TheHerm

@herminator12.bsky.social

Minnesota forever.

Fun fact: When Biden left office the Kennedy Center had a 48.7 million dollar budget surplus. Less than 3 months the after Trump replaced all the board members with MAGA Loyalists they were 28.4 million in the hole. 🚨 Where did the money go?

Loving everyone's lunar eclipse photos of the moon. Here's mine from the Twin Cities. Coyotes and barred owls were noisy during the ten minutes either side of the (near) totality.

The Blood Moon lunar eclipse from the Twin Cities in Minnesota

Dr. Fauci: "Get vaccinated." Republicans: "No." Dr. Fauci: "Wear masks." Republicans: "No." Dr. Fauci: "Socially distance." Republicans: "No." (A million-plus Americans die from COVID.) Republicans: "Prosecute Fauci!"

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

They're using Rhino Pipeliner 5000, which freezes as sprayed-on curds almost exactly as it hits the surface. Won't flow out, flatten, and self-level like standard epoxy or paint would. Under standing water, the orange peel texture is a perfect scaffolding for algae, bacteria, and general bio scum

Curiously, it took a half an hour to hang one tarp vertically. At this rate it’s going to be hours before all the pieces are up. Hang it horizontally, it’s long enough to cover the width. 🤔

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