Do stews count? I’d be Brunswick Stew. Growing up in Virginia, my mother had me convinced that Brunswick Stew was made with meat from the rare and elusive Brunswick (a distant cousin of the jackalope).
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it’s very brightly colored, and it’s very loud, and it’s fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, “Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?” And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, “Hey, don’t worry; don’t be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.” And we … kill those people. “Shut him up! I’ve got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.” It’s just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn’t matter, because it’s just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here’s what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
“When the Republicans decided that 35,000 people that work for the UW System shouldn’t get a raise without having any legislation, that that gives them that authority, that’s just bulls—,” Evers told reporters Tuesday.
What’s it called when you’re nostalgic for a time you didn’t live through, like teenagers feeling nostalgic and “looking back” on i.e. the 80s or 90s?...
So, I basically missed that transitional phase when telephone booths were more commonplace. This has left me with a number of questions about the ol’ telephone booths, but this one strikes me as one of the funnier and more unnerving ones to ask....
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a strategy for next week’s GOP presidential primary debate in a memo encouraging him to defend former President Donald Trump from attacks by rival Chris Christie and call upstart contender Vivek Ramaswamy “fake.”...
I don’t know if it’s because I grew up in a different time period or whether my sense of humor is just misaligned, or if it’s just that I don’t have the background necessary, but I don’t understand shit....
If you were a soup, what kind would you be?
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Wisconsin Governor Evers sues GOP lawmakers for blocking UW employee raises, other 'legislative vetoes' (www.wpr.org)
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says ethics rules for the Supreme Court would be a 'good idea' (www.nbcnews.com)
The conservative justice indicated support for a code of conduct similar to the one that applies to lower federal court judges....
Joe Biden to join picket line with striking auto workers in Michigan (www.usatoday.com)
Republican proposals would preserve voter ID law, remove Wisconsin from election database (madison.com)
From the article:...
What’s it called when you’re nostalgic about a time you didn’t exist during?
What’s it called when you’re nostalgic for a time you didn’t live through, like teenagers feeling nostalgic and “looking back” on i.e. the 80s or 90s?...
Was it possible to get locked in a telephone booth?
So, I basically missed that transitional phase when telephone booths were more commonplace. This has left me with a number of questions about the ol’ telephone booths, but this one strikes me as one of the funnier and more unnerving ones to ask....
Desantis debate talking points/strategy leaked by super PAC (www.nbcnews.com)
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a strategy for next week’s GOP presidential primary debate in a memo encouraging him to defend former President Donald Trump from attacks by rival Chris Christie and call upstart contender Vivek Ramaswamy “fake.”...
BREAKING: Yellowknife to begin evacuation tonight as wildfires approach (www.cbc.ca)
Minister orders everyone out of Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilǫ and the Ingraham trail by noon Friday...
[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 4… An alternative song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget.🥺 (lemmy.world)
DAY 4 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!...
I understand close to none of the comics in here.
I don’t know if it’s because I grew up in a different time period or whether my sense of humor is just misaligned, or if it’s just that I don’t have the background necessary, but I don’t understand shit....
GOP lawmakers predict ‘fistfight’ between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert (www.independent.co.uk)