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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Heros

Remembering Renee Good

An innocent woman was murdered by armed, masked agents of our government yesterday. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman and US citizen, was fatally shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good was idling in a car at the scene of an ongoing ICE […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Heros Heros - NOT Sticking It To The Man

Vendetta Chicken

Fear the Fowl Our new superhero: Vendetta Chicken. Fear the fowl. “She does not forgive.”“She does not forget.”“Fear. The. Fowl.” Why ICE Fears Vendetta Chicken Vendetta Chicken engages in civil disobedience, causing no physical harm to fish or fowl. The Manure-Scented Candle Swap The ICE scented candles[1] mysteriously replaced with“Ode à Barnyard: Notes of Dung […]

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America Banality of Evil Heros Heros - NOT Late Stage Capitalism

We’ll Match Your Bitching 5x!

Today we’re going to bitch-a-bit, our autumn bitch-a-thon, where your bitching, through a generous anonymous donor, is matched 5X But first, let’s be fair and balanced. Some non-profits serve an essential role in society. In an America, where children go hungry because of a profoundly corrupt government, food banks are stepping in. In an America […]

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Current Events Health, Beauty and Medicine Heros Heros - NOT Late Stage Capitalism

Judith, by George (part 3)

Introducing…. George! Before we continue with the Beheadrix Judith, let’s introduce our unpaid marketing intern, George. George instantly fit the WLBOTT ecosystem like he was always here – lurking in the background of every broom closet at HQ, alphabetizing romance paperbacks and practicing witty Cary Grant eyebrow lifts in reflective stainless steel surfaces of the […]

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ENGin Heros WLBOTT Corporate

FOIA / Free the WLBOTT 7

Elder KM runs a wonderful non-profit called ENGin. Sometimes she received WLBOTT emails on her ENGin email account. I imagine someday her organization will get a FOIA request, and KM will have to go to a deposition and explain these WLBOTT emails! The Dreaded Subpoena The Drama FOIA vs. WLBOTT — A Legal Drama in […]

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Heros Musings Netherlands

Anne’s Tree

There was a tree, a horse chestnut tree, that grew outside of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis. Anne described the tree in three different entries in her diary. For Anne, the tree symbolized continuity, seasons, and hope amidst confinement—an image that dovetails with Laudato Si’’s […]

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Exonumia/Philately are not contagious Heros Vatican City

Margins of the Night: A Little Levity (part 2)

[ed. note: the more we look into Laudato si’, the more impressed we are. We look forward to detailing many aspects of this revolutionary document. But lately, IRL has been oppressive, a dark cloud in search of a release. So today we’re going to have some fun, with respect, with the encyclical] We are continuing […]

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Climate Change Heros Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Nature

Margins of the Night: Reading Laudato si’ with Wonder (part 1)

In the spring of 2015, Pope Francis released a profound encyclical (letter) to the world called “Laudato Si’” (“Praise be to you”). The letter lays the moral foundation for our collective obligation and responsibility to protect Mother Earth. In Pope Francis’ case, he uses the teachings of the Catholic Church to build the foundation of […]

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Adventures of the Elders ENGin Food Ukraine

Potsdam Perogy Plenary

The WLBOTT Ladle & Lube cooks have consulted with The Great Chefs of Europe, as well as Elder KM (she knows her varenyky!) We have collected a variety of stuffing suggestions. This Conclave of Cooks, the Potsdam Perogy Plenary, has long been a favorite subject of Renaissance painters. Results of the Chefs’ Conclave Savory & […]

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Austria Banality of Evil Brotherhood/Sisterhood Heros Heros - NOT Movies

Obedience without Justice is Tyranny

The story of Sisters Bernadette, Regina, and Rita Yesterday morning The Guardian brought us a wonderful story – some feisty nuns who only want to continue living the life they’ve spent their entire lives cultivating. But there’s a lot more to the story (see the Guardian’s full article) – the Church hierarchy cut off their […]