@blogdiva
Me: I must get around to listening to some of these newer artists, one of these days...
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I'm from the northern side of town
I live a life of luxury and ease
I'm from the northern side of town
I do whatever I wish and when I please
Now there's always a train of servants
Following in my aftermath
They clean the carpets, scrub the floors and polish up the hearth
There's three to dust the surface of my penguin swimming bath
Yes, I'm from the northern side of town!
🎵 -- Jeremy Taylor, from a song about the northern side of Jo'burg where this house is located, circa 1960
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (dahling).
@Npars01 11% is more than it should be; the claim is provably false.
(Does that make Thatcher a Post-Truth™ Pioneer? :blobcatthink: :blobcatupsidedown:)
@devopscats I heard about that but not the details (nor have I managed to find the video)... I'll have to keep an eye out. (I feel like he would be responsive to reasoned criticism -- but it might also just get lost in the noise.)
@miatave Text cut off partway through, no link given.
Is this account being operated by a human?
@miatave Dunno, just looks like a drippy nose to me. (Any other sources for this video, preferably with better resolution or from a better angle?)
@passenger For a long time, I've had this fantasy about things turning around to the point where it becomes appropriate and accurate to say something like "Hi, we're the meek, and we're here about an inheritance...?"
Great talk among people how some of the Fanatiques do say that the end of the world is at hand, and that next Tuesday is to be the day. Against which, whenever it shall be, good God fit us all.
Hey everyone,
@joynewacc and I had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.
They are:
• Nour🇵🇸❤️ Future Doctor (@Nourfuturedr) – note that Nour is Joy’s sister but we have the same process for everyone so we still held the verification call :)
• Niveen💝 (@joudfamily)
Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).
Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):
gaza-verified.org/donate/
Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.
💕
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
HOT TIP: How to make the most of Black Friday!
DON'T BUY ANYTHING!
@dredmorbius @Researchbuzz @joycebell @paulschoe
"...the architect of Project 2025, Kevin Roberts...."
Huh, I thought Russel Vought was usually cited as its architect... but I guess with a large piece of work* like that, any solo credit is necessarily a significant oversimplification.
(*I use this phrase in both the literal and colloquial senses.)
@rnd There was something similar in Joe Haldeman's Worlds series -- it was (iirc) almost more about imparting an intense interest in the subject, so the student would be inspired to learn and practice it, than about imparting specific knowledge. #TASAT
@miatave I hope this isn't the "Putin's fever-dream wish-list" version of the proposal... -.-
@Researchbuzz Also, someone (HCR?) noted that fascist regimes historically tend to be incompetent, because they value loyalty over competence (and competent people don't want to have anything to do with them).
New strip found: Bizarro by Wayno & Piraro for Sun, 23 Nov 2025 https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/bizarro/s-3923776
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You've got to hold onto something
you believe --
hold onto something
that makes you feel alright.
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