Can I, a business nerd, have a little church as a treat.
Benefit corporation - Wikipedia share.google/CDHcUTQJcgZq...

"POLIO IS NOT 'SITMAXXING'"

Alex Call and Teoscar Hernández collide. Photo by Ezra Shaw

how can you not be romantic about baseball

BATTLEMAPS: Hastings, 1066 YouTube video by bugfishhhh

If you need background YouTubes today, as an autistic with a special interest in 1066, this autistic lady's deep dive is choice: youtu.be/sY27Ds6Wc-A?...

Heard in raid just now, "You're telling me a crab ran these goons?"

Pete hegseth delivering the fake "The path of the righteous man" bible quote from Pulp Fiction at a pentagon sermon was not my bingo card, and that one's on me

The Iceberg Theory, visualized:

Fellow Elder Xennials, we made it

The unmitigated rage when somebody from out of state doesn't know their Dunkin order

From r/rareinsult
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in persian culture, telling someone "we're going to kill you all" is considered deeply offensive

Liquid v Echo RWF and work from home

This is a crime

Social constructs only become an issue when they're not acknowledged, most often by groups in power. African American Vernacular English is just as valid as any other English dialect. So when someone ax you question, don't correct them, just answer it.

The eurocentric view of continents probably comes from ancient Greek peoples thinking everything west was Europe, south was Africa and west Asia

Roman/Dark/Middle ages are a eurocentric view of time. Likewise the European continent is also eurocentric; there's no geographical marker that separates Europe from Eurasia.

Fun things I've learned lately are social constructs: continents and time periods. Calling something a social construct doesn't make it less important, it just means that it takes an extra layer of communication to talk about it.

My favorite personal conspiracy theory is that tales of knights fighting dragons evolved from ancient military propaganda justifying castle garrisons there to keep the locals in line.

Puilaurens Castle, France 🏰 Puilaurens Castle is located in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Aude, Occitanie, France, perched on a rocky hilltop at 697 meters above sea level. This 13th-century fortress has a rich history, initially built to defend the border with the Kingdom of Aragon. It played a crucial role during the Cathar Crusades, serving as a refuge for persecuted Cathars, including high nobles like Guillaume de Peyrepertuse. The castle changed hands multiple times, eventually falling under French control in the 13th century. It was reinforced by Louis IX and Philip III to protect against Aragonese attacks. Puilaurens Castle is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne," a series of royal fortresses defending the French Kingdom's borders. Today, the castle is a popular tourist destination, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Visitors can explore the ruins, including the Lower Enclosure, Upper Castle, and the White Lady Tower, steeped in local legend.

Lol, went back to the reddit post and op had a good summary of this one's history
www.reddit.com/r/castles/s/...

*A gorgeous abandoned castle on a mountain in the French Pyrenees. Castles were both incredibly expensive to build/maintain and a pretty shitty place to live. They were exclusively the tools of war/occupation; usually on the highest accessible elevation in the area, they were cold, damp and either isolated or surrounded by hostile oppressed locals. Quickly abandoned when no longer needed but built to last, middle age castles are a blight that shouldn't be romanticized (among adults). Roman and Dark Age castles were just wood which rots away completely within a few decades.

My kid saw this while I was browsing reddit and asked why no one lived in castles anymore. Rather than depress the shit out of him with facts*, I said "I don't know, maybe because they're all historical sites now?"
*See photo alt text

the first poll to only talk to bluesky users