“A world that shrugs at one kind of slaughter has developed a terrible immunity. No atrocity is too great to shrug away now, the muscle of indifference having been sufficiently conditioned.” -Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

who made this

I placed my order with the manufacturer for one reason: avoiding Amazon. Shipping was extremely expensive due to the product weight, but overall cost was about a wash. Got my tacking info today. Looking forward to the blue van with the trademark smirking arrow delivering my item soon.

Writing about Palestine, Omar El Akkad says: “One remarkable difference between the modern Western conservative and their liberal counterpart is that the former will gleefully sign their name on the side of the bomb while the latter will just sheepishly initial it.” 1/2

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

It’s been 5 days and we still don’t know the names of the murderers.

This is what art is for. Thank you, @brucespringsteen.net. Classic protest song naming the Powers, celebrating the people, honoring the dead. open.spotify.com/album/5fto6n...

They shot Renee Good in the face. They kidnapped Liam Ramos. They just executed a man on the street. Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.

Why is Ekitike on the bench?!?! Losing my mind. @lfcr.bsky.social

This year, Santa brought me @jrdkirk.bsky.social’s “A Man Attested By God”, which I’m enjoying immensely. Kirk articulates a paradigm I think was taught in my church community as “God manifestation”. It’s nice to have a solid academic treatment of this to chew over. Definitely #forbiblenerds.

Modeling Reemergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the US | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Elon Musk is about to become the first trillionaire. The reason poverty exists in the wealthiest country on earth isn't because we can't feed the poor — it's because we can't satisfy the rich. We should tax trillionaires out of existence.

It’s almost time to start stumping for @jamestalarico.bsky.social Sign up here for the Path to the Primary Zoom Dec 3 or 6! mobilize.us/s/dslbzI

If Jesus inspired you on Jan 1, AD 30 to save every bit of money you could get your hands on, and if you scraped together $650,000 per day since that day, and if in that time you neither spent any money nor earned any interest, you would have approximately the same amount of money as Elon Musk.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social is surging in the polls! Leading Colin Allred by 6%, but leading by a whopping 47-point edge among those who know both candidates. So excited about this campaign!

The painful irony here is what the President is celebrating as a win is actually a massive corporation highlighting how fucking poor they know their customers are in his economy. They know no one who is buying Thanksgiving dinner at Walmart can afford last year’s meal at today’s prices.

What is the most perfectly balanced coffee drink, and why is it a cortado?

Definitely getting Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost vibes from @themountaingoats.bsky.social new banger, Armies of the Lord.

When did writers and translators of literature start using the word “sex” for vulva? And how do we make it stop? It’s so awful.

Absolutely thrilled that Josh Ritter has now released Truth Is a Dimension (Both Invisible and Blinding) on all the streaming platforms. No other song has captured my heart and revealed the world to me with this much clarity in the past 5+ years. 1/

Take note, writers. This is what your index should look like.

Reading about how the Minnesota shooter was a missionary…. That tracks. I was trained to be a missionary in a fundamentalist Bible college. There is something inherent about the goal of conversion in an evangelical setting that dehumanizes people.

National Donut Day!

Back sleepers, talk to me: what the hell do you do with your toes?! Do you let the sheets and blankets push them up toward your foot, stretching your calves? Or do you have them push forward, stretching the top of your foot and inevitably causing your calves to cramp multiple times a night?

When I booked this trip on July 21 as a surprise graduation gift for my boy, I had no idea we would be in for a championship season and witnessing the lifting of the trophy. What an incredible day! #YNWA #LFC

Campeones Campeones Campeones Ole ole ole Delicious trolling from the @lfcr.bsky.social faithful

After Season 1 of The Penguin, we watched behind the scenes making Colin Ferrel into Penguin Two bug thoughts! 1. WOW. The artistry is incredible, makeup so well done. Close-ups that don’t require any suspension of disbelief. Absolutely incredible prosthetics work. 1/

Incredible stones here.

I accidentally invented a crossword puzzle clue: “Canine protection racket?” 7 letters

We should really re-think documenting the date of patients’ last menstrual period at health care visits. We live in a surveillance state where they’re criminalizing pregnancy, miscarriage, and yes, abortion. Documenting LMP is fodder for the prosecution.

It's also the day for my favorite meme! If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.

[bluesky timeline] me: [chanting] blogs, blogs- other users: blogs, BLOGS bluesky staff: [pounding their computers] BLOGS, BLOGS, BLOGS!

well the 1936 precedent is "just be normal in the short term for good press from naive and gullible journalists"

I decided to turn a travel day & flight into a meditation retreat of sorts

Was anyone else disappointed that in the most recent Severance episode, while hosting a dinner party, Denethor son of Ecthelion did not bite into a small tomato only to have its juice and seeds spew out?

“People change and smile: but the agony abides” Happy Monday from T. S. Eliot!

Today’s epiphany: every classical music ensemble is basically a cover band

🔥🔥🔥

Every parent of multiples should be given one of these

One of my annual traditions is to share this video of my friend Patrick Wynne singing A Elbereth Githoniel to a Christmas Carol tune #tolkien #elvish

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

Wicked: gutting, compelling story with terrible songs and discordant singing. 3 stars, because I’m buzzed and feeling generous

Who could be grudge the bailiff his zealous attempt to take the hound for a messenger of supernatural powers, for who among us has not felt blessed when visited by the spontaneous affections of a dog? -Luis Felipe Fabre, Recital of the Dark Verses (trans. Heather Cleary)

“Let it not be said that the Devil offered thee no words of caution in the night, if only to correct the silence of God.” Louis Felipe Fabre, Recital of the Dark Verses

(Finally) escaping twitter reminds me of this mystic I once read who said that the gates of hell are always open for those who are ready to leave.