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Профиль VivelyExplore the lineage of doppelgänger goo with Chris, Chad, and me
Strange Studies of Strange StoriesAuthor Robin D. Laws joins us to discuss The Crawling Horror by Thorp McClusky, a protoplasmic pulp tale that prefigures Body Snatchers and The Thing!
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” ~Isaac Asimov, 1980. Image: Macmillan Publishers.
Democrats: You pay taxes. We spend the money on you Republicans: You pay taxes, we spend the money on tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate subsidies This is how wealth is transferred from us to them. The same is true for tariffs. We pay the higher prices, but the corporations get the refunds.
The county judge warned everyone that clapping would not be tolerated. People clapped. What he did next is the most fragile thing I've seen an elected Republican do this year. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican...
61 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act became law of the land. Today, Trump and MAGA extremists have made voter suppression their priority — attempting to rig our elections, cling to power, and enrich themselves at your expense.
Pete Hegseth is a well-known misogynist. He's publicly said women are unfit for combat roles. He denies well-deserved promotions to women in the military. He uplifted a Christian Nationalist pastor who says that women shouldn't be able to vote. He should resign in disgrace.
"A broken clavicle or collarbone in a toddler—very, very common." Watch Rep. Max Miller downplay his child's broken collarbone when questioned by Ohio detectives about domestic violence accusations in video footage obtained by Mother Jones.
all alone in silence at the dome, Hiroshima Day 黙然とひとりドームにヒロシマ忌 -Shigemoto Yasuhiko (重本泰彦). Perhaps the most iconic anti-nuclear symbol of our times, the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall was built in 1915 and was immortalized on August 6th 1945.
This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.
The Gazebo of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
An Unofficial Hugo Book Club BlogReplace one word in a movie title with the word “Gazebo.”
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Show Your Soft SideSh!t happens. Sweet adoptable kitty guy Freedom’s been at AARF for 6 years, almost his whole life. This whole time, he’s gotten only 2 applications, and no meets. Even though he’s an awesome li’l (just 7lbs!) dude who loves people, cats, and dogs! Why? Well… sh!t happens. 1/3
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📚 The cultures most at risk of vanishing are often created and sustained by communities with the fewest resources. In WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, Alice Bridgwood reflects on everyday archives like handwritten cookbooks & zines. 🎧 Listen to Future Knowledge: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧵
Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated.