We don’t think

 The prevalence and popularity of religion throughout human history tell us something about humanity that we want to deny but it's too obvious. 

Humans don't like to think and don't want to think. They prefer to be told what to think and what to do.

 Not all heroes wear capes, or are even people.

The Onion takes over InfoWars and does what Jones refused to do.

No Kings

 This is a "presidential memorandum", not a law but rather a decree issued by someone who thinks he's a king. He is not. And we are not his subjects. A president follows the will of the people and the Constitution, not the other way around. No one with any respect for the law cannot follow the demands in this document. It would mean the end of free speech and other guaranteed rights. 

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-30/pdf/2025-19141.pdf

Clive and the chicken

 Clive was truly annoyed at having lost the chicken.

 

One minute he's on the way to market, chicken safely tucked under one arm and whistling a random tune. The next moment Mr. Darby's brainless spaniel runs up behind him and spooks the chicken something fierce, causing the bird to react violently. Unfortunately the violence was directed toward Clive and not the dog. Thank goodness chickens don't have massive teeth. As it was Clive escaped the chicken's reaction to the sudden presence of the yapping mutt by clawing Clive randomly about the face and neck. Clive reacted to the attack by doing what most humans would do under similar circumstances. He released his grip on the bird and attempted to put a bit of distance between his face and its claws. The chicken, seeing an opportunity to escape the human, dog and his fate at market, took flight.

We need a better progressive party

I'm trying to imagine how we pivot from a system with two parties, neither of whom are doing a thing for the American people, to a system with proper representation. Currently voting independent is a wasted vote. No indie candidate is strong enough to get more votes than a party candidate.

And yet many of us see a need for a new and better progressive party. 

Do we remodel the Democratic Party into a proper representative and progressive party or do we try to start from scratch? Seems to me it's akin to trying to replace capitalism. 

We can't even get people to use the metric system.

Momento mori

 Never forget, from the moment of birth we start dying. Every moment we’re closer to death. 

Momento mori.

The life you enjoy every moment is supremely precious. It will end, and we can’t know when. Every second is irreplaceable. Once gone it’s gone.

Don’t put off enjoying life. 

Live now.

The Ununited States of Capitalism

We’re seeing capitalism displace democracy as the fundamental principle guiding the country. 

Everything must generate a profit for a few men at the top of the consolidated monopolies. 

The rest of us work for them.