Prelapsarian Musing

As I was saying…

I came across the movie Pig by accident. It’s as if someone crossed Manchester by the Sea with John Wick and added in Ratatouille. There are scenes that will simply take your breath away. youtube.com/watch?v=gH6v...

We are at the real life is imitating art stage. #Andor

I support voting in favor of the Big Beautiful Breakup.

Democrats should all stay off their socials and get out of the way today.

Prestige TV is at its peak with gripping narrative, masterful dialogues, incomparable acting, intricate set designs/costumes & emoting soundtrack. • Andor • My Brilliant Friend • The Pitt • Severance • The Last of Us • The Bear • Paradise Your addition to this list for summer binge (re)watching?

Ready-made ad for 2028.

We live in a ridiculous timeline when this has to be said.

Don’t you just hate it when a fascist demand letter gets sent prematurely by mistake….

Imagine the full throated, GOP outrage if this national security fuck-up happened during the Biden administration. Hypocrisy and incompetence are deadly cocktails served by the Trump WH.

This is the most perfect response by Jeffrey Goldberg in this most imperfect time.

You know you screwed up bigly when Trump endorses your position.

Pete's laying the ground work for 2028.

Ukraine is now fighting a two front war against Russian's armed aggression and US amoral complicity. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Apparently, cutting FAA staffing and budget is not ideal. It is apparent that Pete Buttigieg was holding the whole aviation thing together with MacGyver ingenuity and duct tape over the last 4 years.

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

This is a fascinating and thought provoking article. With so many modern medicines that were derived from flora and fauna, it is high time that humans return the favor and save plants and animals whose habitats are under threat as we may likely need them for our survival down the line.

We need Pete to run…for anything.

This is profile in courage and a true patriot.

This is the proverbial canary in the coal mine. Yes, the carbon monoxide is at the toxic level.

I'll go anywhere on behalf of a good cause - and that means engaging people across all the different platforms. Good to be connected here, @maddow.msnbc.com and @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com.

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

With Trump's manufactured & idiotic trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the dangerous & inhumane shutdown of USAID, and Elon running amuck with scissors & cosplaying the shadow President, watching Tiny Desk on @npr.org is a much needed mental health therapy and hot chicken soup for the soul.

I dearly miss competent and compassionate leadership, and it’s just January.

This.👇 💯

On this wintry Monday, as the chaos & destruction officially commence with the fox guarding the hen house of democracy, it is more important than ever to steadfastly hold true to our core values & conscientiously practice self-care in mind & body for the long, dystopian darkness of the next 4 years.

Unfortunate truth. 👇

When you see your BFF and former best man talking to your cheating ex-wife and mortal enemy at a mutual friend’s wedding reception….

Independent journalism is being destroyed in real time and in broad daylight in service of a tyrant-in-waiting. 🚨

Confelicity is the epitome of the giving spirit during the holidays, and what is desperately in short supply in our self-absorbed society today.

It’s truly remarkable that South Korea, a young democracy that was still under military, strongman chokehold just 37 years ago, can resolutely protect its democracy, while the United States, the world’s longest continuous democracy, reelected an insurrectionist to 4 more years as its President.

My parenting advice to my children: If you ever kill anyone (yes, that’s bad and don’t do it), I need to be your first and last phone call. My daughter’s corollary: If we call mom, she’ll notify the police. There is more than one way to show love.

People are so starved for a modern-day, Robinhood-type hero that they have collectively concocted a coherent through-line in their heads between the victim Brian Thompson and the suspect Luigi Mangione. The inevitable disappointment will soon set in when the inconvenient truth comes out.

I know artificial intelligence is all the hype and interest today with its seemingly limitless potential and remarkable benefits. However, everyone should watch Ex Machina. Besides brilliant performance by the entire cast, the timely story presents a cautionary tale on sentinel AI and human hubris.

This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Enshittification” is the word of the day, if not the week, month, or year.

Greetings by a recent refugee seeking asylum from the other place. Welcome pro tips on local culture/etiquette and places of interest here for a smooth transition. Also, what are cool places to eat and quality schools for my brood?