sometimes i laugh b/c like. when we first started exploring astronomy, we used our own solar system as a reference, b/c well. it was the closest thing we could study, right? it only makes sense.
only it turns out that the more we study the universe we find that things that are incredibly common in other solar stystems–like binary/trinary star systems, super-earths, hot jupiters, etc, are completely absent from our system
so like. the more we learn about the universe, the more we realize that it’s not just the earth that’s out of the norm, it’s our entire solar system that’s weird compared to the rest of the known universe
A lot of people don’t know about the anarchist Jeremy Hammond, which is too bad because he is probably one of the greatest internet hackers alive and he’s in prison serving a 10 year sentence for releasing extremely damning data on Stratfor, a defense contractor group.
People sometimes talk about how Anonymous as the powerful hacker group doesn’t really exist anymore. That’s because Jeremy Hammond, to a large degree, was the real power behind Anonymous. But he was ratted out to the FBI by someone else in the group, and it tore apart the whole thing. But he’s still alive, and he will eventually get released, and you can send him letters and stuff. And he’s easily one of the absolute internet heroes, along with the obvious choices Chelsea Manning and Aaron Swartz.
Just googled him and not only did he do this but he and at least 24 other antifa folks held there own against real-ass fucking Nazis (not like some Milo shit where it’s mostly conservative dads and a few Nazis in the crowd).
Jeremy was arrested along with 25 others for helping Anti-Fascist groups at the National Socialist Movement’s December 10, 2005 rally in Toledo, Ohio.[4][18][19] A total of 25 people were arrested for violations relating to a court injunction that barred public gatherings (meant to protect the Neo-Nazis from protesters).[18][20]
Oh and he and 4 others blocked up to stop a famous Holocaust denier from speaking in 2010. Literally went in there and threw some goddamn tables to drive that scum out.
He is a literal hero. A goddamn hero. It pains me that I have never heard of him, much less sent a letter–but I am going to now.
As always, Jeremy loves to receive mail, and you can write to him at his new address:
Jeremy Hammond, #18729-424 FCI Milan P.O. Box 1000 Milan, MI 48160
Another exciting development with this move is that the rules for sending Jeremy books has changed! Paperback books (and zines) no longer have to come directly from a publisher or distributor – they can now come directly from private citizens. Please note this applies to paperback books only. Hardcover books must still come directly from a publisher or distributor, like Amazon or AK Press. This means that if you have old paperbacks on your shelves that you think Jeremy would like, you can mail them directly to him! Please, if you choose to send books directly to Jeremy, do not include anything other than books (no more than 3 per package) and a letter in your package. Jeremy still cannot receive any items other than paperback books, zines, letters, articles, or photos through the mail.
We need to support our comrades behind bars. We need our comrades to know that they will not be forgotten.
ok SO john mulaney has a new live show on the netflicks (the comeback kid) and i was lucky enough to see him do this act live in milwaukee this summer!!! but the recorded show is missing something special
so summer in milwaukee is known for being like. comically humid. disgustingly, oppressively humid. ‘can’t tell the difference between being downtown and being literally submerged in lake michigan’ humid
and poor john mulaney was wearing a nice-looking but also very warm suit. so once about every 10-20 minutes he would pause whatever spiel he was on, wipe his forehead, flutter his jacket about, regret his fashion choices and ask what was wrong with us that we don’t properly air condition our venues
about halfway through the show, a woman in one of the front rows stood up and started to walk out so in classic mulaney fashion he razzed her that she couldn’t take the heat either and asked her to bring him a pepsi – she didn’t break stride (i would try to play it cool too if over a thousand people were suddenly watching me get razzed by mulaney)
as soon as she was out of the theatre, he turned his mic off and started yelling to those of us who were still in there
“okay guys, we’re going to play a little prank on her! can everyone hear me? WE’RE GOING TO PLAY A PRANK! at some point later in the show i’m going to say ‘you know what they say in milwaukee!!’ and you’re all going to wave your arm around like this’ – he jauntily waved his arm with his first finger outstretched, like an 80 year old man doing the charleston – ‘and you will all shout ‘gimme some PANcakes!!!’’
we did a few rehearsals of this until he was satisfied, and he turned his mic back on and continued with his act
a few minutes later the woman walked back through the theatre but passed her row, walked all the way up to the stage, and set a can of pepsi at mulaney’s feet. he stopped, mouth agape for a moment and touched his chest. ‘is this really for me?’ he asked. ‘did i ask you for pepsi? i have no idea why i would do that, i hate pepsi.’ he thanked her sincerely several times, and when she turned his back to him to return to her seat, he made frantic ‘kill’ motions across his throat to signal to us that the prank was off
he continued to lament the heat for the rest of his act, eventually lost the jacket and drank the gifted pepsi, grimacing cartoonishly every time. at the very end of the night he thanked us for being a great audience, thanked the woman in particular for her kindness, and triumphantly said ‘BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY IN MILWAUKEE!!!’ and 1 very generous women was hopelessly confused when 1299 people shouted ‘GIMME SOME PANCAKES!!!!!’
it rly is weird how theres this culture in progressive spaces where like you can be as mean, as CRUEL even, as you want as long as youre not being explicitly bigoted towards any marginalized group of people and still be seen as a really good person with good morals who nobody is allowed to have beef with bc theyve never done anything racist or homophobic
Let’s be honest right now, Loki has been through too much. First ofall, he was brought up as a person he too late realized he never would’ve been. Then, after trying to be his brother’s equal and failing because of his too emotion-guided method, he decided to kill himself. Yes, he killed himself by letting go of Thor’s grasp. He was later revived by Thanos, the Mad Titan, who, after torturing him, used his ambitions to obtain an Infinity Stone. He was then sent to Earth to complete his mission and there, he stood alone (with an army made up of mere puppets) against a whole planet, and failed again. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and lost all the esteem the people he loved had for him. He was locked up, he couldn’t do anything to save his mother, the only parent-like figure he had ever had, and that regret tormented him, made him go crazy. He was then ready to sacrifice himself for his brother, but then he found a better solution to that, and decided that maybe death wasn’t the right choice this time. He finally got the position he had fought so hard for, he finally ruled on Asgard for four years. Right when he thought he had found his happy ending, Thor revealed his identity to the whole planet, and his plan vanished. Then Odin died, and in his last moments, he recognized Loki as his son, without any distinction between him and Thor, and that probably meant the world for Loki. After Hela broke out of her prison, the brothers were both sent to Sakaar, where Loki seemed so at ease he had no intention of leaving that place. He did try to fool Thor again one more time there, because he was indeed still just the god of mischief. After being electrocuted for who knows how long without even passing out, he came back to Asgard, bringing the ship that would’ve later led the Asgardians to salvation. He fought alongside his brother again, and in the end, it worked out pretty well for them, and they saved Asgard, the people of Asgard. But then, destiny came back for him and this time, this time Loki decided that he would play no more tricks. He evolved, he’s no longer just the god of mischief, he’s become someone who put his brother’s life before his, before the Tesseract, before the universe.
I, Loki, Prince of Asgard, Odinson, rightful King of Jotunheim, God of Mischief…
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