ImageArts
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Creative professional | U.S. expat, resides in Tokyo, runs a creative consultancy | Hawaiʻi voter
Work: Design | Translation | Transcreation | Writing | Editing
Life: Vegetarian | Girl cat & boy cat dad | Fitness | Bass player | Democrats Abroad Japan
Work: Design | Translation | Transcreation | Writing | Editing
Life: Vegetarian | Girl cat & boy cat dad | Fitness | Bass player | Democrats Abroad Japan
It's Friday.
So don't do it!
Don't let yourself miss a chance to shake your butt into this weekend
Get your move on with this Spyro Gyra classic.
And shake everything you've got.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJw...
So don't do it!
Don't let yourself miss a chance to shake your butt into this weekend
Get your move on with this Spyro Gyra classic.
And shake everything you've got.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJw...
Spyro Gyra - Shaker Song (Official Audio)
YouTube video by SpyroGyraVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's Friday.
So don't do it!
Don't let yourself miss a chance to shake your butt into this weekend
Get your move on with this Spyro Gyra classic.
And shake everything you've got.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJw...
So don't do it!
Don't let yourself miss a chance to shake your butt into this weekend
Get your move on with this Spyro Gyra classic.
And shake everything you've got.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJw...
Another music legend passes.
Guess he's one of those "if you know, you know" big ones, playing and co-writing on 60/70s Southern soul hits like Soul Man, Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour, Knock on Wood and more.
RIP Steve Cropper
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Guess he's one of those "if you know, you know" big ones, playing and co-writing on 60/70s Southern soul hits like Soul Man, Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour, Knock on Wood and more.
RIP Steve Cropper
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Another music legend passes.
Guess he's one of those "if you know, you know" big ones, playing and co-writing on 60/70s Southern soul hits like Soul Man, Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour, Knock on Wood and more.
RIP Steve Cropper
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Guess he's one of those "if you know, you know" big ones, playing and co-writing on 60/70s Southern soul hits like Soul Man, Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour, Knock on Wood and more.
RIP Steve Cropper
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Ouch! Rough one!
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Ouch! Rough one!
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So, this proposal puts dual/multiple citizenship on the chopping block.
“Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege — and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good,” said [Sen. Bernie] Moreno in a statement.
truthout.org/articles/rep...
“Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege — and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good,” said [Sen. Bernie] Moreno in a statement.
truthout.org/articles/rep...
Republican Files Bill to Eliminate Dual Citizenship, Force Renunciations
The legislation directs the secretary of state to create a database on people with multiple citizenships.
truthout.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So, this proposal puts dual/multiple citizenship on the chopping block.
“Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege — and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good,” said [Sen. Bernie] Moreno in a statement.
truthout.org/articles/rep...
“Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege — and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good,” said [Sen. Bernie] Moreno in a statement.
truthout.org/articles/rep...
Don't for a minute get sidetracked by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's pardoning of a Democrat this time. The pardons he hands out are self-serving — like everything he does — and only make those receiving them beholden to him, while distracting from important stuff.
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Trump says he will pardon Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
Cuellar was charged last year with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy. His wife, Imelda, also will receive a pardon, according to Trump.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Don't for a minute get sidetracked by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's pardoning of a Democrat this time. The pardons he hands out are self-serving — like everything he does — and only make those receiving them beholden to him, while distracting from important stuff.
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He never wastes a chance, does he?
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump never wastes a chance to diss Biden.
Even while two people are fighting for their lives in a hospital.
This scumbag and his sycophants never waste a chance.
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump never wastes a chance to diss Biden.
Even while two people are fighting for their lives in a hospital.
This scumbag and his sycophants never waste a chance.
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
He never wastes a chance, does he?
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump never wastes a chance to diss Biden.
Even while two people are fighting for their lives in a hospital.
This scumbag and his sycophants never waste a chance.
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump never wastes a chance to diss Biden.
Even while two people are fighting for their lives in a hospital.
This scumbag and his sycophants never waste a chance.
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
Here are some of their names and faces.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Here are some of their names and faces.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
Here are some of their names and faces.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Here are some of their names and faces.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
WTAF! Fools!
What are they going to suspend when the next white guy shoots somebody?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What are they going to suspend when the next white guy shoots somebody?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
WTAF! Fools!
What are they going to suspend when the next white guy shoots somebody?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What are they going to suspend when the next white guy shoots somebody?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well, this sucks!
What is it, really, that Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump has that gets everything going his way?
Seriously, what?
Has Karma abandoned just causes entirely?
FFS this asshole was trying to steal votes!
wapo.st/4ofur3d
What is it, really, that Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump has that gets everything going his way?
Seriously, what?
Has Karma abandoned just causes entirely?
