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I wander about New England's mountains. Sometimes I write about it. Punk rock and endurance sports might have saved my life

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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 13h
I hate it here, even more now.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 18h
Cockatoos, who ever thought it was good idea to domesticate Cockatoos? www.tiktok.com/@max_thecock...
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My cockatoo discovered Alexa at 3AM… HUGE mistake 💀
TikTok video by max_thecockatoo
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 19h
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James Franco's Puzzled 'Wait What' Expression
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 19h
but... but, Cosmo:
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It's tradition
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 19h
why would he or anyone want to look like a mashup of Daddy Warbucks and Joe Rogan?
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 19h
so Bezos claims it *could* allow people 3 day work weeks & single income families, So could he, right now at his very profitable company. But he doesn't, Which tells us that any advances in tech would likely mean he won't then either. CEO's & corporate managers make the decisions, not chatbots.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
for this mornings moment of Hope and Resilience: www.kera.org/2026/10/07/c...
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Civil rights icon Opal Lee celebrates 100th birthday by ‘Clearing the Way’ for new museum  | KERA
Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 today, and her team has two marquee events scheduled for her centennial celebration.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm afraid of getting my hopes up in Kansas, despite Marshall being a terrible campaigner and running against the most moderate & charismatic of opponents (for Kansas) Darlene Graham is horrible on the stump & in debates, but it's South Carolina, if she loses this is truly a blue tsunami
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
regardless if whether Cotton loses the fact that Democrat PACs are spending ad money on Senate races in Kansas and South Carolina is just....
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Shaquille O'Neal's Surprised Face (Sorprendido)
ALT: Shaquille O'Neal's Surprised Face (Sorprendido)
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A frightening prediction: 10 minutes after Florida and Arkansas election results are announced 26 days from now,
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think you meant "directed by Terry Gilliam" but yes...
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
where have I seen her before? Oh, yeah. And it was in DC too!
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Mars Attacks Alien Woman
ALT: Mars Attacks Alien Woman
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In most of his appearances this year Paxton looks like a giant toad who is uncomfortable wearing a human suit
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Or will it simply erode and collapse into the sagebrush Elon’s own Ozymandias “No thing beside remains, Round the decay of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare…”
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Rob (the floor one) @floorisbed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ELON MUSK: [speaking into watch] what should i say to mark zuckerberg WATCH: hello mark zuckerberg ELON MUSK: no no I’M not mark zuckerberg, i’m elon MARK ZUCKERBERG: [to watch] hello
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
no, no. Hilarious as that is, the end of the article is the best: "But the statue—which now hoists its torch into the sky and teeters, plinthless, on the ground—is not on Starbase property. Nor is it made of titanium, as its sculptors initially planned. Instead, it sits by the side of a Texas road"
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
try to read this whole thread without snort laughing, go ahead
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026
Norway plans to introduce a law to parliament that would temporarily ban the tech at places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens, while also setting up an expert group to propose permanent national rules: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5Agx05
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AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
beware of going to sea with a manic peg-legged captain from Nantucket Snitty. There be the way to doom in the Pacific
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Spongebob Moby Dick
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stand up, and give it to him!
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
consequences Bee, consequences: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8c...
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The Clash - I Fought the Law (Official Video)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/10/2026
Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman
November’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
some of the J6 rioters he so honors actually pissed in the Capital hallways and smeared feces on the marble floors, nypost.com/2021/01/08/r...
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Rioters left feces, urine in hallways and offices during mobbing of US Capitol
They turned the US Capitol into a craphouse. Some invading rioters defiled the hallowed seat of democracy with their dung in their ill-fated effort to overturn the election, a source close to incom…
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
not that I'm surprised, but how is it that long time faithful GOP voters are OK with the Donald lying about their hero Ronnie just to fluff himself? Are they all truly that craven & power mad?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

REAGAN '80
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*what* sweet summer days....
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
remember Jade Helm? When just the prospect of Pres. Obama sending the Army to do a training exercise in Texas was enough to send the GOP into a frenzy? Oh wait sweet summer days those were....
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
now add Florida into that mix and the electoral college hill gets very steep for the GOP. Not saying it will, but ICE has burned A LOT of GOP bridges in south Florida and Texas that will won't get rebuilt for a generation.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
that's because "our billionaires" are all tech dork slobs with no social skills and even less taste. I mean Bezos is pinnacle of style compared to Elon, Zuck, Sergey Brin, ect. ect. ect.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I mean, America should have an honest conversation about why the Donald's favorite pump up song is YMMCA... "They have everything for young men to enjoy, You can hang out with all the boys..."
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
this is an image if Jesus that certain movements have been pushing for decades, and as mentioned thousands of times, it bares no resemblance to the Gospel at all, I mean riding into Jerusalem on a donkey should give them a clue, but they want to believe this instead
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Rick Getting Swole
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
as I was just skeeting: bsky.app/profile/carl...
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
this was THE nightmare for many small children in the 70's
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Creepy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Child Catcher
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Michael Palin performed this bit much much better: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOZx...
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Let us praise god
YouTube video by trujac goran
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
do you know what the difference between lutefisk and snot is? Small children eat snot without being coerced.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I want to imagine Will Smith as Chris Rock's own personal Office Linebacker, like anytime Chris says something stupid & derogatory Will pops up to deck him: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5dJ...
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Terry Tate - Office Linebacker
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
best acting Ben Affleck ever did, best scene Matt Damon & Ben Affleck ever wrote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv7e...
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Good Will Hunting | ‘The Best Part of My Day’ (HD) - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon | MIRAMAX
YouTube video by Miramax
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I hate it when someone flushes a galactic wormhole by accident, sigh.....
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack BLACK STEEL IN THE HOUR OF CHAOS
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/10/2026
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Missing Persons was a terminally under-rated band. People could not get their heads around their musicianship or see past their style & Dale's outfits.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Walk,..... in L.A? as Dale said nobody walks in L.A. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwGZ...
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Missing Persons - Walking In L.A. - 1982
YouTube video by DjDenis
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
oh you're entirely correct there, those folks are cultists that make Musk look positively sane & normal. But the tech industry is diverse in personalities & motivations. Not everyone in it is either a cynic or or cult member, but there seem to be quite a few of both in Silicon Valley
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
oh some of them absolutely believe it (Elon), some of them are cynical hucksters (Altman), and some are just riding the wave (Huang) Zuck is a believer but also just greedy & pragmatic enough to realize when consumers aren't buying his latest product: www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/m...
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Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse
Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
mostly so that the other 99.7% of us human being can go on existing without their influence and interference.
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carlring.bsky.social @carlring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I mean, Zuck has already shown us what he wants the techno controlled world to be like, I say we just put him & his buddies there permanently
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