wb.jethro

@wbjethro
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Waiting to be deported to Scotland when they find out my 4th great-grandpa was an undocumented orphan in 1750. Hey, no birthright means no birthright, right?

The light in the world got dimmer today. Godspeed Jimmy.

Also a reminder that as a young man he helped save Canada from a nuclear disaster by rappelling into a goddamned nuclear reactor in melt down.

📸 David Hume Kennerly

I take umbrage with headlines like this. It wasn't the employee's fault for the data breach at Ascension, a healthcare giant with over 140 hospitals across the United States. It was Ascension's leadership that failed to implement adequate cybersecurity defenses that resulted in the breach of 5.6 million patients' data.
If I must die
by Refaat Alareer (1979 - 2023)

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze–

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself–

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale

🪁

https://ifimustdie.net/

#Gaza #IfIMustDie
If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer

Global translations of Dr Refaat Alareer's poem If I Must Die.

BREAKING NEWS

Star or Jingle all the Way and the McBain series endorses Kamala Harris for President

“We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that.He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American…

“I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.”

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Donald Trump has “obvious mental decline,” says Michelle Obama in Michigan.
When Trump was first elected he boasted that he would surround himself with "the best and most serious people." Well, nearly half of his former cabinet members won't endorse him again. And his former chief of staff called him a fascist. Hello?
#PPOD: Sometimes called a "fire rainbow" (although involving neither fire nor a rainbow), a circumhorizontal arc occurs when sunlight refracts off of ice crystals in the atmosphere. This phenomenon is different from the more commonly seen ice halo and can be seen at twice the distance and parallel to the horizon. If the icy clouds are broken up, the arc will also be fragmented, leading to a "fiery" appearance. Taken on 11 August 2024 in the Sierra Mountains of California. Credit: John Harley
Former Republican lawmakers, advisers and Justice Department officials have called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk for awarding cash prizes to voters in swing states if they sign his political organization’s petition. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/21/elon-musk-voting-petition-justice-department-trump/
Former GOP lawmakers, officials urge Garland to investigate Musk

The Justice Department confirmed that Attorney General Merrick Garland got the letter, but it declined to say whether it is investigating Musk or his PAC.

The Washington Post

If your religious beliefs stop you from doing your job, then you're not qualified to do that job. Your job is to follow the law and perform legal marriages. Go find some other line of work if that's too difficult for you to understand.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/new-tennessee-law-allows-officials-refuse-perform-sex-marriages-rcna140011

New Tennessee law allows officials to refuse to perform LGBTQ marriages

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law that will allow public officials in the state to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if doing so goes against their beliefs.

NBC News