Trump hires the dumbest fucking attorneys. I take some comfort in that.

Diorama base finally has a bar coat of paint. Pavement and sidewalk. This has been a shit fight from the get go and it is now my arch enemy. I’ll finish the diorama but this is not up to my standard.

For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.

Drama in the skies this evening

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys. "I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man." It's a must-read:

I learned things. Officially certified in the use of Capture One captureone-academy.thinkific.com/certificates...

If you see this, post a robot

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand. Balut Showgirls Butterfly by Crazy Town

Parsley is the best fresh herb. I love cilantro. And I’m sure some of you will come a me with “but basil!” or “have you tried tarragon?” Stop. Parsley is king.

If allowed only one: Cuisine: Mexican Author: Kurt Vonnegut Music genre: Grunge TV show: Breaking Bad Holiday Resort : No resorts for me Season: Autumn City: Santa Cruz Sport: Fishing Book of the Bible: Closed Movie: Amelie

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

"We have no king," Illinois says, updating the court on all the authoritarian things Trump has said since Monday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder: * There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

So I just finished the last of my two cups of coffee. The last sip brought something solid into my mouth. Apparently there was a dead fly stuck to the bottom the entire time, who became unstuck sometime during the morning.

Fungi!

Tress are on fire in my woods

You might have missed this good news from Team Science™ who have been trying to help the domestic honeybee survive, which will help *us* survive. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Do I have WWI aviation experts among my followers? Trying to ID this plane

This seems topical after the latest public health announcement. www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...

I'm not a lawyer, but I think proving RFK jr and the Trump admin acted with actual malice in a defamation case would be hard. They're a bunch of fucking morons who get high off their own farts. They could believe what they're saying is true.

ICYMI: Part One of my thoughts on how the “free speech culture” movement contributed to the moment of historical censorship www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...

I went on a walk in the wet woods this afternoon.

Classroom puppies

Never stop the ridicule for one second.

Can Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr, or other federal actors, for violating his First Amendment rights by coercing ABC to suspend his show, and maybe eventually to fire him? To teal deer it, yes, but without an effective remedy. /1

It is genuinely humiliating as an America to have this sour, cowardly, narcissistic lout represent us and to know that so many Americans applaud conduct like this. Just deeply embarrassing.

Quote with the energy you bring to Bsky if you wish. 💛

Taters, again.

Fancy fellow.

Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.

Wow

Hello friends.

Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.

Ooooh, c’est magnifique. :::swoon::: youtu.be/VNLrCWCv38Y?...

Dimish a Book: The Just Okay Gatsby

This afternoon I made charro beans for the first time. I wish I’d known about charro beans decades ago.

The Birds Homage (2017) Acrylic and ink on canvas #TradArt #filmsky #Hitchcock #painting #acrylic #illustration

I bought a used, manual focus macro lens from the 1960s. Needed a lightweight, small lens for knock around one-handed macro kit. Tested it today. It is PHENOMENAL. Took it out for a test drive, samples in the thread.

Look at this cozy little dude.

The diorama base now has shape. I’m testing different fillers to see how well each behaves and how well they thin with water. The cardboard in the last photo was replaced by the strips of foam.

Dinner.

I can’t access Bluesky through my desktop browser because it thinks I’m in Mississippi. Can anyone recommend a fix or workaround?

Made an attempt at shrimp etouffee today. I’ve never had it before, never cooked it before. I LOVE it.

I was at the state fair & was lucky to witness a naturalization ceremony for ˜50 new citizens. I got a bit emotional. The best part was the huge round of applause and shouts of welcome from the crowd. Everyone was cheering them on. It was a small, bright spot of hope & happiness in these dark days.

What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

This admin is so goddamned stupid and bad.

My creative tank is running low.

Was a beautiful morning on my arrival to work

The DoJ has become a clown show.