Dаn̈ıel Раršlow 🥧 @pieist@social.cleverlibre.org

Scholz says that some countries see double standards in the West's defense of Ukraine. He's not taking into account differences in the sought or expected outcome.

The chance of Ukraine ending up ruled by a junta on victory seems as low as it was before the invasion. Chance of it ending up ruled by a totalitarian theocracy is essentially zero.

People act like it's always racism and nothing but racism that keeps us from intervening. Maybe that's an influence in some cases, I don't speak for anyone. All other things being equal that might be the reason. But other things mostly don't seem to be even remotely equal.

If there's something you're not supposed to tell anyone, be sure to say "I'm not supposed to tell anyone this" each and every time you tell anyone.

(Yes, I know people like this. We all know people like this.)

And this, today, to the BBC; he openly states its purpose and that Opposition accusations were correct, accusations he denied as a Government minister at the time.

Rees-Mogg, then and now:

Shorter NYT for the last 7 years:

"Won't *someone* think of the forgotten white working class gun owning male in flyover country? I mean, besides us and every other media outlet?"

Before Brexit even passed I was wisecracking about the UK kids finally getting flammable pyjamas back...

And now today, Brexit pundits, when asked for examples of what they don't like about retained EU regulation, are actually going on about child car seat requirements and infant formula safety.

Can't say it often enough: there's no parodying these people.

Massive standoff on the back porch last night between the cat and a raccoon. It was like that scene in The Incredibles 2, except Stanley doesn't have laser eyes.

I'd post video but my file server's motherboard failed three days ago so it didn't get recorded.

Over on that other site, such personages as Brendan O'Neill, Toby Young and Julia Hartley-Brewer are excoriating the Met for the Coronation arrests.

Stopped clocks and all that; the authoritarian Right really has no friends today.

Bucatini should be extra-long as well, so you can have it with really big meatballs and then feel like a little kid again when you eat it.

Oh this is absolute flame. And from a professor at Cambridge:

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/5/5/with-charles-iii-coronation-colonialism-is-coming-home-to-roost

Just a reminder, the last time a king of England was the Third of his name, we declared Independence and gave atomic wedgies to a lot of redcoats.

I don't know why I put out a bowl of water for the cat with his breakfast when he just takes ten bites then walks over to the bucket under the neighbor's downspout for a drink anyway.

Fomalhaut Debris Disk would be an outstanding name for an ephemeral late 60s prog rock band or a modern ambient electronica artist.

https://mastodon.online/@andrasgaspar/110333666704386375

Hire the hip.

Hurrah! For the first time, we caught the hatching of one of Cornell's red-tailed hawks, live as it happened. The first of the year. Replay here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZjFyNbryoQ

i hope everyone realizes that there is a not-yet-broken tradition of beheading every odd-numbered King Charles.