Joshua Keiter

@joshmaker

father, reader, writer, teacher, blather, actor, singer, rhythm guitar.

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Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 26

“Somberly contemplative”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 26

Huh?

Your guess eliminated one of the two remaining words, but, despite being a valid guess, FLOGS isn't a likely solution. Plurals that end in "s" generally aren't Wordle solutions. And you've narrowed it down to one possible solution. You should solve the puzzle on your next turn.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 11

Second flyer received from this Thiel backed Justice for Democracy PAC in as many days the very definition of pot-kettle-black politics. Vote yes, Virginia!

IF RICHMOND POLITICIANS RIG OUR ELECTIONS BY REDRAWING CONGRESSIONAL MAPS...
THEY WIN. OUR
COMMUNITIES LOSE.
Their scheme to draw new Congressional districts puts politicians first and our communities last!
Power grab to let politicians pick their voters
X
• Weakens Minority Representation by dividing
Black and Brown communities
Results in 0 Majority-Minority Congressional Districts

Vote NOW & Vote NO O Rigging Elections!
Mail Back Your Ballot or Vote Early TODA

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 5

They finally illustrated how a NYT reporter feels flying out to one of those Midwest diners.

NYT Illustration superimposing Iran over the state of Wisconsin.

The Scale of the War in 5 Maps
CANADA
Region at war
TURKEY
SYRIA
ISRAEL
IRAQ
IRAN
UNITED STATES
U.A.E.
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
MEXICO
The New York Times

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Feb 6

Some headlines are exemplars of grammar and grace. This one is anything but.

ANALYSIS
The Olympics Are a Show of Global Harmony. The World Is Anything But.
The Winter Games, which open on Friday in Italy, are rooted in international cooperation. That feels out of place to some in a world where old rules no longer apply.
5 MIN READ

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jan 22

I think we’re only a couple days away from The NYT Morning Briefing consisting entirely of random syllables and grunts. Like a 78 minute Trump speech, for instance.

A New York Times iPhone app notification:

* MORNING BRIEFING
Davos. Greenland. Voters.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Nov 12

“Well, everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?”

NEWS ANALYSIS
What if Democrats' Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win?
Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Oct 30

Nice try, Britbox, but we all know it’s the White House.

Promotional email for Britbox with the heading: “Your destination for all things crime”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Oct 18

No Kings, Elkins Park PA.

Gathering of peaceful people talking democracy.

2 Signboards:
XNOKINGS
→FDT+
PUT DOWN THE CROWN
CLOWN!

NOKINGS
NOCROWNS
NOFASCIST
ORANGE
CLOWNS

Signboard:

MY ONLY
ORANGE
KING
IS
GRITTY

“It Me!”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Oct 18

No Kings, Elkins Park PA.

Signboard with butterfly illustration:

THE ONIY ORANGE MONARCH WE WANT!
NO KINGS IN THEUSA

Signboard:

ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Oct 18

No Kings, Elkins Park PA.

Signboard:

HANDS ØFF!
OUR RIGHTS
and the
Constitution

Signboard:

NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU LICK IT
THE BOOT WILL NEVER LOVE YOU

Inflatable chicken and shark. Chicken is holding a signboard:

NO KINGS
ONLY QUEENS

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Oct 9

The perfect way to rename NYTimes Connections.

An AI generated guess at a popular mistake in the NYT Connections game:

LIMESTONE FIGMENT DATELINE PLUMBER
... RANDOM NOUNS ?
3%

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Sep 29

Oh Apple “Intelligence”…

The 20th Century Dies:
David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s
Scott Walker
45th Governor of Wisconsin
E, Summary The article describes the influence of Scott Walker's album "Nite Flights" on David Bowie's album "Outside". The article highlights the similarities between the two albums, including their experimental sound, use of spoken word, and exploration of themes such as time, death, and the supernatural.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Sep 27

“Broadly support”?

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Sep 18

Super weird ass framing, NYT

ANALYSIS
Kimmel Suspension Shows Trump's Success at Bringing
Media to Heel
ABC's decision to "indefinitely" suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show illuminates the administration's efficacy so far.
5 MIN READ

MEDIA MEMO
Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel ABC's decision to "indefinitely" suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show illuminates the administration's efficacy so far.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jul 29

Genius product placement on @pbsnews.org

A carton of Ben and Jerry’s Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jul 13

Listening to @wxpnfm.bsky.social and watching the YouTube feed for #LiveAid40, now looking through the souvenir book off my shelf, these words hit home.

