Notices by Yakyu Night Owl (yakyunightowl@mastodon.world), page 2

@msbellows Going from Robert's Rules of Order to Roberts Rulings of Disorder in less than 150 years.

I skipped the debate entirely because democracy isn't about watching shit burn.

It's about getting as much water on the fire as possible.

The demoralization is by design. Keep the hoses pointed into the flames and the pressure up.

@AnarchoNinaWrites Anything to make it easier to increase the demographic of the generics.

3 Israeli hostages killed by the IDF on December 15, 2023.

3 Israeli hostages killed by the IDF on June 8, 2024.

Someone who didn't know what an IDF was would think they were a terrorist organization killing 3 hostages every 6 months to keep pressure on Israel.

Everyone is encouraged to compare two attacks on U.S. Navy vessels in international waters.

The USS Maddox was attacked on August 2, 1964. There were no American casualties.

Millions of civilians in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam would die in the coming years.

The USS Liberty was attacked on June 8, 1967. 34 Americans died. 171 Americans were wounded.

Civilians in Israel didn't have to be concerned one little bit about carpet bombing, napalm, or defoliant.

Never forget.

Jerry Seinfeld is incorrigible white trash who dated a high school softball player as he pathetically hurtled toward his 40s.

Finding out that his tribe is just as basic as everyone else should be a relief to those who considered him part of a special status.

A legacy built on a "show about nothing" by someone who has provided scant cultural value seems to about sum it up.

Good luck in the afterlife.

Done with Israel yet? We can all ride or die for Jewish-Americans while moving on from a colony.

It's not a contradiction to love your neighbor while condemning a foreign nation for a genocide.

"In 2006, researchers surveyed more than 400 community college students living in the region around New Orleans. All of the study participants had been affected by Hurricane Katrina the year prior, and more than half of them lived in the Ninth Ward, an area that suffered some of the worst destruction from the storm. The researchers found that nearly half met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD."

https://eos.org/features/the-mental-toll-of-climate-change

#ClimateChange

Beyond the pink elephants, if there is anyone else problematic from kolektiva.social give a holler. Blocking instances is easier than playing whack-a-mole.

@Barbramon1 @RickiTarr Spalding is a local treasure. This came to fruition and is right down the way from our house.

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/02/esperanza-spalding-wants-to-build-an-artists-sanctuary/

@RickiTarr I think that a lot of this can be unpacked by learning the work of Mark Twain in context. All the people younger than Twain doing things poorly and problematic are easy to spot.

All the antisemitic nonsense permeating the works of Rowling was an issue before she was loudly and proudly showing bigotry toward the trans community.

There are far too many good books by marginalized voices to bother with people who use a megaphone for their prejudice.

@AnarchoNinaWrites *whispers* One of the least savory things is being a privileged minority who has their voice elevated for reasons, and talking trash about identity politics. It shows a childlike lack of self-awareness.

Lottery winner in Oregon will be able to afford chemotherapy.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-powerball-jackpot-winner-revealed/283-6a947aa1-6b73-42b5-9963-71061096789a

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/powerball-winner-from-portland-revealed-04292024/

Early leader for the most 2024 story of 2024.

#Portland #FuckCancer

Firing a bunch of Google employees from the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, and slipping through a brand new terms of service into Gmail boxes all in the span of how many hours?

We see you.

"And then the dog surprised us a few days later by writing a book called, If I Did It."

If you're anti-bloodthirsty asshole, you are on the right side of history.

Don't let the bloodthirsty assholes tell you otherwise.

If you're gonna make Italian at home, the Rao's sauce and Anna pasta are a good place to start.

Sure, I had to add a bunch of fresh diced garlic, because one does, but it didn't miss at all.

Not one to endorse brands, but if you're having an Italian dinner, why not have an Italian dinner?

Nunavut has existed for 25 years as a territory without armed expansion into neighboring provinces or engaging in genocide.

It's a low bar.

Bless the people who know how to people.

@tokyo_0 Yes. The clock is a rabid dog chasing you that keeps getting a second wind.

Shabbat. A Holy Day. A day to put down your tools and rest.

Israel hasn't had a proper Shabbat since October.

In case people weren't keeping track.