Douglas Gibson

That'll teach them to always have sugar on hand.

In an imagined dialogue at a British healthcare facility, George Osborne, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, has trouble comprehending why providers are focused on healing people rather than making money.

Which reminds me of this ageless chestnut:

If you know someone who’s stuck but brilliant—

Repost this.

Most people aren’t lazy.

They’re just spinning in the wrong direction.

Good one! You should submit to Scientific American for their "Meter" section.

Exactly the dynamic you see playing out in von Sydow's character in "Escape to Victory."

That's lovely to hear! I'm guessing, though, that even through my second-rate version you're picking up on the strength of the poem itself. Which was so great that, years after reading it, I found myself looking it up during the first Trump administration (which is when I did this translation).

It's sort of my own translation, though with help. I did it years ago, so I'm not sure, but I think I drew on a combination of Google translate, the anglo-saxons.net line-by-line translation (link below) and what I remember from my graduate Old English courses.

www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=ge...

"We have heard of / Eormanric's / wolfish mind: / over the people of the Goth kingdom / he had absolute power — / That was a terrible king! // Many a warrior sat, / bound up by cares / and despairing, / and wish constantly / that his reign were overthrown. // That passed away; this, too may pass." — from "Deor"

I'll delete this shortly, but I wanted to point out that you must have your colleague's BlueSky address wrong, since this post came up in my notifications. Sounds like a fascinating session, though!

even columbus

What we know about the millions of missing Biden voters and why they skipped 2024 Biden 2020 voters who skipped 2024 reshaped the electorate to Democrats’ detriment last November. They could reshape it again to Democrats’ benefit if we figure out how to get them back.

Jibes with this national-level take on 2024: chartingthewayforward.substack.com/p/what-we-kn...

All I know is, your keys are conveniently stored in the refrigerator behind the Chinese food you brought home last night.

Not bought, but checked out. But I'd go with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken (some of her short stories are incredible). Also: Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones.

For example, the Powell memo, which is mostly about how awful it is that college students aren't being taught to love the free enterprise system (sufficiently).

www.nokings.org #NoKings

I once stood behind David Byrne at a Belgian french-fry place in Manhattan.

Love it when people ask, in that triumphant "bet you never thought about THIS did ya" tone, how the public library plans to adapt now that everyone reads ebooks.

1. Everyone doesn't.
2. We have ebooks and have for years.
3. We also have many other things.
4. [fart noise]

Also, is DHS using the SHIELD logo as an avatar?