If you're wondering why it feels like everyone in politics is colluding against you whilst quaffing champagne at right-wing garden parties, well it's because they are.

Who knew that chopping virtual firewood could be so blooming satisfying! screen.toys/firewood/

Each time reporter David Armstrong refilled his cancer drug prescription, he knew the bottle cost his health insurer the equivalent of a new car — even though each pill cost only about 25 cents to make. Listen to his investigation on “Paper Trail”:

Rama Duwaji stole the spotlight by wearing a unique, high-fashion upcycled dress made entirely from bootleg Knicks merchandise and NBA Finals T-shirts. The custom, one-shoulder asymmetrical dress was designed by NYC-based custom couturier and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist Miss Claire Sullivan.

86% of people in a poll say the wealthy can often avoid legal consequences that ordinary people would face for the same actions. The other 14% have apparently paid no attention to Trump's pardons.

Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds. Tasty. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I know so many Americans, who are the best people I have ever met! It's sad your country is going through these...

Schrödinger’s racist

The actual story (link in comments) is every bit as wild as you’d expect.

Living the dream. #NiceThings www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

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Consider yourself warned.... I am simultaneously dancing and crying. Possible you'll have the same or similar reaction. 🩷 youtu.be/Dmu4nQ78DOw?...

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"There's no way Tyler Kolek could be an NBA player" is a very different kind of racial profiling from the stuff the NYPD is known for.

The source of the problems & state of today's world

I make mini paintings, glue them to mini easels, and leave them around town 🎨😊

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - wisdom from a 13 yr old angsty teen. But WHY does a rose 'smell sweet'? Let's dig into the inner life & structures of a rose petal. You're looking at an electron micrograph (~600X) of a velvety rose petal. (Eye of Science/Science Photo Library)

It's funny how SpaceX is $2T company run by a guy now worth $1T that had to issue $20B in bonds because the $86B they raised with their IPO immediately went to pay off debt accrued by their AI company that's built off of a fork of another AI company's code But it's definitely not a scam!

Every living president showed up for Barack Obama’s presidential library opening. Meanwhile, the Swamp Creature was busy eating algae with RFK Jr. at his toxic reflecting pool.

Okay, it's time for a Moist Owlette™ timeline cleanse. Today's moist owlette is "Owlfredo" at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She's an Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) & Animal Ambassador with a big personality. (📷: @zoonewengland.bsky.social via IG)

The video for the new Blossoms single with Maya Jama is a lot of fun. The track is good too.

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

TIL: John Berry Meachum was born enslaved in 1789, bought his freedom at 21 with his carpentry work. At age 32, he set up schools in St. Louis to educate enslaved children. When Missouri passed a law to make that illegal, he bought a steamboat, anchored it in the middle of the Mississippi...

This man would have been the Mayor of New York in any number of 90s blockbuster disaster movies.

I'm not pleased at the poor showing for the Greens, but the Tories getting 2% is hilarious.

TOMORROW YOU WILL GRAB THE SUN WITH BOTH HANDS AND DEVOUR IT. FOR NOW ARE YOU HYDRATED?

Day 19 of the Albanian Flamingo Revolution in Tirana. The protesters will not stop until Edi Rama, the Prime Minister, resigns.

I interviewed the UK’s leading cannabis researcher who said many of the health issues experienced in the US was down to its profit-first culture. Producers were left to set their own THC levels to maximise sales. Most other countries would legislate for safe levels.

Tell Me I’m Pretty - 18x24” acrylic on canvas. Available.

Trump struggles to clasp the Medal of Honor to Major Nicholas Dockery -- and then ties it?

Wikipedia now officially lists the result of the 2026 Iran War as an "Iranian victory" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ir...

"The court’s order—requiring a temporary injunction barring Google from spreading the false claims in any further AI Overviews—may have global implications, as the court seems to be the first to hold an AI firm liable for AI speech."

This colorful #Assyrian terracotta lion had a specific function: it's a rhyton, of a kind probably used for libations. The oil or wine was poured into the spout on his back, and was poured out via its pierced nostrils (!). He's a gorgeous boy, and I want one. #polychromy 🏺 1/ 1900-1800 BCE 📸 me

Carol Kane and Gene Wilder for The World’s Greatest Lover (1977)

There are exactly three known species of sea dragons, all of which are found only in the coastal waters of southern and western Australia. They are close relatives of seahorses, known for their elaborate camouflage and graceful, drifting movements. This is the Weedy sea dragon

They shouldn't be prosecuting them. Instead, they should be paying them the cost of doing the job they themselves failed to do. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There's always the hope that ICE might not let them leave.

And just three old men are responsible for 90% of the world’s problems.

I was digging around on wikipedia today and happened to come across this very good painting of Fancy Men Bamboozled By Egg

"Where is my husband?"

Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene (more like nibbles on his hair), steals entire show boingboing.net/2026/06/17/c...

Colin the House Dalek got out early to vote in today's Makerfield by-election. It's just a shame he lives in Worthing and isn't eligible to vote. If you do have a vote today please use it. #DaleksAtPollingStations #DogsAtPollingStations #DoctorWho

Australian World Cup fans: “Aussie boys are on a bender – Donald Trump is a sex offender” Friday should be fun 🇦🇺 vs 🇺🇸

This is precisely what happens when you have an administration who has zero qualified scientists on staff and denies science.

Stop elon from destroying the night sky 🌌 theconversation.com/a-million-ne...

If anyone ever made an Evil Muppet of me, I'd step in front of a train.

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Who was building these things, the Three Little Pigs?

Enjoying the t-shirt.