Jim Hobart

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in Aliens (1986): "Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?"

Mood.

A book is a tree that makes you hallucinate vividly

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

This hits harder than when I saw this movie the first time.
#CaptainAmerica

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

"That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy." - Robert Reich

#TaxBillionaires

“Reading is woke!”
MTG… probably.

A screenshot of a post on X by Comrade Sisko (@Pinko69420 , 19h ago) with fist bump emojis. It includes a reply by Elon Musk (@elonmusk ) to @catturd2 : "Retirement age in France is too low. That’s a legit issue." Below, a post by The French History P. (@FrenchHist ) reads: "The richest person in the world saying French people don’t work enough is serious Louis XVI vibes." The French History P. post includes a French flag emoji and a logo in the bottom right corner that says "PSEXPRESS.

It is rather grotesque, isn’t it.

A screenshot of two news headlines. The first headline reads: "Britain Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 10:16 AM EDT and an update at 10:53 AM EDT. The second headline reads: "Germany Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 7:49 AM EDT and an update at 12:00 PM EDT. Both headlines are in bold black text, with the publication and update details in smaller red text below.

This is what we’ve come to, and so quickly.

From Col. Schappert:

“I spent a good portion of Sunday afternoon responding to emails from here and abroad. It's quite remarkable. All were respectful, appreciative, and a salve to the deep frustration and hurt.”

He goes on:

Trump revokes classified access for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.

While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.

AOC: We need to be taxing the rich on the floor of the Congress

We need to be establishing guaranteed healthcare on the floor of the Congress

We need to be passing a living wage on the floor of the Congress

Elbows up!!

WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.

AOC: In every single stop that Bernie and I have had in the past couple of days… every single stop has completely blown out all attendance projections.

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

X post from the account "Polling USA" (@USA_Polling ) with a blue checkmark, timestamped 1 day ago. The post reads: "You’re telling me the code talkers that helped to defeat the nazis got removed from military websites BY nazis?" The post includes a reply from the account "Axios" (@axios ), also timestamped 1 day ago, with a yellow badge. The reply reads: "Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order trib.al/90XSYLB."

Yes. That is in fact what just happened.

I just donated to them because I want to do my part to fight off the CONS who want to dismantle this Canadian treasure!

Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult

The Grifter-In-Chief is using the White House as a backdrop for a Tesla commercial to help boost Elon’s failing company. This is corruption in broad daylight.

Social media post by Sean Casten (@SeanCasten ) reading: 'You cannot repeal the first amendment by tweet. I know this because I watched Schoolhouse Rock.' The post includes a quote from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump ), with a profile picture featuring an American flag, stating: 'All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter.'

I know because I’m old enough to have been there when they adopted it.

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Jasmine Crockett Has Fiery Warning For 'Broke' Red States: 'We're In The Find Out Phase' No lies detected 🔥

The 'find out' phase is here.

This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty.

The US is dead last.

#Poverty #USA

A couple of shots from the Pentax 6x7 + 500mm lens. B/W is HP5+, and color is Portra 400.

Shallow depth-of-field means precise focusing, which is tricky with fast-moving subjects.

#pentax67 #6x7 #filmphotography #ilford #kodak #pentax

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

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