@alphonsedj.bsky.social
Retired from the College of Engineering at a Midwest research university. More time for art and music, and riding my bike. Interested in languages and how people learn them at various ages. Having a second career of sorts as a lab rat at the U.
This is the university from which I retired a few years back. What is wrong with young men?
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‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
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February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is the university from which I retired a few years back. What is wrong with young men?
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dailyillini.com/news-stories...
Sketches in hotel room waiting for the temple tour. Trying to stave off the madness.
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Sketches in hotel room waiting for the temple tour. Trying to stave off the madness.
I think the WSJ editorial critical of ICE is a calculation that when the Nuremberg moment comes, they want to be in the witness stand and not in the defendant dock.
January 26, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I think the WSJ editorial critical of ICE is a calculation that when the Nuremberg moment comes, they want to be in the witness stand and not in the defendant dock.
I am out of the country. Is there any coverage of LaGarde walking out on Lutnick in US media?
www.reuters.com/world/us/lut...
www.reuters.com/world/us/lut...
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event befo...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I am out of the country. Is there any coverage of LaGarde walking out on Lutnick in US media?
www.reuters.com/world/us/lut...
www.reuters.com/world/us/lut...
As a needed diversion, the fruit arrangement in our hotel and my watercolor version (Mumbai, India)
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 AM
As a needed diversion, the fruit arrangement in our hotel and my watercolor version (Mumbai, India)
Currently transiting through Europe. Don't know if this has hit US media yet, or if they will cover it.
www.france24.com/en/trump-thr...
www.france24.com/en/trump-thr...
Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine over Macron's refusal to join 'Board of Peace'
US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wines and Champagnes on Monday evening, a measure he said was intended to convince his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron…
www.france24.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Currently transiting through Europe. Don't know if this has hit US media yet, or if they will cover it.
www.france24.com/en/trump-thr...
www.france24.com/en/trump-thr...
Tufted Titmouse. Ref photo from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission. Watercolor pencil and watercolor.
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Tufted Titmouse. Ref photo from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission. Watercolor pencil and watercolor.
Bird art. Red Headed woodpecker, watercolor. Ref photo from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission
January 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Bird art. Red Headed woodpecker, watercolor. Ref photo from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission
Is NYT ignoring the Jack Smith depositions, or did I miss something?
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Is NYT ignoring the Jack Smith depositions, or did I miss something?
Northern Cardinal. Watercolor. Ref photo by Jocelyn Anderson.
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Northern Cardinal. Watercolor. Ref photo by Jocelyn Anderson.
To put off the madness, some bird art. Refernce photos from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission. Bluejay (watercolor) and Blackburnian Warbler (colored pencil). Hopefully no connection to Marsha Blackburn.
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
To put off the madness, some bird art. Refernce photos from Jocelyn Anderson Photography, used with permission. Bluejay (watercolor) and Blackburnian Warbler (colored pencil). Hopefully no connection to Marsha Blackburn.
Epstein files don't incriminate Trump. Quelle surprise. CNN notes they are heavily redacted, with Tapper scrolling thru a 100+ page document that is all blacked out. You have to read deep into the NYT coverage to even find the word "redacted". I guess NYT mostly redacted the redaction.
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Epstein files don't incriminate Trump. Quelle surprise. CNN notes they are heavily redacted, with Tapper scrolling thru a 100+ page document that is all blacked out. You have to read deep into the NYT coverage to even find the word "redacted". I guess NYT mostly redacted the redaction.
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Portrait, sanguine
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Portrait, sanguine
In a weird watercolor mood tonight to fight the madness
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In a weird watercolor mood tonight to fight the madness
Now that Trump has said to go ahead and release the files, remember Bondi and Patel have had 10 months to scrub them. If "not much" is revealed, I will judge Trump by his actions and statements, and beleive the preponderance of evidence supports that he is as bad as we suspect, if not worse.
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Now that Trump has said to go ahead and release the files, remember Bondi and Patel have had 10 months to scrub them. If "not much" is revealed, I will judge Trump by his actions and statements, and beleive the preponderance of evidence supports that he is as bad as we suspect, if not worse.
Non-political. Pine cones in WC. Wife says they look too elongated, but they really were.
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Non-political. Pine cones in WC. Wife says they look too elongated, but they really were.
So with all the analysis and celebration on the Dem's big win, I am surprised that it has gone un-noticed that the markets had a pretty good day. So much for financial panic if Dems win.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So with all the analysis and celebration on the Dem's big win, I am surprised that it has gone un-noticed that the markets had a pretty good day. So much for financial panic if Dems win.
Conté pierre noir and white Conté on toned paper
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Conté pierre noir and white Conté on toned paper
Non-political. Pear, dry brush watercolor
October 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Non-political. Pear, dry brush watercolor
With redeploying major naval resources to Latin American countries that pose no threat to us, what I don't see discussed is that these resources are no longer deployed against threats that knowledgeable people thought we should guard against. Putin and Xi are happy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
With redeploying major naval resources to Latin American countries that pose no threat to us, what I don't see discussed is that these resources are no longer deployed against threats that knowledgeable people thought we should guard against. Putin and Xi are happy.
Had a good time at the Chicago demo. Even the Chicago cops(!) were friendly. So non-political post, experimenting with a new watercolor procedure starting with a grisaille in water-soluble graphire then layering color.
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Had a good time at the Chicago demo. Even the Chicago cops(!) were friendly. So non-political post, experimenting with a new watercolor procedure starting with a grisaille in water-soluble graphire then layering color.
Chicago no-kings banner of vets against Trump. Huge crowd, no idea how many. There are helicopter shots on line.
October 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Chicago no-kings banner of vets against Trump. Huge crowd, no idea how many. There are helicopter shots on line.
In Chicago for No Kings. Wish a safe return for me.
October 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In Chicago for No Kings. Wish a safe return for me.
Non-political. The mill at Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds. Watercolor.
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Non-political. The mill at Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds. Watercolor.