If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

this graphic is everything. this is why people overestimate the prevalence of violent crime and terrorism and support punitive police measures. they are quite literally distorting reality in order to keep you scared of the wrong things.

The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…

I hope this is satisfactory #ICE

Just finished watching a Great Courses series on US history. Professor Allitt went through about 2001. He wrapped up with a summary. Here he mentions a few advantages of the US system. Were he to add another chapter I think the summary would be quite different.

I hate to say it, but this is typical of the current regime. I have not witnessed as many blatant lies and fabrications from any other dictatorial regime. I guess being the worst is their goal.

carved pumpkins would not exist without this guy

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

This is him. From Facebook

I love the costumes of demonstrators. A side benefit of inflatables is making ID of the wearer a bit more difficult, not only by partial concealment of face but by changing gate & apparent height & weight. But not if one wears the same dino every time. Trade, swap, & loan them.

All around the world, We the People have allies... London, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Sweden, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, Vienna, Dublin. Barcelona, Basel... #NOKINGS 🇺🇸🗽American Democracy🗽🇺🇸

Given the impressive No Kings turnout around the country, it's time for Repug legislators to decide whether to turn against TrumpCo or continue in the sewers where they're likely to be thrown out of office in November 2026. Being in TX or FL isn't a guarantee of corruption carrying the day anymore.

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

Define your musical taste with 10 artists I've picked up some unknown to me from others. Balaklava Blues & Will Wood & the Tapeworms for two. Mine: The Who Hillbilly Moon Explosion Maynard Ferguson Beatles & PMcC and Wings Blue Öyster Cult Blondie Ventures Sugarloaf Chuck Berry Tchaikovsky

Brilliant! Although also a bit ironic because several of those countries have kings.

Gonna part like it 1899

Then a nearly 400 cubic inch Corvair-derived flat 12, turbocharged, could easily be good for 430hp, beating even the big block rats up until the later 60s. Should've been tried in the Corvette XP-895 prototype as an alternative to the monster 4 rotor Wankel. macsmotorcitygarage.com/10-cylinders...

Parked next to this beauty at a recent C&C. Wow!

Did your Corvair come with a spare outboard engine?

Typical Poodle pillow arrangement.

I was unaware of this until a recent trip through Elizabeth City and that area of NC. 1677... colonists started reacting to British government nastiness earlier than I realized.

Says Starbuck, "...Meta – they work with people from every political background.” It's not a "political background". You've spewed lies upon lies. You're intentionally part of a vicious social disease and Zuck obviously is as well or you'd not be there. STFU.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Me: What is Putin's game plan? Professor of Russian studies: To sow and fuel disorganization in the world so he can reassemble the Soviet Union, unopposed. Me: Why does the world not watch for this? Prof: When it's on their doorstep they will. Only then. This conversation was in 2010.

I just tried doing this (with “Yakety Sax”), but can’t figure out how to upload it so the sound works.

So often I begin with "So...". So... 3 killed, 8+ others shot in a restaurant/bar on the water in Southport, NC from a man on a boat at something like 9:30pm. He motored away but was apparently caught later by the CG. Yet another.

Watched the 2022 miniseries. Slow to start but very good. Guess I'll have to watch the Michael Caine original and/or read Deighton's book. Cool mid-century modern style, though I noticed a wheeled stand prop with five legs/wheels. I don't think that would've been seen in 1963 (but maybe).

Piper, just relaxing.

I like this ad for a local radio station.

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This is the starkest reality of what's been going on (since 1981 in particular).

Trying this, first time seen in our Costco. It IS exceptionally smooth. Good stuff. Not the cheapest, but buying 2lb or 1kg whole bean coffee from Costco and using a cheap grinder and AeroPress makes it far cheaper per cup than any other source/method of which I'm aware.

Deer in the headlights?

Reminder: The Orange Criminal planned, financed, promoted, and incited the insurrection.

Read and read it again

He was convicted of fraud for fudging numbers. 34 counts. He’s taught her well.