Charlie
@abstrusination.bsky.social
Anachronistic, Absurdistic, bordering on Nihilistic
Live like you will die tomorrow; Garden like you will live Forever
Live like you will die tomorrow; Garden like you will live Forever
When local police and private vendors promise community control over surveillance, they obscure a broader agenda.
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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September 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When local police and private vendors promise community control over surveillance, they obscure a broader agenda.
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In war many things will increase.
These things will get bigger
The possessions of the haves
And the misery of the have-nots
The speeches of the Führer
And the silence of his followers.
- Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex
from the Beginning of War:
Kuhn and Constantine, translators
These things will get bigger
The possessions of the haves
And the misery of the have-nots
The speeches of the Führer
And the silence of his followers.
- Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex
from the Beginning of War:
Kuhn and Constantine, translators
September 30, 2026 at 1:23 AM
In war many things will increase.
These things will get bigger
The possessions of the haves
And the misery of the have-nots
The speeches of the Führer
And the silence of his followers.
- Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex
from the Beginning of War:
Kuhn and Constantine, translators
These things will get bigger
The possessions of the haves
And the misery of the have-nots
The speeches of the Führer
And the silence of his followers.
- Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex
from the Beginning of War:
Kuhn and Constantine, translators
Reposted by Charlie
And why would they give you 5 if they could take 10?
September 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
And why would they give you 5 if they could take 10?
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Firstly, I love the title of this poem
Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain
‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’
#poetry
#poemoftheday
Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain
‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’
#poetry
#poemoftheday
September 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Firstly, I love the title of this poem
Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain
‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’
#poetry
#poemoftheday
Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain
‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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Reposted by Charlie
Reposted by Charlie
Robert Kelly turns 91 tomorrow! (Flowers from poet & former student Tom Meyer)
September 24, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Robert Kelly turns 91 tomorrow! (Flowers from poet & former student Tom Meyer)
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Here in Saratoga the State Police are working in tandem on 87N (the Northway); the first tailgates someone to get them to speed up and then pull them over for speeding while a second pulls the next car over for not being able to change lanes fast enough.
September 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Here in Saratoga the State Police are working in tandem on 87N (the Northway); the first tailgates someone to get them to speed up and then pull them over for speeding while a second pulls the next car over for not being able to change lanes fast enough.
Franklin Pierce Adams from "Overset"
September 21, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Franklin Pierce Adams from "Overset"
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What goes on inside a squash flower
September 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
What goes on inside a squash flower
Good short piece dealing with the reality of the A.I. scare.
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The Future Doesn’t Get Predicted — It Gets Produced
Why Not to Cower in the Face of Gloomy Tech Predictions
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September 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Good short piece dealing with the reality of the A.I. scare.
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Vintage ad (Peanuts for Millbrook bread):
September 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Vintage ad (Peanuts for Millbrook bread):
#smallpoemsunday
The Red-faced Tyrant
after WCW
so much depends
upon
a red-faced
tyrant
glazed with self-
righteousness
placating angry
white men.
-Ann Howells
The Red-faced Tyrant
after WCW
so much depends
upon
a red-faced
tyrant
glazed with self-
righteousness
placating angry
white men.
-Ann Howells
September 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#smallpoemsunday
The Red-faced Tyrant
after WCW
so much depends
upon
a red-faced
tyrant
glazed with self-
righteousness
placating angry
white men.
-Ann Howells
The Red-faced Tyrant
after WCW
so much depends
upon
a red-faced
tyrant
glazed with self-
righteousness
placating angry
white men.
-Ann Howells
lunch time today...
some books dance around, but don't tell you much.
but The Dawn of Everything (by Graeber & Wengrow) gets into it right at the start…
some books dance around, but don't tell you much.
but The Dawn of Everything (by Graeber & Wengrow) gets into it right at the start…
September 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
lunch time today...
some books dance around, but don't tell you much.
but The Dawn of Everything (by Graeber & Wengrow) gets into it right at the start…
some books dance around, but don't tell you much.
but The Dawn of Everything (by Graeber & Wengrow) gets into it right at the start…
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Laurie Moore was charged with misdemeanors after an internal investigation allegedly revealed she carried out more than 4,000 unauthorized database searches.
Albany County sheriff's investigator charged with misusing Flock camera data
Laurie Moore was charged with misdemeanors after an internal investigation allegedly revealed she carried out more than 4,000 unauthorized database searches.
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September 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Laurie Moore was charged with misdemeanors after an internal investigation allegedly revealed she carried out more than 4,000 unauthorized database searches.
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We are not just errand boys for Putin. We are extremely well-paid errand boys for Putin.
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
September 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
We are not just errand boys for Putin. We are extremely well-paid errand boys for Putin.
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
This reminds me of Bertolt Brecht.
I've been posting a daily poem for just over a year
In celebration I'm sharing the 10 most popular poems of the last 12 months
6th – has echos of Niemöller’s poem ‘First They Came’
The 1st houses are already ashes. Many still think the wind is blowing in the opposite direction
#poetry
#poemofday
In celebration I'm sharing the 10 most popular poems of the last 12 months
6th – has echos of Niemöller’s poem ‘First They Came’
The 1st houses are already ashes. Many still think the wind is blowing in the opposite direction
#poetry
#poemofday
September 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This reminds me of Bertolt Brecht.
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Give yourself good places to write.
September 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Give yourself good places to write.