A black cat with white socks, white muzzle, white ruff and pink beans snoozes with all its feet tucked up together

Dreaming

Stop all of the presses and look at this sleeping otter

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Hey we get it. It's dark out there. But there's so much good stuff going on too.

Here's a timeline cleanse courtesy of the endless determination of the world's researchers.


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There's a day train from Paris, you don't have to get the night train if you don't want to.

Same same

Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.

66 years old going 66 mph.

What brand? I'm always on the lookout.

We picked our printer off a garden wall down the street. It works brilliantly. Not as compact as a stapler, but still an effective weapon.

‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids

Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.

They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.

They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.

Not just you

Crinkle Party

I care that you're not dead. It would be rubbish if you were dead.

Really cross that Robin Ince has had to stop doing Infinite Monkey Cage because of his perfectly normal view of trans people being people who deserve support and love.

Also Nine Lessons and Carols is BRILLIANT and there are tickets left if you're in London: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Alistair said "this is what Nuneaton does to you"

Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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b3ta loves the way you move

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From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrec... #MoviePosterRecycling

Christmas Challenge 2025 – Big Give From 12pm (midday) 2nd December to 12pm (midday) 9th December, your Christmas donations can be doubled. Whatever your passion, whatever your cause - double the difference this Christmas.

It's the Big Give again, donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... donations to Awamu will be doubled during the weekend. Dig deep and tune in to Radio Water all weekend for joyous sounds from all over, raising money for vital support for women and girls in Bwaise, Uganda. www.radiowaters.co.uk

A black cat with a white chest, pink nose and yellow eyes sits in an empty shoe box, with fronds of greenery hanging over her head. She is looking right at the camera. Not visible: pink beans.

Cat in a box.

Cover art for Parallel Sevens by mintimperial, a skyline silhouetted against a pink and purple sunset sky

Right! Two new liquid instrumental drum and bass tracks by me out now, links to all the streamers and stores as they update here: tr.ee/UywQ8lC4j-

The true reason why i paint pink.

You do not deserve this. I'm glad you're not alone.

Awe Agnes :(

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

What we live in the UK, what does an insurance company have to do with anything?

Are there any local charities that might have contacts? Is there a Cinnamon Trust branch?

Or is it because you're short and you have short arms?

as John D. MacDonald put it, “Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather.”

the PSF clearly understands this, and has my respect.

Alt text is always great but it is SUPER worth a look here, A+