Thank you so much I’m now up to 1600 of the 2100 I need, you all are the best❤️❤️❤️ Here is a summery shot of a Yellow-headed Blackbird in a sea of sunflowers for you.

Always liked fencing (though I lack the everything to do it well). I’m cool with the debut of this technology, it can be hard to see otherwise. I sure hope there’s nothing controversial about a new league/association. Those always make me nervous a bit for some reason.

She is good people, known her online for years. Having a working car would likely contribute to quality birb content.

Professor Xavier is calling in a favor you owe him and is asking if you can teach one summer course to the kids at the institute in a subject of your own choosing or you can spin something new. It can be on any topic he just wants to give them a break from mutant courses. What are you doing?

All eyes on Cuba:

I respect that kind of long term commitment.

I think this counts as liminal space. I just took this photo under the hwy 1 bridge over the Fraser River here in Hope BC. I had popped down here for a quiet spot to eat a late lunch.

Holy SHIT someone found the test pressing of Robert Johnson's Cross Road Blues and it is clear as a PIN www.openculture.com/2026/04/reco...

ok flip the sign back over guys

Incredible clarity. This man changed music. It feels like he's right beside you.

I am about as big a techie nerd as you can make. This sums up my perspective exactly. SHOW me your tech is useful and I’ll almost certainly latch on. TELL me it’s useful while demonstrating it’s absolute dogshit and I’ll eviscerate it.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try." Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

Winter is not completely done with us yet, even in SW BC. I drove up to the Hope Slide to eat my breakfast sammich in solitude without cell signal, and there was fresh snow at the top of the slide.

"Captain, the insurance underwriters just called, they will not accept LEEEEROY JENKINSSS as a risk management strategy."

In 1759, a French invasion fleet bound for the UK prepared to shelter from a huge winter storm in the Bay of Biscay. Riding into attack on the edge of that storm was a Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Hawke. On the pod, @drachinifel.bsky.social look at a gloriously batshit naval battle we both love.

we know

As someone who cares about this sort of thing, I’m absolutely for it. As someone who fishes in these specific waterways part of me just recoiled and thought “something else to keep an eye out for? The cougars aren’t enough?”

Maxmaxxing is a scam by big big to sell you more more

Was a huge Clannad fan in high school. RIP, Ms. Brennan.

In retrospect the first adult catholic convert Vice President of the United States picking a fight with the first American Pope should have been the most foreseen thing ever.

I have not laughed like that listening to a podcast in a very long time. Let alone for a history podcast. I had to pull over while driving to catch a breath. The bard bit damn near did me in.

Got tickets for the Vancouver show. Saw @thelongestjohns.bsky.social once before in Seattle. Much shanty, very sing. Though there is a sad memory there too: I played their version of "Crossing the bar" for my dad as he was on his way out of this mortal plane last year. He was fond of their version.

This focuses closely on last year's Pride march, which I was hoping someone would do: "2025 Pride march was not only an expression of solidarity w/LGBTQ community, but, much like No Kings marches in US, opportunity to show govt their capacity for intimidation & bullying may have reached its limit."

Prime Minister Hungarian for Magyarország. 🇭🇺

went to check out the techno rave outside Parliament and I don't think I have the data allowance to share a video from it but let me tell you: there sure is a techno rave outside Parliament right now, celebrating Orban getting ousted

Interesting. An international conference specifically about transitioning away from fossil fuels. This is a way for countries that get it to cooperate outside the sclerotic UNFCCC framework. Worth watching.

Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

Iconic Photo

LOL, trying to stay offline and do my work, and friends are sending me "LOOK AT THIS NEW PIC!" texts .... This one is worth it. First PoC and first woman to go around another world. Don't stop talking about this point. It's important. #ArtemisII

The angry villagers are already attacking Artemis II crew with pitchforks

Good to know in case I run into one… as I live fairly close to Sasquatch Mountain and Sasquatch provincial park. (Which is on the traditional land of the Sts:ailes First Nation, home of the Halkomelem word sasq'ets which then got anglicized as they always do)

me when someone cites the deep magic to me even though I was there when it was written: holy shit, for real? I don't remember that part at all

Of note for American friends who are noting a particular day in history.. And yeah I like John Dolan / Gary Brecher / The War Nerd. I’ve met him, we broke bread, decent human being with an insightful perspective. These essays are “revisionist” but revisionist in a very interesting way.

I had a moment while waiting for a Rx in Chilliwack (they couldn’t compound it in Hope) so I went to my favourite cat-enabled bookstore for a few minutes. Steinbeck is the permanent store orange floof. Cooper (b/w) and Juney (tortie) are up for adoption. Cooper wanted to show me around the shelves.

Heard the “It could happen here” episode with him and @socialistdogmom.bsky.social and it’s one I think I need to pick up.

*slaps the hood of Earth* this bad boy can fit so many stressed and anxious primates

Hot take: The American regime absolutely cannot continue to publicly threaten Western Asia with a nuclear apocalypse even if all the experts think that Trump is not being serious. I know our hysteria might come across as amusing to you but our history with your regime 100% validates that hysteria.

>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi >is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency >invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers >sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD >builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

get that creepy man away from the space polycule, what is everyone thinking

Lots on the go today, but Artemis will stay on monitor 2 for the duration.

Listened to this just now as have several Hungarian friends who are intensely engaged, but honestly, it is also of major interest as to November in America, and beyond. Professor Scheppele is impressively articulate, and comes armed with facts. Important conversation, recommended.

"Through the dirt and smoke and blood of this novel’s military campaign, Kassabian has brought something fresh and emotionally bright into a genre of warriors and wonders, and something which feels vividly current." - @writervh.bsky.social

It’s pretty interesting to compare Easter messages from political leaders and then consider which ones the media treats as being out of the mainstream or dangerous

People say Final Fantasy story telling really lost its mind with FF13. Id argue you should play FF4. The final dungeon is on the moon, moon spirits are plotting to kill everyone, main character's dad? Also from the moon. No, none of this makes sense in game. Final Fantasy has always been insane.

The problem with Bluesky is that the vast majority of idiots on it are Americans and I as an Iraqi idiot feel so lonely on here most of the time because of that. Diversification of idiocy is what Bluesky needs.

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

This photo contains more humans than any other photo in history. In fact, it contains more *life* than any other photo in history. Kind of mind bending when you think of it that way.

Always love to see Vancouver jackasses get their comeuppance.

I don't use AI in my writing. AI, on the other hand, steals my writing to train up on so it can do its work. The recent discourse about how writers use it but pretend they don't pisses me off. If you're using generative AI to write your stories, you are pissing me off. You. Specifically.

TwitchCon 2026 schedule is live! Oh hey. That looks like an interesting panel on the 30th about how to stream #history content and games! Wonder which historical retrobates are running that... OH WAIT... Anyway. If you're going. Come along. Say hi. 😉 twitchcon.com/rotterdam-20...