it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
John Finagin
@johnfinagin.bsky.social
Writer, blogger, cartoonist, guitarist, Europhile & paraglider pilot who's got a thing about solving wordle then writing clue-rhymes about it. So it goes! I follow back, but dm only those I know, or have had conversations about my listed interests
Happy Friday. Not too tricky but expensive in lines for me. Interesting word in many ways, historical, religious as well as financial.
Dear Eric Schmitt: Other places where Jack Smith was not on February 3 — Skateboarding with Tony Hawk Watching a Howard Hawks film Visiting Ethan Hawke Jamming with Hamish Hawk At a Seattle Seahawks game At a Chicago Blackhawks game Birdwatching Cooper’s hawks …but now he’s watching you like a hawk
A FUTURE GAME SHOW: “Sorry, Arthur, your answer was correct, but Paul shouted his opinion louder, so he gets the point. And, an extra bonus point goes to Sue, as she was offended by your answer.”
Happy Thursday. Two letters in place and three overall by L2 made solving today's wordle a lot easier - more luck than skill. The word conjures up Fred and Ginger against an art deco backdrop, NY perhaps.
My friend turned wellness influencer lives rent free in my head and I should ignore her but I hate this cult-ish belief that we can protein shake, peptide and positive mindset our way out of chronic illness, ongoing pandemic, climate crisis, racism, violence and other horrors.
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
Happy Wednesday. Getting three letters in place led to two possible words, one of which had appeared before. As for the verse - one of the more profound influences of my early adult life was the novel 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse. I'll say no more - I've probably said enough as it is. Namaste! 🙏
So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅
@indra.dahal24 does tiny construction projects: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Autumn at Saruiwa, Shiobara, 1949. Coloured Woodblock.
Happy Tuesday. Drawing a blank L1 didn't help matters, but that happens to all wordlers from time to time. The verse is based on a joke on a greeting card I once got. Seemed apt today!😁
Cyril Cox (b.1958, Canada) Autumn Warmth. 2020. Acrylic on canvas.
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
"If your "patriotism" relies on foreign dictators using deepfakes to influence British voters, you aren't a patriot, you're an asset." via Stop Brexit & Restore Hope
We have enough food, technology, and money to save the planet. We just have a system where destroying it is more profitable. That's not a climate problem. That's a greed problem. #ClimateJustice
Happy Monday. Wasn't too tricky today, as after L2 there was only one possible word. A bit of a nonsense rhyme with apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein.
“Alice Through the Looking Glass" bronze sculpture by Jeanne Argent, located in the Guildford Castle Grounds in Surrey, England.