In all corners of the world, free people hate bullies.

Our subgenius president is claiming victory in an unpopular war that ended up with the Strait of Hormuz as a tollbooth for Iran and Oman with a two million dollar toll to be split by both countries, except dollars are not accepted and payment must be in Chinese yuan. Great success!

Timeline cleanse: Cannaba55 at Redwood Underground

Yes, or like the movie-within-a-movie scene in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece “A Clockwork Orange.”

Timeline cleanse: a ladybug or #ladybird as they say in the UK) perched on a stalk of tall grass in #SonomaCounty #California

Written in first person present tense, this sci-fi novel is gripping in its immediacy and reminiscent of Octavia Butler’s finest, with dissenters in a “scientific” penal colony struggling against brutal servants of the anthropocentric Mandate. Another masterpiece by @aptshadow.bsky.social Read it!

Feels good to touch grass along the California coast. Attitude of gratitude. “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.”

@jasonkpargin.bsky.social’s latest Zoey Ashe novel is a must read if you enjoy humor, weirdly likable characters, and dystopian science fiction. Great escape from our modern dystopia into a future dystopia where people vote on cell phones, everyone performs for social media, and … just read it!

I really enjoyed “Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick”, a satirical sci-fi novel by @jasonkpargin.bsky.social set in a network state city named Tabula Ra$a. The protagonist is a former barista who grew up in squalor and tries to do good after inheriting a criminal empire from her dead bio-father.

Timeline cleanse: an iridescent hummingbird collects nectar in preparation for a cold winter in Sonoma County, California.

Lifelong learning for the win! I was happy to run into my colleague Joe Bisbiglia at a psychodrama training in Marin County. We both learned the Method at the Trial Lawyer’s College, and it’s so effective we came back for more. Today we learned more about psychodramatic direction.

Thank you for this post. Reminds me of a pro bono case I defended in Oakland. My client, an art student, was arrested for having spray paint cans in his backpack. The cops said spray paint could only be used for illegal graffiti. The case was dismissed on the day of trial when we presented this art.

This marvelous decoration on Florence Avenue in Sebastopol is carefully suspended from a tree by almost invisible fishing line.

Joyful #NoKings protest in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California serenaded by the exuberant Hubbub Club. This is the largest protest I’ve ever seen in this compact city, part of the worldwide Cittaslow, or slow city, movement.

Timeless reminder from Sol Horizon that we must stand up for our rights. Amazing Bob Marley Tribute show with a twelve piece band at the Hopmonk in Sebastopol.

The best way to honor Charlie Kirk’s memory is to focus on the Epstein files, which Kirk demanded be released.

At least a thousand words!

The guy who came up with Sleepy Joe needs his own moniker. I want to see proof of life from Hospice Don. I bet Elon is tasting some umami-flavored schadenfreude.

This ranfla at the #OldCaz party rides so low it brings low riding to a new and unprecedented level.

From the courthouse as a litigator to the mats as an instructor, there is little growth in the comfort zone and little comfort in the growth zone.

Thanks to the wisdom of the First Amendment, we are allowed to ridicule our leaders.

Look at the body language expressed in the handshake. Trump’s palm is face up all the way signaling complete submissiveness, while Putin’s palm is face down, signaling total dominance. What an embarrassment! While Trump looks like he just got played, Putin looks like he just got laid.

Saturday morning means open mat at West County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

#ROTR #reggae Attitude of gratitude after Reggae on the River.

Just finished Service Model by @aptshadow.bsky.social and I wish every rich person who thinks they are safe from the troubles of the world as long as they sequester themselves in a fancy mansion with AI robot valets would read this dystopian masterpiece. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Kudos to the Sebastopol 📚

A new #SFGiants -inspired folk sculpture is on display in Sebastopol’s famed Florence Avenue.

David Luning gave a heartfelt performance at the free #Peacetown Concert Series in #Sonoma County, California.