Eric S.
@historycrumbles.bsky.social
Carpenter, writer, married, building a cabin on an island, which I will never finish because I've been working on it so long that I don't know what else to do with myself, so I make up new projects instead of relaxing, and since I'm old, they take forever.
Not to mention that at $599 plus $7/mo subscription, it's a little spendy.
Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private
Kohler is getting the scoop on people’s poop.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Not to mention that at $599 plus $7/mo subscription, it's a little spendy.
Fascinating detective story. Looking forward to hearing the music.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
A Fats Waller Musical All but Disappeared (Until Now)
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Fascinating detective story. Looking forward to hearing the music.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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THANK YOU!! This is the last post of a short thread on a topic that TERRIFIES me: that a MAGA-aligned Scott Leindeker now owns DOMINION VOTING MACHINES.
This is absolutely a CAUSE for ALARM and I have posted about to no apparent avail.
Please PLEASE investigate!
@muellershewrote.com
This is absolutely a CAUSE for ALARM and I have posted about to no apparent avail.
Please PLEASE investigate!
@muellershewrote.com
the company is now MAGA-aligned under its new ownership, and that shift warrants being treated as a conflict of interest as well.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
THANK YOU!! This is the last post of a short thread on a topic that TERRIFIES me: that a MAGA-aligned Scott Leindeker now owns DOMINION VOTING MACHINES.
This is absolutely a CAUSE for ALARM and I have posted about to no apparent avail.
Please PLEASE investigate!
@muellershewrote.com
This is absolutely a CAUSE for ALARM and I have posted about to no apparent avail.
Please PLEASE investigate!
@muellershewrote.com
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Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
An archive at the Univ. of Minnesota is collecting photos of National Park signage and historical plaques from around the country to preserve a record of the history that the Trump administration is removing.
Save Our Signs Launches the People’s Archive of National Park Signs
The Save Our Signs project (SOS), a community-driven effort to preserve National Park Service (NPS) interpretive materials before they are removed from public view, is proud to announce the launch of ...
www.datarescueproject.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
An archive at the Univ. of Minnesota is collecting photos of National Park signage and historical plaques from around the country to preserve a record of the history that the Trump administration is removing.
We spent a long weekend on Madeline Island enjoying fall and Lake Superior and not thinking about politics.
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We spent a long weekend on Madeline Island enjoying fall and Lake Superior and not thinking about politics.
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Cool science and an interesting read. Also, one less problem for me to worry about in the middle of the night. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
Workers with ropes could make the moai “walk” in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.
arstechnica.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cool science and an interesting read. Also, one less problem for me to worry about in the middle of the night. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
More corruption in the Trump administration. popular.info/p/trumps-arg...
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire
A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary
popular.info
October 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
More corruption in the Trump administration. popular.info/p/trumps-arg...
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Anyone notice that all the political videos are having problems loading? Or is it just my computer?
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Anyone notice that all the political videos are having problems loading? Or is it just my computer?
Anyone notice that all the political videos are having problems loading? Or is it just my computer?
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Anyone notice that all the political videos are having problems loading? Or is it just my computer?
In case anyone wants to repost it, here's a list of some of the wonderful, patriotic statements made by that great American hero, Charlie Kirk. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
In case anyone wants to repost it, here's a list of some of the wonderful, patriotic statements made by that great American hero, Charlie Kirk. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Really would have thought that of all fields mathematics would be least susceptible to paper mill fraud. Alas I was wrong. 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-09...
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Systematic fraud uncovered in mathematics publications
An international team of authors led by Ilka Agricola, professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany, has investigated fraudulent practices in the publication of research results in m...
phys.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Really would have thought that of all fields mathematics would be least susceptible to paper mill fraud. Alas I was wrong. 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-09...
phys.org/news/2025-09...
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🚨 Urgent News! 🚨
ICE can mock Cell Towers to Track People!
ICE can mock Cell Towers to Track People!
September 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨 Urgent News! 🚨
ICE can mock Cell Towers to Track People!
ICE can mock Cell Towers to Track People!
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NO WAY 🤬
School children and teens on their way home using the Washington DC Metro were allegedly stopped, forced to show ID, and thrown to the ground in and around Union Station by multiple law enforcement agencies while the National Guard watched (Sept, 3 2025)
School children and teens on their way home using the Washington DC Metro were allegedly stopped, forced to show ID, and thrown to the ground in and around Union Station by multiple law enforcement agencies while the National Guard watched (Sept, 3 2025)
September 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NO WAY 🤬
School children and teens on their way home using the Washington DC Metro were allegedly stopped, forced to show ID, and thrown to the ground in and around Union Station by multiple law enforcement agencies while the National Guard watched (Sept, 3 2025)
School children and teens on their way home using the Washington DC Metro were allegedly stopped, forced to show ID, and thrown to the ground in and around Union Station by multiple law enforcement agencies while the National Guard watched (Sept, 3 2025)
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The Pedo-Prez is holding a “press conference” later this afternoon…
Don’t be distracted…
Remember!…
Tomorrow at 10:30 AM…
THE VICTIMS will be holding a press conference!…
The Victims Will Be Heard!!!
Don’t be distracted…
Remember!…
Tomorrow at 10:30 AM…
THE VICTIMS will be holding a press conference!…
The Victims Will Be Heard!!!
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Pedo-Prez is holding a “press conference” later this afternoon…
Don’t be distracted…
Remember!…
Tomorrow at 10:30 AM…
THE VICTIMS will be holding a press conference!…
The Victims Will Be Heard!!!
Don’t be distracted…
Remember!…
Tomorrow at 10:30 AM…
THE VICTIMS will be holding a press conference!…
The Victims Will Be Heard!!!
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Spiders and spider webs embroidered onto US 19thc crazy quilts were thought to help to catch good luck. Spiders are also said to bring luck to weavers & spinners #folklorethursday 🕷
August 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Spiders and spider webs embroidered onto US 19thc crazy quilts were thought to help to catch good luck. Spiders are also said to bring luck to weavers & spinners #folklorethursday 🕷
Bookshelf I made recently. Olive wood, hard maple, purpleheart sides, baltic birch shelves, ash, green fluorescent plexiglass, plexiglass samples, driftwood, beach rocks, fused glass, metal, wood dowels. #BlueskyArtShow
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Bookshelf I made recently. Olive wood, hard maple, purpleheart sides, baltic birch shelves, ash, green fluorescent plexiglass, plexiglass samples, driftwood, beach rocks, fused glass, metal, wood dowels. #BlueskyArtShow
Partial view of our no-mow lawn this morning. At least several dozen bumblebees, honeybees, and miscellaneous others were working their way through the creeping thyme, clover, self heal, trefoil, wild strawberry, and low-growing fescue.
July 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Partial view of our no-mow lawn this morning. At least several dozen bumblebees, honeybees, and miscellaneous others were working their way through the creeping thyme, clover, self heal, trefoil, wild strawberry, and low-growing fescue.
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We are honoring #AmazonCrimeDay by supporting a movement to boycott it.
Amazon’s profits are built on worker injuries, union busting, and surveillance—and we’re done rewarding their exploitation.
We are #BetterThanAmazon. Let’s stand up to the monopoly and its billionaire founder by stepping away.
Amazon’s profits are built on worker injuries, union busting, and surveillance—and we’re done rewarding their exploitation.
We are #BetterThanAmazon. Let’s stand up to the monopoly and its billionaire founder by stepping away.
July 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We are honoring #AmazonCrimeDay by supporting a movement to boycott it.
Amazon’s profits are built on worker injuries, union busting, and surveillance—and we’re done rewarding their exploitation.
We are #BetterThanAmazon. Let’s stand up to the monopoly and its billionaire founder by stepping away.
Amazon’s profits are built on worker injuries, union busting, and surveillance—and we’re done rewarding their exploitation.
We are #BetterThanAmazon. Let’s stand up to the monopoly and its billionaire founder by stepping away.