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Me: food poisoning, food poisoning, food poisoning, food poisoning, food poisoning, FUCKING BLACK DEATH I mean I know the other ones are much, much more common and probably kill more people in the modern world I just have a real bad reaction to Yersinia pestis

actually, yeah. since I'm pretty sure I've never posted it before, here's my grandfather's account of being under Nazi fire in 1944 in his capacity as chief motor mechanic of RML 497, which not only survived the war but survives to this day

In honor of her death anniversary today (July 8th, Flossie Wong-Staal, a Chinese-American woman, was a part of the team who discovered HIV and she was the first to clone HIV, fully genetically mapping it, enabling HIV tests to exist & large-scale screening of donated blood. She saved countless lives

Yes, please don't forget that the Dust Bowl during the US Great Depression happened in part because the westward pressure of farming disrupted native soil and ecology and grasses, so once you hit a drought, you had a bunch of dirt that wasn't held down by anything at all.

All of this, but also please remember that Laura Ingalls Wilder was edited by her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who is regarded as one of the three mothers of libertarianism and Ayn Rand's besties, and the books have been shaped to reflect her ideology.

My policy of “You cannot pay me because the people of California already do. You can feed me, but not pay me.” has really helped me avoid such issues.

back when i worked at petco i would always say "goodbye [dog name]!" in a sweet voice and one day i did this for a big biker lookin guy walking away with his pomeranian and he turned around and walked back very serious and stopped and (gently) grabbed that dogs paw and made her wave goodbye to me

Tsugi’s littermates are currently up for adoption through Free to Live in OK, if you too need some kitten chaos in your life! They are not listed on the website yet but just mention their name in your app! The tortie is Slapdash and the mini panther is Chicken Scratch! They are both sweet as can be!

I am extremely tired of cis women not saying cis men when they mean cis men and thereby blaming trans men for our own victimization. Read the fucking statistics. 50% of us raped as children. 31% of us raped as adults. www.advocate.com/commentary/2...

Quote posts disabled on this fucking textbook case of "say cis men when you mean cis men". The best study we have is a decade out of date but 31% of trans men experience sexual assault as adults and you think we don't fucking understand how ubiquitous it is? Fucking say cis men.

The best commentary I have read on Manifest Destiny in recent years is The Best Land Under Heaven, which contextualizes the Donner Party in the contemporary ideology of Manifest Destiny. And it's still a white people account and missing Native voices.

A couple days ago, they were deep in the reeds, like moving shadows with a hint of orange. But this morning one decided to explore and popped out of the reeds for just a bit. This is a baby Sora, and as it dashed to another reed clump, those little wings helped for balance! #Birds 🪶

For those of you worried about the upside-down flap in the new Loungefly #StarTrek TNG crossbody tricorder bag... thankfully the final product has it correctly oriented, and it was just the sales artwork that was incorrect.

UK friends, please do this I honestly can't think of a better way to destroy the status quo

@romancingthevote.com 2026 may be done but I'm already looking ahead to 2027 - Just started work on a crocheted lace scarf to donate for next year! (Given the speed I knit/crochet things at, should be enough lead time to get a few things done XD) Pattern is "Points" by Annette Petavy on Ravelry

this is why i am on this site

Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

I once asked a priest to bless a printer that I was in the middle of fighting with and he went "I only bless things when there's a chance it'll take" and then turned and walked out of the room.

I have no idea what's going on with Mitch McConnell, but the phrase "rigor tortoise" just popped into my brain and I had to get it out. Thank you for your patience and my sincere apologies.

I need to go to bed. But also, you need a Killdeer chick. So, we all win. :) #birds

The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.

He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...

I cannot recommend commissioning Amy enough. She is endlessly flexible and professional, while being batshit enthusiastic enough about even the weirdest ideas to make you feel like a genius for having them.

Can you even imagine what the application/retention rate at a business would be like if one of the perks was "two or three times a year we all get on a bus and go on a museum tour or to the aluminum recycling plant or Colonial Williamsburg, pack a lunch"

In fact, they should not, because but it’s almost never the way to keep someone from committing the exact same harm yet again.

HEY FRIENDS. The Young Center For Immigrant Children's annual Waymaker Challenge is in September. I just registered (it's $33.60) to track my miles and fundraise! You can join me: runsignup.com/Race/IL/Chic...

The fact that women are incredible at endurance sports because they are spectacular at tolerating extreme physical pain and emotional distress is such a sharp metaphor for life under patriarchy I can hardly stand it.

Trump is preparing to fire the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, one of America's most prestigious scientific and historical research and education organizations. He wants in particular to censor the Smithonian's American History exhibits:

I obey the same mandate

Terrifying windspeeds. I don’t know what one can say about “toughing” out a storm this violent.

I decided to translate this and turn it into a needlepoint chart

Jeremy Wentworth has been in love with Chloe Fong for as long as he can remember. Maybe it’s time he mentioned that he’s actually a duke? /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0... Apple: books.apple.com/us/b...

I am so fucking tired of woman having to stand on a national stage and tear their hearts open and pour their trauma out in front of the entire country. And still not be believed. Or be told it doesn’t matter because we need her assaulter. I’m so tired of it.

Meanwhile, spotted over at Tumblr... (see also: #TheKidsAreAllRight )

For all you Catholic and recovering Catholic geeks out there…

Pope Leo: that's right Pope Leo: i'm the Chicago pope Pope Leo: i don't care who's toes i step on Pope Leo: i'm gonna make a lotta enemies Pope Leo: like when theoden of rohan lead the rohirrim at the battle of the pelennor fields to save minas tiri Pope Leo: yeah it's just like dat

Still a little puzzled by “I didn’t like that the characters thought in italics.” My friend, that ship sailed so long ago that it was owned by the East India Company.

*cackles in public art*

This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants"

I am absolutely delighted to share that VELVETEEN VS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTIONS is shipping now! subterraneanpress.com/mcguire-vvtc...

ADHD Women's Summit— a summit specifically for a cohort of people CATEGORICALLY KNOWN to have auditory processing issues— is *Charging A Fee*. For *Subtitles*. What in the ACTUAL FUCK.

--King George 250 years ago, probably

Hey Bluesky, could you help me signal boost my Big Cartel shop? A sale or two would be a massive help. Jeremy Creatures are designed and hand-sewed by me, and they take many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

It’s surprisingly hard to convince otherwise reasonable people to take lightning danger seriously. When I was at Princeton, I had to argue MORE THAN ONCE with the rest of the astrophysics dept softball team that we shouldn’t be waving metal bats around in an open field when we could hear thunder 😑

Enjoy a joke (I am vry funny) (This piece is available in the @anthrocon.org art show!)) #bananaslug #artworld #ishawayart

www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c... Lab error, even unintentional due to a software bug, is orders of magnitude more common than an actual false match. And it is *very* hard to actually bring up lab errors except years later when the damage has already been done

A Colorado forensic scientist faked hundreds of DNA tests over decades. Literally such as putting the suspect's DNA in both the sample slot and the suspect's slot: voila, it is a match, the odds are astronomical that it'd be a false match. 3,000 cases at least, she fucked with.

DNA evidence is *very* extremely conclusive. There is a problem though: even though the odds of a false match are like one in a billion, laboratory error is not. It is illegal to mention this. www.cnn.com/2024/03/09/u...