Allan Smitheel

Behold!

Really wanted to finish some writing and post it on Patreon today but I kept hitting dead ends. I was hoping to find something compelling in the research but didn’t have any luck. I was putting too much pressure on myself anyway. I’m just going to chill tonight.

Morning. 🖼️ Ota Janeček

"I read the news today, oh boy Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall"

At 5 PM on Jun 3, 2026, almost 2,400 people rode past this daily counter on the 5 St SW cycle track in Calgary. Calgary is a bicycling city. #Calgary #yycBike

Fraternity! Mural by Marko93 Lilac Street, San Francisco, CA Close Up Big cat mural of the night. #CatStreetArt #MenWithCats

It’s grimly funny to look back and remember that John Fetterman rose to prominence as the guy who was going to beat Dr. Oz and keep him out of government, and then to realize that now they’re both in government and they’re both just the worst.

BREAKING: The United States House of Representatives has passed the Florida Safe Seas Act, which bans baited shark dives in Federal waters off the coast of Florida. Now to the Senate. 🧪🌍🦑🦈 I wrote about this bill here: www.scubadiving.com/will-banning...

People talk about our sacred American institutions, but which ones? Institutions that upheld slavery, Jim Crow, union busting, imperial wars, mass surveillance, and corporate domination? Rights weren’t handed down by institutions. They were won by ordinary people fighting against them.

"Rainy Street" - my oil painting

Especially heinous given that bad dental health can have a catastrophic effect on overall health. Cardiac health can be tied to dental health.

Let's be honest. IF TRUMPY can get protections for ALL his taxes and his kids taxes and his businesses gets a free pass on those taxes, WE THE PEOPLE should get the same thing.. Trumpy is literally proving he's above the law.

Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813 – 1897) was an African-American writer who escaped from slavery and was later freed. She became an abolitionist speaker and reformer, and wrote an autobiographical novel, first serialized, then published as a book in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent. #CelebratingWomen

Policy aside Joe Biden gave a good nationally televised 60+minute State of the Union address in February 2024. Four months later he had an awful debate He was President for 4 years and his administration helped us recover from Covid passed bipartisan legislation and it wasn’t chaos Facts matter

At least 51 whales have died along the West Coast already this year. There's a proven immediate solution that could have helped prevent the death of some of these whales: Vessel speed limits. Take action to help make that happen ➡️ biodiv.us/4u7IL0F

Two years ago my nephew was Samus for Halloween. Last year he was Hornet from Hollow Knight. He doesn't care about gender, he just likes games. That's the kind of generation of gamers I hope I can help raise. Even if its just in a small way. This is a future I hope for.

The Willis, TX police department started a safe exchange zone in their parking lot for online person to person purchases and the transfer of shared custody children. That is a fantastic idea. If I’m gonna drag the cops for doing cop shit then I have to give them props for this. Well done

John ‘Shadowy Docket’ Roberts’ says NAH. Corruption is the new little black dress. It works for EVERY occasion. It’s partisan to even mention it frankly. Sheesh.

Indeed!

It seems like identifiable members of the Supreme Court actively helping one political party to choose its voters to maximal electoral advantage should be a bigger scandal

Gotta love that Scotty works well under Pressure. "Throw the Switch!" Always liked how Scotty can get a lot of Alien Tech working and even better when he can plug that tech into Starfleet Tech and get it working quickly. #StarTrekTOS #Treksky #Trekkies

Gosh, somehow, I made it home. Goodnight. 🖼️ Full Moon, Gary Anderson.

'Sleeping Girl.' (1927) Just like Laura Knight, Dod Procter became well known in Britain in the mid-1920s after painting a series of portraits of young women using the fall of light across the figures to give a sense of volume; a style which shows her admiration for Giotto.

The Vegas Golden Knights ruined the #NHL for me, and that was before they signed a rapist goalie. They're probably gonna win another cup because they were gifted an amazing team and the rapist will probably win the Conn Smythe. Ruined.

Excuse me while I turn on the music to drown out the thoughts

Please someone - anyone - fix this totally backwards mindset. It’s sick and it’s just so offensively wrong. Congress, the Supreme Court, and America’s current government: ALL of it needs to be purged. America desperately needs a clean slate. 😡

waterfall — speaking out a haiku letting it go #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #waterfall

WOW. Notice how he DIDN'T DENY the corruption accusation!

Well, gulp, I'm going to be singing a VdGG tune with orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall Prog Prom on July 18th....

Imagine if it happened during the UFC event. That would be perfect.

Greg Abbott thinks Texans will keep footing the bill for his grift. We disagree. Tonight, during the Spurs-Knicks game, we’re launching our first general election ad—taking aim at the Greg Abbott Corruption Tax. Watch:

Happy birthday to Curtis Mayfield, born on this day in 1942!

A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works: www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...

No Shit! Who is surprised?? NOT ME!

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The science is brutally clear: • 1 million species at risk of extinction • 70% of wildlife populations lost in 50 years • 2024 was the hottest year on record (again) This is not a “future problem.” This is a now problem created by now choices. #RespectNature

Driftwood on a Lake Superior beach

#France - Fourth-century coin and mysterious inscriptions found under Notre Dame cathedral: "Dig of the century" www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-d...