Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”

Harry Turtledove is a wonderful author, and a historian, and as an added bonus he has the soul of a sailor.

My niece gets me.

1. The Swedish Vacation is just my twist on the classic Bacardi Cocktail. It is my partner Gaby's favorite cocktail.

86 is soda jerk slang from the 1920s-30s, and while we all know the dark underbelly of the old soda shops could be very grim indeed, what with the illicit egg cream, and cherry coke trade, it just means, according to Merriam Webster, "to throw out," "to get rid of," or "to refuse service to.".

Well done Virginia. Tomorrow morning I'm going to hear a lot of sustained whining from a**holes, who enjoyed decades of power from race based gerrymandering, going on about fairness as if that ever meant a f***ing thing to them.

1. Let's stop pretending that injustice is new in the U.S. It's been baked in from the get go. We have our good points, to be sure, but if we can't accept basic truths like the fact that we have NEVER lived up to the ideals we claim to cleave to then we will never manage to do so.

not to be dramatic but i finally finished the mayonnaise essay, found documentary proof of the spanish origins of mayonnaise, and have faith in myself for the first time in months

It checks out.

Truth. If you really want a metric for determining if someone might be at higher risk of violent behavior, then (Oh, happy day!) you're in luck. Such a metric exists, and it isn't related to mental health. The best predictor of violent behavior is a history of violent behavior.

There's an uptick in people using psychosis to describe violence. Psychotic people actually do not commit violence at any higher rates than anyone else, but what they are is far more likely to be victims of violence. Don't liken the most powerful to the most vulnerable.

I am really looking forward to seeing this. Gabriel Ugueto is an incredible artist. See the show, but also go look at his art.

1.There's a very plain seeming recipe from the part of Northern Sweden that my Sami great grandmother was from that I'd like to cook one day. It's called Pitepalt, and it's a kind of potato dumpling. Traditionally it's made with raw grated potato,

If you think liberals invented calling the US fascist I have to laugh & wonder why you haven’t been listening to the most prominent Black leftists of the 20th century. They can co-opt & appropriate but that’s not how you win the game we’re all in together.

“Fish” can be both singular (one individual) and plural (multiple individuals of the same species.) “Fishes” is multiple species. 🐠 Fish 🐠🐠🐠 Fish 🐠🐡🐟 Fishes Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

JD Vance's face should be in the dictionary next to the word "disingenuous." He defines that word even better than Ted Cruz, and that is no small feat.

This is who runs this account:

I give zero f***s if Alex Pretti kicked a tail light out, or spit on an ICE officer days before they publicly murdered him for trying to protect someone. This administration is only trying to smear him because they know they are responsible, and have no way to justify it.

My cat, Tam-Tam, is a morning cat, and it isn't over breakfast. She just likes all her people in the living room each morning. She gets very excited, and it is very life affirming. She also gets excited about bed time. She is weirdly dog like for a cat. The cat distribution system worked perfectly.

In 1980 when I was on the Iron Curtain I was 20years old. Trump was 34. My First Sargent, who was a Vietnam vet as well as our Battalion Sargent Major who was also a Vietnam vet were both 34 years old. The difference was they were real men, Trump never has been.

I am very angry, and sad ... I am not going to despair though. These a**holes will be held to account. I am cooking comfort, and I may be sampling the cider, and apple brandy, in this recipe (For quality control). F*** ICE! www.thefrenchcookingacademy.com/recipes/norm...

With all the other horrible news on the daily, let's not forget that women are STILL dying all over America from... miscarriages.

1. Direct evidence for bread making is surprisingly old. Actual 14,000 year old bread crumbs have been found. They predate agriculture. We were eating grain long before we domesticated it, of course (Put that in your pipe, and smoke it, paleo diet a**holes).

It is cold. So, I made beef stew with onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, turnips, parsnips, carrots, celery root, and potatoes. Normally I'd go with S, P, and thyme for my seasoning, but, after remembering a few other recipes and consulting The Spice Bible, I went with dill, mint, adjika, S, and P.

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

Known fascist supports fascism, film at 11

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

When we get a check on this fascist power grab, the people responsible for things like this need to face real consequences. The more senior they are the greater the consequences, but the jack booted thugs need their day of reckoning too. No more forgiveness, and pardons. Examples need to be made.

Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else? What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?

CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files? CHRIS MURPHY: So what?

One last time for my creation lol

“Pressed for success”

“Easy to throw. Easier to love”

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.

I woke up this morning thinking: We. The. People. That’s mighty nice.

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

This was quite good. I made it with cracked potatoes with coriander, fennel, and vermouth, and steamed mixed vegetables. I also made homemade steak sauce. www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/1704...

Don't be so angry about the Mexican flags. It's heritage, not hate.

If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487 Please share 🙏🏼

Watching people complain on conservative media about not being able to involuntarily inflict their tired, old falsehoods on the people of Bluesky warms my grumpy, middle aged heart.

I did a throw together vegetarian chili tonight. It was nothing fancy, but it was very good. The meat substitute I used had a bit more sodium than I like, but I balanced it out in the recipe. I could taste that it had no meat, but it was still tasty, and satisfying, and I did not miss the meat.

My niece tells me that this comic has "Uncle Dan energy."

Christians are overrepresented at every level of our government. There's no anti-Christian bias. The Christian persecution complex is not just theological, it's also about their waning cultural dominance and privilege. Also, snitches get stitches. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

After a mostly allergen free Winter, the lecherous flora of the Old Dominion has unleashed its depraved fury on allergy sufferers again.

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

this is such an obvious game of bullshit and it makes me insane that anyone falls for it. weird how schools are no longer "meritocratic" when they are trying to attract more black and hispanic students, but are perfectly meritocratic when they're not.

“President Donald Trump has now fully adopted Russia’s false propaganda on Ukraine, turning against a sovereign democracy that was invaded in favor of the invader.” By Stephen Collinson @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

When he declares himself king, he is insulting you—and the nation. You have rights. The government is YOURS. And our loyalty is to the Constitution—the profound and fundamental essence of our nation. Not him. True patriots don’t bow down to kings.

"In America, THE LAW IS KING." Thomas Paine, 1776. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...