Whirrlaway
@mpzrd.bsky.social
Oregon Coast old-guy recluse. Dog person in a cat world, people are strange, when you're a stranger. Gardening with a survivalist bent. Streetstyle and trails bikes. Looking for a soft landing if possible, politics same as bikes
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"woke" used to mean wake up! and look around and see that the bad shit isn't just a matter of individual bad actors doing this or that particular bad action, there's a pattern or structure of society that produces bad shit like a chicken produces eggs a new one every day and ...
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"woke" used to mean wake up! and look around and see that the bad shit isn't just a matter of individual bad actors doing this or that particular bad action, there's a pattern or structure of society that produces bad shit like a chicken produces eggs a new one every day and ...
otoh it would be nice if we didn't have to take so much politics with our identity and you could just DO identity and let your freak flag fly. That's how we tried to think about it when I was in college in the '60s, basically: no such thing as woman/Black/Jewish/lgbt ... work, not a thing
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
otoh it would be nice if we didn't have to take so much politics with our identity and you could just DO identity and let your freak flag fly. That's how we tried to think about it when I was in college in the '60s, basically: no such thing as woman/Black/Jewish/lgbt ... work, not a thing
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” -Matthew 17:21
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” -Matthew 17:21
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Constantine, actually. In hoc signo vinces, "I believe in ONE GOD the Father ALMIGHTY etc"
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Constantine, actually. In hoc signo vinces, "I believe in ONE GOD the Father ALMIGHTY etc"
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
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my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
Same as LLMs, people thing the meaning of language is in the choice of WORDS but in actuality meaning resides in the CONTEXT
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Same as LLMs, people thing the meaning of language is in the choice of WORDS but in actuality meaning resides in the CONTEXT
the question HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is really asking is, should the Fox grandpa/four-star with actual physical control of the launch button exercise command authority, or wait while the chicken civilians dither, run and hide?
in the film, the waffling nitwit in the White House is BLACK and plays basketball
nb the film scenario is not a "use it or lose it" situation, retaliation can wait on information while national security gets moving on shelter & relief
nb the film scenario is not a "use it or lose it" situation, retaliation can wait on information while national security gets moving on shelter & relief
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
the question HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is really asking is, should the Fox grandpa/four-star with actual physical control of the launch button exercise command authority, or wait while the chicken civilians dither, run and hide?
"True religion, in its purest and most authentic form, has nothing to do with groupism or tribalism, with creating divisions between people. True religion is a personal journey, an individual exploration of one’s inner voice and consciousness, a quest for meaning and purpose."
A few days ago, it was my birthday, and ...
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/it-was-my-...
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/it-was-my-...
A few days ago, it was my birthday, and ...
A few days ago, it was my birthday.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"True religion, in its purest and most authentic form, has nothing to do with groupism or tribalism, with creating divisions between people. True religion is a personal journey, an individual exploration of one’s inner voice and consciousness, a quest for meaning and purpose."
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human equality (all humans) got set up in the 60s as Feminism vs. Patriarchy and we've been locked into trying to deal with it in those terms ever since
October 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
human equality (all humans) got set up in the 60s as Feminism vs. Patriarchy and we've been locked into trying to deal with it in those terms ever since
don't know why he's calling it a "ballroom" the only picture he ever shows is wall to wall tables for eight no bandstand anywhere and the acoustics aren't going to be good
I guess what he's thinking is different than eg what Jane Austen wrote about
I guess what he's thinking is different than eg what Jane Austen wrote about
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
don't know why he's calling it a "ballroom" the only picture he ever shows is wall to wall tables for eight no bandstand anywhere and the acoustics aren't going to be good
I guess what he's thinking is different than eg what Jane Austen wrote about
I guess what he's thinking is different than eg what Jane Austen wrote about
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Please read. Important.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please read. Important.
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this is a wonderful civil expression of the Christian virtue of repentance, the responsibility to repair fault
I was part of a panel discussion about the media today during which I got annoyed.
columbusmetroclub.org/event/the-ne...
columbusmetroclub.org/event/the-ne...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
this is a wonderful civil expression of the Christian virtue of repentance, the responsibility to repair fault
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
the wine is still good but the meat has gone bad
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
the wine is still good but the meat has gone bad
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My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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"She wants to grab him," Ricky Patel said before he had had any exchange w/Ras Baraka. Even after Baraka left the facility, Patel said, "I’m going to place the Mayor in handcuffs. We are arresting the Mayor, per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States."
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/s...
"She Wants to Grab Him:" The Premeditated Detention of Ras Baraka - emptywheel
Even before anyone had spoken with Ras Baraka on May 9 at Delaney Hall, someone had decided "she" wanted to "grab" Newark's Mayor.
www.emptywheel.net
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"She wants to grab him," Ricky Patel said before he had had any exchange w/Ras Baraka. Even after Baraka left the facility, Patel said, "I’m going to place the Mayor in handcuffs. We are arresting the Mayor, per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States."
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/s...