2026-04-20T06:03:26Z https://yabu.me Sean Kleefeld https://yabu.me/npub1utxmr46cxj4qayqhlg2p7chhjw9ud48zkynlepvc4k476cenggqq4rvh7f https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/232/039/original/55f4112151a04cd5.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/232/039/original/55f4112151a04cd5.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrkf3mz4p3048vc6kfg3lxx78c787juy3l6tww5sl9alc38u3rsczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqxjkzkx If I were Seth Meyers, I would be making a lot of phone calls right now to get Jimmy Kimmel to guest host &#34;Late Night&#34; all next week.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/226/919/947/842/372/original/7e5cdef112294b54.webp"> <br/> 2025-09-18T19:21:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6jcqgyp2unskyk2vc7duezfwl9catwmvafx93ctcqxjt87gvs9czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqllqrkq I&#39;ll point out -- because news media are PHENOMENALLY bad at mentioning this -- that recessions can only be declared retroactively BY DEFINITION. Meaning that when one is officially declared, you&#39;ve already been in it for at least six months.<br/><br/>I&#39;d bet we&#39;re already in one right now.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/recession-probability-surges-93-ubs-2125230">https://www.newsweek.com/recession-probability-surges-93-ubs-2125230</a> 2025-09-09T02:26:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjv2vpec0xrt7qfq0hfrqnc3sv0tkepua200rrlvwypvx2d0e39qzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqr4x7y9 Ron Cobb, 1968<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/162/916/159/662/297/original/ba30e868d73b92a6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-07T12:04:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstutvpvfy9nfg9vgla46ndvk3k6t89455yvk3te7xrn9cayrm65zqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq629r6f Ron Cobb, 1968<br/>#ACAB<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/113/627/511/779/362/original/8013e40e846ff4e4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-29T19:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8az06065cp4hazp6a0pfj6eqmynkanqxdyhesg3aparcqx0rglxczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq90d8pv Wife was telling me they had some layoffs at her company yesterday. They basically shut down an entire department. No two weeks notice; in some cases, HR cut off access to the people&#39;s accounts before they even told them. Just &#34;leave now.&#34; 2025-08-22T13:47:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylvrcfsjakrhskguwu6hc6l7k7fj9xzys2hfmvzmhzmnlxmrg74szyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3yzt4c So good to see how much attention All-Negro Comics has been getting over the past several years.<br/><a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60334/image-publish-new-edition-all-negro-comics-americas-first-black-comic-book">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60334/image-publish-new-edition-all-negro-comics-americas-first-black-comic-book</a><br/>#Comics 2025-08-20T00:40:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rddf2xj5zjmwts83zarwhhyllmac2k75hvqnenmhnq940a5y4fgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqnd7rww RIP Terence Stamp<br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/actor-terence-stamp-star-superman-films-dies-aged-87-2025-08-17/">https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/actor-terence-stamp-star-superman-films-dies-aged-87-2025-08-17/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/044/649/707/174/150/original/c535893d801377d0.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/044/650/260/157/405/original/0363dcd993bf3347.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-17T14:49:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs03qflcmmedx74tvmq5my4q2d8tev27eq50pej900mlyr05f8ycjqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3dtjah &#34;Nothing makes a privileged man angrier than criticism of his privilege.&#34;<br/><br/>-- Paul Krugman 2025-07-28T18:51:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd53022rnyxfd97p2evmuhap39538vrgre3x8jx27y7jv5lqn2cqszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqs8delu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs848t2e5nrrs60x42vvuapg5x4pvsxz7t8pg45kxceu5zlxyqgdwc22n756'>nevent1q…n756</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huh. This is enlightening. I&#39;m generally very aware of what&#39;s in the fridge &amp; freezer, so when I get hungry, I mentally go through the contents to determine what to have. Opening the fridge is only necessary to retrieve the ingredients or meal. Same with grocery shopping or going to a restaurant; I generally know what they have &amp; it&#39;s only a matter of picking it up. 2025-07-21T14:02:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tutshw55erwwgywgqufzzzr0ch4fn0zzm7p6tf7javjmkvyq5zgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqmz2mue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lzws94ht3l03smd0900nncn3kcmatlkrzele88ksc38lpdk9hes858690'>nevent1q…8690</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is *excellent* but may I also submit this?<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6uzLAWYgYw8">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6uzLAWYgYw8</a> 2025-07-18T02:30:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfkaqdq4vjgtllx9y08f4qewyzl0a305el8rl8njkzdrf4uf7xkszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqtaxshr “It is unprecedented for the leader of FEMA to be absent from the public response to a disaster that has killed over 100 Americans.” <br/><a href="https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david-richardson-missing-texas-flood-response">https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david-richardson-missing-texas-flood-response</a> 2025-07-09T23:53:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswe6rgcfn9rv45fy2cjawr8se5rlawgmw2tlqehw8y2shcwa0nxzqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqx7hvnh When I was a kid, I sometimes wondered how a sprinkler &#34;knew&#34; how to change directions without being powered with electronics. I think it wasn&#39;t until I was in my late 30s that I came across this GIF and I realized how insanely genius a simple sprinkler really is.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/811/772/935/106/569/original/a22ea6fd2f82251e.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-07-07T11:46:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsdy33665v8y6f0n4kz39xtu45cdssqgt7daj6z30s05qw4kufvgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqquqnhtq &#34;It was not immediately clear why the United States was absent.&#34;<br/><br/>Seriously?!? The current administration has been ACTIVELY trying to kill anyone who doesn&#39;t precisely conform to a very narrow cis-het white male stereotype and you wonder why they didn&#39;t sign a statement supporting LGBTQIA+ rights? Seriously?<br/> <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/canada-europeans-and-brazil-not-us-issue-statement-backing-lgbtq-rights/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/canada-europeans-and-brazil-not-us-issue-statement-backing-lgbtq-rights/</a> 2025-06-29T18:59:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsc0jfu3jyar4m8aya8ywlfv66xcra7p55vmzqdz06r8kmqzw9rqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqtg76yz On this day in 1967, Loving v Virginia was decided and rendered all US laws banning interracial marriage as unconstitutional. I&#39;m over a decade into a marriage that could not have existed before then, and I remain grateful to the Lovings for standing up for what&#39;s right.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/670/331/610/527/400/original/c30acc7d82a56872.webp"> <br/> 2025-06-12T12:14:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4mhpxzx0qqjqtuumw3jht4x39rrxytk5kf8a3g6y8a792nnaufqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqsjlgh7 Saw two reaction videos yesterday. A millennial watching the original &#34;Bad News Bears&#34; who was shocked at the coach giving the team beer for coming in second place. &#34;He&#39;s giving beer to children?!&#34; A Gen Zer seeing &#34;Airplane!&#34; for the first time kept repeating in disbelief after every death or sex joke, &#34;I thought this was rated PG. This is not PG! What did PG mean back then?&#34; <br/><br/>This is why we keep telling y&#39;all that Gen X is built different. 2025-06-10T15:58:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9x8f82km03w320eraflaa0p50vawffsfgw4hjyzdy0yzdaxj8jszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq0465ad Hang on -- Target saw steady sales declines literally every week since they rolled back DEI policies and they thought, &#34;You know how we should fix this backlash? By firing the people who kept us from losing money sooner&#34; ?<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/target-lets-go-pair-of-executives-who-had-supported-dei-programs">https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/target-lets-go-pair-of-executives-who-had-supported-dei-programs</a> 2025-05-28T01:02:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsdsssql255tzt4y0gfegvhng0c5jz8ajg4p6ekek8mrzyf8yvcszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq5zagty Here is my latest Kleefeld on Comics post: Completely Unsubstantiated FF Theory <br/><a href="http://www.kleefeldoncomics.com/2025/05/completely-unsubstantiated-ff-theory.html">http://www.kleefeldoncomics.com/2025/05/completely-unsubstantiated-ff-theory.html</a> #KleefeldonComics #comics 2025-05-20T13:31:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0y4wuwvz4z3j08n4qlpzl8wsdqjgx0dfm7vxrfhkwphlljyqgh9szyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqvp859e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc90f0g6n0fd672e05wmqlrlxpl4wxdsuq0mee22psp977mhh2hcf6njjf'>nevent1q…njjf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Any chance they can send a current American president to prison too? 2025-05-01T21:40:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp0ecjgrjg9xs3pyq70fqyxje60y8xe2tykves5k7hd2xc38csqgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq60pha7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf0hcd7l9k3nnnflu227tmrcj3c4z6cu6f62jqj9ajrgaegcadlqnk2jvf'>nevent1q…2jvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, honestly, it&#39;s pretty self evident with one chart. If wealth inequality was inevitable, this line would only go upwards.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/405/648/691/874/985/original/5419c959fa04ea67.png"> <br/> 2025-04-26T18:22:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7tawrpqpnx80m62l2whd4907tsmmx99yh4zz8v2k37y7f59l3pszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqaj2far &#34;The researchers found that while inequality did often increase with population growth and more hierarchical governments, this trend was far from universal. In some cases, human communities developed systems that curbed the concentration of wealth, using governance and cooperative institutions as &#39;leveling mechanisms.&#39;”<br/><a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/study-reveals-inequality-was-never-inevitable/">https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/study-reveals-inequality-was-never-inevitable/</a> 2025-04-26T18:07:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgsvrkk8jgkyf4gsj6th4jjf32550xwgx7t3k2pa3sd4ml7gju4vczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqjmchea Oh, look -- *yet another* UBI test that worked as intended with none of the down-sides critics worry about. It&#39;s almost as if every one of these literally hundreds of UBI experiments all telling us the same thing are on to something.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wbez.org/cook-county/2025/04/08/cook-county-leaders-are-touting-the-success-of-their-guaranteed-income-pilot-program">https://www.wbez.org/cook-county/2025/04/08/cook-county-leaders-are-touting-the-success-of-their-guaranteed-income-pilot-program</a> 2025-04-09T19:21:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswruyrlv2fy79tnvxq5mdw2tkcj42ldg409dmcqf30tmjwxg3l0xqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqnqeysz Huh. Things from Another World is closing their *online* store but leaving the physical retail locations open. I assume this was a financial decision, but it seems counter-intuitive that their physical stores are more profitable than their online one.<br/><a href="https://www.tfaw.com/">https://www.tfaw.com/</a> 2025-04-02T19:09:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0ktdc6k2ze99cecawsc2q0nah87354z9yyyz4qgswdduc8ndsuqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq92k2sg I think most people *should* try to have have 72 hours&#39; worth of supplies on hand just on GP. But the EU offering that guidance in response to a specific escalation (and presumed expansion) of Russia&#39;s war on Ukraine is a really, really, really bad sign.<br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/europe/european-union-stockpile-member-states-intl-latam">https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/europe/european-union-stockpile-member-states-intl-latam</a> 2025-03-28T02:26:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxd22dzertkvrwa5f5hgm4elms5kfutkw836k77muv68v9ryds0czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3aqnm2 &#34;NASA has deleted two comic books about women astronauts from all its websites... &#39;First Woman: NASA&#39;s Promise for Humanity&#39; and &#39;First Woman: Expanding Our Universe&#39;... the sweepingly discriminatory policy is censoring content with messages as wholesome and harmless as &#39;women can be astronauts, too.&#39;&#34;<br/>#comics <br/><a href="https://futurism.com/nasa-deletes-comic-women-astronauts">https://futurism.com/nasa-deletes-comic-women-astronauts</a> 2025-03-25T15:24:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tmm2yqmsfw2whmm7erq00zvdrwsljdq2skx4kv7tckmrlld5kcgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq975rcd I watched &#34;Max Headroom&#34; when it was originally airing back in &#39;87 and this brief exchange immediately stuck with me. And it&#39;s something that I&#39;ve tried to keep top of mind every time I&#39;m watching/reading/hearing the news. I suspect if more people understood this, it would go a LONG way towards increasing media literacy.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/158/012/237/130/157/original/f4eac1eb1c81794c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-14T00:45:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0udfdhhztelagw5qwvattd2aukkf0zy7zc9jq3vwcs0kpafp969szyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqakgjfq <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/130/530/465/525/196/original/fb409e516a674fdf.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-09T04:15:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdxj2t568mae6dn8d9gnwnzfdy3735tk9gt7qjr5tjrglqctvgzszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqfc7vgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfkjhevrq0j75se3k0uftndmg267ezqzaunx625c9g96z5m08tfgyagzxj'>nevent1q…gzxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rodney Dangerfield was telling people what a waste of space golf courses were as far back as 1980!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/127/988/447/027/820/original/155624f00f9ef599.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T17:30:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplqjzwuu88xnwxj4snd3ed9fhvskhtjeyq5ztse92lvk4f3ekqkgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqqc6g43 Whatever you do, do NOT submit this DOGE job application with a bunch of bogus data that will bog down their efforts to recruit additional people. That would do nothing but annoy them. So don&#39;t do it.<br/><a href="https://doge.gov/join">https://doge.gov/join</a> 2025-02-24T23:02:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hydlt3zc5mp7qgpv5qgre2pulmgmksysjejaj0tkhyt834crfuqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqylcwtv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8n5qtjtmx7j27rzagdfekx052y70anq6lzq5phtw2ndfq2n6euucwcrv0c'>nevent1q…rv0c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The reasons for the Soviet Union&#39;s collapse are irrelevant right now. My point is that when you suddenly throw a substantial portion of government employees to the unemployment lines and suddenly lose access to vital government services, people will die. Hundreds of thousands of people will die. Hundreds of thousands. <br/>5/ 2025-02-20T22:43:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n5qtjtmx7j27rzagdfekx052y70anq6lzq5phtw2ndfq2n6euuczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqjrkkm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kafey5qvme9dx68xd4mluq5f8qjqvqqek8djqpgcys57l2k9t5crj3gvr'>nevent1q…3gvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When the Soviet Union collapsed, that meant thousands of people were suddenly out of work. People who did important government jobs like maintaining infrastructure like heat and water, providing access to health care, etc. Not only could those newly unemployed not afford basic necessities, but whatever safety nets had been in place for anyone in similar situations vanished. Thousands upon thousands died as direct result of USSR&#39;s collapse. <br/>4/ 2025-02-20T22:39:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kafey5qvme9dx68xd4mluq5f8qjqvqqek8djqpgcys57l2k9t5czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqxcaj2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgqd8k9fklc6kv9sh9y3r72t9kdvfgy0z99x92rh2syxywlcvrlgjs3y8g'>nevent1q…3y8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The poverty rate continued to remain as high as 20% in 2004. In 2011, 53% could still only afford basic necessities (which technically isn&#39;t poverty, but not by much).<br/>3/<br/><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15705850508438926">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15705850508438926</a> 2025-02-20T22:35:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgqd8k9fklc6kv9sh9y3r72t9kdvfgy0z99x92rh2syxywlcvrlgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqldwupm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2upyxp9e49j6kfnenrt5d78yt09waundzvag00up8pp6utuwqfcgk4pt7'>nevent1q…4pt7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What happened is that the Soviet Union collapsed at the end of 1991. The poverty rate in the region skyrocketed from 1.5% in 1991 to 49% in 1993. Life expectancy dropped from 64 to 57. Alcohol-related deaths rose 60% and deaths from diseases went up 100%.<br/>2/<br/><a href="https://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/consequences-collapse-soviet-union">https://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/consequences-collapse-soviet-union</a> 2025-02-20T22:33:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2upyxp9e49j6kfnenrt5d78yt09waundzvag00up8pp6utuwqfczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqqymtah Here&#39;s a comparison of populations between the US and Soviet Union/Russia. Russia is consistently larger by ~20 million until the early 1990s, but starts dropping for about 15 years before starting to creep back upwards. Why do you suppose that is? <br/>1/<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/038/577/544/633/424/original/784de342a9b700bd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-20T22:31:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qk42thll837pat9kd0j8fhy7yr0axmxmdzeden6rr3s066q00pqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqzjdcxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgs542p0hn9prgkrnu3kppehk9lc96tsw68xy6yx2kmwn3kxdtl0qnxhwqq'>nevent1q…hwqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are pilots doing more circling because so many air traffic controllers got axed? Fewer air traffic controllers would mean it would take longer for planes to get clearance to land, wouldn&#39;t it? 2025-02-18T13:52:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5w34a8zyees3ntnfgd6d4rnmkc9wm89e63srh99v6zzdj3f4xxgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqtzhgy8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpkf4g7p24lc7ryengxtnu3luq3r38vtrw246dsjar3dcu89t94gnfv6s3'>nevent1q…v6s3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that notes needs to be amended to include &#34;These are &#39;lower&#39; priced eggs that Trump promised.&#34; 2025-01-30T00:34:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydq8x99nfrdzq08r8g7925crftyv3jg8w9lpnuvqtym9wshxfmrczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqanyn7j According to this crowdsourced set of ICE raid reports, there were three raids today within two miles of my home. I&#39;m not sure if people will be able to use this map to spot patterns or preemptively help anyone, but it&#39;s worth familiarizing yourself with it, I think.<br/><a href="https://padlet.com/PeopleoverPapers/people-over-papers-anonymous-an-nimo-lf0l47ljszbto2uj">https://padlet.com/PeopleoverPapers/people-over-papers-anonymous-an-nimo-lf0l47ljszbto2uj</a> 2025-01-28T01:28:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjmclnrm7v0tuqdqtysa9tnn56h496kqw3mjgfs6cpnvp9ad5ywqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqw2ld5f &#34;US consumer confidence unexpectedly sank in December...&#34;<br/><br/>Unexpected by whom?! DJT has spent the past two months throwing literally every sector he turns his eye towards into chaos -- who the hell would expect consumer confidence to NOT sink?<br/><a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/738793">https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/738793</a> 2024-12-24T21:41:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz8chmfdkk9rgjscmwpdlkm5l99eae03n7a4w2a3h2p8h5ywxxtgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqvxnptl Why is it no one asks what the glass is half-full or half-empty OF? 2024-11-24T18:40:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9g6mt8wfcdyvxsteyztnenkxvcpjwldd29jvzakdrvrmhaymq9sszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqrtncnv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfdvdx5m74m7e885vk57ztq2cs3er2wyzja9d3ht7a9ccuw0w6aq0xaeq0'>nevent1q…aeq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This strikes me as WHY so many people have problems understanding this. They&#39;re still operating under a social contract leftover from days gone by and don&#39;t realize businesses have absolutely burnt that contract to ashes. People are working under the belief that there is a fair system in place and it should benefit everyone equally; they don&#39;t recognize it&#39;s DESIGNED to massively advantage large corporations at their expense. 2024-11-17T15:02:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcm38nr04vegx2ncwqfaj0u7yzdacvwhvqhx80zfu3qd4002wxmqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3y2056 Have you had a chance to check out my Eisner-nominated book on #Webcomics <br/><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/webcomics-9781350028173/">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/webcomics-9781350028173/</a> 2024-10-30T16:41:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhfaw0e646w2m98sct057quf86yakvj993uejfew5mjz67jxhssczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqnk7rx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde6sm4lcj59ehx37kajg653ws9hfmfx2v7089ez3stjqhjljeqtqg9d69k'>nevent1q…d69k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I understand why politically Biden has to walk his statement back. I don&#39;t, though, so I can push it forward. 2024-10-30T16:04:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszad4p70ugupvz27e2qdygzyk70cd8cy495xzn0aujft3eqyf42vszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqlzv3ut I won&#39;t deny it. If you are a Trump supporter, you are garbage. I&#39;ll even go further and say that if you&#39;re a Trump supporter, you&#39;re a racist, garbage piece of shit.<br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/10/30/president-biden-denies-referring-to-trump-supporters-as-2?traffic_source=rss&amp;utm_source=press.coop">https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/10/30/president-biden-denies-referring-to-trump-supporters-as-2?traffic_source=rss&amp;utm_source=press.coop</a> 2024-10-30T15:53:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3hgg6z6dunj38f964mfnq8eh0gkgtl597r8fnrqmu7rnn0rnt6czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqlry8g5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx94r8c3dfgpjw5zvajypum4dphnch634a4r2h2v6tkv8p9c234qsh96q28'>nevent1q…6q28</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Blessing and a curse instilled in me by my father. I feel the need to get stuff done, and get rather out of sorts if I&#39;m not able to. 2024-10-27T23:09:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04jrasyvf4z8mv7q0myewj0e5kgv8clgzeflfkrrkxgznrs8ytsgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqcqxvmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fmltume3s6n03d0kv7yzmu3zvgr7e7geplzras3v3dj2m30cd6qfppjx5'>nevent1q…pjx5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Given that I also finished my custom Athena Voltaire figure, mowed the lawn, fixed (I hope) the leak in the sink, and sorted out some code issues today, I&#39;m gonna put today down as a success.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/381/666/955/522/864/original/96382e9e82b00875.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T22:10:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fmltume3s6n03d0kv7yzmu3zvgr7e7geplzras3v3dj2m30cd6qzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3pcpx7 Not perfect but I&#39;m relatively pleased with how this first Shrinky-Dinks-as-a-lightning-effect-for-action-figures turned out.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/381/647/318/568/062/original/f8ae83ff5d999ecd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T22:06:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm4w5hrr2tcjfn302arw8fx4wu75un70ezvsn48v6565g4e5sa3czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqan7esr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswszt8fe3l3ch7lqelcazpwa2ujpgk7smck6neq2dh6u4ceqt3ktgg775ra'>nevent1q…75ra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get that it&#39;s probably not a priority for them right now, but you&#39;d think SOMEONE there would&#39;ve thought to change their messaging at least a little for this week! 2024-10-09T20:16:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pm7m6h3dstzzrh6lpqxh7yw6qerqdehmardaw7g57l50rtk2l2gzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqqu0yu9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyr4ssgzh06s4wvnpmlmrjsutzlappxunhay8h207y4nyddmeh0kgwkxnxy'>nevent1q…xnxy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can barely tell they&#39;re people standing out there at this point but for the movements of their silohettes.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/279/271/741/708/168/original/e817df1a6acae8f1.png"> <br/> 2024-10-09T20:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr4ssgzh06s4wvnpmlmrjsutzlappxunhay8h207y4nyddmeh0kgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq7l073c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9h5xa7rdsj3un6qks435g7j6krn2xhttp7ppzj2zdx7u3ldcmd2cpsleft'>nevent1q…left</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Damn, there is just a near-constant stream of people just walking out here for storm selfies. I wouldn&#39;t even want to be anywhere near the Keys right now, much less taking selfies at the forefront of the storm.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/277/546/763/155/457/original/7466d4aac531fa59.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/277/546/788/101/993/original/4d986092eebb6140.png"> <br/> 2024-10-09T12:53:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9h5xa7rdsj3un6qks435g7j6krn2xhttp7ppzj2zdx7u3ldcmd2czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqc9z6wh Watching a live cam of the &#34;southernmost point of the continental USA&#34; in Key West. The waves are already splashing up over the 12-foot-tall concrete buoy there... and I see some dumbass walk out there in just a pair of shorts, apparently to have his picture taken. 🤦‍♂️ 2024-10-09T12:34:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdcftpyuujzh27hwkyl43mnr2sw0rny8w2mkzhq4zmfqjju6ke8fczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqfal0tw Every Breath You Take (not because I&#39;m a stalker or anything creepy, but because you and I have a solid relationship based on trust and unconditional love)<br/>#PeacefulASong<br/>#HashTagGames 2024-10-08T01:29:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxdr3p88vr58rdgazueedz27t8rdyzevqat5ad8dfg5592jpg0cgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqgrxyhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvtmm0dx0glynkcpw9qtuxcsw5szcffy8fctlnyw8e4u765n0hsg323t3a'>nevent1q…3t3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, sadly not an uncommon set of experiences. 😞 2024-10-02T14:25:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9yvz3yraqxfmuje6957k209unvlkfvk498828n7q7zz8hlu37yszyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqv7uwq5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82knwtukmu4h2fzufufhsq6037k7nt3gmayalr3k73da753vk9wgzfke6j'>nevent1q…ke6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the Q2-turned-Q3 release has at least been updated to Q4... now that we&#39;re in Q4. 😑 This is starting to feel very &#34;this is my first Kickstarter; I didn&#39;t know there would be snags&#34; and not &#34;actual company who&#39;s been producing things in-market for several years.&#34; 2024-10-02T12:53:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qmfpkzmegd0nc9tklcuhdzn7ncv5d3nrjfhwwylt42n3kjwl2fczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqnkev70 &#34;Our findings show that when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.&#34;<br/><br/>Good to have data, but this should surprise absolutely no one.<br/>#ACAB #DefundThePolice <br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/police-stop-more-black-drivers-while-speed-cameras-issue-unbiased-tickets-new-study-from-chicago-238170">https://theconversation.com/police-stop-more-black-drivers-while-speed-cameras-issue-unbiased-tickets-new-study-from-chicago-238170</a> 2024-09-29T23:14:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82knwtukmu4h2fzufufhsq6037k7nt3gmayalr3k73da753vk9wgzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqr38f8k Placed an action figure pre-order on Apr 4 for figures that were due to be released during &#34;Q2.&#34; Sometime in June, Q2 became Q3. October -- and Q4 -- begins on Tuesday, and I haven&#39;t seen any formal news (or even social media posts) from the company since July. The only reason I know they haven&#39;t gone under entirely is they started revamping their website last week. Not super confident right now, though. 2024-09-28T01:10:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9u986mrh9k08cjah0cw0unldcsahf66legmq0zkfv2gnxsuvt6czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqvckj2e Have you had a chance to check out my Eisner-nominated book on #Webcomics <br/><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/webcomics-9781350028173/">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/webcomics-9781350028173/</a> 2024-09-16T18:51:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2ttkqqcrjng85acvqefalnlh92hg9d8ymv94ru0a76e7vuc63mczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq5hpc02 MO Police Lt. Daniel Zeigler has been &#34;charged in the death of a K-9 officer earlier this year after being left in a hot car overnight… the AceK9 system inside the police vehicle was in working order &amp; would have had to been manually turned off/deactivated on June 20, contributing to the death of Horus by removing a safeguard to prevent such an incident.&#34;<br/><br/>Zeigler&#39;s already faced more consequences for this than if he&#39;d deliberately murdered a POC.<br/>#ACAB <br/>#DefundThePolice<br/><a href="https://fox4kc.com/news/police-officer-charged-in-missouri-k-9-officers-death/">https://fox4kc.com/news/police-officer-charged-in-missouri-k-9-officers-death/</a> 2024-09-07T21:11:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvpnnnd9rrh8u608ds6f0evg03gq947metfsvlcx7j3md60g9drqzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqn7pquk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswv3lajcrd3mw7ur8lks49cc5w36khleq9nn8pf0zn0ma792uya4qka0qx5'>nevent1q…0qx5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With stop lights at virtually every intersection across the country, I have trouble believing ANY related parts would be harder to come by than the next day. 2024-08-26T21:55:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjgl5a80agfp8vpsw4yf5u8ljt4f9sl4m53pzp4gnn3d802wummczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq3gkan5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3ntcektx2tq8mjyt2zfvp5kc634vjxj0pnku49hyt0dw79qqhqc6u9kcw'>nevent1q…9kcw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate the info but I&#39;m now wondering just how bad that accident was! If we&#39;re talking nearly a week of repairs just for the stop light, how is that intersection not just a massive crater? 2024-08-26T21:24:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3ntcektx2tq8mjyt2zfvp5kc634vjxj0pnku49hyt0dw79qqhqczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqushrd0 I was driving through our town Thursday and the stop lights at the main intersection were out. When I checked my email later at home, I saw there was one from the city saying a traffic accident had occurred that afternoon and the expected repairs would last well past rush hour. This morning, I saw another email saying it wouldn&#39;t be repaired until tomorrow at the earliest. 2024-08-26T21:24:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pru9txzalrkjt43hh02n9sx8yujmjdc2l3q7rkccwzsh2vrrn8czyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqqfjzg7 My new above-monitor friend has opinions.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/019/788/769/560/990/original/3490ee09b3087ba1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-25T00:20:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8n0u9f3jcmegy86rsq6ksy043mq6yp3lufry4mfs0tsy483pfgczyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqq98nwa5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2t9079yukrjchaqlny7v40yzuezgdg3a436cmzs6cf0a4ya6cqgwlvnn5'>nevent1q…vnn5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I started once, but I&#39;m not nearly talented enough of a writer. 2024-08-21T13:53:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28rsydc2zz28an2flc08h86repreq0wyn44jpr96zev5rggevu6gzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqzh3u6y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfan8k9vntqx08z0z000u96854tcjcclc7xc73q2q8c965ae249c6r5856'>nevent1q…5856</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had a vaguely similar idea using John Watson (from the Sherlock Holmes stories), an adult Alice Liddle (the IRL inspiration for Alice in Wonderland), John Henry (from American folklore), Joaquin Murrieta (the IRL Mexican inspiration for Zorro), and Sun Wukong (of Chinese legend).<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/000/168/293/295/857/original/46e59d448b59b145.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-21T13:14:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdc5wamrkyzvr5vdcla88f8xlc7tvj0xhm53flhpetd6vsn44p63gzyr3vmvwhtq625r5szlapg8mz77fch3k5u2cj0ly9nzk6hmtrxdpqqkdk84s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5rkzejdpmt8fus9c7rzu5qxuljyhgz73ql2nm2vf38aw0z7uyssu2ypk0'>nevent1q…ypk0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t speak to how high you are, but I know it&#39;s not &#34;Flippin L&#34; -- it&#39;s &#34;Flipping Hell.&#34; But since they frequently drop their H&#39;s, it sounds like flippin &#39;ell. 2024-08-10T00:42:54Z