There isn’t anything to celebrate about his death. He was a horrible person who caused immense suffering to many people, but his death doesn’t change anything about the political landscape.

The conservative right will turn him into a martyr and use him as an excuse to crack the whip even harder.

Trafficking. Trafficking is the word you are looking for.

In Zuid-Korea heeft men minder dan 50 jaar geleden de dictatuur meegemaakt. Dat leeft dus nog in mensenheugenis. De Verenigde Staten heeft dit niet in haar verleden, en zal een harde les leren. De hoop is alleen dat wij niet de kater hiervan zullen moeten verdragen.

I wouldn’t say it’s “burst out laughing” funny, it’s more like “existence is weird if you think about it” funny.

I’m reading Caitlin Doughty’s “The smoke gets in your eyes”. It’s very insightful and funny.

Hope it’s back up soon! Will definitely give it another watch when it’s back up!

I’m slowly working my way through “The Transuranium People: The Inside Story”. It requires a lot of pausing to google but it’s otherwise too fascinating to put down.

Watched it on Nebula and I will watch it again on YouTube. It’s very good.

Does he count as a celebrity or is he just a public figure?

Wow, broken clock huh?

This immediately came to mind for me as well

I believe they are called skeets, but that is an unofficial name

I have several, and I adore them, but Judy at Carnegie Hall is my favourite. It’s such a special album and I doubt I have to explain why, but I’m very fond of her briefly improvising during You Go To My Head. It’s such a profoundly human moment.

Happy birthday Inky!!!