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My son and I watched Stop Making Sense a few years ago. He asked if I had any of their albums. This gave me the opportunity to recreate a classic Onion article.

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.

Wie elektrisch kan rijden, 'tankt' veel goedkoper. Financier dus de verbouwing en aanschaf voor de mensen die dat geld niet op zak hebben. Kost ook nog eens minder, want door de lagere rekening kan het bedrag deels worden terugbetaald. Zo help je gezinnen, fossiele onafhankelijkheid én het klimaat.

"WHERE'S THE FUCKIN WINE?!"

(via fibs_italia / IG)

Picked up this beauty for my son today. Made in Australia. Be so nice if brands can just make decent quality stuff again.

I am available for questions.

France's Jégou cited for alleged eye contact in defeat to Scotland The French back row will face an independent disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.

France's Jégou cited for alleged eye contact in defeat to Scotland (✍️@rugby_ie) #FranceRugby #ScotlandRugby #RugbyDiscipline

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

PLEASE HELP US SHARE THIS: “We’ve let the lies be far too successful, and that’s significantly hurt our cities. No more.”

It’s our blunt NEW @usa.streetsblog.org op-ed sharing why we’ve created @urbantruth.bsky.social. SPOILER: We need to call out the lies and tell the truth much more persuasively!

this is terrific

Reminded of the greatest one line ever, someone describing bitcoin as “Dunning-Krugerrands”

Statins don’t cause most of the side effects on package warnings, study finds Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side effects don't actually show up.

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side effects don't actually show up. www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/s...

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*Etzebeth liked no3*

Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?

'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'

From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)

Also from her:
„The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and clearest signs that a culture is currently falling into barbarism.“
A Strong Woman.

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist. Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)

Super! Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer steunt de motie van GroenLinks-PvdA en wil géén verbreding van de snelweg A27 bij Amelisweerd! Dat bespaart geld én natuur.

www.rtl.nl/nieuws/polit...

Stop de Amerikaanse overname DigiD! Onze privé-gegevens zijn bij overname door een Amerikaans bedrijf niet veilig! Dit lijkt ons niet de veilige manier nu president Trump in Amerika aan het roer staat. Dit kan misgaan! Als de Nederland...

Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...

The Shingles vaccine is linked to slowing biological aging and reducing inflammation academic.oup.com/biomedgeront...

International referee slammed over bizarre 'try assists' as pundit left stunned The Test official has come under fire for his performance in a European clash with two moments described as 'ridiculous' and 'dreadful'

Didn’t watch this one last night, but not surprised that ’Main Event’ Dickson was the man with the whistle

www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Far from the only reason not to use Spotify, but definitely a reason not to use Spotify.

I recommend Qobuz and Pocket Casts myself.

I remember when the FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something.

Ga naar de kroeg. Lach autoritaire types uit. Geef aan een goed doel. Abonneer je op een kwaliteitskrant. Drink, dans, heb lief en leef! Op een mooier 2026 voor ons allemaal ❤️

www.volkskrant.nl/cs-bde87c2d/

Elk woord, elke zin in deze column is een schot in de roos. Chapeau!

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.

Give Girls the Opportunity to Dream and Play – Big Give Sport can transform a girl’s life, building resilience, leadership, joy, self-belief and a powerful sense of belonging. Across the UK, girls are dreaming of becoming the next Red Rose, the next Liones...

If anyone is interested in supporting grassroots girls.and women's sport and can spare a couple of quid, please do and kindly repost.
Thank you.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker C-reactive protein – a marker of inflammation – is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.

Doctors relied on cholesterol levels to assess heart disease risk for decades.

In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains:

White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin YouTube video by Tim Minchin

A sweet Christmas song www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...

Foreign ”troll army“ skewed election campaign towards far right

Foreign ”troll army“ skewed election campaign towards far right www.dutchnews.nl?p=260361