On this day in 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. Today, the world marks International #HolocaustRemembranceDay.
We can say “never again” all we want, but only constant effort to defend universal human rights has a chance of making that ambition a reality.
I'm just over here trying to process the fact that the guy who leaked damaging news about Hillary Clinton was literally being paid by Russia, and was instrumental in burying the evidence that he, and many other Republicans, were directly working for Putin.
And we're just... I dunno. Going to work and having bagels and shit.
Russia. Owns. The. Republican. Party. Russia had spies in the highest levels of the FBI. Russia had spies in the highest levels of the NRA. Russia owns US Congresspersons.
But whatevs. It's just a literal takeover of the government by our sworn enemy.
food musing
Last month, I saw this wonderfully entertaining process video of artist Cat Graffam recreating Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son" in Mario Paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJSx7q-Mt0c
I loved it so much, I bought it… in the form of the original Mario Paint cartridge she made it on. It's my new favorite possession. Digital art ownership with provenance and scarcity, no blockchain required!
Chronic Cough Update:
Went in today for a "metacholine" test to see if what I had was asthma or not. They give you increasing doses of metacholine to breathe, which is supposed to trigger asthma if you have it and affect your lung function, which they measure.
It happened and it happened. But apparently not enough for a formal diagnosis of asthma. I lost 17% of lmy lung function through the tests, and while that's a lot, it's not enough. So the doctor will look into something else that could be causing this.
I've decided I'm going to pursue this until the insurance runs out, and then "wait until somthing breaks and fix it then."
@zx3 - I highly highly HIGHLY recommend Wayne Hale's blog posts about the event. He was there, has a neat insider's view of what happened, and goes pretty in depth about it.
https://waynehale.wordpress.com/tag/columbia-accident/page/2/
@socketwench - "I take my job seriously. It's the way I do it that I don't take seriously."
@SpicyNugget - I love love LOVE them. Especially their opaque ones as I have biking and psoriasis scars on my legs.
More #goodnews
Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted today of seditious conspiracy in the second batch of guilty verdicts related to January 6th.
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