John Saunders

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I've been around a while. Sucker for pithy turns-of-phrase. Too much time on AI. "The first lie of fascism is its own inevitability. " @jeffsharlet.bsky.social NO KINGS NO NAZIS NO SLAVES NO VILLIANAIRES

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John Saunders@js-53· 20d

Particularly the didn't sit down too part.

Four panel cartoon. 1. Water, with a hand reaching up for help. 2. Another hand approaches from the left, hopefully to aid. 3. Nope. Just a high-five.
4. Hand descends into the water.

John Saunders@js-53· 25d

And finally, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE current. 👋 files and emoji work. So, no emoji on phone. 🤔💭

John Saunders@js-53· 25d

Samsung A54, One UI current. Only the local files symbol. I should have mentioned in previous bsk that emoji and files worked. Also supplied a pic here to demo that alt text add works.

Our two. Both 15. Siblings.

Larger, lighter tabby, Biscuit, male, lover.
Smaller, orangey tab, O. J., female, killer.

John Saunders@js-53· 27d

For instance, this was in the article.

“We already have so many issues in our community, including environmental issues. I just don’t understand the concept of adding AI onto that,” said local parent Sierra Abrams, who learned about the technology in a district Facebook post. “Bringing it into the school district is contradicting everything we believe, in my opinion.”

John Saunders@js-53· 27d

Or, if that wasn't enough for you, Universal Soldier!

Climatic scene in Universal Soldier in which the protagonist injects himself with muscle enhancer before fighting with his antagonist.

John Saunders@js-53· Jul 12

NYT is mystified by who could have degraded the DOJ so much as to allow this to occur, might put some junior reporter on the case.

In the 14th episode of The Power Puff Girls Season 1, the origin story of the PPGs and Mojo Jojo is told.
It turns out Mojo Jojo was Professor Utonium's inept lab assistant, Jojo, who inadvirtently broke a flask containing Chemical X, getting some on himself and an experiment Prof. U. was working on.
This resulted in Mojo's transformation from a common monkey, and the experiment into the PPGs.
The irony stuns Mojo, who is reduced to muttering to himself, over and over, "It was me.", because he is responsible for his arch enemies, the PPGs, and his own misery.

Because the NYT seems impervious to such self-reflection as to the cause of the DOJ harassment of its journalists, this came to mind.

Also ironic is that I'm explaining this joke, ruining any surprise value.

John Saunders@js-53· Jul 11

Remember kids: If he's always pushing violence, he's a Fed.

Lyrics to He's a Fed

If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed
If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed
If you can't get there without him
And you don't know much about him
If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed

If his friend has got the weapons, he's a Fed
If his friend has got the weapons, he's a Fed
If you're running off your mouth
And his buddy lives down South
If his friend has got the weapons, he's a Fed

If he's got a stupid haircut, he's a Fed
If he's got a stupid haircut, he's a Fed
If his haircut's tight and high
Looks better in a suit and tie
If he's got a stupid haircut, he's a Fed

If he says you don't need OPSEC, he's a Fed
If he says you don't need OPSEC, he's a Fed
If he wants you to repeat it
Where the chatroom won't delete it
If he says you don't need OPSEC, he's a Fed

If he's always pushing violence, he's a Fed
If he's always pushing violence, he's a Fed
If he wants you to start killin'
'Cause his bosses need a villain
If he's always pushing violence, he's a Fed

If he says his plan is foolproof, he's a Fed
If he says his plan is foolproof, he's a Fed
If the plan is his design
And he's sharing it online
If he says his plan is foolproof, he's a Fed

If he'll sell you auto switches, he's a Fed
If he'll sell you auto switches, he's a Fed
If he links you to a site
And he tells you it's alright
If he'll sell you auto switches, he's a Fed

If he’s wearing high-end khakis, he’s a Fed
If he’s wearing high-end khakis, he’s a Fed
Polo shirt and Rayban shades
MAGA sign is not homemade
If he’s wearing high-end khakis, he’s a Fed

John Saunders@js-53· Jul 4

Reminds me of an old William S Burroughs maybe fictional story.

"The scion of a well-known banking family once told me a family secret. When a certain stage of responsibility and awareness has been reached by a young banker he is taken to a room lined with family portraits in the middle of which is an ornate gilded toilet. Here he comes every day to defecate surrounded by the family portraits until he realizes that money is shit. And what does the money machine eat to shit it out? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty and above all it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity. There was a time when the machine ate in moderation from a plentiful larder and what it ate was replaced. Now the machine is eating faster much faster than what it eats can be replaced. That is why by its nature money is worth always less. People want money to buy what the machine eats to shit money out. The more the machine eats the less remains. So your money buys always less. This process is now escalating geometrically. If the West does not start a nuclear war first their monetary system will fall apart through the inexorable consumption by the machine of life art flavor beauty to make more and more shit which buys less and less life art flavor beauty because there is less and less to buy. The machine is eating it all. The time must come when money will buy nothing because there will be nothing left for money to buy. Money will eliminate itself."

- Minutes To Go, 1959. William S. Burroughs

John Saunders@js-53· Jun 26

Results of brmonkey political test. My closest match is Claudia Sheinbaum, the current President of Mexico.

John Saunders@js-53· Jun 19

github.com/Zaneham/flow...

John Saunders@js-53· Jun 18

Scene from the movie "No Country for Old Men", in which the villain Anton Chigurh tells a man he intends to kill in order to steal his car "hold still, please." so that he can place the device in his hand, a compressed air powered ram used to kill livestock, on the man's forehead.

John Saunders@js-53· Jun 7

Got me thinking about God's hold music.

Dilbert: The Pointy Haired Boss explains that the company reduced the hold time of tech support calls by replacing the hold music with sound of two balloons being rubbed together.

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John Saunders@js-53· Apr 28

Key Details
Location: The sign has been spotted by motorists on Interstate 35 (I-35), specifically south of Minneapolis and just north of Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Funding and Campaign: While the specific organization behind this exact sign layout is not explicitly named in every sighting, similar "former voter" billboard campaigns are primarily funded by Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT).
Purpose: These advertisements are designed to showcase testimonials from former supporters of Donald Trump to persuade other conservative-leaning or independent voters to withhold their support in upcoming elections.
Broader Campaign: The RVAT project is part of a multi-million dollar nationwide advertising initiative that includes hundreds of video testimonials and physical billboards in key swing states.

John Saunders@js-53· Apr 28

Courtesy county democratic club.

Pictures of a billboard on I-35 near Albert Lea MN. Background is American flag themed, a picture of the orange one is on the right end. Text covering most of the billboard reads "I voted for Trump. I made a mistake. I'm sorry."

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John Saunders@js-53· Feb 5

Well ... voluntarily.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump at a dining table at Mar-a-Lago when Romney sought an endorsement from Trump. They settled on Romney surrendering his soul for the endorsement.

Trump appears very pleased and Romney appears as one might expect after soul extraction.

John Saunders@js-53· Feb 5

@washingtonpost.com

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John Saunders@js-53· Nov 28

Ugh. This guy on transparencies for overhead projectors 40+ years ago. Slop as prerequisite.

John Saunders@js-53· Nov 26

A four panel comic. Pepe the frog, a meme character used by the alt-right, is secured in a guillotine in a scene suggesting the French Revolution. In panel one, the executioner asks "Any last words?". In panel 2 Pepe replies "So much for the tolerant left.". In panel three, in a comedic pause, Pepe looks out to the crowd to appeal his fate. In panel 4, the executioner, without change of expression, pulls the lanyard to the guillotine blade, chopping off Pepe's head. The area below the execution platform is covered in chopped off heads.

John Saunders@js-53· Nov 10

TK vs the Bum of the Day.

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John Saunders@js-53· Mar 4

Last one. Many honks. Lots of slow downs. A few birds. The first wasn't until we'd been there over 20 minutes. Big black pickup. Rolled his windows down to give us a bubble. Hope he heard my shout "Finally!"

Handmade sign. Text is This is my RESISTING bitch face. A play on the meme This is my resting bitch face.

John Saunders@js-53· Mar 4

Another.