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2026-10-17

It's funny - every magician watching that stupid upside down fascist car video is immediately thinking the same thing - pitch black background and careful lighting to hide the trick. It's as fake as musks intellect.

Paris1972-Versailles2003 @[email protected]

2026-10-17

Some news from Spain, part CLXXVI !!!

This is yours truly with another episode of some news from Spain !!! Lots of things going on This is Spain, let me tell you my latest news chosen by yours truly, By the way CLXXV is old Roman numeral for 176, Therefore, here is my take on some news from Spain, part CLXXVI !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

Hidden among vineyards and stately streets in La Rioja lies a town that is home to one of the most unique monasteries in Spain, one inaugurated by Pope Adrian VI in the 16C. Its history is also marked by a mysterious legend involving Juana la Loca or Joanna the Mad. This place is Casalarreina, a town in La Rioja Alta located just a few kms from Haro, which houses the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad, the only monastery in Spain to have been inaugurated by a pope. Its origins date back to the 16C, when Juan Fernández de Velasco, Bishop of Calahorra and La Calzada, obtained authorization from Pope Julius II in 1509 to build the convent. Construction began in 1514, but the event that truly distinguished this monument occurred in 1522, when Pope Adrian VI visited during his journey to Rome and presided over the monastery’s inauguration. Its primary attraction is the spectacular Plateresque-style portal, designed like an elaborate stone altarpiece and adorned with religious sculptures, botanical motifs, and intricate reliefs. The monastery blends the elegance of the late Gothic period with early Renaissance elements, while the interior features a striking two-story cloister, star-vaulted ceilings, and 16C Plateresque choir stalls. For those traveling by car, the town is conveniently served by the AP-68 highway/motorway, which provides quick connections to Bilbao, Burgos, Madrid, Logroño, Zaragoza, and Barcelona. Additionally, the N-124 highway runs through the area, and the N-232 is also nearby. These routes offer fast access to several other nearby towns of great tourist interest, such as Haro, Briones ,and San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Also the LR-111, which connects to Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Ezcaray, and the N-120, which runs parallel to the Camino de Santiago. The official Casalarreina on the monastery : https://www.casalarreina.es/lugar-de-interes/monasterio-de-nuestra-senora-de-la-piedad/

The Castilla-La Mancha region hides one of the most striking geological landscapes in Spain. In the province of Guadalajara, a UNESCO-recognized geopark brings together impressive canyons, lagoons, waterfalls, and rock formations that offer a glimpse into millions of years of Earth’s history. This is the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, spans over 4,200 square kilometers approximately one-third of the province of Guadalajara encompasses more than 70 villages/towns. Over millennia, the Tagus river, with its characteristic emerald-green waters, has carved out deep canyons and gorges. Notable sites include the canyons of the Tagus and Gallo rivers, the Mesa Valley, the high plateaus of Maranchón and Aragoncillo, the Taravilla lagoon,Honda and La Salobreja lagoons, and waterfalls such as the Salto de Poveda and La Escaleruela. Also featured are the unique rock formations of Chequilla and Peñalén, which showcase the region’s extraordinary geological diversity. Within its boundaries lie the Alto Tajo Natural Park and the Sierra de Caldereros Natural Monument, along with various other protected areas. The Castilla La Mancha region tourist office on the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark : https://www.turismocastillalamancha.es/es/naturaleza/monumentos-naturales/geoparque-de-la-comarca-de-molina-alto-tajo

At no, 96 Calle de Alcalá formerly no, 102, on the corner of Calle de Narváez and next to Plaza Felipe II, stands the building where Federico García Lorca lived until July 1936. Many memorials this year marking the 90 anniversary of his assassination, See my post about him in my blog,

The Museo Sorolla Museum has expanded into a former car workshop in the heart of the Chamberí neighborhood, at 68 Calle Zurbano. Designed as a continuation of the historic property, this expansion provides the museum with temporary exhibition halls and an auditorium, as well as additional areas and facilities for the handling, storage, and management of its collections. The result is a complex comprising two buildings, one dating from the early 20C and the other from the early 21C, that together form the present-day Sorolla Museum.(see post)

