JL Mayes

Advantages of owning a bookstore...

@jeffpearlman.bsky.social

I have never once -- not for an instant -- wondered about this.

Now I can think of nothing else.

Thanks, @tinanyb.bsky.social. Thanks a lot. 🍊

No, you didn't.

The gaslighting is not a bug. Nor is it new.

Consider this a contract...

FWIW, if I ever form a band, I'ma name it Aggressively Ignorant Mediocre Nepo-baby Dipshits.

Question: Will I owe @kateelliottsff.bsky.social royalties?

So relevant...

What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and a-carrying signs
Mostly say hooray for our side

...

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away...

The vaccine is precisely why he couldn't pronounce aceet...

Asetamen...

Acetimon...

Tylenol.

Probably.

YOU WILL RESPECT MAH AUTHORATAH!

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You had me at Oxford comma.

You had me at Oxford comma...

As the owner of a local indie bookstore, thank you.

Pretty sure Andy Reid is ready for Travis to stop working.

Trump once supposedly said that if it were up to Stephen Miller, the U.S. population would be 100 million people...less than a third of our current population.

So it would seem that perhaps shuttering the CDC is less bug than feature.

Won't that, like, give him the circumcisions or something?

Someone go ask RFK Jr.

In my (occasionally) humble opinion, you made the right choice. 😄

I grew up with these Super Bowl halftimes.

They can't hurt me.

Qatar's cooperation on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas suddenly makes a lot more sense...

The 90's were a great time to get sober! I'm Joe.

One of my best friends/play daughter said she's, "going to send [me] a lesbian culture tidbit everyday."

I have good friends. 😄

Machado's response:

“...more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our main allies in achieving Freedom and democracy..."

I mean, perhaps not wrong. Just gave me the icks.

To be fair, it IS a hate rally, insofar as we hate Tom Emmer...

Oooh...this mightn't age well...

"There is no war against smuggling; there is a war for oil and it must be stopped by the world."

Yeah...this seems far more likely.

Rather than focusing on those who WEREN'T awarded the Nobel Peace prize, it's worth a read to learn about the incredible work of Maria Corina Machado.

It's almost as though the Nobel committee prioritizes actions that make positive changes in a community and the world.

E6 2025: Institutional Capture

What is "institutional capture" and why should you care?

Find out on the latest episode of Circle the Wagons podcast. What is it, why we should care, and how do we navigate it?

open.spotify.com/episode/655E...

I have a confession. I can trust this is just between us, right?

Until 2 days ago, I thought Lilith Fair was, like, a human musician.

I'm gonna get my ally card pulled for this, aren't I?

Why you gotta hate on us old folk? 😄

Every accusation a confession...

"Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Hide your flags...

www.oag.state.tx.us/news/release...

I'm less concerned about content generated by AI than I am about a government driven by AS.*

* Actual Stupidity