Dessner
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River rat. Vet.
Fishpimp. Expeditioneer.
Sorry if I snap at you. I’m irked.
Fishpimp. Expeditioneer.
Sorry if I snap at you. I’m irked.
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Fornax,Roman Goddess of Bakers and Ovens,festival 7-17th Feb is invoked to prevent baking goods from burning.Folk wisdom claims that a person could bake a wish into the bread.Feeding it to the birds will convey their hopes to the Goddess. #Folklore
February 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Fornax,Roman Goddess of Bakers and Ovens,festival 7-17th Feb is invoked to prevent baking goods from burning.Folk wisdom claims that a person could bake a wish into the bread.Feeding it to the birds will convey their hopes to the Goddess. #Folklore
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This is why they are the enemies of education, culture, the arts and history. Because all of those things show that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Some wonder why humanity never seems to learn its lesson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Republican Party. And their ilk.
Some wonder why humanity never seems to learn its lesson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Republican Party. And their ilk.
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is why they are the enemies of education, culture, the arts and history. Because all of those things show that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Some wonder why humanity never seems to learn its lesson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Republican Party. And their ilk.
Some wonder why humanity never seems to learn its lesson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Republican Party. And their ilk.
This is damn good news.
The shocking data in Democrats' big win in that Texas special election
This past Saturday, an under-the-radar special election for a Texas state Senate seat rocked the political world . The Democratic candidate, Taylor Rehmet, won by 14 percentage points in a district .....
www.dailykos.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is damn good news.
Ruling from
ADRIAN CONEJO ARIAS
VS.
KRISTI NOEM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
ADRIAN CONEJO ARIAS
VS.
KRISTI NOEM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
storage.courtlistener.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Ruling from
ADRIAN CONEJO ARIAS
VS.
KRISTI NOEM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
ADRIAN CONEJO ARIAS
VS.
KRISTI NOEM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
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By arresting Don Lemon, Trump is acknowledging that social media and podcasters are damaging him.
Republicans have bought up all the Main Stream Media but independent journalism is hitting back hard on the truth.
Republicans have bought up all the Main Stream Media but independent journalism is hitting back hard on the truth.
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
By arresting Don Lemon, Trump is acknowledging that social media and podcasters are damaging him.
Republicans have bought up all the Main Stream Media but independent journalism is hitting back hard on the truth.
Republicans have bought up all the Main Stream Media but independent journalism is hitting back hard on the truth.
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They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
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WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner:
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner:
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
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Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
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A failed business model that arose out of a cover story for a boondoggle fiasco CIA operation. Ever since, the underwater mining industry has been a litany of pipe dreams and made up science, followed by shell companies and bankruptcies, similar to the Pebble non-mine.
A Submarine Recovery Effort Cost More Than The Apollo Moon Mission
In June 1974, an ordinary office burglary in Los Angeles accidentally blew the lid off one of the CIA’s most outrageous Cold War schemes. Thieves br
wonderfulengineering.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A failed business model that arose out of a cover story for a boondoggle fiasco CIA operation. Ever since, the underwater mining industry has been a litany of pipe dreams and made up science, followed by shell companies and bankruptcies, similar to the Pebble non-mine.
A pause that refreshes.
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A pause that refreshes.
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.”
MLK
MLK
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.”
MLK
MLK
Looks like Columbus brought syphilis to Europe.
Seems only fair.
Seems only fair.
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years
The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.
www.sciencealert.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Looks like Columbus brought syphilis to Europe.
Seems only fair.
Seems only fair.
Here’s one really good reason to abolish the English Monarchy:
Several billion of their $28B fortune, is derived from their active (and illegal), post 1807 Abolition, SLAVE TRADING.
Several billion of their $28B fortune, is derived from their active (and illegal), post 1807 Abolition, SLAVE TRADING.
British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals
Exclusive: Author of The Crown’s Silence tells how navy and monarchy protected slave trade for hundreds of years
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Here’s one really good reason to abolish the English Monarchy:
Several billion of their $28B fortune, is derived from their active (and illegal), post 1807 Abolition, SLAVE TRADING.
Several billion of their $28B fortune, is derived from their active (and illegal), post 1807 Abolition, SLAVE TRADING.
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Hello, do you want a balloon? 🤡🎈😱
(This is a microscope image of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba).
#Pareidolia #Pareidolie #Iseefaces #FacesInThings #FacesInPlaces
Credits: D.T. John & T.B. Cole, Visuals Unlimited
(This is a microscope image of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba).
#Pareidolia #Pareidolie #Iseefaces #FacesInThings #FacesInPlaces
Credits: D.T. John & T.B. Cole, Visuals Unlimited
January 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Hello, do you want a balloon? 🤡🎈😱
(This is a microscope image of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba).
#Pareidolia #Pareidolie #Iseefaces #FacesInThings #FacesInPlaces
Credits: D.T. John & T.B. Cole, Visuals Unlimited
(This is a microscope image of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba).
#Pareidolia #Pareidolie #Iseefaces #FacesInThings #FacesInPlaces
Credits: D.T. John & T.B. Cole, Visuals Unlimited
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I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
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New pride flag dropped.
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
New pride flag dropped.
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Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933) US painter who worked in the American Impressionist style, and whose mentor was Claude Monet #womensart
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933) US painter who worked in the American Impressionist style, and whose mentor was Claude Monet #womensart
The perfect phone call has been followed up by the perfect letter.
Hopefully the GOP is finally beginning to see that this needs to end with the perfect straitjacket.
Hopefully the GOP is finally beginning to see that this needs to end with the perfect straitjacket.
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The perfect phone call has been followed up by the perfect letter.
Hopefully the GOP is finally beginning to see that this needs to end with the perfect straitjacket.
Hopefully the GOP is finally beginning to see that this needs to end with the perfect straitjacket.
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CME that hit today made the sun-earth crossing in 25 hrs. 1600km per second.
That’s what, three and a half MILLION miles per hour?
That’s what, three and a half MILLION miles per hour?
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 PM
CME that hit today made the sun-earth crossing in 25 hrs. 1600km per second.
That’s what, three and a half MILLION miles per hour?
That’s what, three and a half MILLION miles per hour?
Well, that’s just good marketing.
On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Well, that’s just good marketing.
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The ultimate power. I wonder how many tons of material just got accelerated to ballistic speed in microseconds. Amazing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The ultimate power. I wonder how many tons of material just got accelerated to ballistic speed in microseconds. Amazing.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.