Earlier this summer, I wore a black hat to my city’s Dyke March.
Across the front, in bold rainbow letters, it said MAGA. Below it, the punchline read Make America Gay Again.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/why-i-wore-a-maga-hat-to-pride-and-won-t-do-it-again-75851f78ce4b?sk=f796095d44c514669f2a7410f2166af1
#goodIntentions
In an attempt to actually play all the boardgames I own rather than keep replaying sporadically the couple we know how to play I treated myself to the Boardgame Stats app. I was pleasently surprised by how easy it was to catalogue all of the games I own and I love the random game button if I'm struggling to think of something to play. We are aiming to make Saturday nights Boardgame and PC co-op game night
We all have that corner of the garage where good intentions go to rest. The projects that seemed brilliant at 2 AM but somehow never quite came together in daylight.
Tag someone whose parts collection tells stories of abandoned dreams. We've all been there.
What's your longest-running unfinished project? Some builds take decades to find their moment.
#projectgraveyard #goodintentions #bobberculture #somedaymaybe
🎥 👉 @lnspltblvd
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do — well, that’s Memoirs.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Essay (1932-03-12), “Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to Senator Borah,” Saturday Evening Post
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/rogers-will/76180/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #willrogers #autobiography #doinggood #goodintentions #history #memoir #past #wishfulthinking #wrongdoing
In political institutions, almost everything we call an abuse was once a remedy.
[Presque tout ce que nous appelons un abus fut un remède dans les institutions politiques.]
Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French moralist, philosopher, essayist, poet
Pensées [Thoughts], ch. 18 “Du Siècle [On the Age],” ¶ 21 (1850 ed.) [tr. Auster (1983), 1813 entry]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translation: wist.info/joubert-joseph/21783…
#quote #quotes #quotation #change #corruption #decadence #goodintentions #government #law #politics #problem #program #solution
TARTUFFE: Some joys, it’s true, are wrong in Heaven’s eyes;
Yet Heaven is not averse to compromise;
There is a science, lately formulated.
Whereby one’s conscience may be liberated,
And any wrongful act you care to mention
May be redeemed by purity of intention.
I’ll teach you. Madam, the secrets of that science;
Meanwhile, just place on me your full reliance.
Assuage my keen desires, and feel no dread:
The sin, if any, shall be on my head.
[Le ciel défend, de vrai, certains contentements;
Mais on trouve avec lui des accommodements.
Selon divers besoins, il est une science
D’étendre les liens de notre conscience,
Et de rectifier le mal de l’action
Avec la pureté de notre intention.
De ces secrets, madame, on saura vous instruire ;
Vous n’avez seulement qu’à vous laisser conduire.
Contentez mon désir, et n’ayez point d’effroi ;
Je vous réponds de tout, et prends le mal sur moi.]
Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Tartuffe, Act 4, sc. 5 (1664) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/moliere/65413/
#quote #quotes #quotation #accomodation #carnality #compromise #divinelaw #God, #goodintentions #gratification #heaven #intent #lust #pleasure #seduction #sin #virtue #wellintentioned
If you’re expecting #gay #footballers to #comeout as a group this week, you’ve been #played.
The #Goodintentions of #MarcusUrban’s #gay-#footballers-focused “#SportsFree” are at risk of being overshadowed by online #hype
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #Soccer #Representation #Culture
Biting my tongue on Facebook.
I just saw a heartwarming FB post (reposted by a good friend) in which a "neuroscientist" (*doubt*) allegedly explained to her daughter about cognitive abilities. She used glasses filled with water. If the "memory ability" glass was filled up extra for someone, that meant some other ability had to be emptied out a bit, so if someone has a cognitive deficit of some kind you can be sure they have a compensating cognitive strength somewhere else.
As someone who has administered about 200 IQ tests and other intellectual assessment measures to kids and adults...
Just no. Fairy tales that misrepresent reality aren't good for kids even if they seem to support your values.
Another issue is that this anti-evidence theory could plausibly lead someone to ignore or minimize others' disabilities when they need recognition and support. "It's sad that you have low IQ, but that's okay because I'm sure your brain compensates in other ways! Bye!"
📣 Don't miss this Sunday's email where we dive deep into the power of intent and intention – in learning, in Hebrew, and in life.
Especially in light of the recent events at the Hague court.
This Sunday, we're unraveling how intent shapes our learning processes, influences our grasp of Hebrew
Not on my mailing list yet? Simply comment 'EMAIL' 💌 and I'll make sure you're added.
#intent #intentions #languagelearning #hebrew #mailinglist #goodintentions
A quotation from Herbert, George:
«
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/herbert-george/10985/
A quotation from Pratchett, Terry:
«
And the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.*
*This is not actually true. The road to Hell is paved with frozen door-to-door salesmen. On weekends many of the younger demons go ice-skating down it.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/pratchett-terry/3212/
A quotation from Lowell, James Russell:
«
Among the lessons taught by the French Revolution, there is none sadder or more striking than this — that you may make everything else out of the passions of men except a political system that will work, and that there is nothing so pitilessly and unconsciously cruel as sincerity formulated into dogma.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/lowell-james-russell/64379/
#quote #quotes #quotation #cruelty #dogma #goodintentions #government #passion
A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:
«
Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.
[Les bons mouvements ne sont rien, s’ils ne deviennent de bonnes actions.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/20788/
#quote #quotes #quotation #actions #aspirations #deeds #goodintentions #impulse #intention #wordsanddeeds
I just saw a picture of a smiling Mr. Rogers behind a "Sensitive Content" warning, and I'm officially calling it. 11:15am central time, Friday the 13th, 2023, this feature's usefulness is dead from overuse. When all content is sensitive, none of it is.
#mastodon #sensitivecontent #oversensitive #unintendedconsequences #goodintentions #images
6 ways to turn #goodintentions around #LGBTQ+ #inclusion into #action.
A global #survey of #LGBTQ #employees found 42% have experienced #microaggressions or #harassment at #work—a figure that rises to over half for #trans and #nonbinary respondents.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Business #Workplace #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
@royal
The easy assumption is that the children knocked on their door asking to be let in. And... are all of them actually orphans? #MessiahComplex
Overcrowding is a dangerous situation. Add to that the observations about their failings in #FireSafety.
Bottomline: It was irresponsible and disgraceful. #Christian leaders should know and do better. 🕯️
Feeling benevolent and having #GoodIntentions are not enough.
This barber opens his shop on his day off for children with special needs – and all of their haircuts are free
Good acts of kindness 💛 more of this!
May life multiple and reward your actions my dude 👏
https://at.tumblr.com/romancebooksformen/low-key-calamities-by-elliott-kay-a-new-short/qs6fwdfdcde2
More Good Intentions short fiction makes me happy.
Joined a walking group a few weeks back. Started with 16 of us walking 5k 3 times a week. Woman who organised it all is taking a break and has handed running to me (I didn't volunteer).
It had dwindled to single figures by week 2. I am now the only regular walker. I am a one person walking group.
#life #walking #exercise #health #GoodIntentions
Cars should not be wirelessly connected to the internet. I get that starting your car with an app can be cool and OTA updates are a thing, but not everything should be connected to the internet. Imagine getting hacked while driving and losing control. It sounds weird now, but it absolutely is possible and will become more possible.
#dontconnecteverything #leaveitoffline #mycarmychoice #remotestart #hacked #cars #automotive #goodintentions #freelytravel #vehicles #gm #ford #tesla #mopar #free
Client Info
Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst