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Writer, editor, data wrangler. Then: tenured German Studies prof & program chair. Now: free-range. Second career in IT. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ ♾️ 🧠 Asteroid 2032 β˜„οΈ

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May every single human being on this planet be safe.

May every single person be protected from harm.

May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evilβ€” together, speedily and in our days.

22.06.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4163    πŸ” 1072    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 35
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"AI Chatbot, show me examples of psychological projection."

22.06.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1248    πŸ” 391    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 23

Slapping that follow button just for this post alone πŸ™Œ

22.06.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court "Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.

Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.

Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were β€œstanding there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”

timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

20.06.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 17327    πŸ” 4683    πŸ’¬ 446    πŸ“Œ 438

Wer Menschenrechte unter NΓΌtzlichkeitsaspekten betrachtet, hat Menschenrechte nie verstanden.

21.06.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 434    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
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Best image of the day:

15.06.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 35327    πŸ” 9210    πŸ’¬ 591    πŸ“Œ 484

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there who don’t refer to taking care of their own children as β€œbabysitting.”

15.06.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2243    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 6

just saw two cardinals fistfighting in a vape shop. the conclave has begun.

24.04.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

24.04.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 66662    πŸ” 16122    πŸ’¬ 1537    πŸ“Œ 648

The lack of universal healthcare in the US paved the way for so many β€œwellness” charlatans - when it’s hard or prohibitively expensive to access evidence based care, people will attempt to treat things in their own or believe those providing the care are getting rich off of their illness

23.04.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7

… and Hanson! 🀣

23.04.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

22.04.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

You guys are being so mean to Kristi Noem, but sometimes you have to pay for Dalmatian puppies in cash.

21.04.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6619    πŸ” 904    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 57

decisively peacing out right after meeting JDV is the most relatable thing any Pope has ever done

21.04.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The next time an asswipe quotes Leviticus for being anti LGBTQ.

Just quote this. This is the passage evil men used to justify raping Black slave girls in America. Evil will always use a holy book to oppress.

Leviticus 19:20 states that a slave girl can be raped because she’s

21.04.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re still around making great music

18.04.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.

17.04.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 25203    πŸ” 6814    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 291

Beth Ditto & the Gossip

18.04.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Technically, we are all in space right now, so

16.04.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 977    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 9

I was invited as the guest speaker at my hometown’s spelling bee a few years ago because I won it in 1987 πŸ† Then spellcheck was introduced & it’s been downhill ever since

16.04.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I collect all my stress in a knot just under my right shoulder blade. The tennis ball or racquetball trick as a mini-roller helps me, also got a massage gun that works really well

16.04.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Another moment in failed data security brought to you by dipshits

15.04.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone screaming at people for talking about goofy stuff like movies and art online "while the world burns" has not for a single second considered or cared that the person talking about their joys night be doing so TO GET THEMSELVES THROUGH THE BURNING TIMES.

08.04.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2110    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 62
Tom Jones: How I Became a 'Knicker Magnet' (Nov. 27, 2015) | Charlie Rose
YouTube video by Charlie Rose Tom Jones: How I Became a 'Knicker Magnet' (Nov. 27, 2015) | Charlie Rose

I wonder if he still encounters this issue

08.04.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need to do a rewatch

08.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw it at TIFF in 1998

07.04.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My dad had a 78 LTD. I’m pretty sure it required two end-to-end parking spaces

07.04.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No offense to Ratatouille, but he’s definitely not my pick

04.04.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?

President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…

The book is called β€œThe Jungle.”

01.04.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 22919    πŸ” 5256    πŸ’¬ 678    πŸ“Œ 219
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If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.

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