I adamantly believe in them which sparked one student in particular needing to hear every reason why which included that 1) I’m from Georgia 2) I lived in a haunted house for a few years as a child and 3) my college town is FILLED with ghosts and haunted sites
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A yellow toned gray-scale image of a baby chick resting on a human hand. The chick is pointed towards a contraption which must be a microphone of some kind. Under the photograph is the quote “You are now listening to a three hour old chick giving its opinion of things in general.” The chick appears wise beyond their hours.
What I felt like when I realized my students got me to talk about ghosts for 20 minutes instead of course related content
The DOJ is now 122 days overdue to release the Epstein files.
The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.
Wow, that was fast! Thanks, Megan!!!
Be like Megan and download and print out your own May Day Strong zines at zinefun.fyi!
A Forbes article about a father who killed eight children, with an embedded prediction widget inviting people to speculate on whether "Congress will pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026"
ghoulish
A really important thread
They’re so cute!! 🐙
Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds.
Every reference to Sam Altman should include the fact that he is being sued by his sister for sexually abusing her as a child.
Rhea Ripley mystifyingly on a Minute Maid lemonade carton
I had like five different captions for this image and none of them fell within the bounds of common decency. I encourage you to use your imagination
I’m absolutely gonna see if I can find that song later! I love the brochure!
That sounds gorgeous! 💐
Exactly one year ago today:
I also went Sunday! Went there before heading over to expo, it was so stinkin cute! Managed not to break the bank too hard, but I did walk out with a bit of new fiber 🧶🧶🧶
I saw that kit on the right at YarnCon this weekend! 🤩
The new U.S. Census Bureau data shows same-sex couple households in the U.S. went up 78% since 2005. In Chicago, it’s up 72% in that time.
Last month in The Onion:
Congratulations Molly! 🥳
I can’t wait to get my copy! 🤩
BARTIROMO: Did you see Europe is drafting a plan to open up the Hormuz Strait without the United States?
TRUMP: It's so sad. Look at Greenland. We should have Greenland.
submerging in a peat bog for 1000 years would fix me
This is going to be such an important election for Chicago! To say this is a massive opportunity to invest in the futures of our students is such an understatement
That’s my representative!! 💪
Critically endangered crafts Crafts classified as 'critically endangered' are those at serious risk of no longer being practised. They m include crafts with a shrinking base of craftspeople, crafts with limited training opportunities, crafts wit financial viability, or crafts where there is no mechanism to pass on the skills and knowledge. Arrowsmithing Basketwork furniture making Bell founding Besom broom making MORE ENDANGERED Bow making (musical) Bowed-felt hat making Chain making Clay pipe making Clog making Coiled straw basket making Coppersmithing (objects) Copper wheel engraving Currach making Cut crystal glass making NEW Devon stave basket making Diamond cutting Encaustic tile making Engine turned engraving Fabric pleating Fair Isle chair making Fan making Figurehead carving NEW Flower making (trade and manufacturing) NEW Flute making (concert) Fore-edge painting Frame knitting Glass eye making Glove making MORE ENDANGERED Hat block making Hat plaiting Horse collar making Horsehair weaving Linen beetling NEW Linen damask weaving Maille making Matte painting (filmmaking) NEW Metal thread making Millwrighting Northern Isles basket making Orrery making Paper making (trade and manufacturing) Parchment and vellum making Piano making Pietra dura NEW Plane making Plume making Pointe shoe making Pottery (trade and manufacturing) Quilting (frame NEW | Rake making MORE ENDANGERED Rattan furniture making NEW Saw making Scientific and optical instrument making Scissor making Sieve and riddle making Silk ribbon weaving Silver spinning Spade making Spinning wheel making Straw hat making Sussex trug making Swill basket making Tanning (oak bark) Thatching (Irish vernacular) NEW Thatching (Scottish vernacular) Thatching (Welsh vernacular) NEW + Tinsmithing Wainwrighting Watch face enamelling Watch making Whip making Wooden fishing net making 84.7
new bucket list unlocked for my adhd craft friends:
Turned on NBC. They talked about “President tipping a DoorDash driver $100”.
This woman participated in GOP ads before playing other roles. There is no DoorDash deliveries to the Oval Office. Please exercise proper judgement when consuming news.
I have always said that if I were a bird, I would be a kookaburra
A bright yellow sheet of paper taped to a wall depicting, in grayscale, the profile view of a pelican with its face upturned looking like it is about to eat a QR code. There is text next to the pelican that says “what kind of bird are you?”
I came into work today and found these posters all over the place! Will you please submit what bird you are?
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Pope, a very lame guy from Chicago, is a White Sox fan and, thus, weak ON NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL. Make Pitchers Hitting Great Again! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!