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Union merchant mariner, based in the 757, he/him @lilirrelevant on twitter
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the captain was pretty much saying this unironically at dinner last night

SS United States, on her way to be stripped for parts and intentionally sunk. We kindly ask that you do not read anything into this

The future this administration is feverishly working towards is basically mad max but it’s in cybertrucks so they get stuck everywhere

God keep me from ever completing anything.

YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown you can SEE HIM he is playing in town you should go and have a good time

BEING PAID,—what will compare with it?

It’s a beautiful day in the, uh…. Gulf.

Reminds me of a book I read about a year ago, “The Nazi Seizure of Power” by William Sheridan Allen. One of his main arguments is that the Social-Democratic Party, which was in power through most of the Weimar era, had plans for a violent counter-coup against the Nazis (1/2)

Greatly enjoying this read. Here’s a brief timeline of Chapter Two: 1868: Maryland state legislature establishes the Maryland Oyster Police Force, or “Oyster Navy”, to enforce oyster dredging regulations. It consists of an old paddle wheel steamer captained by Hunter Davidson. (1/2)

A nice Virginian-Pilot editorial about my most recent story. www.pilotonline.com/2025/01/21/e...

this doesn’t really sound like a problem

Restore the historic curb lines. Why doesn’t historic preservation ever go after streets and street restoration?

i think people already know who the president will be

norfolk mentioned youtu.be/dS91gT3XT_A?...

norfolk mentioned

hair-tearing stuff in this article. $350M purposed for local investment here in norfolk instead goes to seemingly every other state in the union. consultant-obsessed chairman insists there’s nothing in this city worth investing in. how do you even start to fix this kind of attitude from the top?

hear me out: a standalone IKEA cafeteria downtown

Just saw the Tide apparently stranded on Boush st

freemason & granby. bespectacled, wizard-bearded man wearing the old blue navy cammies passes me, playing the flute as he walks.

norfolk mentioned

lost whamageddon today due to gf’s playlist. not even a week!