The pending disaster request from Mississippi comes at the same time FEMA has underwent significant changes in its leadership.

There it is: has + simple past

...has UNDERGONE... Won't someone think of the past participles?!

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. Great book and a TV miniseries. An alternative history that has Lindbergh winning the presidency in the 30s and the US government enacting fascism domestically. The book does a great job of portraying the chaos that ensues. The series is also very good.

The Plot...

Shhhhh. It’s a surprise party!

English verbs have historically had present form, past form, and past participle form, eg. go / went / gone. I'm sad to see the past participle form being phased out of American English. People I went to school with and who I'm sure were taught differently (not to mention innumerable podcasters and public radio personalities), now say things like: "By the time I got home I found he'd already went," eliminating the past participle and instead using the past form. Had saw is not uncommon either. I am old enough I refuse to incorporate this development in the language. If I ever encounter had was/were in the wild I might blow a gasket. Now entering my fuddy-duddy years :(

I was able to find a longer clip of her via BBC iPlayer, but the IOC are copyright striking any videos outside of their official paid channels. How can it go viral when the IOC are so antiviral?!

Thank heavens for this man. Working WiFi helped me take my first steps into Linux and FOSS.

The king has laid himself down and will not rise again, The Lord of [WiFi] will not rise again; He overcame [Broadcom], he will not come again; Though he was strong of arm he will not rise again; He had wisdom and a comely face, he will not come again; He is gone into the mountain, he will not come again; On the bed of fate he lies, he will not rise again, From the couch of many colours he will not come again...

A clip can be found here

Heart's cover of "Stairway" still makes me break out in goosebumps. Long live Ann Wilson, a voice for the ages!

Stairway to Heaven

"Why am I soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?" Brilliant :)

I think the obsession is linked to the fact that X = 88 in ASCII. It's exactly the kind of clever he enjoys.

Head of the North Georgia chapter of the Uruk-hai.

This guy's work is masterful! On his website he's got a fantastic gallery of other gouache paintings. Glad you brought him to light for me. Lots to look at and study. Thank you!

An unidentified woman arrested in Philadelphia in the 60s. She looked like she'd never been more awake.

Agreed! And despite there being no accompanying text or word bubbles, each one has strong narrative content. Great work.

The Stew of Theseus!

Guy gets on bus, sits down, starts playing music from his phone's speaker. Plays "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off," while simultaneously launching into a recitation of the Lord's Prayer on repeat.

We Don't Have to...

Mikrotik routers from Riga, Latvia!

Tour of the factory

Upon doing some quick Internet sleuthing, it's actually only a still photo of Russian actress Maria Germanova playing the fairy, Bérylune, in a play titled The Blue Bird--from 1908.

It seems they're missing out on a memorable marketing campaign: Deploracoin! 100 Deploracoins = 1 Deplorabill.

Here are two photos of Plac Szczepański, another public space in Krakow, first in the 1960s(?) followed by the 2020s. It went from being a carpark to being a public square and splash park.