Not that I expect much of Meta at this point, but Instagram seems to have bricked its “translate” feature. Another reason to try Flashes.

The way authoritarians seize and keep power is to generate both domestic and foreign enemies. The more the better, as far as they are concerned. That's a big part of the outsized drama this week.

At 4:10 of this video from a very old Tonight Show, Bob Uecker tells a story about a team photo in which he and Bob Gibson are holding hands. The entire video is funny, but the Gibson part struck me as particularly funny. youtu.be/aHFClLGqz8w?...

These two snow days have made me even happier to live within walking distance of a grocery store.