Month: November 2020

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America The Current Situation

Trump in “Der Spiegel”: “The squatter”

The image above accompanies an article in the German news magazine Der Spiegel. The article’s title is Der Hausbesetzer, which means “The squatter”.

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America The Current Situation

Fox News faces

Those looks: The realization sinks in, and the (admittedly thin) veneer of “fair and balanced” disappears.

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America The Current Situation

Meme of the day

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funny Geek

From the “Remote work problems” file

Tweet by @PettyClegg: “my boss turned herself into a potato on our Microsoft teams meeting and can’t figure out how to turn the setting off, so she was just stuck like this the entire meeting”
Tap to see the original Tweet.

And now I’m checking to see if the videoconferencing app we use at Auth0 (where I work) has a potato filter.

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Tampa Bay The Current Situation

Tampa’s most disappointed voter

Photo: Lime green Mazda hatchback with a big “VOTE FOR KANYE” sticker on its rear windshield.
Tap to view the Yeezy-ness at full size.

We saw this car on Saturday afternoon in Seminole Heights, going southbound on Nebraska.

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funny The Current Situation

Tweet of the day: “Emotional Support Canadians are on standby”

Tweet by @Darth_Pingu: “Dear America: Emotional Support Canadians are on standby. If you have not yet received your Emotional Support Canadian, one will be assigned to you shortly.”
Tap to view the original Tweet.

Surely I can’t be the only one in Tampa Bay…

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The Current Situation

Dude, hug your kid

Photo: Donald Trump Jr. trying to hug Donald Trump, but Don Sr. refuses.

Dude, hug your kid.

He’s stumping for you in places that are too small-time for you to go, and talking to press outlets that are too tiny to be worth your while. It looks like he’s trying to be a worthy son.

When he reaches to you for a hug, hug him.

And not in that creepy way you do with Ivanka. He’s your kid.