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Overnight Open Thread [05/18/2026]

I knew that the Yukon River was long, but almost 2,000 miles long? Pretty impressive! I first learned about the Yukon River from Jack London in The Call of the Wild, and White Fang. And because I was a kid, I dug into a lot of his other stories, which were chock full of the Yukon River. It has been awhile, but one collection of short stories, called Smoke Bellew, still resonates.

I think I wanted to be a gold prospector in Alaska for a few years, and of course have a dog just like White Fang!

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[Hat Tip: TC]

That has certainly morphed into communist and communist-adjacent, although their end game is just the same. One day American schools will once again teach the evils of communism, and we will be much better off as a country.

Maybe I am naive, but I am genuinely puzzled by people who are true believers. As a political philosophy, it is so transparently false that it is difficult to comprehend the suspension of logic and the discarding of knowledge of the human condition that is necessary to believe in it.

The bosses are a different issue. They want power, and are willing to do anything to get it and exercise it. THAT I understand, because it is sadly part of the human condition.

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German Tourist Killed by Cobra Bite at Egypt Hotel Snake Show

According to PEOPLE, the 57-year-old man, from the Unterallgäu region of Germany, was traveling with two family members when the incident occurred. The resort had staged a snake show for guests featuring two cobras, during which the snake charmer moved through the audience encouraging guests to handle the snakes and drape them around their necks.

During the show, the cobra found its way into the man’s clothing and struck him in the leg. The venom took effect quickly — he needed emergency resuscitation at the scene before being rushed to a hospital, where doctors were unable to save him. He has not been publicly identified.

This is me being naive again. Are there really people who are so stupid and oblivious that they think having a cobra slither around your neck as part of the night's entertainment is a good idea?
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It's small and tough to read, but damn, it is funny!

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Train collides with sewage truck in a shitty turn of events in Chesapeake,VA.
No fatalities reported just a lot of nausea. pic.twitter.com/aNhttnmgTd

— Iron Horse (@ironcanary) May 14, 2026

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Bob Dylan is widely described as Rock's greatest poet.

Bullshit.

In the real world, Paul Simon should be considered modern music's best bard, simply because he is slightly less pompous. Add in a tremendous number of fine songs with fine, poetic lyrics, and little Bobby is merely a pretender to the throne. And his enthusiastic participation in politics, while probably good for his career, is grating. Plus, "Hurricane" is a terrible song, and Ruben Carter was a thug, and my guess is that he did the crime.

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Mrs. Robinson
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The Boxer
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Scarborough Fair/Canticle
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And yes...FIGHT ME!
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And in other music news:

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An early look at Bono's pomposity...

Maybe one more...

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[Hat Tip: Misanthropic Humanitarian]

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