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AV geek, scribbler, traveler, reader, film watcher, dog mom😺

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No. Might does not make right.

10.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 2026 πŸ” 506 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 30

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 6022 πŸ” 3486 πŸ’¬ 288 πŸ“Œ 237
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Donny Evans (@iamdonnyevans) πŸ‘‹ Hey friends β€” I’m live-tracking the House war powers showdown and every twist in Trump’s Iran war in a rolling live blog today. If you’re following along, please read, share, and restack so this rea...

substack.com/@iamdonnyeva...

05.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is now going to submit a massive bill for a military appropriation package to replenish the stockpiles he has been drawing down for many months with his bombings all over the world, and naturally he will blame Biden and Zelensky.

03.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 1645 πŸ” 459 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 37
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You asked for the good ones. Here are 10 books that delivered. After roasting overhyped books, here are the ones that delivered EXACTLY what they promisedβ€”and more

open.substack.com/pub/literary...

02.03.2026 11:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I turned off the news. I am reading. I need a break from our crisis creator. The book I am reading is, β€˜The Trouble with Heroes’. Angry kid needs to climb 46 Mountains to make reparations for bad behavior. I am thinking that someone we know may have needed this intervention. πŸ˜‘

01.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sleeping white chihuahua on his back, little paws curved over a blanket top, enjoying some down time.

Sleeping white chihuahua on his back, little paws curved over a blanket top, enjoying some down time.

My list of things I need to do.

01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow falling and twirling over rooftops looking out to snow obscured trees.

Snow falling and twirling over rooftops looking out to snow obscured trees.

Anyone for Spring? We are β€œin like a lion” part of MarchπŸŒ¨οΈβ˜ƒοΈ.

01.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pink highlighted purple clouds spread out over a snowy building. The white eaves create a winter scene that highlights the building.

Pink highlighted purple clouds spread out over a snowy building. The white eaves create a winter scene that highlights the building.

This New England Sunset was so beautiful. I had a stressful day, but this removed all my worries. Highly recommend.

27.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow drifts envelope a window on the inside and outside.

Snow drifts envelope a window on the inside and outside.

Inside Out

24.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here's the floor plan for the new ICE concentration camp in Georgia. Look familiar? Let's take a look at some similar blueprints throughout history.

23.02.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
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Goodspeed Opera House reflecting across a melting Connecticut River.

East Haddam, CT.

20.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 4021 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 20

How much more can I heart this?

20.02.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How is he able to do that? Did he write a check? Ask Congress? I did he move it over. How does he control any of our money? Has any other President done that before?

19.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump-appointed panel approves White House ballroom project A commission made up of Trump appointees signed off on the design after architects made changes in response to concerns.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Just leaving this here……..

19.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
THE RAIN OF SMALL OCCURRENCES
So many things happen; many smaller than a sparrow's fall.
It is a long rain in rain country where the flow falls steadily all day and all night long and the next day keeps on falling in an air half air, half water, and a world half gone to dissolution, fluid and almost formless
in the rain of small occurrences. So many things happen at a single time, it seems an idleness to note them all, or try to note them all, for who could note them, smaller than a sparrow's fall.
A bird flew down the yard and reached a tree.
A cricket creaked and creaked again. The star Arcturus moved a million silent miles.
It is a rich world, full of minor deeds.
Who saw the bird, or heard the cricket creak?
Or hearing, seeing, cared to hear or see?
The big star moves beyond our sight.
All over, the given moment always gives a little movement every way as if to steal a thousand bases at a time.
The world is not quite formless; we lean down and feel the massive earth beneath our feet.
And passion finds out shapes for its own ends.
At certain times, the view for miles is sharply clear and every object has a space

THE RAIN OF SMALL OCCURRENCES So many things happen; many smaller than a sparrow's fall. It is a long rain in rain country where the flow falls steadily all day and all night long and the next day keeps on falling in an air half air, half water, and a world half gone to dissolution, fluid and almost formless in the rain of small occurrences. So many things happen at a single time, it seems an idleness to note them all, or try to note them all, for who could note them, smaller than a sparrow's fall. A bird flew down the yard and reached a tree. A cricket creaked and creaked again. The star Arcturus moved a million silent miles. It is a rich world, full of minor deeds. Who saw the bird, or heard the cricket creak? Or hearing, seeing, cared to hear or see? The big star moves beyond our sight. All over, the given moment always gives a little movement every way as if to steal a thousand bases at a time. The world is not quite formless; we lean down and feel the massive earth beneath our feet. And passion finds out shapes for its own ends. At certain times, the view for miles is sharply clear and every object has a space

