Random and funny stuff

it’s hard to remember that the future is still being built. it’s hard not to think of those days as pre-made— squares on a board game waiting for our little thimble or race car. it’s hard to see the future for what it is: an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of possibility, of hope.

— tiny fairy tales✨ (@tinyfairytales) August 22, 2022

I've collected some funny tweets so far this week:

QAnon. It’s like Scientology, but for homeschoolers.

— Jane of the North (@JaneotN) August 23, 2022

Twitter has its problems, but where the hell else am I supposed to find comedy like this? pic.twitter.com/fHXcsMRPD0

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 23, 2022

Look, were the Peterborough protestors fuckwads? Yes. But was it right for the mayor of Peterborough to come out and call them fuckwads, thereby normalizing politicians dismissing the concerns of people that are detached from reality and think rules don’t apply to them? Also yes.

— Aaron Hoyland (@aaronhoyland) August 17, 2022

The Trump documents story gets murkier by the day. I think Nichols is on to something here:

As I keep saying: he's looking for something, and worried about what's in there https://t.co/uvZZWDaAvc

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 24, 2022

History is really just one damn thing after another!

As a history grad student, I think I picked a great week to start following history twitter.

— Rhonda Creed (@tolkienhistory1) August 22, 2022

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— Dolores Turenne (@dolly511) August 23, 2022

Its been a week for foolish politics in Saskatchewan!

The Canada Water act allows Federal inspectors to go onto private land to test water
@PremierScottMoe didn’t know that nor did his water minister Jeremy Cockrill before they complained to the Federal Minister
How bloody embarrassing @SaskParty
It gets worse by the day

— 𝙶𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 (@hunter_gord) August 22, 2022

Hey, @PremierScottMoe, just spotted a federal worker trespassing on my neighbour’s private property. About to make a citizen’s arrest. I trust you’ll have my back on this!

Please let Trudope know this behaviour is completely unacceptable. Lock this guy up & throw away the key! pic.twitter.com/meW1V0MWGb

— RPB (@ReginaPosterBoy) August 23, 2022

If I get like 15 more cheques, I can fly to North Battleford!#SaskatchewanAdvantage

— The Dude (@TheSKDude) August 23, 2022

(For anyone not up on their Sask scandal politics, this tweet connects the $500 Moe-Cheque bribe with the $8,000 Harpauer flight scandal and I love it!) 

Nature is amazing

This shadow on the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction, AZ, the cougar, only appears twice a year for approximately a week just as the sun is setting. pic.twitter.com/yJH5LW9Uhz

— jonathan slater☮️ (@joslater37) August 23, 2022

Heavenly. https://t.co/E3zEzFjGo7

— Terrill Tailfeathers (@Terrilltf) August 22, 2022

Here are various career advice tweets:

MY COMEDY ADVICE 2016: Write jokes, get up a lot, make friends and have fun.

MY COMEDY ADVICE 2022: Develop a level of sociopathy unthinkable to any decent person.

— J.P. McDade (@jp_mcdade) August 21, 2022

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— Jim Swift (@JimSwiftDC) August 22, 2022

what basic rule-like structure of the universe ensures that you won't spot the million typos until you've already sent the thing off

— Mike Harrison (@mjohnharrison) August 23, 2022

Rory McIlroy throws fan's golf ball in water. Golfer knocked the ball away twice with his putter but that didn't stop the fan who controlled it remotely https://t.co/y3pvIwiSKP

— ABC progressive bcpoli, abpoli, cdnpoli, onpoli (@timethief) August 23, 2022

Dogs, bruh!

Day 36, they suspect nothing! pic.twitter.com/yeNkfq9xeB

— rjtjrt (@rjtjrt) August 21, 2022

Dogs are the best.. 💪 pic.twitter.com/20aT2vpGvV

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) August 23, 2022

This is Winston. He went for his first-ever walk today. Also took his first-ever mid-walk nap today. 12/10 huge day all around pic.twitter.com/W4Mk7A0P5e

— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) August 23, 2022

And of course a cat comes creeping in, too:

Happy fucking Caturday, y’all!! pic.twitter.com/P8Woyc5lax

— 🇺🇸Whatever🔥Heather🇺🇸 (@FeistyPK2) August 20, 2022

Another beautiful twitter story:

Our maternal Grandma (aka Grandma Seaside), before she married Grandpa, had a boyfriend called Jimmy, who was a soldier & amateur artist. His travelling sketchbook from 1934 (a gift to him from Grandma) is such a lovely insight into the era. Thread: pic.twitter.com/vZM5A8N0tS

— Abbie Garrington (@abbiegarrington) August 22, 2022