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Monday scaries, but it's Tuesday at 1am. Noooo. Do I wake up early to do my tasks, or stay up to do my tasks? Or both?

ralph from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers waving . Alt: ralph from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers waving. there is text that says "I'm Helping"

okay, fine. I'll do it.

@Shvartacus Twitter is wild because the dumbest people are like “Mayhaps you have slandered me with that ad hominem” and the smartest people are like “my dog is a chonky boi”

"How can I stop overthinking everything? I'm constantly imagining what might go wrong in every situation and making endless contingency plans for disasters that never happen!"

Good question. Unfortunately, the answer is that we need people like you to keep society from falling apart.

Sarah Emma Edmonds - Wikipedia

Today we read a bit about Sarah Emma Edmonds from what’s now New Brunswick thanks to Spy Camp (book 2 of spy school) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_E...
She claimed to have served as a man with the Union Army as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War. Sounds like she had an interesting life.

‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help

‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth

A MYTH MADE UP BY COPS TO HIDE THE FACT THAT THEY STOOD BY AND LET KITTY GENOVESE DIE BECAUSE SHE WAS QUEER

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This reminded me of stories from the residential “school“ system when Indigenous children were removed from their families to be assimilated. Clergy running the place got actual food while the children got indiscernible mush. Hitler was inspired by residential schools & ICE continues the tradition.

Designed by Benjamin Bowden for “Britain Can Make It Better” exhibition of 1946 and simply known as the Classic (later, the Spacelander), it was to show how the bicycle of 20 years hence would look.
The initial design for the bike had wheel dynamos that gave riders extra power when traveling uphill.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. That guy sucks.

He was also the union vice president at the time. "didn't know his body cam was recording" yeah.

I think one of the fundamental things I’ve learned while studying history is to simply never trust the British. They wanna make a deal in good faith?
Nope - assume nefarious intent at all times.

does just going outside and yelling help? might give that a go.

Seriously. That desiccated husk of a man just does everything in such a fucked up way.

Anyone who had genuine concerns about youth gender medicine would staunchly and wholeheartedly support social transition. Let kids explore their identities to see what works for them!

The fact that this movement opposes even pronouns and haircuts shows that it's just bigotry all the way down.

Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes The country’s internal security agency indicted a reservist and a civilian for security offenses, bribery and obstruction of justice in connection with the bets.

This is really, really dark.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Absolutely perfect

Of course they did. 🙃

I love when people know details like this and it leads them to victory. I just think it’s neat.

This is SO awesome and I had no idea. I’ve got to find this now 😅

A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."

Ominous bird valentines.

It dawned on me that I’ve known some of these same kids for 3 or more years now. Either from the gaming clubs or some of the more academic classes I’ve facilitated.

And we may never meet in person. But it’s nice to be able to be a part of something like this.

or maybe that’s just a story I tell myself. Iykyk. But I think it’s not a terrible sign that the adults in their life probably treat them like people.

It’s just a little game and just an hour here or there during the week but it’s fun to laugh and play our little games in a group. I recommend it.

I have found that playing video games with kids brings me regular joie de vivre - there is usually at least one kid that is very comfortable with adults or at least with me - you can tell because they mock you openly (before they’re teenagers) it’s a special kind of mocking - like you’re in on it.

Gag 259: "What's up doc?" is actually preferred.

thank you for bringing this back to our attention. Art.

It’s pretty. I hope all the haters get one this week and get to experience joy for a brief second before they go back to playing classic.

definitely should do it.

The way it just started playing automatically in my head when I read your post. 🎈 I guess it’ll just be there forever.

Leslie Nielsen, probably, still.

NPR: Nice Polite Republicans strike again.