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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people

The employer was a man named Gephardt. He was a Jew who looked and sounded for all the world (in retrospect) like Jerry Orbach.

I wasn't making enough money to open a checking account, so I had to cash my paychecks. "Put your money in your shoe," they said. "If you get robbed, they'll never make you take off your shoes."

Maurice didn't hang with the rest. He had as pronounced stutter. Maurice told me he served 10 years for Manslaughter after killing a fellow student at a "Magnet" school who raped his sister. "Don't let those niggers use you up," he said about the other guys.

I remember Reece and Maurice. Reece was the scariest. We always left a commode hooked up on one of the upstairs halls even after all the walls were torn out. Maurice once sat down and took a shit in front of me without even pausing in conversation. But I don't remember why he went to prison.

When one of them wanted to make and extra stop at an apartment complex to buy shit, the other guys would berate him. "You need to pay him some more!"
When they left me alone in the car to step out, they said, "Don't worry, they'll think you're a cop."

The crew I hung with was mostly Black guys. All felony records, who looked out for me mostly. The other white guys on the crew weren't for shit and weren't trustworthy. I was the only guy with a car. On paydays, some of them solicited me for rides home instead of having to drive the bus.

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Turns out the same policies that got FDR elected FOUR TIMES IN A ROW are STILL the best Democratic policies to run on!

Halloween ghosts : white ghosts on black background . Text says It’s scary having to : one image of a ghost per statement, each daisy in a square box - Continually self advocate Rely on others to listen Ask for support Explain your needs Question the inaccessible Speak up against ableism Manage others discomfort Fight for basic inclusion Keep fighting to exist Keep surviving the system A logo that says Disabled by society

Happy Halloween! These ghosts have a message for you!

Metcalfe county Kentucky official "Lunch Ladies on the Loose" Facebook page announcing three free meals a day for all kids.

Official Facebook page for "Lunch Ladies On The Loose" announcing they're gonna keep feeding kids 3 meals a day during the shutdown -

GAO Report: Millions of Full-Time Workers Rely on Federal Health Care and Food Assistance Programs

"...approximately 70 percent of adult
wage earners in both programs ,(SNAP & Medicaid )worked full-time hours (i.e., 35 hours or more) on
a weekly basis and about one-half of them worked full-time hours annually"

I don't know what "Ink"a teacher, a nurse, a farmer, a counselor would have, but none would be making f****** excuses about it so they could run for a national office.

STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough. VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, “For the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against — being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing. https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.

Teachers, nurses, farmers (obviously) mental health workers, etc. But nobody hollers louder about trauma and identity and obligation than a f****** Marine.

I'm so tired of Marines.

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Rebuilding the Pumphouse after ~30 years of service; shameful neglect of our domestic water supply on my behalf. It's been abundant and forgiving. I hope this first retirement project sacrifice is met with favor.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

YouTube video by Rush Geddy and Alex Send a Message to Rush Fans

I’ve never been super into Rush but no one ever told me these guys were so fuckin adorable, they’re just old Canadian dads who love each other

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Still sinking in!

So I'm retired.

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