\n\nAI is widely seen as something thrust upon us, as a threat and a degradation of truth, meaning, facts on many levels, and a technology whose beneficiaries are elites, and this pushback is heartening. We’re in a moment when elites think that what we want and care about doesn’t matter; making it matter is all the more important.
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-Rebecca Solnit, Mediatations in an Emergency, June 21, 2026 (emphasis mine)
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/92138004","date_published":"2026-06-14T02:05:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 02:05","date_timestamp":1781402728,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92105576","content_html":"@rscottjones On first glance, I though it said 10000 miles, which actually still made sense to me considering the drivers.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/92105576","date_published":"2026-06-13T13:18:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 13:18","date_timestamp":1781356702,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92105522","content_html":"@drwalt I think 20 cents annually. It’ll be like a Christmas bonus. I just hope it won’t push me into the next tax bracket.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/92078530","date_published":"2026-06-13T00:09:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 00:09","date_timestamp":1781309378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92071719","content_html":"The similarities between the UFC Freedom 250 White House event and President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho’s monster truck demolition derby in Idiocracy are surreal.
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/06/12/third-times-a-charm.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T19:02:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 19:02","date_timestamp":1781290953,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92050235","content_html":"@drwalt Yes they do, but the ending has a dramatic twist which left things somewhat unresolved for me. We found the movie on HBO+ ( or is it Max?). I find myself, at this age, simply resigned to the reality of corruption just about everywhere. My own small city has seen recently the indictment of the longtime city treasurer for embezzlement, and city council members using Covid money to give themselves bonuses. The world is run by the roaches now.
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/06/11/enter-mataroa-sorry-sourcefeed.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T15:02:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 15:02","date_timestamp":1781190142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91917058","content_html":"@drwalt And I appreciate the extra work. They all sound like fascinating people whom I am glad speak well of me. :-)
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/06/10/sourcefeed-an-experiment-in-old.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T16:56:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 16:56","date_timestamp":1781110608,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91869646","content_html":"@drwalt Yes, you can include links using Markdown syntax.
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/06/04/slow-leaks.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T01:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 01:10","date_timestamp":1780621800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91470397","content_html":"Playing at being a drone videographer for the volunteer project taking place at Point Gratiot Park, where I usually take my walk. Nothing to upload yet, but soon.
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/05/30/desire-v-time.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T01:01:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 01:01","date_timestamp":1780189282,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91238764","content_html":"@drwalt I have…scattered, unshaped thoughts. They spin around the concepts of “artistic free will” and the imposition of unwanted (?) ethics or morality. More rumination is in order.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/91169074","date_published":"2026-05-29T19:20:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 19:20","date_timestamp":1780082458,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91164622","content_html":"@rscottjones So has the apostrophe. He probably took it with him.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/91164622","date_published":"2026-05-29T18:37:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 18:37","date_timestamp":1780079856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91035610","content_html":"@rscottjones Yankees Win!
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