I'm kind of sick of endless #superhero movies and endless reboots

But I can totally get behind this:

"#JamesGunn Says ‘#Superman’ Is About an ‘#Immigrant That Came From Other Places’ and How We’ve ‘Lost’ the Value of ‘Basic Human Kindness’: ‘Yes, it’s About #Politics’"

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-politics-david-corenswet-1236448157/

So much can be mined from the golden age of comic books which had its roots in fighting #fascism in #WWII

And the silver age and the #civilRights struggle (#XMen)

#PopCulture is a tool to fight #MAGA

Nanny Ogg quite liked cooking, provided there were other people around to do things like chop up the vegetables and wash the dishes afterwards.

Home Pragmatics
Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

"Measles have surged to a record high, with more cases reported this year than any year since the disease was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.

This disappointing record comes amid falling childhood vaccination rates: Coverage against measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, polio and pertussis is declining in more than 30 states, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/health/vaccine-measles-pertussis-health-wellness

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #PrimaryCare

Oh no…now Meta is automatically sharing our private messages to its AI. As far as I can tell, you can only turn it off for each message thread, one at a time (and there seems to be no option to turn it off *at all* for group threads!). Yet another privacy disaster from Facebook.

I use Messenger btw for family and non-tech friends, so don’t (ahem) shoot the messenger.

This could very well be an accurate forecast. It’ll be Pick Your Own Everything by summer’s end.

Of course The Orange Asshat eats no fruit or vegetables beyond the vapid lettuce and tasteless tomato on his Big Macs.

#PickYourOwn 🌽
#NickAnderson

Little Sprockles got a honeysuckle pillow. He loves it.

#Sprocket #ThreeLeggedCat #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #WhiskersWednesday