In honor of the winter solstice, here's an animation I made showing the risepoint of the sun for every day of the year. It starts with January 1 and runs for a year before repeating. The viewpoint is towards the hills near Newark, Ohio.

@pzmyers.bsky.social I've been getting a Gateway Time-Out on freethoughtblogs for about 2 days now. Things OK?

Are you talking about Trump or Judge Smith? (Yes, both.)

Would it be legit for the judge to (somehow formally) have the grand jury foreman (or any jury members) before them to tell them what happened? Or could one of the defense attys prompt it?

So, I guess it could be that the 8 wanted to see just where negotiations went, and are ready to abort if they go nowhere. And it gives the Dems a chance to say, "See? We tried." I guess we'll find out (after a tense week).

An explainer about where things are. It looks like there will have to be another vote that requires cloture.

=2,000 words

My fantasy (which this is making look a bit less fantastical) is that in 2026 the House and Senate both go 2/3 Ds. House elects new Speaker, then House impeaches and Senate convicts both Trump and Vance, making D Speaker Prez

Oh, my. This is the worst one I've seen. @mrsgoodacre.bsky.social

@magnuspharao.bsky.social I'm curious about the etymology of "metztli". The google AI claims the "me-" is related to the "me-" in Mexico, but that seems far-fetched to me. In much of the Americas, "moon" is basically "night sun", but that's clearly not the case here. Thanks.

@jesszafarris.bsky.social An etymological SMBC.

There's a word for what Trump and his allies are trying to do with this gerrymandering plan...

@kenwhite.bsky.social Would NRA v. Vullo (2024) give Kimmel grounds for a large lawsuit against the FCC for the threat that has cost him his show? (And I also wonder if Kimmel really has a contract that let's him be fired for such weak cause.)

Mitochondrial DNA from Mexican Mammoths. Over 500 mammoths (and plenty of other fossils found, like camels, ground sloths, bison, axolotls). www.science.org/content/arti...

Here's a old Facebook post of mine that I've converted to a webpage format (and off FB). It's a cautionary tale to Museums and other such institutions. www.ahcuah.com/watchmoon/20...

@knapsack77.bsky.social This probably says a lot about the clubhouse.

@weratedogs.com This dog needs to be rated.

Mark Hamill never disappoints.

Let's see how/if BlueSky tolerates FB. Here's a post from today discussing how the full moon and lunistices (lunar equivalents to solstices) interact. www.facebook.com/ahcuah/posts...

Catkins (male flowers) on my butternut tree.

Useful information for the Ohio election tomorrow. As far as I am aware, it's the only statewide issue. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/05/05/e...

Freedom!

I would add that the R's voting bill might misfire the same way. How easy will it be for them to get easy access to birth and marriage certificates and the like to be able to vote?

When does the winning start?

The last line of the 12th Amendment: "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." I learned this in Junior High. Why didn't Kristen Welker? (And we know Trump doesn't know it because he's always a moron.)

Sorry, but why make an empty gesture? If they don't have a realistic chance of getting 67 Senators to convict, it's useless. (As we learned last time.)

Xavier transitioned and became Vivian Jenna Wilson. She is alive and well and lives in Japan. No loving parent would ever write such a disgusting thing as this, and it speaks volumes.

Why Iron Man and not Fe-male? This joke is not for everyone.

Dropkick Murphys just had an epic moment at their show: They made a friendly wager with a fan in a MAGA shirt—“Let’s see where it’s made.” Then they checked his MAGA shirt tag… Made in Nicaragua. They swapped it with a Made in America Dropkick Murphys tee. Legendary.

My question is, how do the courts enforce their orders when the U. S. Marshals are part of the executive branch?

Yeah. He was told to cross 22L and hold at 22C. Except 22L is a pretty narrow runway, so it is probable that the pilot did not realize when he crossed 22L and when he got to 22C he thought that was the 22L he was supposed to cross. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Mp...

"We are following the measles epidemic every day." And which side are you rooting for?

Army Choir surrounded the MAGA hierarchy dining in White House East Room to sing "Do You Hear The People Sing" It was lost on Trump but Vance was super fidgety "Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again" #DisruptTheCoup

How about you all just go on strike? On one particular day all you hosts just sit there saying nothing (with a chyron saying why you are silent).

As far as I know, her 5-day a week show is for the first 100 days, but her usual Monday show is still contracted through 2029. Do you have different information? After all, why are they paying her $25 million year for 5 years?

Temporarily? Her current contract runs through 2029.

If you read the executive order, this is what the map should look like. Google's mappers are not only ass-sucking toadies, they are also incompetent morons.

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

Is that because this is a Republic, not a Democracy? /s 😡😡😡😩😪

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

How about HF? Hydrofluoric acid is pretty awful stuff. (Or maybe you can come up with some else "HF" might stand for. 😉 )

My dinner a few nights ago (Burns night).

I’ve spent about 2-3 hours each day on calls or chats with my US gov friends. Here’s an anonymized recap of what’s going on. First, I am so very sorry that they are living our last year at Twitter. I never wanted to think about that time again, and I hope my advice is helpful. 1/

Oh, c'mon. They're also gonna hold their breath until they turn purple.

Ohio Capital Journal is pretty good. ohiocapitaljournal.com

Just like Trump thinks asking for asylum means you came from an insane asylum, he thinks laws being executed means applying the death penalty to them.

A stone tower near an overhang in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.