Richard Sparks

I think of bumper stickers as a way to identify your tribe.

This combination seems like it would be a very small tribe.

Do folks remember Maine’s Kennebec River around Augusta and Hallowell in the 60’s and 70’s? We would stay far away from it for fear of falling in.
Now folks fishing, boating, even swimming in the river.

I feel like this discussion and the earlier discussion about sex robots are not completely disconnected.

Magical wishing for technology.
Blind belief in billionaires.

“We will have it in 2 weeks” = We will forget this in 2 minutes.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

So they’re all the same? Is that what you’re saying?

I think NY Times Pitchbot can handle this for us.

This seems like it should be directed to editors and headline writers too.

Sounds like an updated version of the joke “The Aristocrats!”

Snow games are best enjoyed on TV. Not so much in person.

I saw the CPL game in the snow and thought, “Hey, we could do that here in Vermont.”

But maybe we shouldn’t, even though we could.

Sounds like someone needs to check what that autopen is doing.

Similar to “We will announce something very bigly in two weeks.” This is what he says when he doesn’t know what the question is about.

Big spaces. At least the Patriots claim New England, and they do actually play in New England.

Are the LA Rams not a marquee Los Angeles franchise?

They will unveil the completed work in two weeks.

Is it defamation of character? More like definition of character.

I am sure someone will explain how putting solar panels out helps attract the sun.

Much like early settlers were under the impression extensive plowing helped lead to additional rains in the West.

Thank you for ‘word vapor’.

It is important you were there.
GOP: it will be violent protests from America-haters!
Observer: you mean flag-waving frog? Do you hear yourself?

I’m glad you were there!

It was great to see all the US flags at the rallies. It sure put lie to the GOP talking points.
Resistance to tyranny is for true patriots.

At a certain point one is not just trolling. Instead, they’re nothing but a troll.

A giant frog joins the No Kings protest in Vermont.

Portland frog makes an appearance in Waterbury, VT.

Vermont governor Phil Scott (R) called on state senator Sam Douglass to resign after he was identified in the chats. Seven other GOP lawmakers echoed the call. Douglass declined. His wife was also in the chats too.

So they’re together for a reason.

Do you mind if I use “The soul of a fascist and the mind of a disordered child” on my No Kings Day poster?

(I know we aren’t a fascist society yet because I’m going to a No Kings Day protest.)

I appreciate the story. I am not sure of the possible wide variation of jalapeño poppers, but I guess it illustrated the point.
It is a luxury to be able to search out good food that you feel good about eating. But it shouldn’t be.

Is the Nobel Prize committee telling authoritarians and would-be dictators (even for one day!) that they’re one reason the awards are given? The awards are given to the people who resist the authoritarians!

“We took freedom of speech away.”

Seems like a good discussion point for No Kings Day.

PS: Executive order does not equal changing laws or Constitution.

Tell me you don’t know how insurance companies work without telling me you don’t know how insurance companies work.

“I am glad that she announced her new album long in advance of when it was released. That way, I have time to stock up on a ton of ready-to-publish pieces about how it exactly fits what I thought before!”
- Opinion holder