It has been a month since I heard about his retirement but I wanted to make note of how great it has been to learn about this state from his reporting. Damn shame but great he is able to move on.
Category Archives: Interests
Charlie Kirk tributes run contrary to sports’ uniting power
This is almost refreshing given that almost all of the NFL and a lot of other sports teams have seen fit to honor a bigot and a racist.
‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ turns 30
The only good party about Kevin Sorbo’s Hercules show was that it gave us Xena.
‘Grave concern’ at Minnesota border as more Canadians stay home
This has been an abundant week of chickens coming home to roost stories.
First, this one about Minnesota border towns trying to take the hit from losing up to the 30% percent of their former Canadian traffic because they helped elect a racist megalomaniac. Granted, since they are protected by the rest of us, their electoral college votes didn’t do it, but you know damn good and well who they pulled the lever for.
In Alabama they are facing a combination of bad growing conditions and tariff/immigration trouble. I see videos of farmers in Alabama and Nebraska literally crying in public meetings hoping someone will help them from THE VERY CONDITIONS THEY VOTED TO CREATE! Foreign contracts are cancelled, tariffs are killing their supply of fertilizers and parts. Nah, suck it up. You wanted others to hurt, now share in it.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan steps out on her own in Senate race
Can’t wait to vote for Flanagan. She’s good people. That said, I wish Tina Smith was staying to fight and that Klobuchar was taking her “let’s play ball with Rafi Cruz” show away from the Senate.
Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery?
There are few things more bizarre than the physical transformation of MAGAts into filler-filled fuckfaces that you see all the time now.
It is a waste of money and resources and, well, it is just plain ugly.
My thoughts? It might be necessary since they are all Devil’s Advocate demons now.
7 Linux Apps I Install on Every New PC
Not that I agree with every selection here, but definitely food for thought.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
It is starting to get a bit constricting in this country. Masked kidnappers, occupying military forces, billionaire pedophiles and literal blood suckers in charge of the levers of power and your data. No shit, that’s all for real.
Maybe tighten up your digital defenses if it isn’t already too late.
In Wake of Trump Tariffs, John Deere Announces Mass Layoffs
I hate that this is gonna kick the Quad Cities right in the teeth.
That said, farm country may be the reason we’re stuck with this madman and the ag industry went all in. Now they are getting what they ordered delivered in bulk.
Galaxy of Droidsmiths — Star Wars Droid Builders
I don’t have the time, space, or money to build a droid and keep it running, but I love reading about the folks who do.