The Hormuz situation seems so so bad, like gonna-destabilize-half-the-globe-and-tank-the-economy bad, with no obvious resolution even plausible, and it’s still getting the “distant crisis mostly of interest to nerds that will work itself out” treatment in American press
'Wishful thinking' — Ukraine rubbishes Russia's latest Luhansk Oblast claim #Ukraine
Today's stream catch-up in memes
The neighbors invited us to a birthday party for their kiddo. Homemade street tacos, watermelon juice, a bouncy castle, a placid baby being passed around.
This is what the neighborhood should feel like.
Watercolour still life: fruit and flowers. A small wooden bird and a starfish on the windowsill.
Another watercolour and fruit still life more recent than the ones from the '80s. This was one of a series done during the Covid lockdown period when I was painting continuously either in the garden or sitting at a table in a sunny window. A good year for homegrown plum tomatoes.
Pete Hegseth is blaming Joe Biden for military vaccine mandates.
The flu shot’s been required since 1945.
Joe Biden was 3 years old in 1945.
I love it when dudes still get audibly surprised that women play video games, especially shooter games.
Like, yes. We exist. We just don't play with you or like you because you're misogynistic lol
It must be Tuesday.
“Two weeks of vacation annually is not enough.”
"This is an important thing to think about."
My painting SUNFLOWERS
For my own wellbeing, sometimes it's best to completely ignore harsh reality & focus exclusively on one or all of our 3 pets.
In this case it's our youngest, Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite, a/k/a Spawn of Satan), who I love dearly. ♥️ 🐶
(also: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider info to bet on prediction market apps like Kalshi and Polymarket, warning the unregulated boom “opens the door to insider trading and abuse.”
OTD in 2017 Prez declared "mission accomplished" in Syria. A statement that stood the test of time & didn't cause deleted posts.
A) lol
B) you better hope the material is properly chemically treated first or you’ll have structural instability and cholera.
If I’m reading this correctly, and I think I am…
Russians are now sh*tting bricks
www.gazeta.ru/science/news...
What’s the equivalent of the Razzies but for politicians?
It took this dude one year to put “Nixon in the middle of Watergate” numbers on the board.
In some ways he’s a generational talent at the peak of his game.
Hey Everyone!
Meet Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
(He is smol)
RFK Jr. is the perfect example of someone striving to create a "master race" that he would not be allowed to be a part of.
He’s one of the most sensible, competent people in government.
Unchaos with Ed Miliband.
*leans into microphone*
"AS YOU KNOW, I steered WELL CLEAR of Peter Mandelson when I became Labour leader"
the art of war: “you - yes, you, dipshit - need to feed your men and make sure they don’t get sick. no you are not exempt on the basis of being a very special boy. oh my god, why am I surrounded by idiots.”
surely no army in military history has ever been laid low by disease, a famously uncommon problem among people living in enforced close quarters
you get: the astounding power of the supreme court of the united states of america
we get: some vague modicum of ethical behavior
apparently this bargain was a bridge too far, so I propose a new one, which involves impeachment and jail
on the one hand, we're apparently big enough to be a valid target now
on the other hand, we're apparently not big enough to actually spend any time on before targeting us because they clearly have not seen this site's takes on the war
