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Old school (mid-'80s+) software/techie, data and information designer/architect (bonus points: I'm GenX). More analog than digital. Happy cargo ebike rider. Learning to be a social media inert gas.
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This is a crucial point. Over the long 20c, the structure of government shifted toward massively delegated discretionary authority. That structure depended on certain cultural/political predicates. Those predicates no longer hold.

Wild times: There’s a fake AI generated accident report for Air India 171 claiming an aircraft fault brought down the flight. Multiple factual inaccuracies give it away, but could look very convincing to the untrained eye.

Local news stepping up. Thank you for the quality reporting.

BREAKING: Shooting suspect Vance Boelter was arrested by authorities late Sunday evening in Sibley County, according to a high-ranking state official.

I check in on Bluesky. (Hum.) I go outside to watch the sunset and touch green grass.

I suspect we just witnessed a key "paper tiger" moment. #ParadeFail

In case anyone forgot: there was another birthday celebration today. Lest one compare. (And I'm not a fan of the monarchy.) youtu.be/6sM7LVJPJOU?...

I've watched every North Korean military parade in the last 10 years and concur. It's not even close, honestly.

Somebody needs to update that old Obama/Clinton/Biden "Gurrilll" meme to include Macron. #ParadeFail

BREAKING: Vance Boelter, the man being sought in the killing of a Minnesota state legislator and her husband and the shooting of a state senator and his wife, is an ordained missionary who has preached in Congo in recent years. religionnews.com/2025/06/14/s...

Look at downtown LA right now

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly: youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

Sigh. The history page for John Hoffman says a bit too much to the "run without fact confirmation" lifestyle. Thankfully, the edit has been undone. If the it needs to be put back in place -- get two sources, cross-check. I.e., behave like a human. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

Extrajudicial pseudo-justice. We've gone mad.

i pray they find this shooter because the idea of him being on the loose with major rallies planned today is absolutely horrifying

as per the MN crime account, there have been shootings at a state senator‘s house in champlin and a state rep’s in brooklyn park. suspect is apparently impersonating law enforcement and still on the loose, info on him - x.com/mn_crime/sta...

Ugh. Had to put my forearm and hand back into the brace. Grrrr

Don’t think I’ve ever muttered the words “fuck me sideways” quite so much reading a story as this one.

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Cat MM. His food allergies are getting the better of him. I hope he pulls thru.

NEW -- SecDef Hegseth is asked in Congress what authority, precisely, Trump is using to put troops on the ground in Los Angeles. Hegseth says he doesn't know but is certain Trump has it. www.huffpost.com/entry/hegset...

The world's stupidest trade war, incompetently executed. Chinese "exports have risen by 6% overall, owing to increased shipments to Europe and South-East Asia. China’s currency, meanwhile, is stronger now against the dollar than it was before April 2nd." www.economist.com/finance-and-...

I’m not telling anyone how to protest but I am saying the optics of the police and marines being violent against protestors decked out in red white and blue waving American flags would be undeniably bad…

Minor life detail: my right arm is out of the brace and sling. It's ~75% improved. Some movements are still dicey, so I need to be careful to not re-injure. Minor pain at times, but the sharp/intense nasty is gone. It's super nice to use my dominant hand again.

Welp, there it is. RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members that comprise CDC’s vaccine advisory committee and will make new appointments. I said on PBS News Hour in February that this was a red line for me. www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...

Off. I'm off to listen, even if I'd rather not. (Learning about Fuentes' et al backstories is not my cup of tea, if also necessary.)

Is 91% to 9% a MaNdATe?