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Recovering lawyer & former historian, turned fragrance critic. #ExPostie. Love: German shepherds; history; space; photography; art; science; TV; Star Trek; Top Chef; Camus; animals; nebulae; cooking; gastronomy; & yes, fragrances.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · Jun 26

Joseph Heller's Catch 22 words on the surrealist, absurdist, and Twilight Zone transformation of black into white and up into down describes the Trump administration to a T, but I'm especially struck by the "Brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice" bit today. It's Stephen Miller's mantra.

A quote from Joseph Heller's book, Catch 22, that reads: "It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character."

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 8m

This is so true. I feel seen, understood, and home with my people: the ones who never shut up & who never overlook a detail. 😆

a woman stands in a grassy field with the words the hills are alive below her

ALT: a woman stands in a grassy field with the words the hills are alive below her

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 28m

America now has its own Anne Frank. And it breaks my heart.

I came to America as a child, an exiled emigré seeking refuge. America was a safe haven. I could never have imagined an Anne Frank situation here.

What's happening now is surreal. And excruciating to watch.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 56m

It's so hard to believe he's gone. And in such a pointless, accidental way. Heartbreaking.

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1h

Binge-watching #TheResident & good Lord, does it fall off a cliff in S4! Cast half gone, & it's turned into a wretched Grey's Anatomy soap. Watching now for the redeemed Bell, Daphne, the grampas, & my fav, AJ.

Malcolm Jamal-Warner shines so brightly, it's painful to watch at times. He's missed. 💔

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1h

Freddy Mercury's "Don't Stop Me Now" 🎶🎵 is a fun, boppy soundtrack to Portland's burning "Antifa war zone" of dancing frogs & furries:

"Tonight, I'm gonna have myself a real good time. I feel alive. And the world, I'll turn it inside out, yeah. I'm floatin' around in ecstasy." #FreedomFrogs #NoICE

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 3h

Down with ICE; long live the Frogs! May Kermit, Toad, and their pals continue to spread and multiply across the nation. #RibbitRibbit 🐸

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 6h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 6h

Laura Loomer's meltdown over the Qatar "military base" is still glorious to behold, even if based on a misunderstanding of the exact arrangement (which is explained succinctly below). "Muslim Brotherhood," lol.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 8h

That's perfect. I love it.

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 8h

Happy birthday to them both from me, a fellow Libra.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 20h

More news on Portland's "Antifa" terrorists protesting at the ICE facility:

The twerking Toad has now been joined by 3 Frogs, 2 dancing Unicorns, one Raccoon, Dino the dinosaur, Panda, Shark, & a few others.

A clear and present danger of too much polyester, but that's about it.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 21h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 15h

Current scene at the White House:
*Ketchup oozing down the walls accompanied by howls.*
#Nobel #PeacePrize

A ketchup bottle is shown with the words "Perfect for tantrums and wall decor" written as its label.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 15h

She gets the Nobel; the White House walls get the Ketchup.

A ketchup bottle is shown with the words: "Perfect for tantrums and wall decor."

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 20h

Especially in comparison to where I live now!!

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 20h

Just awesome! I love Portland's quirkiness and weirdness.

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 20h

Better yet, it's a dancing zoo! 🤭🥳 I keep telling people that I want to move to Portland and no-one in my life gets it, but this is one reason why. Portland Weird is so wonderful.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 20h

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 21h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 22h

I've watched it 3 or 4 times for the furries as well, lol.

I like the part towards the end where there were three furries dancing together. The unicorn is pretty good, heh. It can't be easy to be inside that hot suit.

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 22h

So far, and apart from the frog, I think there's a unicorn, dinosaur, squirrel, and something else. I'd love to see the numbers grow and the twerking continue. Viva Portland Weird!

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 1d

This would literally be like giving Hitler the Nobel peace prize after Munich.

Trump is killing Venezuelan fishermen and violating the human rights of immigrants while trying to wage a war against blue cities.

So no, he doesn’t deserve the fucking Nobel peace prize.

Chris Cillizza @chriscillizza.bsky.social · 1d

What if...Donald Trump actually deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

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spooky tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 1d

Free speech is when I encourage people to send you death threats; hate speech is when you tell me to stop.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Can you hear the words coming out of your mouth, Megan?

Yes, the guy who received so many threats because of your own actions he had to flee to Europe isn’t the real victim. No. You are, because people called you out.

Megyn Doyle, a student at Rutgers and the treasurer for the Turning Point USA chapter who started the Change.org petition to remove Bray, told Fox News Digital in a statement that Di Filippo's petition is slanderous.
"The petition once again proves that Conservative students are always on the receiving end of hate when speaking about concerning issues," Doyle said.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1d

Any (modern) Matlock fans here? If you haven't seen it, Kathy Bates is joined by a wonderful cast.

Unfortunately, the actor playing one of the fun side characters allegedly sexually assaulted his co-star last week. #TV #Hollywood

tvline.com/casting-news...

Matlock: David Del Rio Fired, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Co-Star Leah Lewis

'Matlock' star David Del Rio has been fired and is accused of sexually assaulting co-star Leah Lewis — get the details.

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1d

a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a crowd with her arm in the air and the words mission accomplished .

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1d

Who you callin' old, bubba?! 😆

Joking aside, yup, we belong in the "F* I'm Old" group. (It's a group that also happens to have the best music, in my biased opinion, lol, though Total Eclipse doesn't qualify.)

Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1d

I like it! It has a definite Euro quality to it, which I love. It's what I grew up with. I can also see how and why it might stick in your head, lol.

TY for the link, bc now I have a new group to look into -- and that doesn't happen often to me w/ modern stuff. Off to google more about Métisse!

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Kafkaesque @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 1d

Urgh, identical to Apollo's situation, right down to the 3 cups minimum. I'd definitely recommend unfrozen fresh green beans as filler.

Although 105 for a female is pretty significant, I think you're wise to have gotten blood work & the thyroid check in specific. Please update us as you learn more.

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