…home for colonial wasters of life and limb

Frankie helping with #splashdown
#cats

Split screen of the MarineTraffic app on the left side showing the location of Canadian self discharging bulk carrier (BAIE ST PAUL) heading upbound. Location shows it just south of DeTour Village and the Drummond Island ferry dock

A screen shot of the BAIE ST PAUL passing by the Drummond Island ferry dock, heading upbound as it heads to Thunder Bay Canada in Lake Superior

Just spent the last hour tracking the BAIE ST PAUL head upbound so I could watch it on the Drummond Island ferry cam
#greatlakes #michigan #shipping

Does "No Kings" matter? Protesters understand the assignment. They're showing up to save democracy.

I wrote about what No Kings is accomplishing. Forming a nationwide network in a vast stand against Trump is critical at this point, because he represents a different kind of challenge. Meanwhile, millions of No Kings protesters are taking other actions close to home—and say they're ready to do more.

I highly recommend reading The Gales of November, specially if you’re not familiar with the Great Lakes.

One does not fuck around with @lakesuperior.bsky.social
It’s the GLOAT for a reason

Two lines that cracked up:

“By August both air and water warm up, and even thin-blooded folks find all the Great Lakes swimmable except Superior, which never is.”

“Our engines have no water, so they're rattling like a dog trying to crap out a peach pit."

I just finished The Gales of November by @johnubacon.bsky.social and I loved it so much. So well organized, & how he describes each crew member is lovely. I basically played hooky & read the entire thing yesterday.

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Today is the Trans Day of Visibility.

We love our trans homies.

A very strange forest-associated shorebird known as the American Woodcock. It is round with an egg-shaped head and a long beak, almost as long as it is tall, which is uses to dig worms out of the soil and leaf litter. Its eye is dark brown and set in a weird spot on its head, so it can see behind it and above it better than on front of it. It is mostly beige but covered in beautiful rich browns and grays in a chaotic pattern that helps it blend in with the leaf litter. It is blending in well in the leaf litter, but in front of some daffodil leaves that help it stand out against the backdrop.

Aaaaaaand this is why I carry my high-zoom birding camera everywhere I go in the spring.

So when the Ornithology Club students find an American Woodcock in a green space on campus, I can run from my house and get the best woodcock photos I've ever taken.

Prepare yourself, I took HUNDREDS

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IRS Inflated Direct File Costs by $45 Million in 2025 Costs to operate the now-defunct Direct File free tax preparation program last year were significantly less than the IRS estimated, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Costs to operate the now-defunct Direct File free tax preparation program last year were significantly less than the IRS estimated— https://ow.ly/bshg50YzWey #IRS #TaxNews #Accounting #TaxProfessionals #Finance #DirectFile #TaxPrep

Smalll business owner should not do their own bookkeeping

So many people there yesterday!!

if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

Yay Pinckney!!!

A screen shot of the Wikipedia page that lists all of the instrumentals from Rush. This image shows the listing for "Where's My Thing? (Part IV "Gangster of Boats" Trilogy)" from the Roll the Bones album, released in 1991

Here’s one

I hate how stupid everything is.

*So* many Danielle Steele books

That’s a good pile of cats you got there

Four amazing cats on an orange rug in front of plants and a fireplace

Here’s our collection

It happened while I was at lunch! I walked in while it was January and when I walked out it was May 😂

There's a genre of post on here which I find a little puzzling --- people complaining about not being able to have a "civil" or "nuanced" conversation about "AI" because they get piled on by the haters.

A short 🧵>>

We compiled our favorite moments of dogs enjoying snow this winter for you! We hope you love it ❤️ 14/10 for all

I will keep shouting from the rooftops: I do not think he’s human in any recognizable way.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“When you receive payments in, don’t post directly to the checking account; use Undeposited Funds”

The only thing keeping me from flying is that I don’t have wings.

lol
Pretty much every Disney movie storyline is based on a dead mom but ok surrrre 🙄

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Ackroyd's Bakery Traditional Empire Biscuits (6 pack) Handmade butter cookies sandwiched with a layer of raspberry jam and finished with simple icing and a raspberry gummy. Classic and delicious.

Btw everyone should get these, they’re so good!!

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The world needs joy and those scones and empire biscuits and meat pies are PURE HAPPINESS