New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.
your moment of calm
Move over, Florida Man. 😂
Seriously. What won't these people destroy as a political favor for wealthy pals. Reporting from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
Wow, this is incredible!
John & John are at it again (yay!)
Laurie Anderson for sure. That she’ll bring the ghost of her pup Lolabelle to show the way is an added comfort.
there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
Illustration featuring a comet about to land on a rocky landscape as two hippo like creatures watch from the right
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who displayed kindness & community, showing goodness even in the darkest times
#BookArtWeek
Average GOP Congressman: We err...uhhh...don't uh need uh...oversight of the DoD because uh...we trust the President to decide what's best
Donald Trump: I AM JESUS CHRIST RETURNED TO EARTH THE POPE ISN'T MAGA AND HE'S WEAK ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS I AM GOING TO BUILD A HOTEL ON THE MOON
A lot of Orbán's American fans are saying that this election proved he was never an authoritarian in the first place.
This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.
Here's why.
Pope Leo on an airplane, standing in the aisle, holding a baseball bat.
Say "weak on crime" again. I dare you.
"In lieu of learning outcomes, we now ask whether students have a warm sense of what learning might feel like and whether they can recall, with confidence, that they took 'chemistry.' If so, we mark that as 'exceeds expectations.'"
"At some point if the ship doesn’t turn around, maybe it will start taking on water or listing badly or hit an iceberg, or perhaps the iceberg has been there all along and is named Donald Trump."
Ouch 😆(but 💯)
A digital illustration somewhat in the manner of a colored engraving. A whaling ship under full sail in rough seas trying to outrun a storm on the horizon behind them. Meanwhile a sperm whale many times the size of the ship and with feathered wings instead of fins flies above the ship with unknown intent. Wide block letters above the whale read ‘Maybe it will happen today’.
“God does not bless any conflict.” Pope Leo bringing the 🔥 rooted in radical love.
Hope you heal soon but that quilt is going to be gorgeous! 😍
🧵Missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and poor medical care are driving record deaths in ICE custody.
@kolyncheang.bsky.social and I spent months investigating the deaths of ICE detainees across the US. Over and over again, we found lapses in treatment that proved fatal.
Meanwhile...
They're the best. The Fingertips medley on Apollo 18 alone is worthy of every Hall of Fame.
😂
And Maxwell’s reply addressed her as “sweet pea” - totally something you’d do with someone you barely know!
How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall?
Four images of a giant sculpture of a spider colvered in stripes of wool in photos taken at night and day
Louis Bourgeois’s 'Maman' sculpture yarn bombed by Magda Sayeg, 2018, a noted textile artist known for her eye-catching wool coverings to turn everyday objects in the environment into explosions of color #Womensart
Photo of a real tank covered in a pink knitted and crocheted wool fitted blanket on a street near a brick building
"Pink covered M.24 Chaffee Tank." 2006, by Danish artist Marianne Joergensen and various helpers....
Created as an anti war atwork #WomensArt
A bunny hops across a set of bluish, miniature planets. They are positioned in space. The bunny is chasing a yellowish-green moth
Daily bunny no.3282 goes planet-hopping
A loose digital painting of magnolia blossoms on a branch. They are against a rectangle of sky blue that is itself outlined in a blotty, splattery darker blue outline. Some yellow scripty lettering in the top left corner of the blue reds ‘Maybe it will happen today’.
