Ephraim Z. Hoogenblatter
@xwordy.bsky.social
Cider aficionado. Tinkerer of things, perpetual student. Once drove to Canada for lunch. Dig, or split.
“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.” -- Dave Barry
“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.” -- Dave Barry
Has no one on Trump's foreign policy team read "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie"? i mean, I know Trump hasn't. It's above his level. But surely *someone*.
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Has no one on Trump's foreign policy team read "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie"? i mean, I know Trump hasn't. It's above his level. But surely *someone*.
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It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
LA County Library is shutting down its laptop loaning program on Dec. 30 after the Federal Communications Commission cut off assistance for programs meant to improve digital access.
action.everylibrary.org/laerate
action.everylibrary.org/laerate
The High Stakes of E-Rate: What Los Angeles Just Lost and Why America Can’t Afford to Follow
The decision should serve as a national wake-up call.
action.everylibrary.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
LA County Library is shutting down its laptop loaning program on Dec. 30 after the Federal Communications Commission cut off assistance for programs meant to improve digital access.
action.everylibrary.org/laerate
action.everylibrary.org/laerate
Yuuuuuu-up. 'struth.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Yuuuuuu-up. 'struth.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
If I had the ability to change one, and only one, thing about the modern world, I'm beginning to think it would be to endow all reporters with sufficient aggression to ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If I had the ability to change one, and only one, thing about the modern world, I'm beginning to think it would be to endow all reporters with sufficient aggression to ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
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Carmen gets an email from her producer. Rockapella is singing a version of the theme song where they change the lyrics from 'Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?' to 'Carmen Sandiego is at El Paso International Airport.'”
Carmen Sandiego’s Flight to [REDACTED] Gets Grounded Due to Air Traffic Reductions
4:50 a.m. — Carmen arrives at the airport for her 6:15 a.m. flight. 4:53 a.m. — Carmen heads to security early, because she doesn’t have TSA PreChe...
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Carmen gets an email from her producer. Rockapella is singing a version of the theme song where they change the lyrics from 'Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?' to 'Carmen Sandiego is at El Paso International Airport.'”
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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From WFDD: Siembra NC, an immigrant worker organizing group, has developed a new app to create a historical record of DHC and ICE arrests in the Charlotte area.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-17/n...
www.wunc.org/2025-11-17/n...
New app tracks immigration enforcement movements in Charlotte
Siembra NC, an immigrant worker organizing group, has developed a new app to create a historical record of DHC and ICE arrests in the Charlotte area.
www.wunc.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From WFDD: Siembra NC, an immigrant worker organizing group, has developed a new app to create a historical record of DHC and ICE arrests in the Charlotte area.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-17/n...
www.wunc.org/2025-11-17/n...
One more reason to avoid Intuit software. I sure as hell don't want an AI anywhere near my finances.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/o...
OpenAI inks $100 million deal with Intuit
The multifaceted deal will also bring apps such as TurboTax and QuickBooks to ChatGPT.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One more reason to avoid Intuit software. I sure as hell don't want an AI anywhere near my finances.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/o...
Trump's hosting of Mohammed bin Salman is a stain on what's left of the White House.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Trump's hosting of Mohammed bin Salman is a stain on what's left of the White House.
Typical.
"If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're pre-school, you're fucked." -- G. Carlin
"If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're pre-school, you're fucked." -- G. Carlin
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Typical.
"If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're pre-school, you're fucked." -- G. Carlin
"If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're pre-school, you're fucked." -- G. Carlin
Birds of a feather. Game recognize game.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Birds of a feather. Game recognize game.
Props to the Golden Bulls!
Call 'em champs! JCSU blasts Va. Union for CIAA crown
21-point barrage delivers Golden Bulls' first title since 1969
www.thecharlottepost.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Props to the Golden Bulls!
DACA recipients, truly the worst of the worst, amirite?
/s, in case it wasn't obvi.
/s, in case it wasn't obvi.
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
DACA recipients, truly the worst of the worst, amirite?
/s, in case it wasn't obvi.
/s, in case it wasn't obvi.
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But I don’t mean this the way Charlotte did. 🤬🤬🤬
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
But I don’t mean this the way Charlotte did. 🤬🤬🤬
It never once occurred to me in the last 20 years that I'd need to worry about my child's safety from the government, and yet here we are. She's brown. ICE is in the city, and I've advised her to stay on campus, stay with a group, and turn off FaceID on her phone. This is beyond ridiculous.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It never once occurred to me in the last 20 years that I'd need to worry about my child's safety from the government, and yet here we are. She's brown. ICE is in the city, and I've advised her to stay on campus, stay with a group, and turn off FaceID on her phone. This is beyond ridiculous.
The most unintentionally apt photo of the day.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The most unintentionally apt photo of the day.
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Nothing I could say would add to this:
There Are About A Thousand Of Us - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I wrote something longer, but for now I think I’ll just post this.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Nothing I could say would add to this:
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Larry Summers & his fellow scumbag misogynists had best not walk alone anywhere women congregate in large groups.
At this point, we’re THISCLOSE to deciding Margaret Atwood’s “particicutions” mightn’t be that bad an idea.
At this point, we’re THISCLOSE to deciding Margaret Atwood’s “particicutions” mightn’t be that bad an idea.
Larry Summers (World Bank/Clinton admin/Harvard president/Obama admin) yukking it up with Jeffrey Epstein about women being dumb and society coming down too hard on perverts makes me wonder how all women are not constantly Becoming The Joker
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Larry Summers & his fellow scumbag misogynists had best not walk alone anywhere women congregate in large groups.
At this point, we’re THISCLOSE to deciding Margaret Atwood’s “particicutions” mightn’t be that bad an idea.
At this point, we’re THISCLOSE to deciding Margaret Atwood’s “particicutions” mightn’t be that bad an idea.
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For the love of God & all Her works can ppl stop making jokes about child abuse & Trump/Epstein? Show some empathy with survivors you ghouls.
Also NYT, ‘young women’ is not a synonym for girls. Stop normalising child abuse.
At least 1 in 5 adults was abused as a child.
Also NYT, ‘young women’ is not a synonym for girls. Stop normalising child abuse.
At least 1 in 5 adults was abused as a child.
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For the love of God & all Her works can ppl stop making jokes about child abuse & Trump/Epstein? Show some empathy with survivors you ghouls.
Also NYT, ‘young women’ is not a synonym for girls. Stop normalising child abuse.
At least 1 in 5 adults was abused as a child.
Also NYT, ‘young women’ is not a synonym for girls. Stop normalising child abuse.
At least 1 in 5 adults was abused as a child.
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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