Wide Open Throttle

I'm just a black guy who loves cars, steam engines, locomotives, and his skin color...is that so unusual?

[odinsblog]

Good for her.

[beaniebaneenie]

The initial “punishment” for refusing media was a $15,000 fine.

She was completely okay with paying that, and said it was “worth it” to her, to pay the fine and just play tennis.

Only after that statement from her & her team did the Powers That Be decide the original stated “punishment” was not harsh enough (likely because she was a Black woman who wasn’t doing as she was told, because this ABSOLUTELY is about race) and tell her that she might not even be allowed to play at all.

And she still refused to be intimidated- to jump because they told her to.

I stand with her, but she shouldn’t have to do any of this.

And yes- notice how people on the right and racists will say “shut up and play” over and over... until someone (particularly a Black woman) literally says “I would very much like to shut up and just play”, and then it’s “we’re going to fine you if you don’t talk, and not even let you play”.

[dieselfutures]

The Reading Crusader Class G-1sa Streamlined Pacific Locomotive

[beautifulklicks]

St. Petersburg.

Andrei Mikhailov

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[carpr0n]

Starring: Pontiac Trans-Am

By Driver Source

[jamabushi]

Jinsei Choh 張仁成

[trainmaniac]

Grand Funk by Mike_Molnar Via Flickr: CN L501 passes over Fenton Road in Flint, MI. with a repainted BC Rail cowl. The famous band Grand Funk Railroad is from Flint and someone took the liberty of gratifying their name over the original Grand Trunk Railroad paint. I just wish the sun was on this side of the bridge. Train: CN L501 with BCOL 4615 (C40-8M). Flint Subdivision Flint, Michigan

[swan2swan]

‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC

The move comes after series star Roseanne Barr made a comment on Twitter Tuesday morning referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett as the “offspring of the ‘Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.'”

Actions.

Bring.

Consequences.

[swan2swan]

*spits out drink*

[ohfreckle]

Her agency dropped her, too, and ABC also stopped her Emmy campaign. Good riddance.

[trumpgrets]

abc cancels roseanne

her agents also fired her

i am inspired to finally start my own spring cleaning

[whatwhiteswillneverknow]

Hurricane Maria 'killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico'

A Harvard estimate puts the number of deaths at more than 70 times the official toll of 64.

[yellowjuice-deactivated20190512]

The next time someone tries to argue with you about “disrespecting the flag/troops by kneeling” show them this.

[simonalkenmayer]

Also, the hand goes over the heart during the salute (which is very recent as an addition) while the anthem is sung with hats removed, no hand over heart.

I’m not much of one for caring about arbitrary symbols, but don’t have etiquette if you’re not going to observe it properly, while you scream about others who do.

[guerrerense]

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad por John West Por Flickr:

[ithelpstodream]

[yourbigsisnissi]

Defense attorney co sign.

You make your attorneys job harder when you speak to the cops.

[piscesintherain]

So, credit where due, this is a screen grab from the Twitter account @BeattyLaw, an actual defense attorney, so it’s doubly attorney-endorsed.

(Link to the original tweet)

He also has a few more (I will not speak for @yourbigsisnissi and can’t say whether she also endorses these:

(link on twitter)

(link on Twitter)

(link on Twitter)

I don’t know this guy, I just follow him on Twitter, but I’ll encourage you, if you’re on Twitter, maybe go and hit that retweet on these too - folks there need this advice as much as we do here.

[priceofliberty]

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

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Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad por John West Por Flickr:

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Fairly good Fairlie por Michael Greenhill Por Flickr:

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Riverside por Michael Greenhill Por Flickr:

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Waiting for departure por Michael Greenhill Por Flickr:

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Quedlinburg departure por Nigel