but the fact of the matter is that with the notable exception *of* the mid to late 20th century, every major change in our political system and government has been a partisan or ideological political project.
one of the ways the mid to late 20th century political world has distorted the historical memories of even sophisticated observers is in the idea that you can achieve major transformations of american political life through something like bipartisan consensus
one fun fact about harvard, the wealthiest university in the world, located in one of the highest-cost-of-living cities in the world, is that some grad student workers only make $26k
Kind of bummed that the Mandy Patinkin Columbo got only one episode.
[Seated for the 4D Theater Experience at the National WWII Museum]
Tom Hanks introduces it with something like "It's hard to IMAGINE a world overrun by TYRANTS and military aggression..."
Nervous laughter erupted from the audience.
I would absolutely watch every single episode of Columbo Who
Sledgehammer was released 40 years ago today!
Boston Movie Festival: Mermaids (1990)
My Patriots Day tradition is to watch movies set and/or filmed in Boston and it's environs, and in 2026 we'll enjoy a week of Boston cinema. Title: Mermaids Release Date: December 14, 1990 Director: Richard Benjamin Production Company: Orion Pictures Main…
It's one of those adaptations that simultaneously annoys me for changing some things from the book, but also does some things better than the book.
After building the best public education system in the world brought us the Counterculture and the Anti-War Movement, conservatives in the US began a 50+ year assault to destroy public education.
The Ed reform vampires siphoned off as many public $ they could over the past 10 years, but now need to move on to a new and different scheme in order to further impoverish public education.
Nuremberg Laws chart showing how to determine if somebody is a Jew, based on their family tree
Regime says it needs to compile lists of Jews or they can forget about their workplace civil rights being upheld
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
"Americans prefer large trucks and SUVs."
The reality:
This. I've seen enough people claim that LLMs are useful for coding, for example, that I'll happily accept that if they say so.
But anything that requires factual accuracy or dealing with the real world, they're bullshit engines and *extremely* dangerous ones.
Kerr should have given up when his Devos Family Education Rackets were exposed as the frauds that they were.
But robots will be able to get into places that cars can’t when they’re made into cops and soldiers.
Thank you :). Even if you don't like me personally, you can still read my books at your local library 🤣
Argh!!!
Christ, Bruins.
Also telling that Mcveigh and his cohort were outraged about the government taking action against the child rapist Koresh. There’s always a pedophile
The movement that now controls the federal government and multiple state governments.
Exterior of OKC bombing memorial — arches and a reflecting pool replaced the road that once was in front of the federal building, the one McVeigh drove on to park his bomb-filled Ryder truck. Pic taken May 26, 2020.
Chairs note the 169 dead at the OKC bombing on April 19, 1995. The small chairs represent children who died at the Murrah Federal Building daycare.
On an exterior fence at the OKC memorial, people place remembrances to the victims.
A display in the OKC memorial museum of the T-shirt Tim McVeigh wore when he was arrested. It has a picture of Lincoln with “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” reflecting McVeigh’s connection to the wider 1990s racist, anti-government Patriot Movement.
Unhappy 31st anniversary to the OKC bombing. Two big postscripts:
- Timothy McVeigh was held on a gun charge while they figured out whether he was the bomber; that crime no longer exists
- The prosecutor, Merrick Garland, focused on McVeigh and largely ignored the movement he was connected to
Actual numbers show that Sanders supporters largely voted for Clinton in 2016, and a large bloc of Clinton voters went to McCain in 2008. But you’ll always hear it the other way around.
Theater Review: Mariette in Ecstasy by the Treehouse Collective
Mariette in Ecstasy Director: Katie Swimm Adapted by Christina Calvit from the novel by Ron Hansen April 18, 2026: The Black Box Theatre at The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts CAST Reverend Mother Celine - Carla…
Boston Fleet good luck graphic for Boston Bruins.
The race for Lord Stanley starts now 🏆
Good luck, and let’s go @nhlbruins.bsky.social!
Boston Fleet good luck graphic for the Boston Celtics.
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Good luck, @celticsnba.bsky.social! ☘️
The fascists aren't actually having fun. I said this in Feb 2025 and it still holds.
