In 1923 Adolf Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government.

He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, and became a convicted felon. Despite being treated charitably by the judge, Hitler claimed the trial was political persecution and successfully portrayed himself as a victim of /1

We are witnessing ILLEGAL Trump power grabs in real time — from the use of Executive Orders to withhold duly enacted funds for community priorities, to replacing merit-based federal employees with political cronies, to dismantling federal agencies & much more. (1/4)

Pro-life.

Jeezus. Evil, incompetent, narcissistic. Sixty-seven dead, many of them children, but they are apparently acceptable losses in the worship of government privatization.

“Women in STEM don’t face any sexism or harassment any more, stop making up barriers”

Blue Origin just had to take down their video of the 100th female astronaut’s reaction to space because the comments got flooded by men sexualizing her excitement and awe. We face this kind of shit all the time

Right. Nobody pays attention to those CocaCola ads either.

Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark Lilla review – the enduring power of stupidity A New York scholar’s study of our long history of acclaiming the fool and ignoring the facts is timely and terrifically witty This is at once a wise and wonderfully enjoyable book. Mark Lilla treats weighty matters with a light touch, in an elegant prose…

Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark Lilla review – the enduring power of stupidity

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

From NYT

“Hell is where the cooks are British…”

Earth did not survive a collision with another planet, hundreds of asteroid and comet impacts, hundreds of millions of years of deadly radiation from space, five mass extinctions, and literally freezing solid for you to give up on her now.

Sure. He made it out okay. Screw everyone else.

Fortune cookies: stay open to the beauty of multiculturalism …

Fortunes after dinner seemed especially appropriate.

Yes. Miss the hard edge and flawed characters.

Good point.

Maybe I need bland/sappy, after the last month tho... yeah.

Doesn't capture me the way the other DAs have. Characters are bland--too perky, polite, agreeable, so freaking EARNEST. Aside from sex and occasional curses, I feel like I'm part of a Disney movie. Even so, am enjoying exploring, creating, and fighting. Never thought I'd miss Vivienne tho.

Sunset in the park.

Finding peace where I can, reminding myself of the beauty in the world. Learning photographic arts and techniques (iphone).