the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change

"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪

We only rate dogs. This is clearly a cozy cow. We're proud of him for finding his moo, but please only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10

Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article) A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

I'm disgusted. A tragedy in my local community has been muscled in on by racist scumbags yet again.

Knife crime is a horrific problem and we need to support young people, especially those from minority backgrounds, so they know there's more to life for them.

Rest in peace, Harvey. #Sheffield

hey quick question does Goliath win in that story

A wooden table holds traditional china teacups, saucers and cutlery. There are also small black and blue cups of soup, a selection of scones and cream pots on a black slate tray, and some papers with unintelligible writing. On the right of the table there is an afternoon tea setup, with a display of sandwiches and cakes.

Attended my first baby shower today! Feeling 25 something fierce.

I'm uncomfortable with the inevitable "his work was always crap" because it seems to say "you can tell who the predators are by how well they write" and ... no no you absolutely cannot, that's the whole point.

there’s just something so darksided about this Temu Russell Howard

#TheTraitors

Drag queen James Lee Williams, known as The Vivienne, has passed away aged 32.

They won the first season of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.’

iPhone sales are down after they focus on AI instead of something people want. But Microsoft went all in on AI for Windows 11, they must be doing well—

They’re losing market share to windows 10, their own operating system that’s 9 years old.

HOOTENANNY!!!!!

On the right of the image an elderly white woman lays in a chair, holding a calendar on her lap. She points to an animal on the calendar. On the left of the image a middle aged blonde white woman looks at the calendar.

A large white and an even larger orange cat both sniff at an overturned present bag laying on a green carpeted floor. A silver present bag can be seen in the corner of the photo.

Happy holidays! Pushing for Palestinian liberation, hoping for freedom and equality for all, working to be better every day. Be kind to yourself today and the days to come ❤️

Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise

Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people

“the hawk tuah girl has been milkshake ducked by her memecoin” i say as the neurologist schedules me for an emergency MRI

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

leaving the movie theater after a morning screening and being hit by the sunlight

SIMPLY HAVING A

ME: and make mine a double

WAITER: your..your tater tots?

ME: you heard me

Lots of fun stuff being made lately using the Jetstream, the firehose of all Bluesky posts. Here’s a growing thread of my favorites. (Send me more!)

Why didn't they just put the photos inside a glass case that only the manager can open

Mary Tyler Moore accidentally nailed a perfect trick shot in *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1962)—on the FIRST take.

It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨

#ClassicTV #FunFacts

[A girl screaming, it looks as if the mystery machine in front of her has eaten her hands] "A3 Laminator €50"

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.

Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

This echo chamber nonsense is predicated on the notion that bigotry is a valid perspective. It isn’t. Grow up! Think better!

Vincent D'Onofrio & @vincentdonofrio Pigs can't look up. But I could pick a pig up one night and raise it into the sky and tilt this pig ever so gentle. I can make sure this pigs eyes line up with the stars. Imagine seeing the stars 4the first time.l want 2b treated that kindly and see the stars for the first time.

I feel like this was the greatest celebrity post of all time because you initially want to make fun of it because we’re all irony poisoned jerks but the sheer scale of human compassion overwhelms it and you end up going yes Vincent I also want to help a pig see the stars for the first time