Michael Audette
@sojournermemoirs.bsky.social
Flaneur, Maker, Photographer, Sojourner
Mostly Digital and Analogue Monochrome Film.
Color when it's called for.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
―Lao Tzu
ICE & Assoc:
Fuck off and develop bleeding hemorrhoids.
Mostly Digital and Analogue Monochrome Film.
Color when it's called for.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
―Lao Tzu
ICE & Assoc:
Fuck off and develop bleeding hemorrhoids.
Reposted by Michael Audette
The writer is a friend from undergrad, and the Otsego, Mich., schools have just banned one of her books because of its social message of inclusion and individuality.
(Spoiler: It has Unicorns!)
Link to ebook edition:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ponies-kij...
(Spoiler: It has Unicorns!)
Link to ebook edition:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ponies-kij...
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The writer is a friend from undergrad, and the Otsego, Mich., schools have just banned one of her books because of its social message of inclusion and individuality.
(Spoiler: It has Unicorns!)
Link to ebook edition:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ponies-kij...
(Spoiler: It has Unicorns!)
Link to ebook edition:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ponies-kij...
Reposted by Michael Audette
More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
And, when done on The High Seas, these constitute Piracy.
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And, when done on The High Seas, these constitute Piracy.
6A Violation in the making:
US Border Patrol Plans $5,000 Arrest Fee for Illegal Crossers
This was provided by Congress as part of The BIg BFU Bill.
archive.is/HwpoT#select...
US Border Patrol Plans $5,000 Arrest Fee for Illegal Crossers
This was provided by Congress as part of The BIg BFU Bill.
archive.is/HwpoT#select...
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
6A Violation in the making:
US Border Patrol Plans $5,000 Arrest Fee for Illegal Crossers
This was provided by Congress as part of The BIg BFU Bill.
archive.is/HwpoT#select...
US Border Patrol Plans $5,000 Arrest Fee for Illegal Crossers
This was provided by Congress as part of The BIg BFU Bill.
archive.is/HwpoT#select...
Anecdote:
I had a side-gig based in one of Gehry's buildings that evoked a steam locomotive passing through mountains.
One of the greensapce courtyards had no access. Until that was remediated, the groundskeepers had to lower a mower by block, & then rappel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
I had a side-gig based in one of Gehry's buildings that evoked a steam locomotive passing through mountains.
One of the greensapce courtyards had no access. Until that was remediated, the groundskeepers had to lower a mower by block, & then rappel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Anecdote:
I had a side-gig based in one of Gehry's buildings that evoked a steam locomotive passing through mountains.
One of the greensapce courtyards had no access. Until that was remediated, the groundskeepers had to lower a mower by block, & then rappel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
I had a side-gig based in one of Gehry's buildings that evoked a steam locomotive passing through mountains.
One of the greensapce courtyards had no access. Until that was remediated, the groundskeepers had to lower a mower by block, & then rappel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Well, Vanderbilt.
It's not Yale.
It's not Yale.
This VANDERBILT sixth year quarterback is getting his MASTERS DEGREE.
And he thinks Trump can issue an EXECUTIVE ORDER that will reconfigure the way the NCAA & American’s universities arrange their football playoffs.
Like a royal decree.
I weep for the future.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/coll...
And he thinks Trump can issue an EXECUTIVE ORDER that will reconfigure the way the NCAA & American’s universities arrange their football playoffs.
Like a royal decree.
I weep for the future.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/coll...
College Quarterback Asks Trump For Executive Order Expanding Playoffs, In Case You're Wondering About The Quality Of Civics Education - Above the Law
Even football programs with the best academics struggle with civics.
abovethelaw.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Well, Vanderbilt.
It's not Yale.
It's not Yale.
I am shocked that MAGA-GOP made a bad-faith deal with 8 gullible Dems, and this (didn't) happen.
www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
Senate unlikely to get health care deal before key vote
Senators are still searching for an elusive bipartisan deal to prevent the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced tax credits from expiring.
www.semafor.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I am shocked that MAGA-GOP made a bad-faith deal with 8 gullible Dems, and this (didn't) happen.
www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
Instead of recalling Senator Mark Kelly to active duty for Courts Martial, we need to recall Dr. Faucci. For the usual.
www.the-express.com/news/health/...
www.the-express.com/news/health/...
Vacation hotspot to reinstate hospital mask rules as winter flu surge looms
Spain has reintroduced mask requirements in hospitals and medical facilities following a sharp rise in flu cases, with travelers advised to carry face coverings
www.the-express.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Instead of recalling Senator Mark Kelly to active duty for Courts Martial, we need to recall Dr. Faucci. For the usual.
www.the-express.com/news/health/...
www.the-express.com/news/health/...
Ward Carroll is a military blogger who flew combat jets off of USN Carriers.
He's no-nonsense, direct, and trustworthy.
(& he's one of us on BlueSky)
(Plus--note the Marshall Stack and Fender in the backdrop!)
@wardcarroll.bsky.social
youtu.be/GD_LWgrOmuA?...
He's no-nonsense, direct, and trustworthy.
(& he's one of us on BlueSky)
(Plus--note the Marshall Stack and Fender in the backdrop!)
@wardcarroll.bsky.social
youtu.be/GD_LWgrOmuA?...
Hegseth Throwing SEAL Admiral Under the Bus for "Double Tap"
YouTube video by Ward Carroll
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Ward Carroll is a military blogger who flew combat jets off of USN Carriers.
He's no-nonsense, direct, and trustworthy.
(& he's one of us on BlueSky)
(Plus--note the Marshall Stack and Fender in the backdrop!)
@wardcarroll.bsky.social
youtu.be/GD_LWgrOmuA?...
He's no-nonsense, direct, and trustworthy.
(& he's one of us on BlueSky)
(Plus--note the Marshall Stack and Fender in the backdrop!)
@wardcarroll.bsky.social
youtu.be/GD_LWgrOmuA?...
Meanwhile, back in the land of Things That We Used to Worry About More than the misdeeds of #TrumpAdmin >>>
www.businessinsider.com/landlords-ds...
www.businessinsider.com/landlords-ds...
High mortgage rates come back to bite real estate investors who bet on rising rents
Landlords built mini-empires of rental homes using billions of dollars' worth of once-obscure DSCR loans. For some, the cash isn't flowing as planned.
www.businessinsider.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Meanwhile, back in the land of Things That We Used to Worry About More than the misdeeds of #TrumpAdmin >>>
www.businessinsider.com/landlords-ds...
www.businessinsider.com/landlords-ds...
Only The Best People...
"The president is widely believed to be waiting until a year has passed in his second term before making his first Cabinet reshuffle.
"It is looking increasingly likely that Hegseth will be the first to go."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
"The president is widely believed to be waiting until a year has passed in his second term before making his first Cabinet reshuffle.
"It is looking increasingly likely that Hegseth will be the first to go."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Only The Best People...
"The president is widely believed to be waiting until a year has passed in his second term before making his first Cabinet reshuffle.
"It is looking increasingly likely that Hegseth will be the first to go."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
"The president is widely believed to be waiting until a year has passed in his second term before making his first Cabinet reshuffle.
"It is looking increasingly likely that Hegseth will be the first to go."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Reposted by Michael Audette
Digital Monochromes, with emulated orange filter.
Taken in the thin light of an overcast winter's day.
#photohraphy #monochrome #r100 #myrtlebeach
Taken in the thin light of an overcast winter's day.
#photohraphy #monochrome #r100 #myrtlebeach
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Digital Monochromes, with emulated orange filter.
Taken in the thin light of an overcast winter's day.
#photohraphy #monochrome #r100 #myrtlebeach
Taken in the thin light of an overcast winter's day.
#photohraphy #monochrome #r100 #myrtlebeach
No longer a tinfoil-hat level concern:
But if you were using your work-provided phone for private conversations, text messages, etc., imo you're a doofus.
www.newsweek.com/google-start...
But if you were using your work-provided phone for private conversations, text messages, etc., imo you're a doofus.
www.newsweek.com/google-start...
Google starts sharing your texts with your employer
The update allows your employer to view and archive your messages on company devices.
www.newsweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
No longer a tinfoil-hat level concern:
But if you were using your work-provided phone for private conversations, text messages, etc., imo you're a doofus.
www.newsweek.com/google-start...
But if you were using your work-provided phone for private conversations, text messages, etc., imo you're a doofus.
www.newsweek.com/google-start...
Nothing New Here.
It's just Outrage-Entertainment
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
x.com/AaronBlake/s...
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
It's just Outrage-Entertainment
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
x.com/AaronBlake/s...
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
Trump has two massive Band-Aids and makeup on hand amid alarming health fears
President Donald Trump sported two large Band-Aids on the back of his hand today at a cabinet meeting, after his team assured that his health remains "excellent"
www.themirror.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nothing New Here.
It's just Outrage-Entertainment
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
x.com/AaronBlake/s...
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
It's just Outrage-Entertainment
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
x.com/AaronBlake/s...
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
O'Donnell always puts things in excellent perspective.
Here, he draws from the right-thinking of George Will, who refers to The Trump Admin. as a "moral slum."
Will was the voice of the Intellectual Conservative Movement.
2nd strike appears purposed to destroy evidence.
youtu.be/BqYX239mLGg?...
Here, he draws from the right-thinking of George Will, who refers to The Trump Admin. as a "moral slum."
Will was the voice of the Intellectual Conservative Movement.
2nd strike appears purposed to destroy evidence.
youtu.be/BqYX239mLGg?...
Lawrence: Hegseth's story on boat strike hinges on a new ‘fog of war’ lie
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
O'Donnell always puts things in excellent perspective.
Here, he draws from the right-thinking of George Will, who refers to The Trump Admin. as a "moral slum."
Will was the voice of the Intellectual Conservative Movement.
2nd strike appears purposed to destroy evidence.
youtu.be/BqYX239mLGg?...
Here, he draws from the right-thinking of George Will, who refers to The Trump Admin. as a "moral slum."
Will was the voice of the Intellectual Conservative Movement.
2nd strike appears purposed to destroy evidence.
youtu.be/BqYX239mLGg?...
If you don't already follow Mr Nance (formerly USN military intelligence officer), you should. He can get a bit ranty, but it's always substantive.
Bulk of the cast is on the Illegal Orders issue, from a sailor's perspective.
youtu.be/0w4V0yt-fTI?...
Bulk of the cast is on the Illegal Orders issue, from a sailor's perspective.
youtu.be/0w4V0yt-fTI?...
Black Man Spy: SEALs on Ground in Venezuela … since August.
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If you don't already follow Mr Nance (formerly USN military intelligence officer), you should. He can get a bit ranty, but it's always substantive.
Bulk of the cast is on the Illegal Orders issue, from a sailor's perspective.
youtu.be/0w4V0yt-fTI?...
Bulk of the cast is on the Illegal Orders issue, from a sailor's perspective.
youtu.be/0w4V0yt-fTI?...
December 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM