I can't see penguins without thinking of "A Place Further Than the Universe" and Shirase's obsession with penguins. Particularly the scene where she finally reaches Antarctica, ends up with a penguin up close and personal with her, and stands there going, "It stinks! But I'm so happy! But it stinks!"
A friend of mine's mother reportedly got so into drinking fresh carrot juice that she developed an orange tinge. I've never seen any evidence, but I can testify that his mom was a fun person to be around the one time I met her.
If it hadn't beenn for Amanda Marcotte's write up about Railey Gaines yesterday I would have known what AOC was talking about. So much whining from the right.
My bil just posted a "in a relationship with" post on FB. Apparently, she's from the town BIL & MIL live in. I checked because the pic looks like some scammy shit. He's pretty vulnerable right now & my big sistery alarm bells are kind of going off. Not that he has any money but still
Fucking made the mistake of clicking through that USDA link. And I said, out loud, "OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD." I got to the "Democrats want genital mutilation for children" and bailed. The USDA. The fucking goddamn home page of a department of the federal government. Holy SHIT. 🤬
Also, dunno about anyone else, but I prefer a bit of sour cream and guac with my hepetitas.
Pro tip: dump the stupid phone/tablet Substack app, and just use the browser version. Even on a tiny phone screen it works better, especially comments and notifications.
Created bookmarks on my home screen, and now I'm not swearing at my devices nearly as much.
I've got some experience with the Montreal test. Never have I seen the five words given to remember be "Man, Woman, Person, Camera, TV". Those five words were chosen specifically because Trump could associate them with himself and thereby remember them.
Here are the five words given in a sample Montreal test: Leg, Cotton, School, Tomato, White.
Maybe. But I think they were, and they were specifically chosen because the doctor felt like those were the five words Trump had the best chance remembering.
Ron DeSantis is another asshole that deserves a ride in a tumbrel. Why is the right wing ginning up Islamophobia all over again? I thought they had worn that out by 2004 or so. I guess this is just another way to distract from the Epstein files ( Gee - I wonder if DeSanctimonious is named in them, too. )
Islamophobia has been evergreen since the 1990s. I mean, they CAN'T criticize Russia, after all, and nobody's seriously buying the "invasion from South America" line.
That Tylenol post is just plain stupid - but guess what? TX AG Ken Paxton has just sued Johnson & Johnson for allegedly deceptively marketing the drug as safe for pregnant Texans, adhering to the stupidity of Tylenol causing autism.
As if he cared about the health of pregnant Texans - all he wants to do is suck up to the anti-abortion crowd and make sure those pregnant Texans can't get an abortion ( he's also tried to sue the NY doctor who prescribed and sent mifepristone to a Texas woman - and when the NY county clerk refused to entertain the suit, Paxton sued him as well )
I really hope Paxton gets his ass handed to him in his candidacy for US Senate - 'cause then he might actually get kicked out of the political sphere.
Perusing the Guardian headlines, I see that Pete and his henchmen killed 14 more people last night in 3 separate incidents. One person survived and was was taken by Mexican search and rescue teams.
Every time Trump brags about acing his dementia test, it’s like watching a man proudly hang his kindergarten report card on the fridge. He’s been drawing the same damn clock since 2018 and still thinks it’s proof of divine intellect.
Elise Stefanik, the New York Republican congresswoman and potential gubernatorial candidate who berated Ivy League presidents in a congressional hearing about antisemitism and pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses, is writing a book that accuses America’s most prestigious universities of abandoning academic excellence for “radical leftist groupthink,” her publisher announced Tuesday. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/28/donald-trump-sanae-takaichi-japan-trade-national-guard-us-politics-live
Boy oh boy. Smart and Smart Black women terrify this fragile little man child. And yes. Maddow was scary last night. Talked about the book that she wrote a forward to called Pegasus. If you like horror then this book is for you.
People magazine always seemed so middle the road but from the comments to that story it’s looks like everyone is dubious about his mental capacity.
Penguins! Your hed gif source info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/its-penguin-spice-season
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/3004c8f1-9022-47e6-8105-738b90d2fe63?utm_source=share
Pen-gu-ins is practically CHICKENS.
Low cost housing! I wonder if they have cable.
Luv penguins!
Livin' in a punkin
Provides both room and board
You get roof over yer head
And tasty orange gourd.
Don't eat yourself out of house and home!
The penguins never eat too much
They think it would be nice
If pumpkins tasted more like fish
And less like pumpkin spice.
Pumpkin spice fish. Yech. 🤢
I had a pumpkin spice coffee the other day that was VERY heavy on the nutmeg flavoring.
Now, those Penguins know how to decorate for the season!
We watched The Penguin Lessons last night. Seems closer than ever...
Did you like it? I do typically enjoy Steve Coogan, maybe I'll see if I can stream it.
You should. It was pretty good, and a warning to us all...
Penguin #1: Is this an igloo?
Penguin #2: Modern design. Check out the cool windows.
Modern architecture has jumped the shark, there is no way a hollowed out pumpkin will be a viable shelter for the duration of a 30 year mortgage.
Good news— rent is reasonable and price-fixed for the duration. Bad news: They have to move to New Jersey.
There is nowhere in NJ where rent is reasonable or price-fixed.
And just try to get it insured, I dare ya!
My brain cannot handle a world that holds in it both Blue Fairy Penguins living in pumpkins and the Orange Mush Brain at the same time.
A waterfront pumpkin pad, now that's living... Those wee penguins know what they're doing...
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
Had a wife and couldn’t keep her
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well
Who lives in a pumpkin down by the sea?
