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I can see mushrooms working really well in the concept

Had a goose one that was pretty interesting.

In all fairness I do love them

If I said “bitterballen” would I be banned from returning to NL?

wtf?

Gumbo

Every time I make gumbo I think about all the people who made it possible. Those who came here willingly, and more importantly, those…who did not.

I recall China withdrawing saying they completed the mission successfully. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Def not clean, but I don’t think there were repercussions. I recall Vietnam soundly trouncing them, but military history pronouncing it a draw of sorts.

Oh here’s a possible one: China’s withdrawal from Vietnam during that late 70s war?

I almost typed “Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan,” which at the time I recall seeming to go eerily smoothly. But I have an increasingly sketchy memory.

The social critic Paul Fussell famously wrote “Americans seem to think aging, sickness, and death are optional.”

Just really liking Paul Giamatti as villain.

So Starfleet Academy holds off until now to get pretty good? E6?

I’ve seen some of the not widely distributed late Brezhnev films. We’re heading there, or are there real soon.

I’ve had that thought more than once.

The late Brezhnev era vibes really are piling up at astounding levels.

Depressingly I use the 1993 Russian constitution to make similar points.

I need to look at that Florida race. It seems the state of the DEMS there is worse than I thought.

Better than my odds, but right now 40% sounds very reasonable.

Getting a bit of a headache thinking about whether state legislators would understand research in question. I guess that doesn’t matter now.

Mussolini skiing

Oh fitness pics too

Took me some time to realize what this reminded me of, and then the old newsreels of Mussolini threshing wheat while shirtless were just…there.

I’m reminded of one of Paul K’s favorite derisive characterizations: weenus.

This is the football before Lucy pulls it away (ie closing down the department), right?

The Muppet Chainsaw Massacre

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The enshittification of Texas universities by legislators who are aura farming has begun!

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Thank you for this.

Continuing with normal stuff as therapy. That wasn’t intended to sound noble. Far from it ☹️