Languorous Lass (she / her)
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Running amuck
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Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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donald trump has been taken to walter reed due to having that one amazonian fish that swims up your urethra. doctors are attempting to lure the fish out with beggin strips (beef brisket flavor)
August 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
donald trump has been taken to walter reed due to having that one amazonian fish that swims up your urethra. doctors are attempting to lure the fish out with beggin strips (beef brisket flavor)
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Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.
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"He stood with the 511 glasses balanced on his head for 15 seconds before returning the block to the forklift without any of the drink containers falling."
#weird #weirdnews #Europe #cyprus #wow
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
#weird #weirdnews #Europe #cyprus #wow
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
Look: Cypriot balances 511 wine glasses on his head - UPI.com
A 64-year-old professional glass dancer from Cyprus reclaimed a Guinness World Records title by balancing 511 wine glasses on his head for 15 seconds.
www.upi.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"He stood with the 511 glasses balanced on his head for 15 seconds before returning the block to the forklift without any of the drink containers falling."
#weird #weirdnews #Europe #cyprus #wow
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
#weird #weirdnews #Europe #cyprus #wow
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
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LRP there were a lot of authors at worldcon with ai covers. one of them was so similar to a real artist's original robot character that people kept asking if that artist had done the cover and the author had no idea who they were. seriously demoralizing. goddamn scabs is that they are
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
LRP there were a lot of authors at worldcon with ai covers. one of them was so similar to a real artist's original robot character that people kept asking if that artist had done the cover and the author had no idea who they were. seriously demoralizing. goddamn scabs is that they are
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You want to stan someone as a potential presidential candidate? Here you go.
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
You want to stan someone as a potential presidential candidate? Here you go.
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"The world is a much worse place as a result of his life's work; it would be a better place had he never been born. If he did not want people to rejoice at his death, maybe he should not have spent an entire lifetime working for and justifying their pain and suffering." defector.com/james-dobson...
James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster | Defector
James Dobson was a nasty dude. He liked to beat children and dogs with a belt and to rain misery and punishment on the vulnerable; we know all of this about him because he said as much in public, repe...
defector.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"The world is a much worse place as a result of his life's work; it would be a better place had he never been born. If he did not want people to rejoice at his death, maybe he should not have spent an entire lifetime working for and justifying their pain and suffering." defector.com/james-dobson...
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It's good that James Dobson is dead and let's use the occasion to say that it's bad to beat children, because he is one of the main reasons we have to say explicitly that it's bad to beat children
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's good that James Dobson is dead and let's use the occasion to say that it's bad to beat children, because he is one of the main reasons we have to say explicitly that it's bad to beat children
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Orlando wasn’t having what DeSantis did. They recolored the Pulse Memorial crosswalk.
August 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Orlando wasn’t having what DeSantis did. They recolored the Pulse Memorial crosswalk.
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Hooray for The Writers Guild!
Alt text included!
July 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hooray for The Writers Guild!
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WGBH building in Boston today
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
WGBH building in Boston today
Not a joke.
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Not a joke.
Same.
I've never run a single ChatGPT prompt. Not once, not even to see what it said. I've never generated a single image, either.
And I have no regrets about this. I don't need to do it to know that I don't want to.
And I have no regrets about this. I don't need to do it to know that I don't want to.
May 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Same.
I'm reposting because I know the rules.
the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm reposting because I know the rules.
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NEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt against the Trump administration: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt against the Trump administration: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Friends, this story strongly suggests the interim US Attorney in DC was very recently on the payroll of Russian intelligence.
bsky.app/profile/wash...
bsky.app/profile/wash...
Exclusive: Ed Martin, now the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, did not disclose his RT and Sputnik appearances from 2016 to 2024 to the Senate. The State Department has said the networks act like arms of Russian intelligence.
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Trump nominee Ed Martin’s 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
wapo.st
April 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Friends, this story strongly suggests the interim US Attorney in DC was very recently on the payroll of Russian intelligence.
bsky.app/profile/wash...
bsky.app/profile/wash...
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1. Great news.
Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Arizona restarted gender affirming care for transgender adults.
This decision comes after widespread public outcry at a "pause," which was seen as overcompliance with Trump threats.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Arizona restarted gender affirming care for transgender adults.
This decision comes after widespread public outcry at a "pause," which was seen as overcompliance with Trump threats.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
April 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. Great news.
Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Arizona restarted gender affirming care for transgender adults.
This decision comes after widespread public outcry at a "pause," which was seen as overcompliance with Trump threats.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Arizona restarted gender affirming care for transgender adults.
This decision comes after widespread public outcry at a "pause," which was seen as overcompliance with Trump threats.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The WALL STREET JOURNAL.
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
April 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The WALL STREET JOURNAL.
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America: where having an autism awareness tattoo means you're an MS-13 gang member, but having a swastika tattoo just means you're a German history buff
April 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
America: where having an autism awareness tattoo means you're an MS-13 gang member, but having a swastika tattoo just means you're a German history buff
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CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise
CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims
Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underway
www.independent.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise
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If you’re feeling low, I cannot more highly recommend getting a goose lawn ornament you can dress up in festive seasonal outfits.
April 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you’re feeling low, I cannot more highly recommend getting a goose lawn ornament you can dress up in festive seasonal outfits.
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L4GG condemns in the strongest possible terms the Trump administration's refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States after his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
L4GG condemns in the strongest possible terms the Trump administration's refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States after his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
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