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A poet with a mean right cross. RPG nut. Reads too much. Perversely wholesome. Gay as a picnic basket. Liberal AF. A nice guy but not a pushover or a doormat. Public transit advocate by profession. He/him. No crypto/OF/camgirls/etc.; you will be blocked.
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Hotspur🏳️‍🌈 @hotspuronthecase.bsky.social · Nov 16
I posted this before, but mislabeled and misattributed it. It's the Code of Doc Savage, as created by John Nanovic. Still a worthy code (and my own personal oath) and I carry it in my wallet.
"Let me strive every moment of my life to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man."
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"Still Life with Golden Goblet," Pieter de Ring, 1640-60.
A Dutch Golden Age painting. On a table, partly covered by a blue cloth, a number of objects are gathered, dominated by a golden goblet in the back. There's also a silver stand with a blue plate balanced on it, a silver or pewter plate, and a basket containing peaches and grapes. On the table are arranged some oranges, one partly peeled, a crab, more grapes, bread, and a lobster. The backdrop is a curtain, with a tasseled pull hanging to the left.
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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"Spanish Landscape with Mountains," Dora Carrington, c. 1924.
A Surrealist painting, depicting impressions of a landscape in Spain. In the foreground are orange hills and green cacti. In the middle distance are flesh-colored hills that resemble breasts or raised knees, while in the far distance is a rugged, jagged hill.
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Wet, gloomy days in November have a uniquely "November" quality to them. Chilly dampness penetrates, overcast skies oppress, reluctance to face the world abounds.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"Fukusa (Gift Cover)," Unknown artist, 1840-70. An embroidered cloth used to drape over a gift box in Japan.
A blue cloth, embroidered with metallic thread creating images of many golden cranes. This would be draped over a box containing a gift as it's presented to the recipient.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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"Madame X," John Singer Sargent, 1884.
A Realist portrait of a woman against a pale brown background, with her right hand resting on a table. Her skin is pale, possibly powdered, and her head is turned to the viewer's right, showing her profile. Her auburn hair is piled up high, and she wears a clinging black gown with a plunging neckline and jeweled shoulder straps.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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A phrase that just entered my head: "Immaculate Corruption."
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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"How Well We Go Together," Adriaen van de Venne, c. 1614-1662.
A Dutch Golden Age painting, of two owls, dressed in human garb, ice-skating on a frozen pond. Over them is a scroll with words that translate to, "How well we go together."
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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"Blue Nude II," Henri Matisse, 1952.
A Modern Art collage. Cutouts of blue paper are arranged on a white background to create the form of a nude woman, seated with legs crossed and an arm over her head. All is suggested by forms and is not detailed or realistic.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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"Unter den Linden Street in Berlin," Anna Bilińska, 1890.
A Realist painting. We have a view, as if from a high window, of Unter den Linden street in Berlin, in the winter. A line of bare trees go down the center. There are various people walking the sidewalks and a few wagons and carriages visible. The sky is hazy and there is fog obscuring the distance; the dome of the French cathedral, the tower of St. Peter's, and the Passage-Panoptikum building (now gone) are visible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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"Autumn," Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1573.
An Italian Mannerist painting, showing a surly man with rough features looking to the left. The neck, made up of two pears and some vegetables, emerges from a partially destroyed vat, whose wooden slats are bound together with willow branches. His face is made of apples and pears, especially the cheek and nose, his chin is a pomegranate, while the ear is a mushroom, with a fig-shaped earring. The lips and mouth are made of chestnuts. His hair is made up of bunches of grapes and his bonnet of a pumpkin.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I had to face an unimaginable tragedy this morning.

My slow cooker has died.

Please be patient with me in this time of loss. Thank you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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"Waterlilies, or The Water Lily Pond (Nympheas)," Claude Monet, 1904.
An Impressionist painting, of a pond of water lilies, in full bloom. The water reflects the trees surrounding the pond, and we see grass and bushes on the backs. The lilies themselves are in patches and are dotted with blossoms.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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"The Dike," Leon Spilliaert, 1909.
A Symbolist illustration. The image is split diagonally, with land on the right and sea on the left, with a small shed or cabin in the middle distance. There is no sign of human activity; in the far background some lights shine, and there's some ripples on the water, but otherwise it's a still, silent image.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
How Nick Fuentes ignited a civil war within the Republican Party- and DC’s most prominent conservative think tank | CNN Politics
Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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jazzpomegranate.com
woke's not dead is a movie about a trans guy who goes to college but kevin sorbo is like "i'm not gonna respect your pronouns" and then the rest of the movie is about the title ix investigation that uncovers a bunch of other stuff and how kevin sorbo lost his tenure and gets hit by a car and dies
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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"Cats, Red and White," Franz Marc, 1912.
An Expressionist painting. Two cats, one white, one orange/red, snuggle up against each other against a green background. The white one faces us, the red one faces away, forming almost an inverted heart, with their tails crossed.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Chief Justice Roberts notes (correctly) that IEEPA had "never been used to justify tariffs," following up with a question of the major questions doctrine.

"It does seem like that's major authority and the basis for the claim, seems to be a misfit."
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"Leaving Montmartre Cemetery," Jean Béraud, 1876.
An Impressionist painting. We see an overcast day with either light rain or just after a rain. People in mourning clothes are walking down a street, evidently leaving a funeral. To the left we see a man and woman, and just to the right of center is a man, and in the background are more people. Everyone is walking separately, alone or in pairs, as if lost in thought or grieving privately. Meanwhile, in the far background, we can see city denizens going about the business of life.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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"The Bowl of Milk," Berthe Morisot, 1890.
An Impressionist painting. In the midst of a green field, with trees in the background, hinting of summer, a young girl stands in the middle, somewhat awkwardly holding a bowl of milk to her chest, and looking out at us. She wears a blue dress and green jacket, has short dark hair, and looks at us with a direct, unwavering gaze.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Until now, Social Security disability benefits got easier to qualify for as a person reached 50+. A new Trump plan would end that.

Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.

➡️ More: propub.li/4oeO7VO
Graphic titled "States with high percentages of people receiving disability benefits, many of them Trump voters, will feel the sting if future eligibility is tightened." It shows a map of the United States where each state is a square, and its color corresponds to the percentage of disability beneficiaries in each state’s population. The percentages range from 2% in yellow to 8% in brown. West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama are all in purple, with the highest percentages in the country.
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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"Autumn Leaves," Mary Vaux Walcott, 1874.
A botanical illustration of five red-and-yellow autumn leaves against a cream-colored background.
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I love this song. Someone actually did a touching, life-affirming song about Halloween.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG1n...
John's Garden
YouTube video by Peter Mayer - Topic
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October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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"Falling Leaves," Olga Wisinger-Florian, 1899.
A painting of the Viennese Impressionist school. We have a view of a path in a park, with colorful trees on either side shedding leaves. In the background, we can make out a woman strolling with an umbrella, her back to us. Near here is a dog, alertly aware of us.
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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"Coffee Grinder and Glass," Juan Gris, 1915.
A Cubist painting; what can be made out are a glass, a coffee grinder, and a folded newspaper on top of a table. A repeated pattern in the background seems to be a representation of a venetian blind, out of proportion and perspective.
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM