I’m facilitating the rehoming of two sweet cats who belonged to a friend who recently passed unexpectedly. They deserve a stable place to land. 2-3 year old bonded pair, one male one female. Please send me a DM if you have the interest and ability to care for these sweet voids. Located in Oakland.

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The most brutal way of telling someone they’re a few sandwiches short of a picnic that I’ve heard in French is t’es pas la truite la plus oxygénée de la rivière. It means “you’re not the most oxygenated trout in the river.” * read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…

This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.

Please share this. My mother has been missing since December 7th. She has severe dementia and we are just praying that she is found safely. www.norwoodnews.org/wakefield-po...

Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!

@rjbarker.bsky.social @cupcakegoth.bsky.social We can retire the old joke about only wearing black until they invent a darker color, as they apparently have: www.popsci.com/science/dark...

New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS" This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.

Mr. Peanut with William S. Burroughs

ok to any Edinburgh publicans or anyone interested in a model of their house/business i want to big up a local artist that done amazing stuff for me for over 25yrs. He does painting as well but his latest thing is amazing model work

A really good overview about how a Wallachian warlord became identified much later with Stoker's vampire. Plus a good deal of material about primary sources and their problematic reliability. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XBq...

This is just to say I have beheld the works that you left in the desert At which you were probably hoping I would despair Forgive me your legs were mighty so vast and trunkless

NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start. via White Rose Resistance

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department continues its tradition of professionalism: www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

For my friend's dissertation: Looking for Black girls between 10-24 years old to take a dissertation survey on positive messages they hear about themselves in general and in hip hop. Chance to win a gift card. 20-40 mins to complete. Please see the flyer for info! #Blackademics

(Cartoon by cassandracalin.com)

Weavers: there are looms in Philadelphia needing a home. Spread the word. Gift article: share.inquirer.com/IdOGai

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

There is ongoing scam happening posing as a black trans safe house in Texas. The fake org is "Black Trans Texas Connection." There is an IG page @blacktransscam that verifies its nonexistence by checking w local orgs in its supposed operating city of Houston. 👇

You can buy something called a "universal remote," but it only works on nearby electronics. So disappointing.

@darthbluesky.bsky.social Behold: potato archaeology in the Four Corners area. archaeology.org/issues/march...

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

This article was a supreme delight: grab a cup of tea, set aside 10 or 15 minutes, and enjoy this story about The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan. aresluna.org/the-hardest-... (via @ferociousj.bsky.social)

Teaching AI literacy. (GenAI is wrong A LOT. And even though people tend to think it saves time, we now have randomized controlled trials that show situations where it takes *more* time even when participants self-report it's saving them time.)

There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”

Obi Wan Shinobi

hi @politico.com my name is marisa kabas and i publish the handbasket and you basically copied my story and then linked me in the 23rd paragraph of your story without specific attribution: www.politico.com/news/2025/07... here's my original: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

Fun Philly strike update from a city worker: “the office of the mayor has changed their number to 215-686-2181 because of overwhelming calls in support of DC33.” Ring ring motherfucker!!!

CLARIFICATION : The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline. They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY So spread this around They can be texted. They can be called.

If you’re in LA in a public space this month and someone tries to get you to sign a petition about wages and voting DO NOT SIGN IT. this is businesses trying to repeal an ordinance that increases wages for workers in hospitality spaces ahead of the Super Bowl, World Cup, & Olympics. Do not sign!

Late to the party but good bucket chair this is great. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2025/04/09/t...

Edible batteries: newatlas.com/robotics/rob...

Please help us correct misinformation! Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans". We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community. Find out more @ translifeline.org

Georgia is about to remove the registrations of over 450,000 registered voters. Make sure you're not one of them. Check your voter registration now and often. www.ajc.com/politics/swe...

Find out if you’re one of the voters that republicans think should be tossed out from 2024’s election: thegriffinlist.com

The 66-year-old woman kicking this guy’s ass is a retired professor of medicine with 16,000 citations on Google Scholar Goals

If you live in one of the 17 states that are suing to get section 504 ignored, and especially if you, a friend, a loved one, a colleague, a client, have/has a disability, you need to write to your attorney general and tell them to bow out of this suit. Here's how: dredf.org/protect-504/

@thephilfoglio.bsky.social I am sure this research will probably not lead to mimmoths. Probably. newatlas.com/science/wool...

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849...

Patel got a big check from a guy best known for running anti-American influence operations with money from a slush fund set up by Vladimir Putin www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...