Literature (even comic books) mean something, or else they mean nothing

Stan Lee may be a self-aggrandizing huckster who parlayed some great collaborative ideas into a media empire that he took credit for …

… but The Man speak sooth. Folk who want comic books to be simple escapist fare (and God knows I enjoy escapism and comic books) ignore that even what what one chooses to escape to carries a message and a meaning. For all that people might laugh at comics, or rail at writers being too ideological (in any direction), the truth is that without a bit of spice for the brain, all you are left with is a bland sandwich.

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"None of us lives in a vacuum" — Stan the man Lee

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13 hours ago

RE: https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-176a-47ee-cd27-bf2451052013

#JohnAdams was aware that then, like today, keeping the principles of the #DeclarationOfIndependence alive would be a difficult, perhaps bloody, task -- but that it would be worth it.

13 hours ago

A thought for the Fourth ...

#Independenceday #fourthofjuly #declarationofindependence

2 days ago

#Trump cares nothing about the hoi polloi, even if he supposedly depends on their support and worship. Picnics? Fishing? Enjoying cherry blossoms? Insignificant against being able to create a #golfcourse for him and his cronies.

And I'll wager the place ends up with his name on it, or a gaudy-ass statue to him, or both.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-d-c-golf-course-164253445.html

2 days ago

That these same #conservative #Christians will turn around and claim God is punishing our nation for the actions of some of its individuals, shows that they actually get this. They just don't want to admit it applies to them and actions they don't want to take.

2 days ago

It is a wild cop-out for Evangelical GOPers like #MikeJohnson to recast #Matthew25 as solely an individual call to care for the poor. If legislation has nothing to do with individual moral decisions, why do Johnson and his cohort pray together before big votes?

Actions one takes as a political leader, or a business leader, or in a voting booth, or in any group setting, are still *individual* actions, with an inevitable moral dimension. Denying that is wrong.

https://religionnews.com/2026/07/01/in-congress-a-growing-divide-over-matthew-25/

3 days ago

#Grifters gonna grift. It's GOOD to be the #king.

" #Trump made more than $1bn from #crypto in first year back in office"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

4 days ago

I knew it was a mistake to let him see the Palace at Versailles ...

Also, it's the #DeclarationOfIndependence 's 250th Birthday, not the White House, you idiot.

#trump #whitehouse #gildedage

4 days ago

Not surprisingly, #Lawfare Leader is convinced that a civil case won against him is lawfare and therefore shouldn't count. It's always #projection, all the way down; when the favorite tool you have is a hammer, you think everyone else is using one, too.

#trump #scotus #ejeancarroll

1 week ago

New post from Popehat.com!

Cotswolds Interlude, Hiking Day Four
Doom In June

1 week ago

New post from Popehat.com!

A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky
Bluesky Can Ban Whoever They Want! But They Won’t Stop Me From Saying What I Think. I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Elon Musk.

1 week ago

Bourbon Caramel Sauce https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/bourbon-caramel-sauce.html

2 weeks ago

Napoleon this guy's not. "Cuba would be easy to conquer because it's not far away." 🙄

The only question I have about a Cuba invasion (not a "raid" or "operation") is whether it will be an "October surprise" for this year, to (he thinks) bolster the GOP in the election, or wait until his lame duck years to prove he's still Large and In Charge.

#Trump says #Cuba operation could mirror #Venezuela raid" https://share.google/cEeUSShD32pgFbd3M

2 weeks ago

I've no particular desire to defend #Vance, or his boss' shoddy #Iran quasi-deal, but it's also aggravating that his (accurate) criticism of #Netanyahou 's actions threatening that deal is drawing so much knee-jerk "how dare you criticize #Israel?!" fire.

"JD Vance's Israel remarks draw criticism from Republican Rep. Randy Fine" https://share.google/l7nB9yr4hhl6zPkdJ

2 weeks ago

It occurs to me that if opposing #LGBTQ rights or expressions or events is a religious thing that must be afforded full #FirstAmendment protection, then the reverse (favoring such things) must be true as well.

"Take off that Pride pin."
"This is an expression of my religious faith and must be accommodated."

DOJ opens civil rights probe into MLB after Giants’ Pride Night hat controversy – NBC Bay Area https://share.google/XMEqJ0f1blpvC8vBY

2 weeks ago

Happy #Juneteenth. Remembering #history is an important way to improve the future.

I admit I've been a bit surprised that the holiday hasn't been a more active target by the history-rewriting #TrumpRegime (who believe that *dictating* history is an important way to *control* the future).

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