New crate. "Who? Me?"

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Old crate for our Malagasy pup (former street dog). Wolverine has got nothing on her.

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This was a surprise! All the way from Arizona to Madagascar. You may be shocked to learn that Arizona is really good at running elections — in spite of the anti-democratic kooks (insiders and outsiders) the state is known for.

attn mstdn @DemocratsAbroadMadagascar @democratsabroad

https://azcleanelections.gov

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A year ago, the military joined the "Gen Z" protesters in Madagascar

"Let us unite, soldiers, gendarmes, and police officers, let us stand together, let us refuse to be paid to shoot our friends, our brothers, our sisters.” — Colonel Michael Randrianirina on the morning of October 11, 2025

Article in French:
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20261011-madagascar-il-y-a-un-an-les-militaires-rejoignaient-les-manifestants-de-la-la-gen-z

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Fireworks viewed from my bathroom window just now. What's this about, Antananarivo?

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Another Joker in the wild, from August. I had to step over this to enter a taxi. What a strange phenomenon.

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To add to the weirdness: There's a Joker Collectors group on Flickr. I was invited to join.

https://flickr.com/groups/jokercard-exchange/

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I keep finding discarded joker cards on the ground. This must be the fourth one in six months. If I were the superstitions type...

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My friendly neighborhood shoe repair man.

I think there is an unfriendly neighborhood shoe repair man as well. It's nice to have options.

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On the first birthday of Madagascar's military regime, Gen Z waits to see the birthday candle lit.

https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/madagascar-premiere-bougie-du-regime-militaire-la-gen-z-attend-la-lumiere-1740842.html

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A new book about apocalypse profiteers a.k.a. the nut jobs that be.

https://youtu.be/aK2nLNiFEAQ

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The book I need.

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Give us this day our daily bread — by bike.

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In Madagascar, Gen Z is challenging the authorities on democracy participants in the 2025

Activists in last year's popular uprising exchange views with representatives of the transitional government.

Article in French:
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260916-%C3%A0-madagascar-la-gen-z-interpelle-les-autorit%C3%A9s-sur-la-d%C3%A9mocratie

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That slate mango cart must weigh a ton!

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A street vendor sells something I've never found in Madagascar's grocery stores: locally-made peanut butter that doesn't come in a plastic jar. Signed by the artist!

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"...and whattaya get? / Another day older and deeper in debt."

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This almost looks impressive if you don't know this is an ancient laptop that belonged to my mother, now fighting for its life just to run Lubuntu.

It's connected to the cheapest monitor I could find in my Madagascar neighborhood. (I really need a new computer.)

It's surprisingly hard to find laptops with QWERTY keyboards in Madagascar.

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Wait. Do I have the dog version of "Disaster Girl"? That tracks.

#DisasterGirl

Our puppy checks out the new neighborhood. Overstimulated.

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