Mark Hall

@bobapril.bsky.social

Husband, father, retired soldier, former USPS carrier, liberal heading towards leftist in a deep red part of Georgia. SF fan (esp. Star Trek), 3D printing, Halloween, and sleep. c.im/@BobApril, www.tumblr.com/bobapril, www.printables.com/@MarkHall/models

I fear we might see a new alignment between a radical right death cult and a rural revivalist "simplicity" drive, which views collapse and a return to "organic" communities as a solution to decadent urbanism. A century ago this convergence led to a very bad place. www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/t...

The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People

The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death

monbiot.com

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services

Evangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can’t walk away—and broadcasting it online

friendlyatheist.com

So many theories about fixing the mess this nation is in seem to start with "Let's pretend everything was different." "If only Biden hadn't run for a second term..." Well, he did. "If only they had run a primary to replace Biden..." Well, that was logistically impossible.

The gimmick of Nickelodeon Slime Gum was to take the "Green Slime Challenge", which was seeing if you could handle a mouthful of green viscous slime long enough to blow a bubble with it, before the visceral sensory experience cause too much distress

The back of the slime gum box, which features a series of images showing a cartoon guy chewing the gum, being encouraged to go faster and faster to try and blow a bubble as it turns into slime

Article points out what many have been trying to express, and what gets 'poo-pooed' by the DSA, but is clear: If you're Black or Latino, you 'feel' what's happening, even if it's not easily put into words. Perhaps it takes the experience of life, rather than a social media following, to understand.

Remember this image every time someone tells you that protesters are "hurting their cause." Those people are the red bars. In 40 years, we'll look back at them the same way.

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1/ What's been going on with seed oils? A few months ago, Steak ‘n Shake officially switched to using butter & beef tallow. They called the move: “RFK’ing the fries,” and many restaurants have followed. But does that really make us healthier? What does the science say? Let’s break it down. 🧵