MN Grubert
@grsmn.bsky.social
Optimistic Stoic. musician, electronics, computers, construction, builder, occasional McGyver.
People watcher; amazing species. What will become of them?
People watcher; amazing species. What will become of them?
Ezra Klein.. Democratic Party kingmaker.. really?
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ezra Klein.. Democratic Party kingmaker.. really?
Turns out one can.
But that one will spend an inordinate amount of energy justifying it.
But that one will spend an inordinate amount of energy justifying it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Turns out one can.
But that one will spend an inordinate amount of energy justifying it.
But that one will spend an inordinate amount of energy justifying it.
Judith Miller.. that's when I noticed.
Back when I still subscribed.
Back when I still subscribed.
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Judith Miller.. that's when I noticed.
Back when I still subscribed.
Back when I still subscribed.
I agree with Shawn.
Good journalism done with intent to tendentously manipulate the public is bad journalism.
Butter emails.
Good journalism done with intent to tendentously manipulate the public is bad journalism.
Butter emails.
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I agree with Shawn.
Good journalism done with intent to tendentously manipulate the public is bad journalism.
Butter emails.
Good journalism done with intent to tendentously manipulate the public is bad journalism.
Butter emails.
I hear they have good recipes as well..
And a mean crossword puzzle.
And a mean crossword puzzle.
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I hear they have good recipes as well..
And a mean crossword puzzle.
And a mean crossword puzzle.
Same here. Dumped WAPO, put that money to MinnPost.
NYT has been doing the William Randolph Hearst for decades.. but the WAPO turned heel 11/5/24.
How anybody could claim to not notice .
minnpost.com
NYT has been doing the William Randolph Hearst for decades.. but the WAPO turned heel 11/5/24.
How anybody could claim to not notice .
minnpost.com
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minnpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Same here. Dumped WAPO, put that money to MinnPost.
NYT has been doing the William Randolph Hearst for decades.. but the WAPO turned heel 11/5/24.
How anybody could claim to not notice .
minnpost.com
NYT has been doing the William Randolph Hearst for decades.. but the WAPO turned heel 11/5/24.
How anybody could claim to not notice .
minnpost.com
Also, read about this a few years ago. Seems pertinent.
( I have a Japanese friend who lived here for about 25 years and had quite the libido.. so I figure this phenom is cultural)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/yumiko-sato/...
( I have a Japanese friend who lived here for about 25 years and had quite the libido.. so I figure this phenom is cultural)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/yumiko-sato/...
Who Are Japan's Grass Eaters?
Lately my friends have been asking me the most strange question: "Who are Japan's grass eaters?" Initially I thought they were referring to vegetarians or people who ate grass, but it turned out to ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Also, read about this a few years ago. Seems pertinent.
( I have a Japanese friend who lived here for about 25 years and had quite the libido.. so I figure this phenom is cultural)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/yumiko-sato/...
( I have a Japanese friend who lived here for about 25 years and had quite the libido.. so I figure this phenom is cultural)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/yumiko-sato/...
My kids get me into watching anime. FWIW, one thing I notice is that behavior that would be considered in 70's USA to be normal sexual interest is called perversion in anime.
I'm not talking aggressive behavior either.. just interest, to my eyes.
But I'm an American.
I'm not talking aggressive behavior either.. just interest, to my eyes.
But I'm an American.
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My kids get me into watching anime. FWIW, one thing I notice is that behavior that would be considered in 70's USA to be normal sexual interest is called perversion in anime.
I'm not talking aggressive behavior either.. just interest, to my eyes.
But I'm an American.
I'm not talking aggressive behavior either.. just interest, to my eyes.
But I'm an American.
When I was a child both parties had both conservative and liberal wings
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When I was a child both parties had both conservative and liberal wings
One obstacle is the vast number of non-oligarch citizens who have become.. complicit if you will, having gained so much unearned wealth through stock market retirement investment.
Last claw back about a hundred years ago, only the fairly rich had stocks
Last claw back about a hundred years ago, only the fairly rich had stocks
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
One obstacle is the vast number of non-oligarch citizens who have become.. complicit if you will, having gained so much unearned wealth through stock market retirement investment.
Last claw back about a hundred years ago, only the fairly rich had stocks
Last claw back about a hundred years ago, only the fairly rich had stocks
Seems like the Saudis manipulating him.
He's easy to manipulate.
He's easy to manipulate.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Seems like the Saudis manipulating him.
He's easy to manipulate.
He's easy to manipulate.
most people watching closely for the past 40 years would agree.
This is not new..
FWIW though, I think we're lucky they chose such a lousy prime agent to get it done.
This is not new..
FWIW though, I think we're lucky they chose such a lousy prime agent to get it done.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
most people watching closely for the past 40 years would agree.
This is not new..
FWIW though, I think we're lucky they chose such a lousy prime agent to get it done.
This is not new..
FWIW though, I think we're lucky they chose such a lousy prime agent to get it done.
Pretty sure none of them have.. most probably don't read much at all and the rest don't care.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Pretty sure none of them have.. most probably don't read much at all and the rest don't care.
Any degree of better improves our chances of survival.
This cataclysm has been decades in the making
This cataclysm has been decades in the making
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Any degree of better improves our chances of survival.
This cataclysm has been decades in the making
This cataclysm has been decades in the making
Significantly-sub-optimal improvement is much better than enthusiastically-actively-destructive.
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Significantly-sub-optimal improvement is much better than enthusiastically-actively-destructive.
Politics is a dirty business with mostly two-faced people.. some have many more faces.
I feel that if more voters understood this we might get better results.
Not sure though..
I feel that if more voters understood this we might get better results.
Not sure though..
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Politics is a dirty business with mostly two-faced people.. some have many more faces.
I feel that if more voters understood this we might get better results.
Not sure though..
I feel that if more voters understood this we might get better results.
Not sure though..
Having never done Twitter/X or TicTok I presume the "For You" is an anonymous push, an unwanted message like an advertisement.
Ugh. One major reason I spend less and less time on Facebook with each passing week.
Ugh. One major reason I spend less and less time on Facebook with each passing week.
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Having never done Twitter/X or TicTok I presume the "For You" is an anonymous push, an unwanted message like an advertisement.
Ugh. One major reason I spend less and less time on Facebook with each passing week.
Ugh. One major reason I spend less and less time on Facebook with each passing week.
Possibly to maximize Russian casualties.
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Possibly to maximize Russian casualties.
Old computer hackers have this phrase.. "nuclear sarcasm."
Original definition outdated.
Original definition outdated.
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Old computer hackers have this phrase.. "nuclear sarcasm."
Original definition outdated.
Original definition outdated.
Exactly how was the shutdown helping?
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Exactly how was the shutdown helping?
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..