Richard Zencker
@zencker.bsky.social
Musician, data engineer, AI consultant, curmudgeon, miscreant. With rue my heart is laden.
TIL that scandalous Serge Gainsbourg record I had as a kid was originally recorded with Brigitte Bardot, not Jane Birkin.
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
TIL that scandalous Serge Gainsbourg record I had as a kid was originally recorded with Brigitte Bardot, not Jane Birkin.
I’ve been thinking this for some time. Glad to see I’m not alone.
I don't believe Donald Trump was involved in Epstein's sex trafficking ring... I believe Epstein was involved in Donald Trumps sex trafficking ring. Trump plays second fiddle to no one. Epstein didn't buy the Miss Teen USA pageant, Trump did. Do you actually think it was for the investment?
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’ve been thinking this for some time. Glad to see I’m not alone.
“Look who’s in the freezer… Uncle Ebenezer!”
Tweezer
YouTube video by Phish - Topic
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December 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“Look who’s in the freezer… Uncle Ebenezer!”
Merry Christmas
Noel - Yvonne Loriod
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December 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Merry Christmas
“would you like me to leave the Presidency” YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“would you like me to leave the Presidency” YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES
In the early 80s I lived in a town that had no CBS affiliate and bemoaned the fact that I couldn’t watch 60 Minutes. Now I make a conscious decision not to watch that network at all.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In the early 80s I lived in a town that had no CBS affiliate and bemoaned the fact that I couldn’t watch 60 Minutes. Now I make a conscious decision not to watch that network at all.
I watched “Angels in America” again, and I still say that substituting Roy’s last phone call for Ethel’s lullaby would improve the plot and pacing.
December 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I watched “Angels in America” again, and I still say that substituting Roy’s last phone call for Ethel’s lullaby would improve the plot and pacing.
When my grandfather left the town where he grew up, over 100 years ago, it was probably 20% Jewish. Today there are maybe 100 left. There’s one kosher deli and a graveyard over 400 years old.
Some say it will take decades to recover from this administration’s actions, but it might be centuries.
Some say it will take decades to recover from this administration’s actions, but it might be centuries.
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
When my grandfather left the town where he grew up, over 100 years ago, it was probably 20% Jewish. Today there are maybe 100 left. There’s one kosher deli and a graveyard over 400 years old.
Some say it will take decades to recover from this administration’s actions, but it might be centuries.
Some say it will take decades to recover from this administration’s actions, but it might be centuries.
I’m registered as an independent, and find this threatening.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I’m registered as an independent, and find this threatening.
"Nobody can believe it" because it is an obvious lie.
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"Nobody can believe it" because it is an obvious lie.
“The Night of the Hunter” is a Christmas movie.
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“The Night of the Hunter” is a Christmas movie.
I think this movie featured Rob Reiner’s acting debut.
I was watching "Where's Poppa?" (Carl Reiner, 1970) and immediately recognized the radio program at the beginning as "Rambling with Gambling" because I used to listen to it to see if school was closed.
December 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I think this movie featured Rob Reiner’s acting debut.
In ten years we will be begging immigrants and tourists to come to the USA. I don’t think they will, though.
December 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In ten years we will be begging immigrants and tourists to come to the USA. I don’t think they will, though.
Having never been a Christian, I must say I have no idea what Erika Kirk means by “forgiveness,” nor what makes it a good thing. I’m not watching CBS to find out.
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Having never been a Christian, I must say I have no idea what Erika Kirk means by “forgiveness,” nor what makes it a good thing. I’m not watching CBS to find out.
FUN FACT: the actor who portrayed "Lucky" on Broadway was named "Epstein"
Remove the commas and you get Lucky's monologue from Godot.
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
FUN FACT: the actor who portrayed "Lucky" on Broadway was named "Epstein"
WalletHub says this place is #3 on its list of “most caring cities.” I have moved several of these signs (in violation of a city ordinance) because they are blocking sidewalks.
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
WalletHub says this place is #3 on its list of “most caring cities.” I have moved several of these signs (in violation of a city ordinance) because they are blocking sidewalks.
The new US visa requirements include not only “social media” history, but also applicants’ email addresses from the past 10 years, their telephone numbers used in the past five years, and names and details of family members.
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The new US visa requirements include not only “social media” history, but also applicants’ email addresses from the past 10 years, their telephone numbers used in the past five years, and names and details of family members.
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SCOTUS found Biden didn’t have authority as President to cut student loans without Congress.
Yet they find Trump has the authority to cut whole government and eliminate entire agencies unilaterally.
This is the most compromised, partisan and unethical Supreme Court in history.
Yet they find Trump has the authority to cut whole government and eliminate entire agencies unilaterally.
This is the most compromised, partisan and unethical Supreme Court in history.
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
SCOTUS found Biden didn’t have authority as President to cut student loans without Congress.
Yet they find Trump has the authority to cut whole government and eliminate entire agencies unilaterally.
This is the most compromised, partisan and unethical Supreme Court in history.
Yet they find Trump has the authority to cut whole government and eliminate entire agencies unilaterally.
This is the most compromised, partisan and unethical Supreme Court in history.
The GOP healthcare “plan” looks like a stalking horse for Social Security “reform.” My hair stands on end and lightning shoots out of my fingertips when I hear the expression “private accounts.”
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The GOP healthcare “plan” looks like a stalking horse for Social Security “reform.” My hair stands on end and lightning shoots out of my fingertips when I hear the expression “private accounts.”
The whole thread is interesting; I’ve worried for some time that anti-immigrant sentiment could doom us.
9. The Trump administration’s “cultivate resistance” memo this week, preposterous and sinister in equal measure, claims that by letting immigrants in, Europe faces “civilisational erasure”. The opposite is true. But, as Runciman points out, “there soon won’t be enough immigrants to go around.” 9/12
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The whole thread is interesting; I’ve worried for some time that anti-immigrant sentiment could doom us.
Michael Moore said Trump only ran for President because he wanted a raise for “The Apprentice,” but got fired instead. Now it’s clear he became President, in part, to get back on TV. Prepare for lie-filled tweets about his great show.
Trump Makes Prediction About Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: “If I Can’t Beat Out Jimmy Kimmel In Terms Of Talent, Then I Don’t Think I Should Be President”
The president said that he will do better than Jimmy Kimmel
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December 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Michael Moore said Trump only ran for President because he wanted a raise for “The Apprentice,” but got fired instead. Now it’s clear he became President, in part, to get back on TV. Prepare for lie-filled tweets about his great show.
Reading this story, I realized “decadence” is another word like “trust” - it now means the opposite of what it used to.
At Art Basel, Beeple Unleashes Pooping Robot Dogs Modeled After Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
Beeple’s Regular Animals—a pack of robot dogs with billionaire heads that “poop” images—drew huge crowds and fascination at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Reading this story, I realized “decadence” is another word like “trust” - it now means the opposite of what it used to.
People who oppose childhood vaccination should be forced to listen to the Berg Violin Concerto on continual repeat.
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
People who oppose childhood vaccination should be forced to listen to the Berg Violin Concerto on continual repeat.