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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 23/09/2026

Any way we can clone this guy and spread it around?

Description of how well Mayor Mamdani is doing.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/09/2026

Princess Calliope von Floof.

One (sitting on a pillow on a chaise longue) of my two tortoiseshell cats that tolerate my presence -- (Calliope).

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 24/08/2026

imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_...

XKCD cartoon:
"Public Service Announcement: the right to free speech means the government can't arrest you for what you say.
"It doesn't mean that anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it.
"The 1st Amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences.
"If you're yelled at, boycotted, have your show cancelled, or get banned from an internet community, your free speech rights aren't being violated.
"It's just that the people listening think you're an asshole and they're showing you the door."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/08/2026

The very definition of privilege:

Yellow Firebird parked in the access spot for a handicap parking spot.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 25/07/2026

Driftless Books in Viroqua WI sits in a cavernous building once used to dry tobacco leaves. Now it is a lovely old book store. The video takes you through just the first three rooms and into the main part of the store. Glorious! #booksky

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 25/07/2026

We are at the American Players Theatre production of Shakespeare' As You Like It tonight. Spring Green, Wisconsin, has a hidden gem of a theatre here. It won the 2026 Tony for best regional theatre. #theatresky #theatersky

The set for As You Like It at the American Players Theatre in Spring Green WI.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 15/07/2026

In the **celery-flavored** Jell-O. (Yes, there was such a thing.)

An unopened box of celery-flavored Jell-O.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 06/05/2026

A thought of extreme importance today.

A portrait of George Orwell with a quote from his novel "1984":
"He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 04/05/2026

Step 1 of Phase 2 of FYT (polarization of other half of front yard) started.

Polarizing plastic cover to kill the grass underneath the south half of the front yard is put down and will be moved late this fall.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 04/05/2026

Step 2 of Front Yard Tranformation (FYT) Phase 1 (completion of polarization and soil tilling) is done. Step 3 of FYT (prairie grass/flower seed sowing) will be done this afternoon. Blue grama, prairie dropseed, Houghton's sedge, and other native prairie stuff to come. #prairieplanting

Half of front yard tilled and about to get seeded.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 07/04/2026

I see pictures like this, and I think, "There are those that would destroy the place to put $10 more in the bank."

Quote from astronaut Edgar Mitchell:
“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.”

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 02/03/2026

"Sweetie, do you think they might have booked us onto the wrong flight?"

Inside the cockpit of an long-abandoned military transport.

Outside the cockpit of an long-abandoned military transport.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/03/2026

My favorite response so far:

Ilhan Omar's response to Nancy Mace's drunken texting effort.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 23/02/2026

Thanks very much to @existentialcomics.com for this week's belly laugh. All hail the Revolution! #revolution #communism #karlmarx

Karl Marx in a cryogenic cylinder.
Future man: Here it is, Karl Marx. Cryogenically frozen and set to awaken when the material dialectic has come to an end.
Marx: Where am I? Germany in the 1930s?
FM: No, you are in the year 2230, and we have good news: the means of production have become so advanced that A.I. performs all labor.
Marx: So humanity has finally achieved it, huh? Communism has arrived and the true philosophy of human freedome can begin.
FM: Well, there also bad news . . . We never did get rid of capitalism, so everyone just got fired and like twelve guys are quadrillionaires.
Marx: What?! But communism is inevitable. I proved it! If society could advance this much without overthrowing capitalism, that can only mean one thing . . .
FM: That you were wrong?
Marx: What? No! It obviously means that you guy aren't standing on street corners handing out socialist newspapers!
FM: Yes, we were!
Marx: Were you, really? Then whey don't we have communism? Huh?!
FM Well, we did it for a few hundred years, but then everything went online so, . . .
Marx: I knew it! As usual, everything will be up to me.
Marx giving a robot a leaflet
Marx: Comrade, you are being exploited. Take this leaflet!
Robot (considers leaflet): Beep boop deep. Interesting. . . very interesting . . .

