Larkfarm Returns

Took me half an hour to fight through bad application design to verify my identity for my (already-verified) Medicare account so I could find out my drug plan premium is going up 4x next year and there’s nothing less expensive. This administration may not be making things more affordable but it’s compensating by making them more painful.

What I really want is something like a camera vest crossed with a running pack like the Osprey Duro 15. Give me a hydration reservoir and camping gear storage on the back, dedicated lens and lighting storage on the front and sides, shoulder straps made for capture clips and attachment points for Op/Tech straps. But I’ve never seen any such thing.

Just heard a Republican consultant attack the “social elements” in the Democratic Party. I’m sure he meant “socialist” but it’s pretty telling.

Trump claims Alaska voters need ‘190 IQ’ to understand their ballot as DOJ ratchets up case against the state

Trump at a rally:

“They put a ballot down where they’re talking about ‘incumbent’ Republican, and the other one. Most people don’t know in Alaska — and a lot of other states, too — what does incumbent mean? I don’t know what incumbent means,” he said.

So I guess the DOJ theory is that Republican voters are as stupid as the President is. That should get thrown out of court quickly: I refuse to believe that a majority of even Republicans could be as stupid as the idiot in the White House.

Looks like today’s task is installing Syncthing and KeePass.

Fuck the corporate bros and slopmongers for making me waste time on this.

• Court rejects Trump admin bid to block California vote count, cites disenfranchisement risk
• US judge blocks Trump policies fast-tracking children’s asylum cases
• US judge orders ethics investigation into DOJ lawyers in golf course dispute
• Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice
• Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials

So much losing. Pretty sure this is the losingest losing administration of losing losers in history.

• 21 days of 5+ miles
• Longest day 32.5 miles Winberry/Alpine/Cloverpatch/Tire Mountain Trails
• 268.9 total miles (pretty sure this is my largest ever single month)
• 2089.5 miles year-to-date

Trip reports and photos from the more interesting wilderness hikes.