I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.

There has been too much news that sucks, so here is some schadenfreude.

🐸Gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor). Max. size 5.1 cm (2"). Females tend to be larger than males. Found in most of the eastern half of the US and in the southern parts of Canada from Manitoba to New Brunswick. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Nojos on Pixabay

Every Letter carrier in the Maritimes walked off the job as soon as they heard the news. News travelled gradually west until the order came. Canadians voted for the guy who said he was going to protect jobs. I’m not sure destroying a service that was on the ground before confederation is the way.

There are some days when I'm too busy/focused to even glance at news, so at the end of the day I get everything in one deluge, instead of trickles. I don't know which is worse.

Catching up on news

There is always that one person who loves getting the jump on autumn.

Here’s what we are reading today: Zelenskyy will not run for president after the war. "My goal is to finish the war, not to continue to run for office," he told Axios. He understands people may prefer "a leader with...a new mandate" to take the steps to secure long-term peace.

Not a fan of all the AI/adjacent companies all investing in each other.

The white supremacist conceit that everyone in antiquity was living under some kind of global jim crow segregation is just complete bullshit news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

CHOTINER: And you didn’t know this person - what did you call him again? CELEBRIMBOR GREATEST OF THE ELVEN SMITHS: Right, his name was Annatar but CHOTINER: And you taught him to create a ring harnessing all his malice and cruelty? CELEBRIMBOR: Well I mean I was deceived CHOTINER: So you’ve said

A feed of all the Chotiner memes!

CHOTINER: So you push an immense boulder up a hill SISYPHUS: Yeah, that's my thing. CHOTINER: Repeatedly, because it rolls back when you get near the top, right? SISYPHUS: It's meant to be symbolic of futile labor. CHOTINER: And you have to do it forever because you cheated death? SISYPHUS:...

Save us Mr. President Deals, save us.

The US government is going to send $20 billion to Argentina to help them bankrupt American soybean farms.

Old Man Yells at Cloud meme, but it's the entire right wing, all day, every day.

Counting to 11? YEAH 13? OBVIOUSLY counting 12 roses? NEVER. NOT POSSIBLE.

U.S. launches anti-dumping investigation into Canadian mushroom industry. Canadian growers say the trade imbalance favours them because they've modernized production, unlike their American competitors. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

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For three straight years now, Alberta has been the most popular destination, on net, for Canadian residents moving within the country. And for nearly four straight years, Ontario has seen the most Canadian residents leave.

Goddamn it, they’ve made the Twix go woke antifa!

Top that, haters.

None of my Zoroastrian buddies are replying to texts. I'm sure it's nothing.

brb, going to the mall to yell at an escalator.

jiminy's animal reviews: This is a western lesser siren (𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯), an aquatic salamander with only two front legs. This makes them one of the few genie shaped salamanders. They are found throughout the southern US and Mexico, but have recently been found as far north as Michigan. 🧵

Apple TV+ has announced the release of their new TV show ‘THE MUNICH AGREEMENT’, starring Gina Carano. The series follows an accomplished diplomat who negotiates a sensitive international treaty, after which nothing much happens. (Source: M.Jones)

I am prepared for the raptor I have my camera and binoculars at the ready

wait the rapture took only my clothes

Some Bluesky accounts that really should, really don't understand Alt Text.

Forgive me, oh Traffic God Combustious, for I have sinned. Help me drive in righteousness and obedience of all Roadway, Transportation, and Vehicle Acts, and grant me peace in my Commute.

Sometimes, when I'm stopped at a red light in the middle of the night and there's no one around, I'll just go.

To be clear, I could go for a personal micro-rapture (lose a few pounds)

We mock, but it could be @infinitescream.bsky.social's day

apologies if this is how you find out

Here in Canada the post office doesn’t sell weed but it sure does deliver it There must be millions of dollars worth of drugs sloshing through the Canadian postal system at any given time

Liberal Democracy remains very much worth defending

Beyond parody (def) When online right-wing nutjobs vilify a parody-gore metal band for having gore at their show.

Found it. I can’t watch this and not break out in a stupid grin. They truly made it their own…. youtu.be/baExq6xNhQ8?...

SPLASH ZONE!!!!

Things are weird when there are monthly opportunities to reference GWAR.

To counter Trump’s statement about Tylenol and pregnancy, this from Canada ⬇️ Pregnant women ‘should not feel guilty’ about using Tylenol: Ontario Pharmacists Association - there is no link to autism #Canada Trump is an idiot!! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

the admiral in this convo understands that deliberately killing civilians is a war crime and people who do it are war criminals

Covid/flu conscious version I saved back in 2020:

Modi asking 1.4 billion people to stop buying USA made products. Currently the USA exports about $41.4 billion to India. Oil is the largest part with Russia & every other oil producing country ready to replace that. finance.yahoo.com/news/modi-ur...

Is Elon's Mars talk overblown? Total B.S.? Maybe even a deliberate distraction? That's what one Musk admirer — and well-regarded space analyst — told me for my new feature for @wired.com. Let me explain. (1/x) www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

They're targeting the wife of the judge in Brazil who presided over the Bolsonaro trial.

Brendan Carr threatening ABC on Benny Johnson's podcast reminds us it was just a year ago we learned that Johnson and other high-profile right-wing podcasters were LITERALLY ON THE KREMLIN PAYROLL and everyone on the right said "Eh, whatever, no biggie" and they're still doing their thing.