This is an important read. And it unlocks a lot of difficult - but essential - questions for us to answer for ourselves.

A very apt Grandiloquent Word of the Day for today...

Did you know it's Bandcamp Friday, that glorious day when Bandcamp waives its revenue share and gives the artists all the money? IT IS! If you've got some spare $$, go support the artists!

Maelle

I finished the King David mouse and a few studio photos today. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #miniatureart #kingdavid #metalarts

Rise and Shine. 🏵️

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Another impossible beauty standard

Waistcoat https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99510

It's the Word of the Day in our household every day.

I had forgotten how much music connects me to the world, and makes me feel a part of the universe around me. And then I look at the news, and I really just want to flee and not be a part of this universe.

A little column A, a little column B, honestly.

The real “Dolores”? I was recently commissioned to create a pencil sketch of Aquilops - a dinosaur which I’d never really paid proper attention to. In the l course of my research I became a bit obsessed and felt compelled to also create this more detailed illustration as a personal project. #SciArt

This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)

You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️‍⚧️ But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold. So take care of yourself. Your soul is beautiful.

me: why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near the Bird Summoner: probably a coincidence

I don't know if there has ever been a more relatable character in a horror movie than the Phantom of the Opera. He has self-esteem issues, wants to live in the ceiling of an opera house & runs around constantly in a cape. He's not a villain, he's just a theater kid.

pulling my pants down on the Carnival cruise and yelling "MASTER AND COMMANDO"

The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column. www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...

Finally all of the inner senshi are complete! It will be a while before starting the outers

Maybe tearing down the idols we've build in our heads is a good idea. Maybe we should get discomfortable with the concept of "just look the other way, or it'll make waves."

Autumn leaf 1 Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm. Suggested musical accompaniment: youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....

Forgive me if I don't believe that it's sex in media and gay and trans people who are corrupting and destroying children considering the source is the "borderline illiterate pedophiles club"

No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks (and whatever else it is they are striking for)

Not at all related to my previous post, but a good tangential reminder. Everything you say online is with your outside voice. Don't be a horrible person.

The number of posts I've written recently, said to myself, "Bluesky posts are publicly shared, you know," then deleted is testament that I'm actually starting to grasp mindfulness.

Belated aurora photo. #GenX #IYKYK

Still 3 October booklets looking for homes reminder also that December's Edition if the last ever physical booklet!

This band walks the walk. @dropkickmurphys.com lead singer Ken Casey drove an ambulance to Ukraine and recorded this single from a studio in Kyiv. Somehow, I got thrown in on backup vocals. I dare you not to feel something watching this. "Who'll Stand With Us?"

We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)

Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life

This is the resting site of Technical Sergeant Leonard Phillip Matlovich. Race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He purposefully outted himself as gay to fight their ban, the first to do so. This is what real courage looks like. Happy Veterans Day #Pinks

This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both

🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...

listen i know it’s somewhat fashionable to hate on tiktok but you’re missing out on some legitimate human flourishing

Hi there! I hope this message finds you weird. Well! I meant well. Tomorrow, Tuesday at 10 AM PST I’ll have 11 watercolors up for sale at my Ko-Fi shop! ko-fi.com/rikkisimons/...

'Stoat and Rooster' Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 132 × 85 mm. This original artwork and two older pieces are in this month's @changelingart.bsky.social auction, ending Friday 14th November, 12pm EST. www.facebook.com/share/p/19En...

Look, I may be a wreck, but so is the Edmund Fitzgerald, and everybody still loves it, so–

[through gritted teeth, visibly trembling] I must strive to maintain a sense of whimsy

Capitulating to a bully just teaches them to keep hitting you until you give them what they want. It is amazing how many grown-ass adults in our government do not understand this.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine

gender is a performance and I don't even know what show this is but that's what improv is for LFGooooo

Everything sucks so here is my dog eating ramen. 🍜