Penguins! Penguins!
I can't see penguins without thinking of "A Place Further Than the Universe" and Shirase's obsession with penguins. Particularly the scene where she finally reaches Antarctica, ends up with a penguin up close and personal with her, and stands there going, "It stinks! But I'm so happy! But it stinks!"
Oh, she's right, they are quite smelly. I've been close enough to them when visiting New Zealand to confirm. Cute as buttons, though.
Fairy Penguin sez, "orange looks great on pumpkins, but not on hoomans!"
A friend of mine's mother reportedly got so into drinking fresh carrot juice that she developed an orange tinge. I've never seen any evidence, but I can testify that his mom was a fun person to be around the one time I met her.
Hello? Is it me you’re looking for?
And it's a Moral Imperative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwTqC2T6q4E
"Montreal Cognitive Assessment" No wonder Trump hates Canada.
If it hadn't beenn for Amanda Marcotte's write up about Railey Gaines yesterday I would have known what AOC was talking about. So much whining from the right.
My bil just posted a "in a relationship with" post on FB. Apparently, she's from the town BIL & MIL live in. I checked because the pic looks like some scammy shit. He's pretty vulnerable right now & my big sistery alarm bells are kind of going off. Not that he has any money but still
Chef José Andrés deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, now and forever.
Fucking made the mistake of clicking through that USDA link. And I said, out loud, "OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD." I got to the "Democrats want genital mutilation for children" and bailed. The USDA. The fucking goddamn home page of a department of the federal government. Holy SHIT. 🤬
Also, dunno about anyone else, but I prefer a bit of sour cream and guac with my hepetitas.
Pro tip: dump the stupid phone/tablet Substack app, and just use the browser version. Even on a tiny phone screen it works better, especially comments and notifications.
Created bookmarks on my home screen, and now I'm not swearing at my devices nearly as much.
AND the browser version allows edits, which the app does not.
I've got some experience with the Montreal test. Never have I seen the five words given to remember be "Man, Woman, Person, Camera, TV". Those five words were chosen specifically because Trump could associate them with himself and thereby remember them.
Here are the five words given in a sample Montreal test: Leg, Cotton, School, Tomato, White.
https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/MoCA-8.3-English-Test-2018-04.pdf
And another: Faith, Velvet, Church, Daisy, Red.
https://championsforhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/MOCA-8.1.8.2-English.pdf
Nowhere on the web or in a doctor's office have I seen a test with the easily-connected words Trump so proudly remembered.
Perhaps his infamous five words were NOT the actual words used in the test?
Maybe. But I think they were, and they were specifically chosen because the doctor felt like those were the five words Trump had the best chance remembering.
In other words, that test was RIGGED AND STOLLEN.
[suddenly has craving for delicious fruity bread…]
Funny, I’m craving being on TV right now.
Michael Wolff needs to provide sources for his claims.
Lordy, what a world, what a world...
Link arms and hold fast, we're going to need each and every one of us
(For certain definitions of "us" anyway)
Ron DeSantis is another asshole that deserves a ride in a tumbrel. Why is the right wing ginning up Islamophobia all over again? I thought they had worn that out by 2004 or so. I guess this is just another way to distract from the Epstein files ( Gee - I wonder if DeSanctimonious is named in them, too. )
Islamophobia has been evergreen since the 1990s. I mean, they CAN'T criticize Russia, after all, and nobody's seriously buying the "invasion from South America" line.
I seriously doubt DeSantis is in the Epstein Files. Casey wouldn't allow it.
That Tylenol post is just plain stupid - but guess what? TX AG Ken Paxton has just sued Johnson & Johnson for allegedly deceptively marketing the drug as safe for pregnant Texans, adhering to the stupidity of Tylenol causing autism.
As if he cared about the health of pregnant Texans - all he wants to do is suck up to the anti-abortion crowd and make sure those pregnant Texans can't get an abortion ( he's also tried to sue the NY doctor who prescribed and sent mifepristone to a Texas woman - and when the NY county clerk refused to entertain the suit, Paxton sued him as well )
I really hope Paxton gets his ass handed to him in his candidacy for US Senate - 'cause then he might actually get kicked out of the political sphere.
I'm afraid it will take much more than that to curb his ambition.
Perusing the Guardian headlines, I see that Pete and his henchmen killed 14 more people last night in 3 separate incidents. One person survived and was was taken by Mexican search and rescue teams.
What the fuck. What the actual FUCK.
Every time Trump brags about acing his dementia test, it’s like watching a man proudly hang his kindergarten report card on the fridge. He’s been drawing the same damn clock since 2018 and still thinks it’s proof of divine intellect.
Another book I will never read:
Elise Stefanik, the New York Republican congresswoman and potential gubernatorial candidate who berated Ivy League presidents in a congressional hearing about antisemitism and pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses, is writing a book that accuses America’s most prestigious universities of abandoning academic excellence for “radical leftist groupthink,” her publisher announced Tuesday. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/28/donald-trump-sanae-takaichi-japan-trade-national-guard-us-politics-live
Very very important college students be exposed to controversial ideas they may not agree with... unless those ideas come from the Left.
Boy oh boy. Smart and Smart Black women terrify this fragile little man child. And yes. Maddow was scary last night. Talked about the book that she wrote a forward to called Pegasus. If you like horror then this book is for you.
People magazine always seemed so middle the road but from the comments to that story it’s looks like everyone is dubious about his mental capacity.
It's been a hard week (family stuff). Maybe it's better that I missed it.
People magazine looks like it’s read by people who have cared for elderly parents.
Or in doctor's offices.