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 06/02/2026

Tip o' 'th' 'at to Kaja and Phil Foglio for the laugh this morning. www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?da...

from Girl Genius, 23 June 02025, by Kaja and Phil Foglio:
Dreen 1: "What? Do you REALLY think it is a good idea for all three of us to into this fight with freshly upgraded, untested gear?"
Dreen 2: "YES!"
Dreen 3: "Obviously!"
House Heterodyne: "Hmmm. Perhaps you truly *are* our sort of people."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 03/02/2026

Here's what Minnesota can be like: This is Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minnesapolis. He is wading through clouds of tear gas thrown by ICE and CBP agents last week. He was angry. He still is. We all are. Fuck ICE. #fuckICE #fucktrump #gregketter

Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis, wading through a cloud of CN and tear gas thrown by ICE- and CBP-sponsored domestic terrorists.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 02/02/2026

It is. Very. From payscale.com, average salaries for nurse anesthetist and doctor anesthetist.

Average payscale for doctor anesthetist in the U.S. From payscale.com.

Average payscale for nurse anesthetist in the U.S. From payscale.com.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 26/01/2026

Thanks for letting me steal this, thesharkqueen.com.

“For the love of GOD, Montressor!!”
“Yes. For the love of God.”
Scared eyes behind an almost-completed wall.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 21/01/2026

Fly it upside down, baby! You know what that means, amirite, Bluesky? #fuckICE #fuckTrump

Upside-down U.S. flag hanging off my front porch.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 19/01/2026

For those who juxtaposition RPG alignments with reading books . . . #booksky #books #rpgames

Images comparing RPG alignments with bookmarking books:
Lawful good -- book ribbon
Neutral good -- sentence pointer
Chaotic good (that's me!) -- scrap paper or receipt
Lawful neutral -- e-books
True Neutral -- proper bookmark
Chaotic neutral -- dried leaf
Lawful evil -- memorizing the page number
Neutral evil -- leaving the book open and face down
Chaotic evil -- dog-earing

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 16/01/2026

I could not love these creatures any more than I do. #catsky #cats

Terpsichore (left) and her littermate Calliope, two tortoiseshell cats, enjoying that Vital Afternoon Nap.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 16/01/2026

Yes, that is why we are marching now.

A quote from Tolkien's book The Two Towers. Treebeard could not be more accurate, or prescient.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 15/01/2026

I was resisting doing this for awhile, but now that ICE is shooting and killing neighbors in our town, it's time. You do know what the significance of an upside-down flag, amirite? #fuckice

An upside-down U.S. flag hanging from our house.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 13/01/2026

Scott Adam's, creator of Dilbert, has died. Something happened to him years ago, and he became a miserable wretch. Here he was when he had a sense of humor:

Dilbert cartoon:
Wally stops a coworker in the hallway.
Wally: "Hold it right there, buddy. That scruffy beard . . . those suspenders . . . that smug expression . . . You're one of the condescending UNIX computer users!"
Coworker (holding out a coin to Wally): "Here's a nickel, kid. Get yourself a better computer."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 09/01/2026

My collection of essential oil blends. (I have a buncha imps in a book as well.) #perfumesky

My collection of essential oil blends in black display cases.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 08/01/2026

NOTHING warms the heart of this old, unrequieted 60's-style radical than to watch children protesting against the current regime. Fuck ICE.

Young students marched near Kenny Community School on Thursday in Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good and a Border Control presence at Roosevelt High School on Wednesday.

Minneapolis Public Schools are closed for the rest of the week due to safety concerns following the enforcement action.

📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 09/12/2025

The last batch of limpa came out so well that I made some more. This time I used fresh orange zest rather than dried orange peel (also, anise, caraway, and fennel. We shall see. #breadsky #bakingsky

Two loaves of Swedish limpa bread (bread flour, rye flour, and oatmeal) freshly out of the oven and cooling on a rack.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 06/12/2025

Made limpa (rågsiktlimpör for you Swedes out there) bread today. It's a rye with anise, fennel, caraway, and orange peel. It needed 5 more minutes, I think, but it's pretty tasty! #breads #baking sky

A loaf of Swedish limpa bread on a cooking rack.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 04/12/2025

Got a cool Advent calendar from one of my sweeties! Descriptions for the first 4 days in the alt-text. #advent #adventcalendars

Day 1 -- "Last Earl Gray". Post-It type notes in the shape of a tea tin.

Day 2 -- "Guardian of Stories". A clip for two writing utensils to hang on writing notebooks.

Day 3 -- "Midnight Bakery". Stickers in the shapes of croissants and sliced figs.