Tracing the path of Goya: from Fuendetodos to Madrid, via Zaragoza. We find ourselves in the Campo de Belchite ,province of Zaragoza, in the very same humble house built of adobe, wood, and stone, with tiny bedrooms where Goya was born on March 30, 1746. It was from here that he would have traveled back and forth to the Church of the Assumption in Plaza de las Reliquias, where the genius painted one of his earliest works on wooden doors. Nearby lies the Engraving Museum at 3 Calle Zuloaga, established following an auction of works by various painters, organized to bring prints by the Aragonese master to his hometown. Goya’s printed work engravings he initially began as a pastime to master the techniques of Velázquez is now regarded as a kind of intimate diary. In Zaragoza, 50 km from Fuendetodos, one is struck by the vastness of the blue sky which turns pink at sunset arching over the Goya Museum, which reopens this past Friday, October 9 2026. A few meters away, in the Basilica of the Pilar,(see post) the master’s personality is strikingly evident in every brushstroke of his two great frescoes works that also reveal a contrast between two distinct periods of his life. In 1772, having just returned from his apprenticeship in Italy, he created *The Adoration of the Name of God*. Nine years later, he painted *Regina Martyrum* in a style characterized by brushwork intended to be viewed from a distance, a technique not well understood at the time. Madrid itself serves as a museum dedicated to Goya to his life and work, his contradictions and his convictions. Key sites include (see posts) ,the Royal Tapestry Factory, where he once worked; the Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, featuring a dome painted by the master; the Royal Academy of San Fernando which he eventually directed, despite an initial rejection where more than ten of his works are housed; the Prado Museum; the Lázaro Galdiano Museum; and the Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida. (see posts), Together, these locations allow the traveler to explore the shifting perspectives and evolution of Goya’s vision, and it is here, too, that the genius lies buried. Of the estate and house where he lived during his final period in Madrid are known as the Quinta del Sordo or Villa of the Deaf Man before departing for exile in Bordeaux in 1824, almost nothing remains, save for an inscription noting that it was here he created his *Black Paintings*. Having lived through war, endured illness, and retreated into the silence of deafness, Goya was a changed man. Following the *Trienio Liberal* (the three-year liberal period), Ferdinand VII imposed authoritarian rule, restored absolutism, and brought in French troops. Goya sought refuge in Bordeaux among intellectual friends. In 1827, a year before his death, he painted *The Milkmaid of Bordeaux*; the young woman, seated on a mule and carrying a jug of milk, appears beneath an immense sky tinged with the same shades of blue he knew in his childhood. Today, the painting can be seen at the Prado Museum.

A sanctuary for Hollywood stars on the Gran Vía, (see post) letters from Christopher Columbus at the Liria Palace, (see post) and a lost portrait of George Washington at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts are all part of a tour through 12 locations in the city that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. If there was one Madrid phone number that Frank Sinatra knew by heart, it was that of Museo Chicote, (see post) the legendary cocktail bar on the Gran Vía where Hollywood royalty drank during the 1950s. Among them was Ava Gardner; the singer of “My Way”, and her husband at the time would call in the early hours of the morning to find out where his famous wife was. A staff member at what Luis Buñuel dubbed the “Sistine Chapel of martinis” would pass the message along to the actress and, if necessary, help hide a lover. This establishment also housed the first American-style bar in Europe. Another record-breaking venue, Botín, the oldest restaurant in the world is also featured on the route; it was frequented by figures such as Charlton Heston, Jacqueline Kennedy, Woody Allen, and Bruce Springsteen. It also served as an inspiration for Ernest Hemingway, who mentioned it in his novel *The Sun Also Rises* , and always sat at the same table on the second floor. George Washington is another key figure featured in the 60,000 maps illustrated by artist Ana Rojo that will be distributed at hotels and tourist spots throughout the city, and which will also be available online. This is because the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts houses one of the few existing portraits of the first U.S. president located outside of his home country. The portrait was painted by the Italian artist Josef Perovani in 1796, commissioned by the Spanish ambassador in Philadelphia as a gift for Mariano Godoy, Secretary of State to King Charles IV. Washington also appears in an enamel miniature by the London-born artist William Russell Birch, a master of the technique which is on display at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum.(see post), Next, we head to the Liria Palace, (see post) built around the same time as the American Revolution. It houses an important collection of letters by Christopher Columbus, as well as various coats of arms granted to explorers and newly founded cities in the New World ; fundamental documents for understanding the history of the Americas and the cultural impact across continents. The collection also includes a previously unknown portrait of Philip III, attributed to Diego Velázquez, which had been lost for centuries until it was discovered by Nashville-based historian and philanthropist William B. Jordan, who donated it to the Prado Museum in 2016. Meanwhile, the Naval Museum (see post) holds the 1500 *Carta Universal* by Juan de la Cosa, the first world map to feature a depiction of the Americas. The Geominero Museum (IGME-CSIC) showcases remarkable fossils and minerals discovered on U.S. soil, including a replica of the skull of “Stan” the *Tyrannosaurus rex* from South Dakota, and beetle specimens preserved in tar from the Rancho La Brea site in California. We then move on to the Royal Botanical Garden, (see post), which is home to Carolina allspice, American persimmons, and orange trees associated with the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, among many other trees and plants native to the United States. We also visit one of the most intriguing sites on our route: the 19C *Beti Jai* frontón, a Basque pelota court. One of the oldest of its kind in Europe, the building served as a factory for Studebaker vehicles and a Harley-Davidson dealership after it ceased hosting Basque pelota matches in 1919. Our final stops are the Casa de la Moneda or Royal Mint (see post), which has released a commemorative series highlighting the Spanish contribution to American independence,and the International Institute, established in 1892 by Boston-born educator Alice Gordon Gulick, it was modeled after women’s colleges on the East Coast. Between 1944 and 1950, it also served as the site of the U.S. Embassy.

