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Trump suggests stripping Harvard's 501(c)3 status as political retribution for standing up to him. It will not stop with Harvard, the goal is to do this to all civil society organizations that oppose him, including orgs like the ACLU. He's trying to destroy all political opposition.

Saruman-coded motherfuckers.

Sanders: I want to say a word about Alexandria Person in the crowd: Future president Crowd: *cheers*

The Democratic Party needs to be fractured and people like Whitmer need to be cast out. If you are are more scared of the reaction to you working with a fascist then actually working with the fascist you’re not just a threat you’re a coward.

J.R.R. Tolkien had a conservative temperament, no doubt, but his reactionary readers miss how uncompromising he is about the ultimate unrecoverability of the past. However desirable (or undesirable) it was, it is gone, and you can't force it to stay. That's what makes the Rings of Power so tempting!

Petit « à-côté » de reportage 🇵🇸 Dans la vieille ville de Naplouse en Cisjordanie occupée, il y a ce café, tenu par un jeune palestinien. C’est son oncle, fan inconditionnel du Seigneur des Anneaux, qui a construit il y a une quinzaine d’années de ses mains ce trou de Hobbit.

“But if there are many of these ruffians,” said Merry, “it will certainly mean fighting. You won’t rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo.” (RK, VI, viii, 983)

It’s absolutely not accidental that fascism took root in Germany and Italy, which had long looked jealously at Brit and French colonial wealth and power, and Spain, which was desperately trying to regain (or stop losing) imperial territory. Fascism is one crystallisation of colonialism.

New Fellowship of the Ring washi tape for SDCC! 🌱🌙🏔️☁️ #lordoftherings

Apropos of nothing, I've been reading a history of Nazi Germany, and it's grimly funny how right-wing German elites elevated Hitler because they needed his movement in their corner but figured they could control him once he was in power, only to find themselves on the "find out" side of that gamble.

Chilling and evocative. I hope everyone reads this because it captures the mood in Canada perfectly, especially among my generation (I’m more or less the same age as the author).

New theory: 47 thinks the stock market is like golf scores - the lower the better.

Happy International Asexuality day to all our acespec Lodgers! We'd like to celebrate you and our two favorite Hobbit perpetual bachelors 💜 Also, if you're new to us, we did an ace/aro readings episode with the lovely Rory and Stuart if you'd like to check it out: queerlodgings.com/episodes/ace...

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The Fox News producer going into overtime to run their 12th trans athlete story to distract their viewers from the fact that the US economy is transitioning into a 2nd Great Depression.

Boy howdy, have they got the wrong guy. 😅

Hello BSKY, a new blog post for you! I've finally put up a conference paper from Oxonmoot 2024: "Philia, Eros, Pragma: Reading Sam and Frodo Through the Greek Loves". Hope you enjoy! anditsfolkarequeerer.substack.com/p/reading-sa...

Fuck yeah, you love to see it.

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression

No, the Democratic Party isn't losing because it's Too Woke:

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of our trans and NB Lodgers & Birches! We know how scary the world can be for you right now, especially in the US where your very existence is under regular threat. Know that trans icon Dernhelm sees you, is proud of you, and has your back. And so do we. 🏳️‍⚧️ ✊

I'd like to wish a happy Trans Day of Visibility to my friends and family in the trans community & a miserable day of being wrong and alone to all the transphobes out there. There have always been and will always be trans folks - they are valued and loved members of our communities no matter what.

Me, I derive joy from watching your fortune evaporate in front of your greedy, apartheid-funded eyes.

TL; DR Musk underestimated how much all of this would ultimately be blamed on him (as it should be), how much everyone would hate him, and how tired shareholders would get of his shit. So now he's trying to declare victory while slinking away www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...

openai’s new ghibli “generator” is explicitly an intentional attempt at humiliation of a prominent objector openai is culturally fascist as well as functionally fascist it’s not an accident

This is the worst fucking timeline.

Lol maybe AI isn't all bad. (this is a joke. AI fucking sucks, but it is also objectively hilarious that the tool of the oppressor is turning on them. Both things can be true.)

Imagine being Europe and reading this