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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 4h

feels like that die was cast on 9/11

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 6h

mid-30s is typically age of onset for schizophrenia in women. just saying...

Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 6h

so I sent this to my kid, and here's his response

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 6h

(here's a photo I took of a Buddhist parade in Seoul, just outside of Gwangjang Market)

A crowd watches a Buddhist parade celebrating Buddha's birthday in Seoul, ROK. An illuminated elephant float is entering the center of the photo.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 6h

largest group is "none" at 50% followed by Christian at 31% then Buddhist at 17%

we were there in April at the height of celebrations of Buddha's birthday, so it felt way more alive than our experience of religion in Japan, for instance.

TIL.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...

Religion in South Korea - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 7h

Food & Wine suggests using it on udon or seafood. I'd never heard of it before, it sounds like an interesting condiment.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 7h

yeah. particularly since it looked pretty Buddhist when we were there this spring.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

yeah. I was already doing antifascist stuff then, but their Strasserite bullshit was corrosive.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

fortunately this was yesterday and the MV Columbia arrived safely

Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

holy fuck

Technology Nut @technologynut.bsky.social · 20h

The M/V Columbia has been in serious danger on its latest run to Bellingham.

“The Captain has held at least 4 emergency briefings with the 40 passengers on board the ship!”

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

holy fuck

Technology Nut @technologynut.bsky.social · 20h

The M/V Columbia has been in serious danger on its latest run to Bellingham.

“The Captain has held at least 4 emergency briefings with the 40 passengers on board the ship!”

A FB post describing the dangerous conditions that the M/V Columbia is facing in a storm on its way through the coast of Canada.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, he did get the tat in Croatia...

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

highly specific if you were a goth kid in the 90s. looking at you, Death in June.

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 18h

"fuck, Trump's fucked my IRA but good"

"ok, Treatler"

wtf?

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Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.social · 19h

which somehow got distorted in one branch of The Discourse into "if you've ever worked for things, you're a Treatler," which was really weird to be on the receiving end of 🫠