Mastodawn

Sign of the times?
Is the oblivious #decadence of the Roaring ‘20s roaring back?

They're saying the favorite to be elected Pope is an American. And it seems the White House already knew it. I thought I'd seen it all. Last one out, turn off the light.
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#habemuspapam #whitehouse #trump #humor #decadence

WIST Quotations May 5

A quotation from Byron

There is the moral of all human tales;
   ‘Tis but the same rehearsal of the past,
   First Freedom, and then Glory — when that fails,
   Wealth — Vice — Corruption, — Barbarism at last.

George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) English poet
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto 4, st. 108 (1818)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/byron/76512/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #byron #corruption #cycle #decadence #history #riseandfall #decline #declineandfall

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto 4, st. 108 (1818) - Byron, George Gordon, Lord | WIST Quotations

There is the moral of all human tales; 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory -- when that fails, Wealth -- Vice -- Corruption, -- Barbarism at last.

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Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋Apr 30

Decadence… …must be superficial, because otherwise #decadence would trigger your conscience and cause a correction in your behavior. As long as the #superficialMainstream applauds decadence, society will continue to decline. #Society… keeps going downhill! I am absolutely sure of that! 🖖

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Simon Roy Hughes 🧌Apr 27

The Enlightenment then: What does it mean to exist? What can we say that we know, without fear of contradiction? Did God create us, or did we create God? How does language work?

The Enlightenment now: Isn't it fascinating how a computer can't process a stolen document that was fed into its programming?

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/02/10/vegetative-electron-microscopy-fingerprint-paper-mill/

#Enlightenment #Progress #Bullshit #Decadence

As a nonsense phrase of shady provenance makes the rounds, Elsevier defends its use

The origin of the phrase? The phrase was so strange it would have stood out even to a non-scientist. Yet “vegetative electron microscopy” had already made it past reviewers and editors at several j…

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WIST Quotations Apr 25

A quotation from Cicero

There is some hope of elections, but doubtful; some suspicion of a Dictatorship, but that too not definite; peace reigns in the Forum, but it’s the peace of a senile community rather than a contented one.

[Erat non nulla spes comitiorum sed incerta, erat aliqua suspicio dictaturae, ne ea quidem certa, summum otium forense sed senescentis magis civitatis quam acquiescentis]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Epistulae ad Quintum fratrem [Letters to brother Quintus], Book 2, Letter 15, sec. 5 (2.15.5) (54 BC) [tr. Shackleton Bailey (1978), # 18, 2.14]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #decadence #decline #dictatorship #election #fatigue #peace #politicalinstability #politics #uncertainty

Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱Apr 21

This guy being received by the #Pope is like a #moral #failure and #decadence for the #Catholic #Church

https://youtube.com/shorts/uGYRmS_Ylf0?si=KAC-h4Oppg_7WH9W

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Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱Apr 21

This guy being received by the #Pope is like a #moral #failure and #decadence for the #Catholic #Church youtube.com/shorts/uGYRm...

JD Vance takes family to meet ...

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Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 Apr 15

@atomicpoet
Must agree with you, Chris.
Chicken with waffle is not breakfast.
Not ANY meal actually.
But it is decadent and delicious any time of day.
Your heart, your waistline, and your arteries won't thank you, but the Devil will be smiling and winking in your direction.
#FriedChickenAndWaffles #WaffleHouse #Decadence #TuckersBalls

Anime Herald Mar 20

Deca-Dence: The Fight for a Better World - Joshua Baron examines 2020 anime series Deca-Dence, and the way the series approaches its themes of social justice, worker rights, and activism, and the very real forces of inertia and apathy that must be overcome for these elements to effect lasting change.

Link: https://hera.fyi/decadence

#anime #manga #decadence