“And yet, despite the manifest differences in how they practise their religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the same God.” theconversation.com/in-spite-of-...

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Dune (1965) Frank Herbert

I think of Robbie on Memorial Day, as I do of others who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. What do we owe one another as members of the same society? To me, that question lies at the heart of this Memorial Day. robertreich.substack.com/p/rememberin...

The contributions of the tech bros…

Memorial Day is complicated for a lot of veterans. It’s grief, gratitude, pride, anger, and joy all at once. I wrote today about one of the men I served with — Capt. Andreas O’Keeffe — and about why honoring the fallen means more than slogans or sales. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

“Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.” ~ Dante Alighieri

“Where the way is hardest, there go thou; Follow your own path and let people talk.” ~ Dante Alighieri

“In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.” ~ Dante Alighieri

“Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow; the man who lets his thoughts be turned aside by one thing or another, will lose sight of his true goal, his mind sapped of its strength.” ~ Dante Alighieri

Ignorant: adjective 1a: destitute of knowledge or education Ex: an ignorant society also : lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified —often used with of or about Ex: parents ignorant of modern educational methods

This was the important work for today 🐚

Thiago Lucas instagram.com/thiagochargista

🫖 🍯 youtube.com/shorts/RRrO3...

Nixon: "I am not a crook." Trump: "I am a crook. So what."

“Castles in the north of Scotland were slighted as they were the regional focus of the political power of his Scottish enemies, and militarily they were of little value to Bruce.” www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

The fight for peace is not won with guns and bombs. Peace is established with words and ideas. The idea of self-defence has been twisted into preemptive warfare. The economy of war needs to be stopped as do men who engage in war profiteering.

A sailboat is a wind powered boat which is pretty cool. ⛵️

Lest we forget: Obama secured the Iran deal without starting a war, shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, or losing a single American life. But please, tell me more about how “toughness” requires body bags.

🔥 @repcohen.bsky.social : “Don’t tell me, John Roberts, The Supreme Court is not political. It is an arm of the White House. 🇺🇸 is being destroyed from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” #Memphis #JimCrow #RacistRedistricting

We don’t control Congress or the White House, but we’ve got the most powerful chamber ever: We the People.

“Delusions of grandeur are false beliefs about importance, power, or abilities. Individuals experiencing ideas of grandeur see themselves as special, chosen, or destined for greatness.” I think using chatbots is like pouring gas on this fire. www.choosingtherapy.com/delusions-of...

Street Art Utopia #streetart 🏴 Blinded by the Flag — By Banksy at Waterloo Place, London, UK 🇬🇧 Banksy’s flag-blinded figure appeared at Waterloo Place, and AP reported that the artist confirmed the sculpture on April 30, 2026 after posting footage of the overnight installation.

#Art #Streetart #Mural #MuralArt #Graffiti #SprayArt #PublicArt #Marseille #France #Panier

🖼️ Streetart by Goin 📍Moon Street, Bristol, June 2024 A soldier is pointing his rifle at a tiny ladybird, and the latter obviously doesn’t stand a chance in this contest. There are many ways of protesting against war, and this piece from Goin is a very powerful image making the point.

Lincoln City, OR @mikeeganart.bsky.social #slaptags #streetart

Che Trump….. #streetart #art #cuba #trump

#WallMural ##StreetArt Mexico 🇲🇽

#StreetArt by Curtis Hylton #Waterford #Ireland

50+ demonstrators braved the winds today in Colma to stand up for their friends and neighbors today, voting rights are civil rights!— We will never back down!! #Resist #RemoveTheRegime #CommunitiesNotCages #NoKings #FreeAmerica #Indivisible #TeslaTakedown #Colma #California @maddow.bsky.social

In chemistry, a supersaturated solution is one where you've kept adding a solute to a liquid beyond where the liquid can dissolve everything. All it takes is a nucleation site / seed crystal for the solution to rapidly (sometimes violently) crystalize. Unrelatedly, the US has more guns than people.

CBS canceled Colbert. join me—cancel CBS!

Jeff Bezos’s CNBC interview made headlines this week. He’s been on a PR campaign responding to his critics — myself included. Some thoughts 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=apR3...

Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary is an embarrassment to Canada. I give permission to America to do what you want with him. I would suggest deporting him but, no want back

Parasite: noun 2): someone or something that resembles a biological parasite in living off of, being dependent on, or exploiting another while giving little or nothing in return Ex: But the frequent and familiar companions of the great, are those parasites, 🗒️ (tremendously good examples…)

Parasite: noun : an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host Ex: Now the death of its host is certainly a setback to any parasite. 🗒️

My iPod collection, the red one is my favourite iPod touch is always dead because of the big screen but works well on a dock Working on getting back to buying cds and listening to radio and cancelling streaming services

Happy Saturday, hope it’s a good one Go out and make some friends… (I love this concert performance, it’s perfect for this song) youtu.be/f47mZGRGOIc?...

The problem with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence predates Tulsi Gabbard. But she has put it into the sharpest relief yet:

"The DOJ has provided painfully little guidance as to how the new slush fund will be doled out." Layers and layers of malice, corruption, cynicism, and incompetence.

 "They don't have to be good to win. They can suck and still beat Trump... It's a punish the guy who screwed up the economy election." Mike Murphy on how the latest shutdown fight gave the Senate leverage over Trump and why Democrats can still win even though they are unpopular.

"Most combat veterans I know are deeply skeptical of romanticizing combat. We understand too clearly its brutality, chaos, and permanence. War is not cinematic. But neither is sacrifice meaningless." @markhertling.bsky.social on Memorial Day:

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

Every state should take a page out of Hawaii’s playbook on tackling Citizens United

I wonder if Mr. Blanche will operate independently from the whims of the president… “Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Blanche, 51, represented the President in three of the four criminal cases he has faced.” time.com/article/2026...

Erasing history www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Boast: verb : a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting: BRAG 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 “But the foolish things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world God chose 🗒️

Psalm 118:22 “The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 “Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

"The moment you begin to censor the writer- and history bears this out in the ugliest of fashions -so begins a process of decay in the body politic that ultimately leads to disaster." ~Rod Serling Speech, Library of Congress (1968)

Jack White: