boardwalk street side, cape may, new jersey, 1978

@jalefkowit motherfucker is so lacking in gorm

We can't get lower postage rates but by God we'll let you drop firearms in the mailbox to send to Uncle Billy across country!

For as many misdeliveries my postal carrier makes and packages that are stolen of the porch, what could possibly go wrong?

#USPS #Firearms

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usps-proposal-would-allow-handguns-to-be-sent-through-the-mail/

"The heart of the problem is this: We don’t tend to think of garlic as seasonal, but it is."

https://slate.com/life/2026/06/fresh-garlic-blub-clove-germ-benefits.html

Every time I see his gormless, insincere smile it makes me want to burn all of civilization down. But congratulations I guess

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/mrbeast-500-million-youtube-subscribers/

It does not help my general feelings of alienation that when I look at people like Donald Trump and MrBeast I feel an instant and visceral repulsion just from their affect. The way they present themselves to the world screams "stay away!!!" to me, the way you would feel if you stumbled across a rattlesnake. But very few other people seem to get this vibe. Indeed, for reasons I cannot understand, they love it

Idly musing this morning over what would have happened if Terry Davis had access to an LLM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis

Finally closing my account at Rackspace

Does... does this menu have Track Changes on?

European Union Home Page
Dec 1997
https://web.archive.org/web/19971212081949/http://s700.uminho.pt/ec.html
http://oldweb.today/random/19971212081949/http://s700.uminho.pt/ec.html

If I had a trillion dollars I would probably do something cool with it instead of being a dumb little shitheel

Gene Shalit, Longtime ‘Today Show’ Film Critic, Dies at 100
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/gene-shalit-dead-today-show-film-critic-1236780366/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into VARIETY @variety-Variety

“In fictional works, the king dramatically declares, ‘raise the army!’ or ‘call the banners!’ and then it mostly just happens.

But consider the complexity of the operation here: you need tens of thousands of men (without access to any kind of modern rapid or mass communication) to find out they have been selected (remember, many of them may not be able to read and you do not have a postal system anyway), then to transit to a muster point, acquire their arms, armor and equipment, divide into workable units for command and organization, have leaders selected and then pitch the army’s first camp.”

https://acoup.blog/2026/06/12/collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-iia-mobilization-without-administration/

Can’t believe I missed part one

https://youtu.be/9sw41OuXgrk

I would love to talk with librarians and others worried about the future of their repositories. Is there a potential role for Knowledge Commons/KCWorks in mirroring institutional repositories such that they're protected against such uncertain futures? Drop me a line if you’d be interested in participating in a conversation like that. I’d like to hear about your needs and whether we can build a collective solution. @eve.gd http://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hnpt7ns2lecdujegbi6qkqqm/post/3mo3ed5n2422d

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO will probably make him the richest person to ever walk the planet. And while his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/949259/the-worlds-first-trillionaire-is-a-killer

Red Lobster (a) still exists and (b) is going all-in on AI

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/red-lobsters-ceo-says-hes-153500558.html

NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m. on the day of the compliance deadline issued two weeks ago. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300.01208860277.0.pdf

Live video feed of Donald Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center.

https://www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880quUg

#USPol

@jalefkowit