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Howard Gluckman

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Retired Data Architect, and avid golfer. Travel, Space Exploration, Space Development, Cats, Bluegrass/Acoustic Music and whatever else is of interest. Ocala, Fl Please, no DMs unless I know you or have invited you.

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Drone footage captures the devastating destruction to the building right next to Glasgow's historic Central Station. Part of it has collapsed after a fire started in a vape shop and ripped through the whole structure.

08.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 30

Y'know, all I wanted was to retire and live my fucking life quietly and with a minimum of global fuss and not discover that I'd moved to a Nazi-dominated country without ever crossing a border.

08.03.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
Elon Musk * x @elonmusk
X.com
True
iamyesyouareno β€’ @iamyesyouareno β€’ 2d
Tucker: "Every other group in the world has a right to its own homeland except White people? What?
Explain how that makes sense."
White people deserve a homeland.
FATI
rOCKeL:
SHOW
12:43 AM β€’ 3/7/26 β€’ 21M Views

Elon Musk * x @elonmusk X.com True iamyesyouareno β€’ @iamyesyouareno β€’ 2d Tucker: "Every other group in the world has a right to its own homeland except White people? What? Explain how that makes sense." White people deserve a homeland. FATI rOCKeL: SHOW 12:43 AM β€’ 3/7/26 β€’ 21M Views

Seems bad that these two guys who have the ear of the US president are out here promoting Richard Butler-style white nationalism.

08.03.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1228    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 60

@carlbergstrom.com

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Does this war make me look fat?

08.03.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 5

As a reminder, you do not, in fact, have to prove you're remotely intelligent to be named chairman of the Intelligence Committee

08.03.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 850    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 7

The talking point is that the conflict with Iran is 47 years old. Make an effort!

08.03.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From promoting Mein Kampf reading groups led by Ann Coulter’s white nationalist niece one day, to getting face time with the Secretary of State the next. America! We’re still the country where anything is possible!

08.03.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 827    πŸ” 308    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 12

Everyone here knows Fox News lies to its viewers, but this is an example that not even the most diehard members of the cult can deny, and it's important to not brush it off.

08.03.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1029    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

Fox News knows even their audience of angry right-wing shut-ins would be disgusted by Trump prioritizing his dumb combover over respecting the dead.

08.03.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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 β€” πŸ‘ 5347    πŸ” 3126    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 212
A leafless tree is pictured below a starry sky. In the
sky behind the tree is an aurora glowing mostly green but 
with some purple. The shape of the aurora seems to follow
the branches of the tree.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

A leafless tree is pictured below a starry sky. In the sky behind the tree is an aurora glowing mostly green but with some purple. The shape of the aurora seems to follow the branches of the tree. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

πŸ”­ The Aurora Tree

Image Credit & Copyright: Alyn Wallace

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08.03.2026 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty.  Heartworn Highways
YouTube video by The Record Selector Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty. Heartworn Highways

HBD Townes Van Zandt

Pancho and Lefty from the Heartworn Highwats extras is one of my fave renditions.
youtu.be/zprRZ2wFQD4?...

08.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

07.03.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7696    πŸ” 2418    πŸ’¬ 234    πŸ“Œ 62
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When your wife asks you to do one little thing while she's out and you haven't done it.

07.03.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
It would be only fair to the reader to say frankly in advance that the attitude of any person toward this story will be distinctly influenced by his theories of the Negro race. If he believes that the Negro in America and in general is an average and ordinary human being, who under given environment develops like other human beings, then he will read this story and judge it by the facts adduced. If, however, he regards the Negro as a distinctly inferior creation, who can never successfully take part in modern civilization and whose emancipation and enfranchisement were gestures against nature, then he will need something more than the sort of facts that I have set down. But this latter person, I am not trying to convince. I am simply pointing out these two points of view, so obvious to Americans, and then without further ado, I am assuming the truth of the first. In fine, I am going to tell this story as though Negroes were ordinary human beings, realizing that this attitude will from the first seriously curtail my audience.
W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS
Atlanta, December, 1934

It would be only fair to the reader to say frankly in advance that the attitude of any person toward this story will be distinctly influenced by his theories of the Negro race. If he believes that the Negro in America and in general is an average and ordinary human being, who under given environment develops like other human beings, then he will read this story and judge it by the facts adduced. If, however, he regards the Negro as a distinctly inferior creation, who can never successfully take part in modern civilization and whose emancipation and enfranchisement were gestures against nature, then he will need something more than the sort of facts that I have set down. But this latter person, I am not trying to convince. I am simply pointing out these two points of view, so obvious to Americans, and then without further ado, I am assuming the truth of the first. In fine, I am going to tell this story as though Negroes were ordinary human beings, realizing that this attitude will from the first seriously curtail my audience. W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS Atlanta, December, 1934

I'd forgotten how hard the preface to DuBois's "Black Reconstruction" (1934) went...and am saddened by how contemporary it still feels.

07.03.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1113    πŸ” 321    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 18
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Head unbowed and baseball cap in white. Total disrespect

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Mooni staring deeply into the camera. With hatred. And a cute little sweater.

Mooni staring deeply into the camera. With hatred. And a cute little sweater.

It’s #caturday but Mooni isn’t impressed by the new arrangement. Due to chaotic matting, we had to shave her, so now she has to wear a cute little sweater ❀️

#catsofbluesky #britishlonghair #cat

07.03.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh ffs...

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That's the new Valet Parking bays done, next job.

07.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Local Event: Book Talk with Author James R. Benn and Audiobook Narrator Peter Berkrot (Virtual) Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Join narrator par excellence Peter Berkrot and me for a discussion of current and upcoming Billy Boyle novels, courtesy of the Essex CT Library. Register via link below.
patch.com/connecticut/...

07.03.2026 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I just saw one of the more courageous things I’ve ever witnessed. As some of you know, Americana legend Lucinda Williams suffered a stroke six years ago, partially paralyzing her left side but leaving her voice unaffected.

She just came out and absolutely rocked 8500 fans in El Paso.

07.03.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 295    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally finished my timelapse of the lunar eclipse under the aurora in Fairbanks, Alaska! Check out the massive substorm turning the ground green in front of the eclipse, too!

This is one of my favorite timelapses I have captured!

07.03.2026 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 809    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 11

I think we gotta give trump a break here, who could have possibly foreseen that a new war of choice in Iran would in any way impact the price of oil

...wait I'm getting an update

07.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 264    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ben Stiller is calling out the White House after it used a clip from Tropic Thunder in a video promoting the Iran war.

β€œWe never gave you permission and have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,” Stiller wrote.

06.03.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12638    πŸ” 3101    πŸ’¬ 261    πŸ“Œ 94
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Today I Will Look The Burrito Man In The Eye and other stories of manifesting success

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Snowy pine trees under a starry night sky filled with the colorful clouds and stars of the Milky Way core. Photo: Bill Dunford. Fuck Musk.

Snowy pine trees under a starry night sky filled with the colorful clouds and stars of the Milky Way core. Photo: Bill Dunford. Fuck Musk.

Want to say FU to Musk and save worldwide skies from two supervillain plans to disfigure them?

SpaceX wants to launch a million sats. Reflect Orbital wants to provide "sunlight on demand" using huge space mirrors.

Step-by-step how-to for FCC comments. Takes 15 min:

darksky.org/news/two-sat...

06.03.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE

OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE

hey if you inexplicably missed out on this gorgeous hunk of book, with 288 pages of cartoons from 2020-2025, there's a dwindling stock of overage still available at www.tomtomorrowstore.com

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