I can still hear their sign off: "Well, you've wasted another perfectly good hour...." They were the best.

America could really use Car Talk right about now.

July 2nd, 1982: A Los Angeles man, Larry Walters, took off from his backyard in a lawn chair attached to 42 Army surplus weather balloons. Lawnchair Larry ascended to 16,000 feet and descended by shooting out the balloons with a pellet gun. He was fined by the FAA.

OK, who was it? Come clean.

Two confessions: (1) I rarely listen to Taylor Swift's music. (2) I nonetheless admire her strength and personal philosophy so much that I cannot count the number of times I incorporated her lyrics into a public address while serving as a US diplomat, putting her words into a multiple languages.

(looking up other Roger Whittaker albums) Me: No, that's TOO MUCH Roger Whittaker.

This appears to be the one I want. (It also has "New World in the Morning," which I'd forgotten about.) It's a two LP set. Put it on my want list. Funny how there's not a one-LP Best of with his two biggest songs in it. I think Mama Bull had one!

I remember stopping whatever it was I was doing in 1976 at 8:57 PM to turn to CBS and watch that days "Bicentennial Minute." I usedta be proud of this country.

And the same for authors and books

When Fake Fox News Continues to Purposely Lying Without Legal Penalties 🙄 Hmmm Lawsuit.

@kylec.bsky.social Did I miss something? RMPBS listing "A Capitol Fourth" from D.C. presumably highlighting ... well, no idea. Whatever it was supposed to be, it isn't.

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Good LATimes piece leading its front page this morning: "anniversary events throughout the nation’s capital centered on President Trump" have turned Independence Day into "a celebration of an imperial presidency rather than a revolution from kingly rule." www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

He walked into a shelter to pick a cat. The cat had other plans, climbed right up, and picked him instead.

Trans athletes in sports and voter fraud fall into the same stupid category: Both happen rarely, have little effect on most people's lives, and take up a huge amount of wasted discussion that should be focused on affordable groceries, housing, and healthcare.

NEW: CNN just talked about heat related ailments wt Trump’s state fair: 44 patients, 11 transported - 7 of those on advanced life support

“An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs.” - Mitch Hedberg

If you're an FBI analyst surging to Atlanta to review records, reach out to me. I'll keep you anonymous. Signal in bio. Please share this post widely.

“The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that the officers involved in the incident broke department policy governing the use of force against animals.” abc7.com/post/owner-d...

Driving on three wheels? No problem. Changing a tire without a jack? Also no problem. With its hydraulic suspension, the Citroën DS could lift itself at the flip of a lever — space-age tech back in 1955. [📹 classic_car_glo] Original post

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#swiftkelseywedding On the up side, seeing the who's who of attendees allows me to catch up on any younger-than-40 musicians, celebs, actors because I literally have never heard of almost any of them. Like, Aaron Dessner.

Good deal.

Wish I lived in Long Beach I F-ing hate people shooting off fireworks in my neighborhood until 2:00 am. My dog also hates it.

Peacock spiders are only 4mm long, but their courtship dance rivals any bird of paradise. Australia has over 90 species of these tiny, ultra-colorful performers.

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

It’s the world’s dumbest cult.

#gulagcubicles Watching this stupid preventable disaster (having been to several D.C.Mall events over the years), I honestly expected to see colorful tents, banners, flags (like in U.S.), wavy things. Splash pads, laughter. Not those gulag cubicles lined up on either side, defying welcome or joy.

If you were cool with this, you can shove that "Happy Independence Day" up your ass.

Yes, that was who first came to mind for me

I cracks me up when people are like "You couldn't make THIS movie or show today because people are so politically correct and sensitive!" Sir. There was an entire board in Hollywood dedicated to sniffing out any onscreen hint of married people having sex. Lucy couldn't say "pregnant." Sit down.

The amethyst starling of Africa

90s scientists: “We cloned a sheep! We landed a robot on mars!” Scientists today: “Please stop drinking bleach and urine smoothies.”

I live in central FL. The trash slobs are all over. They'll be poisoning, trashing the beaches/ocean with their goddamn fireworks.

"A Venezuelan man was accused of attempting to choke an ICE officer to death in Bellevue. Bystander video tells a different story." nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...

Courage.

My (Black) family used to do 4th celebrations, but it wasn't about America. It was about crabs, hot dogs, hamburgers, my Grandma's potato salad and off-brand soda.

And adding: the garbage all over thrown down by people who don't know how to use/too lazy to use trash cans.

SO - I looked up this question: “WHY - did the #AspenIdeasFestival invite Peter Thiel?” This answer is sadly insufficient! To the organizers of the Aspen Ideas Festival: Please do better next time! ⚡️Have we not evolved beyond needing to have a “contrarian” - to validate the Greater Good!!!

"The Pope is the puppet of the Chinese authoritatian government" is a take you would make if you made billions by drinking paint.

Peter Thiel looks like he just walked off the set of a remake of The Hills Have Eyes.

With 10s of people heading to exits all at once, this will be a complex situation. Please be safe. Do not trample anyone in your effort to exit.

THIS YEAR ALONE: 98 dead in boat strikes. 3,636 dead in the Iran war. 123 children killed in one U.S. school strike. 1,045 killed in Gaza since the “ceasefire.” 52 dead in ICE custody. 750,000 already dead from USAID cuts. A murderous pedophile clown tyrant in power. WTF is the USA celebrating?

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Ok. I've gone to every music post planned for today & written the question out & added alt text, too. Not sure if alt text would even work since so many can't see images, so I did both. Thanks, everyone! 🎶🤘🎶

Obama’s July 4 celebration is going to outdo Trump’s tired 250th version without even trying. I know which one I would rather attend. 📌 This event is the kickoff for the Obama Center's "You Are America" summer series.

Tyranny survives on manufactured outrage. This graphic isn't evidence, it's propaganda. America's $999B funds its ENTIRE military, not NATO. NATO's common budget is about €5B, shared among allies. Truth requires effort. Propaganda only requires loyalty. .

Devastating news for the two people who were there