Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight
Have Senators not noticed that Musk&Trump are already shutting down the government? The lack of aggressive messaging from the Democrats is truly upsetting.
Why I Left the Washington Post
Ruth Marcus traces the decline and fall of the WP under Jeff Bezos, Includes a copy of the column that they wouldn’t run and which she resigned over - which shows just how thin-skinned the oligarch class has gotten, because it’s barely a defense of free speech.
Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation
The corruption really is right out in the open, isn’t it?
Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom
The only mystery here is how co-President Trump managed to find time in his busy schedule of screaming on Truth Social and doing Putin’s and Netanyahu’s bidding to kiss co-President Musk’s ass on the White House lawn.
TikTok will play ‘calming music’ to remind teens to stop using the app
It won’t work. No matter how good their AI-driven age verification technology gets, I have faith that teens will stay ahead with AI-driven age spoofing technology.
King Charles pays tribute to ‘marvellous’ Bob Marley as he shares favourite songs
In these troubled times, it is comforting that King Charles listens to Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, and Beyonce.
I get an absurd amount of pleasure from swapping 10 watts of electrons with someone in Calgary.
Every time I have to deal with Xfinity I think about getting into business as an ISP. I could eat a handful of iron filings and crap out a more reliable network.
“Not quite still waters”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/6.3, 1/30s, ISO 1250. Larison Creek.
Because…wait for it…handwriting is in decline.
I’m sure that somewhere there are Akkadian tablets bitching about the youth no longer studying cuneiform due to that new-fangled Aramaic.
“Trail Door”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/7.1, 1/20s, ISO 2500. Larison Creek Trail.
Enough negativity for one morning. Have a grouse.
(Seen on the trail a couple days ago. Alas, had a short lens mounted so this is heavily magnified.)
Trump’s Plan to Fix Egg Price Crisis Is Already Falling Apart
What a surprise, wannabe dictator can’t magically make eggs appear from thin air.
On the one hand, it’s nice to see progressive media trying to be as brash and popular as regressive media. On the other, their whole “Trump is losing and even Republicans are revolting against him” narrative seems to me to be incredibly wrong.
“Dance of the Rhododendrons”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/6.3, 1/30s, ISO 250. Larison Creek Trail.
MOOSEHEAD BREWERIES INTRODUCES THE PRESIDENTIAL PACK
If I wasn’t on the wagon I’d be ordering one.
“Green Trail”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 28mm, f/8, 1/5s, ISO 1250. Larison Creek Trail.
Vitamin A? Cod liver oil? Experts say there’s no replacement for measles vaccination
The fact that this story even has to be reported is profoundly depressing.
“Moss Buds”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/6.3, 1/125s, ISO 500. Shot at Silver Falls State Park.
“South Falls”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/3,5, 1/45s, ISO 200. In-camera HDR. Silver Falls State Park.
Really there’s just too darned much scenery at this park.
