Gordon S. Brooks
@gordonsbrooks.bsky.social
Geeky old filmmaker and storyteller. Some of my stories are songs. I may or may not play a couple of musical instruments from time to time.
Something weird happening on Apple Mail on my Mac. Sometimes the text looks like this, even though I don't have this font on my Mac. It does not happen on my iOS devices.
Just... weird.
Just... weird.
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Something weird happening on Apple Mail on my Mac. Sometimes the text looks like this, even though I don't have this font on my Mac. It does not happen on my iOS devices.
Just... weird.
Just... weird.
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Business and political leaders at Davos must speak out against Trump. Not subjugate themselves to the ravings of a madman who is fomenting global chaos.
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Business and political leaders at Davos must speak out against Trump. Not subjugate themselves to the ravings of a madman who is fomenting global chaos.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
When I am searching for a banjo on Facebook Marketplace, why do I get a listing for a Wedgewood china platter? Is this what AI gets us?
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
When I am searching for a banjo on Facebook Marketplace, why do I get a listing for a Wedgewood china platter? Is this what AI gets us?
I find it interesting that quite a few people who think that climate change is a hoax also believe that clouds are chemical weapons, that governments are modifying the weather, and that the recent increase in aurora activity is caused by a radio transmitter in Alaska.
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I find it interesting that quite a few people who think that climate change is a hoax also believe that clouds are chemical weapons, that governments are modifying the weather, and that the recent increase in aurora activity is caused by a radio transmitter in Alaska.
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The travel poster looked like so many others. A lush forest behind a serene beach. The text said "Be something exotic!"
"Sorry, there's a typo on your poster. I think you mean 'somewhere'?"
"No. We can make you to be, say, a bear, tiger, or hippo, for up to a week."
"A hippo? Tell me more!"
"Sorry, there's a typo on your poster. I think you mean 'somewhere'?"
"No. We can make you to be, say, a bear, tiger, or hippo, for up to a week."
"A hippo? Tell me more!"
October 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The travel poster looked like so many others. A lush forest behind a serene beach. The text said "Be something exotic!"
"Sorry, there's a typo on your poster. I think you mean 'somewhere'?"
"No. We can make you to be, say, a bear, tiger, or hippo, for up to a week."
"A hippo? Tell me more!"
"Sorry, there's a typo on your poster. I think you mean 'somewhere'?"
"No. We can make you to be, say, a bear, tiger, or hippo, for up to a week."
"A hippo? Tell me more!"
Has anyone reported that this is not, in fact, the Treasury Secretary’s job?
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US, China to discuss tariff deadline extension in Stockholm, Bessent says — Reuters
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week in Stockholm and discuss what is likely to be an extension of an August 12 deadline for a deal...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Has anyone reported that this is not, in fact, the Treasury Secretary’s job?
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July 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
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The fact that our military was perfectly happy to use weapons abroad in violation of the War Powers Act doesn't bode well for us when they are asked to use weapons at home in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
June 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The fact that our military was perfectly happy to use weapons abroad in violation of the War Powers Act doesn't bode well for us when they are asked to use weapons at home in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Anyone else bothered by Trump issuing official presidential orders via TRUTH Social?
June 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Anyone else bothered by Trump issuing official presidential orders via TRUTH Social?
About 1300 or so people turned out for a “No Kings” protest in the small town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire today.
June 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
About 1300 or so people turned out for a “No Kings” protest in the small town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire today.
Weird. I just ordered, from Amazon, a laptop shoulder bag, a movie clapstick, a tent footprint tarp, and a tripod adapter for mounting lights.
The email I got acknowledging the order said I ordered a handbag, a writing board, a tarp, and a camera accessory. Is this Amazon's AI at work? Why?
The email I got acknowledging the order said I ordered a handbag, a writing board, a tarp, and a camera accessory. Is this Amazon's AI at work? Why?
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Weird. I just ordered, from Amazon, a laptop shoulder bag, a movie clapstick, a tent footprint tarp, and a tripod adapter for mounting lights.
The email I got acknowledging the order said I ordered a handbag, a writing board, a tarp, and a camera accessory. Is this Amazon's AI at work? Why?
The email I got acknowledging the order said I ordered a handbag, a writing board, a tarp, and a camera accessory. Is this Amazon's AI at work? Why?
