and i think among explanations for that are institutional stupidity by people for whom learning from history is simply not a thing, or the boiling point theory I see a lot of people on bsky anticipating, where the government is assumed to be betting on a Reichstag fire moment.

Bryan Woo’s dominant performance and late homers lift Mariners over Athletics 3-2 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/268605/

…and now I’m thinking how the generation that comes after Gen Alpha will have to contend with being Born Sloppy.

Making the collapse Larger, Larger, Larger

https://www.europesays.com/de/368740/ Unrechtmäßig abgeschobener Migrant vorläufig frei – DW – 23.08.2025

Nothing worse than when you go to a place that uses the order number call out system and literally every number gets called out. 132, 133, 116, 134...and then finally, 131. It's like they're torturing you!