As you party on the 4th of July, it's important to take a moment to remember that Spuds Mackenzie's vital role in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (Bud Light calendar, 1990)

these ‘patriot’ militia groups are such sad, pathetic losers, dipshits who can find nothing within themselves to feel good about so they have to latch on to an external fantasy

sometimes you find an extended work of genius in a field you previously had no idea existed, or could exist

In 1991 Charles Schulz devoted a week of Peanuts to Larry, a Sunday school student who thought the Great Gatsby was in the Bible.

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I think over 80% of people in the twin cities are gonna have the same answer to this one

the kelce bros tearfully disassembling their bunk bed

we’re all Beavis about something

The eventual divorce album will be a big seller

Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in July.

"It's like the Sistine Chapel with... those two guys." @kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social is neither an art historian nor a theologian

really good book about its weirdness (and about Lost Cause-ism): Confederates in the Attic

My favorite low-key-but-persistent runner in O’Brian is “Midshipman Babbington is the horniest creature afloat”

Most of my immediate-mpls friends are at least somewhat on board with (or participants in) the music side; the cartooning side is as good as invisible to them

As a beautician in a small town, I'm not embarrassed when I recognise women whose bits I've waxed. I did though find it awkward when a girl whose Brazilian I'd done in the week needed a lift home Sunday morning having been pulled by my son and brought home for a one-night stand.

It’s David Shire’s birthday. Possibly the greatest movie theme ever. Either way, just superbly stark opening credits with that bludgeoning & propulsive score telling you that you’re in for a cracking thriller. youtu.be/6-WYm9nl32Q?...

Hey your ride’s here, eh

Satan sitting on my left shoulder whispering “what if you started writing about local music again, and just posted it to your own website?”

Also an equally important event on July 3, 1863

“Russophobia?”

Remembering Poly Styrene, born on this date in 1957

There is actually only 1 vision of American history that I can safely say 95% of all trained American historians see, and it is this: “It’s complicated.”

RIP, Quint. You would've loved Widow's Bay.

I submit that maybe that’s too many planes. and I’m speaking here as a plane-liker

We’re gonna need a bigger World Cup.

You can see why the Ramones loved it so much

I personally think Sammy Hagar should have returned fire and established an ongoing and very strange beef

Patience 🕷️ Fortitude 🐝 Grace 🦋 #hollowknight #silksong #formline #telekitneticart

man, I’m universally up for a give and take with mutuals or even people I kinda sorta know, but strangers coming in with their dukes up are just always gonna get blocked

Current* conditions near Two Harbors, MN:

oh shit, peeping toms

the oral history of the making of Airplane! is a soooooooper fun audiobook

Pretty sure this says it all about Charlie Daniels...

it's looked better

I mean you'd think it'd be the French who'd be reenacting Verdun for the national holiday

Took this one a few months ago. Male American kestrel quaking in fear of plastic great horned owl decoy. 🌿🤣🪶

If you own a 3D printer did you know you can just print Spirograph templates all day? Then tell today’s kids that this is what we considered fun in the 70s and 80s?

love this picture of the Minnesota soldier who captured the flag posing with it. Somehow looks like a guy’s dating profile pic even though it was taken in 1864

you should go to Gettysburg because it's a great way to look out from this spot and go goddamn Pickett was a dumbass

hey siri can you show me a quick example of hubris

Move a pad of paper, Gus McCrae slides out; somehow I’d completely forgotten about this

I marvel at how Jim Henson’s creative brain worked. This film was a presentation piece to the execs at CBS when he was trying to get them, ultimately unsuccessfully, to pick up THE MUPPET SHOW. If you’re a TV exec sitting in a boardroom watching this, there’s no way it’s not leaving an impression...

if you say "moses supposes his toeses are roses, but moses supposes..." to the lads they holler back "ERRONEOUSLY!" beastie boys style it's incredible

storm a-comin

guitar-themed reels lean soooo dumb; someone with an acerbic accent saying "learn to play adult chords" over video of hands moving over a fretboard playing the most bloodless shit you've ever heard, followed by a link to a patreon where you, too, can learn the adult secret of the 7 chord

Reminder! In Minnesota, residents have access to thousands of full-text ebooks, magazines, journals and newspapers just by virtue of being in the state through eLibrary MN. And as of July 1 you have access to 2 new resources: "Social Explorer" and "Craft and Hobby." No login required! elibrarymn.org

The Bad Plus Live at The Hamilton on 2012-09-23 https://archive.org/details/thebadplus2012-09-23.vwmule