Category: daily drivel
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melting
Hey, it’s 36 degrees and raining this morning here in the formerly great white north, more like April than February. Coincidentally, there are news reports that a giant Atlantic storm is sucking above-freezing temperatures into the north polar region for the fourth time in a year, melting the ice instead of freezing it. Probably nothing… Read.
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gas gas gas
There were a couple of utility trucks in the street in front of the neighbor’s house when we came home about a week ago. Both of them had the logo of Madison Gas and Electric, the local power utility, on the door. They were the kind of trucks that are so big, we had to… Read.
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rise up
I’m going to try an experiment this morning: How long I can hold off checking my Twitter feed to see what crazy thing Trump has obnoxiously tweeted about? The cats woke me up at five-thirty this morning; the clock is running. This is a new kind of obsession for me. I’ve indulged a few obsessions… Read.
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NPofPD Plus 15
15 days after the National Day of Patriotic Devotion Trump’s early-morning rant in response to U.S. District Judge James Robart’s stay: “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security – big trouble!” Donald Trump, via Twitter, 4:59 am,… Read.
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RIP enormity
The word “enormity” is dead. I heard a story on NPR a couple days ago in which they used the word “enormity” as if it meant “a great big thing,” so it’s gone the way of “hone in on” and “hopefully.” If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you are not a member of… Read.
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NDofPD Plus 11
11 days after the National Day of Patriotic Devotion What a silver-tongued orator: “Nancy Pelosi and Fake Tears Chuck Schumer held a rally at the steps of The Supreme Court and mic did not work (a mess) – just like Dem party!” He really knows how to cloak every word in diplomacy, doesn’t he? Donald… Read.
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flip side
Meanwhile, in another universe: Read.
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NPS badass
I wish I knew who drew this so I could give them credit. Read.
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sooo not good
oh my god I just finished watching the ABC interview with Donald Trump why did I do that I do not feel better I feel so much worse I was gonna say please stop saying we’re all fucked because that shit is not helpful or constructive but you were right we are all sooo fucked… Read.
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badlands
For about an hour this afternoon, maybe two, somebody with access to the Twitter account at the Badlands National Park became a hero on social media when she wrote several “tweets” about climate change and posted them on the park’s Twitter feed. This was kind of a big deal because the Trump administration scrubbed all… Read.
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