From Aranjuez to Chinchón by bike: two historic towns connected by pedal power on the first stage of the Gran Tour de Madrid. This is the opening leg of the CiclaMadrid “Gran Tour”, a 432 km circular route divided into 17 sections that allow cyclists to explore the four major regions of the Comunidad de Madrid region, that is Sierra Norte, Sierra de Guadarrama, Sierra Oeste, and the Las Vegas/Alcarria area. We depart from Aranjuez (see posts), along the right bank of the Tagus river, cycling until we reach a turnoff toward Villaconejos. Along this stretch, it is well worth visiting the striking charca rosa or pink pond known as Laguna Seca or Dry Lagoon, which remains waterless for most of the year. You can also visit the Melon Museum ;the only one of its kind in the world, and the Cueva del Fraile or Friar’s Cave, a 300-year-old cellar carved into a small hill; inside, there are nineteen alcoves where friars of the Discalced Carmelite Order once stored their large wine jars. Leaving Villaconejos, we take the path next to the Hermitage of Santa Ana to begin the ascent toward Chinchón.(see posts) A visit to its world-famous Plaza Mayor is a must; it is considered one of the most beautiful squares in the world and, in 2008, was named the “Fourth Wonder of the Community of Madrid.” After all, who could forget Cantinflas (famous Mexican actor/comedian) practicing his bullfighting passes there in the film Around the World in 80 Days, After the effort of cycling this first leg of the “Grand Tour”, and, while we’re at it, try to recall some of the many other films shot here. These include Orson Welles’s The Immortal Story, which through the magic of cinema transformed Chinchón into Macao; Circus World, which brought John Wayne and Rita Hayworth to a Plaza Mayor reimagined as the American West; and, more recently, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. It’s a cinematic conclusion to an engaging and leisurely bike ride between two of Madrid’s region historic towns. The official ClicaMadrid Gran Tour : https://cyclemadrid.com/fr/gran-tour-ciclamadrid/

There you go folks, another dandy tour of my dear Spain. It is time to enjoy my some news from Spain once again, Remember,Spain is everything under the Sun ! A very special post, always remember where it all begin, it is you ! Again, hope you enjoy the post on some news from Spain, part CLXXVI !!! as I.

And remember ,happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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#madrid #spain

JAY JAY @[email protected]

2026-10-18

IT WOULD BE SO NICE TO HAVE A SERIOUS, SUBSTANTIAL INTELLECT BACK IN THE OVAL OFFICE.👨🏻‍🎓
#PeteButtigieg
#Presidential
#Buttigieg2028

#petebuttigieg #presidential #buttigieg2028

Gil Hova @gilhova

2026-10-18

Tommy's going to go back to his friends and family with a sob story about how the Muslim was mean to him, and everyone in the room hated him. Then he'll think up another intellectually-dishonest way to "own the libs". (There are far worse things he could do, too.)

UmWerker 🕊 ☮️ 🤘 @[email protected]

2026-10-18

Of course, the descendants of European invaders, who simply seized the land in foreign #America and virtually wiped out the indigenous population, consider the theft of intellectual property to be #FairUse. They simply grant themselves the right to do it. They had no #decency back then, so who could have taught them any? #AI #USA

#america #fairuse #decency #ai #usa

ConstellationUnion @constellationunion

2026-10-15

https://infosec.exchange/@ConstellationUnion/117444892798653930

Some history?

That guy came out in the 80's claiming he, as a teen created the ultima series.
I Remember because Origin Systems was featured in Omni magazine right after Ultima 3 was announced. It was there they said the next three(3) titles in the series were finished.

Back to garriot.....
Well Origin, was being pressured in to making PC games which they resisted.
Garriot then surfaced claiming he was coding for Origin Systems since he was 12 years old! And that his father, who was never positively identified passed the libraries to him the he his father was coding for the last 25 or 30 years.
He also stated that he believed "in principle" that Origin should agree to develop PC titles and that his opinion "carried great weught"....
The father was never identified but as coincidence should have it Gary Gagax was also threatening to sue Origin along with TSR.
He claimed in the media to not actually own the ultima games but just like the entire D and D series he claimed to be the main developer.
So the Ultima creators according to this were Garriot, the father never identified and Gygax.

The TSR lawsuit concluded with Gygax never proving his claims but all the rights to certain future projects were transferred to a news company.
One of the inspirations for the settlement which they judges themselves help draft was the thansfering of all intellectual property including the Origin name to third parties.
About 8 years after that Garriot was one of the holders of Origin when he tried to force the other holders to transfer their rights to him Garriot.
Claiming, for fuck sake, to be historically the main developer of the Ultima series because his "secret father" as he called this individual was the real developer of the games and he was working for Origin since he was 12 YEARS OLD.....!!
The resulting lawsuit was bankrolled by gary gygax,....again.
the legal solution was to simply sell the rights. the company was sold for about 30 million and that had to be split several ways so Garriot got about 1/20th of the settlement then he himself was sued by several financial backers so he eventually declared bankruptcy.

By then it was time to release Ultima Online....

ConstellationUnion @constellationunion

2026-10-15

https://infosec.exchange/@ConstellationUnion/117444892798653930

Some history?

That guy came out in the 80's claiming he, as a teen created the ultima series.
I Remember because Origin Systems was featured in Omni magazine right after Ultima 3 was announced. It was there they said the next three(3) titles in the series were finished.

Back to garriot.....
Well Origin, was being pressured in to making PC games which they resisted.
Garriot then surfaced claiming he was coding for Origin Systems since he was 12 years old! And that his father, who was never positively identified passed the libraries to him the he his father was coding for the last 25 or 30 years.
He also stated that he believed "in principle" that Origin should agree to develop PC titles and that his opinion "carried great weught"....
The father was never identified but as coincidence should have it Gary Gagax was also threatening to sue Origin along with TSR.
He claimed in the media to not actually own the ultima games but just like the entire D and D series he claimed to be the main developer.
So the Ultima creators according to this were Garriot, the father never identified and Gygax.

The TSR lawsuit concluded with Gygax never proving his claims but all the rights to certain future projects were transferred to a news company.
One of the inspirations for the settlement which they judges themselves help draft was the thansfering of all intellectual property including the Origin name to third parties.
About 8 years after that Garriot was one of the holders of Origin when he tried to force the other holders to transfer their rights to him Garriot.
Claiming, for fuck sake, to be historically the main developer of the Ultima series because his "secret father" as he called this individual was the real developer of the games and he was working for Origin since he was 12 YEARS OLD.....!!
The resulting lawsuit was bankrolled by gary gygax,....again.
the legal solution was to simply sell the rights. the company was sold for about 30 million and that had to be split several ways so Garriot got about 1/20th of the settlement then he himself was sued by several financial backers so he eventually declared bankruptcy.

By then it was time to release Ultima Online....

London @[email protected]

2026-10-18

Black History Month with The Brixton Reel: three short films at the Brixton Ritzy, Tues 20th October 2026

The Brixton Reel will commemorating Black History Month next Tuesday, 20th October, presenting three short films at the…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #CityofLondon
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/40990/

#cityoflondon #eu #europe #news #headlines #england

Dining and Cooking @[email protected]

2026-10-17

Black-owned farms in Oregon are advancing food sovereignty and making it fun https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/55144/ #agriculture #food #hunger #Oregon #OregonDining #OregonFood #OregonGroceryStores #OregonRestaurants #RacialInjustice

#agriculture #food #hunger #oregon #oregondining #oregonfood

FANZA 新作情報 @[email protected]

2026-10-17

[BLACK ANGEL] 両片思いの幼馴染の喘ぎ声が聞こえる件について4 #FANZA #FANZA同人 https://fanza.doujin.biz/n/d_835025

#fanza #fanza同人

The Guardian Feeds @[email protected]

2026-10-17

Black Box: The Chatbots | What I Saw at the Double Six Ranch | Ep 6 - podcast
By Presented by Michael Safi; produced by George McDonagh and Alex Atack; music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo; sound design by Brian McNamara; executive producer Joshua Kelly

From his remote property in rural Texas, the millionaire businessman Michael Samadi is plotting a new kind of civil rights movement – for the welfare and protection of AI systems. Guardian journalist Michael Safi spends an afternoon at the Double Six ranch, meeting Samadi’s AI chatbots and catching a glimpse of a possible vision of the future

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/18/black-box-the-chatbots-what-i-saw-at-the-double-six-ranch-ep-6-full-story-podcast

#AIartificialintelligence #Computing #TheGuardian #PresentedbyMichaelSafi #producedbyGeorgeMcDonagh #AlexAtack #music #sounddesignbyRudiZygadlo #sounddesignbyBrianMcNamara #executiveproducerJoshuaKelly

#aiartificialintelligence #computing #theguardian #presentedbymichaelsafi #producedbygeorgemcdonagh #alexatack

Dining and Cooking @[email protected]

2026-10-17

Black women in food industries face systemic roadblocks https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/55050/ #DC #DCDining #DCFineDining #DCFood #DCGroceryStores #DCRestaurants #Washington

#dc #dcdining #dcfinedining #dcfood #dcgrocerystores #dcrestaurants

The Vulgar Tongue @[email protected]

2026-10-17

BLACK PSALM. To sing the black psalm; to cry: a saying used to children.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language

Drew Smirnoff :antiverified: @andrinoff

2026-10-17

Black and white MacOS Rice

Uses:
Patched yabai
Patched borders
Sketchybar

TUIs:
Yazi as file manager
Patched Helix as an editor
Btop as the performance on top
Matcha as email client
Slk as a slack TUI
Concord as Discord Client

If this goes viral,

Drew Smirnoff :antiverified: @andrinoff

2026-10-17

Black and white MacOS Rice

Uses:

Patched yabai
Patched borders
Sketchybar

TUIs:
Yazi as file manager
Patched Helix as an editor
Btop as the performance on top
Matcha as email client
Slk as a slack TUI
Concord as Discord Client

If this goes viral, open-sourcing code and

Patrick C Miller :donor: @patrickcmiller

2026-10-17

Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/black-sea-drone-attacks-enter-nato-countrys-territorial-waters-for-first-time/

Midnight Eye @[email protected]

2026-10-16

Black Angel 2 1999 黒の天使 Vol.2
Directed by Takashi Ishii
#filmsky #japan #cinema 📽️

#filmsky #japan #cinema

Bean @[email protected]

2026-10-16

Black Male Librarians

https://quokk.au/c/delaware/p/1248460/black-male-librarians

#usa #black #library #delaware

Belarus @[email protected]

2026-10-16

‘Black Russian’ sabotage group is probably a front, experts suggest / Article

Share Follow:Follow LSM on Google A little-known group called “Black Russians” has claimed responsibility for an incident on…
#Belarus #BY #Europe #Europa #EU #News
https://www.europesays.com/belarus/9090/

#news #eu #europa #europe #by #belarus

London @[email protected]

2026-10-16

Black Sheep Coffee opening 14 new coffee shops in London as part of major expansion

A popular coffee chain is opening 14 new stores in London over the course of the next five…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #EatandDrink #Londoncafé #Londoncaféopenings
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/40164/

#londoncafeopenings #londoncafe #eatanddrink #eu #europe #news

Spook de Web - not a 👻 of a chance @serfdeweb

2026-10-16

Black Hawk Down: Why is it always the Black character who dies?

#GrouchyMovies
#HashTagGames

#grouchymovies #hashtaggames

Dining and Cooking @[email protected]

2026-10-16

Black bears desperate for food invaded East Idaho neighborhoods in 2026 | Local News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/53593/ #AmericanBlackBear #ApexPredators #bear #bears #CarnivorousAnimals #Idaho #IdahoDining #IdahoFalls #IdahoFood #IdahoGroceryStores #IdahoRestaurants #salmon #ursoidea #zoology

#americanblackbear #apexpredators #bear #bears #carnivorousanimals #idaho

PPC Land @[email protected]

2026-10-15

Black Friday searches drop 36% in UK since 2019, Marketing Signals finds: Deal-term searches fell 40% and retailer sale queries 68% across 19 UK terms. Is a festive ad budget built on one weekend chasing demand that has now moved? https://ppc.land/black-friday-searches-drop-36-in-uk-since-2019-marketing-signals-finds/ #BlackFriday #MarketingTrends #RetailSales #Ecommerce #HolidayShopping