In the end we were just his latest casino and whatnot.

BREAKING: California Governor Gavin Newsom is signing new legislation to strengthen protections against election interference, intimidation, and unauthorized law enforcement activity ahead of the June 2 statewide primary. 1/

Happy 55th birthday to Paul Bettany, who has always understood the assignment.

Happy birthday to a triple bill of horror royalty 👻 🦇 Christopher Lee was born today in 1922. 🦇 Vincent Price was born today in 1911. 🦇 Peter Cushing was born yesterday (close enough!) in 1913. Now that’s spooky…

What a disgrace. Says it all, really. 😕🇺🇸

"Being half the man Christopher Lee is, is more than I could ever hope for. He was a true gentleman, in an era that no longer values gentlemen." Director Peter Jackson remembering Christopher Lee, born 27 May 1922.

Hassett: "The thing I've seen is that while people have been spending more money at gas stations, they've been spending more money on everything else, which means they're still very very optimistic about the state of the economy." So that's how we describe inflation now, huh?

Royal lion hunt relief, Assyrian palace at Nineveh, c 645-635 BC, alabaster, British Museum

Here are some nice mushrooms

I’m a Roly Poly, not a garden pest. The soil, leaves and rotting plants are my home. I help break down decay and return nutrients back to the Earth. I don’t bite, sting or destroy your garden. I’m just a tiny cleanup crew, doing my part for nature. PLEASE DON’T CRUSH ME FOR EXISTING. 🩶🩶🩶

And the most pathetic and disgusting part is that they would.

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse looking away from the sunset giving the sky a blush of pink. Eagle Harbor, Michigan

THE LIGHTNING BUGS ARE OUT

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

Happy heavenly birthday to the man behind Hammer’s Van Helsing, Holmes, and of course, the Baron. Who could imagine a world without the irrefutable gentleman of horror that is Mr Peter Cushing? We salute you, sir! 🖤

I just finished watching "Nope" on Netflix. DANG!!!!!!!!!! Yes!

The best way to honor fallen soldiers is to avoid careless reasons to create more of them.

Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.

Lizard of the day: Earless monitor lizard! A semiaquatic species from Borneo! They're endangered and are not true monitor lizards, but are related to them. They're nocturnal, quite inactive and not agile. They typically feed on aquatic species and can swallow prey underwater!

He’s watching the lady make his pup cup.

Vinicunca, the mountain of the seven colors, Peru 🇵🇪

This is the “Lady with the Hood.” It is 28,000 years old & perhaps the earliest depiction of a human face. Made from mammoth ivory, its delicate modelling & drapery of the hood belie the idea palaeolithic people were artistically crude. It is a beautiful piece. 🏛️📷 National Archaeological Museum🇫🇷

My daughter bought me a bird feeder with a camera built in that I can watch via an app on my phone. Look who showed up just now.

Morris the frog

'A 4,500-year-old Egyptian beadnet dress, crafted from approximately 7,000 blue-green faience beads. It dates back to the Old Kingdom's 4th Dynasty (circa 2551–2528 B.C.E.) The dress was unearthed from a tomb in Giza and painstakingly reassembled from loose beads found among human remains.'

2 months ago, a rescue pulled her from the euthanasia list at a shelter, where they picked her up starving after months as a stray. She's got a full belly, no more worms, and she's napping in the sunshine. My heart. ❤️ I will always choose rescue, and so should you. #rescue

The state of America in four panels.

the hungry observatory

No One be Surprised! Read the Response….

We have THE BEST justice system that money can buy. 💰😾🦇

Imagine the world we would be living in if Ronald Regan had simply kept on acting?

People saying that users prefer the bubble of BlueSky to the feral viciousness of Twitter - well...yes. In the same way I prefer a restaurant where the staff are nice and the food is good over one where they stab you with forks while serving bowls of cold piss.

A gentle reminder

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

He is... the most interesting cat in the world.

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

'A freaking disaster is coming': GOP lawmakers rushing to bail on Trump www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-re... They can bail and distance themselves to Timbuktu - they OWN this! Hoping for a MASSIVE Blue Wave this Nov.

💖 love #caturday family love 💗🩷🩷💗💖💗🩷🩷💗

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Stephen Colbert ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney on the Ed Sullivan stage that made The Beatles mega stars.

This will definitely be the cutest thing you see today! 😊 🥰 🐶

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Moments when diving instructor Miyakojima Kuni-san drops his underwater camera into a hole at the bottom of the sea. Original post

Viking Age silver brooch with Norse futhark runes on reverse, found in Penrith (England).

#Discover @paulinsc.bsky.social @hermes61.bsky.social #AncientBlueSky #AncientHistory #EduSky🍎 www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Paying for parking at a hospital really ties the whole American healthcare experience together.

Workers at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have decided to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deployed at the venue when it hosts FIFA World Cup matches in June and July. www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...

The doctors had to attend to a sick man and his cat was there watching everything with concern.

We have been so wet lately I found this on my back porch door last night.

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosi...