David Hemond
@davidhemond.bsky.social
Retired lawyer, ground hog aficionado. Formerly Chief Attorney, Connecticut Law Revision Commission. See Dave Hemond’s Fleet Street davidhemond.wordpress.com Eyes and ears open for the good stuff.
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It’s about goddamn time!!!
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s about goddamn time!!!
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gift link
Wish this was not true.
Huge loss to our culture & discourse. The high quality of most everything he did raised the bar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
Wish this was not true.
Huge loss to our culture & discourse. The high quality of most everything he did raised the bar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
gift link
Wish this was not true.
Huge loss to our culture & discourse. The high quality of most everything he did raised the bar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
Wish this was not true.
Huge loss to our culture & discourse. The high quality of most everything he did raised the bar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
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How beautiful!
The fabulously decorated Norman door of St Bees Priory in Cumbria, dating to the 1150s #MedievalMonday
📸 Mine
#history #archaeology #photootheday 🏺
📸 Mine
#history #archaeology #photootheday 🏺
December 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
How beautiful!
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🏆🏆🏆
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🏆🏆🏆
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Daring to make connections his time, then. Marvelous.
**Grinberg's sintergy theory states that there is a continuous space of energy, and the common human can perceive only a part of it. The result of this process is what everyone understands as "reality.”**
**Grinberg's sintergy theory states that there is a continuous space of energy, and the common human can perceive only a part of it. The result of this process is what everyone understands as "reality.”**
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Daring to make connections his time, then. Marvelous.
**Grinberg's sintergy theory states that there is a continuous space of energy, and the common human can perceive only a part of it. The result of this process is what everyone understands as "reality.”**
**Grinberg's sintergy theory states that there is a continuous space of energy, and the common human can perceive only a part of it. The result of this process is what everyone understands as "reality.”**
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For millions of us, this was the first time we ever saw Rob Reiner. …When he became “Meathead” on “All in the Family.”
He was brilliant from Day One.
He was brilliant from Day One.
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
For millions of us, this was the first time we ever saw Rob Reiner. …When he became “Meathead” on “All in the Family.”
He was brilliant from Day One.
He was brilliant from Day One.
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Wow—There were cat Crips & Bloods.
Struttin‘ around, smokin‘, cussin’, fightin’.
Eating all your casseroles & pies.
Then gone, nary a good-bye.
“Leopard cats may have enjoyed a life of semi-domestication in China for millennia…exploited food & shelter of farming communities…continued to roam free.”
Struttin‘ around, smokin‘, cussin’, fightin’.
Eating all your casseroles & pies.
Then gone, nary a good-bye.
“Leopard cats may have enjoyed a life of semi-domestication in China for millennia…exploited food & shelter of farming communities…continued to roam free.”
I bet they still strutted around like they owned the world and acted like you should feel honored just to be in their presence.
DNA Reveals Cats in Ancient China Were a Different Species Altogether
More than one way to sequence a cat.
www.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Wow—There were cat Crips & Bloods.
Struttin‘ around, smokin‘, cussin’, fightin’.
Eating all your casseroles & pies.
Then gone, nary a good-bye.
“Leopard cats may have enjoyed a life of semi-domestication in China for millennia…exploited food & shelter of farming communities…continued to roam free.”
Struttin‘ around, smokin‘, cussin’, fightin’.
Eating all your casseroles & pies.
Then gone, nary a good-bye.
“Leopard cats may have enjoyed a life of semi-domestication in China for millennia…exploited food & shelter of farming communities…continued to roam free.”
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this
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
this
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Little fella is 0.39” long. Funny color; will be questioned by ICE
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Little fella is 0.39” long. Funny color; will be questioned by ICE
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If the sky
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry
I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
Rob Reiner, 1947-2025
A heartbreaking, devastating loss.
💔🕯️🕊️
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry
I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
Rob Reiner, 1947-2025
A heartbreaking, devastating loss.
💔🕯️🕊️
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If the sky
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry
I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
Rob Reiner, 1947-2025
A heartbreaking, devastating loss.
💔🕯️🕊️
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry
I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
Rob Reiner, 1947-2025
A heartbreaking, devastating loss.
💔🕯️🕊️
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"Beautiful, bucolic landscape in the Slovenian countryside."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Beautiful, bucolic landscape in the Slovenian countryside."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
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NO..........................
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BREAKING
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
NO..........................
