I am so, so tired. And I know you are, too. Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

Thanks for all the kind messages after yesterday's wobble. 💙 The “Heart Book” from c.1550 is a collection of 83 Danish love ballads collected at the court of King Christian III. It's the oldest known Danish manuscript of its kind, and an early example of the heart signifying romantic love.

being a 19th century feminist ally was such a layup. imagine the brownie points you'd get for being on the forefront of stuff like "women's hearts won't explode if they exercise"

I think my favorite thing about Australia is that each bird here has its own unique beautiful bird song that sounds like a human or many humans crying out in the most terrifying and distressing way you have ever heard

one major improvement i've seen in the world over the course of my lifetime is the emergence of lightly-salted sweets. i just swung by a bakery to pick up a chocolate chip cookie and it had the slightest flaking of kosher salt on it. that shit went crazy. i think we're doing great in that department

A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it. She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid." I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.

Reader, I googlied him

One of my Hot Takes is that Mary Poppins works perfectly as a TimeLord.

I just know that transforming into a towering pine on a mountain slope would fix me

I genuinely can't believe that I'm made out of meat.

lol. so our stove beeps when something is put on it without it being switched on. i am alone in the house. from the kitchen: *beep*beep*beep* me: cat! are you on the stove? from the kitchen: *ka-thunk*

Hi for next week's That's Marvelous I'm working on a non-gift-guide gift guide! If you'd be okay with me including it, I'd love to know what's the best gift you've ever received. This can be a favor (a friend cleaned my apartment) or a thing (a new comforter)! Specifics only matter if they matter!

Sometimes our brains can have too many tabs open

I like how Little Shop of Horrors stops for a second and goes “yeah I’ve got a real fuckin beef with Dentists!!” and then goes back to the plant stuff

i only need one thing from target i only need one thing from target i only need one thing from target

When, 200 years after your death, your home is turned into a museum honoring the guy your wife had an affair with ... www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

The Onion has purchased InfoWars. theonion.com/heres-why-i-...

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

will be reposting things I don’t even like but see as necessary for developing the culture here. like introducing wolves to a new environment

Btw, when writing a post you can set who can interact with it - reply or quote. Note that you can change this setting *after* the post had been made and got replies. Essentially you can lock your thread if you want.

I bought myself a little embroidery kit. I feel like stabbing something dozens of time (in a productive way) would do me well.

Today's best correction. Do not even try to compete.

Why does People Magazine name a new "Sexiest Man Alive" every year? It doesn't make any sense to name a new one if the old one is still alive. The new one should have to fight the old one to the death. Like Highlander.

One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.

Wait are we calling posts on here flutters? That’s so cute I-

The Mushroom Color Atlas: An Interactive Web Site Lets You Explore the Incredible Spectrum of Colors Created from Fungi www.openculture.com/2024/11/the-...

I regret to report that the secret to making friends in your 30s is to go out and do things and then ask the people there if they would like to go out again and do more things

This site feels like twitter when twitter was fun and weird and cool.

obviously the most recent explosion in growth is linked to the election but the enthusiastic level of engagement makes me think people are pretty hungry to interact with users who act like people instead of bots

Until the last, dying breath of X, I will still call it Twitter.

I love that so many are advocating for libraries on my TL. If you don't know already, you can connect your library card to Libby, which allows you to read books on the Kindle store for FREE. #Booksky

Leave. Twitter.

Aaaaaaa, my dinosaur cross-stitch got accepted to a local dinosaur-themed art show!! 🥳

PSA: If you're a new Bluesky user - your default feed is "Discover." It tries to guess what you like, but since it doesn't know you well yet - it can display what seems like random nonsense. You can remove it, and add any other feed to your liking from the "Feeds" options in the menu on the left.

When you move to the Pacific Northwest they make you choose between becoming a redditor or becoming a serial killer

The Muse of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhi...

wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs

Bluesky stuns in new App Store ranking

I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free. Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.

This. (But also, there's no shame in using the computer for Roblox).

Mothers, teach your daughters about Judith beheading Holofernes. #themoreyouknow