The recent golf cheating incident in Scotland took me back to the classic scene in "Goldfinger" where Odd Job dropped a Slazenger 1 ball and claimed it as found.

At the 43rd Anniversary eventt celebrating the Awakening Foundation, an organization supporting gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights. One of the speakers is Lu Meinu, president of the Taiwan Bar Association. Thanks so much to Yiling Liu for the invitation to attend!

TODAY'S PIC Speaks for itself. Encountering a pit viper on the 7.

Taiwan jails PRC captain of undersea-cable-wrecking ship. The evidence of intent was interesting and reasonable. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you are dumb or naive enough to believe the grifters on the right who tell you they’re oppose to immigration because it drives down wages for native-born workers, just ask them 1) if they support raising the minimum wage and 2) how come the GOP doesn’t? Go ahead.

Oh, that’s OK, Elon! No harm done. Well, except for Donald sending ICE and the National Guard into Los Angeles to arrest and shoot citizens just to provide a distraction from you calling him a pedophile. Other than that, no big deal, you tiresome twit.

Yes she did vote for that and needs to live with her shitty choices.

This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.

If Fetterman needs to take a break, he can go get his shit together on his own time. U.S. Senate needs a senator who can show up www.huffpost.com/entry/john-f...

All in just a three-hour cruise... a three-hour cruise.

TODAY'S PIC: The Japanese-era granary in Shigang, now a historical site. There's some old pieces of equipment inside, and some nifty photos. If you are in the area, well worth the hour spent to see it. My old post: michaelturton.blogspot.com/2011/05/japa...

Exciting that #INTA2026 will be in London, I'm dying to hear what aspects of UK culture and history will be celebrated in the events! The light side of Morris dancing, panto, and Mr. Bean? The dark side of foggy London's famed killers? Knights and Ladies? Britrock?

DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research? RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research D: I just read them to you! R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them

Trump was just negotiating with Saudi Arabia, the country responsible for 9/11 and dismembering a Washington Post journalist. And took a $400 million bribe from the country that finances Hamas, famous for its hostage taking. So take a seat, you crazy, white supremacist bitch.

Street zamboni got itself a handicapped parking space?

A wonderful Europe Day evening of Bach and Handel music at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, hosted by Lutz Güllner and the EETO. Follow the lyrics of their music, and there are messages for our times!

Went to the Dangdai Art Show in Taipei!

I've pointed out that a lot of the behaviors called 'woke" are things that, in my childhood, were simply called "being kind."

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In other news, the Colosseum is back into horrific forms of entertainment for paying visitors. www.huffpost.com/entry/rome-c...

Sometimes it's hard to tell what's "AI" and what's "Alabama".

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

French ship off Suao during the 1884-5 Sino-French War.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving home from work with his young son when US agents arrested him, claiming his immigration status had changed. Within days, he was summarily deported to El Salvador. www.ibanet.org//US-presiden...

100% rating means Fox is shitting on him, too.

“Totally not photoshopped”

But... but... Chuck has so many more "stern letters" yet to write.

Seymour Weiner's the superfan who used to promote the Mets' $1 hot dog night. No relation to Hugh Johnson or Dixie Normous. sports.yahoo.com/article/mets...

Comic books that make MAGA upset:

A dark-horse candidate for pope: Cardinal Manos.

Our nation has never been the same since MST-3000 started invading our living rooms.

If he cannot carry out his agenda without breaking our laws, violating our Constitution, ignoring the judiciary, alienating our allies and crashing the economy… It’s a criminal agenda.

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.

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Proof that not all "Tijuana Bible"-formatted comics had the same payoff.

The man who actually committed the crime is facing justice. The other man she wants to punish is innocent.

Great program today held by the ECCT IPR Committee, featuring Thomas Kuiper speaking on the 2024-2025 ECCT IPR Survey results. Great analysis of the responses received across many industries. I got to host the event alongside my co-chairs Roger Chang and CT Lee.

"out with the old, in with the new" 📷: Hasselblad SWC 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X 400 #BelieveInFilm

So many mouths, yet still getting so little nutrition. Probably needs to get off that high-fiber cloth diet and get some protein and carbs.

Impressive that they didn't put Eddie Murphy onto the album cover.

Now, imagine him saying those words in his Commandant-Lassard-at-the-podium voice. Nearly every guy saying "I'm superior" just ain't.

And if Trump sees this, he'll be like: "Krugman thinks I'm erotic? High praise, indeed, from the former leader of South Africa..."

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

Dafuk?!?

TODAY'S PIC: A fisherman south of Hualien

I'm just seeing a lot of 🍊🔥💵 going on these days.

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5