Jesse Mullan

I write limericks
Because after just five lines
I get distracted

"we should fix feature theta"
"nobody uses feature theta"
"because it's broken"
"that's no reason to fix it, also, we laid off a team and you get their work. also we might discontinue the thing you're working on, so don't work on it"
"Ok."
"The CEO wants to know why feature theta doesn't work"

A closeup of a long hair tabby cat. Its ears are upright but slightly back, indicating excitement and fear. It is sniffing a hand on the edge of the frame.

A tabby cat on a sidewalk, side-lit by a low garden light. It is missing part of its tail but has bright, eager eyes.

New cat in the backyard! It's missing part of its tail and is a mix of curious, friendly, and shy. Shacklegänger was growling with territorial grumpiness, but didn't chase, so... Maybe? More importantly, will we need to TNR this one?

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE

Greg, a stunningly beautiful light brown cat with brown points and white stomach and paws. He is deeply relaxed. A human foot wearing a black sock sticks out from under the fuzzy gray blanket that Greg is enjoying.

We got a new couch and Greg demanded that we give him a chance to show us advanced relaxation techniques. I slept most of the day on the couch when we got it, so I guess it worked.

Alex, a tuxedo cat, stares down the camera. He is sitting upright on a light blue rug and giving a menacing look.

More timeline cleansing? My blood pressure was mysteriously 30 points higher last week. Here is my lovely cat Alex trying to mind control me.

I am going to recover the microcontroller from this sign and just jumper the LEDs permanently on

Did you look back in that account's replies and see the sudden change of tone and subject? My eyes are not timid but wow it goes NSFW.

The Onion Headline: De Blasio: 'Well, Well, Well, Absolutely incredible To Find A Mayor That Doesn't Suck Shit, Huh?'

Yes. A great many people in this country have that kind of bloodlust.

STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET. MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.

w/ alt-txt

"OK," he shrugged, unwilling to let himself see the truth.

Timeline Cleanse: our sources can now confirm that the kids are fuckin cooking

It is hard to want to DO anything when you are so overwhelmed that even getting up to shower or brush your teeth or drink water feels exertive, but spending any amount of time outside your home and physically around other people feeling what you’re feeling, it is a massive release valve.

"They want to find the 'orchestrators,' the 'paid activists,' the political professionals scheming up the city’s response to their crimes. They won’t find any, because there are none." www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...

www.army.mil/article/9285...

What to do when they ask if you're ready to surrender.

This is Minneapolis.

My block neighbors gathered where our street intersects Lake St.

Holding candles in -10°F (-23°C) for an hour and a half. Holding space, checking in and meeting a few new neighbors.

I’m so grateful to live among so many caring people.

❤️

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

This resource is EXCELLENT.

If you’re struggling, I’m copy pasting what a trauma therapist friend suggested here:

“Highly recommend dunking your face in a bowl of cold water, drinking some water to help your body flush the adrenaline and finding something to smell or touch for grounding and avoiding dissociation”

CONTENT WARNING: a new video of a new person being murdered is out. It is filmed from across the street. Many men are wrestling one person to the ground in front of (apparently) Glam Doll Donuts. Watch it if you need to, or protect yourself from seeing a snuff film.

Do not say anything here you don't want read back to you in court.

Surviving the Fall — Martha Crawford - What a Shrink Thinks Someone emailed me a big question last night. A question too big for me frankly. They asked (paraphrasing):  What if democracy falls ? What if extremism takes over? How can we stay grounded, h...

This essay is the best I could come up with

www.whatashrinkthinks.com/essays/survi...

I did not anticipate that my cool neighbors visiting could be a benefit

I'm really close to buying one, and the right enthusiasm and advice on what to get could tip me over.

We can build beautiful things in the darkest times. I’ve seen this all over the world, in Kurdistan and the Darién Gap and in the mountains and deserts of the borderlands. You can do it on your block now, it’s not special or hard, it’s how we are supposed to be and it’s inside all of us.

Thank you for getting clear video of these

every democrat should be talking like this. all of them.

A white sage, a.california sagebrush, lavender, and lacy phacelia. The sage has clusters of pale greenish leaves like the bursts of fireworks. The sagebrush is glaucous: pale blue green, chalky, and frilly. The lacy phacelia is green and delicate, with reddish stems and leaf edges.

This white sage in the front yard smells amazing and looks cool.

If my therapist were here, or at least on Zoom with me right now, I am reasonably sure that she'd suggest listening to those emotions, giving them space, and then maybe trying some stuff from that list. "Oh that's a nice list, how could you apply that to your friend you're worried about?"