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Lifelong educator, Steam locomotive engineer, multi engine IFR rated pilot & CFI, classic car restorer.
Trains, planes, and automobiles. It’s more than a movie….
“The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity”
Harlan Ellison
Trains, planes, and automobiles. It’s more than a movie….
“The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity”
Harlan Ellison
More of Silver Falls State Park:
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
More of Silver Falls State Park:
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Gov. Pritzker: “Donald Trump doesn't know anything about Chicago…The man is demented. He really has no idea what he's doing.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Gov. Pritzker: “Donald Trump doesn't know anything about Chicago…The man is demented. He really has no idea what he's doing.”
Silver Falls State Park, OR:
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Silver Falls State Park, OR:
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The 1980s and 90s were a time of caterwauling about how great the 50s and 60s were, especially from people who weren't black or female, and rarely from people who'd seen the actual inside of a US factory.
America has a standard of living unimaginable, even for poor Americans, 30 years ago. /3x
America has a standard of living unimaginable, even for poor Americans, 30 years ago. /3x
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The 1980s and 90s were a time of caterwauling about how great the 50s and 60s were, especially from people who weren't black or female, and rarely from people who'd seen the actual inside of a US factory.
America has a standard of living unimaginable, even for poor Americans, 30 years ago. /3x
America has a standard of living unimaginable, even for poor Americans, 30 years ago. /3x
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Yes, they have, and that's a problem. But there are a lot of reasons for it that people don't wanna hear about (including the effect of cohabitating two-income couples that began in the late 80s, and liberal NIMBY policies).
But yes, you could find a cheap flop more easily in the 80s than now.
But yes, you could find a cheap flop more easily in the 80s than now.
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yes, they have, and that's a problem. But there are a lot of reasons for it that people don't wanna hear about (including the effect of cohabitating two-income couples that began in the late 80s, and liberal NIMBY policies).
But yes, you could find a cheap flop more easily in the 80s than now.
But yes, you could find a cheap flop more easily in the 80s than now.
Saw this beauty on a hike yesterday:
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Saw this beauty on a hike yesterday:
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For those of you struggling with your faith, please see this handy guide.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For those of you struggling with your faith, please see this handy guide.
The look of a cat that’s not getting what it wants (too early to go outdoor)…
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The look of a cat that’s not getting what it wants (too early to go outdoor)…
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
The perfect face to see in an open casket…
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The perfect face to see in an open casket…
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Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari was outside Mike Johnson's office today holding up a sign that read: "Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein files. CHANGE MY MIND."
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari was outside Mike Johnson's office today holding up a sign that read: "Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein files. CHANGE MY MIND."
Thank Elon for this:
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thank Elon for this:
Gorgeous sunrise:
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gorgeous sunrise:
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US incarceration rates per 100,000. It’s not the South - it’s the world’s largest open-concept correctional facility.
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
US incarceration rates per 100,000. It’s not the South - it’s the world’s largest open-concept correctional facility.
Epic trolling:
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Epic trolling:
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At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
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A coalition that ranges from democratic socialists to neoconservatives, including a lot of energized liberals in between, is large and formidable.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A coalition that ranges from democratic socialists to neoconservatives, including a lot of energized liberals in between, is large and formidable.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
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Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Chicago Stump. One of the Giant Sequoia trees cut down in the late 1800’s. The destruction of the Converse Basin redwoods led to the awareness & preservation of the remaining groves of Sequoias…
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Chicago Stump. One of the Giant Sequoia trees cut down in the late 1800’s. The destruction of the Converse Basin redwoods led to the awareness & preservation of the remaining groves of Sequoias…
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I guess Americans are fed up with imbeciles, rapists, pedophiles, & grifters running the country:
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I guess Americans are fed up with imbeciles, rapists, pedophiles, & grifters running the country:
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Remains of 1880’s skid road bridge used to log Giant Sequoias near Converse Basin:
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Remains of 1880’s skid road bridge used to log Giant Sequoias near Converse Basin:
Texas: it’s a state of mind…
and the very few of them who actually did move to Texas fucking hate it there lol www.businessinsider.com/tech-workers...
'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.
Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.
www.businessinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Texas: it’s a state of mind…
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Look, it's impossible to get just how stupid this is into a single headline, but I tried, okay?
60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris
60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect. Last night’s episode featured President Trump, which is…
60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect. Last night’s episode featured President Trump, which is…
60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris
60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect. Last night’s episode featured President Trump, which is currently being described as “nuts.” There are all sorts of crazy moments to call out, but let’s start with the recursively meta nonsense. 60 Minutes edited out a segment where Donald Trump tells them to edit out a segment in which he brags about getting CBS to pay him because of them editing out part of an answer by Kamala Harris, and he notes that CBS clearly did the wrong thing in editing Harris in the same fucking sentence he tells them to edit out what he’s saying.
www.techdirt.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Look, it's impossible to get just how stupid this is into a single headline, but I tried, okay?