Isaac Rabinovitch
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 20,1951
January 20,1951
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 20,1951
January 20,1951
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This entire thread is like a metaphor for USA right now…
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 AM
This entire thread is like a metaphor for USA right now…
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well no wonder the bus got kidnapped! you invoked the laws of dramatic irony!!
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 AM
well no wonder the bus got kidnapped! you invoked the laws of dramatic irony!!
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historically, discussions of Anne Boleyn’s body have ranged from a “monster legend” (Ives, 2004) to hypersexualization, all stemming from her inability to perform her expected reproductive role
clearly* impossible** for a trans woman to portray any of this
*sarcasm
**she’s gonna do a great job
clearly* impossible** for a trans woman to portray any of this
*sarcasm
**she’s gonna do a great job
So apparently Dylan Mulvaney got cast in a Broadway musical... which resulted in transphobes losing their minds and threatening to "Bud Light" the show... and now the show's Twitter page is locked down. Cool cool.
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 AM
historically, discussions of Anne Boleyn’s body have ranged from a “monster legend” (Ives, 2004) to hypersexualization, all stemming from her inability to perform her expected reproductive role
clearly* impossible** for a trans woman to portray any of this
*sarcasm
**she’s gonna do a great job
clearly* impossible** for a trans woman to portray any of this
*sarcasm
**she’s gonna do a great job
Sony leaving the TV business is a blow to my boomer soul. My first contact with that company was a tiny TV set belonging my cousin. It was an example of them pioneering the use of transistors (in place of vacuum tubes) in radios and TVs — something American manufacturers resisted.
Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
The new joint company may launch in April 2027.
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Sony leaving the TV business is a blow to my boomer soul. My first contact with that company was a tiny TV set belonging my cousin. It was an example of them pioneering the use of transistors (in place of vacuum tubes) in radios and TVs — something American manufacturers resisted.
That's what the aliens from the Felid Galaxy would like you to believe.
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
That's what the aliens from the Felid Galaxy would like you to believe.
Resisting the temptation to Reply Guy silly assertions about black-and-white photographs of Dr. King.
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Resisting the temptation to Reply Guy silly assertions about black-and-white photographs of Dr. King.
This post led me down a small Wikipedia rabbit hole where I discovered the distinction between Stoke-on-Trent and Stoke-upon-Trent.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This post led me down a small Wikipedia rabbit hole where I discovered the distinction between Stoke-on-Trent and Stoke-upon-Trent.
This is why I was so relieved when KH picked The Coach to run with her instead of Mr Stand With Israel. Alas, TC's job was not to influence her platform, it was to stand to one side and look wholesome. Oh well.
Josh Shapiro writes in his new book that he was being grilled by the Kamala Harris team about his views on Israel because he's a Jew.
In college, Josh Shapiro wrote that Palestinians as a collective "are too battle-minded" and that peace can only happen if Arabs don't "ruin it".
In college, Josh Shapiro wrote that Palestinians as a collective "are too battle-minded" and that peace can only happen if Arabs don't "ruin it".
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This is why I was so relieved when KH picked The Coach to run with her instead of Mr Stand With Israel. Alas, TC's job was not to influence her platform, it was to stand to one side and look wholesome. Oh well.
So Trump is threatening military force against an alliance the US created and has dominated for 77 years, to the benefit of that alliance's historical antagonist. And the best the Democratic "leadership" can do is to compare him to an eccentric fantasist.
Jeez, my Party is pathetic.
Jeez, my Party is pathetic.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
So Trump is threatening military force against an alliance the US created and has dominated for 77 years, to the benefit of that alliance's historical antagonist. And the best the Democratic "leadership" can do is to compare him to an eccentric fantasist.
Jeez, my Party is pathetic.
Jeez, my Party is pathetic.
Oh, the irony.
January 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Oh, the irony.
You know how the climate change denialists are responding to this. So I'm going to steal this NASA graphics:
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
You know how the climate change denialists are responding to this. So I'm going to steal this NASA graphics:
Kind of important to note that, given the timing of this strip (mid 1960s, I think) the enslavers he's dissing are The Commies.
Thing is, I'm pretty sure the comic ignored the Vietnam War, at least while it was still happening.
Thing is, I'm pretty sure the comic ignored the Vietnam War, at least while it was still happening.
January 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Kind of important to note that, given the timing of this strip (mid 1960s, I think) the enslavers he's dissing are The Commies.
