Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

So many bastards, so little time.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

We do not need to pander to people who do not like what we stand for.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

Everybody saw this coming.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

“But what about the lurkers?”

This is dead girl, live boy, a goat, two wetsuits and a dildo territory.  oh, and pink furry handcuffs.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

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I am terrible with geography, but even I can tell this is New York!  New York, where the turtles completely ignore social distancing rules (caught on film!) and sheep are allowed to roam free. There really are sheep; I even googled so I wouldn’t get my hopes up for nothing.  But a picture is worth a thousand words, so take a look for yourself.  New York as we have never seen it.  ~WG

ema

A few shots from a pandemic hotspot. First we have the Avenues: Park, Madison, and 5th (all N/S, looking S).

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Park Ave.

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Madison Ave.

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5th Ave.

Then the cross streets: Central Park South and E 79th St. (E/W, looking E).

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CPS

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E 79th St.

And while some in the city flaunt the social distancing rules:

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Tooooo close!
Most people, like these on my garden’s Sheep Meadow, are mindful of social distancing.
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CP Sheep Meadow

Last, but not least, a reminder that, even in the middle of a pandemic, hope springs eternal in the human breast and the tushies of ducks.

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(Taken around noon over two days – 4/5/20 and 4/6/20 – with a Sony a5100.)

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  1. 1.

    Mary G

    It’s so eerie to see those empty streets, and I’ve only seen them in the movies. Must really be weird for you residents. Lol at the duck butts!

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    Amir Khalid

    Maybe the duck tushies pic should be marked NSFW. Because, you know, tushies.

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    low-tech cyclist

    I HAVE seen the streets of NYC like that.  No big deal, really, you’ve just got to time it right.

    My wife and I had tickets to see The Producers on a Saturday night back in March 2004 with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in the lead roles, and we stayed in a hotel in midtown Manhattan.

    Being an early bird, the next morning I was already out on the streets at sunrise.  Supposedly NYC is the City That Never Sleeps, but I can tell you, it’s pretty comatose at daybreak on a Sunday morning.  I remember standing on the street in front of the Empire State Building with no cars for blocks.

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    arrieve

    @low-tech cyclist: It’s seeing the streets so empty in the middle of a weekday that’s unnerving. I live near 42nd Street; I’ve seen it during blizzards, I’ve seen it during hurricanes, and it’s never been like this.

    I’m making some new masks out of old t-shirts, following a link a couple of days ago saying that a double layer of that fabric was surprisingly effective. They’re much more comfortable and breathable than the masks I’d been wearing, so I’m hoping I can get outside a little more now.

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    Laura Too

    One of the best things I’ve ever done was a 25 mile guided bike ride through Manhattan and Brooklyn. Almost all of it was on surface streets. Almost all of it was bumper to bumper traffic, horns blaring, drivers yelling, just like in the movies. Greatest thrill ever and made me a much more fearless biker. (In a good way not a reckless way) Thank you for an awesome reminder that NYC is beautiful in so many ways. I will be back!

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    Kattails

    Wonderful shots! You just gave me a bit of time travel! Haven’t been in NYC in years; I grew up in north Jersey within an easy train ride. It was really fortunate to live in a then-rural area yet have such access to the city, with school field trips being to the Natural History Museum, the Met and so on.  Then I didn’t go for years, living further away, then went back for a couple of trade shows a the Javits. (2 t’s or 1?). What hit me then was the overall sensory experience of New York–lights, noise, smells, the wind down those long corridors, between two rivers and the sea. Going down into the subway, the screech of the train wheels. Wow. I will have to get back there. Thanks for posting these.

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    J R in WV

    Love NYC for a visit. Not crazy to live there full time, we love the solitude of the deep woods we live in in rural WV. But visits to NYC are fond memories, hope to be back again before too long.

    I agree that seeing all those major streets of a major city with no traffic, no one on foot, shocking in a way. The turtles are cute!

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    ema

    Thank you all! I will try and retake the street pictures at the beginning of next month to see if we can spot any changes. I think we will, seeing how just the other day I was stuck in a 10 seconds, oddly comforting, traffic jam on 7th Ave. in the 50s.

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    WaterGirl

    @ema: That’s a great idea

    edit: I have to say, until this morning I had no idea that duck butts (!) were even a thing!

    Since this is the internet, I have no doubt that if I googled “duck butts” something would come up.  With pictures!  But I’m not doing it.

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