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This has always made me sick to my stomach. Today is an absolute disgrace.

So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.

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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

So cool. Also, does sloth have a broken arm and a broken leg at the end?! 😅

A woman in a purple velvet dress is seated at a grand piano, with one hand resting on the keys and the other raised near her head. The setting appears to be an elegant room with warm lighting and draped curtains in the background.

Happy birthday to Diana Krall, born on this day in 1964 in Nanaimo!
A jazz pianist and singer, she has sold more than 15 million albums and is the only jazz singer to have eight albums top the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. She has won two Grammys and eight Junos.

Takeaway: Uncle Barry is super nice. Also just shreds on the piano.

closeup of a beautiful golden retriever curled up on a white couch against a light blue pillow with her head half hidden in her front paws

when you have a perfect life and you’re still going through it

Beautiful. 🩷

YouTube video by Anita Eccleston The Last Post - Anita Eccleston at Granville Island (Remembrance Day)

Heartfelt Remembrance Day ceremony held at Granville Island in Vancouver. The trumpet bugle call: The Last Post, (Anita Eccleston), followed by 2 min of silence, then the lament: Flowers of The Forest (bagpiper Anthony). Flyover by WWII era jets near the end. #lestweforget
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remember tuesday? that was 86 years ago

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Now breathe

Brutal. Good game. Incredible series. So heartbreaking in the end. 😭

Helluva game

Every day is beautiful in the PNW 💙

Photos from my morning walk, after dropping The Kid off for class today

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Everybody wants to make a buck off your dreams.

Hate it or love it, AI is poised to answer some fundamental questions about humanity, such as “Will anybody pay $250 for a 10-second clip of Jurassic Park where they’re all muppets”

Stay Weird Portland! 🔥 Today Portland had an emergency naked bike ride to the ICE facility. IN THE RAIN.

It was around 50°. Thousands were fully nude, half nude, or wearing costumes.

Portland is VERY dedicated to exposing the absurdities of injustice.

Here are some photos & videos. 🧵👇🏼

The constellation Orion, with accompanying stars, in the early morning sky

Dog got me up at 4:30 am to go pee but at least I got this nice shot of Orion out of it

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

soloists Chloe Hurst and Arron Durand pose for a photo together during intermission. She is wearing a gorgeous pink dress with cool tresses and he is wearing a black tuxedo.

Chloe Hurst announcing what the next opera excerpt is about.

The duo singing while holding hands. Pa pa pa duet by Mozart from the Magic Flute

The soloists stand with flowers in their hands in front of the orchestra withe Conductor Bujar Lllapaj smiling in between them.

What an absolute treat it was to play with Chloé Hurst and Aaron Durand and the audience was so welcoming and warm. The duo’s incredible voices and onstage charisma charmed us all!

A brilliant start to a shiny and exciting season for West Coast Symphony! Thank you all for being there!
#orchestra

Today we honor the children taken, the survivors, and the strength of our Nations. Truth and Reconciliation Day is a call to listen, learn, and stand with us. The path forward is built on truth, respect, and action, together.

War-ravaged Portland

Just FYI: Portland as a war zone is horseshit, and deploying federal troops is horseshit.

ANNOUNCING: West Coast Symphony’s 2025-2026 Concert Season has begun! 🎶

First up: A Night of Opera - Oct 4th, 8pm at Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard) feat:
Chloé Hurst, Soprano
Aaron Durand, Baritone @halfwaymonk.bsky.social
Bujar Llapaj, Conductor
Tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/1573739169...

Text from Wikipedia: The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason) was a period of European history, primarily in the 18th century, during which the Enlightenment,[b] an intellectual and philosophical movement, flourished.[2][3] Characterized by an emphasis on reason, empirical evidence, and scientific method, the Enlightenment promoted ideals of individual liberty, religious tolerance, progress, and natural rights. Its thinkers advocated for constitutional government, the separation of church and state, and the application of rational principles to social and political reform.[4][5][6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment#

The daily outrages naturally occupy our attention, but keep in mind that the overall objective of the Trumpists and their allies elsewhere in the world is to erase every Enlightenment principle and ideal, and every bit of social and political progress based on them in the last few hundred years.

Wow. I love your work.

Zo.