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Kevin
@kevincross.bsky.social
· Nov 18
“And so, they sailed off into the ledgers of history, one by one, the financial capitals of the world crumbling under the might of their business acumen...”
“ofay” is one I ran across years ago, maybe just esoteric due to age. 🤷🏼♂️
How often is it the case that group A has a slur-word for group B, that group B doesn't know about (most members of group B would not be familiar with the word at all)?
I have a potential example in mind in the post, but in general is this extremely common? Extremely rare? I'm genuinely not sure!
I have a potential example in mind in the post, but in general is this extremely common? Extremely rare? I'm genuinely not sure!
The Tomb of the Unknown Slur
There is a Yiddish word, "shvartze", that literally translates to "black" but is generally understood as a derogatory slur for Black peopl...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“ofay” is one I ran across years ago, maybe just esoteric due to age. 🤷🏼♂️
“…threatened to cut off funding for Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, if Asfura lost.”
He Was Convicted of Running a Narco State. Now Trump Plans to Pardon Him.
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for receiving millions of dollars for protecting drug smugglers.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“…threatened to cut off funding for Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, if Asfura lost.”
How would we know which Chipotles are best?
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December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How would we know which Chipotles are best?
“This winter, when your light rail train unexpectedly terminates at North Ave or Timonium Fairgrounds, keep warm while you wait for the next train by wearing our fabulous holiday sweaters!”
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“This winter, when your light rail train unexpectedly terminates at North Ave or Timonium Fairgrounds, keep warm while you wait for the next train by wearing our fabulous holiday sweaters!”
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City Council Land Use Committee hearing housing bill today. Just now chair states committee will not vote today but rather will discuss it and proposed amendments.
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
City Council Land Use Committee hearing housing bill today. Just now chair states committee will not vote today but rather will discuss it and proposed amendments.
AI has its uses but let’s not go nuts and sink too much cash on this….🙄
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
AI has its uses but let’s not go nuts and sink too much cash on this….🙄
“Value add opportunity by raising the rents to reflect market.”
One of those by Penn Station (formerly known as Union Station btw). It’s a neat row:
www.zillow.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“Value add opportunity by raising the rents to reflect market.”
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I’ve gotten that from Baltimore DOT, too. Given that they also refuse to do any traffic calming along the road in question, it seems like the only conclusion has to be that they want drivers to put pedestrians in danger.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I’ve gotten that from Baltimore DOT, too. Given that they also refuse to do any traffic calming along the road in question, it seems like the only conclusion has to be that they want drivers to put pedestrians in danger.
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I am watching Home Alone and everyone is mean to Kevin in a way that’s kind of inexcusable. Justice for Kevin.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I am watching Home Alone and everyone is mean to Kevin in a way that’s kind of inexcusable. Justice for Kevin.
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W/o showing his work, Prasad blames at least 10 pediatric deaths on the COVID vax.
Meanwhile, a "2023 JAMA paper said that during the 12 months ending in July 2022, 821 people aged 19 and under died of Covid." The authors also indicated that was an underestimate.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c...
Meanwhile, a "2023 JAMA paper said that during the 12 months ending in July 2022, 821 people aged 19 and under died of Covid." The authors also indicated that was an underestimate.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c...
Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence
The FDA’s top vaccine regulator asserted in a staff email that the Covid vaccine caused at least 10 kids' deaths, but experts told STAT they are skeptical of the “extraordinary” claim because it was n...
www.statnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
W/o showing his work, Prasad blames at least 10 pediatric deaths on the COVID vax.
Meanwhile, a "2023 JAMA paper said that during the 12 months ending in July 2022, 821 people aged 19 and under died of Covid." The authors also indicated that was an underestimate.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c...
Meanwhile, a "2023 JAMA paper said that during the 12 months ending in July 2022, 821 people aged 19 and under died of Covid." The authors also indicated that was an underestimate.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c...
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Vermin Supreme is doing a thing in Baltimore tonight. It is definitely something.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Vermin Supreme is doing a thing in Baltimore tonight. It is definitely something.
One of those by Penn Station (formerly known as Union Station btw). It’s a neat row:
www.zillow.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One of those by Penn Station (formerly known as Union Station btw). It’s a neat row:
⚠️😊🥧
VERMIN SUPREME ON TOUR
NOV20 LOWELL,MA THE SMOKEHOUSE.
NOV21 READSBORO VT HOUSEPARTY
NOV29 BALTIMORE. DANGEROUS PIES
NOV30. BALTIMORE. HOUSE PARTY
DEC6 CHESAPEAKE VA THE RIFF HOUS
DEC9. GREENVILLE NC ALLEY CAT RECORDS
DEC11. RALEIGH NC. PINE ST COFFEE
NOV20 LOWELL,MA THE SMOKEHOUSE.
NOV21 READSBORO VT HOUSEPARTY
NOV29 BALTIMORE. DANGEROUS PIES
NOV30. BALTIMORE. HOUSE PARTY
DEC6 CHESAPEAKE VA THE RIFF HOUS
DEC9. GREENVILLE NC ALLEY CAT RECORDS
DEC11. RALEIGH NC. PINE ST COFFEE
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Robert Wyatt "The United States of Amnesia"
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November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Due to limited staff availability, Light Rail service may be delayed or have longer wait times on some trips for the remainder of the day. Our team is actively working to minimize service impacts and keep trains running as smoothl...
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25030
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25030
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Due to limited staff availability, Light Rail service may be delayed or have longer wait times on some trips for the remainder of the day. Our team is actively working to minimize service impacts and keep trains running as smoothl...
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25030
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25030
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Due to limited staff availability, Bus service may be delayed or have longer wait times on some trips for the remainder of the day. Our team is actively working to minimize service impacts and keep trains running as smoothly as po...
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25032
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25032
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Due to limited staff availability, Bus service may be delayed or have longer wait times on some trips for the remainder of the day. Our team is actively working to minimize service impacts and keep trains running as smoothly as po...
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25032
https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/25032
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To people saying “just following orders, huh?”: there are lawful orders and unlawful orders. Unlawful orders must be disobeyed. Lawful orders - however misguided or unwise - must be obeyed, or else the military becomes a law unto itself. Pay attention to the difference.
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
To people saying “just following orders, huh?”: there are lawful orders and unlawful orders. Unlawful orders must be disobeyed. Lawful orders - however misguided or unwise - must be obeyed, or else the military becomes a law unto itself. Pay attention to the difference.
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Thanksgiving Parade, Charles St., Baltimore, circa 1953. I’m the little girl who later lived in Homewood House (seen in the first pic) as a JHU grad student.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thanksgiving Parade, Charles St., Baltimore, circa 1953. I’m the little girl who later lived in Homewood House (seen in the first pic) as a JHU grad student.
