Richard Paul

I ran on the campus of the #KennedyCenter today. There is no “heavy construction fencing around the building.” I’m not sure what the New York Times is talking about here. There are bike racks, and some plastic. I ran from The Reach to the Watergate. I had run by the water side on my way over, so I saw the entire exterior of the building.

Well, good news: they asked my question on the show. Bad news, they answered my question on the show. #theforkiverse is going away per @Casey@theforkiverse.com Can someone suggest another instance to jump to?

In 1988, we were the entertainment at the #WhiteHouse for President #Reagan’s last Congressional picnic. Video of this event has apparently been sitting on YouTube for 38 years. I tripped over it this past weekend. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/VJ_91w7a_ZM?si=42JN7Yy1cEKz9VRb

This is from a company picnic for an Iron Ore shipping company in Two Harbors, MN. I don’t know a lot about that time in this place, but I don’t think these people are having a very good time.

An article in Military Times says sailors are trying to jump overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/11/multiple-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-have-tried-to-go-overboard-amid-extended-deployment-families-say/ #IranWar #USMilitary #USNavy

In 1988, we were the entertainment at the last #WhiteHouse congressional barbecue when #Reagan was president. Video of a portion of the show has been sitting on #YouTube for 38 years. I tripped over it today. https://youtu.be/VJ_91w7a_ZM?si=42JN7Yy1cEKz9VRb

Has anyone heard what happens to this instance after Hard Fork ends/changes?

So, you … wash the fat away? That’s not a thing! If you ever saw THE MUSIC MAN, this strikes me as “The Think Method” of weight control.

The rock & roll stylings of Edna G. Tugboat and the Ore Docks.

I was out for a #run this morning and I went past load-in for the #DC State Fair. It’s on a traffic triangle in front of the Convention Center. For the prize animal tent, I’m guessing terriers or rats. That’s the only animal life I ever see downtown. https://www.dcstatefair.org

You might hear tomorrow about the Phillies almost turning a triple play. I’ve watched this replay 5 times; the second baseman never touched second base. They shouldn’t have gotten credit for the second out.

I have a theory about the motivation behind Trump‘s language in the run-up to yesterday‘s deadline with Iran. I am old enough to remember the rhetoric coming out of Cairo, Amman, Damascus, and elsewhere before and during the 1967 & 1973 wars between Israel and its neighbors. I can imagine Netanyahu telling Trump about these threats, and specifically the vividness of their imagery (rivers will run with blood, etc.). Those are the kind of stories that grab Trump‘s attention. (1/2)

I have been using the Mona app to access Mastodon for a while. Today they changed their logo. Can someone explain what this is supposed to be? I had a thought when I first saw it, but I won’t say what it was. #Mona #fediadmin

@Brian_Mahoney@mas.to He didn’t make it into the ballroom. He was captured in the lobby of the hotel. The event was happening in the ballroom. I know you’re trying to be funny, but he hit the person he shot. Fortunately that person was wearing a bulletproof vest.

The key question: Will they be changing the name of this instance? Machine-a-verse? MachineGo-verse? Fork-chine-averse? Fork-achine? #NPR #HardFork @kevin@theforkiverse.com @caseynewton@mastodon.social

The polls closed two hours ago in Hungary. Does anyone know where to go for reliable real-time updates?