Everything old is new again. The reactionary right appeared in it's current form so distinctly that (except for the names) Hofstadter's essays could have been yesterday, instead of 70 years ago.
there is a video of Tiffany Trump walking to kiss her father who turns away from her as if he doesn't know who she is and you watch her face fall. His estranged wife shrinks from his touch on camera and somehow people trust that guy to think of their families. Make it make sense.
Tim and Gwen Walz sound like they were wonderful, dedicated educators, but the real lesson here is teachers do this kind of unpaid heroic shit every day and they literally have to be nominated for Vice President before you hear about it
Can y'all hook my girl up with some #SaltonSea fiction? Feel free to share or tag into the convo.
While not personally thrilling to me, I think the Dem's candidates not only do not by preference *eat their own young, but could win this election, & once elected, would possibly act on the behalf of Americans below the top 20th percentile -- and I am all for that. *Looking at you, GOP
TIL that the personal ownership and use of flamethrowers is broadly legal in 48 of 50 of the United States. Make of this information what you will. (The states where they are regulated are Maryland & California.)
moving cloud sofas / around the sky's living room / thunders through the floor #Monsoon2010#RecycledVerse#haiku#EverythingOldIsNewAgain#Monsoon2024
Weather ***FINALLY*** broke yesterday, and not a moment too soon! One week of highs at or above 115°F every day with overnight lows staying in the 90s almost broke _me_. We even got a fair bit of monsoonal rain yesterday! 📸 Shane Monahan (IG:@702_photo) #VegasValley#Monsoon2024#lightning
Cicadas + ice cream cart bell + scorching heat = one humdinger of a summer #BadPuns#LanguageZoo#seasons