Digging up more pictures of the WH garden (East Wing) that has been now completely destroyed

This photo?

Quotable (for those who remember the character Britta Perry from "Community"): "We're the colony so high maintenance the British gave up. We're so obnoxious the French sent us a statue. Nobody tells us to shut up." #sixseasonsandamovie #nokings

#NoKings Fort Smith (AR) style. I can't believe I am pushing 60 and I am back at protests. I really thought I was done with all of that after the anti-Apartheid protest as a college student 35-40 years ago. Here we are. Democracy should be non-partisan and non-negotiable.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Revenge of the “Lib Tard:” Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

ICE Confirms Agents Do Not Have Faces Beneath Masks

Is there anyone here who read the original Millennium Trilogy (starting with "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo")? The series continued after Larrson's death. The latest ("The Girl With Ice in her Veins") almost reads like it was written by AI. Definitely a bit of a letdown.

🚨 Federal prosecutors have indicted Naasón Joaquín García, the “apostle” of La Luz del Mundo and leader of 5 million followers, on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Didn’t the Soviets build Bagram?

“But why aren’t American women having more babies?” Such a conundrum.🙄

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

Not surprised. That thug is corrupt as f*ck

First, they blamed immigrants, taking jobs, etc. Then they stripped women of medical care. Then they targeted LGBTQ, crying about marriage. Then they gut universities, crippling science. Now they are silencing media, punishing journalists and comedians. When will enough, be enough? #ProudBlue

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Before knowing all the facts, voices on the right are now exploiting the tragic death of Charlie Kirk & calling for all-out war on the left. This is sad, but not surprising, at a time when we should all be denouncing political violence. They were not so upset when Minn. Democrats were assassinated.

Trump and Republicans spent 8 months calling this the Big Beautiful Bill over and over like a mantra, but it’s so unpopular across the country that their solution is to start calling it something different hoping they can fool voters.

Clouds at sunset. This was just a quick shot I took while I was taking out trash and recyclables. Sometimes I simply appreciate scenes like this in the moment. Other times I choose to share them with others through photography.

Some music for my night owls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vik...

A nod to the two years I spent in Tacoma back in the early 1980s: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQG8...

So, the manuscript revisions are done, along with a note addressing the concerns brought up in peer review. It will be good to see this one in print, especially since it is 1) part of the groundwork I am laying for the book I am still in the beginning stages of writing, and 2) it marks the first...

I took this photo in Rotterdam in early July 2019 outside a restaurant I ended up enjoying, Steak & Bier. One of the great things about the SIPS conference that year (in addition to all the awesome people I met) was being able to wander around after hours w/plenty of daylight well into the evening.

Centraal Station in Rotterdam. This was taken in early July 2019, so it was fairly late in the evening.

This was a photo I shot at Crystal Cove State Beach earlier this month. This particular lookout practically tees up a good to perfect shot with minimal effort. I am grateful as that gave me more time to just live in the moment and experience this for what it was.

I took this earlier this month while I was on the I-40 between Gallup and Grants New Mexico. This shop is across from the continental divide marker. I took some photos of the marker as well, but I was disappointed with how they turned out. As many times as I have driven by this location....

A sunset photo taken at Huntington Beach a little ways south of the pier. This was from July 2018.

I took this photo probably right at the start of summer 2019. The location is on the Fort Smith Historic Site just south of the Harry E. Kelley River Park along the Arkansas River.

So, it looks like a manuscript I submitted for publication late spring has been accepted pending revisions. This is a best case scenario for me. I'll be blocking out some time to address reviewers' concerns over the next week. I was actually expecting a revise and resubmit response, so this is great

To think, about 30 years ago I started working on my PhD in social psychology. I was definitely more trusting and optimistic than I am today. I had no idea what would be in store as I progressed through that program and then on to a career in academe. These days I consider myself jaded yet hopeful.

I have not been on this account that much recently. Between taking a much needed road trip and prepping for a new semester, I just don't have the time. The time away was good. Finding myself on yet another block list this afternoon convinced me that I probably should remain more offline.

For those of you who are redistricting nerds, it’s quite a week. Let me know what popular beliefs about gerrymandering bother you the most. And if you are new to following this weird pernicious practice, ask anything! In the meantime, read up at gerrymander.princeton.edu and samwang.substack.com

Flyin' blind

“It was nice of Donald Trump to travel to Scotland and show our European allies we're led by a self-absorbed, deeply weird man in obvious mental decline.” USA Today He railed about windmills ,Epstein, “ungrateful” starving children in Gaza and “outsmarting squirrels” Insanity #ProudBlue

Trump’s “border czar” admits ICE arrests people with no criminal record. Why? Because they "might" be a threat someday. Minority Report, but racist. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social: “The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.” (ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)

Scientists spent over 75 years trying to warn people. Still to this day while an entire country evacuates, there are people who deny the real threats of climate change.

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over 30 years ago, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated. I took a lot of heat for this speech. https://youtu.be/Bnd0eSuxu84?feature=shared

A reminder of what the US is losing. If there is any good news, it's that science and scholarly activity globally will continue - just somewhere other than the US. angrybearblog.com/2025/07/the-...

Once upon a time, I would be up late listening to KPFK, and if I recall they had a DJ briefly who seemed to have an obsession with New Zealand alt-rock. This was one of the bands I would get to discover as a result: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpQ...

Another blast from the past: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsAP...

I couldn't decide which one to get, so I got both. Shaun of the Dead is arguably my favorite zombie film of all time.

The DNC is launching a digital ad campaign pressuring the GOP to release the Epstein files — targeting vulnerable Republicans in their home districts.

Pam Bondi & Karoline Leavitt choose to protect pedophiles & sex trafficking Victims Speak Out About "Monster" Ghislaine Maxwell. "Maxwell is No Victim, she's a victimizer" youtube.com/shorts/fWkmJ...