as the Adult Child of a Shrimpboat Captain, this was especially humiliating

/digs put all the red yarn from my stash

This IS the best one yet...

pandemic- inspired, the mood still fits: "Mom is feeling calm She trusts the president Don't wanna get a gun What if I move in with someone? And grow a garden in case the stores all run out" youtu.be/_GzdleFEtO4?...

How come every TV show I watch has a scene where two men are having a dramatic conversation while actively pissing at the urinals in a public restroom

weird thing I've noticed, living here in the laughingstock of the world, is that most of the time (all of the time), meaningful dissent happens offline, apart from the internet-leftist fear of contamination

Ruin a band with one letter Crosby, Shills, Nash, and Young

Thoughtful and moving piece on what happens when fandom becomes complicity

John Prine's cover of "That's How Every Empire Falls," which was written by R. B. Morris at the start of the Iraq War youtu.be/Hsu2oASd6x8?...

A bitter wind blows through the country A hard rain falls on the sea If terror comes without a warning There must be something we don't see What fire begets this fire? Like torches thrown into the straw If no one asks, then no one answers That's how every empire falls R. B. Morris

Taking cues from the narcissistic felon and his DOJ goons, obvs.

Uh oh, I've missed something that's going piss me off, haven't I?

Ok why do we even have a Senate? No, I’m not actually looking for an answers; I don’t have a hot take FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Wouldn't it be awesome if someone somewhere in Greenland, is arranging piles of stones across a huge white expanse spelling out: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES

EXCLUSIVE: Epstein Survivors Take the Fight Into Their Own Hands, Demand DOJ Inspector General Intervention open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Hear that? They're trying to get these prosecutors to go after Renee Good's WIDOW instead of the fucking ICE good who murdered her.

🐋 shipmates, my salt-chapped lips are SEALED re *any possible* future narrative intersection w/certain fervent >shaky quaky< folk. But I'll just leave this here ... youtu.be/c82njhe4jII?...

I'm still pissed off about dt calling Renee Good's wife "her friend." It's not the worst thing he's said lately but it sticks in my throat

🏺 I haven’t written about archaeology in a while because the hellscape of the world is just too much and my anger at everything is so overwhelming, so sorry about that. I do wanna get back to writing, though. Just revisiting this from post-Election Day 2024… animalarchaeology.com/2024/11/06/f...

Helena Moreno, sworn in today by former VP Kamala Harris, makes history as the first Latina & 2nd woman elected Mayor of New Orleans. Her leadership centers on bringing people together to solve problems & ensure city govt is responsive, accessible & results-focused. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

We're in the world, not against it.

Damn

👇👇👇

OK, I've accepted I'm going to have to see The Testament of Ann Lee in an actual theater. Now I can get back to worrying about the country falling apart

“Which is why we are posthumously indicting Paul Revere.”

A remote Army base in Alaska that has a key role in intercepting incoming ICBMs in the event of nuclear war says it is struggling to keep its dining facilities operating following an exodus of staff under the DOGE budget-slashing campaign led by billionaire Elon Musk.

mood

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a groundbreaking guitarist and singer who fused gospel with electric blues, shaping rock and roll. Her bold stage presence and virtuosity influenced legends like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. #MCM

🕯️My cousin Brian passed away last night. After a courageous 3 wk stint with ICE. He slipped on a fellow agent’s frozen peepee puddle & somersaulted many times in the air, yelling “yabbada yabbada yabbada” & tragically aspirating (a different) agent’s pee he’d been gargling. He hated women🇺🇸💔

In Minneapolis

goddammit there are 3 films out I want to see right now but I don't even remember the last time I went to an actual theater. Who does that anymore even? °Dead Man's Wire °Testament of Ann Lee °Hamnet (jessie buckley 🤗)

Families of ICE agents just glad they’re out of the house abusing other people.

Mine is the usually serene and occasionally deadly Blanco, the jewel of Flash Flood Alley, named by Spanish explorers for its limestone walls and riverbed. Turn around don't drown y'all.

Tokuko Takagi is the earliest known Japanese actor in American film, her career at Thanhouser from 1911-1914 pre-dated the industry move to Hollywood.

Wonder Woman did this in the 1940s as well… #iceout #BeGood

Get ready: more lies incoming

Can anyone here help with these languages to translate some Know Your Rights placards? Please pass along Jess’s request.

*Totally inconsequential/trivial* but I was today years old when I learned that Jared Harris, one of my favorite (ever) character actors, is the son of actor Richard Harris. 🤯

It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why: They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course. The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.

100% this!👇

Truth.

Frey on Noem: "That was some wild and crazy stuff. It sounds like she doesn't believe a single word she's saying right now. And I don't know if Donald Trump was drinking a glass of water if she'd actually be able to speak."

"You think you’re watching a woman drive away with an ICE agent following, then shooting her four times in the face, but what you’re really watching is an ICE agent in fear of his life and acting in self-defense."

I got troubles, whoa oh I got worries, whoa oh I got wounds to bind youtu.be/c7YSANg8vgw?...

Vigil for Renee Good, Baltimore, McKeldin Plaza

Accurate.

If you need inspiration to keep going right now, may I recommend the story of Robert Smalls, who stole a confederate steamboat and piloted his family and almost 20 others to freedom and went on to become one of the first Black people elected to Congress ✊🏽 www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...

Drennon Davis & Newt Fuck ICE