This is absolutely adorable!
The cutest Daddy daughter debate I’ve ever seen. ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q6zwvn87os
— BJ Thompson (@bj116) December 1, 2018
Open thread!
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by Adam L Silverman| 76 Comments
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This is absolutely adorable!
The cutest Daddy daughter debate I’ve ever seen. ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q6zwvn87os
— BJ Thompson (@bj116) December 1, 2018
Open thread!
Nevertheless She Persisted: The Cuteness, It Burns!!!! EditionPost + Comments (76)
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Since my first day in Congress, combating HIV and AIDS has been a priority of mine. I won't stop fighting until this scourge is resigned to the history books.
Let us honor the memories of those we’ve lost and rededicate ourselves to ending this pandemic. #WorldAIDSDay -NP pic.twitter.com/IRsd70m1Fc
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) December 1, 2018
Theme for this 30th (!!!) anniversary, per WHO: “Know Your Status“
I owe one of you Jackals (OzarkHillbilly, probably) a hat tip for this Guardian link— “Instagram’s Aids memorial: ‘History does not record itself’ “ :
The Aids memorial on Instagram is unlike anything else on social media – there is nothing trifling about it. The first face I look at is of a New Zealand airline host called Barry Hayden – an ordinary man, extraordinary to the people who loved him, the sort of handsome that looks made to last. There is a lightness about the picture, as if there were no end in sight. The man raises a glass of wine to propose a toast. But it is we who must toast him instead. As the Aids memorial’s profile page explains, this is a place for “stories of love, loss and remembrance”. Scrolling through the feed is like looking at an unending family photograph album in which people are related by one thing: Aids, the disease that has led to the deaths of 35 million people worldwide. There are men, women, a handful of children. Not strength in numbers, only mortal weakness. So many gone – seen here in their carefree prime. The faces are mainly young, often beautiful. The collective impact is devastating…
… The Aids memorial was started in April 2016 by Stuart, a Scot who prefers to keep himself – and his surname – out of the story. Each contributor emails or messages Stuart with the story of a friend or family member affected by HIV. He then posts their text and pictures on to the Instagram feed. If you don’t have a photo of your loved one, he’ll help you find one. If no image exists, an illustration by artist Justin Teodoro will be used instead. This was never a vanity project and Stuart is no fan of social media’s narcissistic routines. Nor does he swank about educating a younger gay generation, even though his site succeeds in doing exactly that. “It’s still taboo to talk about Aids, I thought maybe I could help change that,” he says. “History does not record itself, Instagram reaches a far-ranging demographic.”
The feed has taken off, especially in the US, and has more than 4,500 posts and 67,000 followers. It has attracted high-profile supporters such as Tatum O’Neal, Shirley Manson and Alan Cumming, who appear wearing their Aids memorial T-shirts and posting messages of solidarity. Peter Spears, producer of the film Call Me By Your Name [a gay coming-of-age story], saluted the Aids memorial in his speech at the GLAAD awards in May. One of the posts, he said, about “the mystery of first love” explained the way they made their film. The Aids memorial is, in contrast to the famous Aids quilt – at 54 tons the largest community artwork in the world – a weightless gallery, dominated by photographs. Celebs and non-celebs are remembered and some entries (written either by Stuart or by people who knew them) are about people you may not be aware had the disease, such as 70s tennis superstar Arthur Ashe or actors Anthony Perkins and Alexis Arquette.
Stuart laments the stigma around Aids, even within the gay community: “On dating apps, there are those who seek to date only men who are ‘clean’. There are people fearful of being tested, afraid of what their family – or society – might think were they to test positive. They end up dying because they left it too late. HIV diagnosed can be treated, it’s no longer a life sentence.” Occasionally, Stuart adds, people intending to post have changed their minds at the last minute, fearful of judgment…
You might assume the contemplation of all these deaths would turn mawkish but, as Stuart rightly claims, the feed is not depressing: “Ironically, it’s the opposite.” The feed’s brave hashtag, “what is remembered lives”, is endlessly appropriate. Yet, when I ask about posting these stories day-in, day-out, he admits: “It’s difficult. Sometimes, I feel too emotionally drained to continue. However, I sleep on it. I don’t stop. There’s more to each post than death. I’m reminded to live life to the full, appreciate the people closest to me, be more compassionate, less judgmental, not to sweat the small stuff. I relapse constantly but these daily reminders call me to action.”…
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It’s rainy and cold and shitty here. BFF Tammy is in town for the weekend, as she came up for the annual church Christmas bazaar that my mom and dad were in charge of this year (Tammy is basically the fifth child, and spends as much time as my parents house as she does here and has sleepovers and watches tv and chats with my parents- which is good, because they are all talkers and it is good to keep them segregated from the gen pop). At any rate, I picked up what is called a “bird bowl” but pretty much looks to me to be a bird house from the local potter:
I’m going to hang it on the front porch near where the fern that hatched my bebbies this spring hangs, so maybe if mama bird comes back she will have the option for an upgrade to a luxury condo. The potter is friend of the family Herb Weaver, who many of you may remember as the man who did the excellent tile work in my bathroom.
At any rate, not much going on here tonight. Weather has kind of dimmed spirits and we’re in homebody mode. Watching Alabama play Georgia and of course rooting for the Dawgs, as it is one of mom’s alma maters and we watched them our entire lives. Also because we love UGA (we’re up to Uga IX now!).
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Here’s an Eastern phoebe that landed on my dock:
And here’s a nearby spring that can only be reached by canoe or kayak:
The water temp at the spring is 71 F year round, according to a neighbor. I might work up the nerve to swim in it someday — if I have a gator lookout.
Open thread!
ETA: Sorry about the sideways photo earlier. The WP mobile app interface sucks for managing images.
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Whoever discovered that Biggie syncs up with Thomas is a genius:
Just found this video on my phone and thought it would improve your morning pic.twitter.com/prcxP6M7KB
— McJulian,the Matador (@Mr_Martin81) December 1, 2018
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.@HouseDemocrats’ newly-elected leadership team is ready to fight #ForThePeople in the 116th Congress! pic.twitter.com/uri1dz9khw
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 30, 2018
We fight the *good* fights!
I stan for Madame Speaker FORVER. https://t.co/JPyHdPCxu9
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) December 1, 2018
I'm honored to serve in this role and look forward to working closely with members of our Midwest region to make sure Kansas priorities are front and center in the Democratic Caucus. https://t.co/YqGKb1hIES
— Sharice Davids (@sharicedavids) November 30, 2018
Might be a 41 seat gain for Dems in the House.
I want to go find all those silly people who wrote the "Blue wave fizzles, with only a 27-seat gain" insta-takes before the votes were counted, and follow them around laughing at them and playing a tuba. https://t.co/5ygrpMiPM8
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 1, 2018
Even when they’re not the easy fights…
Cool. Mike Espy would continue to be an underdog against Cindy Hyde-Smith, but he should go for it. https://t.co/WGJkjiInbm
— Eric Kleefeld (@EricKleefeld) November 30, 2018
Saturday Morning Open Thread: It’s Good to Be A DemocratPost + Comments (239)
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You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here? pic.twitter.com/Am3xGD8CTA
— Mary E. McGlynn (@MaryEMcGlynn) November 30, 2018
"He looks erratic, and he looks distracted in Buenos Aires," @RNicholasBurns says about President Trump. "I think a lot of countries are onto him, and that's not good for the United States." #MTPDaily
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 30, 2018
Omens presaging the death of kings…
We felt it at the press hotel! Small rumble. https://t.co/hsXlMk9k15
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) November 30, 2018
The Japanese Prime Minister throws shade:
Prime Minster Abe of Japan congratulates Trump "on his historic victory in the midterm election in the United States."
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) November 30, 2018
— The System of Christmas Past (@tealtalk) November 30, 2018
What the entire fuck, why is Ivanka doing at the G20 Summit, oh that's right she's Trump Senior Adviser, time to investigate her emails, can't tell me she doesn't have classified information in her emails. pic.twitter.com/2aFTOI5KI6
— Mr. Weeks ??? (@MrDane1982) November 30, 2018
Way to send a message, Steve. pic.twitter.com/rbZqPrFVmw
— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 30, 2018
JUST IN: Trump will hold a "brief impromptu" meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, despite his claim that he canceled the official meeting due to the ongoing Russia/Ukraine crisis.
There will be no press conference following or reporters allowed in the meeting.
— TO? ?O?E T?AViS (@TopRopeTravis) November 30, 2018
White House: Mueller “hoax” leading to tensions between US and Russia
Kremlin: Trump not meeting with Putin leading to tensions between US and Russia
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) November 30, 2018
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