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She loved her surgery cone for the first couple days (it made her feel powerful and intimidating) so we got her a courted ruff to look sinister in.

I used to think the only things the Republican party could do was kill people and cut taxes. At some point they added, "convince the marks they're in on the grift, actually" and that was a real force multiplier.

(drops head) I wouldn't have fooled anybody

I COULD HARDLY BITE TINGLE'S STYLE, JOHN

Lookit me, on the shelf at the Rogue bookstore in Beloit, next to Peter Straub & @chucktingle.bsky.social !

Secret Panel HERE 🤙 tinyview.com/mrlovenstein/2026/07/27/cool-place

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.

FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.

Wait, don’t banshees know when people are going to die? Think how great that would be! ME: (fulminates about politics) MY DARLING BANSHEE: I’m making a nice dinner reservation for November 7, 2026. ME: But babe, my birthday is later that month. HER: I just think you’ll want to celebrate!

But the American public is so great it’s like (counts) 1.6 publics!

“I’ll give you something to cry about” is counterproductive.

Oh yeah, if you poor, people call you racist whenever.

I made this handy chart for the people who keep blaming others for the current state of things.

Roses are red Thorns are a bother

Ignore what my face is doing there, I am currently enjoying The Amazing Three Pound Pattern-Matching Meatloaf by @gregstolze.bsky.social. Relatable characters, great social commentary, delightfully odd in a real way, you can Get It Here: www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5... #booksky #indiebooks

SO DON'T TELL ME CLIMATE CHANGE IS FAKE.

It's 7:20 AM, it's 80° F snd 90% humidity. Beloit has basically become a sauna where you're not allowed to be naked. We are experiencing hot fog. HOT. FOG. I'm 55 years old, lived in the Midwest all but maybe 3 years of that, and have never seen hot fog. Not even in STL!

Lincoln was a beast. I think it was in the papers when somebody stepped to him during a speech and he yeeted the guy over two rows of chairs.