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PC(USA). Retired software engineer. UMich grad. He/him. Jackal (IYKYK). Dearborn, MI. Technical Canadian. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ β€œAlmost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” β€” Anne Lamott https://twbrandt.net/about/

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I loved both series.

10.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
'Enormous' damage and significant travel disruption following Glasgow Central fire
'Enormous' damage and significant travel disruption following Glasgow Central fire YouTube video by ITV News

I’ve been to Glasgow several times and travelled to and from Glasgow Central Station. This is just awful.

10.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

10.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Spotify Enabling Massive Impersonation of Famous Jazz Musicians? How did trumpet legend Nat Adderley become a white guy playing with a three-handed bassist?

Spotify needs to die in a fire.

10.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

good to know, thanks.

09.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

have any of my mutuals flown out of DTW in the past few days? How were the TSA lines?

09.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

NTSB is the last exemplar of independent professionalism in federal government, because we used to think stopping plane crashes was a goal beyond partisanship

09.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 1177 πŸ” 366 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6

yeah

09.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh boy

09.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I paid $3.09/gallon at the Ann Arbor Costco yesterday. Today it is $3.36.

Good job, everyone.

09.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I sometimes get β€œyou people in Michigan voted for Trump, you’re getting what you voted for” and I’m like I sure as hell didn’t vote for Trump. So I try to remember that when talking about Texas or Florida or wherever.

09.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome back!

09.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NK Jemison

08.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, β€œA Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...

Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago

www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

08.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 5738 πŸ” 2231 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 159

thanks, I hate it. UTC-5 forever.

08.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
FULL REMARKS: Obama speaks at Rev. Jesse Jackson celebration
FULL REMARKS: Obama speaks at Rev. Jesse Jackson celebration YouTube video by ABC News

Obama is one of the most gifted orators of our age. I cannot believe we went from Obama to the abomination we have now.

07.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have no clue what you are talking about. Thank goodness.

07.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

same.

07.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the back windshield of a silver suv with an β€œypsi” bumper sticker with the i replaced by 
the ypsilanti water tower that looks like a penis

the back windshield of a silver suv with an β€œypsi” bumper sticker with the i replaced by the ypsilanti water tower that looks like a penis

spotted at the cvs drive-thru

07.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of their Bill Knapp’s moment.

07.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We gotta do that stupid time change thing AGAIN???

07.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These people are so weird.

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Starting to rain really hard here in the 313.

07.03.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sherrone Moore, prosecutors reach plea deal in criminal case The sudden shift brings to an end the criminal case against the former coach, but independent investigations at the University of Michigan are ongoing.

Sherrone Moore pleads no contest to two misdemeanor counts, all felony counts dismissed.

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely agree with this. Furthermore, when you read you have to actively engage with the text, rather than passively absorb whatever you are watching.

06.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a chart of the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, for those wondering what β€œWTI” stands for.

06.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My sanity can’t survive through to Jan. 20, 2029.

06.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

remember when the Dow was $50,000? Good times.

06.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 2483 πŸ” 1410 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 339

My middle name is Wayne, but I don’t go running around calling myself Tomwayne.

05.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0