around it as in old pictures in the parlor toy.
What happens, happens quietly. There is little change.
We learn that even then the ceaseless rain of small occurrences was falling when the scene disintegrates like paper in the rain.
Each happening happens in an already moving world.
The scene could be a train, with another train on either side, and all three running at changing speeds. We ask, "What happened here?" But movement adds to movement and subtracts.
The fact is farther off than all three trains could run on a summer's day on three clear tracks.
We ask, and give such answers as we can.
We move, and moving, feel the need to act.
The happening is all our happiness.
We watch to see our lives come true.
Not as a dream might come, for who could dream it?
More maybe as we say this house is true, true square and plumb. We, angled as no square was ever made, so slight the subtlest plummet cannot line us as it lines the air, on whom the small occurrences rain in until the template of our lives seems made of time, watch for the shape not wholly shaped by time, that one, that shape, almost that solid man.

around it as in old pictures in the parlor toy. What happens, happens quietly. There is little change. We learn that even then the ceaseless rain of small occurrences was falling when the scene disintegrates like paper in the rain. Each happening happens in an already moving world. The scene could be a train, with another train on either side, and all three running at changing speeds. We ask, "What happened here?" But movement adds to movement and subtracts. The fact is farther off than all three trains could run on a summer's day on three clear tracks. We ask, and give such answers as we can. We move, and moving, feel the need to act. The happening is all our happiness. We watch to see our lives come true. Not as a dream might come, for who could dream it? More maybe as we say this house is true, true square and plumb. We, angled as no square was ever made, so slight the subtlest plummet cannot line us as it lines the air, on whom the small occurrences rain in until the template of our lives seems made of time, watch for the shape not wholly shaped by time, that one, that shape, almost that solid man.

happy #twopageplustuesday, where you’re invited to share any poems you love that run to 2+ printed pages. I’m excited to continue the William Bronk birthday festschrift with this poem that has one of the most beautiful titles I know:

17.02.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem Keeps Losing Things An investigation.

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

18.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 35971 πŸ” 16660 πŸ’¬ 1305 πŸ“Œ 2477
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Column: Disneyland just promised electric cars at Autopia. Gas will be gone by 2026 Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility.

Later this year, Disneyland will shut down Autopia so it can replace the 71-year-old ride’s gas-guzzling cars with electric vehicles. ❀️ πŸ‘πŸΌ ❀️

www.latimes.com/environment/...

14.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Luminous night sky, table set on the veranda of a framed wooden house/villa overlooking a lush garden and expansive view of the water (fjord?)

Luminous night sky, table set on the veranda of a framed wooden house/villa overlooking a lush garden and expansive view of the water (fjord?)

Harald Sohlberg

Summer Night

Oslo, 1899

13.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1412 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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MeidasTouch Network (@meidastouch) Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance: β€œThe only thing more powerful than hate is love” β€œTogether, we are America”

substack.com/@meidastouch...

09.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'It's about the loneliness we all feel': The painful scene that really makes Taxi Driver a classic Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking New York thriller turns 50 this week. It remains a remarkable piece of work – though its truly defining moment is probably not the one you think.

www.bbc.com/culture/arti... Another rewatch is needed and a much closer look.

07.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore The Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT USA in 3D The Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891.

Please come visit us! But if you can't, our virtual tour is pretty good too--and you get to go in rooms that you can't go in when you're here in person. my.matterport.com/show/?m=dWUB...

06.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every American needs to watch this:

05.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 20579 πŸ” 10322 πŸ’¬ 585 πŸ“Œ 986

Watercress or spinach sandwiches and tomato bullion? Hmmm. The rest of the menue seems tasty.

01.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly

26.01.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 15181 πŸ” 5003 πŸ’¬ 836 πŸ“Œ 321
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

25.01.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 50063 πŸ” 16342 πŸ’¬ 1159 πŸ“Œ 633
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Debbie is still in the ICU and they won't resume her cancer treatment until she is released. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden during this challenging time. Every bit helps. gofund.me/3c9638136

21.01.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.

Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.

I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.

I need to share with you what I saw.

21.01.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 6092 πŸ” 2948 πŸ’¬ 399 πŸ“Œ 180
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Wow. #NoKings #Davos2026

21.01.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 17470 πŸ” 4807 πŸ’¬ 298 πŸ“Œ 221