In America talk of massive airlifts, food, emergency measures,
congressional committees activated.
In Russia a desperate attempt to defend a record of cynicism, deceit
and arms sales.
In Europe a plea to act. Finally.
But there was more, much more than that.
We were for a few hours no longer obsessed by ourselves. There was a misery greater than whatever personal nonsense we had to deal with.
There was a desire to help - to do SOMETHING. It was so pathetically obvious that in a world of surplus, starvation is the most senseless death of all.
The politicians were humbled. Their ceaseless bickering seemed so
small and irrelevant. Their inability to act or represent in any way this untapped compassion, understanding and generosity is to their everlasting disgrace. How much indeed are they responsible by their behaviour and demeanour and language for the loathing and mistrust they engender and the divisiveness they perpetrate.
What would be possible if we could be like July 13 1985 all the time?
Who will speak up for selflessness?
Anyway ..

Anyway...
Please remember this day all of your lives. It's important.
Remember the day you wanted to help.
Remember the bands and crews who did it. The professionals who
made it an extraordinary technological feat.
Remember the dying who were allowed to live.
Remember on the day you die, there is someone alive in Africa 'cos
one day you watched a pop concert.
Remember your tears and your joy.
Remember the love.
Remember on that day for once in our bloody lives WE WON.
Remember that even though it's over, it need not stop.
Remember the dying goes on and remember so that as time passes
you can tell others 'It's possible, I know.
What a day, what a lovely day.
Bob Geldof
July'85.
LIVE
AID

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jun 19

“Well ain’t this place a geographical oddity!”

Middle East crisis — explained
Trump to decide on Iran action 'within two weeks,'
White House says
UPDATED JUNE 19, 2025 • 2:17 PM ET
By Rebecca Rosman

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jun 19

Wait is this a file photo of @gruber.foo on @pbsnews.org segment on Spreading Misinformation? At 48:36: youtu.be/91lQq8S7K0M?...

Media person staring at iPhone 6-era phone with Apple badge at probably an Apple media event while interviewer says “As the people and outlets that we put our faith in continues to diverge, more and more,”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Jun 5

After learning this news I put this album on. He has so many masterpieces.

Cover of Matthew Sweet’s 1999 album “In Reverse”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· May 15

Very cool 2023 quarter in my Aldi shopping cart.

Jovita Idar 2023 U.S. Quarter

Designer: John P. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artist
Sculptor: John P. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artist

This design depicts a portrait of Jovita Idar with her hands clasped. Within her body are inscriptions representing some of her greatest accomplishments and the newspapers for which she wrote. The text includes the inscriptions "MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS," "TEACHER," "JOVITA IDAR," "NURSE," "EVOLUCIÓN," "ASTREA," "EL HERALDO CRISTIANO," "LA CRUZ BLANCA," "JOURNALIST," "LA CRÓNICA," "EL PROGRESO," and "LA LIGA FEMENIL MEXICANISTA," as well as "QUARTER DOLLAR," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· May 14

Finally slogged through “A Complete Unknown.” Ed Norton’s portrayal was the best thing about it. Boyd Holbrook’s Cash a close second. The rest of it? Completely Inessential. It’s like if a Wikipedia entry made an AI film about Bob Dylan. Leaden, wooden dialogue. Overly art directed hagiography.

Picture of Pete Seeger holding his Banjo inscribed “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” With a quote:

SURROUNDS HATE
Pete Seeger
May 14, 2014
"Don't be so all-fired concerned about being original.You hear an old song you like but you'd like to change a little, there's no crime in changing a little. It's a process. It's not any particular song, it's not any particular singer. It's a process by which ordinary people take over old songs and make them their own.
I look upon myself and other songwriters as links in a long chain. All of us, we're links in a chain. And if we do our job right, there will be many, many links to come." — with Emily McKown.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· May 14

Say what?

NYTimes Connections AI Bot doing terribly at language.

BAZAAR VACUUM BATHROOM HAWAlIAN
.. PIZZA TYPES?
VACUUM PIPE PLAIN DRY
... PIZZA ORDERS ?
BAZAAR VACUUM EVERGREEN HAWAIIAN
... CRAYON COLORS?
BAZAAR EVERGREEN MARIGOLD QUICKSILVER
... CRAYOLA PALETTE ?

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 30

The fifth volume of my Autobiography in ReVerse is out now! #poetry #poetrybooks #independentpublishing a.co/d/cBLildo

Cover of poetry book “More Song” by Joshua Keiter. A father and young daughter walking through a green field with trees just starting to bloom or fade.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Apr 2

“I yield the floor.”

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Mar 31

Are we sure the NYT AI headline generator knows how to English?

New York Times app first headline:

Tariff Gambit Bets Americans Will Swallow Higher Prices

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree.
5 MIN READ

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Mar 19

Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.

David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Mar 11

O RLY?

DNC text message:

Today 6:02 PM
Hi there. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz here.
Together again, with an important request.
We're reaching out because there's something happening in Washington, D.C. that you need to know about.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Mar 6

Primaries, do your thing.

Joshua Keiter@joshmaker· Mar 6

I appreciated Slotkin’s speech last night, but this is some memory holing BS. She also went along with the interviewer calling *Democrats* “weird.”WTF is going on?