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  • Seen On Bluesky

    “At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved.” American singer.Songwriter.Pianist.Composer.Civil rights activist.

  • A Nice Ride in the Dark

    Banned from the bike though I am, I did manage to sneak a ride tonight. I had a meeting with a client on the UM campus. So I loaded the Bobcat into the Jeep and drove to a parking spot as close as I could get, then got out the bike and rode the six…

  • On Suffering Veterans, Railroad Robber Barons and Digging Up the Dead

    Little-noticed news today includes news that Gulf War Syndrome-suffering veterans are probably suffering from exposure to toxic chemicals, something the Pentagon has been lying about for over a decade; a revealing report in the Times that shows that private freight railroads have been engaged in a decades-long pattern of death- and injury-causing neglect and have…

  • Overheard (2)

    A couple of law students were on the bus this morning. East Coasters, from the sound of it: “We had a big fight this morning.” “What about?” “She started shouting at me. ‘I can’t believe you made me move to this sh*t place!’” “Dude, that sounds rough.” “Yeah. Well. I told her, ‘At least we…