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β€œIn Jewish thought, a sin is not an offense against God, an act of disobedience. A sin is a missed opportunity to act humanly.... – @taur10 on Tumblr


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SERVICE DOG PSA – @lumpatronics on Tumblr


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Semicolon – @thechimesatmidnight on Tumblr


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#suicideawareness #semicolon




Could I do a covers month without this one?


I'd argue this might be better than the original, unlike most covers which are just really interesting takes on an existing song and rarely match the original.

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Tomorrow's News Today!

Trump Asks Congress for Formal Declaration of War

Trump wants to send American troops to Gaza, Panama, Canada, and Greenland.


On March fourth, 2025, President Trump asked a joint session of Congress for a formal declaration of war against those who were withholding territory from the US unjustly. "America has every right to rule Gaza, Panama, Canada, and Greenland," he said, "and they have no right to resist American rule. I'm pretty sure that in the Bible, God gave that land to the US."

Trump also suggested that, if Ukraine does not surrender to Vladimir Putin (whom he described as a "clever and pragmatic man"), the US will take control of it, and exploit its resources. "If you want peace, you have to pay the price," said Trump.


Before the election, I thought that the Republicans didn't look that much worse than the Democrats (and what a god-awful mess they are!). Trump surprised me. No. That's not right. Trump stunned me and the rest of the world. The man is completely insane. I have no idea what he might do next. Will Trump really declare war against the rest of the world? Four months ago I would have chuckled at the idea. Now I have no idea what he might do next. There seems to be nothing so insane that Trump won't do it. I just think of the craziest thing he could possibly do, and that's what he actually does.

#trump #putin #usa #ukraine #gaza #canada #greenland #panama #russia #blble #madman #lunatic




I love it when a plan comes together


So #today I made the rather bizarre decision to jettison my scheduled package route that would've paid up to $150 for an on demand $50 order.
This was a gamble, I mean I could wind up with $50 and nothing for the return trip, but I got lucky. It started with this one, fifteen gallons of paint down to Crystal City, somewhere me and @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe had been to tour the caves down there, but that's about all we did down there, so I figured this'd be a more fun to do than my usual package route.
After that, we did start heading home, only to score a decent gig in Arnold at WalMart. Cool, but we still have a long drive home, right? Best Buy stepped up with a route ending about two miles past my home.
Yeah, that worked well, a wandering route home that in the end paid $115 for 116 miles. Usually you have enough wasted miles that you don't get anything near $1/mi, but there we go, almost spot on.

Yep, fun work, good money, and there's still plenty of time to do more. Today was a good day.

#work #gig #driving





An old Soviet joke for current times.

Every day a man stops at a newsstand, buys the state-run paper. Looks at only the front page, curses, and throws it away. This continues daily until the seller asks: "Why do you keep doing that?!"
Man replies: β€œI'm looking for an obituary!"
Seller says: β€œThose aren't on the front page!"
Man says: β€œThe one I’m looking for will be!"











Today's cover is...


one that I heard today for the first time. We were trying out a new restaurant for breakfast, Mario's Gyros in St Peters, and they were playing Elvis, nothing but Elvis, and this came on. He's got a good voice for this song.

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β€œThe basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can... – @whatareyoureallyafraidof on Tumblr


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β™² @mlansbury@despora.de:

An Open Letter to All #European #Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter


The continued use of X/Twitter by political leaders across #Europe inadvertently lends credibility to a platform increasingly used to amplify divisive rhetoric and individual interests. In doing so, they leave marginalized groupsβ€”whom they representβ€”with little choice but to engage in a #hostile environment to have their voices heard, failing in their duty to protect and empower all #constituents and ultimately undermining #democratic integrity.

#Petition:

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#democracy #disinformation #HybridWar #SocialMedia
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A job of interest to many of you
Change.org is searching for a Product Marketing Lead to drive go-to-market strategy and help shape the offering for a new elections product we’ll be building iteratively throughout the 2025 local election schedule. job-boards.greenhouse.io/chang…

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I was blown away by the annotated version of The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. The book is great, of course, but the annotations were as enlightening as a museum tour from a knowledgeable docent.

What other annotated versions of books offer the same delightful experience?
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Cover time


Let's start off with an interesting take on Tom Petty...

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FDR already solved the "what are people supposed to DO in a post-scarcity capitalist society besides imploding and then... – @onbearfeet on Tumblr


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β™² @zeugmatisse@diaspora.psyco.fr:

Greetings, Diaspora*


I'm not #newhere; I've been dropping in sporadically to check the pulse of the #fediverse...


Mission


This is my first of, hopefully, many posts. I felt compelled to share the following quote:

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears." ~ Michel de Montaigne


I think of Diaspora* as a gathering place for the freethinkers, the bright souls, the ambassadors of freedom and goodness.

Let's not forget, We are the Creators of a Better World.
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Video tagged with fuck maga, fuck trump – @rev-another-bondi-blonde on Tumblr


Best use of AI I've seen in a while despite its flaws

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#uspol #trump

in reply to HU Art Sound (2)

@HU Art Sound (2) Link? YouTube yes, others, not sure, and can't upload audio or video directly, it's not compatible. It's mostly just a matter of finding a posting that's all audiences and sharing that.
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