Brian Lemaire
@lieutenant-kije
Wildlife (esp. bears). Reduce overpopulation and ecological overshoot. Get money out of politics. Cole Porter. Secular Humanist Society. Proponent of liberal democracy.
I went outside wearing double mask: a light blue mask covered by a NY Giants cloth mask. No one else I encountered was wearing any kind of mask.
Particles rotate in the accretion disk at half the speed of light. They bump into each other and generate a great deal of heat, emitting x-ray radiation. Yes, you could say that thing is spinning rather fast.
Those of us who love the movies 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, and 𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗩𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 share an interest in the fate of Warner Brothers. Not that they would ever produce movies like that today.
An American politician serving since 2025 as the junior senator from Indiana. A member of the Republican Party.
As I recall, Markwayne Mullin comes from Oklahoma. A center of great governance.
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone Trump's choices to fill cabinet roles amount to a decapitation strike against the US.
Mrs. Vale: Is it facts you want to hear, or Lisa's fantasies? Jaquith: Oh, just anything interesting.
I foresee a great number of 20+ yard plays this season, Dart to Slayton. Dart to Calvin Austin III and Malachi Fields.
This kind of thing was celebrated in 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗲. Kane's Inquirer had two front pages ready to print, pending the results of the election for governor: "KANE ELECTED" and "FRAUD AT POLLS!"
The word 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵, referring to a dull or boring event, first appeared in American slang between 1965 and 1970. Too late for Hemingway to learn the phrase.
We need Rosanne Rosanna Danna to pop up on Jesse Watters broadcast to say 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙.
Former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is favored in his bid to return to the U.S. Senate in Ohio, where he is challenging appointed Republican incumbent Jon Husted in November.
This will be fair if they also include articles from Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry magazine in the required reading.
SCOOP: Trump admin is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf. The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects . . .
Ukraine is developing its own domestic ballistic missiles. Flight tests and engine trials underway. Ukrainian defense officials confirmed that a homegrown ballistic missile capable of striking targets inside Russia is in the works, aiming to radically shift the strategic balance of the war.
The Lost Horizon (Wait a minute. You expect to be knighted for that soup bone?) Gone with the Wind Stagecoach Mr. Smith goes to Washington It’s A Wonderful Life
John Barr Scotch is not named after John Barleycorn. It is named after a real person: whisky entrepreneur and ambassador John Barr Cumming.
The Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday. Felix Rosenqvist won the race in the closest finish in the history of the event, edging out David Malukas by just 0.0233 seconds in a one-lap shootout.
Big news for safer streets NYC is redesigning the Brooklyn Bridge entrance to fully separate biking & walking—reducing conflicts and improving access for thousands daily. As CEO, Ken Podziba said, it’s a bold, people-first investment in a safer, more sustainable NYC.
This painting by Giacomo Balla appeared in the movie "Tea with Mussolini". "Lampada ad Arco" c. 1910.
Biodiversity in the Strait of Hormuz is absolutely epic and scientifically important. But oil spills and mines from the war in Iran may threaten this fragile ecosystem.