BOUNG NIPPER. A cut purse. CANT.--Formerly purses were worn at the girdle, from whence they were cut.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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February 2025
# 39
WAS MARIELLE WEISS (WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS)
dir Frédéric Hambalek, 2025
Secrets and lies.
If I were in charge of a research center and I saw one of my employees behaving like that I'd fire them immediately. Obviously this person has no fear of such consequences; or even embarrassment as a "professional", in an occupation allegedly based on a search for truth!
So apparently blatant bald-faced lying about text that appears right next to the reply is acceptable behavior from a "senior research fellow" at one of the top universities in our country?
SQUEAKER. A bar-boy; also a bastard or any other child. To stifle the squeaker; to murder a bastard, or throw It into the necessary house.--Organ pipes are likewise called squeakers. The squeakers are meltable; the small pipes are silver. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Friday's papers: Ruined Moomins, Finland unprepared for future warfare, and where's the beef?
The saturation of Moomins in everyday Finnish life might be diluting Tove Jansson's original work, writes one Helsingin Sanomat columnist.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
--Jiddu Krishnamurthy
Less than two months since U.S. President Donald Trump issued orders targeting elite higher education over their handling of pro-Palestine rallies, universities are making clear they’re shifting course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/world/society/us-universities-trump-funding-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #donaldtrump #us #universities #israelhamaswar #palestine
In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Yoshihito Sasaki sought to fulfill his late wife's wish of providing a safe space for those suffering from severe social withdrawal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/society/iwate-social-recluses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #iwate #rikuzentakata #hikikomori #tsunami #earthquakes
KNOCK ME DOWN. Strong ale or beer, stingo.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/falling-walls-lab
You know, there may be 8 billion of us, but taking history into account, we are just a scant few amongst 100 billion dead who were cut down by age, disease, war, etc.
We need to end all of these things, or we will always exist on a razor's edge.
On Apartheid Subsets
In the DailyKos article, "The Tesla Takedown”, the author KirkLC lists "Apartheid Subsets”, as:
1. Economic Apartheid features severe wealth equality and low economic mobility.
2. Social Apartheid is enforced through social institutions, culture, and daily life without explicit laws.
3. Health Apartheid segregates access to healthcare and health outcomes by race and class.
4. Environmental Apartheid affects marginalized communities that are disproportionately exposed to pollution, toxic waste, and climate disasters.
5. Digital Apartheid involves the gap in access to digital technology, ..., reinforcing economic and educational inequality.
6. Political Apartheid undermines voting rights, skews political representation, and limits civic power for certain groups. In the U.S., voter suppression laws and gerrymandering enforce political apartheid.
The above were edited to fit in this post.
Doubling Down on Political Insanity - The American Vision https://americanvision.org/posts/doubling-down-on-political-insanity/ #Christianity #worldview #culture #politics #society
We are in the midst of a Cold Civil War
LOUSE TRAP. A small toothed comb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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"Malaysia is already an ageing society, with 8.1 per cent of its population aged 65 and above in 2024, according to the United Nations (UN) Development Programme.
This proportion is set to rise to 14.5 per cent – pushing Malaysia into aged status – by 2040, which is sooner than expected. The government’s previous forecast was 2044."
Dining across the divide: ‘He said you need strong leaders. Then he referenced Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/13/dining-across-the-divide-he-said-you-need-strong-leaders-then-he-referenced-boris-johnson-and-nigel-farage #Lifeandstyle #Socialtrends #Politics #Society
"SUMMARY OF OUR SOCIETY
unpleasant truths vs comfortable lies (long queue of people)"
Replace this story with "2025" and "climate change", and you pretty much get how the police work today too.
The law is not always morally right. Going against unjust laws is the right thing to do for any responsible citizen.
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