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#WOTD: pertinacious adjective per·​ti·​na·​cious ˌpər-tə-ˈnā-shəs 1 a: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b: perversely persistent 2: stubbornly tenacious

Here you are. The weekend. The start. Saturday! Make it your day, as you have earned it. Have fun. Laugh & smile. Enjoy yourself. Breathe in & breathe out. Grab something, or someone & swing away! Let’s go! Be careful. Be safe. Be glamorous. Be ready. Be shiny. Be glimmer. Be you. Take no shit.

Look, I hate guns. I'm Canadian and the avg one of us has never even seen a gun right there in front of us. That said, every serious leftist needs firearm training and regular practice, especially if you're in the States. And *especially* if you're not whte. None of this will end by asking nicely.

My humanity is the one thing they cannot take from me through legislation, through force, through fear. It belongs to me. And I will not surrender it, not even to my own rage, not even in the name of the people we have lost. I will not let them take that too.

I am sure there was something important on my schedule for today that isn't there now. I can't remember what it was. #NightmareFuel

This French man’s International Women’s Day message is better than any I heard yesterday (in English).

AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.

Great.

I deeply, deeply resent not having the option to buy physical media. #FilmSky

"Look at me, I'm an old man!" 😭

Little Monsters (2019) Lupita Nyong'o is charming as the kindergarten teacher that works to protect her students when a zombie outbreak threatens them. Again, a lot of gross, unnecessary jokes. Level up. #HorrorFlix

Freaky (2020) A solid slasher flick. Kathryn Newton is so beautiful! Vince Vaughn was charming and convincing in the Millie character. The sex jokes were a bit much, like really, guys. Can't I watch people get murdered in peace? Won't someone please think of the children?? #HorrorFlix

#Polymath Next level unlocked.

#TinyGratitude Having the option to sleep all afternoon when I can tell I'm starting to get a migraine.

Thought-Terminating Clichés All answers are responses, but not all responses are answers. Some responses don't answer the question. And are exhausting.

I didn't remember Desperately Seeking Susan from back in the day - it was entertaining! Fits in well with a lot of mid-80s fare.

It's 1:30am. I *will* go to bed and directly to sleep. (That ought do it.)

China adopted the circular economy as a national priority since 2009 recognising it can generate growth decoupled from resource use. This case study covers growth in the vehicle remanufacturing sector. www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-exa...

#BridgertonS4 Episode: Hyacinth's lopsided part is distracting. Whyyyyyy?

Stay classy.

It can be done!

The most unrealistic part about Fatal Attraction (1987) is that Anne Archer's character *stays* with Michael Douglas. After all that? That guy? Pfft.

Power to the people!

Going to bed now involves so many supplies: phone, book, glasses in case, cup of fresh water, etc. Just wait until I need medications and salves and such! Geez. There should be a bedtime tote like those dorm bathroom baskets, because yeesh. #AgingChronicles

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the two main drivers of American history are racism and pedophilia in that order

Definitely, #ThingsIShouldNotBeDoing.

Here for it.

#WOTD: connubial adjective con·​nu·​bi·​al kə-ˈnü-bē-əl -ˈnyü- : of or relating to the married state : conjugal connubial relations

#WOTD: jeroboam noun jer·​o·​bo·​am ˌjer-ə-ˈbō-əm : an oversize wine bottle holding about three liters

#WOTD: pleurisy noun pleu·​ri·​sy ˈplu̇r-ə-sē : inflammation of the pleura that is typically characterized by sudden onset, painful and difficult respiration, and exudation of fluid or fibrinous material into the pleural cavity

#WOTD: shivaree noun shiv·​a·​ree ˌshi-və-ˈrē ˈshi-və-ˌrē : a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple

WOTD: colliery noun col·​liery ˈkäl-yə-rē plural collieries : a coal mine and its connected buildings

#WOTD: pandowdy noun pan·​dow·​dy pan-ˈdau̇-dē plural pandowdies : a deep-dish spiced apple dessert sweetened with sugar, molasses, or maple syrup and covered with a rich crust

#WOTD: cosset noun cos·​set ˈkä-sət : a pet lamb broadly : pet cosset 2 of 2 verb cosseted; cosseting; cossets transitive verb : to treat as a pet : pamper

Please, please, please let everyone sleep in tomorrow.

Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to the spinning helicopter lady. Finally looked it up. They settled with her for $450,000. I would have literally expired. That trip is wild.

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#WOTD: sinecure noun si·​ne·​cure ˈsī-ni-ˌkyu̇r ˈsi- 1 : an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income 2 archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls

Also, what system took Epstein's place? This didn't just stop because he stopped. Come on, now. #Epstein

#WOTD: lissome adjective lis·​some ˈli-səm variants or less commonly lissom 1 a : easily flexed b : lithe sense 2 2 : nimble lissomely adverb lissomeness noun

#WOTD: stertorous adjective ster·​to·​rous ˈstər-tə-rəs : characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound

#WOTD apogee noun [ S ] formal uk /ˈæp.ə.dʒiː/ us /ˈæp.ə.dʒiː/ the most successful, popular, or powerful point: At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $180 million.

I think (and hope) Jeffrey Epstein, in death, will end up doing more to burn down the socioeconomic entitlement of Western elites than any reformer has done in life. Inshallah.

Slurps coffee* ☕😌😏 @mark-carney.bsky.social, Stephen Harper has some explaining to do, for our fellow Canadians. Turns out that while Stephen was still our PM, he received payment from Epstein of 1 million dollars, to Harper and Associates Inc. Let's investigate this, shall we. Knitty - TikTok.

School shootings always prompt me to drill the kids on what to do: Run. If you can't run, hide. If you can't hide, fight. I'm glad our teacher had us run. #SchoolShootings

The concept of miasma seems much more reasonable when you consider the dental hygiene practices in that part of the world at that time.

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Sighhhh