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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Reading a NYT article on why the Saudis are having such hard time defending against Houthi attacks and saw this pic of a fighter--anybody know what it is? […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Humpy-looking two-seat jet fighter with elaborate green and white paint.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

This was our cat Max, whom we got from the shelter in 1999. #caturday

A black-and-white kitten on his hindquarters reaches up to swat at fronds of flowers

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Apropos of nothing (except what fascism looks like), this is a wonderful movie. At the moment it's on Amazon and Criterion.

Screenshot of imdb listing for "A Special Day" ("Una Giornata Particolare" in the original Italian) starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastoianni

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Reading about this, I couldn't help but wonder what their research facility looks like.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Trump's new press secretary has excellent fronds of hair streaming down her chest. As for actually conveying information, well...maybe she'll get better.

Blonde woman in navy blazer at White House press briefing room lectern, looking tongue-tied

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

#Yandex is a big deal in Russia. Good that Ukraine crippled it.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Couldn't walk #MarineStreetBeach without getting my shoes and socks soaked and sandy

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

My morning walk began with seals frolicking @ #LaJollaCove

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@couts.bsky.social Gotta match the length of the presentation to the attention span of the Big Boss.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Heck of an interesting podcast about brick, where it's been used (including the tallest load-bearing brick building every built, shown below), and how it has changed over the years. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/685-… #architecture #engineering #Monadnock

Color postcard rendering of Chicago's Monadnock building, 14 stories in brick

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The best part of this article about a tenants' union that extracted concessions from a greedy landlord are the pictures of the tenants' apartments. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/10/07/how-…

Man (seated) and woman (standing) in a book-lined room with a small table and two chairs in the middle. The walls are covered with framed pictures and sculptures are on every horizontal surface.

Two men in a small room almost filled with large aqua-colored sofas. The walls are full of framed pictures; various taxidermized animal heads are near the ceiling, and multiple plants finish the scene.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Kash Patel's graphic design staff is going all in to tell the story of how many phone calls the boss makes […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Elaborate chart of Patel's phone calls compared to predecessors.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

You fucking asshole. We're dropping bombs on their country, but if they strike back, it's "terrorism"?

“We do feel with some confidence that the Iranians are trying to do
what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in
acts of terrorism against the United States and against a lot of
other people as well,” Mr. Vance told reporters at Joint Base
Andrews before leaving on a trip to Alaska. “We are being
extremely cautious.”

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Hey remember when this guy was a leading presidential candidate and then got caught in this picture and his campaign went pffft? Thank goodness we were spared the indignity of a philandering president! That would have been AWFUL.

Donna Rice and Gary Hart with their arms around each other.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Hard to resist a sophisticated pitch like this

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

If you find one of these in your home, check the basement for pods.

Wilson Audio speaker named "Autobiography," with an elaborate structure holding multiple drivers on a complex frame

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Another view from shore level, same alt-text

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Supposed to be a hot one today so I got to #MarineStreetBeach @ 7:30. The sound on the clip is sweet.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Which reminds me: I really want to find a way to re-watch Ken Russell's rendition of D H Lawrence's "Women in Love," because in addition to the gratuitous nude wrestling scene, it also has a vivid description of some gay escapade of Tchaikovsky. I haven't seen […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Poster for the movie, with B&W images of Glenda Jackson and Jennie Linden, and a shot from the gratuitous nude wrestling scene

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

The osprey's back at his usual #LaJollaCove lamp post

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Was upstairs yesterday morning and came down to get a tool. This little guy was sitting on the family room floor looking up at me. He'd come in through an open patio door. After panicking and thinking "Eeek, a rat!" I got a broom and swept him back to the door […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Because who wants a digital smoker?

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Don't *think* @weejee was driving, but it might've been.

Big truck with "Trust in Rust" across the tailgate

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Got to thinking about Cole Porter and his amazingly clever lyrics, e.g.: 🎶 The world has gone mad today And good's bad today, And black's white today, And day's night today, And that gent today You gave a cent today Once had several chateaux. Anything goes! 🎶 […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Three men in suits and hats, with a woman, all smiling

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

I went to Garage Full of Vinyl in Oceanside Saturday, and found this set of seven records for $10. They're in perfect condition and sound great. Listening to #9, the Great C-Major, and it truly is great. Those giant hammer blows in the last movement just send me. #vinyl #highfidelity #music

Cover of the box containing seven LPs, titled "Schubert, the 10 Symphonies" performed by the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Mariner conducting.

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Lot⁴⁹ @12thrits.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Another view; the still camera captured the cloud colors better.

Sun-painted clouds above kelp-strewn beach

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