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Historian. Absolute angst kraken. Philadelphia/Lenapehoking

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Thundercats carded are fine, but I feel like their natural state is Loose.

14.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How your email finds me.

14.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here is my best Habermas story.

I am grad student waiting in LONG line for Habermas talk. There is a tall man waiting in front of me. Line moves so we are eventually visible to organizers, a woman looks over & makes horrified face. Runs out: "Prof Habermas! You don't have to wait in line!"

14.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1247 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 14

Every day, amongst the dissociation & surreal mess…

…I am reminded of Terry Pratchett’s β€œMoving Pictures”:

β€œWhy is it all Mr Dibbler’s films are set against the background of a world gone mad?’ said the dwarf. Soll’s eyes narrowed. β€˜Because Mr Dibbler,’ he growled, β€˜is a very observant man.’”

14.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Protip:

14.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A world designed to eliminate the possibility of a Stanislav Petrov.

14.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool!
I remember a little bit about Lora Little as a significant antivaxxer and was always curious to learn more.

14.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bette Davis in Another Man's Poison (1951)

01.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No doubt about it.
There’s a reason why this one caught my eye!

14.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The aside about not liking her picture being taken is really a masterful little note of characterization.

14.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

CIVIL WAR (2006) issue 7, at the climax.

14.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably not a lot of great career options for someone of her particular skill set.

14.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gru dropped TH references in a bunch of places. I think QUASAR also had several musical nods.

14.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is the first comic story that I actively followed (as in, I specifically looked out for Avengers when I went grocery shopping with my mom)

14.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œFrom the River to the Sea, Charlie Brown”

Is that anything?

14.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ANUBIS: (presses button with paw) [guilty]
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good

02.11.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 5711 πŸ” 1814 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 15
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"The left media is so (literally gibberish)"

13.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah conservatives hate america and want to destroy it, and not enough people say that

13.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is exceedingly bad news.

13.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 271 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m looking more for a DIVAD/Osprey level of procurement failure.

13.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arawi is so good.

13.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great Show.
Huge fan of your Masters of Horror eps too.

13.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not the most important thing, but exactly how many teeth does he have?

13.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

we live in hell

13.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it appears that we live in hell.

13.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watch means wish

13.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Criminal AND stupid is no way to run a country.

13.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You are not ready.

13.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

seems real bad!

13.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's #4, and some days he's #3, but today just felt like a Bondi day.

13.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0