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AS IF COPS THEMSELVES DON’T ABUSE THE PUBLIC WITH LANGUAGE LIKE THIS DAILY

seriously make plans to leave Florida

I think there's something to be said that saying the words "Deny, Defend, Depose, you're next" to an insurance sales rep can get you arrested for 'threats of mass homicide' or whatever with a threat of 15 years in prison

But when I was a manager in a fast food restaurant I've had customers throw food at me, demand for my personal phone number with an added threat of "Well I'll just have to FIND it", customers charging past the front counter to physically intimidate me and my coworkers, screaming and swearing, demands to know what time I get out of work, demands to know when my manager would be at work as a threat, people sitting in their car waiting for me to finish closing because they were angry at me, causing me to stay in the office watching the camera waiting for them to drive away...

But none of those incidents are arrest-able offenses, not one, any time I called the cops on any customer I would just hear excuses like " "there isn't anything illegal about calling a restaurant", that nothing physical happened and therefore there's nothing they could do, to call back and let them know if anything else happens

Idk, just think it's A TEENY TINY BIT ODD

Cop in the news goes "words have consequences" as if people don't berate and threaten fast food and retail workers every day

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NYT has been discouraging reporters from sharing photos of luigi mangione - not due to concerns for his safety but to dissuade sympathy - and refuses to post his alleged manifesto in full. and today, they published an opinion by bret stephens about how brian thompson is the "real working class hero" of this story.

reddit deleted luigi's account, which was completely innocuous and consisted mostly of him giving out advice in health subreddits. they're also deleting any post that includes his alleged manifesto and banning users for sharing it.

luigi yelled that this was "an insult to the intelligence of the american people" while he was being dragged by police and news pundits are framing it as a deranged and violent outburst. news media are picking apart details of his life to paint him as a cold-blooded and mentally ill individual. even something as innocent as playing "among us" with friends is being framed as some insidious look into an assassin's disturbed psyche, ffs.

news media are also capitalizing on luigi's supposed "bizarre and impossible to understand" politics as an obvious way to paint him as a scary individual when the guy is... a centrist, at most. whose views are similar to those of your average college-educated white guy.

multiple news media also keep harping on about how luigi comes from a rich family. an obvious attempt to break the class solidarity that's been formed around this case by continuously trying to tell us "oh he's not like you guys" while ignoring the now pretty well-documented accounts of his multiple health struggles throughout the years.

and all this, and he hasn't even been found guilty of the crime he's allegedly committed. luigi is, as of right now, still innocent until proven guilty. and the news are trying to tear him apart because they obviously fear the symbol he's becoming for low and middle class america.

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EXCUSE ME????

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1. Cullen II Roll Arm Velvet Sofa, Crate & Barrel Ochre looks so lush in velvet!

2. First Light by Andrea Pramuk, Artfully Walls Jungalow vibes 

3. Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamps, Chairish Substantial lamps with a crosshatch texture

4. Calligaris Bahia Metal Chair, Attica The perfect shade of ochre for the dining room or on the deck.

5. Otto Runner, Block Shop The 80-inch length makes this runner super-versatile. Also available as napkins.

6. óbides by Heather Deffense, Minted That little dose of sun lifts the composition. 

7. Artemis Wallpaper, Anthropologie A William Morris-inspired floral in a modern palette.

8. Alabax Large, Schoolhouse Electric Its clean, sculptural proportions mean this fixture is a chameleon. Not to mention a new design classic.

9. Quilted Brokaw Pillow, Lulu & Georgia Ochre velvet with subtle quilting.

10. Mid-Century Show Wood Chair, West Elm The classic mid-century shape, with a little extra detail in the arms to make it special

11. Avec Apartment Sofa with Brushed Stainless Legs, CB2 Unexpected finish, unexpected color.

12. Trio of ochre bud vases, Etsy

13. Tumbling Blocks, Schumacher A clean geometric print with painterly variation in the stripes ^^^^^ Amelia mixed the mustard, She mixed it good and thick; She put it in the custard And made her Mother sick, And showing satisfaction By many a loud huzza 'Observe' said she 'the action Of mustard on Mamma.'

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you will be happy again. you will feel excited again. you will be relieved, surprised, in love, intrigued. the love you’ve got and have yet to find is worth hanging on for. and every good thing you’ve felt can be felt in a grander and deeper way. if you’re looking for a sign, this is it: it’s not over for you yet.

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Nancy Fouts

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Jane Fonda by Francois Pages in Paris (1963)

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I was sorted into Ravenclaw this time, but my patronus is a basset hound?

UGH POTTERMORE JUST SORTED ME INTO HUFFLEPUFF AND TOLD ME MY PATRONUS IS A SQUIRREL

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October Meeting

THE EVERYMAN’S BOOK CLUB

discusses

the work of Edgar Allan Poe, including

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Purloined Letter Masque of the Red Death The Telltale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Pit and the Pendulum The Fall of the House of Usher The Imp of the Perverse Berenice and any other favorites.

Thursday, October 25, time and location TBD

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touching on madness, murder, MacGuffins, opium dens, live burials, incest, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, mesmerism, detective novels, the rise of the Gothic, and the mysterious death of the author.

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September Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Chris Adrian's The Great Night

Thursday, September 20, 6:30pm location TBD

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touching on the limits of oncology, San Francisco, the nature of fairies, suicide, Soylent Green, Athens, regeneration, John Crowley's Little, Big, Shakespearean imps, waking dreams, love-in-idleness, and the rest of The New Yorker's 20 Under 40.

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June-July Meeting

THE EVERYMAN’S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Thursday, July 5, 6:30pm at my place

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touching on poverty and the American Dream, scene-setting, innocence and experience, tenacity, gender roles among the lower class in early 20th century New York, the Tree of Heaven, and cannibalism (fingers crossed).

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May Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Charles C. Mann's 1491

Thursday, May 24, 6:30pm at my place (or if someone else would prefer to host, feel free)

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touching on alternative histories, the Bering Strait, preserving the status quo, artifacts from other cultures, professional disagreement, stuff you missed in history class, John Smith and Pocahontas, and smallpox and llamas.

enrichment

Maya Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest

The Earth-Changing Powers of Earthworms

Effects of Climate Change?

How Cahokia Worked (YouTube)

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April Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Charles Bukowski's Ham on Rye

Thursday, April 19, 6:30pm at my place.

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touching on antiheroes, father-son relationships, physical abuse vs psychological abuse, the power of words, sex, alcohol, constipation, and the making of a sociopath.

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March Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Yann Martel's The Life of Pi

Thursday, March 22, 6:30pm at my place.

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touching on innocence and experience, storytelling, belief in God, strengths and weaknesses of the modern fable, famed ocean crossings, tigers, cannibalism, and the unreliable narrator.

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February Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man

Thursday, February 23, 6:30pm, at Darlene's place.

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touching on Femmes fatale, classic cocktails, Humphrey Bogart, Myrna Loy, post-War cynicism, sparkling repartee, pulp paperback covers, mad scientists and Templar treasure.