I've read a couple of history books and I can tell you for sure that rounding up your generals, having a drunk yell at them and call them fat, and then stopping paying them that same day is absolutely how you institute durable personalist rule

Marymere Falls, Olympic NP

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

Me at Starbucks: "Can I get a mint majesty with two honey packets? And my name is Loser. Thanks!"

I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"

This was too spicy for reddit. Post became very popular and was deleted in 4 hours. www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTum...

hi @safety.bsky.app why did my post get taken down? what broke community guidelines or at all was threatening? also i still hope he rests in piss

The prophecy

Spring in La Quinta, CA

"We have never seen anything quite like it!" 🌌🔭An international team of astronomers w/ the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy have unveiled a stunning image of #blazar PKS 1424240, affectionately nicknamed the 'Eye of Sauron' - & it's simply stunning! www.mpg.de/25171297/eye...

When I was a Boy Scout they used to tell us the number one thing was to leave the campsite better than it was when you found it. So that it looked like no one had ever even been there.

Hey, wanna see a weird Mars rock? Here you go

Feathers on the beach for @saskajanet.bsky.social 🪶

Another good morning in the woods.

The Pride of Baltimore sails by the Rose Garden before entering the Duluth Minnesota harbor.

Anyone have opinions about the best approaches to digitizing movable books? Pop ups, flap, etc. Thinking about these things

Reports Russia is increasing its forces in Armenia. But, is the real reason to a) deter an attack by Azerbaijan B) exercise more control or influence on Armenia C) support a pro-Russia coup in the country ?

Kaiser Permanente fumbling a suspected H5N1 case

The funniest running joke with right-wing commentators on Twitter is trashing Bluesky for not having the free-speech, anything-goes ethos of Twitter, while also deliberately misspelling “Bluesky” to avoid running afoul of Twitter’s owner.

Please do not meme yourself into thinking that communist countries defunded their police forces.

I like Sapolsky, so this doesn't feel good. But truth is more important.

OSHA, which long has been woefully understaffed , only does event triggered investigations when there is a fatality or the conditions around the event are otherwise likely to lead to death or dismemberment

I don’t often share random Instagram posts, but this came up in my wife’s feed, and it’s a really amazing capture of basically a thunderstorm unloading hail. www.instagram.com/reel/DLV6if6...

This might be one of the more dramatic California thunderstorm stories — ever. “Ten minutes before we were hit we were peeling layers off." Then, a thunderstorm hit. After battling 10-foot waves for a half hour, the couple finally found refuge in a marina. “We look up and… ‘oh f—, it’s snowing.'”

CEO’s Skill Set Transferable To Any Job That Requires Dumbass To Receive Big Salary theonion.com/ceo-s-s...

UKRAINIAN KILL RATIOS Ukraine announced that 75% of Russian casualties were made with drones, 20% by artillery and 5% by small arms fire. 89,000 drones were used in May up 7.2% over April. Some 1.4 million kilometres of fibre optic cable was used. I’ve seen Ukrainians wade through fields thick with

There's a weird left-QAnon thing starting up centered around dubious claims about the 2024 results popping up at the periphery of the internet. I feel like we're gonna hear more and more about this so just laying down my understanding of it now. I think its basically a hoax. 1/a lot

Happy Solstice everyone

One thing I wish Americans would take away from traveling in Europe is that it’s the urban form, not the age/beauty of the buildings that matters. My wife and I spent a few days in Brera, Milan. It doesn’t have the “nicest” buildings, but it’s pedestrianized and pleasant. We can do that here!

at some point it is going to be America getting blown the fuck out by sophisticated, multi-year intel-driven strikes, because we put the dumbest and most venal people in the world in charge of counterintelligence

I've been seeing heavy bot activity and manipulation on reddit and I'm not alone.

A piece of advice from an old retired soldier to the commanders and leaders currently serving: Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.

Another win for the felon. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Earlier this year I wrote about Stephen Miller's whole deal—how his privileged upbringing in Santa Monica was shaped from the beginning by the labor of Latin American immigrants, and how he experienced status anxiety when his family had to live among them. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

**Operation Spiders Web** I resisted a hot take. So, on sober reflection… Op Spiderweb was one of the most impressive, and strategic attacks ever. Short thread 🧵 #russia #Ukraine

This zebra is high AF

boner alert

Just a reminder that increases in Minimum Wages/Awards have no impact on inflation

It's true that housing will cost less to build in Texas due to lower labor costs. But as a fun fact: California local governments on average charge 29x as much as TX local governments in fees per home built, and cause projects to take 22 months longer than in TX! /1 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

“But just as bad as the illness has been the constant fight to be taken seriously, to get help and to ensure DeRosa and the other 3.5 million Canadians who’ve experienced long COVID aren’t left behind now that the pandemic is no longer considered a global public health emergency.”

is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.

Post a banger that's not in English

One of the funniest jokes in TV history big RIP

Canadian bars are making it a point to show that they’ve stopped buying bourbon bc of tariffs

I'm sorry but if Tumblr isn't dead by now I'm really not too worried about Bluesky

For #flowersonFriday, the incomparable Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus), a California native wildflower. When many other flowers have died the Mariposa Lily bursts onto the landscape, attracting all manner of pollinators. #flowerreport #californianativeplants #flowers

ahh our monster of a matilija poppy is beginning to bloom. 🌱 #californianativeplants