And the kid Sgt. Al Powell shot, who did NOT die,

Granted, people can assert that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café in Prague on a snowy day whilst having multiple cappuccinos and croissants “won’t fix you”, but they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth: It certainly can’t hurt.

Fritz got a fancy holiday bow tie for Xmas and he LOVES it

A #painting for yehs. Speaking of the mother, one year I painted the Three Graces of her Liverpool's Pier Head, and because it was a card for her I left out the then ever-changing ticket office and landing stage. #art

A photograph of Marion and Herbert Nakao at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. Reverend Shinjo Nagatomi likely officiated the wedding ceremony for the newlyweds. Caption on front: "Rev. & Mrs. S. Nagatomi / Mr. & Mrs. H.K. Nakao / Dec. 27, 1943." 🗃 #skystorians #OTD

I'm going to be an asshole and say if you look up the Donner Party history through an indigenous lens it's less a tragedy and more a story of white colonialists getting what they deserved. Wel mel ti/ washoe oral history says they tried to feed them but they shot at them.

If you (vous) can swing it, get down to the Big Bend region of Texas. Visit Alpine, Marfa, Ft. Davis, go to Macdonald Observatory. See it while it's there to be seen. It's one of the most incredible areas on Earth, and absolutely top 5 in America

one thing 2024 made abundantly clear is that the electorate’s memory is that of a concussed goldfish and while prosecuting this administration is necessary on its own it is very important to be constantly reminding people how awful and corrupt it was

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. Me and Tania spent Christmas with the Khartiia brigade. One soldier, Gumi, yearns for his wife’s kutia—a holiday dish he’s missing while serving just half an hour from home. His wife’s special secret: a touch of rice.

It's #caturday, and Loshi wants you to see his new toy. However, I must admit sweet little Loshi doesn't look so sweet when totally focused on attack mode!

"I don't want money. ... I want your dog."

The bloody ghost of my ancestor Lt. John Bacon, shot dead by a redcoat musket during the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775, appeared at the side of my bed last night and said anyone can be American as long as they aren’t English

Two launches for China within the last day. A Long March 8A lifted off at 2326 UTC Dec. 25 from Hainan carrying Guowang sats, & at 1607 UTC today (Dec. 26), a Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang carrying the Fengyun-4C weather sat. 90 launches in 2025. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jXFhqkTV-y...

You there, what day is this? Seriously, I have no idea what day it is

And to all a good night.

Na, wie war dein Weihnachten so?

Please be that person. And there are plenty of people in the gym who are willing to help if you’re confused or nervous. Congrats on the new healthy habit ❤️ Signed, A Gym Rat

1919 Gothic Revival St Colman's Cathedral seen beyond the colorful row houses in the seaport town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

why is it called Abzan and not Izzn‘t et?

On the 2nd day of Christmas, the Peppermint Man crawls through the labyrinth of tinsel-lined cardboard boxes he's worked on the past month. He can't remember what's at the end of the labyrinth but he shudders when his mind brushes the thought. He fights the urge to chew through the cardboard walls.

and if anyone's going to the mall, i need something from Spencer's Gifts.

if Wife doesn't look outside for two more days i won't have to rake.

My gym nemesis and I are the only ones here. What is this guy's problem? I'm on the hero's journey, I'm here with noble and glorious purpose. But this guy? He's got no legitimate business here. Go home. I hate you.

Merry Christmas from Gary the Ghoul! Hopefully @artmonkeymg.bsky.social & @antonkromoff.com will be able to bring more of Gary to you all next year! #garytheghoul #christmas #xmas

A few excerpts from Darmok's Christmas Story: Ralphie and Flick, at the flagpole. Randy, his arms down. The Old Man, when the lamp broke. Santa and Ralphie, on the mountain.

cookie plate.

woooooooooo!

FYI: All classic episodes of BBC's A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS are streaming on Shudder! Not sure where to start? We've got you covered.

our cats like RailCowGirl on YouTube. youtube.com/@railcowgirl

[explaining bisexuality to a really stupid guy that is way too into the movie Blade] OK, so you know Blade’s whole deal right? Well-

Archangel wouldn't work for me at all without the fuchsia accents on his costume, but it's precisely because of that splash of pink that he's remained a lifelong fascination.

Mom made sugar plums which DO NOT have plums in them, I haven't been this mad since finding out that a single horse doesn't equal one horsepower

THE MONTH OF DICK 2026 IS COMING IN JANUARY Get ready! 1. Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/jaco... and ask me to add you 2. Download the planned reading sequence (source doc here bit.ly/4p4oYwA) 3. Get yourself an edition (book, free e-book, whatever) 4. Notify your bosom friends 5. Whale tattoo?

Excited about that new edition of Moby Dick you got for the holidays? In ONE WEEK, you get to take that baby for a spin! (If, for some reason, you weren’t gifted a copy this season, you can always get one on sale or find it at your library or Project Gutenberg) 🐋

Can They Offer You A Nice Orb To Ponder In These Trying Times

By the way, the Pedernales Falls hoodie came from Wild Texas Project. 100% of profits there go to outdoor experiences for kids that have been exposed to trauma.

While I was in prison, I was the food procurement clerk. It was my job to work with the first cook to design the daily food menu and then make sure the men were fed on a budget of $2.60 per person per day. How I helped make the best Christmas prison meal, a thread.

My favorite christmas song, sung beautifully (and maybe rather surprisingly?) by the Monkees

🎅My spankin' new Christmas Venn has arrived🎅

When gandalf said fly you fools he meant take the eagles to mt mordor

I remember everyone walking down the street because the city just isn’t set up for this stuff

The last time NYC got as much snow as we’re supposed to get tomorrow the whole thing looked like this

…anyway: Happy Holidays from our haunt to yours.

god bless us, every one

Merry Christmas, Bluesky. Or whatever festive tradition you celebrate.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOVIE HOUSE!

Merry Christmas, my fellow gorehounds! 🎄💀🔪🩸