There once was a man
from Peru, whose lim'ricks all
looked like haiku. He

said with a laugh, I
cut 'em in half, the pay is
much better for two

Oooooooof. Fingers crossed for things being as painless as straightforward as they can be — get well soon!

Ah, fucked up your sleep schedule again have you

You need to see baby goat zoomies. Trust me. Sound up.

- Pace yourself
- don’t go too crazy
- no fedposting
- stay on top of regulating your nervous system
- act local
- find people who’ve been doing the work and ask how you can help
- tend to the myriad biological needs we need as confused little apes
- give grace to dysregulated people on your side

This thread is incredible.

Really worth reading.

There's a fairly natural shortening of the word "Japanese" that we also all agree (or, at least, I hope we all agree) is unacceptable because of the connotation it carries. That's just how slurs work.

Sparkles are magic.
AI is trash.
I am blanking this from my memory because I’m keeping my damned sparkles.

Tone and style are such a huge part of reading (and writing!), and I legitimately cannot fathom why anyone would want bland sameness instead.

Oh my god it’s only tuesday

I didn't even think about how well they go together until a friend pointed it out -- had the one on this morning and then just went to try on the opal when I pulled it out of the mailbox tonight. Serendipity!

An opal ring in a silver sunburst setting alongside a bypass ring with a star and a blue dichroic glass cabochon, on two different fingers.

The problem with receiving my @peculiarityshop.bsky.social shinies is that then I want to look for new shinies. 😭 (And there are always glorious shinies on that shop, of all manner.)

... ignore the absolute travesty that is my winter skin please. Focus on the shiny. (I love this accidental combo.)

🧵 worth reading.

Both of my grandmothers worked. My mother worked. So did my father and grandfathers. Single income was never realistic.

Is there a problem with the cost of things like homes? Yes, 💯. Does that invalidate the point here? No. We should correct the record *and* improve going forward.

If you ever think your vote doesn’t count…

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Just ban this shit already.

https://www.tiktok.com/@ah_y2213/video/7610066316413734151

THREAD: Misinformation in the Iran/US/Israel war - 3 March

This viral video claims to show the aftermath of a reported drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tonight.

But the video was posted last week to TikTok, and shows an unrelated car accident in Riyadh.

If you were OK with “Substack, the Nazi Bar,” maybe “Substack, a front for the gambling on life and death casino” might convince you.

Long tailed tit bird walking with determination sketched in colored pencil

Getting through the week

my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

Old bearded man in a helmet and cape withe these words over the image: Pick your battles. Pick fewer battles than that. Put some battles back. That's still too many battles.

I feel like this regularly.

a group of Jews is collectively known as an argument

The GenX urge to gather here today to get through this thing called life

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "what the fuck is wrong with people"

DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

Very important Olympic update

trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"

I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!

Longtime civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

"The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt."
Jesse Jackson