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Virginia S. O'Possum@virginiaopossum.bsky.social |
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Really, wouldn't it be nice to be back to where you could nitpick basically life-affirming policies for nuance instead of every political act being life and death for someone as well as for the republic?
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I'm doing a thing where the client wants it designed to look "newsy." My colleagues, who are oldish, think this means narrow columns of black serif type. This is not how news looks anymore. If you wanted to give something a "newsy" look, what would it be? What does news look like now?
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☀️ Starshine
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they have these gatherings of annoying people called city council meetings and if you bring a couple other annoying people regularly you can actually accomplish a lot
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Every day is a good day to fire Louis DeJoy. It's an official act!
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Cheri Jacobus
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President Biden can now, as an official act, fire Louis DeJoy immediately.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Just wishing to applaud seing "wythes" in my skyline today. I have a wythe-bound coopered washtub.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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If you are me long enough, *everything* is about textile arts.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Reminds me of when my dad told me I shouldn't worry about stone foundations in old houses because "if they lasted this long they're not likely to collapse tomorrow."
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Oh crap you just reminded me of what sore winners they were when Trump was in office. It will fuel their violence if he gets another round.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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One of those weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd1c...
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Went back to read some of Tom Scocca's in memorium about Steve Albini and rediscovered that repulsive and horrendous Apple iPad ad. Steve Albini's apology for contrarianism is still important. The ad is still repulsive and horrendous. And I'm still glad I get Scocca's essays in my email every day.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Aaaaand -- it's talk on social media about how you're fleeing the country day again!
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Gee whiz. I have no concentration today and I am craving all the junk food. Whatever could it be?
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Alt text: I prefer the rule of law and democracy. 2/2
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Alt text: To a huge degree, our system of government relies on norms. Our constitution is VERY brief. DJT showed how easy it was to topple norms. SCOTUS just declared that we're supposed to trust to "norms" to reign in presidents. If they are of good character, all will be fine. 1/2
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Joanne Freeman
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Pickup artistry.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Wait, didn't we do this in 1978? Oh, right, precedent is no longer settled law.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I'm sorry you feel so uncomfortable being the only one in a mask. But I really want to encourage you to learn to accept such discomfort, because often in life you will have the chance to be the first to do what is right and it usually feels better than going along with what is wrong.
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Jonathan Dresner
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We must protect each other to survive.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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The dead hand of Lee Atwater.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Yes, not disagreeing, and I hate the "a few bad apples" argument, but even among cops there are some exceptions who might find their courage under the right circumstances.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
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But it can't stop at November. Is the whole point. Winning an election won't dismantle the oppressive systems that have been in place all this time. This is long haul work.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Jeeze. I have friends who are kink activists and if the conversation turns to something that makes me uncomfortable, they reply, "Oh, not your kink," and change the subject. Like, they respect my limits far far better than this.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Goodnight, friends.
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Iron Spike
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Literally saw a TikTok awhile back where someone was interviewing tattoo artists, asking "What's the most stereotypical Millennial tattoo?", and two different artists answered "Harry Potter tat cover-up."
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Paul Rosenberg
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So, today's decision has even LESS support than Dobbs:
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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This is the first time I've felt a flicker of optimism all day.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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All wrenches all the time!
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I agree with your reading that state and local governments may be able to protect the people in their jurisdictions. But Schedule F is on Trump's first-day list and, speaking of lists, the 2025 planners have already made one of civil servants to fire.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Of course, one of Trump's first plans is to get rid of civil service and replace it with political appointees.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I appreciate the combo of swim trunks and ashtray.
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Pictures of the Floating World
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#YoshidaHiroshi (1876–1950)
Niagara Falls, from the series The United States, 1925
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
#japanese #woodblock
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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It's weird, though; sometimes the whole thing is so overwhelming that I wish it _could_ be solved through individual violence.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Doesn't Timothy Snyder say one step to fighting tyranny as an individual is to find one institution to uphold? So you're fighting tyranny in your own small-furniture way.
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Lydia Polgreen
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The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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This would be fun.
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Faine Greenwood
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At this point, it is 100% undeniable that the Supreme Court majority is attempting to destroy democracy and seize total power over the US. They're not even trying to hide it. Since the media refuses to clearly convey this fact to the public, tell everyone you know.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I'm hoping it's a "stages of grieving" issue, and we'll get to "angry" pretty quick.
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Faine Greenwood
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there's nothing wrong with having feelings of despair and futility, but i think it's most responsible to avoid airing all that out in public to the greatest extent possible right now. we need to cultivate a vengeance-driven, enraged espirit de corps right now, because we need people to fight
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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OK, there are plenty of things within the official scope of defending the Constitution, for instance, that Biden could do now to help save things and you know goddamn well he'll take the stand that _using_ this power would be against his principles.
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Seth D. Michaels
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maybe seizing and arresting the Supreme Court majority for aiding and abetting an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government can be a "core constitutional duty" and an "official act," why not
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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So any trial of Trump over Jan. 6 2021 becomes a trial to determine the extent of the Hatch Act?
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I love the blast wind from those.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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They're saving it up for the big finale, just like the fireworks show on Thursday. I hope there are at least some magnesium reports.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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Gack. I have to take the dog out and I'll miss the second our democracy becomes a monarchy.
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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I still have a Bondi Blue imac in the cellar. It is so heavy and awkward to carry that I haven't done anything with it. It's shaped the way you cut carrots when you want to test a diner's chopstick skills.
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Dan the Gnome
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Something that probably flew under most people's radar, but is kind of a big deal (it allows those veterans to access VA care and disability etc) A very good thing.
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Denis - The COVID info Guy
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Puerto Rico: COVID-19 cases reaches figures not reported since 2020.
"According to the Department of Health, the positivity rate has exceeded 40% in recent days and there has also been an increase in new cases per day and hospitalizations."
www.univision.com/local/puerto...
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Virginia S. O'Possum
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My incentive goal for my physical recovery is to go to 80s night at a dance club, but I need to get my cardio-respiratory fitness up to where I can dance in an N95.
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