Moon halo!

Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.

Nothing to see here. Ric Grenell continues to be the asshole he's always been. If he follows his idiotic letter with actual legal action, I predict there will be no shortage of lawyers eager to defend Redd pro bono. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Boxing Day rainbow!

This is not what democracy looks like. Also, I think you're supposed to burn them outright.

If you promise someone lingerie for Christmas but give them a parka, have you under-promised and over-delivered?

This is not what democracy looks like.

Christmas is coming, so tonight we're going to watch the Grinch. We're also going to listen to @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's wonderful new Atmos mix of the Who's classic "Who Are You." In honor of this holiday paring, I made some artwork with nano banana. It's called "The Who Down in Who-ville."

Here is an image of the Rosette nebula that I took Friday night from my San Jose backyard. It represents 4.5 hours of data (138 two-minute exposures). You can zoom in and it still looks good.

The next time someone tells you that you don't know shit, you can tell them, with confidence, that they're wrong. (HT Joseph Hudson of Pronunciation Studio).

A-effing-men!

Nonsense. Sky-high BTC prices are still with us. It has no intrinsic value, and people still pay tens of thousands of dollars for it. Looks like a bubble to me at present prices. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/t...

Today, Cindy and I walked to Cambridge. We saw a sundog (refraction)....

This image is too cool to be real, but it's real (NGC 6302, the butterfly nebula, www.cbsnews.com/news/chile-t...).

This is not what democracy looks like. Also it's not what they meant when they said "land of the free."

I couldn't resist playing with my aurora photo a bit in lightroom (and GraXpert). Here is the result.

This too is not what democracy looks like. I thought the constitution contained two emoluments clauses.

This is not what democracy looks like.

This is not what democracy looks like. Also, the White House decor has descended well into self-parody.

About to depart on a last minute vacation to Boise. The hope is too see the northern lights tonight and fly back tomorrow.

He pardons only the best people.

Propose insignia for the Democratic leadership (AI generated, as I don't know how to draw). Chuck Schumer / Chuck (Charlie) Brown. More than a coincidence? You decide.

This is not what democracy looks like: www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...

In this photo, Cindy shows you how to carry your groceries home from the store.

Looks like Cornell "did a Columbia." I predict that it will gain them nothing and harm them as an institution. How can these people be so dumb?

This is not what democracy looks like:

For the last 17 years, Chrome was my browser. Sadly, today is my last day as a Chrome user. Google made good on its threat to end support for Manifest V2 extensions, making it impossible to run uBlock Origin in Chrome. Today's web is unusable to me without the functionality provided by uBlock Origin

I'm a little late with this, but R.I.P. Tom Matano, father of the Miata (MX-5). My Miata is nearly identical to the one he's standing next to in this picture. I've owned a red NA since 1990 (when they first came out). Tom gave joy to so many people. www.caranddriver.com/news/a680045...

The Make America Dumb Again movement is doing quite well these days. youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI

As someone whose cars average 25 years old, this article makes me ill. Sample sentence: Rivian’s chief software officer's goal is to keep Rivians updatable for seven to 10 years. Among other things, that's ecologically unsound. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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Because of course it has. It was a DEMOCRAT GARDEN and it HAD TO GO! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Looks like someone neglected to pull a permit. Also they appear to be neglecting legally mandated asbestos remediation. www.rawstory.com/white-house-...

Not a fan of the new $20 bill…

This is not what democracy looks like. The technical term for it is "looting the treasury."

Thanks @developers.google.com, @microsoft.com, Amazon, Apple, etc. Are you also going to pay to fix it when the tyrant is out?

Is this a "high crime or misdemeanor"? Asking for a friend.

That's "millions," you idiots. The Time's coverage of yesterday's protests is shameful. I've subscribed since 1978, but I'm close to cancelling. I'll keep my subscription to their puzzles, but it's a tragedy. Our nation's greatest newspaper is reduced to a niche supplier of amusements.

Hey @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, this is how it's done. You were given a golden opportunity to lead this movement in March, and you blew it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

This is not what democracy looks like.

These are our last garden tomatoes of the year (some of which ripened on the counter).

Most definitely not what democracy looks like. Are we going to stop this before it's too late, or is the republic going to collapse in short order?

I'll be there (in San Jose), and I hope your are too (at whatever location works for you). Historically, truly large protests can have a real effect against tyranny. www.nokings.org

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

This is not what democracy looks like. Also it's evil.

What on earth is wrong with these people? For the record, no one I know in Silicon Valley has demonstrated a "broader accommodation of Trump." We think he's a vile, incompetent, mendacious, racist autocrat who neither understands nor respects science. techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/s...

I know just how Trump feels about missing out on the Nobel peace prize. I was denied the Heisman trophy this year, and something must be done about it.