FFS this asshole was trying to steal votes!
wapo.st/4ofur3d
Georgia prosecutor ends 2020 election interference case against Trump, allies
Prosecutor Peter Skandalakis deemed the prosecution flawed and impractical.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Well, this sucks!
What is it, really, that Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump has that gets everything going his way?
Seriously, what?
Has Karma abandoned just causes entirely?
FFS this asshole was trying to steal votes!
wapo.st/4ofur3d
What is it, really, that Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump has that gets everything going his way?
Seriously, what?
Has Karma abandoned just causes entirely?
FFS this asshole was trying to steal votes!
wapo.st/4ofur3d
Wait a minute:
[U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan] Currie, however, denied a request to bar the Justice Department from seeking to indict them again under a lawfully appointed prosecutor.
Every ruling that's been hitting the news lately is never decisive and final.
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[U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan] Currie, however, denied a request to bar the Justice Department from seeking to indict them again under a lawfully appointed prosecutor.
Every ruling that's been hitting the news lately is never decisive and final.
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Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Wait a minute:
[U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan] Currie, however, denied a request to bar the Justice Department from seeking to indict them again under a lawfully appointed prosecutor.
Every ruling that's been hitting the news lately is never decisive and final.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/480rI9g
[U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan] Currie, however, denied a request to bar the Justice Department from seeking to indict them again under a lawfully appointed prosecutor.
Every ruling that's been hitting the news lately is never decisive and final.
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"Lawyers at the spy agency and elsewhere in the government were skeptical. Was killing civilian drug traffickers defensible under domestic law, they asked. ... Was it legal to kill drug traffickers, many of them apparently low-level, without knowing their identities?"
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Lawyers at the spy agency and elsewhere in the government were skeptical. Was killing civilian drug traffickers defensible under domestic law, they asked. ... Was it legal to kill drug traffickers, many of them apparently low-level, without knowing their identities?"
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Ask about the Epstein files. Every. Single. Day.
BREAKING: Epstein survivors just released one of the most powerful PSAs I’ve ever seen.
Spread this everywhere so every member of the House is forced to watch it.
Just a reminder: Ask about the Epstein list. Every. Single. Day‼️
#BlueCrew #Resist #ResistTrump #ProudBlue #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Spread this everywhere so every member of the House is forced to watch it.
Just a reminder: Ask about the Epstein list. Every. Single. Day‼️
#BlueCrew #Resist #ResistTrump #ProudBlue #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Ask about the Epstein files. Every. Single. Day.
Not a fan of the defendants who are being abused by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's DOJ and prosecutorial missteps.
But I always like to ease into and out of the weekend with some fitting music.
So, this one's for you Lindsey Halligan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c69...
But I always like to ease into and out of the weekend with some fitting music.
So, this one's for you Lindsey Halligan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c69...
Shakey Ground
YouTube video by The Temptations - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Not a fan of the defendants who are being abused by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's DOJ and prosecutorial missteps.
But I always like to ease into and out of the weekend with some fitting music.
So, this one's for you Lindsey Halligan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c69...
But I always like to ease into and out of the weekend with some fitting music.
So, this one's for you Lindsey Halligan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c69...
It's said Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's influenced by the last person he talked to, and no significant meetings occurred between his meeting with MBS on Nov 18 and Mamdani on Nov 21.
Maybe some MBS love rubbed off onto Mamdani.
Hmm, well, both have beards, and...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Maybe some MBS love rubbed off onto Mamdani.
Hmm, well, both have beards, and...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Following months of trading insults, Trump offers Zohran Mamdani nothing but praise after their first meeting
Trump said he would even be comfortable moving back to New York City and living there with Mamdani as mayor, saying he was surprised how much they had in common.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It's said Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's influenced by the last person he talked to, and no significant meetings occurred between his meeting with MBS on Nov 18 and Mamdani on Nov 21.
Maybe some MBS love rubbed off onto Mamdani.
Hmm, well, both have beards, and...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Maybe some MBS love rubbed off onto Mamdani.
Hmm, well, both have beards, and...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman [Jamal Khashoggi] that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” [Rapist and Convicted Felon] Trump said.
"...thing's happen...." Huh, WTAF is that?
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"...thing's happen...." Huh, WTAF is that?
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
wapo.st
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman [Jamal Khashoggi] that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” [Rapist and Convicted Felon] Trump said.
"...thing's happen...." Huh, WTAF is that?
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"...thing's happen...." Huh, WTAF is that?
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Since the start of the second [Rapist and Convicted Felon] Trump administration, there's been open debate about whether the United States is descending into a modern high-tech surveillance state. But is there any truth to that?
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
Has The U.S. Become A Surveillance State?
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Since the start of the second [Rapist and Convicted Felon] Trump administration, there's been open debate about whether the United States is descending into a modern high-tech surveillance state. But is there any truth to that?
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
Guess it's likely Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump (Scumbag Netanyahu too) will be gone by the time this "plan" reaches fruition.
That's OK because the kids will take over all the real estate arrangements and contractor ordering.
That's intended from the start and baked in.
bbc.com/news/article...
That's OK because the kids will take over all the real estate arrangements and contractor ordering.
That's intended from the start and baked in.
bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council
Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise the territory.
bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Guess it's likely Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump (Scumbag Netanyahu too) will be gone by the time this "plan" reaches fruition.
That's OK because the kids will take over all the real estate arrangements and contractor ordering.
That's intended from the start and baked in.
bbc.com/news/article...
That's OK because the kids will take over all the real estate arrangements and contractor ordering.
That's intended from the start and baked in.
bbc.com/news/article...
And was the tie-cutting brouhaha with Marjorie Taylor Greene a faux dust-up also timed to generate a spicy sidetrack to the upcoming flip to order a release of the Epstein files?
Won't ever know.
But, either way, the fix is in.
Ho-hum.
Won't ever know.
But, either way, the fix is in.
Ho-hum.
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump said Sunday: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.”
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files
Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And was the tie-cutting brouhaha with Marjorie Taylor Greene a faux dust-up also timed to generate a spicy sidetrack to the upcoming flip to order a release of the Epstein files?
Won't ever know.
But, either way, the fix is in.
Ho-hum.
Won't ever know.
But, either way, the fix is in.
Ho-hum.
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump said Sunday: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.”
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files
Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump said Sunday: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.”
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
Reversal?
No.
This can only mean one thing: the delay allowed enough time for the scrub to be done, so it's OK to release now.
—Gift Article—
wapo.st/4p6oHtq
Recognize and respect Palestinian statehood?
That's something the US under Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is never likely to do.
That's something the US under Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is never likely to do.
Today was Palestinian Independence Day.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Recognize and respect Palestinian statehood?
That's something the US under Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is never likely to do.
That's something the US under Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is never likely to do.
Have had Macs from back in the SE days.
So, I do like Issey Miyake's styling but....
But an iPhone?
Nah, this is why I'm an Android user.
www.cultofmac.com/news/iphone-...
So, I do like Issey Miyake's styling but....
But an iPhone?
Nah, this is why I'm an Android user.
www.cultofmac.com/news/iphone-...
Apple’s $230 iPhone Pocket: Because your pants aren’t pretentious enough
The iPhone Pocket would be silly if the $230 price didn’t also make it pretentious. Nevertheless, it’s sure to find buyers.
www.cultofmac.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Have had Macs from back in the SE days.
So, I do like Issey Miyake's styling but....
But an iPhone?
Nah, this is why I'm an Android user.
www.cultofmac.com/news/iphone-...
So, I do like Issey Miyake's styling but....
But an iPhone?
Nah, this is why I'm an Android user.
www.cultofmac.com/news/iphone-...
Disability rights advocate Alice Wong has died.
There is a ton of awful shit being done by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump and his sycophants, especially related to health and health care that impacts everyone. But keep in that, like minorities, disabled people are greatly affected.
wapo.st/49WOdx1
There is a ton of awful shit being done by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump and his sycophants, especially related to health and health care that impacts everyone. But keep in that, like minorities, disabled people are greatly affected.
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Disability rights advocate Alice Wong has died.
There is a ton of awful shit being done by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump and his sycophants, especially related to health and health care that impacts everyone. But keep in that, like minorities, disabled people are greatly affected.
wapo.st/49WOdx1
There is a ton of awful shit being done by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump and his sycophants, especially related to health and health care that impacts everyone. But keep in that, like minorities, disabled people are greatly affected.
wapo.st/49WOdx1
So, gotta admit, this one wore me down till the end.
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So, gotta admit, this one wore me down till the end.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again:
anti-Israel ≠ antisemitism
Without US support and money, Israel would be nothing.
Yet they diss and play the US with their shameless chest-puffery.
Israel and its far-right leaders can fuck themselves.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
anti-Israel ≠ antisemitism
Without US support and money, Israel would be nothing.
Yet they diss and play the US with their shameless chest-puffery.
Israel and its far-right leaders can fuck themselves.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
Zohran Mamdani’s Triumph in New York Evokes Intense Reaction in Israel
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again:
anti-Israel ≠ antisemitism
Without US support and money, Israel would be nothing.
Yet they diss and play the US with their shameless chest-puffery.
Israel and its far-right leaders can fuck themselves.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
anti-Israel ≠ antisemitism
Without US support and money, Israel would be nothing.
Yet they diss and play the US with their shameless chest-puffery.
Israel and its far-right leaders can fuck themselves.
—Gift Article—
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...