It's fine escapism until people translate it to real life, like American police wanting to emulate The Punisher - or what they think his viewpoint is anyway.

Unfortunately you can make that case against many Super Hero movies (that they just HAVE to use their demi-god powers against a "big" threat). Just like the series "24" used torture because they "had to". The problem is the correct real responses (better social and penal reform) isn't exciting.

Please don't use speaker phone while in library. Ask for headphones at the front desk.

Only a fallen society needs this sign

From Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 6: The Bar-None Ranch Goofy stands out in the middle of the desert in just boots, gloves, and boxers. He looks incredibly nervous as someone talks to him from off-panel. Off-Panel Person: Jest stand quiet, sister, an' poppa'll fix y' up purty!

Happy 80th Birthday to Tim Curry, a guy who treats every single part like it was the role he was born to play.

How many fishers with 6 magikarps you think jump you on this thing

Every now and then I think of that woman a friend knew from a ferret owner’s group who said that her ferret loved it when she blew raspberries on his bellybutton, only to discover that wasn’t a bellybutton and that he *really* enjoyed it

Ours too - however my son went to a Primary School where they were all given violins. Believe me the sullen child practising violin was painful - and then the class recital with 30 of them was a nightmare that must have lasted 8 hours (but was only 20 mins).

New York public school system makes all their students learn the recorder because they’re secretly looking for the one kid that will solve their rat problem

A stop-the-car moment to photograph this greeting to Nigel Farage on his rather unspectacular visit to Shetland today.

Apologies to any frogs offended. 🐸

Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing.

Something something “turn on their fleshy masters” something.

A man looking at a map on his phone with a cape of solar panels

Aldi is selling wearable solar panels in case you were wondering how close to the apocalypse we are.

Same vibes

In the 1930s, Oswald Mosley claimed to be a patriot, while his British Union of Fascists was secretly funded by the Italian government. We are just beginning to grasp how much of the far right in the UK today has been funded by Viktor Orbán and Russian oil money.
Their "patriotism" is always a con.

Oh shit, the dolphins have invented maths

An armed Paddington Bear stages a shootout in post-apocalyptic ‘80s New York, but afterwards he offers the survivors marmalade.

Should be part of his next test.

I maintain that among the media's biggest mistakes has been continuing to ask Trump questions as if he's a normal guy instead of asking things like "Can you explain who Jesus is" or "Describe the process of pumping gas"

I inch away from it's pitiful grasping hands and run away from the abomination.

An absolutely baffling time to be an historian of apocalyptic thought. Like my man is just straight up doing Antichrist stuff and I am meant to be normal???

Don’t know if you saw this when it was doing the rounds on here. It made me laugh..

First the White House went for Venezuela, because it wanted the monopoly on oil.

Then it went for Greenland, because it wanted the monopoly on oil.

Then it went for Iran, because it wanted the monopoly on oil.

Then it went for the Vatican, because it wanted the monopoly on paedophiles.

It amuses me that The Young Ones is often described as “dated” when:

a) It looks far more expensive and spectacular than any BBC audience sitcom made in the last four decades, and

b) It can be endlessly used for political points made in 2026

Great simile. Still remember my high school PE teacher walking into the boys changing rooms, proclaiming "Fucking hell" and backpeddling while covering his nose from the entire lot of us using Lynx.

Those who knew how to build them were already gone.
Those who knew how to keep them flying were few, revered as sorcerers and persecuted.
The age of the flying machines was coming to an end.

#SciFi #scifiart #spaceship #spacefiction

J.D. Vance as Death going down a series of doors marked Pope Francis, Iran negotiations, Viktor Orban’s re-election and U.S. midterms.

Pretty sure they wouldn't be flying.

"Squawk". Thud.