Michael Younger
@makizdat.bsky.social
Generally puzzled. Specifically, too.
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‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.”
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.”
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
"Everything wrong with Episode 1 of Pluribus" -- this video doesn't really land any hard blows, but I offer it because all the other commentary I've seen is so serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XP...
Everything Wrong With Pluribus S1E1 - "We Is Us"
YouTube video by TVSins
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Everything wrong with Episode 1 of Pluribus" -- this video doesn't really land any hard blows, but I offer it because all the other commentary I've seen is so serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XP...
This is a *really* fun thread...
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is a *really* fun thread...
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The Irish have a word for oversharing, and they keep it to themselves
December 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The Irish have a word for oversharing, and they keep it to themselves
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!”
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!”
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December 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Interesting - gradual movement from Old English to Modern English in one monologue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...
From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue
YouTube video by Simon Roper
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Interesting - gradual movement from Old English to Modern English in one monologue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...
[ Centuries from now, in an archaeology class ]
"And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."
"And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."
December 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
[ Centuries from now, in an archaeology class ]
"And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."
"And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."
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Prefer non-humans?Saint Mochua of Timahoe (d 657 at 90),an Irish warrior became a monk at 30 & chose as companions a fly (who led him thru lines of his psalter),a mouse (who nibbled his ear if he fell asleep during vigils) & a rooster (who woke him for morning prayer).Founded Teach Mochua monastery.
December 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Prefer non-humans?Saint Mochua of Timahoe (d 657 at 90),an Irish warrior became a monk at 30 & chose as companions a fly (who led him thru lines of his psalter),a mouse (who nibbled his ear if he fell asleep during vigils) & a rooster (who woke him for morning prayer).Founded Teach Mochua monastery.
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Top ten names that would make a decent baby name if it wasn’t already the name of a medical condition or medication…
10. Amnesia
9. Rubella
8. Codeine
7. Malaria
6. Paxil
5. Alopecia
4. Bonjela
3. Aphasia
2. Typhus
1. Chlamydia
10. Amnesia
9. Rubella
8. Codeine
7. Malaria
6. Paxil
5. Alopecia
4. Bonjela
3. Aphasia
2. Typhus
1. Chlamydia
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Top ten names that would make a decent baby name if it wasn’t already the name of a medical condition or medication…
10. Amnesia
9. Rubella
8. Codeine
7. Malaria
6. Paxil
5. Alopecia
4. Bonjela
3. Aphasia
2. Typhus
1. Chlamydia
10. Amnesia
9. Rubella
8. Codeine
7. Malaria
6. Paxil
5. Alopecia
4. Bonjela
3. Aphasia
2. Typhus
1. Chlamydia
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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No.
Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.
Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
No.
Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.
Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.
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I have been trying to explain what a journalist is, what they do, and why, and why they are different from talking heads, pundits, influencers, commentators, activists and politicians.
This is a journalist.
This is a journalist.
1. BREAKING
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I have been trying to explain what a journalist is, what they do, and why, and why they are different from talking heads, pundits, influencers, commentators, activists and politicians.
This is a journalist.
This is a journalist.
CBS 60 Minutes pulls piece on infamous CECOT prison a few hours before air tonight:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
CBS 60 Minutes pulls piece on infamous CECOT prison a few hours before air tonight:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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Need to write one of those hustle day-in-the-life stories from the perspective of my baby. “I start the day at 4am — sleep is for the weak. I don’t do traditional meals. Instead I refuel with a personalised drink developed to fulfil all my needs. And I spend 1-2 hours a day just screaming, yeah.”
December 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Need to write one of those hustle day-in-the-life stories from the perspective of my baby. “I start the day at 4am — sleep is for the weak. I don’t do traditional meals. Instead I refuel with a personalised drink developed to fulfil all my needs. And I spend 1-2 hours a day just screaming, yeah.”
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Even in the melancholy of remembrances, life is lovely.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Even in the melancholy of remembrances, life is lovely.
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Beautiful story with lots of new reporting on Michele Reiner, a woman in her own right in addition to half of a Hollywood power couple www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/e...
Remembering Michele Reiner: Photographer, activist and ‘irate citizen’ | CNN
Before her tragic death, Michele Reiner built a life based on service, love and devotion to a better world.
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Beautiful story with lots of new reporting on Michele Reiner, a woman in her own right in addition to half of a Hollywood power couple www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/e...
Trying to keep up with the news these days…
December 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Trying to keep up with the news these days…
Fascinating!
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Fascinating!
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on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings
December 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings
