Michael Goldman

The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power. The rule was formulated by Erica Chenoweth in 2013.

To everyone thats attending protests today, stay safe.

Last night I had a dream
That the world had turned around
All our hopes had come to be
And the people gathered around
They all brought what they could bring
And nobody went without
And I learned a song to sing
The revolution starts now.

Zucchini tastes like my foots asleep

Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace prize. Congratulations

November 25, 1970, famed Japanese writer and political provocateur, Yukio Mishima, addressed a gathering of military men and told them that they had betrayed traditional Japanese values. When he realized how poorly his speech had gone, he committed ritual suicide. Be like Yukio.

What the actual fuck?!?!?!??!.

Gadzooks! cc @mgoldman-atl.bsky.social

Holy crap

They'll surround some shitty apartment in Provo this weekend and some kid will die of "self-inflicted" gun wounds. There's your killer. Bullshit, this was a pro. And he's long gone

Ganesh

Jandek time in Austin.

It was a blast and an honor to teach Entomology for the Dekalb Co. Naturalist program for the third year in a row. The students are always brilliant and we found some great insects and spiders.

'Tis too starved an argument for my sword..

And now.....enter Mordred.

Mercifully, no one has tried a film version of The Moviegoer.

Watching the TV show I Love Dick. Hilarious. Ive got great memories of Marfa TX

You've always been and youre always going to be.

I watched a few episodes of Nat Geo's excellent series on The Secret History of the Mongols last night. Very very well done. My only minor complaint is that at no time does Genghis Khan wildly exclaim "I feel this Tartar woman is for me! My blood screams Take Her!!!!".

The legs are the second heart.

Okra! The plant of life!

Your HOA and Health Insurance carrier are likely bullies that aren't going to tell you the truth. Fight them when you have to.

Ugh

Chinese mantis - Tenodera sinensis

Happy Juneteenth

"Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change" Erica Chenowith.

Happy Bloomsday

He's never had anything to offer up except smugness

Ive come to the realization that my least favorite sound in the musical universe is Michael McDonald's voice.

If the universe isnt constantly reminding you how little you actually know, then youre doing it all wrong.

Ideological capture?