Forwarded from Political memes
When Citizens United passed there were all sorts of alarmists screaming that we’re fucked and honestly you gotta hand it to em
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/bin/queer
Telling my child this is the balkins
Also, a little critical of how this map breaks down the regions of Virginia.
While I like the solution of treating the Roanoke-Lynchburg area as it's own zone instead of awkwardly lumping it into SWVA or greater Richmond/central VA, the NOVA borders are so scuffed. King George and Spotsy in NOVA? Really?
While I like the solution of treating the Roanoke-Lynchburg area as it's own zone instead of awkwardly lumping it into SWVA or greater Richmond/central VA, the NOVA borders are so scuffed. King George and Spotsy in NOVA? Really?
The boundaries of NOVA (Northern Virginia, notable as the region of the state most different from the rest) are a VERY contentious topic, but this is the most incorrect take on it I've seen in a minute
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Anyway, for all my followers who live elsewhere, there's your sneak peek into what our non-political discourse is like. Other topics of note include fuck Maryland (drivers especially) and people being weirdly proud of having the only flag in the US with titty on it
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Forwarded from Tater's art and sculptures
Most of what people know of grubs comes from pesticide industries. They're so important for the entire ecosystem.
Remember to be good to grubs this season. ❤️
Remember to be good to grubs this season. ❤️
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Forwarded from Lacan's Whore House
“OK, now let’s have some fun. Let’s talk about sex. Let’s talk about women. Freud said he didn’t know what women wanted. I know what women want. They want a whole lot of people to talk to. What do they want to talk about? They want to talk about everything.
What do men want? They want a lot of pals, and they wish people wouldn’t get so mad at them.
Why are so many people getting divorced today? It’s because most of us don’t have extended families anymore. It used to be that when a man and a woman got married, the bride got a lot more people to talk to about everything. The groom got a lot more pals to tell dumb jokes to.
A few Americans, but very few, still have extended families. The Navajos. The Kennedys.
But most of us, if we get married nowadays, are just one more person for the other person. The groom gets one more pal, but it’s a woman. The woman gets one more person to talk to about everything, but it’s a man.
When a couple has an argument, they may think it’s about money or power or sex, or how to raise the kids, or whatever. What they’re really saying to each other, though, without realizing it, is this:
“You are not enough people!”
I met a man in Nigeria one time, an Ibo who has six hundred relatives he knew quite well. His wife had just had a baby, the best possible news in any extended family.
They were going to take it to meet all its relatives, Ibos of all ages and sizes and shapes. It would even meet other babies, cousins not much older than it was. Everybody who was big enough and steady enough was going to get to hold it, cuddle it, gurgle to it, and say how pretty it was, or handsome.”
Wouldn't you have loved to be that baby?
Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
What do men want? They want a lot of pals, and they wish people wouldn’t get so mad at them.
Why are so many people getting divorced today? It’s because most of us don’t have extended families anymore. It used to be that when a man and a woman got married, the bride got a lot more people to talk to about everything. The groom got a lot more pals to tell dumb jokes to.
A few Americans, but very few, still have extended families. The Navajos. The Kennedys.
But most of us, if we get married nowadays, are just one more person for the other person. The groom gets one more pal, but it’s a woman. The woman gets one more person to talk to about everything, but it’s a man.
When a couple has an argument, they may think it’s about money or power or sex, or how to raise the kids, or whatever. What they’re really saying to each other, though, without realizing it, is this:
“You are not enough people!”
I met a man in Nigeria one time, an Ibo who has six hundred relatives he knew quite well. His wife had just had a baby, the best possible news in any extended family.
They were going to take it to meet all its relatives, Ibos of all ages and sizes and shapes. It would even meet other babies, cousins not much older than it was. Everybody who was big enough and steady enough was going to get to hold it, cuddle it, gurgle to it, and say how pretty it was, or handsome.”
Wouldn't you have loved to be that baby?
Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
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Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
Filter Blockades
A Tactic from the Twin Cities to Fight ICE and Defend Your Neighborhood
https://crimethinc.com/filterblockades
Filter blockades are a simple and effective way to resist the occupation of our communities. All you need is a few determined friends or neighbors and some widely available materials. The goal is to slow traffic, without fully blocking it, in order to identify potential ICE vehicles. The more filter blockades, the more effective the strategy becomes.
Here, we present a guide to maintaining filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.
A Tactic from the Twin Cities to Fight ICE and Defend Your Neighborhood
https://crimethinc.com/filterblockades
Filter blockades are a simple and effective way to resist the occupation of our communities. All you need is a few determined friends or neighbors and some widely available materials. The goal is to slow traffic, without fully blocking it, in order to identify potential ICE vehicles. The more filter blockades, the more effective the strategy becomes.
Here, we present a guide to maintaining filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.