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The original mostly muted Zelda Krup returns with chartreuse pallor and memory like a steel trap. Still battling woo, junk science, MAGA fascists, fringe theories, and pisseurs de copie. Achievement: Haven't missed a Kentucky Derby since I was 6YO.

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Olive Drab@zeldakrup· 7d

Does anything good ever happen in this city?

News release from Spokane TV station announcing that local paper's exec editor has been placed on administrative leave

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· 7d

This is the latest message. (The messages vary.) We're not the only ppl having this problem but there is no way to talk to a human at Comcast anymore. So, our access to local news is *gone* and we don't know why. Streaming is fine, though.😶

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· 7d

This is the local news right now in Spokane, WA. We heard there's a fire warning tomorrow but kind of hard to get the deets when TV transmissions fail. Local signals unavailable for all local stations two days in a row.

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· 10d

This is how it's going now close to 7 pm, Sat.,Aug 8, 2026

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· 17d

Saved this Feb '24 article from New Yorker, intending to read it Friday. Didn't around to it. "Burn Notice" 2-5-24. Photo caption: The planet is warming so fast that the models firefighters rely on to predict how blazes will behave have become obsolete.

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Jul 9

Word has it he loves the Bernini columns at St. Peter's.

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Jun 3

Screen shot from PBS as reported by Associated Press

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· May 26

Looks like talks are going swimmingly in the Persian Gulf.

Front page of New York Times, 5:28 pm PDT

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· May 18

There's a Northwest Airlines 707 waiting at the gate just for you. Welcome to The Twilight Zone.

Entrance to Spokane International Airport, 2026

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· May 2

Cherie DeVaux, first female trainer to win Kentucky Derby with horse Golden Tempo

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Apr 22

I found this more than 7' up jammed into my backyard hedge. No way a kid cld have done it and there's a 20' drop on the other side. Crows, I suspect. Mickey is drying out for a new career as a dog toy.

Stuffed child's toy of cartoon character Mickey Mouse

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Apr 21

After all, it is Florida

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Mar 12

Loss of KC-135 Stratotanker reported this afternoon (PDT) in the Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA. Photo appears to be stock photo taken at McDill AFB.

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Mar 7

Pretty sure it was luxury helo matching this model flying right over my house a few days ago just above the tree tops. Got gd look at it. Appeared to be going SIA > CDA. VIPs or developers for all those $8-10M homes in N Idaho? Don't know any ultra rich ppl 'cept those looking down on me from above.

Airbus luxury aircraft. Photo from Youtube video featuring 15 luxury helicopters

Olive Drab@zeldakrup· Jan 23

Article for you. S-R, Dec. 19, 2025. Sorry for the crappy camera but easy for you to look up. Provides context on what a s**tstorm the pharmacy benefit manager issue is. Written by Karen Ferguson of Spokane, founder of Our Stories Rx.