Larry Wolfarth
@infoshaman.bsky.social
Retired sociologist of knowledge & space mission designer.
Former #postie.
One of the first 100,000 to abandon Twitter.
My cat appreciates that I don't yell at her when she brings copperheads into the cabin.
Former #postie.
One of the first 100,000 to abandon Twitter.
My cat appreciates that I don't yell at her when she brings copperheads into the cabin.
Posted on reddit. DoJ building, and Washington DC.
The Trump administration doesn't need Congress' permission to release the files, just officials who adhere to their oaths of office and not to a tyrant.
The Trump administration doesn't need Congress' permission to release the files, just officials who adhere to their oaths of office and not to a tyrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Posted on reddit. DoJ building, and Washington DC.
The Trump administration doesn't need Congress' permission to release the files, just officials who adhere to their oaths of office and not to a tyrant.
The Trump administration doesn't need Congress' permission to release the files, just officials who adhere to their oaths of office and not to a tyrant.
The Hill tries its hand at humor
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Hill tries its hand at humor
Bill Maher featured gerrymandered cartoon maps of California on last week's show to make fun of the strategy. It's astonishing that contemporary American citizens don't know gerrymandering has been a political strategy since 1812 and that cartoons served to redicule the strategy since then.
August 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bill Maher featured gerrymandered cartoon maps of California on last week's show to make fun of the strategy. It's astonishing that contemporary American citizens don't know gerrymandering has been a political strategy since 1812 and that cartoons served to redicule the strategy since then.
Ken Martin in today's The Guardian is all hat, no cattle:
July 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ken Martin in today's The Guardian is all hat, no cattle:
What I got this morning
July 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What I got this morning
"Some of the Heard Islanders are criminals...."
July 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Some of the Heard Islanders are criminals...."
Thinking back on prior Superman movies, would Gene Hackman's performance as Lex Luthor in 'Superman 2' have prepared him for portraying Donald Trump?
July 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thinking back on prior Superman movies, would Gene Hackman's performance as Lex Luthor in 'Superman 2' have prepared him for portraying Donald Trump?
The evidence comes every hour.
July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The evidence comes every hour.
Which do you prefer?
A $1000 automated vacuum that you start and forget?
OR
What Tesla will eventually offer us for $30,000?
A $1000 automated vacuum that you start and forget?
OR
What Tesla will eventually offer us for $30,000?
July 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Which do you prefer?
A $1000 automated vacuum that you start and forget?
OR
What Tesla will eventually offer us for $30,000?
A $1000 automated vacuum that you start and forget?
OR
What Tesla will eventually offer us for $30,000?
Calvin: Wait. Can you quote the Mayor of Candieland who is irate about Freeman not working the plantation like the other field hands?
NYT: Sure can!
NYT: Sure can!
July 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Calvin: Wait. Can you quote the Mayor of Candieland who is irate about Freeman not working the plantation like the other field hands?
NYT: Sure can!
NYT: Sure can!
I'm waiting for Trump to release a set of aluminum beer cans featuring "Heroes of the Big Beautiful Bill".
July 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm waiting for Trump to release a set of aluminum beer cans featuring "Heroes of the Big Beautiful Bill".
Siamese doing the Sphinx pose. Nice mask, eh?
She senses a thunderstorm is coming.
She senses a thunderstorm is coming.
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Siamese doing the Sphinx pose. Nice mask, eh?
She senses a thunderstorm is coming.
She senses a thunderstorm is coming.
Look what I just got from something called the House Majority PAC.
Liz Cheney was a distraction to winning the 2024 Democratic vote.
Pathetic!!!!
Liz Cheney was a distraction to winning the 2024 Democratic vote.
Pathetic!!!!
June 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Look what I just got from something called the House Majority PAC.
Liz Cheney was a distraction to winning the 2024 Democratic vote.
Pathetic!!!!
Liz Cheney was a distraction to winning the 2024 Democratic vote.
Pathetic!!!!
After a thunderstorm with more than 100 lightning bursts, this is who appears outside my porch.
June 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
After a thunderstorm with more than 100 lightning bursts, this is who appears outside my porch.
I thought for a second Whiskey Pete was using the 'Get Smart' shoe phone. Maybe he should look instead to the 'Cone of Silence' for added security.
June 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I thought for a second Whiskey Pete was using the 'Get Smart' shoe phone. Maybe he should look instead to the 'Cone of Silence' for added security.
The Secretary of the Army who was responsible for Trump's Army parade is also the head of ATFE.
Daniel P. Driscoll lost a NC House race, but he did go to Yale law school with JD Vance and Senator Blumenthal's son.
Daniel P. Driscoll lost a NC House race, but he did go to Yale law school with JD Vance and Senator Blumenthal's son.
June 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Secretary of the Army who was responsible for Trump's Army parade is also the head of ATFE.
Daniel P. Driscoll lost a NC House race, but he did go to Yale law school with JD Vance and Senator Blumenthal's son.
Daniel P. Driscoll lost a NC House race, but he did go to Yale law school with JD Vance and Senator Blumenthal's son.
While millions attended the No Kings protests, top Dems attended a wedding in the Hamptons. The latter are free to do what they want, but they're forfeiting their opportunity to lead the future opposition party.
June 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
While millions attended the No Kings protests, top Dems attended a wedding in the Hamptons. The latter are free to do what they want, but they're forfeiting their opportunity to lead the future opposition party.
The Army can send troops to the Moon....
June 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Army can send troops to the Moon....
Me: What are you doing?
Cat: Hunkering down and waiting for the most recent cloudburst to stop.
Cat: Hunkering down and waiting for the most recent cloudburst to stop.
June 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Me: What are you doing?
Cat: Hunkering down and waiting for the most recent cloudburst to stop.
Cat: Hunkering down and waiting for the most recent cloudburst to stop.
Followup for Senator Langford, may I fly this flag and scream "you cannot arrest us?" (I'm white.)
June 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Followup for Senator Langford, may I fly this flag and scream "you cannot arrest us?" (I'm white.)
Instead, we got NASA sources briefings telling us to assume the availability of NASA's SLS & SpaceX heavy lift launch vehicles. We even got SLS prices! That is why visitors to my office saw this cartoon:
June 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Instead, we got NASA sources briefings telling us to assume the availability of NASA's SLS & SpaceX heavy lift launch vehicles. We even got SLS prices! That is why visitors to my office saw this cartoon:
"Say it ain't so, Commish. Say it ain't so."
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Say it ain't so, Commish. Say it ain't so."
A woodpecker is inspecting my back porch for a meal.
June 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A woodpecker is inspecting my back porch for a meal.
In my mailbox this morning: Is Tesla failing because of Musk's politics or because Tesla surrendered its EV leadership?
The answer according to the 2 essayists is 'yes, both'. Moreover, Musk may use his fortune to buy a chunk of the robotaxi sector, but he knows it will not make big money.
The answer according to the 2 essayists is 'yes, both'. Moreover, Musk may use his fortune to buy a chunk of the robotaxi sector, but he knows it will not make big money.
May 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In my mailbox this morning: Is Tesla failing because of Musk's politics or because Tesla surrendered its EV leadership?
The answer according to the 2 essayists is 'yes, both'. Moreover, Musk may use his fortune to buy a chunk of the robotaxi sector, but he knows it will not make big money.
The answer according to the 2 essayists is 'yes, both'. Moreover, Musk may use his fortune to buy a chunk of the robotaxi sector, but he knows it will not make big money.