henry sholar
@mapablue.bsky.social
eugene, oregon • cruiser on a beater • bookish hippie • great great great great grandson of isaac harby • rorty-esque flexibility in my anticipatory resoluteness • progressive • choice • LGBTQIA2S+ • BLM • fight fascism • social media doggerel • he/him/old
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henry sholar
@mapablue.bsky.social
· Nov 22
January 2017 — March 2020
every Tuesday, Eugene, OR
(i need to make another sign)
every Tuesday, Eugene, OR
(i need to make another sign)
3 great underdog victories in college women's basketball today.
Congrats to Indiana, Georgia Tech and Washington and thanks for three thrilling games today.
On any given day, real team work can beat anyone.
Congrats to Indiana, Georgia Tech and Washington and thanks for three thrilling games today.
On any given day, real team work can beat anyone.
January 2, 2026 at 4:43 AM
3 great underdog victories in college women's basketball today.
Congrats to Indiana, Georgia Tech and Washington and thanks for three thrilling games today.
On any given day, real team work can beat anyone.
Congrats to Indiana, Georgia Tech and Washington and thanks for three thrilling games today.
On any given day, real team work can beat anyone.
channeling my grandmother
i think we all reach a point where we realize the limits of our intelligence. it is best to remain calm about it, and certainly not make a scene.
i think we all reach a point where we realize the limits of our intelligence. it is best to remain calm about it, and certainly not make a scene.
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
channeling my grandmother
i think we all reach a point where we realize the limits of our intelligence. it is best to remain calm about it, and certainly not make a scene.
i think we all reach a point where we realize the limits of our intelligence. it is best to remain calm about it, and certainly not make a scene.
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My beloved and I are sitting on our chilly porch, looking at the river as the sun sets. We saw a small herd of deer crossing and are choosing to interpret that as a hopeful sign. Happy New Year, y’all! ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My beloved and I are sitting on our chilly porch, looking at the river as the sun sets. We saw a small herd of deer crossing and are choosing to interpret that as a hopeful sign. Happy New Year, y’all! ❤️
morning thought:
we are simultaneously fragmenting and destructing "all over the place," while thoughtful people build, reform, and reconstruct imaginative and benevolent cultural practices throughout all our institutions.
that is the polarity.
we are simultaneously fragmenting and destructing "all over the place," while thoughtful people build, reform, and reconstruct imaginative and benevolent cultural practices throughout all our institutions.
that is the polarity.
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
morning thought:
we are simultaneously fragmenting and destructing "all over the place," while thoughtful people build, reform, and reconstruct imaginative and benevolent cultural practices throughout all our institutions.
that is the polarity.
we are simultaneously fragmenting and destructing "all over the place," while thoughtful people build, reform, and reconstruct imaginative and benevolent cultural practices throughout all our institutions.
that is the polarity.
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It’s wild to see politicians and media continuing to act like all this isn’t much different from normal politics, as a fucking traitor loots the nation, wrecks the White House, commits mass murder, and destroys everything decent about the US.
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s wild to see politicians and media continuing to act like all this isn’t much different from normal politics, as a fucking traitor loots the nation, wrecks the White House, commits mass murder, and destroys everything decent about the US.
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The Roberts Court is corrupt, we all know it. They won't self regulate and, like they ruled for trump, they're above the law when they say no one is.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
This Should Put At Least 3 Supreme Court Justices in Jail
When should you stop abiding a court's rulings? Justices take bribes and fly insurrection flags. They strip our rights while their wives try to overturn elections. They gut voting protections, bless g...
www.dailykos.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Roberts Court is corrupt, we all know it. They won't self regulate and, like they ruled for trump, they're above the law when they say no one is.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
nothing but lies now in every part of trump's gov.
the lies can be absurd and ridiculous, they don't care.
all trump's people lie like trump now, with impunity.
(the white house press are a stinking mess)
the lies can be absurd and ridiculous, they don't care.
all trump's people lie like trump now, with impunity.
(the white house press are a stinking mess)
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
nothing but lies now in every part of trump's gov.
the lies can be absurd and ridiculous, they don't care.
all trump's people lie like trump now, with impunity.
(the white house press are a stinking mess)
the lies can be absurd and ridiculous, they don't care.
all trump's people lie like trump now, with impunity.
(the white house press are a stinking mess)
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Bad news, if true.
A months-long offensive by Vice President JD Vance and other White House officials, the details of which have not been previously reported, has worked.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
How Vance brokered a truce between Trump and Musk
As Trump’s first year in office comes to a close, both he and his Trump world allies have learned hard lessons about Musk’s unusual influence.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bad news, if true.
morning thought:
last few days of 2025 for corporate media to normalize this evil madness. and no doubt they have similar projects going forward in the new year.
last few days of 2025 for corporate media to normalize this evil madness. and no doubt they have similar projects going forward in the new year.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
morning thought:
last few days of 2025 for corporate media to normalize this evil madness. and no doubt they have similar projects going forward in the new year.
last few days of 2025 for corporate media to normalize this evil madness. and no doubt they have similar projects going forward in the new year.
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This is as close as they can get to Nuremberg Laws. They can't (yet) forbid the hiring of people of color but they prosecute any attempts at equity. It is fascism.
Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI
Google and Verizon are among those being investigated under the novel interpretation of a law applying to government contractors.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is as close as they can get to Nuremberg Laws. They can't (yet) forbid the hiring of people of color but they prosecute any attempts at equity. It is fascism.
Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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🌸Despite losing her leg in the war and training amid air raids in bomb shelters,9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal won bronze at the Rizatdinova Cup!
🦋 “We couldn’t prepare fully – the competition was wonderful. 3rd place is a very special victory for me,” she said.
🌷 Unbreakable spirit!
🦋 “We couldn’t prepare fully – the competition was wonderful. 3rd place is a very special victory for me,” she said.
🌷 Unbreakable spirit!
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🌸Despite losing her leg in the war and training amid air raids in bomb shelters,9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal won bronze at the Rizatdinova Cup!
🦋 “We couldn’t prepare fully – the competition was wonderful. 3rd place is a very special victory for me,” she said.
🌷 Unbreakable spirit!
🦋 “We couldn’t prepare fully – the competition was wonderful. 3rd place is a very special victory for me,” she said.
🌷 Unbreakable spirit!
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
morning thought:
among other things, this moment is also the coming to the end of patriarchy. i doubt i'll live to see it, but if it is survived, there are good possibilities ahead for the species and the planet (as well as the more obvious bad ones).
among other things, this moment is also the coming to the end of patriarchy. i doubt i'll live to see it, but if it is survived, there are good possibilities ahead for the species and the planet (as well as the more obvious bad ones).
December 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
morning thought:
among other things, this moment is also the coming to the end of patriarchy. i doubt i'll live to see it, but if it is survived, there are good possibilities ahead for the species and the planet (as well as the more obvious bad ones).
among other things, this moment is also the coming to the end of patriarchy. i doubt i'll live to see it, but if it is survived, there are good possibilities ahead for the species and the planet (as well as the more obvious bad ones).
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130 years ago, on the 28th of December 1895, the Lumière brothers gave their first public screening which consisted of ten short films. All were between 38 and 49 seconds long and included subjects such as 'baby's breakfast', 'horse trick riders', 'the sea' and 'the gardener'. #otd #history 🗃️
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Can personally confirm that FEMA ceased to function for ordinary citizens on 1/20/2025. Flooded out of your house? Tough shit! Unless your Trump donor-infested gated community's marina lost a dock, then they'll cut a check.
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can personally confirm that FEMA ceased to function for ordinary citizens on 1/20/2025. Flooded out of your house? Tough shit! Unless your Trump donor-infested gated community's marina lost a dock, then they'll cut a check.
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Today in 1964, Rod Serling’s “Carol for Another Christmas,” one of the most unusual versions of Charles Dickens’ classic story ever shown on television, was broadcast for the first and only time on ABC, the first in a series of programs fully underwritten by Xerox to support the United Nations.
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today in 1964, Rod Serling’s “Carol for Another Christmas,” one of the most unusual versions of Charles Dickens’ classic story ever shown on television, was broadcast for the first and only time on ABC, the first in a series of programs fully underwritten by Xerox to support the United Nations.
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Red-Winged Blackbird visited the feeder cam. 🪶
December 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Red-Winged Blackbird visited the feeder cam. 🪶
Another random reminder that Caroline Kennedy warned the American people that her cousin was a psycho and a killer.
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Another random reminder that Caroline Kennedy warned the American people that her cousin was a psycho and a killer.
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Did Stephen Miller write the banner headline for NYT?
December 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Did Stephen Miller write the banner headline for NYT?
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In a just society, these nazis would rot in exile for the rest of their days.
My New Year's wish is for an effective opposition leadership unafraid to impose consequences.. Bc if that doesn't happen, the alternatives get less and less pleasant. And it feels like the breaking strain is approaching.
My New Year's wish is for an effective opposition leadership unafraid to impose consequences.. Bc if that doesn't happen, the alternatives get less and less pleasant. And it feels like the breaking strain is approaching.
December 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In a just society, these nazis would rot in exile for the rest of their days.
My New Year's wish is for an effective opposition leadership unafraid to impose consequences.. Bc if that doesn't happen, the alternatives get less and less pleasant. And it feels like the breaking strain is approaching.
My New Year's wish is for an effective opposition leadership unafraid to impose consequences.. Bc if that doesn't happen, the alternatives get less and less pleasant. And it feels like the breaking strain is approaching.
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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What a psycho.
Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, & thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT … Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!”
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What a psycho.
ah, the innocuous chatgpt just "helping plan your car trip with your sister over break."
and isn't all of life just one big car trip over break with sister?
and chatgpt just wants us to have appropriate snacks when we need 'em, just like mom.
and parking.
the road to hell.
cool cool cool
and isn't all of life just one big car trip over break with sister?
and chatgpt just wants us to have appropriate snacks when we need 'em, just like mom.
and parking.
the road to hell.
cool cool cool
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ah, the innocuous chatgpt just "helping plan your car trip with your sister over break."
and isn't all of life just one big car trip over break with sister?
and chatgpt just wants us to have appropriate snacks when we need 'em, just like mom.
and parking.
the road to hell.
cool cool cool
and isn't all of life just one big car trip over break with sister?
and chatgpt just wants us to have appropriate snacks when we need 'em, just like mom.
and parking.
the road to hell.
cool cool cool