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Probably not a good idea to follow me, I'm aimlessly wandering.
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WHEN is his mental acuity going to become a topic for mainstream media?
Trump on his Middle East trip: "They gave us a nice contribution of about $5 trillion."

(The entire GDP of the US is under $30 trillion ... )
May 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Meanwhile, in Canada…
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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At The Sideshow: Sign of the times; The free speech scam exposed; How not to be Gavin Newsome - and win! The sartorial splendor of Bernie Sanders -- News, analysis, history, nature, art, and music!
avedoncarol.blogspot.com/2025/04/not-...
Not trying to pretend
Hydra VIII by Sebrina Seck is from a collection of Iconic Muse Women by European artists. So, this was the part where I fell and broke my...
avedoncarol.blogspot.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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His "Rich Media Poor Democracy" came out in 1999!
March 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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If you still need to share a link to a tweet, but don't want to send people to Musk's cesspool - replace "x" with "xcancel" in the tweet link.

For example x.com/dril/status/...

becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...

People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.
October 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).

This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.

www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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At The Sideshow: Vandals, Gangsters, and Monsters - Oh, my! You won't pick up the pieces; They planned for this -- News, analysis, history, nature, art, and music!
avedoncarol.blogspot.com/2025/02/your...
You're trying hard not to show it
I just accidentally found out that James Garner's daughter paints, and some of them are pretty neat: Flow Art by Gigi Garner . I think this...
avedoncarol.blogspot.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Egg farms have had to invest millions of dollars into biosecurity. But their efforts have not been enough to contain the outbreak that started three years ago. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They're Losing the Battle - KFF Health News
Tools used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks aren’t working this time, experts say. The virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging for a new appr...
kffhealthnews.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Since you asked for more...

I'm maintaining a 🧵 of senior civil servants at each agency who've publicly + very prominently said "absolutely not" to flagrantly illegal orders, despite whatever they were (illegally) threatened with

Today's most recent entry is here:
The face of an American hero

John Voorhees
Director of Security
USAID

( the USAID website was taken down, so pictures of his deputy Brian McGill are unavailable )
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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At The Sideshow: Why we need guilloties; One-siding when it's both sides; The establishment media
-- News, analysis, history, nature, art, and music!
avedoncarol.blogspot.com/2025/01/its-...
It's not like me to pretend
John Atkinson Grimshaw's famous The Old Hall Under Moonlight is just one of innumerable atmospheric oils by this master of moonlight, and I...
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February 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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“When women are free to make their own decisions about their lives and to follow our dreams, we are unstoppable.”

Cecile was a force of nature. May her memory be a blessing.

19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died
Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.
19thnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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What an amazing feat for humankind.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas Eve.
www.space.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Yes, the time for Christmas carols is over, but here is one last song to remind us of the success of #unions over the last 4 years.
The Elf's Lament by Bare Naked Ladies features scenes from the SUCCESSFUL Kellogg's strike of 2021. @downwithtyranny.bsky.social
youtu.be/GoIABQS__ho
The Elf lament A Strike Song featuring Kellogg's strikers
YouTube video by Michal Spocko
youtu.be
December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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🎄"IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, MR. POTTER!"
A Christmas classic reimagined for our 2024 billionaircacy
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Brought to you by the proud and mighty Inner Hive, including long-time member Tokyo & J. and new member for Steve Kostelecky.
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
December 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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The Temple Bar refuses to fade away. After a portion of the building collapsed earlier this year, the steadfast relic of the old Cass Corridor is scheduled to open its doors once again on Tuesday. Story via @mcmuckraker.bsky.social
Temple Bar survives collapse, set to reopen in Cass Corridor
The iconic watering hole has long served as a gathering place for artists, musicians, and creatives
www.metrotimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Paul Reuben's estate posted Pee-Wee's Xmas special remastered in HD. If you've been watching the same ratty DVD or bootleg clips for 20years, it's quite the upgrade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRvt...
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special: FULL Episode in 1080 HD!
'Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special' as you've never seen it before — Beautifully restored, remastered and in high definition! Join the whole Playhouse ga...
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2023 at 10:21 PM
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We should update "drank the Kool aid" to "ate the happy meal".
November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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My new op-ed is now live. In it, I explain how it's *legal to execute an innocent person* in the U.S. How that's a feature, not bug of the system. And what we can do about it now. Hint: Robust public defense. Teen Vogue again leading the way with truth.
www.teenvogue.com/story/robert...
It’s Legal to Execute an Innocent Person in the United States
The Supreme Court has twice ruled that it is perfectly constitutional to do so.
www.teenvogue.com
November 10, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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To all the people being appointed to dismantle the federal government and carry out other orders from Trump, remember he's immune from prosecution for illegal official acts but you're not.
November 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM