Malaclypse the Middle
@malaclypse.bsky.social
A hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is. Two wheels good, four wheels bad. Ex Sociology adjunct turned Accounting nerd. North of Boston, near witches. Born into a 321 PPM world. He/Him. Enjoy every sandwich. Aurë entuluva.
Look, is it bad that we now act exactly like the Germans in the opening scene of Casablanca? youtu.be/K_7ITBecWmE?...
Casablanca 1942 Opening scene 4K
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January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Look, is it bad that we now act exactly like the Germans in the opening scene of Casablanca? youtu.be/K_7ITBecWmE?...
And that gets us to a more Marxist political economy type answer than a Weberian cultural one.
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
And that gets us to a more Marxist political economy type answer than a Weberian cultural one.
It has been decades since I read it, but it is not simply how is Nova Scotia different, but also the whole British Caribbean, and a lot of that was settler colony vs sugar slavery, and esp S Carolina looked a lot more like the Caribbean than the mainland. www.amazon.com/Empire-Divid...
An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean (Early American Studies)
An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean (Early American Studies)
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January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It has been decades since I read it, but it is not simply how is Nova Scotia different, but also the whole British Caribbean, and a lot of that was settler colony vs sugar slavery, and esp S Carolina looked a lot more like the Caribbean than the mainland. www.amazon.com/Empire-Divid...
May he never again know the taste of food unadulterated by the bodily fluids of strangers.
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
May he never again know the taste of food unadulterated by the bodily fluids of strangers.
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You are not in Minnesota. You are a US citizen. You think you are safe. You think your kids are safe.
You are wrong but don't realize it yet.
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You are wrong but don't realize it yet.
bsky.app/profile/jcol...
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
You are not in Minnesota. You are a US citizen. You think you are safe. You think your kids are safe.
You are wrong but don't realize it yet.
bsky.app/profile/jcol...
You are wrong but don't realize it yet.
bsky.app/profile/jcol...
From this classic blog post: kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/10/lunc...
Lunch Discussions #145: The Crazification Factor
John: ... I mean, what will it take? That last speech literally made no sense . It was crazy drunken bar talk! Islamic radicals are lik...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
From this classic blog post: kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/10/lunc...
He loved long enough to become the pointy-haired boss.
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
He loved long enough to become the pointy-haired boss.