Mi Vecino, El Cartel I Tráiler oficial I ViX+ youtu.be/5-pLSVtMUxs via YouTube con mi colega Kevin Krause. Gracias #Blackfin Selena Gomez

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4 of 5 stars to History in English Words by Owen Barfield goodreads.com/review/show/50…

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1 of 5 stars to Lessons by Ian McEwan goodreads.com/review/show/52…

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Looked up "schmagege," and found this gem from an Isaac Singer story: "And to Miriam he said, 'if you, Miriam, don't take him in hand and make a man of him, then he will be a shmagege forever, and you two can put away your teeth and be prepared to starve'"

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This is what late-stage asphalt addiction looks like. The addict finds increasingly outlandish justifications to feed the addiction, destroying relationships in the process: austinpolitics.net/txdot-threaten…

Something in the wind? Mosquito management faces new challenges in an era of more extreme weather events. lawnandlandscape.com/article/someth…

"La dépendance à l'égard de la voiture est le contraire de la liberté. Elle est un échec pour tout le monde, y compris pour les conducteurs."

Paris will be changing SUV drivers higher parking fees as a way of tackling what they’re calling “auto-besity.” Size, weight & motor will be taken into account to target “dangerous, cumbersome” vehicles. EVs & vehicles for “large families” will be exempt. theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

“Hi. We noticed you’re struggling to put out journalism after we cut the legs out from under your business model. Perhaps we can talk about selling you a tool that will undermine the journalism that remains?”

Prediction for Musk-Trump bromance: 1. After being put in charge of efficiency panel, Musk tweets that all can be solved with “reforms” of Medicare & SS. 2. Trump fires him, dubs him “Murdering Musk,” & “Illegal Alien Elon” 3. Musk turns X into 100% anti-Trump propaganda

36 shots at a winner in Bogota. 1 Roll Challenge: Colombian Cosplayers youtu.be/YUhdKLAx5_w?si… via YouTube

Henry Craver film shooting Colombian parade in NYC. Portra 160 is a Waste of Money (VS. Kodak Pro Image 100) youtu.be/UPIVBittRRY?si… via YouTube

Are there other examples of local/state leaders conducting mass firings without any expression of sympathy for the workers and their families? I've never seen such a thing in my 15 years covering state and local govt.

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