TangledPoet2

“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.” — Yoda

He's a poodle.

Glenn Close Has Nothing Left to Prove

"The World According to Garp" was my first exposure to Glenn Close, and I recall feeling her skill & integrity from the start. One of the very best to ever do it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

Billion-dollar Listings

I’m anti fascist. It’s an obvious position to hold.

I went to High School with the Portland Chief of Police.

Not sure how to feel about this newest "fountain of youth"...

<a bit jealous>

Your team?

Love both her music & her sensibilities.

<made me laugh>

It's what happens when women leave the home...

<tongue firmly in cheek>

Right?!

Make America great 👍

My Japanese maple is looking pretty good this year 🍁

I am Black American. My people were enslaved, segregated, and degraded for hundreds of years. There was a time when it was considered politically untenable to abolish slavery and legally dismantle Jim Crow. It got done. So, yes, a free Palestine is a political possibility. It is inevitable.

Canada vs. America

Dawn is rising over the farm. An old building is waiting for the sun to shine on it this October day.

Good morning from the Southern Interior of British Columbia where it’s looking like it will be a pretty fall day.

The only deal is a "done" deal with these folks, Tim.

Stand firmly.

I don't entirely agree. I think that there's a level of violence that's due to occur, but I firmly believe that the violence itself will grant clarity before there's an actual war.

Take off, eh?

Srsly?

...what the hell's wrong with that guy? The belief stems from years of observation of a majority of Texan Evangelical Republicans.

<duh>

I had a hockey coach with a similar wisdom. While juggling pucks, he'd say "Gentlemen. The secret to this game is scoring more goals than they do", and leave.

YouTube video by FREEDOMNEWS TV - NATIONAL / SCOOTERCASTER PORTLAND FROG is Back after being "Pepper Sprayed In the Vent"

youtu.be/oOQu4zQqiOY

Did you see his interview afterwards? He was non-plussed. Said he "coughed a bit" but that he was used to more spice, being Hispanic.

Being from Portland, but as a longtime resident of Seattle, I can say that Seattleites have an appreciation for that subtly anarchic streak of wit that the Rose City often exhibits. It's an almost "WTF! We're already there..." kind of brigandry stemming from fervent idealism that spans the PNW.

A core principle of this nation is that the military should not be asked to turn its weapons against fellow Americans. We cannot allow this unprecedented militarization of American cities to become normalized. Read: wapo.st/4mQhNHq

New Yorker cartoons nail it again.

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.