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Napoleon's brother-in-law, Charles Leclerc (29) did that. In a Oct. 1802 letter to Napoleon: "We must destroy all the blacks..." (Genocide). In a year, Leclerc died of yellow fever in Haiti. Over 50,000 French soldiers, sailors, and white colonists perished in less than two years of fighting there.
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Napoleon's brother-in-law, Charles Leclerc (29) did that. In a Oct. 1802 letter to Napoleon: "We must destroy all the blacks..." (Genocide). In a year, Leclerc died of yellow fever in Haiti. Over 50,000 French soldiers, sailors, and white colonists perished in less than two years of fighting there.
Toussaint Louverture (2006) Edouard Duval-Carrié.
February 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Toussaint Louverture (2006) Edouard Duval-Carrié.
France colonized the western third of Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti) in 1664 under Louis XIV. He called it Saint-Domingue and established a brutal slave-based plantation economy. Slavery flourished until the Haitian Revolution began in 1791, with independence from France achieved on January 1, 1804.
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
France colonized the western third of Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti) in 1664 under Louis XIV. He called it Saint-Domingue and established a brutal slave-based plantation economy. Slavery flourished until the Haitian Revolution began in 1791, with independence from France achieved on January 1, 1804.
Napoleon was directly responsible for the death of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution. After French forces captured Toussaint in 1802, Napoleon ordered him imprisoned in a freezing, isolated dungeon in France, where he died of pneumonia, starvation, and neglect in April 1803.
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Napoleon was directly responsible for the death of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution. After French forces captured Toussaint in 1802, Napoleon ordered him imprisoned in a freezing, isolated dungeon in France, where he died of pneumonia, starvation, and neglect in April 1803.
Cicely Tyson. 1973.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Cicely Tyson. 1973.
Haha. I see what you did there.
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Haha. I see what you did there.
Don’t worry. This ain’t nothing new. Read up on William R. Hearst and just keep writing the truth. What we’ll always need is the watchdog function of the media looking after us against the oligarchs.
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Don’t worry. This ain’t nothing new. Read up on William R. Hearst and just keep writing the truth. What we’ll always need is the watchdog function of the media looking after us against the oligarchs.
I love that you love Joni Mitchell so much that you named your daughter Chelsea after one of Joni's most wonderful songs. Hillary and Bill named their daughter "Chelsea" after that song, too, but they had been listening to Judy Collins's cover of it. Joni's a famous cat-lady, but she loves dogs too.
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I love that you love Joni Mitchell so much that you named your daughter Chelsea after one of Joni's most wonderful songs. Hillary and Bill named their daughter "Chelsea" after that song, too, but they had been listening to Judy Collins's cover of it. Joni's a famous cat-lady, but she loves dogs too.
Hi Mark. Say hello to my little friend...kiki. Do you have a sweatshirt with a pic of your other dog who looks like my girl?
February 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Hi Mark. Say hello to my little friend...kiki. Do you have a sweatshirt with a pic of your other dog who looks like my girl?
Demagoguery: used to undermine democratic systems, from ancient Athens to Weimar Germany. Modern instances often use social media, such as "fxtwitter," to spread inflammatory bullshit rapidly. Demagogues, like L above, rely on demonizing opponents rather than simply advocating for the populace.
February 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Demagoguery: used to undermine democratic systems, from ancient Athens to Weimar Germany. Modern instances often use social media, such as "fxtwitter," to spread inflammatory bullshit rapidly. Demagogues, like L above, rely on demonizing opponents rather than simply advocating for the populace.
The hell she can’t, dog. You’re part of the problem. Yes, I was born and raised in Tejas.
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The hell she can’t, dog. You’re part of the problem. Yes, I was born and raised in Tejas.
Yeah, but we allowed you, a lying genocidal traitorous war criminal to become fucking senate minority leader. Nothing triggers my gag reflex more than your murderous bullshit.
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Yeah, but we allowed you, a lying genocidal traitorous war criminal to become fucking senate minority leader. Nothing triggers my gag reflex more than your murderous bullshit.
We all agree that you're a disgusting genocidal miscreant. Fuck off. Resign.
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
We all agree that you're a disgusting genocidal miscreant. Fuck off. Resign.
I interviewed him for a student video production I did about his Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford in the early '80s. A true visionary.
February 2, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I interviewed him for a student video production I did about his Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford in the early '80s. A true visionary.
"We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
back to the garden."
Joni Mitchell, prophet. (1969)
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
back to the garden."
Joni Mitchell, prophet. (1969)
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
back to the garden."
Joni Mitchell, prophet. (1969)
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
back to the garden."
Joni Mitchell, prophet. (1969)
It's more like: I'm incredibly appreciative of my own good fortune and am so loving this long strange trip I'm on... I guess I'd pity anyone who isn't me a little bit, if I gave it any thought. 😇
youtu.be/ja7f7Wmgz9o?...
youtu.be/ja7f7Wmgz9o?...
Bob Weir and Phil Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads, 4/30/16
YouTube video by Marin Kind
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
It's more like: I'm incredibly appreciative of my own good fortune and am so loving this long strange trip I'm on... I guess I'd pity anyone who isn't me a little bit, if I gave it any thought. 😇
youtu.be/ja7f7Wmgz9o?...
youtu.be/ja7f7Wmgz9o?...
You talked me into it. We'll be watching the puppy bowl.
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
You talked me into it. We'll be watching the puppy bowl.
Takk! Farið, berjist, sigrið, Íslenskir fálkar!
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Takk! Farið, berjist, sigrið, Íslenskir fálkar!
Americans don't know what "het-up" means, hoser.
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Americans don't know what "het-up" means, hoser.
I think Netanyahu's genocide in Gaza is pretty obvious. 100,000 perfectly innocent people, women and children alike, maimed, murdered, burned alive, starved. Immoral Amy forgot to give a fuck. She and booker were quaffing papaya juice with an evil war criminal, kissing his ass, posing for pics.
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I think Netanyahu's genocide in Gaza is pretty obvious. 100,000 perfectly innocent people, women and children alike, maimed, murdered, burned alive, starved. Immoral Amy forgot to give a fuck. She and booker were quaffing papaya juice with an evil war criminal, kissing his ass, posing for pics.
Imagine you go fuck yourself.
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Imagine you go fuck yourself.
I knew the Cuellar quid pro quo(s) was coming after that bizarre pardon from the orange demon and whup there it is. Jefferies was full of fawning praise.
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I knew the Cuellar quid pro quo(s) was coming after that bizarre pardon from the orange demon and whup there it is. Jefferies was full of fawning praise.
Here's some video I captured of Bobby and Phil together (with Ross James). Wonderful memories. Like a sunshine daydream...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffaS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffaS...
Phil Lesh and Bobby Weir at Terrapin Crossroad Opening (2015)
YouTube video by Marin Kind
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Here's some video I captured of Bobby and Phil together (with Ross James). Wonderful memories. Like a sunshine daydream...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffaS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffaS...
Col. Jessep must've ordered a code red!!!
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Col. Jessep must've ordered a code red!!!