@atomicpoet I never did otherwise

An astounding image of our moment at the precipice:

Climate activists standing against the inhuman-scale machinery of the open-pit Lützerath brown coal mine, with a wind farm visible in the distance.
#climate #LützerathLebt #coal #renewable

The cat just went over to the HomePod mini on my desk, meowed at it, and Siri said "sure here is some music for you" and the cat perched on the window sill listening to Garbage and Elliott Smith.

I just want to know how long this has been going on.

Why Must We Go About Our Lives With an Eye on the Nearest Exit? https://nytimes.com/2023/01/13/opinion/guns-open-carry-concealed-weapons-democracy.html?smid=tw-share
@shannonrwatts

"Guns, when carried... through public space, .... send a clear message: that I, the gun wielder, do not respect you enough to refrain from the threat of lethal violence."
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why Must We Go About Our Lives With an Eye on the Nearest Exit?
An “armed society” may or may not be a “polite society,” but it is far from being a democratic one.

THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
1. Private School
2. Legacy Ivy admission
3. Nepotism hire
4. Seed capital from family money
5. Club memberships
6. Personal assistant, nanny, ghostwriter
7. Journalists who ask “what’s your secret?” and uncritically publish the lame answer

@DeerWhispers

Were these the sources of UFOs 'observed' in the 1950s?

There is no “justice” system.

Today, Trump Org CFO Weisselberg is being sentenced to five months jail.

On a five month sentence, he'll serve approximately 100 days.

As a public defender in Manhattan, I represented a man who was sentenced to 3-6 years (and will serve 1500+ days) for stealing a jacket.

One. Even when they could have died and a rioter was shot trying to breach the House chambers.

Never forget what they did—in service to Donald Trump:

In England, “booster shot” is spelled “borchestershire shot.”

Edit: my reference...

Dragons are real. And they live in the ocean.

Blue Glaucus or “the blue dragon” is a brightly colored nudibranch that incorporates toxic chemicals & stinging cells from prey into its skin as a defense against predation.

And in my humble opinion, it’s more spectacular than anything ever imagined in Westeros. Image: Sylke Rohrlach #science #nature #SharedPlanet

Did anyone see this Hallelujah paragraph in the New York Times today? Here's the part we celebrate. (Context is the current melt down of the Republican party...)

"That ideology of destruction defies characterization by traditional political labels like moderate or conservative."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/us/politics/republican-party-leadership.html

Did you hear that? The Times politics desk is now admitting that "conservative" is not a good name for the MAGA forces overtaking the GOP.

And it only took 12 years!

#journalism #uspolitics

I love closing out the year with this. 😊

On December 31, 1995, exactly 27 years ago today, legendary cartoonist Bill Watterson published his final 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip.

How beautiful and appropriate it was, and a timeless reminder of what we have before us in 2023. ❤️

Happy New Year, ya'll!

@malwaretech
Not quite schadenfreude to me as that includes a "that could have been me, and so glad it is not" aspect. Most of us would, and could, NOT have done what Tate has done and did. But for instant karma?? This is IT!

@StevenBeschloss

Certainly much further than we were a year ago. But, for many, the realization of him being deservedly punished for a lifetime of being humanely horrific may never happen because defining humanely horrific within the dictates of breaking the law in order to receive punishment is too nebulus.

when you lie on your resume and get the job ...

@StevenBeschloss

Kinda losing my hope that will happen. But, there are some who break the mold of "I just need a little more wealth" greediness.

@qag Priorities are ALWAYS cars, never pedestrians. And if the excuse is so emergency vehicles can function, then do not allow non-emergency vehicles on the road until sidewalks are clear.

It is that time of the year. The Wreath of Khan.

@XanIndigo

I should hope not.