Ian
@knowfun.club
Endlessly curious about people, places, and things. Writer, film and digital photographer, vinyl collector, Charlotte FC fan, moto and cycling enthusiast. #t1d Trying to make the world a better place. Traveling, or at home in the North Country of New York.
Last week I was back in one the most unforgiving, gorgeous places on the planet and I loved every second of it. Our National Parks are treasures. #deathvalleynp
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Last week I was back in one the most unforgiving, gorgeous places on the planet and I loved every second of it. Our National Parks are treasures. #deathvalleynp
The Sphere, late afternoon.
August 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Sphere, late afternoon.
Art at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Massachusetts.
June 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Art at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Massachusetts.
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Community And Choice Are Not Bubbles
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the…
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the…
Community And Choice Are Not Bubbles
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the curious case of Bluesky, which, according to various pundits, is a failed "liberal echo chamber" that nobody uses anymore.
www.techdirt.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Community And Choice Are Not Bubbles
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the…
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the…
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“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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Trump vs. Musk is Drake vs. Kendrick with two Drakes
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Things you see in Paonia, Colorado.
May 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Things you see in Paonia, Colorado.
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Vance going to meet the pope, the pope -immediately- dying, and the conclave then -immediately- electing a new pope who’s pretty unknown except for tweets about how much he dislikes Vance, is some Shakespearean revenge drama and I am here for it
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Vance going to meet the pope, the pope -immediately- dying, and the conclave then -immediately- electing a new pope who’s pretty unknown except for tweets about how much he dislikes Vance, is some Shakespearean revenge drama and I am here for it
Face-eating leopard breeder upset that leopards are eating faces. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles
In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Face-eating leopard breeder upset that leopards are eating faces. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
If you have friends to “add value to your life,” you’ll just love this.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you have friends to “add value to your life,” you’ll just love this.
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Bro I bet this shit hits so hard if you're 11 years old.
April 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bro I bet this shit hits so hard if you're 11 years old.
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Who among us doesn’t dream of working in a factory until you die without health insurance or Social Security? But not just you, your kids too! This is truly the American dream*.
*According to Republicans
*According to Republicans
Lutnick: "It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future. This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here. We let the auto plants go overseas."
April 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Who among us doesn’t dream of working in a factory until you die without health insurance or Social Security? But not just you, your kids too! This is truly the American dream*.
*According to Republicans
*According to Republicans
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First ride of the season, along Lake Champlain with a stiff wind blowing me around. Many more miles to come.
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
First ride of the season, along Lake Champlain with a stiff wind blowing me around. Many more miles to come.
A quick trip to Boston to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was exactly the mental break I needed. #livemusicisbetter
April 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A quick trip to Boston to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was exactly the mental break I needed. #livemusicisbetter
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If you’re a North Carolinian, you can check whether your name or the names of anyone you know is on the list of the 65K voters whose votes may be tossed. You could have an opportunity to fix it if so.
thegriffinlist.com
thegriffinlist.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you’re a North Carolinian, you can check whether your name or the names of anyone you know is on the list of the 65K voters whose votes may be tossed. You could have an opportunity to fix it if so.
thegriffinlist.com
thegriffinlist.com
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How two presidents honored America's fallen soldiers.
Lithuania's president stood at attention at the funeral procession. America's went golfing.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-g...
Lithuania's president stood at attention at the funeral procession. America's went golfing.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-g...
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How two presidents honored America's fallen soldiers.
Lithuania's president stood at attention at the funeral procession. America's went golfing.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-g...
Lithuania's president stood at attention at the funeral procession. America's went golfing.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-g...
The city park in Plattsburgh, NY was packed today for Hands Off.
April 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The city park in Plattsburgh, NY was packed today for Hands Off.
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
