they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms

I occasionally think I’m well versed in UK terms for things, but then something on Taskmaster will prove me wrong. “Flapjack” was definitely one of those.

Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester

The image on the level select screen for School II in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 is my high school. Neversoft had their headquarters nearby, so presumably a dev just took a photo of the closest high school.

Mesopotamia had money. There was, famously, a Mesopotamian who sold low grade copper for far too much currency.

You just KNOW they lost so many golf balls over those low walls

everything is awful but I have one of the world’s greatest license plates ever made triangleblogblog.com/2024/09/04/e...

Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski

Your Holiness, don’t be shy, drop your Letterboxd

Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts

Shout-out to the young woman on the T who had a backpack with ♥️YAOI and ♥️YURI buttons.

Did you know there's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city ✨in miniature?✨ #bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall

could i make it any more obvious

Good LORD

Profiles in Passive Voice

The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.

me defending all the corniest episodes of TNG:

so, yes, primary the surrender caucus into the sun, but they aren’t the root cause here, every republican is a fucking monster forcing monstrous choices upon us all.

He could have a go at geometric abstraction, too Four Pinball Machines, 1962

On my hands and knees begging LEGO to make some smaller non-shelf-model sets. Just give me a Ten Forward that’s $100.

Wrecked, wrecked, wrecked. You are all wrecked. None of you are free of despair.

virginia democrats winning the three big offices with a cia agent, an indian muslim immigrant, and a black lawyer who loves committing terms of service violations is real 2025 democratic party moment

Yeah i like Sea King... Sea King and destroying the republican party

From climate resiliency and transportation, to public health and community safety, Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social has positioned Boston as a global leader. There is no one better to lead the city for a second term.

permission to lib out your honor

The name Manfred is the human equivalent of Spongebob

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

I can’t insult the youths for knowing Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon because I first knew him as the voice of Rex in Toy Story.

ANUBIS: (presses button with paw) [guilty] OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food] OSIRIS: you already ate ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad] OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good

Take this quiz to die instantly www.americansurveycenter.org/quiz/

Try to live your life in such a way that when you die, sitting members of Congress do not immediately, publicly call you a stain on your profession and the office you held ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/roger-tane...

The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits — they’re choosing to suspend it and harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet. I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.

Skycards fans, check out what’s flying around near Edwards AFB:

Meet Makai King, the 10-year-old who loves the T and has gathered a small but fiercely supportive following on social media with videos about his adventures. trib.al/rSCI2ZQ

SLUTS

it would be good if, say, the New York Times reported that all of this stuff is *wildly* illegal under the Hatch Act.

Democracy Dies in Darkness (threat)

1984 Sony Hi-Fi

Funny how this president and his supporters continue to desecrate our most important governmental buildings.

CHOTINER: So this movie, you already had it on bluray? ME: That's correct. CHOTINER: And you've bought it again. ME: Not exactly. I bought a 4K bluray of it. CHOTINER: Superior? ME: Yes. CHOTINER: Perceptibly superior? ME: The resolution is...look, on an OLED- CHOTINER: Do you have an OLED?

The DHS post looks like Bioshock Infinite concept art that was nixed for being too on the nose.

👋 Goodbye #MetroCard! This 1996 #NYTMCollection instructional video gave riders detailed directions on how to use MetroCard, including the correct way to swipe and to check the card’s balance. The video played continuously on @MTA.info MetroCard buses.

so you hate pancakes?????

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

you may find yourself behind the wheel of a vehicle women don’t like

Who’s your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."