A flea and a fly in a flue

Were trapped, so what could they do?

Said the fly, “let us flee!”

“Let us fly!” said the flea

So they fled through a flaw in the flue.

That’s not how you petition the Supreme Court.

Yet another Republican “patriot” who flunked civics 101.

The trial was already over. This was for the sentencing.

The hands are too big.

If a motorcycle has to be ear-splittingly loud for “safety”, then it’s too dangerous to be road legal.

We must blame them and cause a fuss

Before somebody thinks of blaming us!

Amazon .com denied a report on Tuesday that it planned to disclose the cost that U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were adding to its products, after the White House blasted the initial story.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/white-house-amazon-tariff-price-announcement-is-hostile-2025-04-29/

Mike Duncan’s The History of Rome and Revolutions podcasts (particularly the French Revolution series).

I was taught that the point of a thank you note is to get your name in front of them one more time. It’s a form of advertising; they might have done 5 interviews that day, 5 the previous day, and have 5 more scheduled for tomorrow. You want them to remember you over the next person who has the same qualifications.

Arguably, that’s what happened. The three estates (noble/clergy/commoner) were summoned by the king to an Estates General to discuss political changes, which led to the establishment of revolutionary government.

What is better: to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?

I am tired of lies.

Each teaching has to be evaluated on its own merits, its basis in reality, and its effect on the child and how they relate to others. Whether it’s religious in origin is ultimately beside the point.

I can scratch any point on my own back.

Traditional breakfast dishes are my favorite for dinner.

I left during the API kerfuffle even though I didn’t use an app. I had been thinking about getting off of it for some time prior to that because I realized doomscrolling was negatively affecting my mental health. So I followed the refugees from /r/DaystromInstitute to startrek.website.

How many assholes have we got on this planet anyhow?

Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Define “chicken”