Western Civilization was not without blemishes but now the term is toxic

is there a Turing test for bsky accounts

“Scientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time” ….yeah it’s the chasm between official corruption and everyday decency

Georgia prosecutor named Skandalakis is so on the nose even Pynchon side eyes it

Who is for any of this?

rag-tag crew of misfits led by venal narcissist is given one last chance to save themselves and vile high command in a daring illegal mission: Dirty Dozen Deux

Not enamored at all hearing of toxic assholes in high places no matter how dazzling they may appear or are projected

Curious to hear; your average reading sessions for easily readable, enjoyable novels- duration, location, times of day, pages

Made up word for Bsky (&most any social media) experience: blurtations

A happy harmony between white supremest christian nationalism, and rainbow social egalitarianism

Pace of insanity expanding exponentially, but still many people alive who, for most of their lives, had Jabberwocky or Ernie Kovacs as the wildest thing

Trojan clown car

realizing again, muttering isn’t helping…

Making a quick getaway

Made these for my peeps…slice of my life

Not imagining pardoned J6rs are recidivists is the latest not imagining planes flying into buildings

Given how we wouldn't see anything without it, it’s amazing how often light is overlooked

I’m into non-linear narratives but this is getting ridiculous

extremely pleased to see Mamdani joined me in moratorium on using thumbs up gesture, in force ever since Trump expropriated and flogged it at every smarmy turn

Considering the approaching hunker down for winter, and maybe writing one of those novels where I have no idea what will happen next. Very lifelike

Valentino meets studio head after rousing success of Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

I’m halfway thru Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” and it seems the subtext is being pitched to an audience who already know the parallels, and those who most need to hear the message either won’t see this, or won’t get the connection

During the season I sail alongside and past a large coast guard ship docked at their station on my way out of port. I can’t imagine anyone or vessel sporting a swastika would be met with indifference

Moby Dick holds up as analogue until the story’s end. One great leviathan won’t be what crushes the crew and its crazed captain. The ship itself is becoming unseaworthy

There’s a flat, open, perfectly perpendicular four way stop near my house. Drivers reveal a lot about the human condition

Smoke on the water sketch

Good PR for Nuremberg movie

You're at Foster Brooks I need you at Charles Bukowski

Enough is enough

If I ended in Apple’s product stream and their current sycophancy is anathema, what are legit alternatives?

Would be paradise to write only about oceans and whales here. Tired of the madness.

A reasonable conclusion, people must like a bit of mote in the eye every damn day

Feeding time

Ripples on glass, reflections of masts

How would anyone know for sure the files they voted so overwhelmingly to release were not in any way altered

“Of course we’re messing w/ you. What are you gonna do about it?” Official unofficial Government position

Art reminds us of what’s real…. Makes you think... We need reminders…isn’t reality enough to remember what’s real?

if American Revolution highlights anything it’s that collective memory is practically measurable in nanoseconds

Looking NE, on a walk

Since I’m reticent to share personal details online, and there’s already a plethora of experts on here, thinking all future posts will either be, “Enough is enough”, or ”That’s enough of that”

Nothing in the Constitution about how to deal with a Conga Line of scumbags

far too many people who seem alright with an acceptable amount of evil in the world

I had tickets to see Todd Snider this week, but the show got cancelled, with an enigmatic explanation . And now we learn he died yesterday. Life is weird. Fleeting.

All the smart ones see the precipice, and say what we all wait to know is bad beyond bad. That is, if politics is the topic

wonder how many in Congress think the word superfluous is a compliment

When tacky venality is way down the list of his abhorrent aspects you know we’re in trouble

time warp looping current ICE DHS actions and early government policy towards Native Americans, Trail of Tears, The Long Walk, etc

Even cacophony is an overly generous description, things are far more twisted and painful

My kid said this witch parade sketch is one of her favorites

Seems a good day to have an offline life