this is america. you could find yourself within 100yds of a shooting at any time, in any place. school, the grocery store, a movie theater, a block party, a public park… it happens to regular people every day. but this week we’ll get 50+ weepy op-eds because it happened to the guys who write op-eds

lmao 🤣

Jodie Foster remains unimpressed.

but not stirred

Oh please. Really.

Sunrise, Sunday, 26 April, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Have a nice weekend everyone 😊

i don't respect the weak nuclear force

Nubya Garcia - Source (Concord Jazz, UCCO-1223) #nubyagarcia #jazz #jazzsky #musicsky

Ok fine I’ll do it myself. I’m fucking wheezing

“Don’t start no shit, won’t be none” - an idiom republicans have never heard

I think there's a lot of people out there who realize Trump is dying and suddenly want to get whatever pet project they need him for underway before it happens

‪Miles Davis - 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 (Columbia, SICJ-10012~3) 2019 Japanese stereo/quadraphonic SACD. #milesdavis #garybartz #stevegrossman #johnmclaughlin #keithjarrett #herbiehancock #chickcorea #michaelhenderson #daveholland #roncarter #jackdejohnette #billycobham #airtomoreira #hermetopascoal

Having a bit of fun with the recently installed 65x24 app from Héliographe. Next week Ōsaka!

Nazi Barbie who lives in Dubai.

Sunrise, Thursday, 23 April, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.

The most fundamental disconnect between MAGA and everyone else is that we believe everything Trump does is about promoting, enriching and empowering himself because he’s a greedy malignant narcissist, and they believe he actually cares about other people and is primarily motivated by that.

Hi, it's me. A guy with a chronic illness who is apparently muddying up our risk pool. It's really uplifting to know that according to my government, my death would be a net benefit for others by lowering their costs.

Kansai Airport's mascot is a young plane named Sorayan.

A Chequered Swallowtail butterfly from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

Setsurō Takahashi, Constellation Kirameki (or Brilliant Constellation) (lacquer and chinkin, 1988)

It’s not that these people still exist. That’s just biology. It’s that they are still being paid to shit in their own hands & start clapping.

横浜ランドマークタワー Yokohama Randomāku Tawā Fuji GS645W Fuji PRO400H

Palantir is doing cutting edge science on whether its possible for an entire company to have cocaine psychosis

A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Strong side-eye from Harper on Caturday evening

I’m a little late posting a #Caturday picture of Cheesecake, but he doesn’t look too mad. 🐈

This is Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar. The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue. The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.

Komainu・狛犬 #狛犬 #行願寺 #神社仏閣 #和風 #日本文化

Saihō-ji (Koke-dera), Kyōto. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

Sunrise, Thursday, 16 April from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Ava Mendoza's ALIVE ALONE, ALIVE TOGETHER will be out 5/22. It's a collection of live recordings from 2025, half solo (guitar/vocals) and half duos with legendary drummer Hamid Drake(!). It rips. Play it loud. avamendoza-bam.bandcamp.com/album/alive-...

I don't usually agree with the FBI or their domestic terrorist policy these days, but I think they're right on this one actually. This is, in fact, a direct attack on their way of life and yes, they should be worried People can only be pushed so far. History is quite clear on that point

Finding the quiet corners of Kyoto at Manshu-in Monzeki🌿 There’s a specific kind of magic in the "Ao-momiji" (green maple) season, especially when punctuated by the vibrant purple of three-leaf azaleas. A moment of pure shinrin-yoku (forest bathing).

Really important story from @wired.com: The Christian Nationalists who want to destroy the American secular state are now making their presence felt www.wired.com/story/govern...

Costa’s Hummingbird shimmers under overcast skies. Hummingbirds can be difficult to photograph in direct light, but if you capture one on a cloudy morning… 💥 🪶 🌥️

This photo of mine featured on the ABC News (Adelaide) weather segment tonight. Taken at St Kilda during a *very* high tide. The breakwater was completely under water. I normally walk out there 😄

A different kind of ICM, also at a bluebell wood, after the sun had gone so more blue last night. #bluebells #ICM

This one’s for everyone who needs to channel Ms Tawny’s side-eye energy today. Go well.

brb checking jd vance’s travel schedule, then heading to polymarket

The fate of Viktor Orban at the hands of the EPP is the fate of any mid-level don who thinks he can defy the Commission by setting up a rival syndicate on its territory

ICM (intentional camera movement) can look quite dreamy. #bluebells #creative #CanonR5markii

Agree here. I was surprised USN didn't do this earlier. It's a logical part of the escalation ratchet you implement in the sequence before an island-hopping campaign

Good Morning?

Ayako Shinozaki - Music Now for Harp (Nippon Columbia, wewantsounds) #ayakoshinozaki #musicsky

As little as I already thought of the man I'm in awe of what he's accomplished in 15 short months. Historic run. Basically threw away all his fire extinguishers and told every firefighter in town to eat shit, and then set his house on fire. We need a separate Mount Rushmore for morons

I know the world is going from one crisis to another, but I haven't seen much written about the implication of a shift to a much more violent world order. Violence has been legitimized in a way it hasn't been since the 1930s. The consequences have been minimal. The odds of war increase everywhere.