Joe Weinmunson
@litlfrog.bsky.social
Music obsessive, amateur game writer, bon vivant. Despite above description, not an asshole.
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This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
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October 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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when Sidney Poitier died in 2022, I wrote about how "Sneakers" is one of my favorite movies of all time-and holds up terrifically well for a 30+ year-old techno-thriller.
with Robert Redford's passing, I am again imploring you to watch this perfect movie:
www.actioncookbook.com/you-guysll-b...
with Robert Redford's passing, I am again imploring you to watch this perfect movie:
www.actioncookbook.com/you-guysll-b...
"You guys'll be chalk outlines without me."
Sidney Poitier, and my favorite movie of all time.
www.actioncookbook.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
when Sidney Poitier died in 2022, I wrote about how "Sneakers" is one of my favorite movies of all time-and holds up terrifically well for a 30+ year-old techno-thriller.
with Robert Redford's passing, I am again imploring you to watch this perfect movie:
www.actioncookbook.com/you-guysll-b...
with Robert Redford's passing, I am again imploring you to watch this perfect movie:
www.actioncookbook.com/you-guysll-b...
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I'd be surprised, but not surprised surprised
![everyone at the doctor's office gathered around for my x-rays because no one has any idea why part of my fibula is just straight up gone
[x-ray of leg and part of her fibula is gone]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreig7dzgtmrfchwvh5xnv4mjwpbuofwnpjegd32wzfy7brwondqttji@jpeg)
June 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'd be surprised, but not surprised surprised
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April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I think I take a lot of the RFK stuff pretty personally because as a Dipshit-American I have a lot of quasi-magical beliefs about how my body works and it really pisses me off to see someone turn this joyful practice to evil
April 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I think I take a lot of the RFK stuff pretty personally because as a Dipshit-American I have a lot of quasi-magical beliefs about how my body works and it really pisses me off to see someone turn this joyful practice to evil
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Cannot tell you how often I think about this scene
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Cannot tell you how often I think about this scene
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It’s a heist movie but just with a bunch of humanities scholars trying to get their grant money back.
April 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It’s a heist movie but just with a bunch of humanities scholars trying to get their grant money back.
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Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.
Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season
Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.
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There’s always that one person in the group chat who communicates 50% in emoji. We made that person the National Security Adviser.
March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There’s always that one person in the group chat who communicates 50% in emoji. We made that person the National Security Adviser.
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two months til hurricane season
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said she's going to eliminate FEMA at a Trump cabinet meeting today. Here's what states say is at stake for them in disasters. www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared
President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.
www.npr.org
March 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
two months til hurricane season
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#Narvi, my Discord #ttrpg bot primarily made for #TheOneRing, handles dice for a few other games, and I have just added the upcoming #TerraformingMars from @shadowlands.bsky.social (back now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...). Add Narvi to your Discord (for free) here: bitbucket.org/HawthornThis...
March 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#Narvi, my Discord #ttrpg bot primarily made for #TheOneRing, handles dice for a few other games, and I have just added the upcoming #TerraformingMars from @shadowlands.bsky.social (back now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...). Add Narvi to your Discord (for free) here: bitbucket.org/HawthornThis...
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Scroll through the article. If you aren’t moved by the graphic, then they have won already. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Scroll through the article. If you aren’t moved by the graphic, then they have won already. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I dreamed I saw dear Jorts last night
As clean as you and me.
Says I, but Jorts you were in the trash
No mishap, says he.
No mishap, says Jean.
As clean as you and me.
Says I, but Jorts you were in the trash
No mishap, says he.
No mishap, says Jean.
March 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I dreamed I saw dear Jorts last night
As clean as you and me.
Says I, but Jorts you were in the trash
No mishap, says he.
No mishap, says Jean.
As clean as you and me.
Says I, but Jorts you were in the trash
No mishap, says he.
No mishap, says Jean.
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The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
in my nightmares I never would have imagined the United States would abruptly abandon the entire world
March 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
in my nightmares I never would have imagined the United States would abruptly abandon the entire world
The scope of destruction from this administration is hard to comprehend. I'm finding it useful to focus on the impact on our little state and the public servants I know whose work is in danger.
The latest wave of federal funding cuts by the Trump administration has forced one of the few organizations that provides legal services to immigrants in Vermont to furlough half its paid staff.
Legal services for immigrant Vermonters weakened after Trump funding cuts
The Vermont Asylum Assistance Project furloughed two legal fellows and closed intake for new cases after an order by the Trump administration cut off a key source of federal funding for the nonprofit.
www.vermontpublic.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The scope of destruction from this administration is hard to comprehend. I'm finding it useful to focus on the impact on our little state and the public servants I know whose work is in danger.
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extremely funny that the nazgûl ride ‘in disguise as riders in black’ and then this is the disguise
February 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
extremely funny that the nazgûl ride ‘in disguise as riders in black’ and then this is the disguise
A disgrace. A joke. A useless old man with no qualifications aside from "old white guy who knows other old white guys."
The president of my Alma Mater (Northwestern State University of Louisiana) showing his whole racist ass… (full text in the alt text)
![A Facebook post by Crystal Ellis Luter posted in Feb 17, 2025, reading:
This morning, at an event meant to celebrate Black history and Black achievement, I found myself seated next to Jimmy Genovese, President of Northwestern State University [of Louisiana]. I listened as he audaciously questioned a Black elected official about how he managed to get a front-row seat, then told him he ought to be ashamed for taking it with white people being present.
This wasn't a slip of the tongue. It wasn't ignorance.
It wasn't funny. It was racism. And, it's how Jimmy really felt.
Jimmy sat in a room filled with Black excellence and chose to dismiss their accomplishments. Jimmy could've and should've stayed home.
Although I am certain the significance of today's event was lost on Jimmy, I was grateful for the reminder that no amount of dismissal, no racist remark, and no attempted erasure can overshadow the power of Black excellence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zul2sf46jmbzycupokrgwnub/bafkreig5sywmd6ijf7xuhedux5d4didzvy5egf4uah6kfzu5izkfzxvxnq@jpeg)
February 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A disgrace. A joke. A useless old man with no qualifications aside from "old white guy who knows other old white guys."
I wanna be the power-mad robber baron who controls the country's supply of frogs with an iron fist
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I wanna be the power-mad robber baron who controls the country's supply of frogs with an iron fist
I hadn't even heard of the grant for Vermont to help build THINKMD , sounds like great work. I hope it's able to continue.
Check out what this destruction of USAID is doing in your state:
www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...
www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...
USAID State by State — USAIDStopWork
www.usaidstopwork.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I hadn't even heard of the grant for Vermont to help build THINKMD , sounds like great work. I hope it's able to continue.
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Made me tear up, but I’ve seen this work firsthand. Don’t let them take away our gains. vimeo.com/1052680025?t...
Save USAID: The Greatest Agency You Never Knew
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by President Kennedy in 1961 in a spirit of optimism and global collaboration and as a…
vimeo.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Made me tear up, but I’ve seen this work firsthand. Don’t let them take away our gains. vimeo.com/1052680025?t...
Rene knows what she's talking about, folks. We need to make a stink about this, especially if you're in a red state.
Proud USAID employee here. Locked out of work systems this weekend. Programs halted and colleagues left stranded all over the world. This is unconstitutional. Speak out now! Call your representatives!
February 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Rene knows what she's talking about, folks. We need to make a stink about this, especially if you're in a red state.
Older weirdos, we are rapidly losing recipes! A troupe near me in Lebanon, NH put on an great showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show last weekend. Top notch props and shadowcast, but I was one of MAYBE half a dozen people in a full theatre who knew any calls beside "asshole!" and "slut!".
January 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Older weirdos, we are rapidly losing recipes! A troupe near me in Lebanon, NH put on an great showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show last weekend. Top notch props and shadowcast, but I was one of MAYBE half a dozen people in a full theatre who knew any calls beside "asshole!" and "slut!".
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reading books that keep getting upset about modernity breaking up communities. but 'community' being presented as an unalloyed good is always a red flag to me. many communities are bad! community can mean family, love, friendship but it can also mean insularity, clannishness, spite, shaming.
January 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
reading books that keep getting upset about modernity breaking up communities. but 'community' being presented as an unalloyed good is always a red flag to me. many communities are bad! community can mean family, love, friendship but it can also mean insularity, clannishness, spite, shaming.