@stevesawyer12.bsky.social @sailormichael.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social
@stevesawyer12.bsky.social @sailormichael.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social
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No mystery. Same people who are paying for the GOP in Congress. Same people who are paying for GOP in states. Same people paying for the GOP Judges on the Supreme Court.
Anyone with a title: President, Congressman, Senator, Governor, State Representative, Secretary, Advisor...
Are Employees.
Anyone with a title: President, Congressman, Senator, Governor, State Representative, Secretary, Advisor...
Are Employees.
Forget Lame duck. Donald Trump is officially a PINO: a President in Name Only. Trump is horribly unpopular plus he has dementia. But this raises questions about who is really running the government. My new article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is officially a PINO: a President in Name Only
This is a national security issue
deanobeidallah.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
No mystery. Same people who are paying for the GOP in Congress. Same people who are paying for GOP in states. Same people paying for the GOP Judges on the Supreme Court.
Anyone with a title: President, Congressman, Senator, Governor, State Representative, Secretary, Advisor...
Are Employees.
Anyone with a title: President, Congressman, Senator, Governor, State Representative, Secretary, Advisor...
Are Employees.
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If only at a million zillion points, in which he could have been stopped, he was. Shame on all my (former) fellow Republicans. Shame on Mitch McConnell. Shame on SCOTUS. There is no place to stop. The blame is legion, with each culprit saying, "who me?".
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If only at a million zillion points, in which he could have been stopped, he was. Shame on all my (former) fellow Republicans. Shame on Mitch McConnell. Shame on SCOTUS. There is no place to stop. The blame is legion, with each culprit saying, "who me?".
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What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
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The bar is so low. The credentials are nonexistent.
What have either of these people done that would warrant attention? They are not experts in anything. They don't know anything in particular, have no particular skills, have not accomplished anything of particular note. They're just young women willing to say what old rich white men want to hear.
It's kind of unbelievable how hard Bari Weiss and CBS News have been pushing their interview with Erika Kirk. Just total propaganda.
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The bar is so low. The credentials are nonexistent.
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Nic von Rupp
"Having a wrestle with a 50ft Nazare white water during yesterday comp. I went on full on power stance to make it thru that one . Don’t ask me how I got thru 😅"
"Having a wrestle with a 50ft Nazare white water during yesterday comp. I went on full on power stance to make it thru that one . Don’t ask me how I got thru 😅"
December 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Nic von Rupp
"Having a wrestle with a 50ft Nazare white water during yesterday comp. I went on full on power stance to make it thru that one . Don’t ask me how I got thru 😅"
"Having a wrestle with a 50ft Nazare white water during yesterday comp. I went on full on power stance to make it thru that one . Don’t ask me how I got thru 😅"
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As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, located directly down the hill from Brown University, my heart breaks for this abominable tragedy. The thought of this happening there—as in the case of so many other senseless shootings—is unfathomable. Yet, here we are.
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, located directly down the hill from Brown University, my heart breaks for this abominable tragedy. The thought of this happening there—as in the case of so many other senseless shootings—is unfathomable. Yet, here we are.
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The 21st-century pro-democracy progressive movement is in its infancy. But it’s here, and it’s growing, and because people are starting to wake up to what is wrong and what the *real* problems are, it’s getting stronger. And most importantly, it belongs to *us* not a political party. /6
December 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The 21st-century pro-democracy progressive movement is in its infancy. But it’s here, and it’s growing, and because people are starting to wake up to what is wrong and what the *real* problems are, it’s getting stronger. And most importantly, it belongs to *us* not a political party. /6
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A favorite slice of cobalt! Tom Thomson, Spring Thaw, 1917.
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A favorite slice of cobalt! Tom Thomson, Spring Thaw, 1917.
Among the traits that appear to assist in wealth formation in a cowboy capitalist society is a ruthless lack of empathy or concern for others or for the negative consequences for others of your actions. ‘Scuse me if I’m less than impressed. Genius? innovation? Oft crushed. See Edwin Armstrong.
This is a Hall of Fame level post
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Among the traits that appear to assist in wealth formation in a cowboy capitalist society is a ruthless lack of empathy or concern for others or for the negative consequences for others of your actions. ‘Scuse me if I’m less than impressed. Genius? innovation? Oft crushed. See Edwin Armstrong.
Bien sûr!
Time still to begin the bagpipe lessons… imagine yourself in your tartans, on a bluff overlooking a broad heath in the Scottish highlands - piping an air filled with longing & old memories.
December 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bien sûr!