DHS said in a statement they this was a “whoopsie,” and that he shouldn’t have “acted so foreign.”

“Man, you kidnap one brown guy and people start freaking out. What’s these guys’ problem, anyway?”

-satire that is probably being generous to the piggies involved

Woah, the trailer for Dreams doesn’t look like any movie I’ve ever seen. I’ll check it out for sure!

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:5-6

You didn’t answer the question, and that’s what I’m really interested in.

How does this make our country better?

Maybe you can help me understand how kicking this kid out makes our country better?

I guess we have different values.

I don’t see it as a moral good to kick someone out of the country if they would make a good citizen. I don’t see it as an economic good to remove a productive member of society. I don’t see how the ongoing ICE campaign to instill fear in our immigrant population is good for our communities.

Just because it’s the law doesn’t make it right.

Relevant passage from The Dawn of Everything by Graeber & Wengrow:

Let’s begin by asking: what did the inhabitants of New France make of the Europeans who began to arrive on their shores in the sixteenth century?

At that time, the region that came to be known as New France was inhabited largely by speakers of Montagnais-Naskapi, Algonkian and Iroquoian languages. Those closer to the coast were fishers, foresters and hunters, though most also practised horticulture; the Wendat (Huron), concentrated in major river valleys further inland, growing maize, squash and beans around fortified towns. Interestingly, early French observers attached little importance to such economic distinctions, especially since foraging or farming was, in either case, largely women’s work. The men, they noted, were primarily occupied in hunting and, occasionally, war, which meant they could in a sense be considered natural aristocrats. The idea of the ‘noble savage’ can be traced back to such estimations. Originally, it didn’t refer to nobility of character but simply to the fact that the Indian men concerned themselves with hunting and fighting, which back at home were largely the business of noblemen.

But if French assessments of the character of ‘savages’ tended to be decidedly mixed, the indigenous assessment of French character was distinctly less so. Father Pierre Biard, for example, was a former theology professor assigned in 1608 to evangelize the Algonkian-speaking Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia, who had lived for some time next to a French fort. Biard did not think much of the Mi’kmaq, but reported that the feeling was mutual: ‘They consider themselves better than the French: “For,” they say, “you are always fighting and quarrelling among yourselves; we live peaceably. You are envious and are all the time slandering each other; you are thieves and deceivers; you are covetous, and are neither generous nor kind; as for us, if we have a morsel of bread we share it with our neighbour.” They are saying these and like things continually.’ What seemed to irritate Biard the most was that the Mi’kmaq would constantly assert that they were, as a result, ‘richer’ than the French. The French had more material possessions, the Mi’kmaq conceded; but they had other, greater assets: ease, comfort and time.

Twenty years later Brother Gabriel Sagard, a Recollect Friar, wrote similar things of the Wendat nation. Sagard was at first highly critical of Wendat life, which he described as inherently sinful (he was obsessed with the idea that Wendat women were all intent on seducing him), but by the end of his sojourn he had come to the conclusion their social arrangements were in many ways superior to those at home in France. In the following passages he was clearly echoing Wendat opinion: ‘They have no lawsuits and take little pains to acquire the goods of this life, for which we Christians torment ourselves so much, and for our excessive and insatiable greed in acquiring them we are justly and with reason reproved by their quiet life and tranquil dispositions.’ Much like Biard’s Mi’kmaq, the Wendat were particularly offended by the French lack of generosity to one another: ‘They reciprocate hospitality and give such assistance to one another that the necessities of all are provided for without there being any indigent beggar in their towns and villages; and they considered it a very bad thing when they heard it said that there were in France a great many of these needy beggars, and thought that this was for lack of charity in us, and blamed us for it severely.’

Wait, I thought conservatives were all about “State’s rights?” I’m starting to think that’s only a threadbare excuse to do the most racist shit imaginable, because that seems to be the only time that argument is applied.

Makes sense, a bare butt is inherently pornographic.

Remember when John Ashcroft covered up the statue of Lady Justice because she has a boobie out? These puritanical prudes are so fucking weird.

If we were playing by Thunderdome rules, Trump would be a permanent fixture of “bust a deal, face the wheel.”

And he’d have Stephen Miller’s head grafted to his belly.

But think of the CEO who could use a vacation house in Jackson Hole.

They should really call it backthengammon.

And I think they’re disagreeing over Iran, which is not an Arabic country.

I’ll throw all kinds of things in there: ham, fish balls, kimchi, egg (soft boiled or fried), bacon, sprouts, peas, corn, seaweed, whatever I have on hand. The wood ear mushrooms (sometimes called black fungus) are amazing in it, I pretty much always keep some on hand just for that.

That looks delicious! I’ll have to give it a try sometime.

I never thought of putting them in gumbo before.

I was actually just thinking this last weekend that I should try making a gumbo soon, I’ll have to give it a shot!

The texture is my favorite thing about wood ears, but I can see why some people wouldn’t like it; it’s definitely not for everyone. I’ve got some miso garlic I’ve been fermenting, maybe I’ll try to make a garlic and mushroom miso soup soon. Thanks for the idea!

I should look for some dried morels, I’ve heard they’re delicious. I think mushrooms are some of the tastiest things on the planet.

To make it worse, naturally.

“Land of the free” sounds like satire.

If you do the “stare through” method like a magic eye it’ll work. Crossing your eyes until they overlap will invert the 3D effect.

I think if the picture positions are swapped then crossing one’s eyes will work?

Edit: I found this other pic. The top works with crossing your eyes until the images overlap, whereas the bottom one is visible with the “stare through” method.

It’s missing the cover plates, so I doubt it’s really playable.

What kind of music would you like to play? If you want something that can do bends, you should look into the Hohner Blues Band harmonica: they run about $10 in the States and are a good option for a beginner.

Note that harmonicas are diatonic*, and you’ll need them in multiple keys if you want to play with others. You can buy them in sets or mix different ones to see what you like.

It’s a fun instrument to just noodle around on and pick out tunes. Get familiar with the feel of it, then look for videos or books to go deeper.

*There are actually different scales that you can play on a standard diatonic harmonica if you play cross harp. This is what you’ll need to look at if you want to play the blues.