Mimi

Here for all the uncensored sh*t.

[Wealthy Anon @wealthyanon]

🚨 BREAKING: BANKS BLOCK THE CLARITY ACT AGAIN. AND TIME IS ALMOST UP.

For the third time, the most powerful banking institutions in America have successfully killed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before it could reach a Senate floor vote and sources on Capitol Hill say the window to pass it may be closing for good.

With only 11 legislative days remaining in the current session, insiders are calling this the most devastating blow yet to bipartisan crypto regulation. The bill, which would have provided the first comprehensive federal framework for digital assets, was inches away from a scheduled vote when banking lobbyists flooded Senate offices with opposition briefs late Tuesday night.
"They did it again," one senior Congressional aide told us on condition of anonymity. "Same playbook. Same last-minute pressure campaign. And it worked. Again."

WHY BANKS KEEP KILLING IT

The Clarity Act would strip major banks of a quiet competitive advantage the regulatory grey zone that keeps crypto firms locked out of traditional financial rails. A clear legal framework means more competition, more consumer choice, and less dependence on legacy banking infrastructure.
Put simply: clarity is bad for business. Their business.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING

If the bill doesn't move in the next two weeks, it dies with this Congress and every committee hearing, every compromise negotiation, every bipartisan handshake goes with it. Sponsors would have to start from zero in the next session.

Senator Lummis issued a statement just moments ago: "The American people deserve to know who is standing between them and financial innovation and it isn't us."

Share this. People need to know who's really running Washington.

[Mimi @webemimi]

I learned years ago that shingles is suppressed by exposure to chicken pox; so if children aren't contracting and expressing the virus, and the elderly aren't being exposed to children with the virus you get higher incidence of shingles.

Nice to hear more people are putting those two things together.

[Mimi @webemimi]

How about favorites?

James Horner
Alan Silvestri
Jerry Goldsmith
Tom Newman
James Newton Howard

And so under rated: Bruce Broughton, Alan Menken, Miles Goodman

People should listen to more film scores.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Name your favorite film composer. You cannot say Hans Zimmer or John Williams. Go!

[Mimi @webemimi]

@tracybeanz A pack of yapping terror.

[CIX 🦾 @cixliv]

Using a mocap suit to kick yourself in the balls with a robot is a great metaphor to close out 2025.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

A “Butt Load” is an actual unit of measurement that equals 128 gallons....

Despite how it sounds today, a butt load was once a perfectly respectable and widely used unit of measurement.

The term comes from the medieval English word butt, which referred to a large wooden barrel used to store and transport liquids such as wine, ale, beer, and occasionally oil or vinegar. A standard butt held 128 gallons, making it one of the largest liquid measures in common use.

The unit traces back to trade practices in Europe, especially the wine trade. Barrels were sized deliberately to match shipping explanations, taxation rules, and storage needs. A butt was equal to 2 hogsheads, 4 kilderkins, or 8 barrels. These measurements mattered deeply in an era when commerce depended on physical containers rather than abstract volume markings.

Over time, the phrase drifted out of formal use but survived in everyday language, where its meaning became humorous rather than practical. What was once a technical term slowly transformed into slang, losing its connection to shipping ledgers and dockside warehouses.

Images like this show how literal the phrase once was. A butt load was not exaggeration. It was a specific amount, counted, taxed, and transported with precision in a world built around wood, iron hoops, and handwritten records.

In modern terms, 128 gallons is roughly 485 liters, meaning a single butt could weigh over 1,000 pounds when filled with wine, which required specialized handling and reinforced cellar floors.

#archaeohistories

[Mimi @webemimi]

@WhitneyCummings Congratulations!

[Mimi @webemimi]

This is how I feel today.

[🥃 Duchess of Bourbon 🥃 @AnnaDsays]

GM

[Mimi @webemimi]

@Codie_Sanchez Oof! That hits. I knew a guy in high school who walked away from a lucrative career on wall street because he realized the wealth had become an addiction, a singular pursuit without purpose. He pivoted into charity work to bring healthier food to poor communities.

[Mimi @webemimi]

I've known widows young and old who remarried quickly (usually within a year.) I'm grateful I'm not in a position to relate.

When my FIL married my MIL she was 22, he was 40. It was his 3rd marriage. They had 8 children together and he loved her for the rest of his days. I hope Massie and his new bride enjoy as many years together as they can get.

[Mimi @webemimi]

@ImBreckWorsham I would still vote for @RonPaul again. They may be few, but the real ones are still out there.

[Mimi @webemimi]

@amitylee13 I choose to be happy for him.🤷‍♀️

[Mimi @webemimi]

@AdrianDittmann Living the dream.

[Mimi @webemimi]

"Save donkeys, fuck censors, Dutchbarn."

I don't even drink and he makes me want to promote his product.

@rickygervais is a treasure.

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

They keep rejecting his adverts so Ricky Gervais has given up trying

I wonder why Islamist Mayor of London Sadiq Khan keeps banning adverts featuring alcohol on the London Underground?

[Mimi @webemimi]

@MassieforKY @denisebovee Congratulations! May your future together be filled with joy and abundance.

[Mimi @webemimi]

@amitylee13 @RepThomasMassie Well, I'm jealous. Never met @RepThomasMassie but he did follow me back, which is pretty cool.😉

Grew up in LA, so I have met a few famous Hollywood people.
Most famous: toss up between Mel Gibson and John Williams.

[Mimi @webemimi]

Happy Halloween!

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

"Ask me why I crossed the road one more time"

[Mimi @webemimi]

Oh look! Nightmare food.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA RELEASES THE GRENADE-LAUNCHING AI WAR DOG

It walks on 4 legs, sees in the dark, aims with AI, and launches grenades on its own; no, it’s not sci-fi, it’s called CODiAQ, and it’s very real.

Skyborne Technologies just introduced this robotic war pup at the AUSA expo, calling it a “force multiplier” for soldiers needing precision firepower without putting human lives on the line.

It’s loaded with a 40mm grenade launcher, a 12-gauge shotgun, autonomous targeting, and even climbs stairs, because apparently "man's best friend" needed combat upgrades.

Controlled by one operator with a handheld device, it takes just days to train and only minutes to deploy.

Skyborne says this thing can team up with drones, share intel, and strike before humans can even react.

It’s promising to be absolutely deadly and, perhaps thankfully, not remotely adorable in any circumstances.

Source: Interesting Engineering

[Mimi @webemimi]

Yep.

[David Wolfe @DavidWolfe]

If your doctor doesn’t ask about your food, sleep, stress, or environment… you have a dealer, not a healer.

[MineYour.₿iz @mineyour_biz]

It costs $0 to start using LibreOffice instead of Google Docs, privately, right now.

Same with most other open source privacy-respecting apps.

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