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It’s all very well to dismiss the dismal sight of our Legislature in action by saying, “I’m just not interested in politics,” but the qualifications of the people who prescribe your eyeglasses, how deep you will be buried, what books your kids read in school, whether your beautician knows how to give a perm, the size of the cells in Stripe City, and a thousand and one other matters that touch your lives daily are decided by the dweebs, dorks, geeks, crooks, and bozos we’ve put into public office.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1992-03-01), “Good morning, Fort Worth! Glad to be here,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Ivins, Molly - Essay (1992-03-01), "Good morning, Fort Worth! Glad to be here," Fort Worth Star-Telegram | WIST Quotations

It's all very well to dismiss the dismal sight of our Legislature in action by saying, "I'm just not interested in politics," but the qualifications of the people who prescribe your eyeglasses, how deep you will be buried, what books your kids read in school, whether your beautician knows how…

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Your Autistic Life

May 26

Okay, so [insert name] either muted me... or they think that what I post into the fediverse is not worth interacting with.

#fediverse #disinterest

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A quotation from Lincoln

As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance, nor any more than a small retainer. When fully paid beforehand, you are more than a common mortal if you can feel the same interest in the case, as if something was still in prospect for you, as well as for your client. And when you lack interest in the case the job will very likely lack skill and diligence in the performance.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1850), Notes for a Law Lecture (fragment)

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 25, 2025

A quotation from Josh Billings

Thare iz nothing we are more apt to parade before others, than our kares and sorrows, and thare iz nothing the world kares so little about.

[There is nothing we are more apt to parade before others, than our cares and sorrows, and there is nothing the world cares so little about.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1875-12 (1875 ed.)

More info about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/79269/

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Osna.FM Aug 19, 2025

A leading German foreign policy figure has commended a recent meeting between party leadership and former U.S. President Donald Trump, asserting it highlighted... https://news.osna.fm/?p=12215 | #news #disinterest #exposed #german #politician

Trump's Ukraine Disinterest Exposed, Says German Politician - Osna.FM

German MP accuses Trump of disinterest in Ukraine peace, praising party leader Merz for exposing this stance during a Washington meeting - get the latest political analysis.

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Quantum Splash Aug 3, 2025

😔 All that is necessary for the triumph of #evil is that #good people do nothing https://bsky.app/profile/veganftaofficial.bsky.social/post/3lvfii32fm32q

#passivity #indifference #disinterest #crime

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jul 29, 2025

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

I know that we will be the sufferers if we let great wrongs occur without exerting ourselves to correct them.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
Column (1943-08-13), “My Day”

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/27…

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N-gated Hacker News Jun 30, 2025

🚀🤷‍♂️ Oh no, #NASA might miss out on the chance to watch a #space #rock whiz by, presumably because they're busy with more important matters—like losing #funding or misplacing telescopes. Meanwhile, the rest of us will likely just continue not caring. 🙄🌌
https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/06/trump-budget-kills-nasas-golden-opportunity-to-see-a-killer-asteroid-up-close/ #Missed #Opportunity #Issues #Astronomy #Disinterest #HackerNews #ngated

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

“Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment.”…

Ars Technica

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jun 12, 2025

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Happy that nation, fortunate that age, whose history is not diverting.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…

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BellingenNSW Dec 31, 2024

Quiet extinctions of invertebrates are largely unnoticed and unmourned

‘This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper’ TS Eliot, The Hollow Men

"Australian species have become extinct over this 236-year period...We predict that 39–148 species will become extinct in 2024. This is inconsistent with a recent pledge by the Australian government to prevent all extinction...Unless there is a major increase in investment and change in conservation priorities, and more effective control of threats, this rate of extinction will increase. We should not simply maintain the current conservation status quo and let these extinctions happen."

"So long as invertebrate extinctions remain nameless and invisible, this failure cannot be demonstrated, or readily overcome; and efforts will instead be directed towards the less imperilled, but better-known and iconic species."
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Woinarski JCZ, Braby MF, Gibb H, et al. This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates. Cambridge Prisms: Extinction. 2024;2:e23. doi:10.1017/ext.2024.26
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-extinction/article/this-is-the-way-the-world-ends-not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper-estimating-the-number-and-ongoing-rate-of-extinctions-of-australian-nonmarine-invertebrates/D0DCAA03EBA7ACC25F98F7BF5D87A2A6
#invertebrates #extinction #narrative #QuietExtinctions #ecosystem #biodiversity #HabitatDestruction #habitat #degradation #taxonomy #TaxonomicInequality #biases #cute #iconic #disinterest #BushBlitz #conservation #values

This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge Core

This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates - Volume 2

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