Paul Saffo
@psaffo.bsky.social
Futurist with a past
www.saffo.com
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Read this, and you will never see a penny on the ground in the same way ever again...
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The Penny Is Dead. Its Magic Isn’t.
As the coin fades out, David L. Ulin reflects on its invaluable magic.
www.altaonline.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Read this, and you will never see a penny on the ground in the same way ever again...
www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...
www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...
A ghost walking by daylight...
251106 07:58 37°30'
251106 07:58 37°30'
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
A ghost walking by daylight...
251106 07:58 37°30'
251106 07:58 37°30'
Portrait of a sociopath...
It is clearly deeply annoying for a sociopath when a human collapses nearby and distracts attention from him.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Portrait of a sociopath...
Venus and the dawn moon this morning
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Venus and the dawn moon this morning
Observation from a journalist friend who has been a DC insider for many decades:
August 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Observation from a journalist friend who has been a DC insider for many decades:
My take on the shape of this perilous moment in international affairs:
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/2...
Le Nouveau Moment Grotius | Le Grand Continent
La dislocation de l’ordre international pourrait n'avoir qu'une cause aussi simple que profonde : les États-nations ne tiennent pas dans l’espace numérique. De la planète Mars à Westphalie, en passan...
legrandcontinent.eu
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My take on the shape of this perilous moment in international affairs:
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/2...
This morning's shy moon. People get all excited about seeing transients like eclipses but forget that astonishing beauty like this appears every day over their heads if they would just look up.
August 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This morning's shy moon. People get all excited about seeing transients like eclipses but forget that astonishing beauty like this appears every day over their heads if they would just look up.
Wow! I had no idea one could buy ICE in 600 lb bags!
August 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wow! I had no idea one could buy ICE in 600 lb bags!
Hey kids, everyone propose your questions to include on their "patriots not activists" exam!
www.kosu.org/education/20...
www.kosu.org/education/20...
Walters announces PragerU-backed ideology test for teachers from 'woke' states
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from "woke" states who do not pass a new ideology test developed by PragerU.
www.kosu.org
July 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hey kids, everyone propose your questions to include on their "patriots not activists" exam!
www.kosu.org/education/20...
www.kosu.org/education/20...
The public protest response to DHS's grotesque abuse of civil liberties is being used by the government to justify even greater abuses.
www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The public protest response to DHS's grotesque abuse of civil liberties is being used by the government to justify even greater abuses.
www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
From the Kent Monkman exhibit "History is Painted by the Victors" at the Denver Art Museum. If you are anywhere near Denver, don't miss it!
July 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
From the Kent Monkman exhibit "History is Painted by the Victors" at the Denver Art Museum. If you are anywhere near Denver, don't miss it!
Dance on your own wave!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_L...
El Baile // LIND
YouTube video by LIND
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June 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dance on your own wave!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_L...
Rumor is that Il Douche is demanding a full refund on those bunker-busters... 🤣
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, CNN reports
An early U.S. intelligence assessment indicated that the U.S. military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last week did not destroy the core components of Tehran's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing three people briefed on it.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rumor is that Il Douche is demanding a full refund on those bunker-busters... 🤣
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
The 3.2 billion pixel camera (the world's largest) at the heart of the observatory was built at Stanford University's Linear Accelerator Center. Of course Trump and DOGE want to cripple or kill it because they hate science, discovery and innovation.
www.npr.org/2025/06/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/23/n...
This observatory's first images are stunning — and just the start
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.
www.npr.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The 3.2 billion pixel camera (the world's largest) at the heart of the observatory was built at Stanford University's Linear Accelerator Center. Of course Trump and DOGE want to cripple or kill it because they hate science, discovery and innovation.
www.npr.org/2025/06/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/23/n...
For some reason I've caught myself humming Randy Newman's 1972 classic for the last day or so..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbU...
Randy Newman - Political Science [lyrics]
YouTube video by 8emelios
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June 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For some reason I've caught myself humming Randy Newman's 1972 classic for the last day or so..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbU...
An estimated 20,000 demonstrators lined a 7-mile route along El Camino Real in Silicon Valley - that number could quite possibly be as much as 5X larger than all the attendees at General BoneSpur's DC parade today!
www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2025/06...
www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2025/06...
Historic ‘No Kings’ protest brings crowds to El Camino Real in Mountain View, Palo Alto
From Palo Alto to Sunnyvale, tens of thousands showed up along a 7-mile stretch of El Camino Real on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump on the same day he staged a military parade in...
www.paloaltoonline.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
An estimated 20,000 demonstrators lined a 7-mile route along El Camino Real in Silicon Valley - that number could quite possibly be as much as 5X larger than all the attendees at General BoneSpur's DC parade today!
www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2025/06...
www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2025/06...
After today's takedown of Senator Alex Padilla, the US Secret Service has decided to update its uniform patch. New version below.
June 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
After today's takedown of Senator Alex Padilla, the US Secret Service has decided to update its uniform patch. New version below.
The DHS has just put up this nifty retro-McCarthy-era poster on their Twitter page. Be sure to share and above all respect it and under no circumstances deface or parody it, because that would be wrong!
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The DHS has just put up this nifty retro-McCarthy-era poster on their Twitter page. Be sure to share and above all respect it and under no circumstances deface or parody it, because that would be wrong!
The new order: Blue states tax revenue will go directly to Red States and blue states will get nothing.
No funds to rebuild after devastating storms and fires, but troops if you demand basic human rights. Got it.
June 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The new order: Blue states tax revenue will go directly to Red States and blue states will get nothing.
Smoking gun evidence the LA protests were penetrated by MAGA provocateurs: vandalism of the JANM. JANM has long had an anti-racism, pro-immigration stance, so this was the perfect opportunity to sneak-attack it and pin the blame on the anti-ice demonstrators.
abc7.com/post/peacefu...
abc7.com/post/peacefu...
Peaceful protesters help clean up Little Tokyo museum damaged during ICE protest
In the wake of several days of destructive protests in Los Angeles, one particularly unlikely target of the demonstrators is left dealing with extensive damage.
abc7.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Smoking gun evidence the LA protests were penetrated by MAGA provocateurs: vandalism of the JANM. JANM has long had an anti-racism, pro-immigration stance, so this was the perfect opportunity to sneak-attack it and pin the blame on the anti-ice demonstrators.
abc7.com/post/peacefu...
abc7.com/post/peacefu...
This is a model that professionals in other science/engineering fields need to copy:
mailchi.mp/temblor.net/...
mailchi.mp/temblor.net/...
Navigating Career Transitions workshop on June 16-26
mailchi.mp
June 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This is a model that professionals in other science/engineering fields need to copy:
mailchi.mp/temblor.net/...
mailchi.mp/temblor.net/...
Governor Newsom is on fire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTy...
Gavin Newsom RIPS Trump for LA Catastrophe in Fiery New Interview
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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June 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Governor Newsom is on fire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTy...
LAPD's Chief is a model of restraint in the face of outrageous and Constitution-violating actions by Taco boy and his repulsive quislings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPT...
LAPD chief speaks out about deployment of military forces to anti-ICE protests
YouTube video by CBS News
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June 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
LAPD's Chief is a model of restraint in the face of outrageous and Constitution-violating actions by Taco boy and his repulsive quislings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPT...