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This picture is hilarious because the words “Meat ball” were transliterated into Arabic. The resulting Arabic words (ميت بول) were then interpreted (incorrectly) as Arabic, THEN translated into English. The first word “Meat” can be misread as the Arabic word for “is dead”. The second word “ball” is how an Arabic speaker would pronounce the name “Paul.” Therefore, the English description of this dish is “Paul is dead.”
so putting out a call to #CatsOfMastodon - need a source of good catnip in the UK. almost out of my girl’s favourite catnip cushions we brought from Germany and so far petsathome stuff hasn’t worked for her weekly treat. speaking of which here is the girl in question even though it isn’t #caturday
GOP plan to kill off rural America
https://digbysblog.net/2023/09/11/gop-plan-to-kill-off-rural-america/
🥥 On #Sept11 we can remember the Bush/Cheney lies that got the US into its longest wars.
Author #Thom_Hartmann highlights how George W. Bush and Dick Cheney cynically exploited the tragedy to illegally invade #Afghanistan and declare war against #Iraq. 🥥
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/11/2192675/-America-Can-t-Let-the-9-11-War-Lies-Go-Down-the-Memory-Hole
September 11, 1973 - the Presidential Palace of #Chile is strafed and bombed by #rightwing forces in the coup against socialist #Chilean President Salvador Allende. The coup, supported and assisted by the #UnitedStates, ended #democracy and a period of social progress in Chile and unleashed nearly two decades of #dictatorship, terror, and death on the #country. The perpetrator of the coup, Augusto #Pinochet, was shielded from consequences after he left power by the United States and Great #Britain.
💯 someone in my feed would kill and/or die for this job, and they would be awesome in it too.
#JOB: Lead Engineer, Developer Relations, @LEGO_Group
A Meta spokesperson acknowledged that Threads was intentionally blocking the search terms (“covid” and “long covid,”), and said that other terms were being blocked, but declined to provide a list of those. A search by The Post discovered that the words “sex,” “nude,” “gore,” “porn,” “coronavirus,” “vaccines” and “vaccination” are also among blocked words.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/11/threads-covid-coronavirus-searches-blocked/
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The basis of democracy is a social compact, whereby everyone agrees to a set of rules for selecting our governance, we vote, and we accept the result of the vote.
That fundamental compact is broken. In supporting Trump and his insurrection, Republicans have decided to depart the most basic agreement that makes this country work.
This is to say, we are already in a sort of civil war. The Republican faction has decided it will only participate if it can rule unopposed.
NEW: West Virginia just adopted a law that now requires that, for an incarcerated person to receive care, the head of WV's prison system must greenlight it as necessary.
This is happening in a state with already-dismal care. Here's what it could mean: https://boltsmag.org/west-virginia-jails-and-prisons-health-care/
Wait a sec. Let me get this straight. Politico and WaPo reported that Leonard Leo’s group instructed Kellyanne Conway’s Polling Company to “give” Ginni Thomas’s “consulting” company “another $25K” with “No mention of Ginni, of course.” Then Conway billed Leo for that $25K the same day? So, Leo was funneling cash to a Supreme Court justice’s wife through Conway’s company?!
DON’T LOOK AWAY. This is the hateful vitriol that the #Ottawa convoy left in its wake and that conservative politicians embolden. To anyone who still doesn’t see the link between antivaxx/anti-mask BS and white supremacy, #antisemitism, #bigotry, pay attention. I will not put up with receiving these threats alone. #EnoughIsEnough
"Republicans politicized the courts because the courts stood in the way of their racist, anti-gay, forced-birth agenda. If Democrats refuse to fight back, that agenda will be the law of the land, and elections will become the political force that doesn’t really matter."
~ Elie Mystal
#courts #judiciary #democracy #Wisconsin #impeachment #Republicans #Democrats
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-impeach-judges-elie-mystal/
In retrospect, a recycling bin with an easy to open lid may not have been the best idea. 🐱
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric