Turns out the salad was just the opening course.

I pulled the emergency brakes on the ragescrolling, to return to the state of Sao Paulo, midway between the towns of Porto Feliz + Itu. None of the roads in the area are named on the map, but it's speckled with resorts + spas + such; I'm thinking a lotta folks already go there for peace + quiet.

There's something about an AI data center being powered by a nuclear reactor... ...I dunno; it's like the opening scene of a disaster movie, when the CEO extols all the wondrous marvels of whatever it is that's about to get hit by cyclospora lettuce/terrorists/an earthquake/meteor/extraterrestrials.

This Administration would have sent Einstein back to Germany.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled doomscrolling to visit a spot on an unnamed road, just to the NE of Porto Feliz in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Looks quiet + peaceful with a good chance there's no cell phone service.

Management of the LA Dodgers chose to have voluntary amnesia over ICE making a surprise visit to Dodger Stadium. Mookie Betts, Edgardo Hernandez & Kike Hernandez, however, are Angelenos as well as Dodgers.

The Saskatchewan town you should be thinking about as you leave the house (especially during this heat wave).

What was their plan when the grid failed? When they tapped the well dry? Did they really think they could just keep building these data centers, and that the water + energy would continue to flow ...from somewhere? They're still building, right this minute. Faster than new energy comes online.

The estimate is 35 million, about 10% of the American population, are descendants of the 102 Pilgrims who survived their poorly planned arrival to present day Massachusetts. None of them would be alive today, if the indigenous people had not saved them from starvation + taught them how to farm.

What with all the fuss about the casting in a certain movie opening this weekend, it seemed pertinent to show a sampling of the people WHO LIVE AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. It would appear Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland + Matt Damon, fine actors they are, nevertheless are a wee bit off playing Greeks.

Next: Trump claims China meddled at Appomattox. "China changed the outcome!"

Instead of turning on the news, I spent the evening scanning across the Midwest for buildings that look like they would work well in the model train layout I'm not building. It's actually kinda uplifting, seeing how many towns have gone all out to make their little Main Street sparkle & shine.

The new US Army recruitment commercial pretty much explains why the engagement with Iran (and every other country on Earth) is so FUBAR.

Pausa de hidratacion. All the cool kids are doing it.

One of the real head scratchers of his behavior: his war on data. He's destroying the collection of information vital for every aspect of life. The consequences will be catastrophic for everyone from mega-corporations to the corner store to the family farm. He will put America out of business.

There's been conjecture over what will happen to CNN after the merger. The Pentagon-pandering "reporting" from aboard ship in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by a steroid infused computer war game ad for the US Army aimed at males the military used to weed out was pathetic + an embarrassment.

In the wee hours today CNN ran a "news" story with the banner: EXCLUSIVE RARE ACCESS ABOARD US WARSHIPS NEAR IRAN Well, yeah, it's rare because the Pentagon kicked out all the journalists from legitimate media + replaced them with a bunch of Lili Riefenstahls. THEN came the US ARMY commercial.

Stop calling it "Christian" nationalism when it has jack to do with Christianity. Even its promoters are piss poor examples of Christians. You already know what kind of nationalism it is, but still, you gotta call it by its real name.

"Arriving in America" by Charles Zingaro, depicting a family of "Displaced Persons" seeing the Statue of Liberty as they arrive in the United States. Around 400,000 people were admitted to the US between 1948 - 1952 from Europe who found themselves homeless or stateless.

I can't laugh at the pictures of Trump asleep. I can't even smirk, as he increasingly dozes off in public before his handlers can fix it. One of these times, he's gonna not wake up. And his minions are likely to do anything when that happens. They might even try to pretend he's alive through 2028.

The Spencer Pratfall episode looks like the GOP was doing a little Soviet style maneuver; they weren't serious about his running as much as they wanted to poke the Dems to see how vulnerable Bass (and the Democrats) were. We won't have to wait for the next mayoral race to see what they gleaned.

The difference between immigrants + the Vichyists in the current administration is that the immigration test requires a thorough knowledge of how the government works (including -ahem- the separation of powers). Below is just a sampling of the questions (with the answers). How many do YOU know?

Albanian protesters have a certain je ne sais quoi.

Google Street View finally got to the byroads where my Dad grew up, giving me a view of the sylvan rolling hills, about as beautiful as one could ask for. Then I found this. 3972 feet from my grandparents' house. Confederate flags on 3 sides + a Trump banner on the 4th. Not quite so idyllic now.

ICE + its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, continue to claim they only pick up "the worst of the worst." Like Sister Leticia "Letty" Ugboaja of McAllen Texas, arrested by ICE agents as she walked to church. She must have picked up some bad habits.

A long long time ago (Feb 8 2016) in a land far far away (VH1) a scene similar to The Kiss in Heated Rivalry took place on Hit The Floor with Brent Antonello + Adam Senn. It was watched by 1.7 million viewers; Heated Rivalry S1E2 currently is at 10.6 million (and still climbing).

I am reminded how much Trump's America is like the America of the 19th century. And now he's having conversations with Teddy Roosevelt.

I keep bouncing back and forth between rage bait videos + cute dogs n cats and model trains. What I need is politically tinged content with dogs, cats and model trains. And waterfalls; can't forget the waterfalls.