Because it's International Women's Day:
@stephenfarrow
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Because it's International Women's Day:
Facebook post from Fox News: Headline: New Jersey elementary school weighs renaming building after President Trump [picture of the orange fascist shitbag making a thumbs-up gesture] TRUMP ELEMENTARY?: A suburban New Jersey school district is considering renaming one of its elementary schools after President Donald Trump, a proposal that has sparked debate among board members and residents. The effort could coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July.
"I love the poorly educated."
Cartoon by webcomicname Title: Abiogenesis Three panels. 1. A barren landscape. "In the beginning, there was only non-living matter." 2. The sun is shining down on the barren landscape. "Over time, in the right conditions..." 3. A barren landscape "...there arose life." [on the ground, a tiny speck says, "Oh no."]
Today's inspirational message:
Cartoon by Adam Cooper and Mat Barton. A lobster, typing on a laptop. "1 star. Do not order the lobster."
Everyone's a critic...
The end of a 500+ day streak. If anybody needs me, I'll be quietly whimpering in a corner.
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So close...
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#Worldle #1507 (08.03.2026) 2/6 (100%)
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Phew.
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OK.
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Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1519 4/6
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Uninspiring.
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Keir Starmer took the position he did on the US and Israel's illegal bombing campaign in Iran, Mr. Blair, because he has learned from your mistakes.
It's unfortunately not at all surprising to be reminded that YOU have not.
Headline from the Guardian: Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base US president attends βdignified transferβ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing βUSAβ golf cap Picure: From left: Gen Dan Caine, chair of the joint chiefs of staff; Pete Hegseth, defense secretary; JD Vance, vice-president; and US president Donald Trump, at Dover air force base in Delaware on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Caine is wearing dress uniform. Hegseth, Vance, and Trump are wearing suits and ties. Trump is wearing a white 'USA' baseball cap.
Because nothing says 'dignified' like a baseball cap with 'USA' printed in gold on the panel.
If Biden or Obama or Clinton had shown up to such an event dressed like this, Republicans would *still* be screaming about it being disrespectful.
It's going for a second time now.
Fun fact: the dishwasher gets the dishes cleaner if you put detergent in before you switch it on.
My dinner plate. Clockwise from top - Baby corn stir-fried with red pepper flakes Rice pilaf Lemon chicken Roasted vegetables (courgette, aubergine, red pepper, red onion)
Greece is the word, is the word, is the wordβ¦
(Boneless skinless chicken thighs cooked with lemon, garlic, paprika, and oregano, rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, baby corn with garlic and red pepper flakes. No, baby corn isnβt particularly Greek, but it was yellow-stickered and I like it.)
Imagine a war
which everyone won
A permanent holiday
in endless sun
Peace without wisdom
One steals to achieve
Relentlessly
Pretending to believe...
(This was written about the 1991 Gulf War, but this week it seems to run through my head every time I switch on the news.)
Your regular reminder that it's too bad stupidity isn't painful:
In a dry frying pan, orzo, being toasted.
In a dry frying pan, flaked almonds, being toasted.
On a green plastic chopping board, two small glass bowls - one containing toasted orzo, the other containing toasted flaked almonds.
Stand back. I have a dry frying pan, and I am not afraid to use it.
A postcard from Tehran. Short, moving, worth a couple of minutes of your time:
Cartoon by Matt Reuter. A hardcover book: 'Limited Combat Operations and Peace', by Leo Tolstoy
Literature, innit?
Not bad.
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So close...
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Whoa.
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Urp.
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Meh.
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Went out.
There were people.
Ewww.