Born Broke Again
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My dog ate my TV then I ate my dog.
Ho/hum lawman in San Francisco, Califorya.
Born in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
Ho/hum lawman in San Francisco, Califorya.
Born in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
Pinned
It’s high time we started addressing President Trump as “Mr. Brown.” Who’s with me?
Go stand next to Waymo car on a hot day and you can hear the planet melting. Its cooling system is working overtime to keep that stupid hot hunk from blowing a lid.
October 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Go stand next to Waymo car on a hot day and you can hear the planet melting. Its cooling system is working overtime to keep that stupid hot hunk from blowing a lid.
Heads up HSB. I’m at the Banjo Stage defibrillating my godmother. Where are you guys?
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October 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Heads up HSB. I’m at the Banjo Stage defibrillating my godmother. Where are you guys?
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War is a business and Trump is a businessman. God is not war, God is profit.
September 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
War is a business and Trump is a businessman. God is not war, God is profit.
AI is like a leaf blower. It does something that looks like work, but it takes a lot of energy, is really obnoxious, and you could do that work too, using the body that nature gave you.
AI and leaf blowers make you less human, and that SUCKS.
AI and leaf blowers make you less human, and that SUCKS.
September 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
AI is like a leaf blower. It does something that looks like work, but it takes a lot of energy, is really obnoxious, and you could do that work too, using the body that nature gave you.
AI and leaf blowers make you less human, and that SUCKS.
AI and leaf blowers make you less human, and that SUCKS.
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I wish Republican politicians had the capacity to be embarrassed by their dishonesty. The fact that they don't makes them more dangerous.
September 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I wish Republican politicians had the capacity to be embarrassed by their dishonesty. The fact that they don't makes them more dangerous.
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Today, the Trump administration finalized a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks. This move effectively kills the nation's CAFE standards, a program that has saved drivers $321 billion in fuel costs since 2010.
Read UCS Statement: https://act.ucs.org/46NApCk
Read UCS Statement: https://act.ucs.org/46NApCk
September 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Today, the Trump administration finalized a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks. This move effectively kills the nation's CAFE standards, a program that has saved drivers $321 billion in fuel costs since 2010.
Read UCS Statement: https://act.ucs.org/46NApCk
Read UCS Statement: https://act.ucs.org/46NApCk
"They must always coddle drivers about how hard things are for them, how they’re victims of the system as much as anyone else."
A nice take-down of nice boomer Peter Gleick. The old have screwed us all with their addiction to easy fossil-fueled living.
A nice take-down of nice boomer Peter Gleick. The old have screwed us all with their addiction to easy fossil-fueled living.
I had just learned of Peter Gleick three weeks ago as a carbrain opponent of bike lanes in California. Then as an active NIMBY. But then, I saw serious defenses of him as a climate scientist.
So I tried to reconcile them. Can't. There is a harmful tension.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/peter-glei...
So I tried to reconcile them. Can't. There is a harmful tension.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/peter-glei...
Peter Gleick, Climate Science, and The Three Ages of Water
Appreciating Expertise in Context of Personal and Professional Bias
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com
September 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"They must always coddle drivers about how hard things are for them, how they’re victims of the system as much as anyone else."
A nice take-down of nice boomer Peter Gleick. The old have screwed us all with their addiction to easy fossil-fueled living.
A nice take-down of nice boomer Peter Gleick. The old have screwed us all with their addiction to easy fossil-fueled living.
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The reason tech oligarchs scoop up media properties is to control societal narratives about their products and themselves.
They want to blunt criticism and shape public perception because deep down they know that no one wants any of this.
They want to blunt criticism and shape public perception because deep down they know that no one wants any of this.
September 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The reason tech oligarchs scoop up media properties is to control societal narratives about their products and themselves.
They want to blunt criticism and shape public perception because deep down they know that no one wants any of this.
They want to blunt criticism and shape public perception because deep down they know that no one wants any of this.
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I just read an AP article referring to Trump engaging in "high stakes talks" with Xi. Does anyone really think Trump is coherent enough to do any such thing? Plus, he's an idiot. Reupping: presswatchers.org/2026/09/dona...
Donald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him | Press Watch
He does incredibly stupid things and doesn’t understand basic concepts, for starters
presswatchers.org
September 25, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I just read an AP article referring to Trump engaging in "high stakes talks" with Xi. Does anyone really think Trump is coherent enough to do any such thing? Plus, he's an idiot. Reupping: presswatchers.org/2026/09/dona...
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Convenience, lifestyle and our reliance on plastics is coming back to haunt us. e360.yale.edu/digest/micro...
Microplastics in Soil a ‘Trojan Horse’ for Toxins
e360.yale.edu
September 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Convenience, lifestyle and our reliance on plastics is coming back to haunt us. e360.yale.edu/digest/micro...
Two-thirds of travelers express an interest in lowering their carbon footprint, but environmental impact ranks as having the least influence on destination choices.
Who, me stop traveling?
We either tax our way to mass survival or we take us all down together.
Who, me stop traveling?
We either tax our way to mass survival or we take us all down together.
Travelers Are Reckoning With the Ultimate Disrupter: Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
One traveler decided to stop flying 4 years ago after looking at a flight-tracking app - tens of 1000s of planes in the sky worldwide. “Flying is one of the worst things you can do to the planet…”
One traveler decided to stop flying 4 years ago after looking at a flight-tracking app - tens of 1000s of planes in the sky worldwide. “Flying is one of the worst things you can do to the planet…”
How Climate Change Is Disrupting Summer Travel
Once dismissed as occasional inconveniences, climate-related disruptions are now an inescapable fixture of summer travel. How will travelers respond?
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Two-thirds of travelers express an interest in lowering their carbon footprint, but environmental impact ranks as having the least influence on destination choices.
Who, me stop traveling?
We either tax our way to mass survival or we take us all down together.
Who, me stop traveling?
We either tax our way to mass survival or we take us all down together.
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Spot on my neck: Cancer? 88% Yes. 12% More tests are needed, none of which are covered by my insurance. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
My Surefire, Can’t-Lose Polymarket Bets
Spot on my neck: Cancer? 88% Yes. 12% More tests are needed, none of which are covered by my insurance.
www.newyorker.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Spot on my neck: Cancer? 88% Yes. 12% More tests are needed, none of which are covered by my insurance. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Might be a good time to read this history of El Niño famines that killed tens of millions in the 19th Century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Vi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Vi...
September 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Might be a good time to read this history of El Niño famines that killed tens of millions in the 19th Century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Vi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Vi...
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In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems—or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.
Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World
In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems—or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.
www.thenation.com
September 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems—or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.
I asked a question on text to a guy I know and he sends me a fucking screenshot of his google search result to my question. fucking hell, man.
September 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I asked a question on text to a guy I know and he sends me a fucking screenshot of his google search result to my question. fucking hell, man.
"As old men often have said, I don't know what this world is coming to. I know, at least, it is coming to the end of cheap energy and cheap food, as it has come already to the end of unpolluted water and air."
"People who are taking an initiative — these are people who are paying attention to the land, primarily — before they go for expert help."
Wendell Berry - In Memoriam
Podcast Episode · City Arts & Lectures · September 15 · 59m
podcasts.apple.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM
"As old men often have said, I don't know what this world is coming to. I know, at least, it is coming to the end of cheap energy and cheap food, as it has come already to the end of unpolluted water and air."
"People who are taking an initiative — these are people who are paying attention to the land, primarily — before they go for expert help."
Wendell Berry - In Memoriam
Podcast Episode · City Arts & Lectures · September 15 · 59m
podcasts.apple.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:18 AM
"People who are taking an initiative — these are people who are paying attention to the land, primarily — before they go for expert help."
How it works:
1. You pay me money.
2. I declare it as my freelance business income — Citizen Writer — and pay all the taxes on it.
4. I spend the rest of it staying alive.
5. You have helped me, and you have helped our communities: all neighbors, and all fellow Americans.
1. You pay me money.
2. I declare it as my freelance business income — Citizen Writer — and pay all the taxes on it.
4. I spend the rest of it staying alive.
5. You have helped me, and you have helped our communities: all neighbors, and all fellow Americans.
It’s easy to tax the rich if you just call it Patriotic Operations contributions.
September 25, 2026 at 2:20 AM
How it works:
1. You pay me money.
2. I declare it as my freelance business income — Citizen Writer — and pay all the taxes on it.
4. I spend the rest of it staying alive.
5. You have helped me, and you have helped our communities: all neighbors, and all fellow Americans.
1. You pay me money.
2. I declare it as my freelance business income — Citizen Writer — and pay all the taxes on it.
4. I spend the rest of it staying alive.
5. You have helped me, and you have helped our communities: all neighbors, and all fellow Americans.
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The funniest thing about all this shit is knowing that foreign dictators and authoritarians can read Trump like a fucking book and know precisely what a pathetic loser he is.
September 25, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The funniest thing about all this shit is knowing that foreign dictators and authoritarians can read Trump like a fucking book and know precisely what a pathetic loser he is.
Very long lines at the supermarket today, 10+ people, 25+ minutes wait. A teenage boy has a single item to purchase, but decides he won’t wait in these lines, so he just walks out with it, and all the security guards stand by watching it happen. Thanks, President Trump I mean Mr. Brown.
September 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Very long lines at the supermarket today, 10+ people, 25+ minutes wait. A teenage boy has a single item to purchase, but decides he won’t wait in these lines, so he just walks out with it, and all the security guards stand by watching it happen. Thanks, President Trump I mean Mr. Brown.
TV news, every time they have new video of Trump speaking, should replace the video with an old photo of him; and every TV station uses that one pic.
A single historic photo of his dumb fucking face. To remind us of our national mistake.
A single historic photo of his dumb fucking face. To remind us of our national mistake.
September 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
TV news, every time they have new video of Trump speaking, should replace the video with an old photo of him; and every TV station uses that one pic.
A single historic photo of his dumb fucking face. To remind us of our national mistake.
A single historic photo of his dumb fucking face. To remind us of our national mistake.
The press pool communicates that the executive branch of the United States belongs to All People. The President’s words and actions should be visible to all of us.
No free press = no free Americans
No free press = no free Americans
September 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The press pool communicates that the executive branch of the United States belongs to All People. The President’s words and actions should be visible to all of us.
No free press = no free Americans
No free press = no free Americans
A vote for Trump says you will gladly pay today for a kick in the teeth right now.
September 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A vote for Trump says you will gladly pay today for a kick in the teeth right now.
It’s high time we started addressing President Trump as “Mr. Brown.” Who’s with me?
September 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s high time we started addressing President Trump as “Mr. Brown.” Who’s with me?