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Canva making #Affinity freeware has surged. As a longtime user of the #Adobe alternative, great news, glad to have supported for many years. Like #Audacity under #Muse, proves commercial sponsors of #FLOSS can work, despite the Oracles out there. Affinity Added 1 Million Users in Less Than a Week

Citizen voters, judges, Wikipedians, neighbors—I can trust. Politicians, activists, celebrities, talk show hosts. Influencers, AI LLMs…not so much— because I value honesty & our global future.

The Mamdani Era Begins His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

The people have voted!

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

I could #Wordle here a while…

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Two-panel political cartoon titled “SNAP DECISION.” Left: A worried young mother holds her baby while Speaker Mike Johnson smirks and pulls a blue SNAP card away from her. The wall sign reads “SNAP Assistance Office.” Johnson says, “Sorry. Blame the Democrats.” Right: Donald Trump snaps his fingers with a “SNAP!” sound effect as money rains down. Trump says, “I need 230 million dollars for all the suffering I went through.” The panels contrast SNAP help taken from the needy with wealth delivered to the powerful.

1/2: A country that can snap its fingers for billionaires can snap its fingers to feed kids.

When the hungry get excuses and the powerful get payouts…
that’s not leadership, it’s systemic cruelty.

#SNAP #FoodAssistance #Poverty #Hunger #EconomicJustice #PoliticalCartoon #Trump #MikeJohnson

39 Attorneys General Tell Federal Lawmakers to Ban Hemp THC Products The bipartisan group wrote a letter to GOP committee leaders, asking that they redefine hemp in the appropriations process or farm bill reauthorization.

www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...

For years #TimWalz has stalled legal #cannabis in Minnesota, now #KeithEllison is calling for a federal ban on #hemp despite it's legality in Minnesota. They could be dealing with $1/2 Billion+ fraud in state programs…instead desperate for outstate MAGA sheriff support to campaign. Lost my #Vote!

A "Big Free Library" shaped like the Internet Archive's logo, featuring two rows of books. The book prominently featured is "This is for Everyone" by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. It takes up the entire top row and the middle section of the bottom row.

Happy Internet Archive Day!

Join us tonight—online or IRL—for The Web We’ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!

🎟️ ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...

#Wayback1T

For decades the Wayback Machine has been a living archive for web clients who lost their web content without backup. Built atop FLOSS as a global public service.

Celebrate & Support.

As the planet crosses negative tipping points of #ClimateChange, remember that Positive tipping points are happening and critical for recovery. As we increase clean energy and reduce waste streams, we make a difference in global health.

I've been saying for a while that patriarchy(and its ultimate expression: fascism)is maladaptive for the 21st Century.

You will literally die more and faster: #necropolitics & not just for scapegoats

Trump's radical doubling down on patriarchy is a speedrun through proving that assertion true.

#Benioff seems more concerned about defending San Francisco from #Antifa than protecting customer data from hackers. (Revealing he a fascist pig, ,IMHO) Anyways #Salesforce platform has the worst data architecture I ever tred in Fortune 500 IT consulting.

Sheet pan laid out with roasted peppers, deep red with black blisters, against a wooden table

Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Funny how #Nobel #Peace Prize awardees react with modesty, while the loudest voices are the biggest Losers. But, it's not a contest to be lost…so merely the braying of those who could never be seriously considered as champions of peace. More likely wagers of wars and suffering pretending otherwise.

Just fired my last client…damn author doesn’t understand that infinite rewrites don’t get published…

Am I finally retired now?

Baking pan with a dozen golden brown muffins against a gray sunlit background.

When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”

At least one Iowa #Congress member is not ashamed to cut #Medicaid and other government programs citizens rely upon and will definitely hold a #TownHall “When hell freezes over.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Someone visiting Panera for a cup of coffee did the math—exactly 74¢ for a 20% tip on a VISA credit charge.

Cash is back baby & check the years on those pennies. And some people still have math, like drummers have time…

#currency #economy #math

If I were starting a civil war, I would send National Guard troops from one state to another.

🚨 Judge Karin Immergut dropped a second restraining order blocking Trump from deploying any National Guard troops—Oregon or otherwise. She ripped into his lawyers, asking if they were “trying to circumvent” her first order. She’s done playing games.

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Tall mason jar of ruby red sun tea brewing against a tan stucco wall

Last batch of seasonal Sun Tea on this 80s weekend brewing hibiscus, rosebuds, rosehips, cinnamon, and clove.

88° in Minneapolis, but it’s Autumn and time for Mums

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us” The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naïveté about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

in which bill burr reminds you of who he has always been

Just saw this yesterday…shoulda had at least three…where is top of mind in my senior brain.

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