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A poet with a mean right cross. RPG nut. Reads too much. Perversely wholesome. Gay as a picnic basket. Liberal AF. A nice guy but not a pushover or a doormat. Public transit advocate by profession. He/him. No crypto/OF/camgirls/etc.; you will be blocked.
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Hotspur🏳️‍🌈 @hotspuronthecase.bsky.social · Nov 16
I posted this before, but mislabeled and misattributed it. It's the Code of Doc Savage, as created by John Nanovic. Still a worthy code (and my own personal oath) and I carry it in my wallet.
"Let me strive every moment of my life to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man."
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Trump: "The department of everything. We have a department of everything. You know what that is? I think that's called the White House. Into a terrible situation caused by a man named Sleepy Joe Biden. He used an autopen last year for the turkey's pardon."
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Yep- Trump just called Gov Pritzker "a big, fat slob" during the traditional White House Turkey pardoning. And then went on to say he never calls people names.
Not only that, uses this occasion to bloviate about his administration's accomplishments.

(cartoon front the archives)
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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"El Cid (Lion Head)," Rosa Bonheur, 1879.
A Realist portrait of a male lion, done in great detail, visible from the shoulders up and almost filling the canvas. He looks steadfast and determined, not at us but somewhere over our right shoulder.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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"Woman with Morning Glories," Katsushika Ōi, c. 1820s.
A Japanese ukiyo-e print. To the right, a woman in a kimono sits on the floor. Her kimono is black with an underdress of red-and-white and red-and-blue, and her hair is elaborately done. She holds a fan with what appears to be a pattern of clouds or waves, and seems to be looking down at a piece of paper held behind the fan; a letter? A poem? To the left, a bowl of morning glories sits on a tray, that at a glance looks like a bathroom scale.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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"Still Life with Golden Goblet," Pieter de Ring, 1640-60.
A Dutch Golden Age painting. On a table, partly covered by a blue cloth, a number of objects are gathered, dominated by a golden goblet in the back. There's also a silver stand with a blue plate balanced on it, a silver or pewter plate, and a basket containing peaches and grapes. On the table are arranged some oranges, one partly peeled, a crab, more grapes, bread, and a lobster. The backdrop is a curtain, with a tasseled pull hanging to the left.
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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"Spanish Landscape with Mountains," Dora Carrington, c. 1924.
A Surrealist painting, depicting impressions of a landscape in Spain. In the foreground are orange hills and green cacti. In the middle distance are flesh-colored hills that resemble breasts or raised knees, while in the far distance is a rugged, jagged hill.
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Wet, gloomy days in November have a uniquely "November" quality to them. Chilly dampness penetrates, overcast skies oppress, reluctance to face the world abounds.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"Fukusa (Gift Cover)," Unknown artist, 1840-70. An embroidered cloth used to drape over a gift box in Japan.
A blue cloth, embroidered with metallic thread creating images of many golden cranes. This would be draped over a box containing a gift as it's presented to the recipient.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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"Madame X," John Singer Sargent, 1884.
A Realist portrait of a woman against a pale brown background, with her right hand resting on a table. Her skin is pale, possibly powdered, and her head is turned to the viewer's right, showing her profile. Her auburn hair is piled up high, and she wears a clinging black gown with a plunging neckline and jeweled shoulder straps.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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A phrase that just entered my head: "Immaculate Corruption."
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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"How Well We Go Together," Adriaen van de Venne, c. 1614-1662.
A Dutch Golden Age painting, of two owls, dressed in human garb, ice-skating on a frozen pond. Over them is a scroll with words that translate to, "How well we go together."
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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"Blue Nude II," Henri Matisse, 1952.
A Modern Art collage. Cutouts of blue paper are arranged on a white background to create the form of a nude woman, seated with legs crossed and an arm over her head. All is suggested by forms and is not detailed or realistic.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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"Unter den Linden Street in Berlin," Anna Bilińska, 1890.
A Realist painting. We have a view, as if from a high window, of Unter den Linden street in Berlin, in the winter. A line of bare trees go down the center. There are various people walking the sidewalks and a few wagons and carriages visible. The sky is hazy and there is fog obscuring the distance; the dome of the French cathedral, the tower of St. Peter's, and the Passage-Panoptikum building (now gone) are visible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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"Autumn," Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1573.
An Italian Mannerist painting, showing a surly man with rough features looking to the left. The neck, made up of two pears and some vegetables, emerges from a partially destroyed vat, whose wooden slats are bound together with willow branches. His face is made of apples and pears, especially the cheek and nose, his chin is a pomegranate, while the ear is a mushroom, with a fig-shaped earring. The lips and mouth are made of chestnuts. His hair is made up of bunches of grapes and his bonnet of a pumpkin.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I had to face an unimaginable tragedy this morning.

My slow cooker has died.

Please be patient with me in this time of loss. Thank you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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"Waterlilies, or The Water Lily Pond (Nympheas)," Claude Monet, 1904.
An Impressionist painting, of a pond of water lilies, in full bloom. The water reflects the trees surrounding the pond, and we see grass and bushes on the backs. The lilies themselves are in patches and are dotted with blossoms.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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"The Dike," Leon Spilliaert, 1909.
A Symbolist illustration. The image is split diagonally, with land on the right and sea on the left, with a small shed or cabin in the middle distance. There is no sign of human activity; in the far background some lights shine, and there's some ripples on the water, but otherwise it's a still, silent image.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
How Nick Fuentes ignited a civil war within the Republican Party- and DC’s most prominent conservative think tank | CNN Politics
Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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jazzpomegranate.com
woke's not dead is a movie about a trans guy who goes to college but kevin sorbo is like "i'm not gonna respect your pronouns" and then the rest of the movie is about the title ix investigation that uncovers a bunch of other stuff and how kevin sorbo lost his tenure and gets hit by a car and dies
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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"Cats, Red and White," Franz Marc, 1912.
An Expressionist painting. Two cats, one white, one orange/red, snuggle up against each other against a green background. The white one faces us, the red one faces away, forming almost an inverted heart, with their tails crossed.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Chief Justice Roberts notes (correctly) that IEEPA had "never been used to justify tariffs," following up with a question of the major questions doctrine.

"It does seem like that's major authority and the basis for the claim, seems to be a misfit."
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"Leaving Montmartre Cemetery," Jean Béraud, 1876.
An Impressionist painting. We see an overcast day with either light rain or just after a rain. People in mourning clothes are walking down a street, evidently leaving a funeral. To the left we see a man and woman, and just to the right of center is a man, and in the background are more people. Everyone is walking separately, alone or in pairs, as if lost in thought or grieving privately. Meanwhile, in the far background, we can see city denizens going about the business of life.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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"The Bowl of Milk," Berthe Morisot, 1890.
An Impressionist painting. In the midst of a green field, with trees in the background, hinting of summer, a young girl stands in the middle, somewhat awkwardly holding a bowl of milk to her chest, and looking out at us. She wears a blue dress and green jacket, has short dark hair, and looks at us with a direct, unwavering gaze.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM