I do not want to be on guard when I read manuscripts. I do not want to be on guard when I read slush. I do not want to be on guard when I listen to music, when I look at visual art, when I WATCH A FUCKING COMMERCIAL. I hate Altman so much I burn with it. He and his kind have stolen the WONDER.

💉 3 pays européens ont atteint le seuil de 90% de filles vaccinées contre les infections à papillomavirus humain : l’Islande, le Portugal & la Norvège.

"L’élimination du cancer du col de l’utérus devient un objectif réalisable."

La France reste encore loin (environ 50 %).

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The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

The picture shows Bladder Campion flowers and buds against a green, background, (foliage). The flowers have white petals and pink patterned bladders behind each flower.

A group of pink Red Campion flowers against a bamboo fence with a fir tree in the background.

A single White Campion flower with buds against a green background.

If you love Moths, grow some Campions in your garden 🦋
Red Campion, (which is pink 😊), White Campion and Bladder Campion, (both white) all provide food for adult moths and some of their caterpillars 🐛
Visit our Planting for Wildlife page for more suggestions 😊
#MHHSBD

A Jesus statue gets more empathy than Palestinians in Israel Israeli Leaders This Week Condemned Behavior by an IDF Soldier That They Themselves Fostered – Conduct That Would Go Unpunished if Directed at the 'Right Enemies'

A Jesus Statue Gets More Empathy Than Palestinians in Israel.

Israeli leaders this week condemned behavior by an IDF soldier that they themselves fostered – conduct that would go unpunished if directed at the 'right enemies'.

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Ukrainian journalist, 31-year-old Yana Shkarlat, who sustained 65% burns on her body, from the Russian drone attack on Pryluky - in the Chernihiv Oblast on April 7th, passed away in hospital in Germany.

I feel like Sun Tzu really missed out on "Invent Pete Hegseth and give him to the enemy"

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Tweet JennyCohn A o @jennycohn1 X.com Elon Musk's X just suspended author Gil Duran for characterizing the recent Palantir manifesto as "fascism". So much for this platform's supposed protection of "free speech". 1/ & Gil Durán•@gilduran.com • 4h The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist— which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Never believe Elon Musk when he promises you free speech.

Scientists Found 5.6 Million Burrowing Bees Beneath a Cemetery in New York. The Group Is One of the Largest on Record Researchers in Ithaca estimated the number of ground-nesting bees emerging from a local cemetery in spring 2023, revealing just how abundant some understudied pollinators are

Extremely buried actual point:
"If we don’t preserve nest sites and someone paves over them, we could lose—in an instant—5.5 million bees that are important pollinators."

Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

⚡ Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest.

The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

kyivindependent.com/russia-destr...

Le nombre exact de victimes du siège de Mariupol ne sera jamais connu.

Literal cartel

NEW STUDY: Media coverage of violence against women has reached an all-time low — at only 1.3% of total coverage.

This, at the height of the Epstein scandal.

www.akas.london/globalmisogy...

For the love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to restore and preserve the freedom our forefathers fought and died for, the War Department will DISCARD AND REJECT the woke prohibition on shitting in our drinking water. AMERICANS SHIT WHERE WE WILL.

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”

Dalloway Day is an annual celebration held on or around the third Wednesday in June—honouring the setting of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway, which takes place on a single mid-June day.

It celebrates Woolf’s life, work, and legacy.

A small rectangular vase that looks like notebook paper folding, with flowers in it.

A small rectangular vase that looks like notebook paper folding, with flowers in it.

A small rectangular vase that looks like notebook paper folding, with flowers in it.

A small rectangular vase that looks like notebook paper folding, with flowers in it.

This little “I can buy myself flowers” vase is joining the collection. Paraffin wax, notebook paper and craft tape. Entirely handmade. It holds water indefinitely (or until you ran out of candles and decide to make a candle of it 🤪). #galleriaobscura #handmade #craft

TL;DR: Use our software if you wanna turn your democracy into a dictatorship! We have a FAQ page!

This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.

This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.

The Simple Science of Making Indian Yogurt How to make creamy fresh yogurt at home.

I don’t know how to say this so it doesn’t sound like I am bragging (I am bragging), but I have been making yogurt now several times and it comes out thick and Purrrfect. This very generous lady shared all her knowledge here: open.substack.com/pub/rachelgu...

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.

We must get rid of Palantir altogether.

twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...

Palantir put plans for techno-fascism in a document. Like a techno-fascist manifesto with themselves at the center. Features fascistic distortions of language and declarations of inherent superiority that should be acknowledged and made permanent, but driven by and with a more central role for tech.

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.

She missed these trials by a few months.

One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.

I feel such a hole inside.

In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

A French arrest warrant for Elon Musk?
This Monday, 20 April, the richest Nazi in history is due to appear before the cybercrime prosecutor’s office in Paris accused of “complicity in the possession of child pornography” and “denial of crimes against humanity”, offences of which Grok stands accused.

Well, that is… original 🤣

Paper-bag-like looking vase, with tulips in it.

Paper-bag-like looking vase, with tulips in it.

Paper-bag-like looking vase, with tulips in it.

Paper-bag-like looking vase, with tulips in it.

My paper and paraffin wax vase, with tulips. It’s a real vase now, with water and all. 🌷 #handmade #galleriaobscura