JeanMarie
@jeanvorabutra.bsky.social
Dividing my time between the mountains in Northern Thailand and Houston. Observer of nature, both natural and human.
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As the great Suketu Mehta wrote in the accompanying essay, "By 1643, only nineteen years after the first Walloon settlers founded New Amsterdam, 18 languages were already being
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM
As the great Suketu Mehta wrote in the accompanying essay, "By 1643, only nineteen years after the first Walloon settlers founded New Amsterdam, 18 languages were already being
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
Classic. She’ll be able to wear them for years.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Classic. She’ll be able to wear them for years.
Makings of a deal is the cousin of concepts of an idea.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Makings of a deal is the cousin of concepts of an idea.
So my Social Security money will increase by 4.3 percent next year? Huh.
December 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So my Social Security money will increase by 4.3 percent next year? Huh.
Guess he’s more used to hitting women.
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Guess he’s more used to hitting women.
She says trump has an “alcoholic personality “. Yeah, I can see that.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
She says trump has an “alcoholic personality “. Yeah, I can see that.
You could put less Home Depot Gold around the White House…
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You could put less Home Depot Gold around the White House…
How does this improve my life?
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How does this improve my life?
One billion dollars to “improve” airports but no money for SNAP, health care,Head Start or after school programs. You know, for the people that are struggling and can’t afford to take a day off work, let alone fly somewhere.
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One billion dollars to “improve” airports but no money for SNAP, health care,Head Start or after school programs. You know, for the people that are struggling and can’t afford to take a day off work, let alone fly somewhere.