Stilty

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Interests: PNW, bicycles, whale watching, antitrust, Letterboxd, Lina Khan, Frances Perkins, tech ethics, data analytics, parks, energy efficiency, Mars, occupational safety, Iceland, healthy air, karaoke, libraries, Tacoma https://boxd.it/6ZAKL

Stephen Colbert singing The White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl" while on helium
Map of route from Star Lake station to Columbia City station via light rail then up and down Lake Washington Blvd & around Seward Park by bicycle!
Book covers: Escape from Warsaw Ian Serraillier Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI Karen Hao Mrs. Nash's Ashes Sarah Adler Nutshell Ian McEwan East West Street Philippe Sands Four Aunties and a Wedding Jesse Q. Sutanto The Spook Who Sat by the Door Sam Greenlee Yellowface R.F. Kuang
"Recent activity" Thumbnails of the following movies: - Nightcrawler - Zola - The Master - It Was Just an Accident
Science News'April cover story: Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.
Movie posters from It Was Just an Accident 2025, Train Dreams 2025, Nest 2022, We Were Here 2011 It Was Just an Accident: An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Train Dreams: A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America. Nest: A story of siblings building a tree house together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons, as we follow them through their struggles and moments of joy. (Free on Kanopy!) We Were Here: A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.
Tour poster for Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments Poster text: X BIG TITTIES. BIG DREAMS. BRIDGET EVERETT AND THE TENDER MOMENTS MARCH 2 DETROIT, MI THE FILLMORE DETROIT 3 MILWAUKEE, WI PABST THEATER 5 MINNEAPOLIS, MN STATE THEATRE 6-CHICAGO, HE - SOLD OUT RIVIERA THEATRE 7 CHICAGO, IL - JUST ADDED 9 KANSAS CITY, MO UPTOWN THEATER 10 ST. LOUIS, MO THE PAGEANT 11 NASHVILLE, TN RYMAN AUDITORIUM 13 ATLANTA, GA TABERNACLE 10 BOSTON, MA MOM MUSIC HALL AT FENWAY 11 PHILADELPHIA, PA MILLER THEATER 12 WASHINGTON, D.C. WARNER THEATRE
Very tall sequoia tree with a hound/pit mix in the foreground, somewhat blocking the massive tree trunk. The dog has a little smile and is clearly a very good girl.
Stilty's Letterboxd watchlist (filters: French lang, 1960s, stream): Thumbnails of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" 1964, "The Young Girls of Rochefort" 1967, "Au Hasard Balthazar" 1966, "Vice and Virtue" 1963, "Line of Demarcation" 1966, "Purple Noon" 1960, "Z" 1969, "Cléo from 5 to 7" 1962 The first two thumbnails are greyed out bc I've seen them already. The list is sorted by popularity
Poster for a Nirvana concert at Community World Theatre on March 19 [1988]
"Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park" sign. Behind the sign is a jogger on a boardwalk. The Commencement Bay and Mount Rainier (Mount Tacoma) are in background.
In fact, if you look at, actually, the different delegations that are part of this mission, the U.S. delegation was treated by far — one of the worst by our own consular services. They did not arrive to the prison camp until maybe four days after our disappearance and detention in the middle of the Negev Desert. And when they did, they said, “You know what, guys? You’re on your own. There’s nothing we can do for you. You’re in Israel’s hands now.” And I will say it did not stop there, the systematic abandonment by the State Department and the consular services. When we were eventually freed and deported to Jordan, we were dropped there. The other delegations that were there were greeted, welcomed, treated, hugged, put into hotels, given flights home. The U.S. consul told us, “We are not your babysitters. We will not provide food, water, clothes, hotels, transportation. The most we can do for you is have the Jordanians drive you to the airport. We’re going to drop you off without any cellphones or money. You are on your own.” That is how our government thinks about us. They do not serve us. They serve the state of Israel. And they share what I would maybe describe as the Pete Hegseth school of international law, that due process is no process, and it doesn’t matter that we never saw a judge, a jury, never saw our lawyers or a prosecutor, were never charged with anything.
Photo from the movie "Of and Age." The two main characters are driving from a presumably small town in Australia to a beach town that's at least an hour away. Top half of image is blue sky w cumulus (?) clouds at the bottom. Foreground is mostly dirt, with a crane and buildings that could be smokestacks on the horizon. Presumably they're on a road zoned for industrial. Captions: -ADAM: Favorite book. -KOL: "Great Expectations"
Before the collision, Ragusa said that Giuliani was helping “a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident” and remained at the scene on Interstate 93 until officers ensured her safety.  After troopers arrived, Goodman drove the former associate attorney general southbound on the highway when the woman struck “from behind at high speed,” Ragusa said.
US President Donald Trump loads the motorcade, with granddaughter Kai Trump (L) and grandson Spencer Frederick Trump (R), on the south lawn of the White House in Washington DC on August 30, 2025, as they head to Trump National golf course in Sterling, Virginia (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Thumbnails of the movies Local Hero, To Be or Not to Be, Pickpocket, I'm Still Here
This account is based on an analysis of nearly 23 hours of videos Soelberg posted to Instagram and YouTube, a review of 72 pages of Greenwich police reports related to Soelberg prior to the murder-suicide, public records and interviews with friends, neighbors and other Greenwich locals. The Journal didn’t have access to Soelberg’s entire chatlog.
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I am Terry Gross. It's a FRESH AIR tradition that the week leading into Labor Day, we do a themed series of interviews from our archive. This week's theme is R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll. I got that idea while listening to a terrific podcast I recommend called "A History Of Rock Music In 500 Songs." While listening to the early episodes about the prehistory and early history of rock, I often found myself thinking, wait, that person is in our archive. Those are the people we'll be hearing from. Later today, we'll hear my interview with one of the pioneers of rockabilly, Carl Perkins, who wrote and made the first recording of "Blue Suede Shoes." After that, Elvis made his hit recording.
Stilty's ballot for NYT's 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. In no particular order: - Rams (2016) - Pariah (2011) - Best in Show (2000) - Vanskabteland (2022) - The Florida Project (2017) - But I'm a Cheerleader (2000) - Fruitvale Station (2013) - The Rider (2018) - Dancer in the Dark (2000) - plus one movie added by me, shows blank thumbnail. The movie I submitted is "Of an Age" (2022 by Goran Stolevski)
Row of movie posters: The Grapes of Wrath, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Confessions of a Nazi Spy, and The Mortal Storm
Recent activity from letterbox account. The last four movies are A Real Pain, Paths of Glory, Conclave, and Zone of Interest
Screenshot of DuckDuckGo query and DuckAssist response. The question is "will water freeze at 20 degrees f" The answer is "Yes, water will freeze at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and it typically takes about six hours for insulated pipes to freeze at that temperature. However, the freezing time can vary based on factors like insulation and exposure to cold air." It includes two sources, including angi.com. It also includes a toggle to turn off the DuckAssist answers
Search results from the app Letterbox, using the filters AppleTV+ and documentary.
Screenshot from the Libby App of the prologue from the non fiction book "The Woman Behind the New Deal: the Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience" by Kirstin Downey. Publication: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2009]. "She ticked off the items: a forty-hour workweek, a minimum wage, worker's compensation, unemployment compensa-tion, a federal law banning child labor, direct federal aid for unemployment re-lief, Social Security, a revitalized public employment service, and health insur-ance. She watched his eyes to make sure he was paying attention and understood the implications of each demand. She braced for his response, knowing that he often chose political expediency over idealism and was capable of callousness, even cruelty. "The scope of her list was breathtaking. She was proposing a fundamental and radical restructuring of American society, with enactment of historic social welfare and labor laws. To succeed, she would have to overcome opposition from the courts, business, labor unions, conservatives. "Nothing like this has ever been done in the United States before," she said. "You know that, don't you?"
Screenshot from the Libby App of the non fiction book "The Woman Behind the New Deal: the Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience" by Kirstin Downey. Publication: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2009]. "A set of programs put artists to work across the country decorating municipal and federal buildings and providing art education classes. Soon monumental scenes from American history graced far-flung post offices in places like Berkeley, California; Decatur, Illinois; Abbeville, Louisiana; and Flan-dreau, South Dakota. Sculptures appeared atop Boulder Dam. "Again, job recruits were approved by the revitalized agencies that Frances had created to staff the CCC."
Doesn't work without app https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NMksYm/ Link you posted (shortened url) https://www.tiktok.com/@indivisibleguide/video/7445467417574133023?_t=8s0JtWMxfFH&_r=1 The link above expands to this URL & requires the app to view Works without app https://www.tiktok.com/@indivisibleguide/video/7445467417574133023 URL w the "?" & everything after removed
Cast of Somebody Somewhere: Jeff Hiller, Mercedes White, Murray Hill, Bridget Everett
Table of the Electoral and Popular Votes per state for the 2016 and 2020 US elections. Source 2024 World Almanac
PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Bikini Kill, a band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1990, played a pivotal role in the Riot Grrrl movement—a feminist punk rock movement that has empowered women and marginalized voices across the globe; and WHEREAS, Bikini Kill’s music and activism have inspired countless individuals to challenge gender norms, speak out against injustice, and create spaces for underrepresented voices in the music industry and beyond; and WHEREAS, the band's influence extends far beyond their music, symbolizing resistance, empowerment, and the fight for gender equality, and inspiring generations of artists and activists; and WHEREAS, the City of Olympia recognizes the cultural and historical significance of Bikini Kill, whose members have not only contributed to our local music scene but have also brought international attention to our city as a hub of progressive thought and artistic innovation; and WHEREAS, the City of Olympia acknowledges that during the formative years of th
Minor party and independent candidates for president will appear on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot as follows, with the Presidential nominee listed first and Vice Presidential nominee listed second: - We The People Party; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nicole Shanahan - Green Party; Jill Stein, Samson LeBeau Kpadenou - Socialism and Liberation Party; Claudia De la Cruz, Karina Garcia - Socialist Workers Party; Rachele Fruit, Dennis Richter - Socialist Equality Party; Joseph Kishore, Jerry White - Libertarian Party; Chase Oliver, Mike ter Maat - Cascade Party; Krist Novoselić, James Carroll - Justice For All Party; Cornel West, Melina Abdullah - Independent Candidate; Shiva Ayyadurai, Crystal Ellis
From NYTimes: ROY COOPER Governor of North Carolina, 67 Mr. Cooper is the governor of what might at best be called a swing-ish state — Barack Obama won there in 2008. Picking Mr. Cooper might put it in play, or at the least, press the Trump campaign to invest money in a state it would otherwise not have to worry about. In 2020, when Mr. Trump won the state by 1.3 percentage points, Mr. Cooper was elected by 4 points. But he is term-limited, so he cannot run again. And if Mr. Cooper gets the nod, every time he leaves the state to campaign, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a very conservative Republican who is running for governor, becomes the acting governor.
Screenshot of an app w tides prediction. It predicts a high tide at 4:20pm at Tahlequah, Neil Pt., Dalco Passage, Vashon Island, Puget Sound, WA.
US single of Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (1971)
15 pound dog wearing doggles has her head poking out of a yellow backpack. The human wearing the backpack is about to start riding a bike. The dog’s face is totally white
The Breeders Last Splash. Released 1993
Screenshot of a playlist in my music library called “90s albums”. Image includes covers of four of the albums in the playlist: Bjork’s Post, Bikini Kill’s Pussy Whipped, The Cardigans’s Life, and Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar’s Gling-Gló.
He [Joe Saunders, senior political director at Equality Florida and a former state lawmaker] listed some things that will change now: — Books featuring LGBTQ+ characters were removed from school libraries in one county. Those books must now be returned. But depending on the content of the book, a teacher might not be able to, say, read it aloud to a class. — Anti-bullying programs that had been ditched because they addressed anti-LGBTQ+ bullying can resume. — Teachers in a county that once allowed them to designate their classrooms as LGBTQ+ safe spaces with a sticker on the door were required to peel them off. Now, the stickers can return.
All candidates for political office in the United States deserve to be evaluated on their accomplishments and capabilities rather than by their age. Seniors may be the last minority whose natural traits are singled out for ridicule and stereotyping. If the American people disagree with President Biden’s policies and prefer change, they should support his opponent. But in the absence of valid evidence of true cognitive impairment, their judgment should not be influenced by ageist social stereotypes. Biden and the American political process deserve better. Daniel J. Stone is an internist and geriatrician in Beverly Hills.
What a doctor sees when President Biden hesitates March 11, 2024 As a geriatrician, I discuss the effects of aging with patients every day. I wish I had a chance to give my usual talk to everyone who chortles or tears their hair out about President Joe Biden’s fitness for his job. First, memory. I explain to patients that there are three components to consider. One is formation. Then storage. And finally, recall. The most common issue among seniors is slow recall. This is the familiar “tip of the tongue” phenomenon, when a word seems to hide or a name won’t come to mind. You know the name, it’s in your bank of memories, it just can’t be accessed quickly. Given time, it usually arrives. This problem, called age-associated memory impairment, often starts for people in their 30s and gradually progresses. It’s a nuisance but not disabling. If, like me, you find yourself using the term “whatchamacallit,” you probably have it. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.
Alzheimer’s is cognitively crippling. Losing the ability to form new memories freezes one in time. Those affected can’t make new friends or address new situations without fresh memories. Additionally, the disease progressively impairs other domains, including behavior and ultimately physical skills. Fortunately, President Biden shows no signs of Alzheimer’s disease. At news conferences, he references new events and obviously creates new memories efficiently. He speaks slowly and pauses to find words like others with benign age-associated memory impairment. These issues are exacerbated by a chronic speech impediment. Biden has struggled with stuttering since childhood, and remnants of the condition have long been apparent in his speech.
My top streamed artists in March 2024, per the Tidal streaming app. The top 5 are Elton John, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran , The Platters.
Screenshot of a letterboxd list. Pic shows the movie posters from one of sunshinesunday’s watchlists. First item on the list (Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing) is faded, indicating it’s been watched.
“I visited Schiff’s congressional office. His staff chatted kindly with me while I waited for him to return from a vote. I kept wanting to say something about the location of our meeting, about how I didn’t think we were supposed to be having it at his office. But I am not his mother, so I acted chill and marveled at what it must be like to have such assuredness. Enough assuredness that you don’t worry about whether you’re allowed to conduct an interview about your Senate race in your House office. I mean, come on, what was I gonna do? Tell someone?”
“ Lee told me in December at the Democratic Club in Washington, where she had asked to meet for our conversation, citing the rules prohibiting her from doing campaign business in her House office.”