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Government

Kamala is awkward.

‘I am not done’ – Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again

Has there ever been a less self-aware national politician?  It’s not a partisan opinion to say that the Biden era is over, and DEI is waning.  Harris doesn’t have a faction, power base or large donors.

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Economics Technology

Enshittification is real

Vox:  Why every website you used to love is getting worse

Facebook is the poster child for enshittification.  At first, it was a big improvement over MySpace.  Everyone signed up for, it was great for a while, then Facebook made changes to make more money, until is sucked.  Everyone was on Facebook, so nobody wanted to leave. 

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Science Sparky Uncategorized

Snack pit and monochromatic light

Thinking about the green ball mystery, I took some photos of the ball pit this morning before sunrise.

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Sparky

Sparky had a food baby.

Sparky brought all of his charm, wit and vigor to our visit with my sister and niece.

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Sparky

Sparky is trying to tell me something.

When I got up this morning, this was in the dining room.  Nothing has been touched except the green ball at the bottom of the photo.  I bumped it with my foot.

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Government

Maddow is overcome with emotion.

Rachel Maddow loses her composure when she sees that her parent company contributed to the White House ballroom project.  There is no reason to get bent out of shape about this renovation.

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Sparky

Sparky is working on some stuff.

Since we returned from Punderson, Sparky has been trying to tell me something.

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Government

Inspector Clouseau will sort this out.

Police intensify hunt for Louvre thieves as France reels from jewel heist

There aren’t many jewelry heists anymore, so this is exciting.

French authorities raced against the clock Tuesday, intensifying their hunt for the priceless royal jewels stolen from the Louvre, and the thieves whose brazen daylight robbery left the nation reeling.

Apparently the French government knew that Louvre security was insufficient, but they were dragging their feet about addressing the problem.

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Government

Does anyone in America want a king?

3 takeaways from Saturday’s No Kings nationwide protests

I am trying to understand the objective of the “No Kings” protests.  It’s like Lisa Simpson’s anti-tiger rock.  In a little over 3 years, when Trump’s term wraps up, the “No Kings” protestors will take credit for the peaceful transfer of power.

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RV and Camping Sparky

Sparky Goes Camping

Sparky just returned from a three-day camping trip to Punderson State Park.  Friends and I got to go with him.  Sparky wanted me to ask him some questions to help him tell his story.