If you want to see mountain goat families strutting their stuff go to the NE corner of YNP. Barronette Peak is a mighty escarpment rising right up from the side of the road. There is a turn off there for goat watchers and we've never failed to see goats climbing on that tremendous east face in the autumn. Bring your highest power optics because the scale is enormous and to the unaided eye the goats are just tiny white dots moving 2,000 feet above you.
Final decision on Portland invasion of Friday. With the Illinois decision as precedent, when the judge says out loud what they already said on record, that judges might not be allowed to overrule Trump, the decision will move to a higher court.
I'm waiting for Trump to explain how President Biden could have sent all of those FBI agents to mix in with the January 6th crowds in 2021, before Biden's inauguration on January 20th.
MAGAts are batshit crazy, and they don't let little things like facts get in their way.
I'm happy that Ms. Lesley got some justice, but this will likely not be any deterrent to the MAGAts. The officials who fired her won't be financially impacted in any way, and the bigots who led the campaign will be celebrated and probably make a profit by fundraising.
My people believe in traditions, and as such, are celebrating today as we always have. To us, this day will always be known as Monday, the worst of the days as it is farthest from the start of the weekend. So Happy Fucking Monday, the day the drudgery begins and the joy of a few moments of rest ends.
I received a submission of an essay to edit for a book. I began to read and my gut got tightened up and my mind got confused. I advised the publisher that the writer of this essay was suffering some significant mental health issues and that I'd prefer to not work with the writer to improve the submission. I felt the same gut tightening, mental confusion reading Peter Thiel's lecture on the antichrist. Christ on a cracker, Peter Thiel has some significant mental health issues and has a global platform to share them further spreading the mental health issues. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-lectures-antichrist
I'm noticing a trend of billionaires with deepening mental illness attempting to be social engineers and prophets as they get richer. The current regime is owned, lock stock and barrel by them.
The Port of Portland which operates our airport is refusing to play Noem's video blaming Democrats. The argument is that the video violates the Hatch Act (which it does) forbidding the use of public resources to carry partisan messages. This is also a violation of Oregon law. I wonder why other airports aren't coming to the same conclusion.
From a Sunday Toot: “The Ukraine Impeachment (of me!) Scam was a far bigger Illegal Hoax than Watergate. I sincerely hope the necessary authorities, including CONGRESS, are looking into this! Adam “Schiffty” Schiff was sooo dishonest and corrupt. So many laws, and protocols, were violated, and just plain broken!!! President DJT”
His statement makes no logical sense, but that matters not one whit to him, his coolies, or the basket of true believers who will go to any length to justify their feeble feelings.
Your hed gif source info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/fall-goats-but-never-falling-goats
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/98e1b500-8ff0-4161-9d3f-39a99299652e
"Don't wander too far kids. There's wild people in the area."
That's one big sweater SHE'S wearing.
If you want to see mountain goat families strutting their stuff go to the NE corner of YNP. Barronette Peak is a mighty escarpment rising right up from the side of the road. There is a turn off there for goat watchers and we've never failed to see goats climbing on that tremendous east face in the autumn. Bring your highest power optics because the scale is enormous and to the unaided eye the goats are just tiny white dots moving 2,000 feet above you.
On Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm from Anchorage to Girdwood both mountain goats and Dall sheep can be spotted ...
https://www.alaska.org/guide/alaska-sheep-mt-goat-viewing-spots
I goat-a luv yer gif this morning Martini.
I wake up today
And then without warning
I find a goat family
Horning in on my morning.
Heidi of the Alps feels your pain/annoyance
They didn't kill Kenny... yet!
Gorgeous animals, but those mama horns aren't just for tooting - yield the right of way pronto.
In Glacier NP, a young mountain goat just walked on by like I wasn’t there.
I'm surprised that you weren't extorted for food. Some of those goats are brazen!
Giving us the goat, eh?
What beautiful animals
Gothcher goat.
Nanny looks like a runway model sporting the elegant winter season’s latest style.
Yeah, mom, we’ll take the high road…
Watching those creatures move with absolute, unconscious certainty...
A real pleasure, plus they're good looking animals...
Ibex you had to think about that one for a minute.
How did this move here from tehbaddr’s comment, Substack? How?
Serious business, no kidding around!
Babby goats and their Mama!
Final decision on Portland invasion of Friday. With the Illinois decision as precedent, when the judge says out loud what they already said on record, that judges might not be allowed to overrule Trump, the decision will move to a higher court.
I'm waiting for Trump to explain how President Biden could have sent all of those FBI agents to mix in with the January 6th crowds in 2021, before Biden's inauguration on January 20th.
MAGAts are batshit crazy, and they don't let little things like facts get in their way.
i think i'd feel extra uncomfortable wearing an inflatable Kenny suit around armed ice goons.
The goons have given up trying to foment a riot. They just stand at the property line like gormless idjits.
John Oliver on why Bari Weiss sucks.
https://youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?si=Wusp0keNK06k6HzP
I'm happy that Ms. Lesley got some justice, but this will likely not be any deterrent to the MAGAts. The officials who fired her won't be financially impacted in any way, and the bigots who led the campaign will be celebrated and probably make a profit by fundraising.
And people actually believe that "Biden placed 274 agents in the crowd on Jan. 6" bullshit.
Sigh....
O/T meme I just saw:
"I put a fried egg on my Croque Monsieur to make it a Croque Madam, and now J. K. Rowling is outside my house yelling at me."
Hey Wonkette!
Found this oldie of Peter Thiel in 2012. He's beenselling his philosophy for at least a decade.
https://youtu.be/PsXFwy6gG_4?si=TKRu74owRNjCrygm
"It’s time to write like the wind!" I think you mean 'break': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJLOSuz147I
My people believe in traditions, and as such, are celebrating today as we always have. To us, this day will always be known as Monday, the worst of the days as it is farthest from the start of the weekend. So Happy Fucking Monday, the day the drudgery begins and the joy of a few moments of rest ends.
p.s. -- Fuck you, Dead Columbus.
I received a submission of an essay to edit for a book. I began to read and my gut got tightened up and my mind got confused. I advised the publisher that the writer of this essay was suffering some significant mental health issues and that I'd prefer to not work with the writer to improve the submission. I felt the same gut tightening, mental confusion reading Peter Thiel's lecture on the antichrist. Christ on a cracker, Peter Thiel has some significant mental health issues and has a global platform to share them further spreading the mental health issues. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-lectures-antichrist
I'm noticing a trend of billionaires with deepening mental illness attempting to be social engineers and prophets as they get richer. The current regime is owned, lock stock and barrel by them.
The Port of Portland which operates our airport is refusing to play Noem's video blaming Democrats. The argument is that the video violates the Hatch Act (which it does) forbidding the use of public resources to carry partisan messages. This is also a violation of Oregon law. I wonder why other airports aren't coming to the same conclusion.
https://katu.com/news/local/pdx-chooses-not-to-air-video-of-sec-noem-blaming-democrats-for-shutdown
From a Sunday Toot: “The Ukraine Impeachment (of me!) Scam was a far bigger Illegal Hoax than Watergate. I sincerely hope the necessary authorities, including CONGRESS, are looking into this! Adam “Schiffty” Schiff was sooo dishonest and corrupt. So many laws, and protocols, were violated, and just plain broken!!! President DJT”
His statement makes no logical sense, but that matters not one whit to him, his coolies, or the basket of true believers who will go to any length to justify their feeble feelings.
He's a mess
ARGH i'm on vodafone in the UK and its had a massive outage.
I'm just going to sit here and pout.
Rumour is its a massive cyber attack. Whatever it is, my router says its up but its a server further up that's not working.
eta: the broadband is back not sure on anything else yet
One last video clip from the ICE HQ on my town
https://substack.com/@themidnightmanuscripts/note/c-165640748?r=zdhun