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Thursday, August 14
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“In ‘Godfather II’, the Cuban representative of IT&T gave President Batista a solid gold telephone. In 2025, Apple’s Tim Cook gave President Trump a piece of Corning Glass on a gold plinth.” ⁂
James Talarico Delivers Sermon Against Christian Nationalism
Tuesday, August 12
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Good evening, America. I am Alan Cumming, your treacherous host for the evening. And also the first person to host Jimmy Kimmel Live who has never actually appeared on the show as a guest. I know, it’s weird, right? Yes, they just… they never asked me. I feel now that I am a bit like… the best man’s speech at a wedding, and I have not been invited to the actual wedding, but I will gladly shag the bridesmaids and the grimsmen. I’ll be here all night. (continued)
“President Trump and the Pentagon are considering creating a full-time ‘Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force’ that could be called on to quash civil unrest and protest at a moment’s notice, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post.” ⁂
“I think Tarantino was just having fun and subtly tells the audience that this is a fictionalized version of Bruce, not anything like the real deal. The one thing that the real Bruce said about Muhammad Ali is that Ali would beat him in a fight. How does the scene open? With “Bruce” bragging about how he would paste Ali. Tarantino is way too geeky about movies, including martial arts movies, not to make that specific reference purposefully. It tells you that what follows is fiction.” (continued)
Monday, August 11
Chidi, The Good Place: “I argue that we choose to be good because of our bonds with other people and our innate desire to treat them with dignity. Simply put, we are not in this alone.” ⁂
brighteyedbadwolf: This is so goddamn important. I verbally express affection. A lot. My husband doesn’t. I don’t know why. For the longest time, part of me wondered if it meant he loved me less. (continued)
rhutabhayga.bsky.social: Fascism - rule by dictator. Oligarchy - gvt by wealthy few. Theocracy - ruled by religion. Kakistocracy - gvt by least qualified. America has produced a most unique system of government: a theofascoligkakracy. ⁂
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Jarod K. Anderson: “The universe is an event, not a place. Don’t seek to own. Witness.” ⁂
Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago closes emergency department, CEO Manoj Prasad confirms - CBS Chicago ⁂
“An 80-year-old retired teacher who was arrested in Cardiff for silently holding a placard at a peaceful pro-Palestine rally. She was detained and held in custody for nearly 27 hours. Police searched her home, seizing items such as books, percussion instruments, and a walking stick. Her bail conditions even barred her from returning to Wales.” ⁂
Trump’s executive order gives political appointees control over all federal grants | AP News ⁂
If anyone tries to tell you that Shakespeare is stuffy or boring or highbrow, just remember that the word “nothing” was used in Elizabethan era slang as a euphemism for “vagina”. (continued)
“One way to reduce stress is to meditate. Another way is to not live under a fascist government. This has been wellness tips!” ⁂
Robert Reich (rbreich.bsky.social): Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I’m hopeful we’ll respond with a new progressive movement. ⁂
“Fuck your stormtroopers. Fuck your agenda. Fuck your lies. Fuck your hate. Fuck your neo-Nazi dystopia. You will not win.” ⁂