I think the utter brokenness of the internet might have finally fallen so deeply into utter insanity that my self-doubt is cured…

Quote: "… her voice is terrible, I used to say the only way she became famous must be because she slept with the right people"

About whom, you ask? JONI FUCKING MITCHELL.

Like, damn, nobody is everybody's vibe, but if JONI MITCHELL can have haters like this, then I've really got no excuse for not just trying my best and putting my angry little songs out there, because FUCK… Everybody's got an opinion, and some of them are DEFINITELY wrong, so who tf cares.

(I mean my biggest hangup is that I want to be technically skilled and respected in terms of craft — you don't have to like it, just acknowledge my effort and sincerity — and it's always a self-comparison against artists like Joni who are SO MAD GENIUS ARTISTIC AND PROFICIENT so I just — freeze — but damn I guess you can be a legit skilled and talented artist and people will find reasons to hate you anyway. So…)

Mine on tonight's stunning news about the closure of the Kennedy Center by the Philistine-in-Chief. With Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.

🎧: https://audioboom.com/posts/8855605-february-1-2026-as-it-broke-trump-announces-closure-of-trump-kennedy-center-after-array-of

#KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc

That time when God afflicts the Philistines with hemorrhoids.

https://assemblybethesda.com/divine-judgment-the-philistines-and-the-plague-of-hemorrhoids/

#1Samuel, #Philistines, #ArkofCovenant, #hemorrhoids

They will try to memoryhole #Philistines from #history.

They will fail.

Coming attractions:

- Closure of about 90% of National Gallery of Art. Not American

- Removal of exhibit on Newton’s three laws of motion. Not American

- Removal of exhibit on Galileo. Not an American

- Removal of exhibits on Chinese advancements in astronomy. Not American

etc.

#arts #culture #erasinghistory #science #philistines

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/design/smithsonian-exhibitions-review-white-house-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.SbQe.Y89TftY73UNe&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

⬆️ @SteveSilent

Yes, moron, comprehend more, and argue less.

If #Canaanites were native, as you agree, and if #Philistines "arrived" from #Greece and "conconquered Canaanites," and then later mixed with them to acquire Canaanite genes, as you also agree, does that make them NATIVES to the land?

I've seen many silly arguments on Arab-Israeli conflict, but this is the first time I've heard #genealogy being used a serious argument based on a YouTube video by #TheSarcasticSkeptic.

What morons!

⬆️ @SteveSilent

>> Genetic studies have also shown a genetic relationship between #Palestinians and #Jews.

This is from the #Wikipedia page you cited.

This goes to my point that genealogy is not a factor in this dispute.

Also, there are archeological remains, such as the #WesternWall, also known as #WailingWall ➡️ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Western-Wall

These physical, human artifacts actually EXIST.

Who built them? #Philistines or Jews?

When were they built?

@Faithslayer202 @InternetDev @Lassielmr

⬆️ @Faithslayer202

Fact-checked by #Britannica ➡️ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Philistine-people

Also, from the same article, "The Canaanite Phoenicians on the Syrian coast re-established their trading communities after the #Philistine and Aramaean invasions."

So, #Philistines were #Aegean, while #Canaanite were #Phoenicians.

Regardless of genealogy, they were not natives, but invaders.

#FirstTemple destroyed by #Babylonians was a human artifact, not a religious reference.

@SteveSilent @InternetDev @Lassielmr