Rash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whmzEXywq40

Finally, somebody says it:
References to Weimar and Nazi Germany are usually intended to warn...consider the German left-wing activists who turned up at a conference of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, adding a swastika made out of vegan mince to the breakfast buffet. Such words and gestures are intended to send a clear moral message: This policy or party is reminiscent of the Nazis, and therefore you mustn’t support it.

The problem is that the message doesn’t work. Trump-Hitler comparisons were already popular before 2016 and didn’t deter American voters from making him president twice. (Before Trump, left-wing critics likened President George W. Bush to Hitler; Bush served two terms.) In Germany, the AfD is now the most popular party, according to all major surveys. Nowhere in the West does the Nazi label kill a political career. A Nazi tattoo did not make Graham Platner a Democratic Party pariah.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/09/trump-hitler-weimar-comparisons-are-bad-political-ploys/

This guy reminds me of Cuffy Meigs
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/pete-hegseth-racism-officers-generals.html

Watching video of this Hegseth doof in hearings, I'm reminded of Cuffy Meigs

"Chair Car" by Hopper

Peddler of Potted Plants

Who was singing?
We all were.

too much packaging - no thanks. And don't make me eat with a plastic fork

The popularity of chop suey declined after a new interest in China and new immigration into the United States in the mid-20th century pushed new dishes into prominence while chop suey became perceived as inauthentic, but in chop suey's period of peak popularity, chop suey restaurants "attracted an interesting crowd of artists and theater people and the like and that chop suey was exotic, like sushi is today"

from Lake Geneva to Finlandia Station

I first learned of 86-ing in Lenny Bruce's autobiography, it's on like the first or second page where he describes a certain aspect of a sailor's life, when tasked to paint a shelving unit or something, they instead just tossed it over the side - or was that Deep Six-ing?

Q: My new vape cartridge is labeled "comparable to organic." What does that mean?
A: Cannabis that contains more than 0.3% THC is not eligible for USDA organic certification, due to the crop’s Schedule I status.

So, why would I install Claude Desktop? I'm happy with my laptop the way it is now.

Lessons in Smalltalk - How about them Mets?

The New York Mets are always a bit of a rollercoaster, aren’t they? When the pitching clicks and the lineup gets hot, they look like contenders—but then they’ll drop a few games in ways that make fans scratch their heads.

If you’re following them this season, the big question is consistency: can they string together strong series instead of alternating highs and lows? The talent is there—it’s just a matter of whether it all syncs up over a full stretch.

What’s your read—feeling optimistic this year or bracing for chaos?