Wayward Historian

The difference between the National Guard, who have seen a severe morale collapse if Pentagon leaks are to be believed, and ICE, who enthusiastically support this.

I'm just waiting to see what happens when/if his grindr account gets released.

Will it be burying his whole body in the sand, or running around flapping his wings?

Men used violence to oppress women so they could avoid competition. European men got wealthy via slavery, stealing land, and genocide.

That's not competence. That's rigging the systems and committing crimes against humanity to acquire wealth and power.

YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) Charlie Kirk and the Empathy Paradox

This is the post where I kiss international travel goodbye. (Well, getting back into the country, at least.) I'm aware that I'm only brave enough to post this after Stochastic Terrorist Chaya Raichik has had her third doxing hit list banned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6MS...

Can we just fix the airports and work on planes crashing?

That's the rules as written. In paragraph 2 of the If I fitz, I sitz clause it clearly states- I seez, is meez.

Kitty ignoring me as I tell her to not touch my plant Lol

Kitty!!!!!
Stop pretending you don't know what I'm saying!
Leave the plant alone! 🤦
🤭💜😈😼😈💜

YouTube video by Dead Domain THE LIES OF BRIANNA WU

I'm watching Dead Domain's doc on Brianna Wu, and not even halfway through I'm already seeing clips of Wu doing unto others, such as David Pakman, as she did unto Kevin Logan while I was modding his chat.

This shit is telling AF.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1O6...

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

Just a bit of whining into the void- and this time I don't mean the cat.

Trying to get a battery installed by AAA. In my driveway. It's usually easy. This was my phone call-
# of transfers= 7
# of times Repeated 16 digit code= 8
# of times Ph no changed in system= 1
Call time 43 min 49 sec

Argh!

"I like FOOD! Can I haz FOOD?"
-Dave 24/7

Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity. We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law.

In a blistering statement, the American Bar Association describes "attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize" diversity initiatives as "wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself."

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Mom pets a big kitty in Panama, circa 1963. Featuring a random soldier or airman.

The entire thread is interesting.

Egads. I have done every single one of those things.

Making arrangements for the old folks' home for my self, now.

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I'd love to be able to say that I can't believe this horrible crap is actually happening. That optimism died during the first Trump chaos.

Some of my better work.

all i can think of is trump is sh***** his pants every second he's around people they just decide not to say anything cause money and power

Happy 2025!

Try not to suck, pretty please.

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Popping the phone number into the post so folks can copy/paste it more easily:

US: 877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366

Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Pacific.

Can we PLEASE remember to include alt, especially on things as important as this?

So people with autism are ✨Magic✨

I guess that's better than "better off dead"?

Nah. It just means that there are a LOT of stupid people.

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Mood

More secretarial nonsense. 😆 I'm perversely proud of this one.

Trump has threatened to invade via social media the following nations over the past three weeks: Greenland, Mexico, Canada, and Panama.

🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊

Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