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Retired from the College of Engineering at a Midwest research university. More time for art and music, and riding my bike. Interested in languages and how people learn them at various ages. Having a second career of sorts as a lab rat at the U.

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My interpretation. I imagined you nude as usual because those hearts would just be impossible to draw.

13.02.2026 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Barbaric!

13.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Disgusting indeed.

13.02.2026 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The shocking surprise is if this is not overturned on appeal in the MAGA appellate courts, let alone SCOTUS

13.02.2026 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And maybe off point, but who does her Neanderthal makeup? Are Neanderthals white enough?

10.02.2026 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Selfie to distract from the madness. Water-soluble graphite pencil and brush.

09.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I recall Homan has $50K in a bag.

07.02.2026 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sending strength and love

05.02.2026 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not the first time this has happened (quiet, piggy, anyone?) It is pathetic that other reporters present do not stand up for the victim.

04.02.2026 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our family is locked into the Apple ecosystem. I wish I could painlessly disengage. But then Android/Windows etc. is also evil.

04.02.2026 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The content shows "Deleted" for me.

03.02.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Fell the enemies:โ€™ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they โ€œstand with ICE."

This is the university from which I retired a few years back. What is wrong with young men?
dailyillini.com/news-stories...

03.02.2026 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outside of the Repugnican party, Merrick Garland is the person most responsible for the death of the Constitutional Republic. Sat on his ass for two years investigating J6 like street crime and not seeing the elephant in the room.

01.02.2026 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just in case you expected a substantive change with Bovino gone.

28.01.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will try to keep up with immunizations and rely on medical advice from sources other than CDC, NIH, FDA, etc. Can you be a source?
No data from the government on climate, the economy, public health, or anything else is reliable at this point.

28.01.2026 04:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I understand the picture of the gun that ICE has posted is not the gun Pretti had on him. Can someone fact check the multiple magazines claim?

27.01.2026 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sketches in hotel room waiting for the temple tour. Trying to stave off the madness.

27.01.2026 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lost control? It seems more apparent that she has finally established an iron grip and has total control. Recall, her main qualification for the job was shooting a puppy and bragging about it.

26.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Electric!

26.01.2026 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think the WSJ editorial critical of ICE is a calculation that when the Nuremberg moment comes, they want to be in the witness stand and not in the defendant dock.

26.01.2026 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event befo...

I am out of the country. Is there any coverage of LaGarde walking out on Lutnick in US media?
www.reuters.com/world/us/lut...

23.01.2026 02:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As a needed diversion, the fruit arrangement in our hotel and my watercolor version (Mumbai, India)

22.01.2026 05:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine over Macron's refusal to join 'Board of Peace' US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wines and Champagnes on Monday evening, a measure he said was intended to convince his French counterpart Emmanuel Macronโ€ฆ

Currently transiting through Europe. Don't know if this has hit US media yet, or if they will cover it.
www.france24.com/en/trump-thr...

20.01.2026 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How was it? I used to eat cat kibble on a dare from friends when I was a kid.

20.01.2026 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, I believe, but it is in the fractions of a cent. I don't do it for the money. But these copyright trolls are out of control.

18.01.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I play Renaissance lute and post the occasionall YouTube. The algorithm often slaps a copyright claim on pieces unquestionably in the public domain. I dispute the claim, and then YouTube gives the claimant 30 days to appeal, during which time they monetize my performance. They never appeal.

18.01.2026 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I use the occasional bon mot in my prose, but sometimes autocorrect murders it.

17.01.2026 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done in one session.

17.01.2026 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think he drove by our demonstration in support ot Renรฉe Good last Saturday! Or the same demographic.

16.01.2026 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Actually, he was yelling at Trump's Secret Service detail

14.01.2026 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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