Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast)
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Showstopping Oscars Opening Performance
Hey, ChatGPT ...
3/25/25
Q: By American law, what would happen if a President was determined to have fraudulently altered vote counts to gain the Presidency? A: Under American law, if a President were found to have fraudulently altered vote counts to secure the presidency, several legal consequences could ensue: Criminal Charges: Engaging in election fraud is a federal crime. For instance, 52 U.S.C. § 20511 stipulates penalties for anyone who knowingly and willfully deprives or defrauds residents of a fair election process by procuring, casting, or tabulating fraudulent ballots.
D.L. Mayfield: Here's My Pep Talk After Studying Authoritarianism
3/25/25
D.L. Mayfield: Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism: They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement be they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror.If they can't terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war.The single best way you can resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you constantly. Protect your mental health to ensure you are not constantly ina terrorized state.
Red-Nosed vs. White-Faced Comedians
3/25/25
The terms red-nosed comedian and white-faced comedian are recognized in comedy, drawing from classic clown typologies. The red-nosed comedian (like Robin Williams) typically embodies: A chaotic, improvisational styleHigh energy and physical comedyOften vulnerable, emotional, and self-deprecatingWilling to expose personal flaws and weaknesses for humorEmbraces failure and vulnerability as comedy sources The white-faced comedian (like Steve Martin) generally represents: A more controlled, intellectual approachDeadpan delivery with precise timingAn air of superiority or detachmentMore structured material and calculated personaOften uses irony and observational humor These terms reference classical circus clown archetypes: the Auguste (red-nosed, emotional fool) and the white-faced clown (sophisticated, controlled straight man).
Robi Locksley: “I’m going to tell you why so much of conservative comedy isn’t funny.
“And it has nothing to do with punching down instead of up, or lacking empathy and curiosity. Those are all definite hallmarks of conservative comedy, but they’re not why it’s so unfunny.
“It’s because conservative comedy, for the most part, isn’t created to make anyone laugh. It’s created with the intention of upsetting some stereotypical other. And the idea of that other being upset is what conservatives are laughing at.
“When a conservative tells an anti-trans joke, they’re doing it with the intention of upsetting the version of trans people that lives in their head.
“And when conservatives laugh at that joke, they’re not actually laughing at the joke itself. They’re laughing at the idea of their idea of a trans person being upset because of the joke.
“Conservative comedy is created to cause harm, and that harm is what conservatives find funny.”
Infinite Contradictions
3/25/25
The enemy is laughably weak but so incredibly strong that we need to unite with the full force of the state to fight them.Helping people hurts people.We need free market competition to stop the monopolies created by free market competition.The victors are the real victims.Your labour is required for society to function, but you don't deserve to be compensated fairly for it.Tyranny is when the public decides where our collective resources should go.
Leavitt: “It’s only because of the United States of America that the French aren’t speaking German right now.”
@jackjenkins.me: … just gonna point out she is saying this just 50 yards or so from Lafayette Square, which sits immediately outside the White House and includes a giant statue of General Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the Revolution and a visible reminder of the key role France played in securing US independence.
@birrion: Hating Nazis should be the default position.
@alexdmub: “My favorite college professor once said, ‘There are two normative positions everyone needs to hold: Nazis are bad, and slavery is bad.’ Anyone who doesn’t meet both of these criteria shouldn’t be taken seriously.”
You are allowed to say, at any point, I cannot support this. Even if you did before. Even if you were unsure. You can at any point say, This has gone too far. And while the best time to say that was earlier, the second best time is now.
@aeirlys.bsky.social: Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later. Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner.
@NoLieWithBTC: The Pentagon is about to brief Elon Musk on the US military’s plan for a potential war with China. This means that Musk now has access to the country’s most important military secrets.
nothanks-anyway: “Look into the history of resistance to fascism, it will make you feel better. Lots of people hid. Lots of people resisted in small ways. I heard of a woman who skipped stitches in the gas masks that the Nazis forced her to sew. You are not guaranteed tomorrow, you could be in a car accident or have an aneurism. And it would be a terrible shame for you to miss out on the good parts of your life, if you’re always waiting for a sword to drop. Panicking over your safety in three months isn’t a good way to actually stay safe. I think humanity lives in cycles, and that we are living in a part of the cycle that requires us to be resilient and adaptable. I look back on history and the examples are there. Nothing is inevitable about this.”
lolitalempicka: My favorite quote by Freud is definitely the one where he’s writing to his fiancée and he’s like, I’m gonna make you eat so much. You are just a little weak baby, and I’m a big cokehead. FOUND IT: Woe to you, my princess, when I come. I will kiss you quite red and feed you till you are plump. And if you are forward you shall see who is the stronger, a gentle little girl who doesn’t eat enough or a big wild man who has cocaine in his body, wrote Sigmund Freud to his future wife, Martha Bernays, on June 20.
We All Warned You. We Repeatedly Warned You.
3/25/25
His VP ... warned you.His Chief-of-Staff ... warned you.His Defense Secretary ... warned you.His Joint Chiefs-of-Staff ... warned you.Historians ... warned you.Pundits ... warned you.Former Presidents ... warned you.His sexual assault victim(s) ... warned you.World economists ... warned you.Judges ... warned you. WE ALL WARNED YOU. You looked the other way. You said it was ALL fake news ... because he told you it was.You said he was a great President .
tatanarchist: Is anyone else just, like, constantly filled with rage about their position under late capitalism and how we are expected to just keep playing this game that we know will literally kill us, is already killing people all over the world, and yet everyone around us is somehow fine with going about business as usual–pretending we are free by being able to choose between different ways of being exploited? There is nothing more dehumanizing than being forced to partake in a system that is actively detrimental to our survival as human beings, that is so physically, psychologically, and spiritually destructive. And I don’t know how to deal with this anger anymore.
Anti-Capitalist Affirmations
3/25/25
I am allowed to spend my time creating things, even if they are not beautiful.There is no such thing as a "real job." All forms of work are real and valid.There is nothing that I need to accomplish to be worthy. I am already worthy.Doing nothing is good for my soul.I am not defined by what I produce.My worth cannot be measured by my paycheck, my job title, or a list of professional or academic achievements.