I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

sorry didn’t you literally just bomb them in the middle of the ocean and then high-five about it

thank fucking god

2/ In 2001, Borsook said tech "libertarianism" reflected an adolescent mindset, with a craving for unchecked independence & resistance to constraint. She warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From "Cyberselfish," a book based on her 90s writing:

The cats are stalking me and yelling at me while I’m trying to clean and Tony walks buy and yells “try some charisma, God. Those two are the least charming cats.” But also he’s right it would’ve worked

I keep buying aluminum foil like I’m some mad 1950s housewife. I now have three rolls. This is how Andy Warhol got shot.

Architecture of the Plain https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/architecture-of-the-plain-1923

We all stand together. And that’s why I do it.

When [Cuomo] decided to run for mayor, for the most part, [Democrat leadership] was silent, including those who have built their career on being survivor advocates, like [Sen.] Kirsten Gillibrandopens D-N.Y.. It's beyond heartbreaking and devastating," said Boylan.

“I found out from the attorney general's report that those who defended me were dissuaded at first from doing so by senior staffers who worked for Cuomo -- they described me as crazy, unhinged, and power-hungry.”

Schrödinger's Shooter exists as both a deranged leftist motivated by dangerous rhetoric AND as a misunderstood troubled youth who needed Jesus until the waveform collapses

"While the investigation is ongoing" sir please read what you are typing.

At first you’re like protein coffee, ew No. But then you realize this is the magical way through the morning.

The ancient art of wayang kulit (Javanese shadow puppetry) is a versatile storytelling tool. Here, wayang artist Ki Samidjan created two wayang depicting trans goddess Betari Jaluwati (left) and a knight and trans man Bambang Priawan (right); part of his "wayang marjinal" lineup. 🧵1/5 #WyrdWednesday

It’s really hard to pick just one #WyrdWednesday entry in honor of Jim Henson, but The Muppet Show (1976-1981) is peak whimsy cabaret.

A statue of Trump and Epstein was removed from the National Mall by U.S. Park Police, despite a permit allowing it to remain until Sept. 28

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪 Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students. I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:

The right and their capitalists took over a large portion of our traditional broadcasting affiliate infrastructure. That battle is long lost. Now, they want control of the networks themselves. This is why they always bitch about the ratings of “liberal” shows; they want to do shock doctrine to media

I was doing a drawing of a person that thought they spoke to Gabriel and there’s a hurricane coming called Gabrielle. I know that’s meaningless but it’s a weird coincidence.

This is amazing! I didn’t know this.

Sometimes fuzzies from black socks can look like spiders. Just put that in your head for the next time so you don’t freak out for no reason.

Just finished Empire of AI, @karenhao.bsky.social’s incredible book analyzing OpenAI’s origins and practices through an incredibly far-ranging, in-depth, and exhaustively researched lens. Some of the best journalism I’ve read this year. If you haven’t bought or borrowed a copy yet, you *must.*

I use my under desk treadmill as an actual treadmill now. It never worked under the desk. I felt like I was patting my head and rubbing my stomach the whole time.

Unfortunately, the FT did this "analysis" with ... ChatGPT. They don't note this in the article. They do admit it in an FT podcast! www.ft.com/content/9232...

I just think more people should know about my cat

Zobeide and the Winged Serpent (from The Arabian Nights) — John Batten, 1915

we are ruled by an esoteric cult

if anyone was wondering about the entire order line read of the 55 burger sketch in German

Whadya mean by "you use too many filters"?

If a hurricane comes I will go bananas. Full froot loopy. Let’s not this week, k?

I can feel the weight of the wooden drawer sliding out of the cabinet. Cardstock shuffling as I flipped through singing the alphabet song. Never a paper cut.

For any weirdos that mess with their dreams. I’ve found that asking my “dream maker” to tell me something will make my dreams more memorable.

“Some minimal tether to reality has snapped.” Yes it feels a bit like a fee fall at this point.

A salivating stickman.

This beam of golden light burst out from the clouds just as I was walking away. It was mesmerizing on the river tonight. Tbh I’m raptured by nature every night. Posting pics below.

Today’s one of those days where a drink sounded good. I was looking at bars around us thinking about how much I miss just going numb, but I don’t miss the rest. Even with all of this crumbling, I’m glad I’m sober. happy staying sober today to whoever did, and better luck tomorrow to whoever didn’t.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

My Grandmother was physically disabled due to childhood polio; she wore a metal leg brace. Eventually, she lost her mobility. Always, she lived in pain. Mom became her caretaker, so Granny lived with us until her death. I have zero patience for antivaxxers.

I wish there was a way to unsubscribe from newsletters that said "it's not you, your work is great, I just can't actually handle the number of emails I get and there's no way I can read this regularly I'm sorry I hope you make all the money!"

Keeping your family alive used to be an endless stream of boiling, scrubbing, tending to the sick, wondering, worrying, grieving the losses. It was so hard. The grueling care work involved in having a family eclipsed other spheres of life for the vast majority of women. That's the aim here.

My grandmother would cry when she talked about the summers before the polio vaccine. In the 1970s my mother had a class (taught by a priest) on caring for terminally ill children. The recent past was *bleak* for women.

They did a few studies and concluded the only way to get more babies is through violence from the state.

The actual Rapture that’s happening in our society

Hey #birders of #Florida, any of your friends lose their book? #FloridaBirding #everglades #birds

Ballerina Uni

This is the laugh I needed

My wife left me (raptured).

I wondered if the BBC started using AI subtitles too? Some of the shows I’ve been watching are way off, but they’re old shows.