Mom, Dad & their 19 babies drinking some water from a backyard pond. These are Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) in the Catalina Foothills of Arizona. Let's ask why they drink via the 'sip-and-tilt' method... (📷: Desert Critters of Arizona via YT)

Only took fourteen years of dreaming & heeeeerrreee it is! Friends, I'm thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel with you all. The most desi haunted haveli ever! Haunted places. Haunted people. And some very haunting stories Preorder link in the thread

Huzzah! My short story "Clanker, Meatbag, Traitor, Scum" has just been published in this cool new anthology: "Trans/Port: Trans Speculative Fiction for a Queer Future" draft2digital.com/book/4305329 It's about a robot trying to transition to human, and about one very confused support group. 🙃

your moment of calm: baby ducks sleep-floating...

Can we finally acknowledge that we're in an honest-to-god class war and start treating our politicians, bosses, companies, and celebrities accordingly? Endless waves of layoffs and ballooning prices justified by AI spend that nobody wants can't possibly be sustainable. Everything is dogshit now, man

I really love this project (shoutout to rommy for suggesting it). May and June's proceeds went to @redcanarysong.bsky.social, an organization I nominated and love supporting. This July and August, we're contributing to the Homeless World Cup Foundation, nominated by @katelynburns.com.

if you had asked me what one of our top fundraisers in this year's auction would be, the chances are not high that I would have said, "you see everyone on bluesky just got deeply into catholic schisms...."

The security guard at the door:

I am genuinely a believer in the notion that at a certain point after all due diligence has been done it is interfering with human freedom to try to prevent people from endangering themselves, god fucking speed I say as I take a long drag on my cigarette

It helps to read the rage I feel from others.

“With continued global chaos fueled & funded by the U.S. government, Borinquen’s self-determination may not be top of mind, but it should be top priority.” For 128 years, the U.S. has treated Puerto Rico as unequal. Lola Rosario's op-ed questions: “What, to the colonized, is the Fourth of July?”

Ha ha I hate it here

Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

Arguably the best photo I’ve ever taken of an ominous stranger on horseback approaching lazy cattle on a chalk hilltop beneath an irascible sky.

Never let the cynics and naysayers grind you down. You *can* have it all at once.

I find the lack of treats disturbing

OH MY GOD GUYS okay so priests who want back in have to find a bishop willing to vouch for them, swear fealty to Vatican II and then HAND-WRITE THE POPE AN APOLOGY LETTER (I gues so he knows they didn’t use AI? 😂) and are on probation for 1-3 years this is ten times spicier than I even thought

oh my G O D this made me cackle the girls are fighting in the Opus Dei Wikipedia page notes?????? incredible

also in case you have missed the excellent memes about this in the replies: yes, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith did in fact used to be called the Inquisition you may be familiar with their earlier work

let us not forget that in March, he called in journalist Gareth Gore for a private meeting to get all the way into Gore's research on Opus Dei. Gore didn't reveal details of what Pope Leo said, but he writes extensively here about what HE said and the horrific stories of abuse he shared

but instead, not only was there a big public announcement which scoops up 300,000 people instead of 6 people, it was framed as a warning to the rest of the church not to fraternize with these people. that's a shot across the bow to scare potential SSPX sympathizers and other right-wing Catholics

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

Conversation at the beach: BLACK WOMAN: Now that’s how you cook! A little of this, a little of that, that looks interesting, then add seasonings until the ancestors tell you to stop. WHITE WOMAN: Unfortunately my ancestors were also white.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

What happens to art when every artist must be an entrepreneur? (We talk about this a lot.)

Hey y'all, a good friend of mine is going through a really intense medical crisis. With the way insurance is in this Land Of Nonsense and Horror, they need some financial help if you can spare some dollars, or a share. <3 www.gofundme.com/f/ronnies-re...

When you dress up for the work party and everyone shows up in business casual 🪶

reflecting pool girl summer [trying to change myself and making it worse]

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

Coming this summer: EAR•WAX Magazine. A bi-monthly newsletter and monthly podcast. Audio fiction reviews, independent music curation, weird noises, soothing tones, poetry and prose, and the best sounds to cut through the slop and feed your ears. And no AI ever.Subscribe now! youtu.be/9QMQ16YI9gU

Check out the stunning cover for my fantasy novel THE LEAGUE OF LOST SOULS, designed by Katie Klimowicz! Out March 2027 with Tor in e, print and audio (reader tbc). Up for pre-order now!

Ozzy's playing the piano to entertain students while they wait for their President's Collections (end of term reports). Carefully pressing the notes with both paws, and really concentrating.

BTW, friends: there’s some local stuff going on, and I thought I’d mention it here. https://www.tumblr.com/dduane/819780832834256896/just-a-note-for-the-local-crowd

The enraged bellow of the 21st century Polyphemus:

Hi all. Tonight I was made aware of a Minneapolis mutual aid/RR person whose relative is in ICE detention leaving 4 kids at home alone with no income. Can we raise some survival funds for this family while the parent is detained? V: colocha_rachel $: ColochaRachel starting goal is $2500 🌻

It’s true

Remember how mad we (correctly) were with Suozzi a few months ago? NOW is the time to vote Suozzi out, not November. To replace him with a better Democrat, you *must* vote in the primary. In November your options will be a 90s Republican or a MAGA republican unless we win on 6/23. votewelch.com

Well, folks… here we are. THE HARBINGERS. Episode 16: “Wrapped Around Your Finger” Episode 16 out of 16. In which the story reaches a conclusion. For now, at least. Out now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Alex Jones has attempted to pervert the justice system and render his assets valueless so he can recoup them basically for free, part of a long legal strategy to never pay these families. With the permission of the Sandy Hook families, we're just not waiting around anymore to get this moving.

The new InfoWars will livestream every Thursday at 8 p.m. this summer across any platform you watch video. The first episode will include Emergency Broadcast! with Tim Heidecker, the Jim Haggerty Show, and a bunch of surprises and very special guests every week. We've got grand designs.

It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.

I've noticed a common complaint on Wikipedia articles about racism is "this article implies a plurality of Americans participate in racism" And like... yes. That's true. Sorry. Fix your hearts or die I guess.

I am just going to repeat the quote because it works in many different contexts: "Solidarity IS the problem for oppressive power everywhere."

Also being said: y'all don't fedpost. Just don't. Not anywhere. You don't need to give the feds screenshots they can read on Fox News.

I love this definition of "militant class struggle": * using your freedom of speech to disrupt rallies * poasting hard * organizing people in your community using, again, your stupid freedom of speech * defending yourself when people from the elite class try to murder you

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