Truly groundbreaking.

Let the songs begin!

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL 1973 LIVE -4K- REMASTERED.(STEREO.) (19 minute set) https://youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE

My school (UK, 1980s) offered Mandarin as an extracurricular course. I signed up, showed up… and was the only student. One-on-one classes the rest of the year :)

(Just don’t try grilling me in Mandarin now, though.)

Not Kirk?

There was also the flag of the defunct Republic of VIetnam

https://vietnguyen.info/2021/theres-a-reason-the-south-vietnamese-flag-flew-during-the-capitol-riot

The depth of anti-communist feeling in the Vietnamese community, which includes many military veterans and former government officials, meant that it has always leaned strongly Republican. While Asian Americans as a whole voted 2 to 1 for Joe Biden over Trump, Vietnamese Americans supported Trump over Biden, 57 percent to 41 percent. A deep animus toward China, amplified by misinformation in Vietnamese-language media, bolsters the support for a president they see as tougher on foreign policy. This dovetailed with their anticommunism.

How did they feel about the constable being a changeling?

You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… Bajorans.

“While I stand by my support for him, I will call out harmful actions when necessary,” she said. “And finally, this isn’t about regrets; I have none.

Well…

You’re right

• https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/02/05/swipe-file-calvin-peeing/

Personally:

• https://freetubeapp.io/ (to watch)
• https://libredirect.github.io/ (to redirect YT links to FreeTube

because he “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE,”

Heartening to know ICE are going around arresting people based on general descriptions, not even specific ones.

I’m fairly sure this is less “pro-Russia” and more “anti-large-new-devastated-member-causing-Poland-to-get-a-far-smaller-slice-of-the-EU-funds-pie”.

While Law & Justice’s [sic] tendencies overlap with Putin’s a lot, IIRC they’ve been consistently anti-Russia, especially as it’s a personal beef now since the party boss’s brother was killed in the Smolensk air disaster, which he seems to blame on Putin.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_air_disaster

That day is closer than you think…

Definitely

Ooh, 'ark 'er with the bona fides on polari.

PS some polari-inflected comedy sketches, the infamous Julian and Sandy from Round the Horne.

• https://archive.org/details/julian-and-sandy

Are you sure this is not The Onion?

Next: Bashir and Garak talking Polari.

“I lent 'im me finest tweed but never again. He tore up me 'Arris.”

What a cant!

Relax, I said cant.

needs more spinning

Why would anyone not like Russia or North Korea? They’re led by great guys, lovely guys. So strong! The haircuts. The uniforms!