Ok also 911 but I’m not proud of that.
I did once and felt so bad immediately. On a field trip in second grade I went up to a payphone in a museum and dialled 911 because it was the only number I knew other than my own. And wouldn’t you know it that it is the only number you can dial on a payphone without putting change in
I didn’t know that was a thing, that’s wild. I do remember the text services that would basically just google stuff for you, but I had never thought they would work for directions
I don’t know how one would spell it, but hear me out: say “rhesus macaque” out loud, but put a G in front. G(rhesus macaque)
It’s like being held hostage and making fun of your captor for not shooting you yet
Euphrates is another all time great. Especially when it comes paired with the Tigris
There is a town called in Virginia called Tappahannock that is on the Rappahannock River
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For the second time in less than 3 months I had a near death experience at work that resulted in zero physical injury. I’m really over having to reckon with my own mortality in a speeding vehicle that I have no control over though
Edit: I’m totally physically fine, not a scratch, don’t worry
Just eat the pennies! So you poop pennies, big deal!
Then you see the ongoing impacts of disasters like the tsunami in Sri Lanka and hurricanes in Central America. Capital used these disasters as opportunities to privatize and dispossess.
Tarence Ray from Trillbilly Worker’s Party wrote a few really good articles in the Baffler about the flooding in eastern Kentucky that really reinforced this for me. They’re a really good up close look at the failure of disaster relief to meaningfully address the omni crisis facing parts of the country that the government has almost abandoned.
Edit: I just listened to the most recent TWP and they had on Devin O’Shea to talk about the recent tornado in St. Louis and hit most of these same points again, funny timing
Regulatory overreach like this is going to put thousands of honest wallet inspectors out of business
We’re Not So Different - fun medieval stuff, less serious but has some great interviews and Q&As
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur - has a few excellent long running history series. They just finished up with WW1 and are doing the Treaty of Versailles now, can also recommend their Scramble for Africa series
I definitely second Age of Napoleon
Pax Britannica and also The Winds of Change - two podcasts about the British Empire. One about it’s formation, the other its dissolution, both by the same guy. They’re an ongoing project and slow to release sometimes, but he’s got a good sense of humor and can tell a good story
Many congratulations! 
Ah man, now you’re making him sound cool. Also my original comment was just an extremely tenuous reference to this kids song, I swear it made more sense when I was typing it immediately after waking up this morning
and Jakob Engel-Schmidt
His name is so close to my name too!
This is exactly what the US did with covid vaccines! I can’t remember what the excuse was, but the US cancelled a shipment of vaccines to Bangladesh for some political bullshit
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriah_Magoffin
This guy was the governor of Kentucky at the start of the civil war. His brother was named Ebenezer ffs
Among all the truly vile and nakedly evil shit here, this part stuck out to me
How many Palestinians in Gaza would voluntarily leave to live in Libya is an open question. One idea administration officials have discussed is to provide Palestinians with financial incentives such as free housing and even a stipend, the former U.S. official said.
This is a 1:1 exact copy of the us gov playbook to get Native Americans onto reservations in the 1800s. Carrot and stick, but the carrot isn’t ever going to materialize and the stick never lets up
Oh man, yeah that will do it. I’m glad I just got a stern talking to