News definitely incoming.

Japanese film poster for NIKITA aka LA FEMME NIKITA (1990 - Dir. Luc Besson) Cast: Anne Paraillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Tchéky Karyo

Ambling with Sam When you look at a forest, patch of grass, or lake shore, what do you see? It can be all too easy to see nothing but an undifferentiated wall of green, and leave it at that. Once you begin to look clo...

I have been watching plant stories from this youtube channel.

It reminds me there are a lot of different ways to live, and it doesn’t have to be this current way.

www.youtube.com/@Amblingwith...

Arby’s Reclassifies Their Food As Entertainment Restaurant Says Menu Items Intended For Amusement Purposes Only

Arby’s Reclassifies Their Food As Entertainment theonion.com/arbys-reclassifies-their...

No, but “sir, we’ve detected a breach” from DOJ sure would.

I’m going with tonight and “Iranian hackers.”

did a large spider write this


#somepig

You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother

This. As much as I think about “it” happening, there’s a lot to be said for his removal, humiliation and imprisonment.

Regardless, he cannot be allowed to exit gracefully. And his entire chain of command cannot be given the reins to pardon him.

So just _how_ badly is the Iran thing going?

It’s going let’s-bring-up-Epstein levels of badly.

I can now burp that entire playground into humbled submission, should I so desire.

Yep. Spicy Narco, C?

I mean, 2036 does seem admirably aspirational for still… being Russia. Gotta give them that, at least.

Oh… oh, no. I’ll offer a big hug, but I’m afraid you’re on your own for this. And I’m so sorry you did this to you.

Out of curiosity, I regularly (every couple of months) make a roughly 640-mile trip. In your experience, would the 10 minute fast charge apply for something like this?

The Presidential Records Act isn’t complicated. It was passed after Watergate for a reason & it’s very clear about what belongs to the public & what doesn’t.

That’s what makes the new position DOJ is taking so disturbing. I explain here: joycevance.substack.com/p/killing-hi...

“The likelihood Viktor Orbán winning Hungary's upcoming parliamentary election has dropped since U.S. Vice President JD Vance made a speech endorsing him, according to the latest betting odds.”

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization A new analysis commissioned by The New York Times suggests that Google's AI Overviews are wrong an astonishing percentage of the time.

Google’s AI Overviews are providing “tens of millions of wrong answers … every hour — and hundreds of thousands every minute.”

wow, i love the AI future!

Politics has unexpectedly hit a special interest of mine so here is a quick rundown on the Avignon Papacy.

Have had this as an open tab for a month and it’s still giving: hormuzstraitmonitor.com

I just can’t get past “The money had given him three years to write his first novel. Windham and Campbell had remembered how much it had meant to have this time to write and wanted to set up an arts fund that would give other writers time.”

It’s astonishing.

😳

Surely she’s thinking of the composer, who famously led his siblings on treasure hunts, solving crimes and fighting Nazis asking the way.

This is represented on the mission patch. The ancient Canadian runes on the right translate to “It’s a whole new west,” signifying the Moon as the next frontier.

Notice how the slanted lines rise toward the west?

This can be anything! Compliment a stranger's hat. Hold a door open. Make small talk with the bus driver. Give a quarter to someone at Aldi's for a shopping cart. Put a love note in your partner's lunch. Small, thoughtful, low to no cost. Lets goooo

OK humans you have an assignment today: Do one small nice thing for someone else. Please report back as/ when and tell me about it.

I’m just gonna assume the alphabetic sequence continues on. I’m not at Z yet, but…

The Uncanny Alley hits.

Congrats! About 3/4 through, and best I’ve read in a long while.

Hey, cool: