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Picdump Spicy

Sunday picdump for Sunday, July 6

its-like-they-didnt-listen-at-all

It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating
around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy!



4-seasons-in-florida

400-years-ago-wasnt-great-either

a-felon-married-to-an-immigrant

aliigator-alcatraz-merch

alligator-alcatraz-is-a-modern-day-lynching-joke

alligator-alcatraz

alligator-auschwitz-seems-more-fitting

alligator-auschwitz

amendment-to-give-veterans-jobs-back

america-is-beautiful-contradictory-unfinished

american-who-dont-want-to-fight

architect-jurassic-sequel

arrested-for-speeding

at-least-billionaires-are-getting-richer

baby-i-am-the-streets

be-so-completely-yourself

beyond-deplorable

big-beautiful-buildup

bresnahan-selling-centene-stock

bruce-lee

but-they-were-all-of-them-deceived

can-build-concentration-camps-but-cant-help-hurricane-victims

cant-find-the-words

cant-see-when-im-tagged

caricature-gone-wrong

cat-playing-tuba

charlie-kirk-dropped-out-of-community-college

charlie-kirk-is-unqualified

charlie-kirk-romanticizing

condemned-to-use-the-tools-of-my-enemy

confounding-variables

cube-globe

death-to-tyrants

divided-world

do-not-mourn-as-you-leave-the-beach

dudes_who_make_32k_a_year

electric-vs-acoustic-cancer

every-pediatrcian-needs-a-favorite

every-trait-disqualifying-ice-agent-from-previous-jobs

evil-is-the-absence-of-empathy

extrovert-friend-ordering-for-me

eyes-only-for-her

female-wolf

finewith-disappearingpeople-now

for-cutting-off-trade-with-all-parts-of-the-world

ford-mavericks-stored-in-cave

found-these-in-a-burger-king-bathroom

fox-is-really-nailing-the-point

free-hot-dog-for-ice-agents-with-id

german-concentration-camp-alligator-alcatraz

glitter-trick

grafitti-removal-guy

gunther-eagleman-flip-flops

happy-3-year-anniversary

happy-independence-day

he-says-to-signals-president

he-wants-you-to-have-fewer-days-off

hello-ice

helping-mom-at-checkout

how-do-i-stop-the-voices

i-am-chalanting-about-a-lot-of-things-actually

i-can-physically-feel-myself-pick-the-wrong-dialog-option

i-have-deep-concerns

icy-road

id-rather-be-hated-for-who-i-help-than-loved-for-who-i-hurt

if-you-ever-had-a-move-back-in-with-your-parents-phase

if-you-fantasize-about-people-being-eaten-by-alligators

imagine-what-they-say-about-immigrants-whose-names-they-dont-know

immigrants-and-anchor-babies

improvised-protective-gear

it-grows-perhaps-the-greater

its-a-yellow-lab

its-immaterial

japanese-internment-camp-alligator-alcatraz

jedi-his-wife-daughter-uncle

john-oliver-on-big-beautiful-bill

just-got-fired-from-walmart

kid-who-fought-back-once

killing-me-softly-with-his-thing

king-harold-a-second-army-has-landed

konstantin-nikolaev

landlords-and-executives-or-art-and-human-flourishing

lgbtq-book-ban-advocate-does-the-expected

living-in-florida

look-in-the-mirror

lots-of-toilet-paper

mansplaining

may-your-socks-always-be-wet

mcconnell-wants-them-to-get-over-it

me-when-someone-asks-how-much-i-love

medicaid-cuts-will-hurt-you

mens-bathroom-at-kansas-city-war-memorial

more-costcos-in-walkable-neighborhoods

morning-wood-ranch

mount-rushmore-aghast

nebraska

not-a-good-look-america

not-a-short-list

not-doing-homework-for-a-week

not-inalienable-right-but-conditional-privileges

not-seeing-a-number

nuts-and-bolts

once-you-build-a-massive-deportation-machine

one-big-beautiful-bill

one-second-before

only-5000-beds-in-alligator-alcatraz

palantir

palette_swap

people-dont-receive-medicaid

people-in-true-story-movie-vs-actual-photo-in-end-credits

people-will-tell-you-theyre-scared-of-this

peter-thiel-shows-trump-how-to-sort-by-ethnicity

police-cart

pretended-offenses

prisoners-trolley-problemma

pro-life-indeed

purposely-marching-out-of-sync

rather-be-woke-than-morally-broke

regime-change-in-mongolia

republican-message-is-simple

revitalized-downtown-bingo

rfk-jr-when-meeting-with-cdc-scientists

same-picture

ship-of-thesaurus

ships-waiting-to-get-into-panama-canal

single-persons-food-pyramid

someone-tucks-you-in-at-night

someone-will-suggest-executions

south-korean-library-on-train

start-calling-out-his-voters

super-hot-dog

sure-i-screwed-myself-over

tell-me-about-yourself

terminator_2_themes

tesla-robotaxi-keeps-changing-subject-to-white-genocide

that-has-made-all-the-difference

that-one-4th-of-july

thats-just-my-mom

thats-not-how-freedom-works

thats-the-liege-you-swore-your-vassale-to

the-most-propaganzdized-people-in-the-world

these-people-have-lost-their-sense-of-shame

they-danced-to-ymca

thom-tillis

towing-ice

trickle-down-economics

trump-blowing-out-democracy-candle

trump-doctrine

truth-about-texas-power-grid

violate-flag-code

vote-for-me-to-end-wars

voted-to-close-nursing-homes-and-more

weird-accusation-but-cool-story

were-not-all-picasso

what-counts-as-a-once-in-a-generation-opportunity

what-kind-of-people-could-work-for-ice

what-was-so-bad-about-iran-deal

whats-wrong-with-you-people

when-you-grab-the-taken-mug

when-your-loyatly-to-a-felon-is-greater

where-did-arbys-get-2.9-billion

why-afraid-of-socialism-but-not-fascism

why-are-they-88-feet

why-c-3pos-memory-was-wiped-but-r2d2s-wasnt

why-is-it-always-republicans

word-of-the-incident

wouldve-been-fighting-for-king-george

wrong-trans

yall-dont-call-50-cent-curtis

yo-yo-ma-finally-works-up-courage

you-think-gutting-medicaid-wont-ruin-you

you-told-him-this-behavior-was-presidential-and-positive

you-too

youjust-arent-going-to-have-hospitals-or-schools

youre-in-a-cult

zohran-eating-rice-with-his-hands
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The Current Situation

Happy Canada Day 2025!

It’s July 1st, which means it’s Canada Day! Have a happy one, everybody!

And to celebrate, click on the video above — it’s Toronto 1980s garage-punk band, The Supreme Bagg Team, covering a most Canadian classic tune in the most Canadian possible way. (Gen Xers, the blink-and-you’ll miss-them images will induce deep nostalgia.)

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Picdump Spicy

Sunday picdump for Sunday, June 29

did-yall-miss-my-last-250k-posts

It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating
around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy!

















1984-is-litaratures-first-ratatouille

a-as-in-bread

a-strong-nation

actually-insane

aint-no-doctors-flying-spirit

america-so-deindustrialized

anger-is-the-part-of-you-that-loves-you-the-most

anglophone-bonjour-doesnt-pass-vibe-check

animal-farm-in-a-nutshell

ask_mike_pence_about_his_last_month

athletes-should-be-able-to-gamble-on-us

auto-flush-toilets-cant-tell

be-the-feral-weirdo

bombing-another-country-isnt-a-war

breaking-language-barrier

do-not-mistreat-foreigners-living-in-your-country

double-bed-movie-theaters

enormous-sibling-is-viewing-you

every-time-i-see-a-good-late-stage-capitalism-meme

father-beaten-by-ice-gestapo-goons

florida-hurricane-prep

from-a-movie-that-came-out-a-long-time-ago

gabbard-and-hegseth-getting-cut-out

gonna-start-eating-and-sleeping-better

grover-and-kermit-boating

harry-potter-chinese-guy-name

he-is-not

hey-moderate-dems-mamdani

hirohito-tweet

honey-did-you-post-something-negative-about-the-regime

how-dare-he

i-know-i-should-be-amazed

i-realized-it-was-the-news

i-swear-im-gay

ice-liars

if-george-orwell-only-wrote-2025

if-massachusetts-were-a-country

if-you-can-rent-venice-for-your-wedding

im-in-the-1984-im-in-the-fahrenheit-451

instant-pot-parent-company-folds

its-not-small

japan-flag-redesign

leopards-ate-kat-cammacks-face

little-money-for-schools-always-money-for-bombs

living-in-florida

local-police-bust-a-nut

look-in-the-mirror

machine-that-spits-out-music-and-bad-novels

mamdani_living_rebt-free_in_murdochs_mansion

map-of-us-social-cultural-regions-to-start-fights

mario-is-it-true

may-the-people-who-mostly-hate-their-leaders-be-safe

maybe-youre-the-anxious-one

maybe_youre_not_the_good_guys_in_the_story

mcdonalds-going-back-in-time

meanwhile-in-chicago

menace-to-society-who-also-likes-to-snuggle

minus-1-hp

more-factual-info-from-butt-sniffing

my-best-friend

my-experience

nobel-peace-prize

one-piece-for-white-women

only-one-without-armor

opposite-of-a-stork

peltier

perfect-land-for-affordable-housing

person-in-charge-of-terrorism-prevention

pick-your-own-1

pov-you-just-had-blistering-argument-about-shelving-units

princess-bride-themed-restaurant

radically-change-the-future

remember-in-frozen-when-hans

republican-messaging-on-healthcare

rpgs

starting-to-think-these-arent-clarinets

states-rights-1

suffering-through-heat-waiting-for-halloween

take-this-pill

the-first-time-a-cybertruck-was-useful

there-is-no-trolley

they_were_careless_poeple-1

things_that_made_you_weird_as_a_kid

this-test-was-planned

thomas_fugate

tinfoil-hat

two-households-both-alike-in-dignity

united-airlines-removes-wrong-asian-woman

us-to-drop-alcohol-guidance

vacation-food-plan-vs-digestive-system

wait-for-some-great-man

we-can-sing-the-truth-and-name-the-liars

we-have-no-concrete-idea-of-what-we-did

weatherman-said-dress-for-the-90s

what-we-wanted-what-we-got

when-your-meme-gets-all-6-reacts

when_reading_a_bible_verse_gets_you_a_bodygiard

which-dystopian-novel-was-most-prescient

worst-people-ever-just-linked-up

your-average-new-american-gastropub
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It Happened to Me

“The Pouch” and its warning sticker

While waiting for our flight to Toronto, I went to the bathroom in Tampa’s airport, where I saw this attachment in the stalls:

It’s The Pouch, an acrylic bag or item holder that’s been making increasing appearances in public bathroom stalls over the past decade.

But the Pouches at Tampa airport are unlike others I’ve seen. They differ in one key way, with this sticker:

That’s right — it’s a “do not jam your baby into the Pouch for hands-free pooping” sticker!

I have this question: Was there an incident that led to the sticker, or are they anticipating that someone might try to use it as a baby-holder?

(To be fair: the “Pouch” name and logo, along with the fact that kangaroos actually carry their young in their pouches, might lead people to think that’s it’s supposed to be baby storage.)

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It Happened to Me Music

A couple of DJX “DAWless jams”

Two electronic music keyboards on Joey’s keyboard stand. The keyboard on the stand’s top rack is a grey and black Yamaha DJX II; the keyboard on the stand’s bottom rack is a blue and black Yamaha DJX.
My Yamaha DJX II (top rack) and DJX (bottom rack). Keyboards don’t get any more “nineties” than this!

Over the past few weeks, I’ve tripled the number of keyboards in my office (the electronic music kind of keyboards, not the typing kind). As a result, I’ve probably more than tripled the amount of music I’ve played as well.

Before I took up the accordion, I played the synth. I’ll continue to play the squeezebox, but it’s also nice to get back to my roots.

The DJX jam

About five weeks ago, I drove to a Steak n Shake in Valrico to meet someone to buy their Yamaha DJX, a dance music keyboard released in 1998, and a keyboard I regret not buying back then.

A day after I bought it, I did a little “DAWless jam” (that’s the term the kids use these days for “playing a physical instrument without the aid of computer software”) on the DJX. I started recording, picked a beat, and jammed for a couple of minutes.

Afterward, I gave the recording a listen and thought, “this needs to be on a 1990s cyberpunk-style video.” So I took the track, grabbed some cyberpunk clips from Canva and Pixabay, and assembled this video in Camtasia:

All told, I recorded the jam in under ten minutes, and put the video together over a couple of hours on Saturday afternoon.

The DJX II jam

The other keyboard I regret not buying back then was the Yamaha DJX II, the follow-up dance music keyboard to the DJX, released in 2000. In more than a few ways, the DJX is a better keyboard than its successor, but damn, the DJX II is a better rhythm machine than the original.

Rare as the DJX is, the DJX II is even more so. I found the DJX through good ol’ manual Googling. I found the DJX II only because I’d cobbled together a little Python script to comb through Craigslist’s “musical instruments” pages in cities all over the U.S. for a DJX II. As I wrote in an article I wrote earlier, it worked.

On Saturday, I recorded another DAWless jam, this time on the DJX II, and here’s the result. No video this time — just the audio of me pretending to be the backup band for Morcheeba or Lamb or Tricky:

What do I plan to do with all these jams?

Among other things, I make technology videos, which I post on the Global Nerdy YouTube channel. While I think I have a pretty good narrating voice (I’ve been told time and again that I should be on the radio), a video still benefits from having a good soundtrack. I already do the writing, presenting, and graphics — why not also do the music?

My videos already incorporate my music, and there’ll be more — both videos and music — soon!

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Tampa Bay

Celebrate Indian Christian Day this Saturday!

Hey, Tampa friends! My friend Sam let me know that the Tampa Indian Christian Association is holding their Indian Christian Day festivities this coming Saturday, June 28th from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..

Indian Christian Day celebrates the arrival of St. Thomas the Apostle, who’s credited with having brought Christianity to India around 50 A.D.. This is a free event, open to all, and it includes lunch!

Find out more about this Saturday’s events at the Tampa Indian Christian Association’s site.

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Picdump Spicy

Sunday picdump for Sunday, June 22

no-kangs

It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating
around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy!

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9-principles-of-propaganda

Okay_time_to_sleep

accurate-breakdown-of-the-south

all-the-art-and-culture-you-liked-from-the-past

all-we-ask-is-that-you-have-warrants

ancietn-business-religion

are-you-burned-out-or

because-he-is-the-president

beware-of-these-christian-movements

biggest-crowd-ever

birthday-party-where-only-the-help-shows-up

bmw-only-parking

broke-a-rule

busy-laying-pipe-and-filling-holes

carol-worked-out-her-anger-issues-on-laundry-day

daca

darmok

do-you-use-drugs

does-it-seem-like-world-leaders-respect-trump

dogs_-_cats_-_when_they_do_something_wrong

dragon-scale-pizza

elbow-beer

emirates-flight-129

empathy-isnt-allegiance

every_time_this_man_speaks_he_is_lying

everything-i-dont-like-is-woke

falling-asleep-at-the-g7

first-they-came-for-the-immigrants

glitter-bombing-the-gestapo

hannity-national-guard-aged-well

horrifying-tweet

huckabees-ridiculous-suggestion

humpty-dumpty

i-had-to-vibe-code-something

i-hope-the-punctuation-is-wrong

i-stand-with-the-dog-catchers

i-want-to-watch-this-show

ice-fishing

id-rather-be-an-american-than-a-trump-supporter

if-an-autistic-person-tells-you-something-is-bothering-them

if-bernies-social-security-bill-is-signed

if-you-really-care-about-preventing-government-tyranny

if-youre-cold-theyre-cold-too

if_liberals_are_being_paid_to_march

illinois-outlaws-book-bans

invention-of-roller-skates

isnt-too-weak-to-hug-his-son

it-shouldnt-have-to-affect-you

just-a-reminder

justin-eichorn-tds-bill-pedophile

kristi-noem-polygraphs

lapd-when-they-see-a-journalist-1

lasd-lapd-shootout

library-cranium-prank

lost-all-credibility-years-ago

luckily-i-was-still-up-playing-my-bagpipes

luting-in-the-streets

maga-assassins-plan-was-simple

maga-assumes-liberal-protesters-are-paid-because

maroon-5-help-fan

masked-fake-agents

mastered-inner-peace-but-not-outer-conflict

mike-lees-stupid-post

moe_larry_curly_in_situation_room

name-the-snowplow

navy_vet_explains_what_the_army_did

no-clap-back

no-kings-messaging-makes-sense

oliver-twisted

omg-your-tread-tastes-great

or-during

parade-was-so-small

personally-i-think-the-size-of-your-boat-is-just-fine

philip-fafoed

play-only-if-viola-needs-help

power-of-a-duck

pride-month-won

rain-gauge

remember-who-you-are

ridiculous-to-compare-ice-to-the-ss

shes-not-wrong

shut-up-rick-scott

Just a reminder: In the late 1980s and much of the 1990s, Rick Scott was Chief Executive of a for-profit operator of health care facilities, which committed what was then the largest Medicare fraud in U.S. history.


sleepy-sleepy-sleepy-not

so-close

so-youre-just-weird

society-wasnt-designed-for-their-independence

squeaky-little-tank-2

squeaky-tank

steveie-wonder-is-better-than-r-kelly

stop-glamourising-hustle-culture

straight-white-people-asking-about-their-pride-parade

tactic_for_dealing_with_corrupt_cops

this-is-all-we-can-do-for-you-now

this-too-shall-pass

threesome-twosome-handsome

translator-to-be-unfairly-deported

trump-is-going-to-lose-musk-carlson-and-walsh

trump-is-the-worst-president-since-trump

trump-wasnt-getting-the-attention-he-craves-at-g7

twilight-without-the-blue-tint

two-types-of-people-in-the-world

unfortunately-i-do-enjoy-watching-the-downfall

wait-till-your-divorced

we-all-know-exactly-who-was-responsible

were-at-3.8-percent

when-you-find-a-year-old-potato

without-immigrants-trump-would-have-no-wives

created by Polish

created by Polish


yet-1-inch-forward

you-dont-ruin-food-by-adding-fat-to-it

your-cat-loves-you-when