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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

New TOS from #Dropbox. I'm troubled by this passage: "We’ve further explained our collection and use of your data to better identify what data is being used for which purposes." Has anyone dug deeper into this? What do they mean by "collection and use of […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

A screen shot of an email describing updates in Dropbox' TOS. The highlighted passage reads, "We’ve further explained our collection and use of your data to better identify what data is being used for which purposes."

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Republican keep demonizing Democrats for forming a "Red Green alliance", but personally, I'm fine with that. #RedGreen #Canada #USpol

An image of the Canadian TV character Red Green, unfurling a stretch of duct tape.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

I made a screen recording to show how to raise hell with Google over the mis-naming of Lake Ontario. (Recorded in the gMaps web site on a laptop. YMMV)

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Please hit Maga-loco, please please PLEASE hit Maga-loco. #TropicalStormDolly

A screen shot from a tropical storm tracking website, showing Tropical Storm Dolly heading toward the West Indies.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Checking my traffic on my personal blog this morning, I see a sudden little burst of activity on a post I wrote nearly 20 years ago. What I wrote during the Bush/Cheney years looks like it could have been written yesterday... blog.purplearth.net/the-country-wev…

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In short, we have become the kind of country that we were all taught to despise. So when we criticise the country that America has become, it is in reverence to the America we were taught to believe in. This country still exists within the hearts of its people, but it has been sabotaged by a gang of looters and thugs. This is a shame not only for those of us who live here, but for those in the rest of the world who look to America as a beacon of liberty and hope.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Wall Street Democrats keep admonishing Progressives to "Vote Blue no matter who!" Now we get to see how much they really mean it. #Democrats #DSA #Progressives #VoteBlue #VoteBlueNoMatterWho

AP calls Michigan Senate primary for Abdul El-Sayed

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

News stories related to public safety must not be behind a #paywall. F**k you La Crosse Tribune!

A screen shot of a news headline that says, "Northbound West Ave. traffic to be detoured for about six weeks." The story is behind a paywall.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

I lived in Philadelphia for two years in the 90s, but this is the kind of thing that gives that town a special place in my heart.

A small sign on a post in Center City Philadelphia that says, "Somewhere in America, a little girl is hiding in an attic, writing about ICE." Philadelphia City Hall stands in the background.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

Isn't it on brand for the #orangeDipshit to have an event tomorrow at a place called "Custer Farms"? Air Farce One will pass over my father's house on its landing approach. Then he'll take a helicopter ride to a "private event" at the farm, less than a mile […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

A screen shot of a G00gle map showing the location of Friday's event for the American dictator relative to the Chippewa River and Chippewa Falls.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

I'll often contact the copy desk of papers I read to alert them to grammatical errors and typos, but I'm not gonna help them if they don't let me read their stories.

"Plans for 60-unit apartment in La Crosse's River Point District advance"

(Should read "apartment building")

"How social media news patters shape views - Lee Rasch"

*patterns

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

Methinks The #Guardian may want to re-write this headline?? Unless there are so many of us growing our own pot that it merits a Guardian how-to story....

Screen shot of a headline from The Guardian: "Houseplant hacks: is activated charcoal good for pot plants?

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026

In the summer of 1969, I was at a family gathering and a bunch of us (including my 92-year-old great-grandfather) watched the teevee as the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. When the landing was finished, I went outside with two of my cousins. We saw […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

An image from the Artemis II mission, showing a crescent Earth touching the lunar horizon, as seen from the far side of the Moon.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Bald eagles are doing their mating dances, seen today in La Crosse, and yesterday near Lake Hallie. We took a break from visiting family to take a walk between Lake Hallie and the Chippewa River, and the eagles disappeared as soon as I got the camera out […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

An otter swims toward the camera. Its tongue is out slightly, making it look absolutely adorable.

An otter swims in Lake Hallie on a rainy day in April.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

Thousands in La Crosse, but the newspaper says "hundreds." Hundreds of thousands in St. Paul, but the newspaper says "thousands". Why is the Amerikan press determined to minimize the attendance at these protest by removing zeroes from the end of the number? #NoKings

Screen shot of a La Crosse Tribune headline: "No Kings protest in La Crosse draws out hundreds."

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

Every time I'm shown an image of that BS T***p coin, I see this...

In a still image from the movie Airplane!, Lloyd Bridges stands behind a desk with his hands on the desk and his face scowling at the camera.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

Melania has a new boyfriend who is more caring and gives her more attention than her husband.

Melania walks on a red carpet accompanied by a humanoid robot, who is more attractive and caring than her current husband.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026

A week to get from St. Louis to St. Paul (less than 10 hours by mail truck). What is wrong with our post office?? #USPS #PostOffice #slowMail

Screen shot of a package tracking page that shows a package arrived in St Louis MO on February 27, and arrived in St. Paul MN on March 5.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

Sparky for President!! (from www.dailykos.com/blogs/Tom%20Tomorr…) Any real human with this platform will win in a landslide. C'mon Democrats, don't be shy! #TomTomorrow #Sparky

Sparky the Penguin outlines his platform for the presidency... undoing the physical mess the #orangeDipshit made out of Washington, and other popular items too lengthy to list here.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Those who complain there were "no white people" or "not a word of English" in the #SuperBowlHalftimeShow.... They obviously did NOT watch the show.

A screen shot of Lady Gaga (who happens to be White) performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

At the right-whinge whacko anti-abortion march in DC today, a sign quotes a dead Nazi: "Get married and have kids. You won't regret it." Uh.... I've met plenty of parents who DID regret it.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

What a wonderful day to stay home and Do Nothing. #GeneralStrike

A screen shot of the National Weather Service page for La Crosse, Wisconsin. It shows current conditions, with the temperature being -17F (-27C). The dewpoint is -32F, and the wind chill is -39F

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

Bruce introducing "The Promised Land" at a show in New Jersey last Saturday night. That earned him a Badge of Honor: to be called "highly overrated" by the #orangeDipshit

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Springsteen told the crowd, which loudly cheered his remarks: “If you believe in democracy, in liberty, if you believe truth still matters, and it’s worth speaking out, and it’s worth fighting for; if you believe in the power of the law and that no-one stands above it; if you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading an American city, using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens; if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president. As the mayor of that city has said: ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

New word, introduced by a caller to Thom Hartmann: "trumpery"

Screenshot from the Apple Dictionary, the definition of the word "trumpery":
noun: attractive articles of little value or use: "None of your wollen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation"
• practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth: "he exposed their ideals as trumpery" | [as modifier] "that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves"

adjective: showy but worthless: "trumpery jewelry"
• delusive or shallow: "that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves."

ORIGIN: late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper 'deceive'.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

Looks like I made the teevee yesterday while protesting. Sporting my evergreen all-purpose protest sign. www.wxow.com/news/la-crosse/anti-ic…

A protester dressed for cold weather on a sunny day holds a sign over his head with the word "NO!"

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

But... Who will "hit the US very hard where it hurts" when the regime "cracks down" on protesters?

Screen shot of text from The Guardian: "Trump says US will 'hit Iran very hard where it hurts' if regime cracks down on protesters"

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

Wrong, Wrong, WRONG #Guardian! The "best cordless leaf blower" is a RAKE! They may be "quieter", but they're NOT "quiet". Please stop encouraging the disruption of our peaceful communities.

Screen shot of a headline in The Guardian, "The best cordless leaf blowers"

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2025

Am I the only one that notices the impossibility of this image? That turkey (and the platter holding it) is likely close to 30 pounds (or ~15kg), and that elderly woman is holding out at arm's length as if it's a small plate of peas. I don't think that […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

The painting "Freedom From Want" by Norman Rockwell, shows a 70-something woman placing a monstrous turkey at the center of a dinner table with little effort on her part.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/11/2025

You know what else is a "dumb idea"? Giving ANY attention to ANYTHING Scott Wanker has to say.

Screen shot of news site headline reading, "After killing high-speed rail 15 years ago, Scott Walker says Madison Amtrak line still a'dumb idea'".

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025

FLYING from NYC to DC?? C'mon Zohran! WTF is wrong with taking the train?

Screen shot of text from The Guardian: "A short while ago, New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a selfie to [Xitter], grinning in a window seat as he flies to Washington DC to meet with Donald Trump." The words "as he flies to Washington DC" are highlighted.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2025

A question for people with more military knowledge than I have... In photos of the #orangeDipshit's audience of senior officers, I see a lot of service members with stripes on their sleeves... senior enlisted people. Note the image attached... a Marine […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

An image of a Marine general (stars on his shoulder) next to an Army enlisted member (stripes on the sleeve)

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2025

Back in 1998, the #orangeDipshit actually said something true...

A picture of a newspaper clipping, with a quote from D T***p from 1998 that says, "If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. Icould lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific."

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2025

Whenever a Red-hat refers to the Dead Fascist by his first name, they sound like a member of this guy's cult...

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2025

Top British cop explains how much of a PITA it is for them when protesters "go all floppy." DON'T GO QUIETLY! GO "ALL FLOPPY"! THE COPS HATE IT! #floppy

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2025

An interesting new visitor to our garden was kind enough to hold still for photos.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2025

Given that they're talking about Hegseth, I think they spelled "booze" wrong.

A screen shot of a post on Xitter by Igor Bobic: "Vance and Hegseth leaving Union Station, lots of boos." It shows a picture from inside the great hall of Washington DC Union Station.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2025

Wow. If there's *really* a market for blank floppy disks, lemme know. I probably have hundreds of them. #floppyDisk #wtf

Screen shot of a Craigslist ad, offering a full box of 25 3.5" floppy disks and a partial box of disks for the low low (?) price of $15

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2025

On yesterday's program, @ThomHartmann asked us to watch the initial handshake between Trump and Putin. He pointed out that in Helsinki, Trump greeted Putin with his palm up, in a sign of submission. According to this image, it appears that he is still submissive.

In Anchorage, Alaska, Vladimir Putin is greeted by a submissive handshake from Donald Trump. Trump is holding his palm up, while Putin is holding his palm down.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2025

Y'know, I'm with #Calvin... I'm gonna start calling them "vampire bugs."

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2025

I can't wait to watch this, but the screen shot says sooooooo much... The #orangeDipshit is in bed with #Satan, and it's *Satan* who is uncomfortable. #SouthPark

A screen shot from a #SouthPark episode as displayed in The Guardian, portrays Satan in bed with the evil fascist occupying the White House. Satan is clearly uncomfortable in this situation, and the evil fascist is delighted.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2025

Sometimes we need to be reminded how a REAL president speaks to us in a time of crisis. (h/t @georgetakei )

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2025

At a town hall, Joni Ernst dismissed complaints about Medicaid cuts, saying "Well, we're all going to die." You first, Joni.

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Obbie King @obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2025

"The number 86 can often refer to throwing something out, while 47 refers to Trump’s current term in office as the 47th president. According to online publication Distractify, “8647” was originally meant as a form of silent resistance to Trump and his […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

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