’t able to secure my personal data
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
disappointed that the technology mag @wired.com wasn’t able to secure my personal data
86°F officially in Austin yesterday. obviously a new record for the date. and 3rd hottest December day ever.
the AC is fighting hard against the oven
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
Austin kids, Christmas 2025: it’s so hot. I like it better when it’s cold on Christmas.
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
86°F officially in Austin yesterday. obviously a new record for the date. and 3rd hottest December day ever.
you can already envision him at the first few events in the ballroom walking around to everyone and talking about the damn armrests that are hurting their elbows
December 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
you can already envision him at the first few events in the ballroom walking around to everyone and talking about the damn armrests that are hurting their elbows
why isn’t all aluminum foil nonstick?
no one wants stick.
no one wants stick.
December 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
why isn’t all aluminum foil nonstick?
no one wants stick.
no one wants stick.
my college student son brought his two dogs home for the holidays, and Hambone decided to teach them a Christmas carol
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
my college student son brought his two dogs home for the holidays, and Hambone decided to teach them a Christmas carol
my 80yo mom is deep into the ‘giving the kids and grandkids stuff from her attic’ phase, for a few years now.
this is what I got last night. the warning sticker on the bottom kills me.
this is what I got last night. the warning sticker on the bottom kills me.
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
my 80yo mom is deep into the ‘giving the kids and grandkids stuff from her attic’ phase, for a few years now.
this is what I got last night. the warning sticker on the bottom kills me.
this is what I got last night. the warning sticker on the bottom kills me.
you, boy! what day is it?
why, it’s Day 340 of this regime. we still have 1,140 to go!!
why, it’s Day 340 of this regime. we still have 1,140 to go!!
‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here www.wired.com/story/expire...
‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here
Militias and far-right extremists believed they would be central to Trump’s mass deportation plans. Instead he militarized law enforcement agencies.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
you, boy! what day is it?
why, it’s Day 340 of this regime. we still have 1,140 to go!!
why, it’s Day 340 of this regime. we still have 1,140 to go!!
Reposted by Lance Ellisor
Sharing my favorite meme, as a treat
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sharing my favorite meme, as a treat
日本の友人の皆さん、ようこそ！
この状況が終わったら、私たちが皆さんの復興を手伝ったように、復興には皆さんの協力が必要になります。
この状況が終わったら、私たちが皆さんの復興を手伝ったように、復興には皆さんの協力が必要になります。
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
日本の友人の皆さん、ようこそ！
この状況が終わったら、私たちが皆さんの復興を手伝ったように、復興には皆さんの協力が必要になります。
この状況が終わったら、私たちが皆さんの復興を手伝ったように、復興には皆さんの協力が必要になります。
family and I watching a Christmas movie
December 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
family and I watching a Christmas movie
I triple dog dare you
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I triple dog dare you
the AC is fighting hard against the oven
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
Austin kids, Christmas 2025: it’s so hot. I like it better when it’s cold on Christmas.
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
78° and climbing as clouds break here in ATX
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
the AC is fighting hard against the oven
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
at 530pm
on Christmas Eve
wanna try some music you’ve probably never heard of? give this album a listen, front to back, in order, like they did in the old days.
it’s a masterpiece IMO.
music.apple.com/us/album/we-...
open.spotify.com/album/7hRNtJ...
it’s a masterpiece IMO.
music.apple.com/us/album/we-...
open.spotify.com/album/7hRNtJ...
We Are All Where We Belong by Quiet Company on Apple Music
Album · 2011 · 15 Songs
music.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
wanna try some music you’ve probably never heard of? give this album a listen, front to back, in order, like they did in the old days.
it’s a masterpiece IMO.
music.apple.com/us/album/we-...
open.spotify.com/album/7hRNtJ...
it’s a masterpiece IMO.
music.apple.com/us/album/we-...
open.spotify.com/album/7hRNtJ...
Austin kids, Christmas 2025: it’s so hot. I like it better when it’s cold on Christmas.
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
78° and climbing as clouds break here in ATX
when my son or stepdaughter complain about the heat this Christmas week, I find myself apologizing to them.
and it's not the same "I'm sorry" one says when someone says they're feeling sick or something (which means "I'm sorry to hear that."). it's a real apology.
I am so very sorry.
and it's not the same "I'm sorry" one says when someone says they're feeling sick or something (which means "I'm sorry to hear that."). it's a real apology.
I am so very sorry.
December 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Austin kids, Christmas 2025: it’s so hot. I like it better when it’s cold on Christmas.
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
Austin kids, Christmas 2035: remember when it was cold that one Christmas? that was great.
Austin kids, Christmas 2045: did you know that in the old days, it used to get cold this time of year? weird huh?
78° and climbing as clouds break here in ATX
when my son or stepdaughter complain about the heat this Christmas week, I find myself apologizing to them.
and it's not the same "I'm sorry" one says when someone says they're feeling sick or something (which means "I'm sorry to hear that."). it's a real apology.
I am so very sorry.
and it's not the same "I'm sorry" one says when someone says they're feeling sick or something (which means "I'm sorry to hear that."). it's a real apology.
I am so very sorry.
totally normal. it’s just random natural cycles! that’s Texas! just wait a minute! lol … crying laughing emoji!!
cc @averytomascowx.bsky.social
cc @averytomascowx.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
78° and climbing as clouds break here in ATX
choosing to tell people that fucj is the Croatian spelling
it is a fucjing madhouse at Central Market Westgate today. lines snaking into the bakery section must be upwards of an hour long. I saw two people almost get run over in the parking lot and I’m pretty sure I saved one with urgent honking.
calm down, people.
calm down, people.
December 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
choosing to tell people that fucj is the Croatian spelling
it is a fucjing madhouse at Central Market Westgate today. lines snaking into the bakery section must be upwards of an hour long. I saw two people almost get run over in the parking lot and I’m pretty sure I saved one with urgent honking.
calm down, people.
calm down, people.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
it is a fucjing madhouse at Central Market Westgate today. lines snaking into the bakery section must be upwards of an hour long. I saw two people almost get run over in the parking lot and I’m pretty sure I saved one with urgent honking.
calm down, people.
calm down, people.
destroying the earth to motivate us to move to Mars
The plan follows authorization of new border wall segments in the refuge. bit.ly/4qJivsv
December 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
destroying the earth to motivate us to move to Mars
Reposted by Lance Ellisor
People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...