as a kid who got cable tv in the mid-90s, michael jackson was confusing. i didn't even realise he was a black dude for years because the first music video i ever saw of him was blood on the dance floor. till then i'd only heard his songs. tween/early teens me only knew of non-brown people in theory.

our govt is mad at the census workers for doing their jobs and are being told to go and fix all of it (by "verifying" everything about the true standard of living of people and making it align with the official one lol) this is development in india - lies on paper while reality is ignored

Maiko Satsuki-san . Photography by Hiroshi Mizobuchi, Japan

i can't begin to explain just how worthless life is in india. we see numbers of people dead - preventable deaths - and they're just numbers. it's commonplace. people dying because of lack of basics, because of corners cut when permits are given, so many examples. life is so cheap here.

big budget directors turning out to be pro-AI - oh dearie me i am so shocked

as with everything that americans hate because it's bad, they're being exported to india where we're called unpatriotic and tossed in jail (where torture is de regueur) for protesting, and we have laws where we can tossed in jail for social media posts and we're lucky if we get bail or a trial

I am updating my thread of Palestinian fundraisers. Very little aid is being allowed into Gaza, and what is allowed is almost entirely commercial goods (not aid!) that people have to pay for. There is very little work and a near completely destroyed healthcare system. These families need our help 🧵

Years ago I took my cats(Dad and kitten) to the vet and took a picture of them and it looked like they were crossstitched

It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop

Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love.” — Morihei Ueshiba, Japan

this is how numbers work here. everything is under-reported and miscategorised. "success" numbers are manipulated to be inflated (by so much), "failure" numbers are manipulated to be reduced (by even more). everything is an exercise in pr. as people die.

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

A patinated bronze koro (incense burner) Early Edo Period, 17th century, Japan

nah i'm not giving katie mccabe any grace i didn't give fabregas and i gave fabregas none

i dearly wish my brain didn't have such a vendetta against me what did i ever do to it (i ask as i have yet another coffee, bludgeoning my brain with caffeine)

Colorful Autumn Leaves (Konoha / 濃紅葉), was painted by Shinichiro Shinoda and published in the October 1913 issue (Vol. 6, No. 11) of the famous Japanese girls' magazine Shōjo no Tomo (Girls' Friend).

Japanese Furisode 1950s.

Bamboo grass motifs appear as the main pattern against a rinzu (figured silk) background of paulownia and tendrils. Early Showa period (1926-1940), Japan

June 1st

legendary arsenal quotes from the victorious 2025-26 season 🙌🏼 eze: i don't care rice: it's not done white: hincapie get your bum out

finally reading Hunger Pangs by @joydemorra.bsky.social thanks to finally updating my old Kobo and i'm halfway through about 24 hours after starting, and i'm going to have to force myself away from it to Get Things Done i'm getting so much Pterry Watch from it too

Turns out you can lose the Champions League final on penalties and wake up the next day and enjoy an incredibly life-affirming experience. After all these years, an Arsenal fanbase united is something to behold. Soak it all up. Enjoy every drop. Don’t forget these moments. Cherish every memory. ❤️

Can I interest you in a moist owlette as a timeline cleanse? This is Sassafras the Eastern Screech Owl from the Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo.bsky.social, but via their FB) and I love him very much. Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio) are native to eastern North America.

no matter what happens in the next hundred years, if we never get to a final again, if we never get a chance again. i will never feel like Eze and Gabriel let us down. i woke up today (twice because i was dead on my feet and went down again after walking the dogs) and felt gutted but proud.

The responses from the small clubs in the Premier League remind me of back when we had nothing real to celebrate so the only thing that gave us joy was when clubs whose success we envied failed at least for a day. Enjoy having nothing, I guess? Can no longer relate.

props to PSG fans for their Free Palestine banner (i hope that image is real)

💔 Love these boys though

i am incredibly proud of every single one of them. including eze and big gabby. i'd better not see a single word against them. they all did everything.

fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCCCKKKKK

i'm numb but not at all comfortably i don't think i'll ever come out from under the blanket i need big drink

i have a sister training to be a cardiologist, in a few years she'll have so many patients thanks to tonight

genuinely hincapie has been a hero today but then i think they all have been gabby and willy have been incredible

arsenal fans are being magnificent and way braver than i am, if i ever get to go to a game i'm taking my blanket with me to hide under

i on the other hand have given up and am hiding under my blanket now

i'm so very proud of every single one of the boys out there tonight. fighting like their lives are on the line.

damn the boys all seem to be cramping up this is hell

i simultaneously don't have heart and have too much heart which is beating too much and also i'm nauseous goddamn

come on lads you can do it score a goal come on you can do it come on

*sigh*

Kai Havertz makes it 1 nil to Arsenal #Arsenal #COYG #AFC #Gunners #Championsleague #UCL

i think the combination of pint and chocolate perhaps not the best idea

can we stop the count or something 1-0 to the arsenal, stop the count, stop the clock, pack it up, go home

god my heart can't take this

was not nervous at all but now it's noon here and suddenly i'm hit by nerves no matter what, i will be happy with our season. we're champions!!! and champions league finalists!!!! but fuck it i want us to win i really really really really want us to win

i hope all the gooners in budapest have a fabulous time today

Commentators:"Oh my god. Unbelievable... I've watched skating all my life. It's what I do. It's my job. It's been my life. And you see something like this...that's mesmerizing... Well, you know you're seeing something not yet done at this level." 🥹✨ #YuzuruHanyu #羽生結弦