Oh my god, the bsky dev team is running actual site functions from their personal accounts and those functions break for any users they block? This is not how you run a company.

a soft looking and somewhat worn felt swan with a big beak and trailing feathers

thinking about this 1500 year old plush swan made of reindeer wool

“Once the men were on the patrol boat, the US personnel boarded the fishing boat and stole the crew’s food and the beer, Palacios said.”

From my perspective, I think gerrymandering is bad, but I read these sorts of retaliatory gerrymandering efforts as an attempt to force a kind of nation-wide gerrymandering mutual disarmament, which is certainly the outcome I would want to see.

OK sorry gaiz, I lied, they actually use it to pick locks on fish traps

if I don’t turn the brain off, I will pay later

if I don’t turn the brain on regularly, that also has consequences

We need Democrats to pledge that they will be every bit as ruthless as Republicans fear we will be.

This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in history. If we don't hold people accountable—with real, serious consequences—it will only be worse next time.

There comes a time in life, when you look outside at the rain and think, “the plants’ll love this”.

A closeup view of an ornate cuirass and tasset, showing heart-shaped designs along the edges of the metal panels.

An extremely ornate ceremonial halberd head showing etched and blackened designs with various plants, mythical creatures, and heraldic designs.

A closeup of the shoulder intersection of the cuirass, pauldron, and bevor of a piece of 1500s field armor. Some ornate etching of the crucifixion is visible in the lower right corner on the cuirass.

Here are 543 images (1.5GB) of items at the Philadelphia Museum of Art arms and armor exhibit

You're free to use them for anything, even commercially. I tried to focus on details not usually represented in available reference material

drive.google.com/file/d/1NRzg...

Here's a small sampling:

Exactly one year ago today:

Feels important to uplift Rep Pressley's leadership. She puts in a lot of work on issues that others often don't see as a priority. I've appreciated her anti-criminalization work over the years. She's a worker.

forbidden rock candy

they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now

Is Nick Offerman on bsky? I need this in real life.

the soul crushing disappointment I felt when I realized this was an Onion article

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

we know

Personally don't recommend these. As the article notes, these properties are typically achieved through PFAS, which can shed carcinogens in your home (which you then inhale) or come out in the wash (polluting waterways for decades). Will try to do a thread on how to treat stains in the wash.

Good for him but I am tired of learning about all the ways a 41-year-old candidate for U.S. Senate supposedly has a lot more growing and learning to do. Maybe do that before the Senate? And maybe try out a lower office before then?

Or maybe we just watch him blossom into another Sinema/Fetterman.

Yeah, I think one of the most incredible things about the pope-off is that when previous popes have done similar things, it had to go through a translation barrier, but no nuance and no shade is lost when the American pope is being bitchy [complimentary]

This is something I get rabidly irritated about. Step outside, look around you! Draw/print/produce only what actually inhabits the place you are depicting!

Wild that Altman is being sued by his sister for repeated sexual abuse and that doesn’t come up in basically every conversation about him. I get that it’s alleged but if that shit was happening to someone else I feel like that would come up, particularly if that person had a history of lying a lot.

thatch finials were, historically, often used to indicate something about the resident- a hint at their occupation or the number of children, sometimes.

so anyway i have some questions, namely, where is this house so i can figure out who thatched it and offer them a round of applause

I’m really trying to get back into running after just the stationary bike all winter. This is one of the first mornings where the weather is cooperating. Cloudy, but low wind and moderate temps. Let’s doooooooo it

Thrilled to see these Ravens have returned to raise another brood in the facade of NYC’s gothic cathedral, St John the Divine! Caught one parent as it was returning to the nest. 🖤♥️🖤 #Ravens #stjohnthedivine #birding

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post

As the father of a middle schooler I have seen the rebellion against AI forming there — even using “that’s AI, bro,” not indicating something is literally AI, but that something is metaphorically so — it’s sus, it’s bullshit, it’s bad weird

I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad

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You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

Laguna, a six-month old white and brown tabby kitten, laying on a couch and looking at the camera while being upside down.

I don’t know how this ridiculous child is still not adopted, but if you want some chaos in your life that doesn’t have anything to do with world events, Laguna is your guy. He loves to be picked up and held, gives great kisses & purrs like a lawnmower. Elkton, MD. www.petfinder.com/member/us/md...