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Open Thread - 06 Aug 2026 - A Weird Rabbit Hole

Submitted by Sima on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 5:00am

A Weird Rabbit Hole

Sometimes I find the strangest rabbit holes online... and, boy, did I find one in the last couple of days! So, I follow a substack called the Advantages of Age. It's written by Rose Rouse, and it's about writing, age, being a woman and so on. She's English. Recently Rouse had a guest writer, Gilly Hanna. Hanna is from a dancing group in England formed by old people called Grand Gesture. Yes, old people can dance. We knew that, didn't we? Smile Smile

Anyway, the article, Making a Geri-Anarchist Ghost Story – The Hempen Jig is about a short movie (about 11 minutes or so) that the dancing group made. It's a horror story, kinda. And it's GREAT. I really encourage everyone to give it a watch, just 'cause it is so cool, and strange, and... The movie is called The Hempen Jig. Here's the youtube link to the movie:

Sail Boston

Submitted by QMS on Tue, 08/04/2026 - 6:55am

This week is the culmination of the 250th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence celebration in Boston.

An international fleet of historic Tall Ships are gathered for a sail around
the harbor and exhibitions of the various ships in surrounding piers.

I counted 44 on display for the public. More may be anchored out.

Cyclospora and Regulation

Submitted by bondibox on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 12:22pm

"Republicans campaign on the idea that government is incompetent, then they get elected and prove it."

In Trump's second term, the FoodNet program stopped tracking cyclospora. The CDC fired 70% of its parasite tracking team and lost 25% of its employees overall. The FDA lost 20% of its staff. The Department of Agriculture has lost 10% of its staff.

The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 6:39am

Already August?

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The wheel of the year seems to spin ever faster. It is the time of the Caesar's. We left Julius month and are now into Augustus month, the only two 31 day months back to back. Augustus brought on the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman empire, and Julius played his part as well. Perhaps this August we're witnessing the end of the US empire? The D.C. egos will have a difficult time accepting loses in two wars. I suspect we accelerate our terrorism and covert actions around the world in an attempt to suppress the rise of BRICS+ since we seem incapable of doing it militarily. It's ironic, we declare war on terrorism and become the world's biggest terrorist. Well, on we go through time, and the world is changing quickly. More about those changes below the fold.

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