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richardstone.bsky.social

Semi-retired, photographer and old school print journalist slouching toward the abyss. Words have meaning; use them correctly. 🖖🏼I try to use them properly @wilcoblues.com and also sometimes shoot people @rtsconnect.org/photography

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OMG! (Just finished re-reading System Collapse.)

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

We’ve been living on borrowed time since Citizens United.

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

I don’t know how this works over here but I thought I’d share some of my work.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

When I took a polysci class in college, the prof told us that the purpose of a political party is to capture the government so it could make policy. Trump was supposed to make American great again. Are we there yet? Because I’m mostly embarrassed. 1/

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

I mean … what the actual fuck? www.ap.org/the-definiti...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

This is what happens when you don’t know how shit works. Or care how it works.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

The future we wanted vs the future it looks like we’re gonna get.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I deleted Twitter. Has anyone over here compiled a good #startrek starter pack? @thescorch.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social @holodeckfour.bsky.social #LLAP 🖖🏻

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Numbers don’t lie — and neither does a budget estimate. School choice? No. According to an estimate from the Texas Legislative Budget Board, 95% of students who would take ESAs/vouchers are already in private schools or being homeschooled. #TXLege #TxED

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Snickers in Apple IIe

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This is how liberty ends …

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Looks like whisky’s gonna get more expensive, folks! #whiskytradewar

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

One follows the other.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I really don’t think it’s happenstance that pretty much every remaining institutional safeguard broke down within 15 years of Citizens United

submitted 25 days ago • 256 comments

Duh.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #640,774! Elder Certified? Yikes!

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

So, I wrote a thing.

submitted 242 days ago • 0 comments

Journalism is a learned skillset. The industry isn't just dying it's completely eliminating knowledge and abilities that took people decades to perfect. No matter what you think of "the media" without those skills you couldn't just wake up tomorrow and write an article worth reading.

submitted 370 days ago • 10 comments

This plate of jamon Imberico cost me $2,378 at a sidewalk cafe in Barcelona and that’s why Americans think the economy is terrible. Thanks, Joe.

submitted 524 days ago • 0 comments

This is as good an explanation as any.

submitted 525 days ago • 0 comments

This makes me giddy!

submitted 526 days ago • 0 comments

I'm mostly retired so I don't have a real job anymore, just a series of one-off contracts and side gigs. I have to check my calendar to know what day it is. Apparently, some retired folks become un-moored from linear time. Me. I'm a retired folk.

OMG! (Just finished re-reading System Collapse.)

We’ve been living on borrowed time since Citizens United.

I don’t know how this works over here but I thought I’d share some of my work.

When I took a polysci class in college, the prof told us that the purpose of a political party is to capture the government so it could make policy. Trump was supposed to make American great again. Are we there yet? Because I’m mostly embarrassed. 1/

I mean … what the actual fuck? www.ap.org/the-definiti...

This is what happens when you don’t know how shit works. Or care how it works.

The future we wanted vs the future it looks like we’re gonna get.

I deleted Twitter. Has anyone over here compiled a good #startrek starter pack? @thescorch.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social @holodeckfour.bsky.social #LLAP 🖖🏻

Numbers don’t lie — and neither does a budget estimate. School choice? No. According to an estimate from the Texas Legislative Budget Board, 95% of students who would take ESAs/vouchers are already in private schools or being homeschooled. #TXLege #TxED

Snickers in Apple IIe

This is how liberty ends …

Looks like whisky’s gonna get more expensive, folks! #whiskytradewar

One follows the other.

I really don’t think it’s happenstance that pretty much every remaining institutional safeguard broke down within 15 years of Citizens United

Duh.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #640,774! Elder Certified? Yikes!

So, I wrote a thing.

Journalism is a learned skillset. The industry isn't just dying it's completely eliminating knowledge and abilities that took people decades to perfect. No matter what you think of "the media" without those skills you couldn't just wake up tomorrow and write an article worth reading.

This plate of jamon Imberico cost me $2,378 at a sidewalk cafe in Barcelona and that’s why Americans think the economy is terrible. Thanks, Joe.

This is as good an explanation as any.

This makes me giddy!

I'm mostly retired so I don't have a real job anymore, just a series of one-off contracts and side gigs. I have to check my calendar to know what day it is. Apparently, some retired folks become un-moored from linear time. Me. I'm a retired folk.

His makes a great deal of sense. Adrian may have thoughts …

Thanks, @thescorch.bsky.social!