Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

I am white, and was raised in small mostly white communities when I was young, but moved to a larger city as a young teenager. Like a lot of white kids, I didn't understand how much of a thing casual everyday racism was, until I met my future best friend Cameron. I'd never been pulled over by the cops before, and now suddenly I was getting pulled over frequently, for no reason at all, the only difference was now there was a black man in the car. I remember the first time getting pulled over, and the cop asking for all of our ID's with no explanation at all, Cam saw me about to mouth off, and the look of terror on his face made me shut up immediately. Later, he told me when it happened again to just comply, don't ask questions, don't get angry. I had never had to view cops with fear before, in my mind, you only needed to be afraid if you were a criminal, but Cam was afraid, just for existing as black. If people try to tell you that black people are dramatizing their struggle, they are lying!

already having a happy valentine's day*

*muting pedantic, oblivious reply guys

Ivory for iOS has the best account switcher of all the iOS clients i have tried

I know, slightly kitschy but I couldn't resist taking the shot.

#Snow
#MemorialStone
#SunBurst

Never let anyone make you feel bad for caring.

And if someone tries, the correct response is always “go fuck yourself.”

I just installed the Looney Toons app, but it still has Bugs in it.

It seems the military leaders of the old days were sitting around in the afterlife and it was rather boring, so they decided to look at Earth and see how the equipment and tactics of warfare have changed.
They watched for a while and then Caesar spoke up, "If I had those American soldiers, the Roman Empire never would have fallen."
Then Napoleon said, "If I would have had that American equipment and weapons, we would have taken Moscow and conquered Russia."
Finally Hitler spoke up, "If I had Fox News, you would all be speaking German."

Good morning Resisters
It's rainy and 50⁰ here in the Ozarks. Supposed to shoot into the 60s today, but extremely windy. Wind Advisory Cold front tomorrow.

Phony drama until the end - Palmer Report

It amazes me that there are people who seem reasonably intelligent yet believe DOJ is not working a case on tRump.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/phony-drama-until-the-end/48949/

Here. Have a photo of my cat. Boost if you think she’s pretty.

So
@elonmusk
in a wink and a nod to Putin is enabling Putin's murder of innocent Ukrainians by shutting down some of the functionality of starlink. U.S. funding for Musk's businesses should cease immediately.

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/christian-nationalism-report-prri-rcna70193

Women of America! Be afraid!. be very afraid! your equal rights will be rolled back and or removed!
Keep fighting!

Monday:

Did you enjoy your first conference experience?

#academia #phdlife #phdchat #science #xp #AcademicChatter #phdvoice

I'm guessing Atwood's wallet is the one that says bad mother***er on it:

"To those who seek to stop young people from reading The Handmaid’s Tale: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/

Trainspotting in Russia has its specifics: trainspotters have special signs that would tell Putin's train apart from an average one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXeJlfRFjaY
@ApostolDyankov@twitter.com

A word to some Republicans out there... - Palmer Report

A grade A article by Robert Harrington.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/a-word-to-some-republicans-out-there/48930/

FFS - Multiple people injured at a Michigan State University shooting. Five years after Parkland, students still fear if they will be the next victims of gun violence. This is not normal. Republicans have blood on their hands for failing to act.

#GunReformNow #MSU