Notices by Milcom Miasma (mmiasma@mastodon.sdf.org), page 2

Waiting around on social media to read all the justifications from the right about how threatening Kimmel's bosses so they'd toss him off the air isn't really suppressing free speech.

I'm sure the verbal gymnastics and equivocations are going to be medal-worthy! Perhaps a ceremony, at the newly deserted Kennedy center. 🤔

My money's on the "because you said mean and hurtful things about us" defense.

#Tyranny
#Bullies

@jeffowski @econads @crazyeddie

Both rely exclusively on the naive and desperate. (Which seems to be more and more of us as the years wear on...)

[Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Jesse Duplantis, Billy Graham, Marilyn Hickey, Benny Hinn, Rex Humbard, Joel Osteen, Peter Popoff, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, Jimmy Swaggart, Robert Tilton, and Jack Van Impe have all entered the chat room.]

Utah Governor says the quiet part out loud.

So, everybody's supposed to just nod along quietly to the overt xenophobia, I guess?

“For 33 hours, I was … I was praying that if this had to happen here, that it wouldn’t be one of us. That somebody drove from another state, somebody came from another country,” he said.

'Utah Governor Laments He Can’t Blame an Immigrant for Kirk’s Death
Spencer Cox said he really hoped that the suspect wasn’t “one of us.”'

Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/200421/utah-governor-spencer-cox-kirk-death

God's own little hate machine.

Charlie Kirk quotes.

- "Gay people should be stoned to death"
- "Most people are scared when they see a black pilot flying the plane."
- "No one should be allowed to retire."
- "The guy who assaulted the Pelosi's should be bailed out."
- "Vaccine requirements are medical apartheid."
- "Women's natural place is under their husband's control."
- "The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake."

But liberals are the hateful ones...

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/freestatefemale.bsky.social/post/3lyjpj5bdec2h

Desert not dessert.

My older sibling is trying to arrange a visit to my father that all of us would attend (near his birthday). It's awkward being the only one to say "No, I can't make it" without a valid excuse. Not sure I'm even going to try to offer one.

My relationship with my father was never good growing up and now we're just a couple of semi-polite strangers occasionally in the same room.

I can't be the only one who sees it. "What's the point, appearances?", I ask myself.

#FathersSon

@Caiotekit

My friend has a great quote that I think about during these times:

"Family, it's not just a word, it's a sentence."

No doubt an impulse buy but we're hoping it can help combat a bit of melancholy that creeps into Chez Miasma from time to time when we've watched too much news.

In keeping with our custom of naming household appliances, I present to you "Lono"* the Ice-shaving machine.

* For Hunter S. Thompson fans - yes, THAT Lono.

#OldPeopleOfMastodon
#Food

@Undercat

True. But IF you're gonna aspire, he's a great one:

"In Hawaiian religion, the god Lono is associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music and peace."

Plus, as the youths say - that hat slaps.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lono

I've been through two acquisitions, Cory gets it.

"That's Yahoo! to a tee. All these companies they've bought, and no one realizes they're all dead in the water. Everyone thinks that because they paid top dollar for all the coolest web companies that they'll nurture them. No way - it's all a scam. They don't give a shit. They're gonna kill every single one of them. People fight so hard for the products they built, and no one knows that the product's already dead."
--Cory Doctorow, "The Bezzle"

"... but I do know that LA wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action, then that city would have burned down if left to the devices of the mayor and the governor of that state."
--Kristi Noem, Homeland Secretary and self-imagined leader of the Trump Fan-gurls

Thanks Kristi, for providing a concrete example of what kids and K-pop fans mean when they use the word "delulu." *

* Seriously Kristi, maybe get some help before it's too late.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-homeland-security-face-the-nation-transcript-08-31-2025/

#Delusional

"The grappler is a safety tool that deploys a high-strength net around a vehicle’s rear tire and axle, bringing the vehicle to a controlled stop within seconds."

Sure it is... I know I'm constantly having to execute a controlled stop in my car after the rear axle has been ripped off of the frame.

Imagine the conversation between the police and the car's owner:

Police: We got your car back!
Owner: Thanks?

#StupidAndUnsafe
#StupidestTimeline

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/08/28/livonia-police-use-grappler-to-nab-stolen-car-and-arrest-3-on-i-96/

"This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins."
--Justice Katanji Brown Jackson

They don't seem to be following the 'No cheating!' directive either.

#CartoonTruth

@_L1vY_

I've always wanted to wear jimmy-jams out in public. It seems like I'm finally going to get my shot.

"This Clothing Line Tricks AI Cameras Without Covering Your Face"

Source: https://petapixel.com/2023/01/20/this-clothing-line-tricks-ai-cameras-without-covering-your-face/

"Some folks do better if they meet life wearing a helmet."
--Milcom Miasma after watching this video.

#StupidPhysicsExperiment
#WhyDoesMyFaceHurt

Source: reddit

Welp, looks like somebody's bought themselves a good bit of silence regarding the Epstein files.

I am in awe of how overt it's all become. They clearly fear nothing from the opposition at this point.

"Trump’s Child Sex Trafficker Friend Ghislaine Maxwell May Be Eligible For Work Release"

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-maxwell-work-release_n_689bb055e4b03bdc474faf9f

#CorruptionAtTheHightestLevel
#Kakistocracy

This man is a bona fide hero is what.

"He’s Saving 20,000 Tapes of Underground Music and Making it Free to All"

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979518/sacramento-music-archive-shayne-stacy-punk-metal-cassettes-vhs-demos-concerts

#Music
#MusicArchives

@Kierkegaanks

Good point. Context is everything. It all depends on which parties you get invited to.

@steter

I don't know the women you're speaking of (obviously) but I did say "sane and compassionate" in my previous post. 🙂

ICE-anon.

Do you ever wonder if ICE agents admit to being ICE agents in off-duty social situations?

I'm thinking that kind of information is probably a date-killer among the sane and compassionate mainstream in any dating pool.

I like to make myself feel better by hoping it is, anyway.

Nothing but re-runs and lonely TV-dinners for you, ICE-boy.

#ICE
#UglyPeople

If the rich need more peasants, breeding becomes compulsory.

Romania, 1967 - Decree 770

- Abortions and all forms of contraception made illegal
- Monthly gynecological visits to check for pregnancy were compulsory (police present)
- Doctors closely monitored all pregnancies
- Created a black market for contraceptives for the wealthy
- Policy continued until the fall of the Soviet Union

One of the facts that helped Margaret Atwood to write "The Handmaid's Tale"

Source: https://historycollection.com/17-moments-in-history-that-inspired-the-handmaids-tale/