Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
science & nature zealot, avid reader, dog lover, desert mountains and rainforest aficionado, paddler, Astros fan, songwriter, lead singer of a rock band.
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
Pinned
Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
· Mar 3
me as a little boy, in southern Colorado.
life seemed so simple then.
life seemed so simple then.
the Cuban delegation walking out on him -- rightly so, given what he was saying -- is so deeply shameful to me.
he's implicitly threatening Mexico's sovereignty as well.
just profoundly sick stuff.
he's implicitly threatening Mexico's sovereignty as well.
just profoundly sick stuff.
Trump: "Mexico is the epicenter of the cartel violence, unfortunately. It's unacceptable for the United States to share a 2,000 mile border with a territory controlled by enemy cartels ... my administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba ... it will fall."
September 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
the Cuban delegation walking out on him -- rightly so, given what he was saying -- is so deeply shameful to me.
he's implicitly threatening Mexico's sovereignty as well.
just profoundly sick stuff.
he's implicitly threatening Mexico's sovereignty as well.
just profoundly sick stuff.
Charlotte's Web (1973) was the first movie I saw in the theater, and I cried like the little boy I was.
saw this on Sunday, 53 years later, and ... hoo boy. yeah. wow.
saw this on Sunday, 53 years later, and ... hoo boy. yeah. wow.
Woman Rescues Tiny Spider And Builds Her A Miniature World | The Dodo
YouTube video by The Dodo
youtu.be
September 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Charlotte's Web (1973) was the first movie I saw in the theater, and I cried like the little boy I was.
saw this on Sunday, 53 years later, and ... hoo boy. yeah. wow.
saw this on Sunday, 53 years later, and ... hoo boy. yeah. wow.
Reposted by Lance Ellisor
Weirdly her response was, I’ll wait for streaming
September 21, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Weirdly her response was, I’ll wait for streaming
hang it in the Louvre
Which name do we like for the new phenomena — SUPER INTELLIGENCE VS. SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE? President DONALD J. TRUMP
September 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
hang it in the Louvre
sick feeling in my stomach when I learn that someone is in crisis, even if I don't know them.
have been support for more than one people I'm very close to in that situation. it's agonizing.
ugh.
have been support for more than one people I'm very close to in that situation. it's agonizing.
ugh.
September 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
sick feeling in my stomach when I learn that someone is in crisis, even if I don't know them.
have been support for more than one people I'm very close to in that situation. it's agonizing.
ugh.
have been support for more than one people I'm very close to in that situation. it's agonizing.
ugh.
he’s so far gone you can’t even understand the rambling. (thread)
(1/7) Over the years, there have been many Hoaxes, all generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country. RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, Global Warming, Impeachment Hoax #1 , Impeachment Hoax #2 , Men in Women’s Sports,
September 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
he’s so far gone you can’t even understand the rambling. (thread)
this is Jack’s complete lack of surprise
US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM
this is Jack’s complete lack of surprise
this times 10000
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/
September 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
this times 10000
on my front porch right now
I love my Texas spinys
I love my Texas spinys
September 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
on my front porch right now
I love my Texas spinys
I love my Texas spinys
this video he just posted is bananas.
lots of conspiracy and dog whistling.
lots of conspiracy and dog whistling.
September 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
this video he just posted is bananas.
lots of conspiracy and dog whistling.
lots of conspiracy and dog whistling.
a chatbot nearly started World War III
just terrifying incompetence
just terrifying incompetence
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
a chatbot nearly started World War III
just terrifying incompetence
just terrifying incompetence
this is an unsettling escalation
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
September 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
this is an unsettling escalation
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
I found this hilarious. worth 3 minutes of your time IMO.
'Governor Abbott is the most Pro-Sharia governor in America!'
www.instagram.com/p/DdUJNxsRH9n/
'Governor Abbott is the most Pro-Sharia governor in America!'
www.instagram.com/p/DdUJNxsRH9n/
September 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I found this hilarious. worth 3 minutes of your time IMO.
'Governor Abbott is the most Pro-Sharia governor in America!'
www.instagram.com/p/DdUJNxsRH9n/
'Governor Abbott is the most Pro-Sharia governor in America!'
www.instagram.com/p/DdUJNxsRH9n/
hey Jon, you’re great.
I cannot more strongly implore you to get any/all of your skeletons out of the closet this year (say, right after midterms), so they’re all DOA come 2028.
I cannot more strongly implore you to get any/all of your skeletons out of the closet this year (say, right after midterms), so they’re all DOA come 2028.
We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries.
September 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
hey Jon, you’re great.
I cannot more strongly implore you to get any/all of your skeletons out of the closet this year (say, right after midterms), so they’re all DOA come 2028.
I cannot more strongly implore you to get any/all of your skeletons out of the closet this year (say, right after midterms), so they’re all DOA come 2028.
this is pretty cool, esp for those of us who like geographic niches and enclaves and such.
their public library/operahouse is *on the border* fercrissakes.
goddamn, borders are so dumb.
their public library/operahouse is *on the border* fercrissakes.
goddamn, borders are so dumb.
September 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
this is pretty cool, esp for those of us who like geographic niches and enclaves and such.
their public library/operahouse is *on the border* fercrissakes.
goddamn, borders are so dumb.
their public library/operahouse is *on the border* fercrissakes.
goddamn, borders are so dumb.
the stuff in this thread is positively damning
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
the stuff in this thread is positively damning
my son sent me this photo yesterday without any context. he lives in Kansas City, MO. Merlin was unable to identify the bird. anyone here know? 
September 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
my son sent me this photo yesterday without any context. he lives in Kansas City, MO. Merlin was unable to identify the bird. anyone here know? 
try to buy a Trump coin with Trump NFTs and you go spinning into infinity
beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆
September 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
try to buy a Trump coin with Trump NFTs and you go spinning into infinity
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
New Siena College/ReconMR TEXAS poll is absolutely brutal for Republicans—could be a generational wipeout if it comes to pass:
SEN
Talarico 49
Paxton 43
GOV
Hinojosa (D) 49
Abbott (R) 45
Generic ballot
R47
D46
9/8-11, 614 LV, live caller/text-to-web, MoE 4.3%
reconmr.com/wp-content/u...
SEN
Talarico 49
Paxton 43
GOV
Hinojosa (D) 49
Abbott (R) 45
Generic ballot
R47
D46
9/8-11, 614 LV, live caller/text-to-web, MoE 4.3%
reconmr.com/wp-content/u...
September 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
I will not try to kick the football
Reposted by Lance Ellisor
the old world is dying—but still in office
September 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
the old world is dying—but still in office
naked rabid men on the streets of Rosedale in Austin
September 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
naked rabid men on the streets of Rosedale in Austin
excited for the premiere of Neagley (spinoff of Reacher) tonight on Prime. an acting classmate of my wife's has a role for the whole series. Jasper Jones (left) plays Keno.
early reviews give him props for his comedy.
he's a good kid and I wish him all the best.
early reviews give him props for his comedy.
he's a good kid and I wish him all the best.
September 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
excited for the premiere of Neagley (spinoff of Reacher) tonight on Prime. an acting classmate of my wife's has a role for the whole series. Jasper Jones (left) plays Keno.
early reviews give him props for his comedy.
he's a good kid and I wish him all the best.
early reviews give him props for his comedy.
he's a good kid and I wish him all the best.
he's such a good little house elf
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders canceled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
he's such a good little house elf
he's gonna be big mad
Fed raises interest rates by a quarter point in unanimous decision, marking first hike in 3 years
Wall Street was overwhelmingly expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years.
finance.yahoo.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
he's gonna be big mad