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"I fear, that in every assembly, Members will obtain an Influence, by Noise not sense. By Meanness, not Greatness. By Ignorance not Learning. By contracted Hearts not large souls. I fear too, that it will be impossible to convince and persuade People to establish wise Regulations." - John Adams

I know it's early and it won't last but this is the VERY FIRST time I've ever been in first place on a MiniWord crossword. I'll have an extra spring in my step today. ;) Thaks @cbeav for these daily puzzles. I enjoy them.

Banger from an unexpected source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Z3MfNpJpE

The following might as well be Greek: goingplaces-tan quotes dead philosophers while her usdc won't load~ such deep, much broke uwu >< nyaa~ goingplaces-tan discovered she's eevee but really she's just a gen-x boomer watching birdies instead of charts (´• ω •`) goingplaces-tan survived the scary bus ride but her crypto portfolio? not so much desu~ >w<

what am I beeping?

✨ My FID Azuki spirit has awakened! ✨ Like the little arrows on the jacket 😊

I just minted my FID Punk! Get yours now:

Resolved: less social media, more bird watching.

This coming from a president / administration who threatens Rosie O’Donnell with losing her citizenship because of something she said. Orwellian indeed. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/22/state-department-attacks-europe-free-speech-00468916

This timeline just keep getting better, eh? https://www.pcworld.com/article/2854343/a-u-s-startup-is-selling-your-hacked-stolen-data-to-anyone-with-50.html

Went on a border run today in a crowded bus with an erratic driver… But TIL about vehicle motion cues on iphone to help reduce motion sickness. And they worked! https://support.apple.com/en-vn/guide/iphone/iph55564cb22/ios

I have indeed found this to be true. 😊

Today's mood... "Thus each of us had to be content to live only for the day, alone, under the vast indifference of the sky." - Camus, The Plague

I appreciate @reinasalti spiciness, @trish stewardship of /gen-x and @kylepatrick.eth for his daily recaps, among so many others! Hope everybody got some noice!

I'm definitely guilty of falling into the trap of thinking the most extreme views on the other side are more representative of the consensus than they truly are. Social media reinforces this fallacy of course. Good reminder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvtEINcqc6c&list=TLPQMDUwNzIwMjVgOs2Z7VbxTQ&index=13

Cannonball tree flower. Showy, curvaceous... wants all the attention.

Need to find a place where writers like this congregate.

Love this anecdote by David McCullough... “Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little Missouri River in pursuit of a couple of thieves who had stolen his prized rowboat. After several days on the river, he caught up and got the draw on them with his trusty Winchester, at which point they surrendered. Then Roosevelt set off in a borrowed wagon to haul the thieves cross-country to justice. They headed across the snow-covered wastes of the Badlands to the railhead at Dickinson, and Roosevelt walked the whole way, the entire 40 miles. It was an astonishing feat, what might be called a defining moment in Roosevelt’s eventful life. But what makes it especially memorable is that during that time, he managed to read all of Anna Karenina. I often think of that when I hear people say they haven’t time to read.”

More corporations focused on max extraction wading hip deep into "crypto." Yay.

QC with you're favorite TV monologue... Hard to pick a fave from Deadwood as it all exists at the intersection of poetry and vulgarity but this one is a banger. NSFW in the extreme.... https://youtu.be/otrtP8MdrE8?si=3m16o8CVxTRq-2Qn