"fake news" and "Lügenpresse" were less about spreading novel lies and more about maintaining epistemological discipline in the face of countervailing evidence

Army's been woke ever since they went away from smoothbores. Twirling bullets? C'mon now

I genuinely wish there was more truly useful, actionable financial advice available to people at the poverty line that came *from* other people with that experience, who knew in their bones what the constraints are AND what can help boost you out or at least survive with less misery.

Yeah the idea of "we must empathize with the oppressed; by denying them agency and excusing behavior that, were they to free themselves, would immediately make of them oppressors" is terribly fucked and tragically common

Happy birthday!!

You found your footing and Locked In by #5 and #6 in the first row. 🤩

I think I started following by the end of row 1 or start of row 2, because I remember seeing those sepia-toned Asukas and thinking "wow!"

I remember thinking "this is SO COOL" for about every one of those 🤩

I still have a soft spot for the angular style in the first three rows, it was - and is - so vivid.

The way her facial structure has rounded & matured over the years is fascinating to see.

time to start a new row 🤓

This country literally found the most mentally unwell man available and put him in charge because another man made him look cool on TV for a few seasons.

Slap some sense into your neighbors folks. They need it.

I sympathize but I continue to rant that "we" haven't normalized anything. A small cohort of extremely rich investor-class guys who control the prestige media decided to normalize it because this (i.e. low taxes, crippled unions, diminished regulations) suits them more than the alternative.

I also just realized I managed to catch the lighting with the red/blue/green colors of the trio 🥹