Love this Picture of Nixon Because you can just see the resentment—towards Eisenhower, towards the world—in @dicknixon.bsky.social ’s face @picturesofnixon.com

Me: people shouldnt make sweeping judgements of Christians because Christianity contains multitudes, lots of Christians are great Also me: why are Christians like this bro

I believe the phrase Is “nightmare blunt rotation.”

He owned machine guns tho and that’s AGAINST THE LAW

This isn't wrong but i continue to be baffled by the way The Discourse acts like *Republicans* don't have any agency. More Democrats in the House (126) opposed the Iraq War resolution than voted for it (81); all but 6 Republicans voted for it.

In a protective presence shift in the West Bank last week, activist Nati Hanadari confronted Israeli soldiers about why they were protecting settlers going from community to community to harass Palestinians. (1/3) >>>

Disobedience is, in fact, an option. It's always an option. *Consequence-free* disobedience is rarely an option. Sources cited: I refused to carry out an order in Iraq. (That said, the officers giving these orders are the ones I have more of a bone to pick with, not the 23-year-old enlistees)

Something I've always wondered about: is there light and sour? Heavy and sweet?

One thing I wish more people understood is that while the invasion of Iraq was a major strategic error and an operational goat-rope, the Ba’ath regime was truly nightmarish for most Iraqis and many of their lives were improved in the long run by its removal

It's pretty much the story of whiteness in America that in two generations, the very Ashkenazi Jews who would have been described using this exact sort of dehumanizing anti-immigrant language are now leveling it at other groups of immigrants.

feels betrayed by the absence of uncritical, unwavering support of Israel from the liberal multiracial coalition so it's time to get extra racist and make common cause with people who make oven jokes

Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

Today I learned there is an entire phylum of worms that only lives inside cephalopod kidneys

one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!

A question for @anchistorian.bsky.social : What is the oldest known photo of people posing for a photograph in their underwear/light clothing in front of the UAF campus sign in the middle of winter?

I can kinda tell that this isn't great quality but can someone familiar with textiles explain why all the knitting people hate this so much?

And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...

The Franklin Roosevelt way

Despite what we are often told, this line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech is what true pragmatism actually looks like: “Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed. But never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”

day one in mamdani’s new york

So, the frog stopped the National Guard from coming to Portland, along with astute lawsuits by Oregon. Only part of what's happening, but hard to understate how fundamentally the Portland Frog changed perceptions and helped morale. Humor, imagination, courage, savvy.

Anthony MARX, you say????

The Israeli government’s ban on dozens of international aid groups in Gaza is a new phase in its mission to make life for Palestinians impossible and to entrench Israeli power across the land. After two years of annihilation, this is the next step.

Israel announced it will suspend the work of over 20 humanitarian organizations in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, under new vetting rules demanding disclosure of staff, funding, and operations—measures aid groups warn endanger workers and obstruct life-saving relief.

Ray Troll mural at the Seattle Aquarium

Iconic Seattle

I’ll say it again: Mamdani should appoint Sliwa to the Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare

But not, notably, his Princeton

I’ve got another one for Colson to put on the list, @dicknixon.bsky.social .

With Bardot's passing, the only named individuals in Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire that are still alive are Bob Dylan, Chubby Checker, and Bernie Goetz. The last one standing will claim The Prize.

It’s certainly possible that LBJ’s team would have failed to achieve peace even if Nixon’s people had interfered. But I guess we’ll never know for sure will we?

Nixon sabotaged the peace talks, needlessly extended the war, and repeatedly lied to the public about the massive bombing of Cambodia but ok

Which is why Reagan ran as an anti-war, anti-military candidate….right?

Conveniently omitted: Led Zeppelin. Fishy, no? (IYKYK)

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Therefore, gentle folk, be sure Wealth or rank possessing Ye who now shall bless the poor Shall yourselves find blessing

For all the Jeremy Allen White/Gene Wilder discourse there is a maddening dearth of Jeremy Allen White/Michael Caine discourse

The maga divide summarized: does the gutter racism that is the mortar of our coalition apply to Jews or not? And if it doesn’t do we mean that or are we just pretending for the moment?

A group in San Diego has been patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for vehicles that may belong to federal agencies, and use livestreams, radios, and social media to keep communities informed.

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

Lo, Hrodulf the red-nosed reindeer – That beast didn’t have unshiny nostrils! Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Anglo Saxon meter: allthingslinguistic.com/post/1359368...

Fascism is so appealing to these guys because it states very explicitly the lies they tell themselves. That they are special people who are inherently superior to others and that their privilege/power is a function of nature asserting itself.

First they came for Elf on the Shelf Then they came for…

Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers. An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social

Yo Mandy Patinkin’s voice is *solid*. Love the Ashki pronunciation too

In the 90s a naturalist friend showed me a guidebook to windshield splatter that identified different birds by the poo marks they left on car windscreens. It was dedicated to the memory of an expert who, not wanting to destroy a rare poo sample, continued to drive without cleaning it & was killed

Hand pluteus drawn per @dannastaaf.bsky.social ’s instructions in _Nursery Earth_

Where have all the cowboys gone? Long time passing Where have all the cowboys gone? long time ago They’ve fenced the ranges, every one Oh when will you ever learn? When will you ever learn