Cruelty, arrogance, and incompetence may a dangerous mix.
I’ll take “Things the Sec Def Should Already Know” for $200, Alex
BALDWIN: What is the authority that the administration is using to deploy active duty Marines to California neighborhoods?
HEGSETH: The president has constitutional authority
BALDWIN: Cite the provision of the Constitution
HEGSETH: I'd have to pull up the specific provision
HEGSETH: The president has constitutional authority
BALDWIN: Cite the provision of the Constitution
HEGSETH: I'd have to pull up the specific provision
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Cruelty, arrogance, and incompetence may a dangerous mix.
We need to deny MAGA's co-opting of language and symbols. To deny a lawless President the ability to define "law and order." To deny those who would rip up the Constitution the right to call themselves "patriots."
And we can't let them take ownership of our flag. It belongs to us all.
And we can't let them take ownership of our flag. It belongs to us all.
June 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We need to deny MAGA's co-opting of language and symbols. To deny a lawless President the ability to define "law and order." To deny those who would rip up the Constitution the right to call themselves "patriots."
And we can't let them take ownership of our flag. It belongs to us all.
And we can't let them take ownership of our flag. It belongs to us all.
Today I was sitting in the library with my granddaughter, listening to her read to me, and reading to her, while my wife went out in the pouring rain to protest the Trump administration.
She’s my hero.
She’s my hero.
June 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today I was sitting in the library with my granddaughter, listening to her read to me, and reading to her, while my wife went out in the pouring rain to protest the Trump administration.
She’s my hero.
She’s my hero.
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Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
While DOGE is randomly firing people and withholding funds, DHS is blithely wasting money and planning to make international travel by car even more inconvenient. www.pcmag.com/news/driving...
Driving to Mexico or Canada? US Will Snap Pics of Everyone in Your Car
Photographs will be matched to images in passengers’ passports, visas, or travel documents.
www.pcmag.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
While DOGE is randomly firing people and withholding funds, DHS is blithely wasting money and planning to make international travel by car even more inconvenient. www.pcmag.com/news/driving...
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Any politician or pundit telling us to stop advocating for due process for the men in CECOT because it's not "politically expedient" needs to go,
April 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Any politician or pundit telling us to stop advocating for due process for the men in CECOT because it's not "politically expedient" needs to go,
I don't know who still needs to hear this, but if you have an unpaid toll, a state will not contact you by SMS text message to collect it.
And they definitely won't ask you to pay using a ".xin" domain name.
Remember, the text scammer is not after your $3.99; they are after you personal info.
And they definitely won't ask you to pay using a ".xin" domain name.
Remember, the text scammer is not after your $3.99; they are after you personal info.
April 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I don't know who still needs to hear this, but if you have an unpaid toll, a state will not contact you by SMS text message to collect it.
And they definitely won't ask you to pay using a ".xin" domain name.
Remember, the text scammer is not after your $3.99; they are after you personal info.
And they definitely won't ask you to pay using a ".xin" domain name.
Remember, the text scammer is not after your $3.99; they are after you personal info.
I didn't get an answer in the Bad Place, so I'll ask here: what happened when Oz's swearing-in got cut short? Did anyone see that?
April 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I didn't get an answer in the Bad Place, so I'll ask here: what happened when Oz's swearing-in got cut short? Did anyone see that?
The DHS is making a lot of accusations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, without evidence.
But the truth or falsity of these accusations does not matter until they are adjudicated in a US court.
Due process is due every person in the US.
But the truth or falsity of these accusations does not matter until they are adjudicated in a US court.
Due process is due every person in the US.
April 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The DHS is making a lot of accusations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, without evidence.
But the truth or falsity of these accusations does not matter until they are adjudicated in a US court.
Due process is due every person in the US.
But the truth or falsity of these accusations does not matter until they are adjudicated in a US court.
Due process is due every person in the US.
"Truthfully" is an adverb I don't see much anymore. It's very refreshing, and I hope that the reports follow Sen. Van Hollen's example going forward.
Notably, in his media availability in El Salvador, @vanhollen.senate.gov truthfully keeps saying that Abrego Garcia was "illegally abducted" and "disappeared" instead of the more antiseptic, and factually incorrect, "deported."
April 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Truthfully" is an adverb I don't see much anymore. It's very refreshing, and I hope that the reports follow Sen. Van Hollen's example going forward.
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Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal