🇮🇷 In Iran, protesters have taken control of an entire city — Abdanan: local police have laid down their weapons and sided with the people Protesters are destroying streets and burning cars. Fierce clashes are ongoing between protesters and police in other cities.

So someone asked me to retell the story of the old lady that told me about killing her husband. Are we ready for a trip back in time to 1999? Some of you already know this story, but if you don't it is a wild ride. Apply all appropriate trigger warnings!

Water is The One True Liquid, but there are three other liquid types: Tea, Soup, and Juice. Tea is water that's changed by the introduction of a thing which is then removed Soup is water that has a thing in it Juice is water that comes from a thing (Thanks to @marble.bsky.social for the diagram)

Books to look forward to in the coming year, including "The Children" by Melissa Albert, which I need to pre-order. And also mine! The one that's like Clone High x The Village!

I got NO sleep last night. Tonight I throw drugs at the problem.

Goddamn squirrel video won’t load. DO NOT MESS WITH ME TODAY, THE INTERNET.

This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.

If my Sainsbury’s order doesn’t arrive soon I am going to start grizzling like a toddler.

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

The time has come to reveal the name of the Tyrant. She's called Sir Michael Atherton. Honestly. 'Michael' or 'Athers' for short. And the title is so there's no confusion with the ex-cricketer turned journalist of the same name.

How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io

Anyone who says money can’t buy you happiness has never lived a life such that approximately £1200 would fix 90% of your current worries

"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to." A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA

okay open call, if you have an SFF romance coming out in 2026, and it's not grindingly heteropatriarchal in outlook and values, please tell me about it! I'm compiling my reading lists!

Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.

New graphics from Target Ovarian Cancer just dropped. I’m really keen to spread the word about symptoms, so please share either my post or the graphic. Other common symptoms include fatigue & changes in bowel habits, it can seem like IBS, and there’s no routine screening.

This arrived today. It's a little booklet from the Polish government wth advice about how to prepare for it All Kicking Off, and what to do when it does.

Forgot the word goosebumps. Literally went through about 20 birds until I got to goose.

I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.

New Leather-Bound Notebook To Really Unleash Area Woman's Creativity https://theonion.com/new-leather-bound-notebook-to-really-unleash-area-woman-1819576030/

How very dare you.

This, however, might take a while.

SATISFACTORY.

I was supposed to deep clean the kitchen today but it was 8.5 degrees in there so I organised my cookbooks by colour instead. Now I merely need to organise every other book I own.

I say let them have a crack at it.

DEAR GOD. Put the rolling pin away! #PotteryThrowDown

Here’s a photo from last night. It was very clear. And if you go outside now and look over at the moon there’s a double-whammy. The small bright object below it to the right is Jupiter.

ARSEBISCUITS. Forgot to book my food delivery slot. Tuesday it is.

Time for a refresher: If the Naomi be Klein you're doing just fine If the Naomi be Wolf back away slowly so she doesn't attack (nothing rhymes with Wolf, and I didn't like "oof")

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

la reine des neiges, c’est moi tags : Mélenchat, #winter #meteo #caturday #cats

Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it

Given that my NY resolution is to read more SF there are some great suggestions in the replies.

I have set an alarm for the Throw Down because this is where we are apparently.

Watching a film where the dog dies.

YA BASTAD. #Traitors

COULD THEY BE ANY MORE SUS. #Traitors

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

BAD FAITHFUL. #Traitors

This has all gone quite nicely forensic. Fewer “vibes”. #Traitor

It is TOO COLD. Tomorrow I might actually have an open fire.

Turns out I *have* seen #KnivesOut.

Should any of you fancy a spot of medieval history about a malicious, grandiose, incompetent leader might I recommend this; #TheEagleandtheHart by #helencastor. It both slaps and bangs.

OOFT. Might have to stay off here today.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

I could rock a big, red cloak. #Traitors

OooOOOooo! Very defensive, you crowd-following ungulants. #Traitors