Norm Borden

@normbord

Superannuated database and web developer. Former goat wrangler. My only hero is Clinton Tyree. Also a fan of the Oxford comma. Vehemently anti-fascist but obsessively pro-facetious.

650 Folgt564 Follower3.724 Posts

Bluesky

Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir normbord.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

Norm Borden@normbord· 18d

A sign of how vacuous and trivial we have become:

Norm Borden@normbord· 20d

Norm Borden@normbord· Jul 6

Norm Borden@normbord· Jul 4

This may give insight in to who wants to wait in line to see Trump's vanity special.

Norm Borden@normbord· Jul 4

Norm Borden@normbord· Jun 23

The Credible Hulk I just couldn’t resist… www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Norm Borden@normbord· Jun 13

"Yeah, shoot guns, eat barbecue, it's kind of the Texas dream, right?" Updated billboard at shooting range highlights a little Houston culture for the World Cup. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Norm Borden@normbord· Jun 11

Norm Borden@normbord· Jun 9

Norm Borden@normbord· Jun 6

Norm Borden@normbord· May 20

Nancy Mace wants only natural born US citizens in congress. 8 of 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence — about 14% — were foreigners. Being foreign-born was entirely unremarkable, which says something about the founding generation's attitude toward immigration and national identity.

Norm Borden@normbord· May 16

Norm Borden@normbord· May 11

I ran across this during a clean-up of my Notes files. Still seems right. Leonard Cohen was a philosopher-genius. Mercifully he died just a couple of days before the 2016 election in which the specter of consummate evil be a reality.

Everybody knows
"Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows...
~Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"

Norm Borden@normbord· Apr 22

/home/joe/Pictures/Vivaldi Captures/2026-04-22 13.40.51 www.facebook.com 567a638f9025.jpg

Norm Borden@normbord· Apr 22

www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Norm Borden@normbord· Apr 19

Be wary of those 'urgent' Texts with quotes from progressive heroes. I've had two in the last 2 hours. A good percent are financial scams and some are worse — MAGA scams to siphon funds. Give money through known sites. Block and report as spam. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams

Norm Borden@normbord· Apr 4

Norm Borden@normbord· Mar 26

Scientific American Earth’s climate is wildly out of balance, and there is no precedent in recorded history (World Meteorological Organization). 2015 - 2025 were the 11 hottest years on record. Incoming heat is wildly out of balance with outgoing heat. spklr.io/6006EyHQa (paywall)

Picture of earth with caption. There is no historical precedent for how badly out of balance the climate is now, U.N. warns. An oped in
Scientific American by Andrea Thompson.

Norm Borden@normbord· Mar 14

The Economic Costs of the Iran War, by the Numbers foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/13/i...

Norm Borden@normbord· Mar 3

Putin shaking hands with the dead Ayatollah. The Ayatollah says, "See U Soon"

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 28

The image is a capture of a post is by Andy Borowitz. The text in the post says, "Republicans interrogated the wrong First Lady. The image in the capture is of 4 young women and Ghislaine Maxwell. The faces of 3 of the women are redacted The face of Melania (on the left) is not blacked out. She is in a low cut bare stomach tank top. The text above the picture reads, "Melania (to your left) knows much more about Epstein's Sex Trafficking activities than Hillary. She needs to be subpoenaed."

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 24

mas.to/@gleick/1161...

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 21

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 17

Why does this seem like great smoke rings? Obviously they didn't start at the top of the pedophile association.

image showing alleged pedophiles rounded up by ice this weekend

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 13

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 11

You have to view her as an experiment in whether unbridled and incessant vitriolic lying can harm the unborn child.

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 8

I just saw 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥: 𝘈 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 in a theater full of Prine lovers. I've loved him since "Your Flag Decals Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" and "Sam Stone". www.johnprine.com/news/you-got...

Cover art for film tribute ro John Prine, "You Got Gold"

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 1

Our Mayor From: Mayor Keith Wilson <MayorKeithWilson@info.portland.gov> Date: Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM Subject: Portland stands against federal injustice

Dear friends,
Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions, impacting a
peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those present violated no laws,
made no threat, and posed no danger to federal forces.
To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility:
Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have
lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. To those who continue to make these
sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have
gassed children. Ask yourselves why you continue to work for an agency responsible
for murders on American streets. No one is forcing you to lie to yourself, even as your
bosses continue to lie to the American people.
Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force
against the very people they are sworn to serve. I share the impatience of those who
demand we use every legal tool at our disposal to push back against this inexcusable,
unconscionable, and unacceptable violence against our community. I share the need
to act. Actions that can withstand the scrutiny of the justice system take time - and we
cannot afford to lose this fight.
The City of Portland is moving swiftly to operationalize an ordinance that went into
effect this month, imposing a fee on detention facilities that use chemical agents. As
we prepare to put that law into action, we are also documenting today's events and
preserving evidence. The federal government must, and will, be held accountable.
Portland will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant neighbors, who deserve
safety, dignity, and the full protection of the communities they help build. We are also
proud of the Portlanders who showed up today in peaceful solidarity, demonstrating
the strength and clarity of those shared values in the face of federal overreach.
Gratefully,

Mayor Keith Wilson

Norm Borden@normbord· Feb 1