i sometimes like cooking for and with people, and spending time with people by choice, and i'd rather i got to choose who. but this is one of my most hated holidays (a lot because of the christian dominionism and genocide-erasure but not solely). i really prefer the years i just skipped it.

There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

literal blood libel

fuck manifest destiny day

I've just updated the available cats page, we have some REALLY special kitties in and some of them have been waiting ages. Their forever home might be on your timeline, please share? 🥰

A directive from the State Department assures that 2025 will be different from 2024, when President Biden hosted the first display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels at the White House.

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"Skin Flick", the 9th 2025 Gobelins graduation short, is back online (after being removed from YouTube 🔞). Directed by Louise Bailly, Daniela Del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp4s...

The number of school boards across New Zealand choosing to go against the Government's action to remove Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations has surged over 1000 over the weekend.

Apparently it only got noticed due to an active local Facebook page denouncing it not for being terrible or AI slop but cause depicting people running across a frozen river it might be taken as support for small boat asylum seekers

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Maternal ancester printed off an AI summary from the top of a google search for the benefit of paternal ancestor, then hand wrote it out onto a 3x5 card for him

I understand THAT people don't laugh at my jokes, but do not understand WHY people don't laugh at my jokes, since I think they're very funny.

spice every daypart, ranch every bean backhorse plains crossopen til you start a-scream

reinforcing that i prefer something identifiably made of beans and such to the mystery notmeat stuff i bought from the food co-op* to try it (d. and i call it "the coop")

Hahahahahahahahahaha no, I don't have one of those. I have a MLS (over 20 years ago) and have never worked as a professional librarian. Just briefly PT as a library assistant. I have had very low level office jobs ever since.

www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n... definitely still get it but please mask in public everywhere possible

wears leather very well💘 #RhysDarbyFaction

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at 10.06pm, new zealand's largest news site "stuff" made an amendment to one of its stories. this fascinated me, just about what it says about the trust we place in our sources: www.webworm.co/robertpurcha...

trying the strange and exciting chip flavors offered outside the US is an extremely underrated highlight of popping into your local asian market

Attributing decent mood to it being a balmy 44 F & sunny (walked around the park blocks, said hi to several squirrels), eating many cookies, and getting a few random bits in today's postal loot (a little lunar-themed shell inlay brooch, california bay laurel leaves, knives and tools catalog)

SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ wapo.st/485rAFz

i don't use smart features but fyi

New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4. One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.

the last time i looked cool? (does not understand assignment)

Had to call out sick today, had insomnia most of the night and I can't function on like 150 minutes of sleep, so I read a bit, threw on a few layers and went for a walk while it was still light so I wouldn't nap and eff up tonight's sleep too.

Probably an unintentional wtf.... at my workplace there is a collection box for food donations for the local food bank org (I always just give cash) and forabout a day the only thing in there was a box of cake mix. (Nothing wrong with treats, just a little let them eat cake)

Director Ryan White, producer Tig Notaro, and Megan Falley (Gibson's partner) discuss making the stirring Come See Me in the Good Light about the late poet and activist.

i need a thing that removes buttons for ai in all apps on all my devices

Compensating the severe lack of Ed on my timeline by posting his beauty 🥰 credit to Edwardyouinhere on tumblr!

new tiktok from rhys! i love him SO MUCH my god.

This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

This story from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social, captures how the impunity Jan6ers believe they had LED DIRECTLY to Andrew Paul Johnson sexually abusing young children. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...

These groups have made it their mission to strip LGBTQ+ people of hard-fought rights the community has secured.

That little "Woohoohoo!" from Buttons as he's filming - also skating and looking backwards as well?! 🥰 Love them both!

Good time to bring this back 🛹🤙 #RhysDarbyFaction

“You like that, don’t you?” 😏 (Gratitude always to Samba ❤️) #ofmd

Every time David starts screaming about cats this is what I imagine #Cats #Comics #FUCKYOUGARYYOUKNOWWHATYOUDID

Just now, a week later, I literally cackled thinking about part of the free first episode of Pluribus. I was comparing it maybe unfairly to other stuff, but it was VERY fucking funny in places. I may dip back in once a few more eps have dropped. Especially if ...oh fuck, deadloch's not til March?

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo #ShareGoodNewsToo

it’s been days since i’ve cut myself on my sword 😏 oop, no, there we go 🩸 damn 😞

happy slap his ass sunday

Spoilers: yes, still get it. Also consider wearing masks in public again if you aren't still. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Welp I wanna watch it