Humble Spice Dealer
@ambarofkotu.bsky.social
What with the darkest timeline intensifying again, I finally broke down and made an account to come looking for the people that got me through the last time on That Other Website. Typically just a lurker.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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this (from the brilliant @everywhereist.bsky.social) puts into words the big black tangle of frustration i have whenever i get the same question
August 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
this (from the brilliant @everywhereist.bsky.social) puts into words the big black tangle of frustration i have whenever i get the same question
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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I wrote about the pervasive societal impulse to extend the benefit of the doubt to those who've proved themselves unworthy of any, and the importance of establishing a human framing in the fight against fascism before you can even begin the fight, much less win it.
www.the-reframe.com/the-reframe/
www.the-reframe.com/the-reframe/
The Reframe
If you stay in their frame, you'll always be in their picture. On the fine art of not handing it to them.
www.the-reframe.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I wrote about the pervasive societal impulse to extend the benefit of the doubt to those who've proved themselves unworthy of any, and the importance of establishing a human framing in the fight against fascism before you can even begin the fight, much less win it.
www.the-reframe.com/the-reframe/
www.the-reframe.com/the-reframe/
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And now one for my Yoopers.
May 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
And now one for my Yoopers.
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
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i support any action that leads to the people in this video being put in front of an international criminal tribunal
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
i support any action that leads to the people in this video being put in front of an international criminal tribunal
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A super useful thread on what to do now that the GOP has a framework for reconciliation.
The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
April 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A super useful thread on what to do now that the GOP has a framework for reconciliation.
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You may think, from the visible caption, that this is a skit about the Oxford Comma. And it is, but oh, it is also SO MUCH MORE.
April 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
You may think, from the visible caption, that this is a skit about the Oxford Comma. And it is, but oh, it is also SO MUCH MORE.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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this is a good post and "decadence" is a good way to think about a lot of things. true decadence is, eg, thinking you could let an insurrection go unpunished and the country would just keep chugging along nbd
April 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
this is a good post and "decadence" is a good way to think about a lot of things. true decadence is, eg, thinking you could let an insurrection go unpunished and the country would just keep chugging along nbd
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I heard there was a secret ooze
It turned four turtles into dudes
But you don't really care for pizza, do ya?
They fought like this,
Two swords, a stick
A couple sai
Some nunchuck tricks
Those Ninja boys-a callin
Cowabunga
It turned four turtles into dudes
But you don't really care for pizza, do ya?
They fought like this,
Two swords, a stick
A couple sai
Some nunchuck tricks
Those Ninja boys-a callin
Cowabunga
March 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I heard there was a secret ooze
It turned four turtles into dudes
But you don't really care for pizza, do ya?
They fought like this,
Two swords, a stick
A couple sai
Some nunchuck tricks
Those Ninja boys-a callin
Cowabunga
It turned four turtles into dudes
But you don't really care for pizza, do ya?
They fought like this,
Two swords, a stick
A couple sai
Some nunchuck tricks
Those Ninja boys-a callin
Cowabunga
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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A Brief History of Let’s Get Back to Teaching the Basics
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February 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Brief History of Let’s Get Back to Teaching the Basics
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Please boycott my country and tell US airlines that you won’t waste money on a ticket to nowhere. Make the airlines lobby the administration to end this fascist madness. They will scream loudly when their lucrative international revenue dries up.
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Please boycott my country and tell US airlines that you won’t waste money on a ticket to nowhere. Make the airlines lobby the administration to end this fascist madness. They will scream loudly when their lucrative international revenue dries up.
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Ah, he never disappoints.
March 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ah, he never disappoints.
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Trump is defying court orders and abusing wartime powers to deport people with no due process.
He's using the law that put Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants in detention camps during World War II.
We are not at war. Donald Trump is not a king. He is not above the law.
He's using the law that put Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants in detention camps during World War II.
We are not at war. Donald Trump is not a king. He is not above the law.
The Alien Enemies Act: What To Know About A 1798 Law That Trump Has Invoked For Deportations
President Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers.
www.huffpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump is defying court orders and abusing wartime powers to deport people with no due process.
He's using the law that put Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants in detention camps during World War II.
We are not at war. Donald Trump is not a king. He is not above the law.
He's using the law that put Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants in detention camps during World War II.
We are not at war. Donald Trump is not a king. He is not above the law.
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I wrote about leaders who don't (or won't) lead, the death of a political order unsuited for these dark times, what the new one should look like, and the importance of playing to win. New visions for a new and better America: Solidarity, leadership, reframing.
www.the-reframe.com/the-beached-...
www.the-reframe.com/the-beached-...
The Beached Whale
Messaging for leaders who actually want to lead. Playing to Win - part of a series about directional alignment.
www.the-reframe.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I wrote about leaders who don't (or won't) lead, the death of a political order unsuited for these dark times, what the new one should look like, and the importance of playing to win. New visions for a new and better America: Solidarity, leadership, reframing.
www.the-reframe.com/the-beached-...
www.the-reframe.com/the-beached-...
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”we have condemned 228 men to die in a foreign prison without charge or trial” is a fact that I cannot shake from my mind. It just keeps reasserting itself. God have mercy bc this is just the beginning.
March 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
”we have condemned 228 men to die in a foreign prison without charge or trial” is a fact that I cannot shake from my mind. It just keeps reasserting itself. God have mercy bc this is just the beginning.
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You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.
March 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.
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I think it has more to do with you might get locked up for absolutely no reason at all and then flown to El Salvador to die in prison even though a judge said you should be released
International travelers concerned about President Donald Trump’s trade policies and bellicose rhetoric have been canceling trips to the United States, depriving the U.S. tourism industry of billions of dollars at a time when the economy has started to appear wobbly.
Nervous about Trump, international tourists scrap their U.S. travel plans
International tourists are canceling plans to visit the United States, with Canadians leading the way.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I think it has more to do with you might get locked up for absolutely no reason at all and then flown to El Salvador to die in prison even though a judge said you should be released
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Friendly neighborhood stress physiology enthusiast here to remind you to be gentle with yourself and members of your community!
To some degree everyday is unprecedented for your body (that’s how time works) but these times have some especially unprecedented stressors. We need care! Tips:
1/14
To some degree everyday is unprecedented for your body (that’s how time works) but these times have some especially unprecedented stressors. We need care! Tips:
1/14
March 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Friendly neighborhood stress physiology enthusiast here to remind you to be gentle with yourself and members of your community!
To some degree everyday is unprecedented for your body (that’s how time works) but these times have some especially unprecedented stressors. We need care! Tips:
1/14
To some degree everyday is unprecedented for your body (that’s how time works) but these times have some especially unprecedented stressors. We need care! Tips:
1/14