Day 4 -- "Mycelium Dreams". A holdup sleeve that folds into a pencil holder for a desk. The green sleeve has images of various fungi printed on it.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 12/11/2025

Working the volunteer gig at the Stillwater (MN) Public Library book sale (starting tomorrow). Found this near-mint set of Durrant's Story of Civilization set. Wowza! #booksky washcolib.libcal.com/event/14706788

The full in-great-shape set of Durrant's Story of Civilization.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 08/11/2025

Working the used books and records stand at the Twin Cities (Minnesota) Book Fair. If you're in town, come by. #booksky #twincitiesmn

The used books and records sale at the Twin Cities (Minnesota) Book Fair. Good Books, and cheap!

The entrance to the 2025 Twin Cities Book Fair at the beautifully restored Union Depot train station in St. Paul. I am working the used books and records sale in the back.)

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 07/11/2025

My current favorite fountain pens is my Sailor Naginata Togi pen with black trim.

My Sailor Naginata Togi fountain pens-- my current favorite.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/11/2025

Made the regular pilgrimage to Duluth. Did the pilgrimage to Kenspeckle Press. Www.kenspeckleletterpress.com

The storefront of Kenspeckle Press, which makes the coolest prints and posters. The poster on the right says, "Closed due to IRRITATION. Will be open again far sooner than I'd prefer."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 29/10/2025

Wherever the Republican National Convention meets, it is well documented that sex workers who offer dominatrix and kink services flock and flourish.

A tweet and a response to it.
Original tweet from Godly Nation:
“What’s one thing Republican women have that Democratic women don’t?” along with a picture of two women posing for the camera.
Lion’O Messy’s response: “A husband with a GRINDR account.”

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 28/10/2025

Interestingly enough, if you think of tolerance as part of the social contract instead of an moral ideal, the paradox falls apart. Those who step out of the social contract (that is, into intolerance) have voluntarily left any protection (tolerance) from the social contract.

A description of Popper's Paradox:
Frame one:
Should a tolerant society tolerate intolerance? Nazi says "You want more tolerance? Respect my ideas." The answer is NO. Caption: It's a paradox, but unlimited tolerance can lead to the extinction of tolerance.
Frame 2:
When we extend tolerance to those who are openly intolerant, the tolerant ones end up being destroyed, and tolerance with them.
Frame 3:
Any movement that repfaces intolerance and persecution must be outside the law. Popper: "As paradoxical as it may seem defending tolerance requires to not tolerate the intolerant."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 16/10/2025

Miss Calliope says good morning.

Calliope, one of my two tortoiseshell floofs, says, "Good morning."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 15/10/2025

Entered without comment (as if it would be needed).

Sign: “We no longer have a difference in political opinion. We have a difference in morality.”

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/10/2025

From Kaja and Phil Foglio's Girl Genius webcomic (January 2016):

Two frames from the webcomic Girl Genius. TO the crowd the Incorruptible Library's chief archivists exclaim:
"Good hunting, everyone!" "-- and don't forget -- to read what you want -- "
The crowd replies "You have to be FREE!"
Agatha states, "I thought libraries were supposed to be quiet."
The archivists respond, "Ho--they also say that about young ladies --" "But the best ones rarely are."

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 01/10/2025

One of the healthiest ways to convert a sod lawn to a prairie ecology is occultation. 1. Scalp the lawn with mower. 2. Water hard to encourage germination of seeds present. 3. Cover with waterproof dark plastic. 4. Let grass die over the winter. 5. Seed with native prairie plants in spring.

Black plastic on lawn will kill off existing and newly-germinated grass seeds if left for the winter. This is the first portion of the front yard to be treated.

A better view of the occulting black plastic spread over the north half of the front yard.

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Givesgoodemail @givesgoodemail.net · 30/09/2025

So what do you, as the Secretary of the Treasury, do while "listening" to speeches at the U.N. General Assembly. You read texts from Agriculture Secretary Rollins describing how the U.S. screwed itself over by bailing out Argentina and angle your phone so as to enable a photographer from AP.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text from Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins describing that when the U.S. bailed out Argentina, it in turn dropped its export tariffs on grains to China and made a killing in the market.
"We bailed out Argentina yesterday and in return Argentina removed their export tariffs on grains, reducing their price to China at a time when we would normally be selling to China. Soy prices are dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us."
Photograph by an enterprising AP reporter who could see the text plain as day.

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