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With all the rainy weather we've been having, I keep having to change out of my wet jacket and into my dry cardigan at work. Not beating the Fred Rogers allegations.

Been mulling over ideas from a conversation I had yesterday about languages, translation, and empathy. I think I know what my next research topic is.

#booksky #writingcommunity

My favorite #Wisconsin #NoKings sign/flag from today. #wipolitics

This, without irony, is America.

My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:

I believe protests should only be done in a way that the powers that be aren’t disturbed enough to enact the change being sought by said protests

time for my new favorite tumblr post

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

So if this occurred in another country we'd report it as what, "Regime forces detained an opposition Senator today at a press conference regarding the continued military presence in the nation's second largest city." or something like that? 🧐

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

this image of the FBI at the orders of the state to arrest an elected politician for just asking the DHS secretary a question needs to be spread for the next 4 years when talking about the fascism of this administration

And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.’ ‘It’s a lot more complicated than that—’ 'No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth.' -Terry Pratchett

I unplugged myself all day yesterday. I was spiraling pretty hard this weekend because of the news. That combined with an overly- ambitious social calendar over the weekend left me with an empty tank. I encourage others feeling this kind of burnout to do the same. It will be there when you get back

I remember watching that clip on VH1 in 94. Not yet realizing how impactful Mark Mothersbaugh would become for me with his film and TV score work.

🚨BREAKING🚨 TROOPER IS BACK AT SGF

Trojan Horse xkcd.com/3098/

The world is still going to hell, but today it's finally a little worse for some of its worst people.

amazing reality no notes

If you're wondering, in this case "sides with" means "agreed with the legal argument put forward by" and "sent the case back down to a lower court for further adjudication."