I fear the lesson learned here will be to mitigate the threat of free and fair elections.

The aurora tonight right outside my apartment in North Pols, Alaska was absolutely mind blowing… one of the best displays I have ever seen!

There are no penguins in Greenland or the Arctic.

Frosted Rivalry: the Cook/Amundsen story

the Titanic could low-key have turned around in minutes I think. based on what I know. about boats

a peg legged giant in a fur coat with tiny lady for scale

*danish explorer peter freuchen arises from the dead with an armory of deadly poop knives to defend greenland* sug på min afføring, amerikanske hunde!!!!!!!

The enemy is both strong and weak.

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...

“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said

"Defenestration Now"

The opening text of Master and Commander, but its the style of a Zohran for Mayor poster. "April, 1805. Napoleon is master of Europe. Only the British fleet stands before him. Oceans are now battlefields."

Yeah :D

Omg YES. is this only on beanies??

Common side effect.

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

Did you see this? I hope he's ok and that it was just a coincidence... bsky.app/profile/mark...

ive been loving this story and also finding it extremely unsurprising. shackleton was always broke as a joke and willing to cut corners and also a virile hero, so all elements of the escapade make perfect sense

Is there any word on how this delay will impact the layoffs that are supposed to happen on Sept 15?

He loved a good dress-up.

Considering all the possible polar-themed tattoo options. How do we feel about an Endurance tramp stamp. Boss-approved?

ZOHRAN THE DESTROYER

i’m learning a lot about the trade war

A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

🤣

Searching Getty Images for photos from the Heard and McDonald Islands...

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.

So...the Heard and McDonald Islands got hit with a 10% tariff today...however, they have no exports, because the islands are completely uninhabited by humans.
From me and @leahfeiger.bsky.social:
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BREAKING: U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USA Now U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!

Let’s be clear about the impact of this DOT memo: Pedestrians and cyclists are going to die. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/b...

Screenshot of email from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy to Heads of Secretarial Offices and Operating Administrations.

Screenshot of email from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy to Heads of Secretarial Offices and Operating Administrations.

USDOT Secretary's office sent an email to DOT agencies instructing them to review competitively awarded—but not yet fully obligated—projects under Biden that include:
—Green infra
—Bike infra
—EV infra
—Project purpose to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

DOT wants to revise project scopes or cancel.