Aunt Rose Comfort
@notelling.bsky.social
Retired Arkansas teacher battling mosquitoes, tornadoes, and political rapscallions. You should be writing.
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“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan.
“releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
“releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan.
“releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
“releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Feeling this deep in my bones.
October 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Feeling this deep in my bones.
Arkansas, what the hell are you doing?
NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school.
But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves.
But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves.
Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Arkansas, what the hell are you doing?
Still have one of these. I've threatened to send it to my grandson at Hendrix. WHA WHA WHA. That'll get him up for class.
I was part of that 93.1%. Who else was? Anyone still use one of these bad boys?
September 28, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Still have one of these. I've threatened to send it to my grandson at Hendrix. WHA WHA WHA. That'll get him up for class.
Okay, Verizon. What the hell?
September 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Okay, Verizon. What the hell?
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Arkansas chemical plant where acid spill occurred operated without a permit, state regulators say arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/19/a...
Arkansas chemical plant where acid spill occurred operated without a permit, state regulators say | Arkansas Advocate
As authorities from Arkansas, Oklahoma and the federal government deal with the aftermath of the acid spill, elected officials are demanding answers on how the chemical manufacturing plant could have ...
arkansasadvocate.com
August 19, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Arkansas chemical plant where acid spill occurred operated without a permit, state regulators say arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/19/a...
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just called ICE and told them MS 13 gang members have Mrs. Dalloway tattoos
August 19, 2026 at 1:58 AM
just called ICE and told them MS 13 gang members have Mrs. Dalloway tattoos
I know there's a lot going on right now, but don't miss the Arkansas Goat Festival tshirt upheaval over on Facebook. Hell's a'poppin over there.
August 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I know there's a lot going on right now, but don't miss the Arkansas Goat Festival tshirt upheaval over on Facebook. Hell's a'poppin over there.
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The last time men forced women back into the kitchen we put shrimp in Jello. We’ll do it again!
August 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The last time men forced women back into the kitchen we put shrimp in Jello. We’ll do it again!
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A.I. will eat this up.
Careful what you ask for.
Careful what you ask for.
July 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A.I. will eat this up.
Careful what you ask for.
Careful what you ask for.
Every one of these men are old enough to know to remove their hats indoors.
Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals
July 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Every one of these men are old enough to know to remove their hats indoors.
"I'm the damn paterfamilias."
📌Not news: The best adaptation of the "The Odyssey" is "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Period.
Period.
July 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
"I'm the damn paterfamilias."
I see that Tom is suddenly and with strained enunciation trying very hard to lose that Arkansas accent. It's not as grating as Marsha Blackburn working on those final Gs she used to drop, but then Tom has mysteriously confident aspirations what with Lyndsay and Mitch out of the halls.
Clayton's confirmation hearing was an absolute disaster, so much so that Tom Cotton is crashing out at the end of it
July 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I see that Tom is suddenly and with strained enunciation trying very hard to lose that Arkansas accent. It's not as grating as Marsha Blackburn working on those final Gs she used to drop, but then Tom has mysteriously confident aspirations what with Lyndsay and Mitch out of the halls.
Oh my. Couple of things.
1. Charlie doesn't tell us much about his dating experiences, he just Holds Forth in the opinion column because he's retired and no longer has the reliable captive audience he craves.
And...
1. Charlie doesn't tell us much about his dating experiences, he just Holds Forth in the opinion column because he's retired and no longer has the reliable captive audience he craves.
And...
Opinion: A retired professor shares how political polarization is impacting his dating life in modern America.
Dating across political lines feels impossible | Opinion
A retired professor shares how political polarization is impacting his dating life in modern America.
bit.ly
July 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Oh my. Couple of things.
1. Charlie doesn't tell us much about his dating experiences, he just Holds Forth in the opinion column because he's retired and no longer has the reliable captive audience he craves.
And...
1. Charlie doesn't tell us much about his dating experiences, he just Holds Forth in the opinion column because he's retired and no longer has the reliable captive audience he craves.
And...
Spot on. I haven't seen The Piano in twenty or more years and it still haunts me. Think about it a lot.
July 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Spot on. I haven't seen The Piano in twenty or more years and it still haunts me. Think about it a lot.
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Step 1: The Problem
I’ve been reborn. My estrogen patch restored my sleep, energy, and hair back to age twenty-two. Time to reverse-age my wardrobe.
I’ve been reborn. My estrogen patch restored my sleep, energy, and hair back to age twenty-two. Time to reverse-age my wardrobe.
The Sixteen Steps to Owning an Eight-and-a-Half-Inch Skirt
“I remind myself that my body is a collab between a divine being and a genomic sequence longer than a CVS receipt. It’s my right to wear a derriere doily.”
buff.ly
July 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Step 1: The Problem
I’ve been reborn. My estrogen patch restored my sleep, energy, and hair back to age twenty-two. Time to reverse-age my wardrobe.
I’ve been reborn. My estrogen patch restored my sleep, energy, and hair back to age twenty-two. Time to reverse-age my wardrobe.
Everybody on here is talking about how dim Maria is when this is so obviously a schtick orchestrated for the real audience of one. It's a parenting technique used to redirect behavior in small children.
GOP Rep. French Hill has to explain the Constitution to a confused Maria Bartiromo
July 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Everybody on here is talking about how dim Maria is when this is so obviously a schtick orchestrated for the real audience of one. It's a parenting technique used to redirect behavior in small children.
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RIP bonnie tyler. lotta folks tonight are gonna learn the extent to which 'total eclipse of the heart' is outside their karaoke range
July 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
RIP bonnie tyler. lotta folks tonight are gonna learn the extent to which 'total eclipse of the heart' is outside their karaoke range
"However, representing a religion other than Christianity in Arkansas at the time attracted significant negative attention. Many hate crimes were committed against the family and the mission, notably the bombing of the mission on January 14, 1959..."
Frank Newton founded the Harmony Buddhist Mission in rural Arkansas northwest of Clarksville in 1954. Read more about him and his experiences being a rural Buddhist in the mid-20th century here: encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fran...
Frank Newton (1898–1972) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Frank Newton founded the Harmony Buddhist Mission in rural Arkansas after receiving his full license to exercise the Buddhist ministry in its fullness ...
encyclopediaofarkansas.net
July 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"However, representing a religion other than Christianity in Arkansas at the time attracted significant negative attention. Many hate crimes were committed against the family and the mission, notably the bombing of the mission on January 14, 1959..."
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To promote a nationwide "simultaneous reading" of the Declaration of Independence, the Arkansas Department of Heritage inexplicably used AI to generate a fake, misspelled "Declaraition of Indeppendennce"
Dept. of Heritage inexplicably uses AI to generate misspelled Declaration of Independence - Arkansas Times
Ah, yes. The famed “Declaraition of Indeppendennce” that we all learned about in elementary school.
arktimes.com
July 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
To promote a nationwide "simultaneous reading" of the Declaration of Independence, the Arkansas Department of Heritage inexplicably used AI to generate a fake, misspelled "Declaraition of Indeppendennce"
That's a hot mess.
Caulk is visibly oozing from the columns of the false "Arc de Trump" on display at the Great American State Fair
July 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
That's a hot mess.
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What do you mean abolishing ICE is not doable? It was created in 2003. There are Missy Elliot songs older than ICE.
June 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What do you mean abolishing ICE is not doable? It was created in 2003. There are Missy Elliot songs older than ICE.
Art. My heart is full.
Someone has been projecting images all over D.C. “It’s swampier than ever.” The Kennedy Center one is pretty hilarious. 😂😂😂
June 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Art. My heart is full.
Must not have asked anyone from Arkansas.
"When I turn off national cable news, step away from social media, and focus on what is happening locally in my own city or town, the world feels much less politically divided"
Agree: 70%
Disagree: 19%
Bullfinch / June 16, 2026
Agree: 70%
Disagree: 19%
Bullfinch / June 16, 2026
June 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Must not have asked anyone from Arkansas.