Tag Archives: history

There Is A Constant Battle Within Public Libraries Between Our Core Values of Belief In Freedom of Expression and Belief in Diversity/Inclusion

Posted without further comment.  (Er, other than to say you can fast forward to the end to see the conflict of those values in action…) (h/t to concerned community member who sent this to me.  It’s actually senior RPL managers speaking off-camera at the end, not RPL security guards.)

Friday Fun Link – Trump Is A Weak Little Baby Bitch

I wrote this cause it’s what I always wanted to say about Trump pretending to be a tough guy.  But we got the amazing @DaveBautista to say it SO much better.  Thanks Dave.  #TrumpIsAWeakLittleBabyBitch pic.twitter.com/Mo4ZMpOPVH — Jesse Joyce (@jessejoyce) October 17, 2024  

Music Monday – “I don’t mind the strain of a hurricane, it comes around every June/The high black water, the devil’s daughter/She’s hard, and she’s cold and she’s mean/But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water/To wash away New Orleans”

“Hurricane” Castellos (Levon Helm cover)

Wisdom Wednesday – A Deep Insight Into GenX Thinking

@jasonkpargin The new book is out in a month: I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom ? Quirky Suspenseful Indie-Comedy(1115050) – Kenji Ueda

Sask Election Is Off and Running – What Are The Main Issues?

How to get rid of Scott Moe and the corrupt, tired, dangerous Sask Party is my main issue! Well, the Saskatchewan election is off and running (oh, bad pun). There are a lot of good takes out there, but it is worth breaking down what are some of the more salient issues as the campaign […]

Music Monday – “We took their land, dilute their nations/Force them on to reservations/Corporate interest won’t stop there/Take the trees and leave this homeland bare, oh no”

“Homelands” – Jack’s Rake (Spirit of the West cover) Original:  

Secular Sunday – Legality Isn’t A Guide to Morality

Friday Fun Link – Kamala Harris Answers The Internet’s Most Searched Questions About Her

A Couple 9/11 Links

I’m reading a book about the differences between generations and one of the points is that each generation has a defining major moment that impacts them. But there are also surveys that indicate that 9/11 is the one major historical event that crosses generations in its impact up to and including people who weren’t even […]

“I’m not courageous, I’m just surrounded by cowards.”

I hope Kamala wipes the floor with Trump tonight… Lol, Adam Kitzinger has no fucks to give. pic.twitter.com/Q6M5t4pk64 — Nurses Against Dick Pics. ??? (@ClaudetteGGibs1) September 8, 2024