I love when a show can outwit the back of my head. I wll figure out stuff a lot of the time even if I don’t want to. But sometimes, it surprises me. “THIS is the Bad Place” is an example, followed by that delightful villain-laugh … ⁂
Monday, February 17
“Piracy can’t be stealing if paying for it isn’t owning.” ⁂
heiditron3000: “Hi there, I’m Glenn Frey of The Eagles for Milk of Magnesia. You know, when I’m running down the road trying to loosen MY load, I’ve got seven women on my mind–but only one laxative. Yes, Milk of Magnesua really lets me…take it easy.” ⁂
HenpeckedHal: Last night my seven-year-old asked to go to bed about 20 minutes before her normal bedtime. “Are you sleepy?” I asked. She said, “I’m not tired, I’m just tired of being awake,” and brother, I felt those words in my bones. ⁂
Some Americans Had No Clue Joe Biden Dropped Out, Google Trends Suggests ⁂
lolennui: Very troubling that the song “Monster Mash” isn’t the Monster Mash — it’s a song about the Monster Mash, which is not itself heard on the track, and is fundamentally unknowable to us. ⁂
Spoilers for a 4-5-yo movie (GLASS): it’s a bit hilarious when the Beast is trying to squeeze Dunn to death and then Dunn just starts walking across the factory floor. (Hey, support.bsky.team, neat feature idea: spoiler text like >!spoilers herer!< ? I could see it being abused, but … ) ⁂
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them ⁂
Elon Musk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then a mob went to work. ⁂
Sunday, February 16
bethanyblack.bsky.app: I heard there was a secret ooze / that turned four reptiles into dudes, / but you don’t really care for turtles do ya ⁂
Dunkin’ Donuts’ Used to Have a Namesake Donut with a Handle ⁂
imustgoon: “A piece of advice worth passing on: I often think of the words by Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett: ‘I must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.’ […] We can, and will, overcome. Resilience is a feature of humanity, in all of us, to be tapped into.” ⁂
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically - The Beaverton ⁂
“South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked back his Tuesday declaration of martial law hours after the country’s National Assembly voted to strike down his stunning decree that sparked a constitutional crisis for one of the closest U.S. allies in Asia.” ⁂
GOP attempt to ban Zooey Zephyr from women’s restroom fails ⁂
Scientist Explains How Climate Crisis Would Be Averted If Greta Thunberg Just Tried A Little Harder ⁂
Brennan Lee Mulligan: Self-loathing has never motivated anyone to do anything other than loath themselves. You will not hate yourself into being industrious. ⁂