Richard Zencker
@zencker.bsky.social
Musician, data engineer, AI consultant, curmudgeon, miscreant. With rue my heart is laden.
Michael Moore said Trump only ran for President because he wanted a raise for “The Apprentice,” but got fired instead. Now it’s clear he became President, in part, to get back on TV. Prepare for lie-filled tweets about his great show.
Trump Makes Prediction About Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: “If I Can’t Beat Out Jimmy Kimmel In Terms Of Talent, Then I Don’t Think I Should Be President”
The president said that he will do better than Jimmy Kimmel
deadline.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Michael Moore said Trump only ran for President because he wanted a raise for “The Apprentice,” but got fired instead. Now it’s clear he became President, in part, to get back on TV. Prepare for lie-filled tweets about his great show.
Reading this story, I realized “decadence” is another word like “trust” - it now means the opposite of what it used to.
At Art Basel, Beeple Unleashes Pooping Robot Dogs Modeled After Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
Beeple’s Regular Animals—a pack of robot dogs with billionaire heads that “poop” images—drew huge crowds and fascination at Art Basel Miami Beach.
www.artnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Reading this story, I realized “decadence” is another word like “trust” - it now means the opposite of what it used to.
People who oppose childhood vaccination should be forced to listen to the Berg Violin Concerto on continual repeat.
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
People who oppose childhood vaccination should be forced to listen to the Berg Violin Concerto on continual repeat.
FAFO Peace Prize what?
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
FAFO Peace Prize what?
I haven't watched a soap opera in a long time, and it turns out AI is now a major plot element in "The Young and the Restless." It's as though Eric Braeden is Forbin again.
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I haven't watched a soap opera in a long time, and it turns out AI is now a major plot element in "The Young and the Restless." It's as though Eric Braeden is Forbin again.
Searching my memory banks, I learn that my first cellphone could not text, when the World Wide Web was already at least 5 years old. When did you send your first text?
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Searching my memory banks, I learn that my first cellphone could not text, when the World Wide Web was already at least 5 years old. When did you send your first text?
My financial situation has deteriorated to the point where I’ve considered busking. But the places I’d do so are currently occupied by Salvation Army grifters and their boomboxes.
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My financial situation has deteriorated to the point where I’ve considered busking. But the places I’d do so are currently occupied by Salvation Army grifters and their boomboxes.
I am waiting for surgery and the nurse had trouble unlocking the door. Another nurse said “It’s 12345, not 123456,” and I immediately thought of Spaceballs.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I am waiting for surgery and the nurse had trouble unlocking the door. Another nurse said “It’s 12345, not 123456,” and I immediately thought of Spaceballs.
Just checked out Facebook. All my groups have been overrun by AI bots harvesting data.
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Just checked out Facebook. All my groups have been overrun by AI bots harvesting data.
The problem with the members of this administration is that they are criminals, not that they “lack empathy” or “worship money” or “aren’t good Christians.” I mean, all those things are true, but they are true of me as well and I’m not the one causing problems.
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The problem with the members of this administration is that they are criminals, not that they “lack empathy” or “worship money” or “aren’t good Christians.” I mean, all those things are true, but they are true of me as well and I’m not the one causing problems.
He is giving the rest of us narcissists a bad reputation.
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
He is giving the rest of us narcissists a bad reputation.
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I think I’ve figured it out. Trump himself is deeply involved in international drug trafficking and he’s using the US military to target his competitors while using his pardoning power to benefit his business partners. It’s the only scenario in which this all makes sense.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I think I’ve figured it out. Trump himself is deeply involved in international drug trafficking and he’s using the US military to target his competitors while using his pardoning power to benefit his business partners. It’s the only scenario in which this all makes sense.
Condemn, schmondemn. Take legal action!
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Condemn, schmondemn. Take legal action!
Found this gem in my CD collection. You might not realize you know Nino Rota’s music from Fellini and “Godfather” films. He wrote a great quantity, combining a variety of styles.
Nino Rota : Concerto Soirée for piano and orchestra (1961-62)
YouTube video by Rodders
youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Found this gem in my CD collection. You might not realize you know Nino Rota’s music from Fellini and “Godfather” films. He wrote a great quantity, combining a variety of styles.
This holiday season give gifts of cash. People need it, or at least can always use it. And there is no need to “help the economy” just to enrich the oligarchs further.
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This holiday season give gifts of cash. People need it, or at least can always use it. And there is no need to “help the economy” just to enrich the oligarchs further.
Trump is so talentless he can’t even imitate his idol properly. Imagine if the mustache man said “I think we’re just gonna kill people.” Even Neville Chamberlain wouldn’t be able to stomach that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Trump is so talentless he can’t even imitate his idol properly. Imagine if the mustache man said “I think we’re just gonna kill people.” Even Neville Chamberlain wouldn’t be able to stomach that.
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This year’s Thanksgiving catastrophe involved a failed attempt to extract a turkey neck, damaging my 30-year-old fork.
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This year’s Thanksgiving catastrophe involved a failed attempt to extract a turkey neck, damaging my 30-year-old fork.
I can no longer afford to attend concerts, but am grateful that when I could, cell phones had not yet become common.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I can no longer afford to attend concerts, but am grateful that when I could, cell phones had not yet become common.
I’m afraid the rose bush did not survive an aggressive “pruning” a month later. Don’t let “friends” help you with gardening.
I was surprised to get a rose that looked this good in August; they usually have only 5 petals and burn up immediately. These roses were red earlier in the year.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m afraid the rose bush did not survive an aggressive “pruning” a month later. Don’t let “friends” help you with gardening.
NBC: “The President, who has not been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein matter…” What? Do the victims’ allegations mean nothing?
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NBC: “The President, who has not been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein matter…” What? Do the victims’ allegations mean nothing?
With all due respect to JFK, the time has come to ask what this country does for us.
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
With all due respect to JFK, the time has come to ask what this country does for us.
Just like Facebook, I have to go look at the pages for certain people I follow to see all of their activity. I do get things faster here, though.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just like Facebook, I have to go look at the pages for certain people I follow to see all of their activity. I do get things faster here, though.
I’m watching old MacGyver reruns, and I’m not seeing it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I’m watching old MacGyver reruns, and I’m not seeing it.
Joyce Carol Oates is a Marxist - a Groucho Marxist that is…
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Joyce Carol Oates is a Marxist - a Groucho Marxist that is…