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Who even knows anymore?
This post just reminded me of helping spot my brother as he was perfecting his standing backflip in the front yard.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This post just reminded me of helping spot my brother as he was perfecting his standing backflip in the front yard.
I wasn't sure, either. I had a package of dried sundried tomatoes on my shelf that were mocking me. I rehydrated and marinated the package in oil and seasonings then put a handful in [they were kind of scrawny so I figured they were cut]. My sauce was quite dark.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I wasn't sure, either. I had a package of dried sundried tomatoes on my shelf that were mocking me. I rehydrated and marinated the package in oil and seasonings then put a handful in [they were kind of scrawny so I figured they were cut]. My sauce was quite dark.
made this tonight after your recommendation. I used chickpea pasta, which wasn't my favorite (quinoa pasta is a better wheat substitute imo), but it was so yummy. Also, I may have added too many sun-dried tomatoes, but it still so great.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
made this tonight after your recommendation. I used chickpea pasta, which wasn't my favorite (quinoa pasta is a better wheat substitute imo), but it was so yummy. Also, I may have added too many sun-dried tomatoes, but it still so great.
FWIW, I don’t think it stays non-violent, but our chances of success decrease with violence based on 100 years of data. 🤷♀️
August 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
FWIW, I don’t think it stays non-violent, but our chances of success decrease with violence based on 100 years of data. 🤷♀️
Too many. Because too many already have.
August 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Too many. Because too many already have.
You would think, but… www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
“Countries where resistance campaigns were nonviolent were 10 times as likely to transition to democracy compared to countries where resistance turned violent—regardless of whether the campaign succeeded or failed in the short term.”
“Countries where resistance campaigns were nonviolent were 10 times as likely to transition to democracy compared to countries where resistance turned violent—regardless of whether the campaign succeeded or failed in the short term.”
Erica Chenoweth illuminates the value of nonviolent resistance in societal conflicts
www.hks.harvard.edu
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You would think, but… www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
“Countries where resistance campaigns were nonviolent were 10 times as likely to transition to democracy compared to countries where resistance turned violent—regardless of whether the campaign succeeded or failed in the short term.”
“Countries where resistance campaigns were nonviolent were 10 times as likely to transition to democracy compared to countries where resistance turned violent—regardless of whether the campaign succeeded or failed in the short term.”
Today? Nothing.
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Today? Nothing.
realizing I only have 1.5 of these.
January 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
realizing I only have 1.5 of these.
Already starting in the Idaho legislature. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Idaho Legislature's first order of business: overturning same-sex marriage
The Idaho Legislature’s first bill of the year blasts same-sex marriage, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to let states once again regulate the relationship.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Already starting in the Idaho legislature. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Uncertainty
December 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Uncertainty
Agree, 100 percent. Assad was a monster. People suffered tremendously in custody. This video just felt weird.
December 12, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Agree, 100 percent. Assad was a monster. People suffered tremendously in custody. This video just felt weird.
He is very clean for being captive for months. The stories coming out of the prisons are horrific; this one seemed performative. And if it wasn’t staged, it seems exploitative.
December 12, 2024 at 10:52 AM
He is very clean for being captive for months. The stories coming out of the prisons are horrific; this one seemed performative. And if it wasn’t staged, it seems exploitative.