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@jmneel.bsky.social
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or call me mark
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Poll result of Republican responses circled with added text "It's a cult"
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Quotation from Hannah Arendt: “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
It gets worse...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_...
Wikipedia excerpt for Jeremy Carl: Carl stirred controversy in 2020 and again in 2025 over incendiary social media posts. He expressed sympathy for the January 6th rioters, describing them as "political prisoners" and saying they had it worse than Black Americans in the Jim Crow South. He called for the death penalty for American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. In 2021, he complained about the "total absence" of White Protestants in the Biden administration. He criticized the addition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, saying, "If you’re a white person celebrating Juneteenth, you’ve already surrendered".
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
jmneel.bsky.social
Literally a year ago prior to the election...
Economist magazine from October 2024 with title story "The Envy of the World" about the US economy and an illustration of a wound roll of $100 bills blasting off like a rocket
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
The dawn of the new Golden Age...
Trump gesturing awkwardly in the tacky gold abomination that the Oval Office has become
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
Happy third advent!
#advent
Advent arrangement with 3 candles burning
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Gatsby exhuding the #caturday vibe...
Tuxedo cat sleeping stretched out on a black leather sofa
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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WTAF is this???
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
jmneel.bsky.social
Black-and-white photo of Hitler Youth marching
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
jmneel.bsky.social
Emily Ratajkowski with smirk from the Blurred Lines video
December 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
jmneel.bsky.social
In Rome 6 weeks ago, my friends and I had phenomenal pizza like this with very unusual toppings. The one in front even had zucchini blossoms and - get this - coffee grounds!
Different pizzas on a table in a restaurant
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
This one also stands out...
Cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
Finally! Make AMC Great Again!
Rear view of a red AMC Pacer
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Well how about that, @themountaingoats.bsky.social?
#tidal
#2025topartists
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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At least the symmetry ended up nice. #wordle
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
jmneel.bsky.social
Illustration of the comic character Bill the Cat with tongue out saying, "Ack!"
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Hmm, I'm sure I've seen something similar before...
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Scene from The Fly with Jeff Goldblum's character in the process of transforming into a fly, vomiting fluid to predigest his food.
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The absurdity of this back and forth between Peace Prize and saber rattling keeps reminding me of...
National Lampoon cover from Jan. 1973 with a hand holding a pistol pointed at a worried dog and the title "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog"
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Another "perfect map"
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
jmneel.bsky.social
Until it was stolen on a train, I also had an old Rolleiflex SL35 with a 50 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens for a while. Despite a clumsy design with its stopped-down metering - or maybe because of it - I managed to squeeze a large number of fine pics out of it. Here's one I took in northern Greece.
Black-and-white photo of three Greek elders sitting on a bench and holding walking staffs. © Mark Neel
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I know!
Trump in the Oval Office with gaudy gold decor
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'm 24 years older.
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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In case anyone was wondering...
Chart showing 1 kg gold = $131,200.28
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Gatsby is still contemplating his weekend plans...
tuxedo cat sitting in a sunny window next to a potted plant
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM