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Not a prolific poster. Mostly following for news, podcasts, laughs, and Star Trek memes. My profile picture is my dog Sadie and she is a very good girl.
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LE CHEMIN ALLUMÉE (2008)
Acrylic - 36” X 36”
“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent... 1/5
Acrylic - 36” X 36”
“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent... 1/5
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
LE CHEMIN ALLUMÉE (2008)
Acrylic - 36” X 36”
“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent... 1/5
Acrylic - 36” X 36”
“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent... 1/5
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A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
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thanks brett kavanaugh!
Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
thanks brett kavanaugh!
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Something I noticed this weekend was that at the Farmers of Color Conference I went to in Ames, Iowa, only one politician was there, Republican Mike Naig. Down the street was the Farmers Union Conference where Democratic reps were legion. Just an observation from Middle America.
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Something I noticed this weekend was that at the Farmers of Color Conference I went to in Ames, Iowa, only one politician was there, Republican Mike Naig. Down the street was the Farmers Union Conference where Democratic reps were legion. Just an observation from Middle America.
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this whole story is a banger and this part in particular is something I often think about living in a small Pennsylvania town in which a struggling liberal arts college is one of the major employers
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this whole story is a banger and this part in particular is something I often think about living in a small Pennsylvania town in which a struggling liberal arts college is one of the major employers
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okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
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Ok, let’s do this
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ok, let’s do this
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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My crazy sister has always hated my SIL. Christmas 2 years ago, SIL served filet mignon and had steak knives at each table setting. My sister freaked out that the steak knives were hers and that SIL stole them! She went around the table (we were still eating) and took all of our knives and then left
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My crazy sister has always hated my SIL. Christmas 2 years ago, SIL served filet mignon and had steak knives at each table setting. My sister freaked out that the steak knives were hers and that SIL stole them! She went around the table (we were still eating) and took all of our knives and then left
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Gift article. Read for free. Very cool article about #Iowa City free buses plus video of a bus moving through the streets of Iowa City. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Gift article. Read for free. Very cool article about #Iowa City free buses plus video of a bus moving through the streets of Iowa City. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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We asked bus operators from the Chicago Avenue garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite.
Here’s what they had to say 💬
Here’s what they had to say 💬
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We asked bus operators from the Chicago Avenue garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite.
Here’s what they had to say 💬
Here’s what they had to say 💬
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You: "I want you to tell me the most compellingly, tragically weird guy to ever be president of the US."
Me, a day later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to five."
You: "All right. I'll make it easier. How about just between 1960 and 1980?"
Me, a week later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to four."
Me, a day later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to five."
You: "All right. I'll make it easier. How about just between 1960 and 1980?"
Me, a week later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to four."
I think Nixon was the most "tragic Shakespearean character" we've ever had as POTUS.
He was extremely smart and talented, and also immensely flawed. He had the actual capacity to be one of the truly great leaders of the last 100 years, but never outran his personal demons.
He was extremely smart and talented, and also immensely flawed. He had the actual capacity to be one of the truly great leaders of the last 100 years, but never outran his personal demons.
And if that blew your mind, read up on the Family Assistance Plan, the proposal from Milton Friedman (!) that Nixon embraced -- would've been essentially a negative income tax for the poor in which they'd get cash payments.
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You: "I want you to tell me the most compellingly, tragically weird guy to ever be president of the US."
Me, a day later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to five."
You: "All right. I'll make it easier. How about just between 1960 and 1980?"
Me, a week later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to four."
Me, a day later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to five."
You: "All right. I'll make it easier. How about just between 1960 and 1980?"
Me, a week later: "Okay. I've narrowed it down to four."
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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Swerve (2003-2005) These "dairy drinks" from Coca-Cola tried to make milk--or at least the 52% of the drink that was milk--into an EXTREME beverage for the kids. Came in chocolate, vanilla-banana (Vanana), and blueberry-strawberry (Blooo!) flavors
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Swerve (2003-2005) These "dairy drinks" from Coca-Cola tried to make milk--or at least the 52% of the drink that was milk--into an EXTREME beverage for the kids. Came in chocolate, vanilla-banana (Vanana), and blueberry-strawberry (Blooo!) flavors
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we're not talking enough about cris saying his dad's name is abraham lincoln collinsworth
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
we're not talking enough about cris saying his dad's name is abraham lincoln collinsworth
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Never became as popular as "ET Phone Home" did it
September 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Never became as popular as "ET Phone Home" did it
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
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New post by Josh Hughes: What I learned from Claire Celsi
(I will be publishing several reflections about the Iowa Democratic state senator who passed away yesterday)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/07/w...
(I will be publishing several reflections about the Iowa Democratic state senator who passed away yesterday)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/07/w...
What I learned from Claire Celsi
Josh Hughes: I will miss Claire Celsi a lot, and I intend to honor her in a way that matches how she impacted my life.
www.bleedingheartland.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
New post by Josh Hughes: What I learned from Claire Celsi
(I will be publishing several reflections about the Iowa Democratic state senator who passed away yesterday)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/07/w...
(I will be publishing several reflections about the Iowa Democratic state senator who passed away yesterday)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/07/w...
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Saving my own video just to watch as a little pick me up
October 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Saving my own video just to watch as a little pick me up
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It’s my birthday! Which isn’t super exciting but what would be is if you RT my art around today to celebrate. I’d appreciate it and maybe someone looking to hire an artist could find me!
More at jeffpennington.art ✌️
More at jeffpennington.art ✌️
October 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s my birthday! Which isn’t super exciting but what would be is if you RT my art around today to celebrate. I’d appreciate it and maybe someone looking to hire an artist could find me!
More at jeffpennington.art ✌️
More at jeffpennington.art ✌️
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The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
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Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
Thought you'd enjoy this.