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Meanderer Former . . . Portland, Oregon

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"It’s time to speak out against the unchecked growth of satellite mega constellations."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

07.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rockets & Penises in the Persian Gulf | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992)
Rockets & Penises in the Persian Gulf | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992) YouTube video by Official George Carlin

We are not good at anything else anymore . . . But we can bomb the shit out of a country. George Carlin
youtube.com/watch?v=B5xG...

07.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Iranian Jazz Β· Persian Soul Instrumental Fusion | 1 Hour Iranian Fever
Iranian Jazz Β· Persian Soul Instrumental Fusion | 1 Hour Iranian Fever YouTube video by Qajar Jazz

1 hour or Iranian Jazz. youtube.com/watch?v=Sf36...

06.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez quote, typed.

The Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez quote, typed.

"He had not stopped desiring her for a single instant. . . . . He had fled from her in an attempt to wipe out her memory, not only through distance but by means of a muddled fury."
One Hundred Years of Years of Solitude, Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez

06.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude."
One Hundred Years of Solitude,
Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez
Born on March 6, 1927

06.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the lady?

06.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poet typing a poem on Hawthorne Street

Poet typing a poem on Hawthorne Street

The Poem: 
To the tap of his feet
and beat of his drum
the chorus of tonight has begun
after each song we hum
comes another one 
and eventually 
the night is done 
            -Riss Wildwood

The Poem: To the tap of his feet and beat of his drum the chorus of tonight has begun after each song we hum comes another one and eventually the night is done -Riss Wildwood

Street Poems on a classic typewriter.
On Street Music by Riss Wildwood.
Hawthorne Street
Portland, Oregon
March 1, 2026

02.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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4 Months ago Stormzy couldn't walk with a brain injury. He'd been told he had to be put to sleep.

Today I got to go and visit him in his new home.

The world needs more Stormzy right now!!! Can't stop smiling after today

01.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1636 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 13

I just asked ChatGPT and the answer is easily determined: instability and warfighting.

01.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white illustration featuring a forest setting with central hippo like creature, hedgehog in the foreground and birds flying overhead

Black and white illustration featuring a forest setting with central hippo like creature, hedgehog in the foreground and birds flying overhead

Illustration from Tove Jansson's book 'The Moomins and the Great Flood'Β (1945) #Womensart

01.03.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 870 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

I guess an halucination is not necessary.

28.02.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI chatbots used tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of AI war games, launched strategic strikes three times β€” researcher put GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 against each other, with at least one m... It feels like we've seen this before...

AI chatbots used tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of AI war games, launched strategic strikes three times
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

28.02.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An halucination will cause the world ending war.

"Pentagon gives Anthropic an ultimatum amid fight over military AI guardrails" search.app/T5cmo

28.02.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the reasons I've taken to making my bread. Not perfect but so much better.

26.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a white double layered rose-like bloom from a Camellia shrub in Portland, Oregon.

Image of a white double layered rose-like bloom from a Camellia shrub in Portland, Oregon.

First Bloom, Camellia japonica
My yard, Portland, Oregon
February 24, 2026

25.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Kalshi page for what Trump will say during SOTU

Kalshi page for what Trump will say during SOTU

Kalshi page for what Trump will say during SOTU

Kalshi page for what Trump will say during SOTU

I don't think it's a good thing for society that everything is now gambling

24.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 1774 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 52

Be careful what you ask for: White House orgy planning happening now.

23.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate our nazi pedophile gambling slop future

19.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1724 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 4

They like the number on the ledger. It's all about the number on the ledger.

18.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A new economic term I learned today on @bloomberg.com Radio:

Jobless Boom
#economy

18.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tigard, Oregon
No context
No Injuries (I'm told)
Parked in the bathroom

18.02.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman with short hair facing forwards dressed in dark trousers and top in an artist studio

Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman with short hair facing forwards dressed in dark trousers and top in an artist studio

Finnish artist, author and illustrator Tove Jansson in her home studio, 1956 #WomensArt

15.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 862 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

This must be why they hate Minnesota; it's German-Nordic "culture" is not American Culture!

16.02.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The PriceMaster (full version)
The PriceMaster (full version) YouTube video by ThePriceMaster

it is apparently the 25th anniversary of the greatest piece of art Denton, Texas, has ever produced

11.02.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1991 πŸ” 806 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 56

AI companies may be considered "too big to fail" but the ecology damaged by its extreme energy use is not even a consideration. So it appears. I'd like to conclude this course is inhumane, but this is exactly who we are. So it seems.

11.02.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of evergreen trees with a rainbow hidden behind them.

Picture of evergreen trees with a rainbow hidden behind them.

Stealth Rainbow
Portland, Oregon
February 9, 2026

10.02.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not show up, but I'm using this map to find interesting folks way out away from all clusters.

09.02.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had the same thought πŸ‘‡.

09.02.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.

09.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 4437 πŸ” 644 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 42