Shoutout To The U.S. Embassies In Austria, Chile, India, And South Korea Who Have Directly Ignored Orders

Mister Rogers

Dogs in art: Attic red-figure cup with a dog scratching its ear inside the tondo

5th century BC

by the Euergides Painter.

Nicholas Devlin: Fantasy Vanity (2023)

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Oh my Godddd. The US Army chorus was told to perform at the White House for Trump and his cronies and they chose to perform One Day More from Les Miserables. What a gutsy move. A giant middle finger to authoritarianism right in front of Trump's face. Good for them.

To every member of the military and every civil servant fighting in big ways and small, public and private, to protect the Constitution and uphold the oaths you swore, thank you for your service. We see you and we love you. We're counting on you and we're all behind you 100%. Hold the line.

This made me actually tear up and feel a little hopeful. Everyone, no matter who they are needs to do their part. The Fascists are dangerous but they are few. Together we can all defeat them and keep the freedoms so many have fought so hard for.

Also I am living for these comments!

Hiked with the dog and thought about how ancient of an activity that it is. Walking through the wilds with your dog is probably as old as dogs themselves. Maybe that’s why I crave it so much.

A quick and dirty on why retractable leashes are the devil:

1- Your dog is 15 feet away... do you know what it just ate? Did you see the squirrel it killed before it did? How, exactly, do you plan to keep the dog out of the road?

2- If the dog gets a good running start it can pull the leash out of your hand. And if you suddenly hit the stop toggle you can harm your dog.

3- Those leashes are very sharp at speed. They can lacerate both you or your pet.

4- Congratulations, your dog just created a Gordian Knot around you, that tree, and an errant child.

5- That dog down the street is reactive to other dogs based on proximity. Your dog is now 25 feet closer to that dog.

6- Your dog just took a dump 20 feet out in a field of tall grass. Have fun playing hunt the poop.