RIght, @romancingthevote.com . My offering of a custom lace bookmark has been sitting without a new bid for two days, and I know we can do better! So, here is the link to the auction, and here will be a thread about why it's an awesome thing for you to bid on (apart from democracy yay!)

Let us not forget why we are here, what we are fighting for, and who we hope to be.

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

Diane de Vignemont writes in clear language about the Society of Saint Pius X, which is hankering for the good ol' days of Vichy France and a Judenrein Paris. "In France, our history won’t let us call it merely traditionalist. We know exactly what to call it."

Spooky Lake Month told me about you, Lake Baikal. I shudder.

Long, sobering read of the day. I had Lucky on my college curriculum back in 2004. It was horrifying to read then, as this is horrifying to read now. A truly stunning saga of investigative journalism from Joaquin Sapien and @propublica.org.

ngl i've been watching on peacock and the spanish commentators are such a joy; i can't understand most of the specifics but all the emotions comes through 100%

They sent this for your posts.

Okay. So. Obscure Military Holy Orders. Bear with me on this one: In 1687 the French were aggressively expanding their trade and slavery operations on the Gold Coast. As part of this two young West African boys were sent back to France, most likely as slaves. One may have been called "Aniaba". /1🧵

NYTimes has this ongoing food bit that's like "How healthy is watermelon? How healthy are tomatoes?" I don't care. Let me grasp you gently by the cheeks and stare into your eyes. I do not care how healthy they are. They are summer joy. They are sunsets and the flavor of sweet earth. I do not. Care.

Whenever I think "why do they hate us SO much?" I consider: transness is one of the clearest exemplars that every human has the capacity for self-determination. Admitting this means admitting that every arbitrary social rule used to protect the rich is made up, their power built on nothing but sand.

Literally tapping the sign.

JOKER: Not so fast, Bat-JERK! My LAUGHBangs will leave you BLIND as a BAT! BLUESKY BATMAN: Oof. Many people suffer from reduced vision. Not funny. JOKER: It's like, it's a pun. It's just wordplay. BLUESKY BATMAN: Sorry if I'm not in the mood for "jokes" while SCOTUS shreds our constitutional rights

I am being forced to use AI a certain number of times per month at work or I'll lose my job, it's super cool! Today I asked one of them to make me a pie chart with labels. It could not figure out how to add the segment labels or a chart key.

Gambit from my childhood. Storm and Nightcrawler as an adult.

Objectively legendary headline.

It's a coincidence that I finished The Bear and revived a family recipe that required a gremolata on the same day, but definitely one of those happy accidents.

‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios

I love when people who deserve a long and happy life get exactly that. Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks, who has made me laugh more than anybody else, and it’s not even close

*John McCrea, lead singer of Cake voice* She's reading the discourse.

Do we need to get these lingering shots of Leo picking his teeth with his tongue, jesus god #WorldCup

I know a fundamental rule of roleplay, as a form of improv, is "yes and," but what if your cowriter's concept is inherently baseline stupid and bad. What then. Why do I have to be responsible for making a gourmet meal out of your cold McDonald's.

Damn IHOP kids placemat. You didn't have to do me like that Tag yourself. I'm #cd-rom

Rewatching early seasons of The Bear to prep for the end of the show and, man, I'm not ready to say goodbye to this cast. I know a lot of folks online have a lot of opinions, but I don't have a single bad thing to say about this story.

a while back, i had to call the hospital complex to give them new insurance information and the reception lady said "thank ya thank ya" after each piece of info in the most delightful singsongy voice — and now that lives forever in my mind rent free. wishing you nice things, reception lady.

The queen's gone, but not forgotten. Reread the entire story from the beginning here.

Sure has been great having all these people from around the world in our country for the World Cup. We should let people come here all the time. Maybe even allow them to stay as long as they want? Maybe shut down the concentration camps while we’re at it? Just a thought. Autem, ICE delenda est.

Waffle House is the most versatile brand that's ever existed. Every new thing you hear about it expands its lore in ways you could not buy.

lowkey feel like the US-based employees of my international company need some kind of an underground emotional support group or whisper network or something just to share basic HR info with each other not bc anything bad is happening

eggs. i actually think they smell delicious, but the texture is a life-long auto-reject. the closest i can get is a quiche.

A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t...

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

It’s so hot out I just opened my car door to air it out and some hobbit threw a ring in there

Just watched the Social Reckoning trailer and I need a huddle-up with every person I knew in fandom circa 2010 IMMEDIATELY.

i'm like a sleeper agent on watching sports; most stuff bores me but hockey and soccer (which have remarkably similar game play rhythms, tbh) drag me in like nothing else. i wasn't gonna watch world cup and suddenly i'm going \o/ GOOOOOOAL on USA's third net against paraguay.

What's your favorite "too hot to cook" meal? Like I can do hot dogs and corn on the cob in under five minutes of stove time, that kind of thing. Preparing for a brutal heat wave this weekend.

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

Never too late to pivot.

RIP Leverage/Leverage Redemption, you would've made a fantastic raw milk episode

Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot

Microsoft: We absolutely cannot do that for you. Me: Are you sure? You've done it before. MS: Absolutely not. Me: Here is an outline of what happened last time. MS: We refuse to help. MS: ...actually, send us some screenshots. Me: *sends* MS: Okay we fixed it. Me: HOW DO I BYPASS STEPS 1-3 NEXT TIME

The thing about losing a pet is that if you have other pets you have to keep taking care of them like nothing happened, and it's been about six weeks since Kitten passed and Bosey has to go to the vet for a lump above his eye and I am Extremely Anxious about it. I need stasis for a little while, pls

read up and down - a pebble can become a thorn

spent the morning making origami folds on chicken wire fencing to create a wire cloche to keep the squirrels out of my strawberries. i got 2/3 done before the rain chased me off, but i have the arm-scratches to prove my worth, i guess.

bird and wolf

Giles was a queer elder. He knew how to access forbidden information, he was a safe third-space adult, he knew the world was unfair, he led with kindness and compassion but was still ready to fight. He raised a generation of us, and none of it would have landed without Anthony Stewart Head. 💔

did you know young women are actually outpacing men in education, starting salary, home ownership, horsepower, necromancy, credit card debt, Bushidō, viscosity, corn, resistance to malicious Fog,,

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Happy #Pride, my lovelies.