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Netflix Series : Last Words - Eric Dane, Jane Goodall, and Gloria Steinem. A strange mix of profound and creepy

We are building datacenters for porn ads. You can barely read anything on the net anymore for the interruptions of naked body ads. Seems to me humans have managed all that without datacenters.

Reading now, it connects the not so far apart dots that you might think - from demons, prophets, witches to cults of pur times:

Figured out why we need data centers: The need to cover the Earth with machines to store SPAM. I delete 100s of Spam from email daily, and about 20 messages from ActBlue alone. My snail mail is 95% recycling.

The “price” for Bill Maher - a chicken dinner at the WH. Question: Did Big T change any degree of decision/action compared to Maher - Who now likes the idea of “America’s Ballroom”? Chicken Dinners for Influencers- “Buck, Buck . Bucka”

Hope and Action abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/...

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

another reason to #abolishice . . . #ice is evil and AG #toddblanch of #doj appointed by #trump approved it as legal . #impeach hegseth and #donaldtrump

Way way too many sitting Republicans who seem to be normalizing child rape and trafficking, whether by hiding the perps in the Epstein files, looking the other way, saying every victim is lying or hysterical, it is consensual to drug someone, or fathers, officials and clergy have immunity.

Some easy references on one page, Refresh yourself for T Day conversation: sarahkendzior.com

We are in the “sci-fi” reality: The “heat ray” for immigrants refers to the Active Denial System (ADS), a military-grade, nonlethal directed-energy weapon that the Pentagon authorized the …(DHS) in September 2026 to test for potential use along the U.S.–Mexico border. The Guardian

Character Masquerading in Pinning Up a Butterfly https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21142

Pine Trees in the Fen - 1884 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13455

It really was all over when the Senate approved a Supreme Court Justice who saw pubic hairs on Coke cans. He has been enjoying the perks ever since.

Way way too many sitting Republicans who seem to be normalizing child rape and trafficking, whether by hiding the perps in the Epstein files, looking the other way, saying every victim is lying or hysterical, it is consensual to drug someone, or fathers, officials and clergy have immunity.

If you are tired and frustrated by the cycle of voting one bad government set of leaders out after another - it is what we have, and seriously works better than not. Vote, tell your adult kids to vote.

My FB account was hacked in 2025 by no less than a fake META message , which I found out later from colleagues “was going around”. No help from FB getting it back though I had had the account for 20 years in the same location, hijackers were in 2 different states at the same time Reliability?

Hope and Action abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/...

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New World screwworm cases confirmed in cow in New Mexico, wildlife in Texas, officials say reut.rs/4BgNylr

Poplars, View from the Marsh - 1891/1892 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10493

Monet hired six gardeners, diverted a stream, and spent 43 years building a garden in Giverny. Why would a painter spend half his life on one landscape? The answer changed art forever. 🧵👇 #artbots #monet

I was a kid when McCarthy and Cohn found a Communist behind every bush ; had thousands of people fired in civil service, armed forces, academia, journalism and other walks of life - applying innuendo, hearsay, and a smattering of process. Is this how the work of infrastructure is avoided ?

“Savings” biggest hindrance is inflation.

Is political debate rantings of self righteous egomaniacs having tantrums or serious discussion? Is political humor useful reflection, tension release or middle school ridicule? I am conflicted even by posing the questions.

I was a kid when McCarthy and Cohn found a Communist behind every bush ; had thousands of people fired in civil service, armed forces, academia, journalism and other walks of life - applying innuendo, hearsay, and a smattering of process. Is this how the work of infrastructure is avoided ?

Does today’s level of college debt amount to lifetime “indentured servitude” ?

Indentured Servitude - a practice that prevails, a person enters a contract to work off debt: 1600s: Survival Barrier The first major obstacle to marriage was surviving the indenture itself. During the 1600s, contract terms strictly prohibited servants from marrying without their master's permission

“Svengoolie” on MeTV.com is the BEST!

Arizona approves state's first non-ABA accredited law school reut.rs/4ia9VAm

Nearly 12,000 California residents bought EVs using state rebate program reut.rs/4hOiZMd

Here's some time travel to wrap up your week. Using three years of computer runtime, researchers simulated billions of years of cosmic history in unprecedented detail. The result shows how pulses of collapse, star formation & explosions shaped our galaxy. 🧪🔭 news.uchicago.edu/story/new-si...

Ho hum? Just another kerfluful?

Realize today the name change: MSNBC to MSNOW aka M SNOW Coming clean

Too hard to believe - and yet aje.news/mgdz71

I wonder how many people actually watch TV ads anymore? Even before dvr and streaming we used to use “ad time” to do dishes and light cleaning - house was cleaner then. Now we record anything with ads and FF in the dvr. Millions of campaign $$ for unseen ads, but not a penny for healthcare, college

Read Books, talk to veterans

Monitor how you use electricity. Drive less, walk more. Combine trips. Compost. Shop locally. Buy less, reuse, swap, share, repurpose, donate wisely. Either conserve or tred the wheels of the Military Industrial Complex.

The Dems will load up your texts, emails and social media to pay for ads.. This election is not about money, it is about your vote, and every person who is registered and doesn’t vote or who supports fascism. + your willingness to protect the vote after what comes. Hate is the fuel 4 fascism.

I'm excited to see everyone at UC-Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall for tomorrow's campus premiere of THE WORK IN PROGRESS! Tickets are on sale now, with $5 tickets available for students. secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/33625/33626

Spring runs ahead - the sea water has no name for it.