Thing is, I'm pretty sure the comic ignored the Vietnam War, at least while it was still happening.
Thing is, I'm pretty sure the comic ignored the Vietnam War, at least while it was still happening.
I'm not an audio book guy (too big a backlog of podcasts, including Dalrymple's), but this one is narrated by the author, and I have to assume his narration is informed by his love of telling a good story. So...
NB: I already read the print version. An important read, regardless of format.
NB: I already read the print version. An important read, regardless of format.
I'm currently listening to 'The Golden Road' by @willdalrymple.bsky.social , that tells the fascinating story of how Indian ideas and culture shaped the Eurasian world. Here's an image of the decorated feet of a reclining Buddha, the Damulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka.
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
January 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I'm not an audio book guy (too big a backlog of podcasts, including Dalrymple's), but this one is narrated by the author, and I have to assume his narration is informed by his love of telling a good story. So...
NB: I already read the print version. An important read, regardless of format.
NB: I already read the print version. An important read, regardless of format.
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There's a reason why Fred Rogers used the word "neighbor." The older I get, the more powerful I realize "being a good neighbor" is... and I'm not talking about some damn State Farm.
January 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There's a reason why Fred Rogers used the word "neighbor." The older I get, the more powerful I realize "being a good neighbor" is... and I'm not talking about some damn State Farm.
I'm glad ICE is losing it's fanbase. But I'm not happy about that they're glibly putting the blame on Trump. The blame needs to go to be shared by the enactors of the Homeland Security Act, which created ICE. That includes most of the Democrats in the Senate, including Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden.
Arizona’s @gallego.senate.gov : "I think ICE needs to be totally torn down… People want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals, not the goon squad that has come from Stephen Miller and Trump."
January 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I'm glad ICE is losing it's fanbase. But I'm not happy about that they're glibly putting the blame on Trump. The blame needs to go to be shared by the enactors of the Homeland Security Act, which created ICE. That includes most of the Democrats in the Senate, including Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden.
All netsuke are disturbingly beautiful. What's with that? Every other artistic idiom has its off days. But not Japanese artists carving cute animals. Weird.
January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
All netsuke are disturbingly beautiful. What's with that? Every other artistic idiom has its off days. But not Japanese artists carving cute animals. Weird.
I'm with them on the merits, of course, but they get extra credit for their name.
www.mischieftoy.com
www.mischieftoy.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I'm with them on the merits, of course, but they get extra credit for their name.
www.mischieftoy.com
www.mischieftoy.com
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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just saw an ad for Walgreens that was like “Because you don’t stop for a sick day. And neither do we.” and uh. yeah that’s the whole fuckin problem bud
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
just saw an ad for Walgreens that was like “Because you don’t stop for a sick day. And neither do we.” and uh. yeah that’s the whole fuckin problem bud
Everyone's telling me to block the new ICE account. Which I can't, because it's already blocked by a @skywitches.net list i subscribe tool. It's a good list, but I can't share it, because what passes for Bluesky T&S has decided its description, "Anti-Transgender Sentiment" is somehow uncool.
January 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Everyone's telling me to block the new ICE account. Which I can't, because it's already blocked by a @skywitches.net list i subscribe tool. It's a good list, but I can't share it, because what passes for Bluesky T&S has decided its description, "Anti-Transgender Sentiment" is somehow uncool.
In effect, the NATO alliance is working together to block imperialistic expansion by the very country that founded it.
January 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
In effect, the NATO alliance is working together to block imperialistic expansion by the very country that founded it.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
If I ever see a clump of DHS thugs like this, it will take all my willpower to not do something extremely stupid.
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 AM
If I ever see a clump of DHS thugs like this, it will take all my willpower to not do something extremely stupid.
I think Trump would very much like to start assassinating, or at least arresting, certain state govs. That said: (a) it wouldn't actually prevent states from holding elections (b) if he starts pulling shit like that, "can he cancel elections?" will not be the foremost issue in anybody's mind.
the way you know this guy is an idiot is that he doesn't seem to understand that certification of house and senate elections is done by the states themselves, so yes, unless trump is going to assassinate gavin newsome, who is blocking certification in california? arizona? illinois?
"The law is whatever I write on a piece of paper" -- political philosopher Saddam Hussein
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I think Trump would very much like to start assassinating, or at least arresting, certain state govs. That said: (a) it wouldn't actually prevent states from holding elections (b) if he starts pulling shit like that, "can he cancel elections?" will not be the foremost issue in anybody's mind.