I’ve been researching #Italian #immigration to the #US for my #novel and every other primary source I open from 1890-1915 gives me major Déjà vu to how the #Republicans talk about immigration today.

“They aren’t white enough”, “they are a drain on our resources”, “deported because they would be a public charge”, “uneducated”, “barbaric”, “increasing crime”.

All the arguments are the same. Some of the laws are the same. And yet people in 1890 were arguing about the lack of race purity and “dirty blood” of people from Europe who the current conservatives would wholeheartedly consider white Christians and part of the great West or whatever.

Really makes you see as clear as day how BS and arbitrary all of this racist and anti-immigration rhetoric is. It’s nonsense. Always was. Always will be.

People deserve dignity and respect. Immigrants deserve to be welcomed in and accommodated.

Weather for Birmingham, Alabama ☁️

Forecast for the coming days:

• Friday 26 December: Min 62.4°, Max 69.1° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 3%, Wind speed: 8.8 mph (3.9 m/s)
• Saturday 27 December: Min 63.3°, Max 69.6° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 2%, Wind speed: 11.4 mph (5.1 m/s)
• Sunday 28 December: Min 41.5°, Max 67.1° (Light showers) 🌧️, Precipitation 0.14, Precipitation probability 32%, Wind speed: 15.7 mph (7.0 m/s)
• Monday 29 December: Min 29.1°, Max 42.8° (Cloudy) ☁️, Wind speed: 10.3 mph (4.6 m/s)
• Tuesday 30 December: Min 30.9°, Max 51.1° (Partly cloudy) 🌤️, Wind speed: 6.7 mph (3.0 m/s)
• Wednesday 31 December: Min 36.0°, Max 54.3° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 3%, Wind speed: 9.9 mph (4.4 m/s)
• Thursday 01 January: Min 23.7°, Max 46.6° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 6%, Wind speed: 11.7 mph (5.2 m/s)

Hourly forecast for the next 12 hours:

• 21:00: 64.6° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 2%, Wind speed: 3.9 mph (1.8 m/s)
• 22:00: 65.1° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 3%, Wind speed: 8.8 mph (3.9 m/s)
• 23:00: 64.6° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 4%, Wind speed: 6.5 mph (2.9 m/s)
• 00:00: 64.2° (Partly cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 3%, Wind speed: 6.8 mph (3.0 m/s)
• 01:00: 64.2° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 2%, Wind speed: 4.9 mph (2.2 m/s)
• 02:00: 64.2° (Partly cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 1%, Wind speed: 6.1 mph (2.7 m/s)
• 03:00: 64.2° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 3%, Wind speed: 5.9 mph (2.6 m/s)
• 04:00: 63.0° (Partly cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 4%, Wind speed: 4.1 mph (1.8 m/s)
• 05:00: 62.4° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 5%, Wind speed: 3.8 mph (1.7 m/s)
• 06:00: 62.8° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 8%, Wind speed: 4.3 mph (1.9 m/s)
• 07:00: 63.9° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 7%, Wind speed: 5.3 mph (2.4 m/s)
• 08:00: 64.6° (Cloudy) ☁️, Precipitation probability 2%, Wind speed: 4.9 mph (2.2 m/s)

@dianea

Wow - that's scary!

@ichbindabomb

For Holiday Catan we broke out both Seafarers *and* Cities & Knights. (I won, but got kinda lucky in doing so and would have lost on the next turn if the roll had turned out otherwise).

Let’s check in on the official AI assistant of the U.S. military.

Canada responds with a bar down shot from Hage. CAN:2 CZE:1 #HNOM #WorldJuniors

https://apnews.com/article/dominion-virginia-offshore-wind-trump-energy-interior-f5e4078b55cb1449a80de390153b3ae2

Canada responds with a bar down shot from Hage. CAN:2 CZE:1 #HNOM #WorldJuniors

#birdbot

RE: https://mas.to/@wordmark/115788891617739983

Guess who also has the heavy crude? 🇨🇦

Cats are standing by to help you put the Christmas lights away! Photo from my collection, 1957.

When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:

💄 Dizzy Dishes, the first appearance of Betty Boop
🔍 The first 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🤡 Animal Crackers
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!

🎥 Creators: Enter the Public Domain Film Remix Contest
💻️ Virtual Party: Jan 21st @ 10am PT
🎟️ Film Screening: Jan 21st @ 6pm PT
Learn more: https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/

Today's... "what?!" Wikipedia post:

> In 2007, Steenburgen underwent minor surgery on her arm, which required a general anaesthetic; shortly thereafter, she began experiencing "music (...) playing in her head day and night". She subsequently took music lessons so that she could write down what she was hearing, and by 2013 had almost 50 songwriting credits.

#wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Steenburgen#Music_career

Can someone explain to me why I live in Amsterdam instead of Gerringong, Australia? 🇦🇺🦘

Frustrating defensive mistake ends up in the back of the Canadian net. CAN:1 CZE:1 #HNOM #WorldJuniors

Frustrating defensive mistake ends up in the back of the Canadian net. CAN:1 CZE:1 #HNOM #WorldJuniors

@elliek Perhaps Joni could be given dog-scale jobs that help with whatever you're doing. For instance, while vacuuming, tell her to pick up and put away all the shoes and dog toys that may be in your way (and seed the area beforehand, so there's something to put away). She's really saying, "You should let your smart, beautiful good girl help you with that!"