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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
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All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets.
July 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets.
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In some countries, like the UK, there’s a (relatively recent) tradition of letting the party of any lawmaker killed in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election.
It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power. It would be good for the US to do this.
It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power. It would be good for the US to do this.
June 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
In some countries, like the UK, there’s a (relatively recent) tradition of letting the party of any lawmaker killed in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election.
It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power. It would be good for the US to do this.
It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power. It would be good for the US to do this.
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For anyone who thinks I'm joking here (and it's funny, but no) rumor is that the National Guard deployed in LA was sent under a 29 day order to avoid housing allowances, which means they have to fully pay for their own shelter. In LA. Zero notice. Durable fascisms don't shortchange the muscle.
Sad as it is to say, the greatest consoling thought I have as we march towards a fascism is how unlikely it is to last not because people are brave, or moral, or prepared to combat it... but because it's expensive to maintain, and the man driving us to it couldn't even keep a fucking casino afloat.
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
For anyone who thinks I'm joking here (and it's funny, but no) rumor is that the National Guard deployed in LA was sent under a 29 day order to avoid housing allowances, which means they have to fully pay for their own shelter. In LA. Zero notice. Durable fascisms don't shortchange the muscle.
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How does #Wikipedia stay reliable? Dame Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight explains how the #WaybackMachine helps preserve verifiable references when sources vanish from the web.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU
#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU
#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek
April 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
How does #Wikipedia stay reliable? Dame Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight explains how the #WaybackMachine helps preserve verifiable references when sources vanish from the web.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU
#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU
#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek
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It's wild to me that somehow Democrats and their consultants are *still* coming away with the message that the moderate approach is the winning one.
It continues to be based on assuming the base will support them forever, and all they need to do is convince some Republicans to join them.
It continues to be based on assuming the base will support them forever, and all they need to do is convince some Republicans to join them.
March 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's wild to me that somehow Democrats and their consultants are *still* coming away with the message that the moderate approach is the winning one.
It continues to be based on assuming the base will support them forever, and all they need to do is convince some Republicans to join them.
It continues to be based on assuming the base will support them forever, and all they need to do is convince some Republicans to join them.
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Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.
March 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.
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One nice thing about the Trump era is that it’s revealed how much of the American political, media and economic elite believe in absolutely nothing.
March 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
One nice thing about the Trump era is that it’s revealed how much of the American political, media and economic elite believe in absolutely nothing.
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🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the Trump administration’s foreign policy shifts as beneficial to Moscow, saying, “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. his largely aligns with our vision.”
ground.news/article/trum...
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the Trump administration’s foreign policy shifts as beneficial to Moscow, saying, “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. his largely aligns with our vision.”
ground.news/article/trum...
March 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the Trump administration’s foreign policy shifts as beneficial to Moscow, saying, “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. his largely aligns with our vision.”
ground.news/article/trum...
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the Trump administration’s foreign policy shifts as beneficial to Moscow, saying, “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. his largely aligns with our vision.”
ground.news/article/trum...
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The truth though…
February 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The truth though…
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Best way to directly help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated firefighters is to donate to ARC. They do expungement and run a training center in Ventura to help get folks all the certifications they need:
Donate here: antirecidivism.org/our-programs...
Donate here: antirecidivism.org/our-programs...
January 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Best way to directly help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated firefighters is to donate to ARC. They do expungement and run a training center in Ventura to help get folks all the certifications they need:
Donate here: antirecidivism.org/our-programs...
Donate here: antirecidivism.org/our-programs...
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What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
January 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
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UnitedHealth Group shareholders have formally requested the company examine how its policies on coverage and prior authorizations affect patient care and economic outcomes.
ground.news/daily-briefi...
ground.news/daily-briefi...
January 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
UnitedHealth Group shareholders have formally requested the company examine how its policies on coverage and prior authorizations affect patient care and economic outcomes.
ground.news/daily-briefi...
ground.news/daily-briefi...
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As usual #DavidWallaceWells gets it right (but get an account on @bsky.app already!)
TLDR: Blame game on hydrants, smelt, & budgets is mostly BS. Real culprit is climate change & human reticence - we need more home hardening, less urban sprawl, & far less NIMBYism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
TLDR: Blame game on hydrants, smelt, & budgets is mostly BS. Real culprit is climate change & human reticence - we need more home hardening, less urban sprawl, & far less NIMBYism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday
Can a city lose an entire neighborhood now and simply shuffle on, dragging the local memory like a ghost limb?
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As usual #DavidWallaceWells gets it right (but get an account on @bsky.app already!)
TLDR: Blame game on hydrants, smelt, & budgets is mostly BS. Real culprit is climate change & human reticence - we need more home hardening, less urban sprawl, & far less NIMBYism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
TLDR: Blame game on hydrants, smelt, & budgets is mostly BS. Real culprit is climate change & human reticence - we need more home hardening, less urban sprawl, & far less NIMBYism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
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"Earthsea Revisioned" is included in The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Saga Press, 2018).
January 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Earthsea Revisioned" is included in The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Saga Press, 2018).
