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Why Mean Girls Is Based On Julius Caesar As you probably know if you subscribe to this blog, I love to review adaptations of Shakespeare, so imagine my delight when I realized that the classic teen comedy Mean Girls from 2004, (and the cu…

OH FFS but yes it's all classic relational aggression therahttps://shakespeareanstudent.com/2020/03/10/why-mean-girls-is-based-on-julius-caesar/

05.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s BlueSky photo is a Southern California coastal sunset

05.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

The White House seems to think Trump's war with Iran is a video game.

The White House shared a video online promoting its ongoing operations. In addition to using real footage from recent attacks, the video includes a killstreak animation from 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

05.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 715 πŸ” 271 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 34

Trump and Hesgeth finding out why even the most gung-ho of neocons over the years didn't pull the trigger on war with Iran.

05.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a mustache is making a funny face with his mouth wide open ALT: a man with a mustache is making a funny face with his mouth wide open

Nonono you're missing the point if we kill Caesar we'll trigger the Empire sooner or whatever, no wait yeah I see your point it all seems inevitable tbh jfc

05.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Deep blue five-lobed flowers with black-dotted throats

Deep blue five-lobed flowers with black-dotted throats

Gentiana parryi, our Parry's Gentian, blooming above the East Portal #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to Sep. 5 🌿

05.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

I'll always remember Kristi Noem for the "Meth. We're on it." campaign.

05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 7025 πŸ” 1220 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 91
A butterfly resting on a narrow green leaf. The butterfly is seen in profile with its wings folded up. The fore underwing has some bright green scales but is mostly orange. The hind underwing is dominated by bright green scales. Both underwings have white bands that parallel the curving back wing edges. The bands are edged with black, orange, and in this light blue. The body is gray. The legs and antennae are finely striped black and white, with orange at the tips of the antennae.

A butterfly resting on a narrow green leaf. The butterfly is seen in profile with its wings folded up. The fore underwing has some bright green scales but is mostly orange. The hind underwing is dominated by bright green scales. Both underwings have white bands that parallel the curving back wing edges. The bands are edged with black, orange, and in this light blue. The body is gray. The legs and antennae are finely striped black and white, with orange at the tips of the antennae.

Another Sandia hairstreak (Callophrys mcfarlandi ), this time on its host plant, beargrass (Nolina). Photo taken in Tres Pistolas Canyon, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico on March 5, 2026.

#nature #naturephotography #butterfly

05.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A golden sunset at the bottom of the frame with small contrasting clouds tapering upwards from the middle to top of the frame.

A golden sunset at the bottom of the frame with small contrasting clouds tapering upwards from the middle to top of the frame.

This amazing weather has produced exceptional warm days for early March. Sunsets to match.
#sunset #photography #golden #sky #dramaticlight #clouds

05.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 909 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Thou Shalt Not Assault Marines While Sending Them To War U.S. Senator Sheehy Is going to Hell.

share.google/xOnrAReETl0R...

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 8514 πŸ” 2287 πŸ’¬ 357 πŸ“Œ 142
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Poetry is a bird
perched lightly on the back
of all that is fickle
and dangerous in this world...

05.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 2789 πŸ” 412 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 24

Congratulations DHS Secretary Stephen miller on continuing to be DHS Secretary

05.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 3580 πŸ” 479 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 13

Iirc these are all only loyalty-oath signing journalists asking these questionsβ€” that’s how not β€œgotcha” the questions are, and yet the administration has no decent response.

05.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is your brave head of Homeland Security protecting the Capitol on J6, hiding behind the seats, while the men guard the door. While Mullin ran for his life, he went on to call that day "one of peaceful protest". He will make a fine head of Homeland Security for Private Bone Spurs.

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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

05.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 7482 πŸ” 2168 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 65

That was a misspoke.

04.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

03.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 9001 πŸ” 2996 πŸ’¬ 428 πŸ“Œ 162
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Why do I keep thinking this is somehow gonna end up with Trump using our military to grab oil and putting the profits in another one of his private accounts?

28.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1212 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 138 πŸ“Œ 14

sure the pedophile felon president just illegally bombed a country that may have nukes while federal forces under his command murder and harass people in america and immigrants are tortured and he moves forward with plans to build concentration camps and sorry idk where i was going fuck all of this

28.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 7844 πŸ” 1667 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 41
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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org

28.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 9217 πŸ” 3201 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 139

Stunning and historic result in the Gordon and Denton parliamentary by-election in the UK.

The anti-genocide Green Party led by Zack Polanski has won the seat from Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK and its odious candidate Matt Goodwin beaten.

27.02.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 7720 πŸ” 1300 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 85

I think we need to take a step back and acknowledge the absurdity of House Republicans targeting their Epstein investigation on HILLARY CLINTON (who says she never met him!) while ignoring DONALD TRUMP (who Epstein described as his best friend!)

These are not serious people or good faith actors.

26.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 11297 πŸ” 2904 πŸ’¬ 415 πŸ“Œ 125
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 38947 πŸ” 16530 πŸ’¬ 1827 πŸ“Œ 1084
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The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

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β€œFamilies shouldn’t have to choose between feeding their children and putting food on the table.  SNAP exists to fight hunger, not to serve as a tool for immigration enforcement. This victory ensures they can access the nutrition they need without fear, and we will continue to defend Oregonians and the programs they count on.”

β€œFamilies shouldn’t have to choose between feeding their children and putting food on the table. SNAP exists to fight hunger, not to serve as a tool for immigration enforcement. This victory ensures they can access the nutrition they need without fear, and we will continue to defend Oregonians and the programs they count on.”

BIG WIN: We just got a second court order blocking the Trump administration’s demands for personal data of SNAP applicants and recipients. #orpol

26.02.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Whenever I see Hillary- smart, witty, sensible I remember what a tragedy that Americans hate women so that they picked Trump over her. This is why we can’t have nice things.

27.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 1407 πŸ” 210 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 10

imo the threat posed by CBS News and CNN getting absorbed by pro-regime billionaires isn't that they're going to produce right-wing slop that convinces people to be right-wing, it's the dismantling of newsrooms capable of doing investigative reporting on the administration. Fewer eyes on the street.

27.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 7213 πŸ” 1747 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 102

I live in Portland and my 5 year old is in their second year of preschool for all, which means our household has saved almost $24k for those 2 years. This is life-changing. Of course, the elites of Portland are looking to gut the program...

26.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A strawberry field at the time of year that there are a lot of berries

A strawberry field at the time of year that there are a lot of berries

The Central Coast strawberry harvest has started but at this time of year there aren't that many strawberries to pick so the workers get paid hourly. This will change in mid March when the peak season arrives and many workers will begin to work piece rate. #WeFeedYou

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That definitely tracks. TY!

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