My word being mortifying is very on brand. Thanks.

And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...

I love n95s. I haven’t been sick in years. It’s awesome. Cannot believe some of the sketchy air I’ve breathed in my life. Absolutely not doing that anymore.

1. Perfect just the way they are 2. Vinegar 3. sriracha

I have a pretty good toboggan hill in my literal backyard, I think I might be living the dream. Idk. weeeeee.

Fifteen years ago I felt pretty embarrassed pronouncing a word wrong, but now I’m just boasting like “oh yeah I guess I only know that one from READING it in a BOOK”

Colleagues, in the face of this sort of weaponized mendacity, protecting the lives of disabled people requires that we must take a radically different approach to public health messaging www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I’m still always amazed at how easily convinced people are that their decisions don’t matter. Or maybe I’m just amazed at how defensive they are about their choices when they know they *could* make better ones, but decide not to.

12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”

I have gotten it into my head that I want to play driving racing games, but that I also need to get a controller appropriate for such a task? And pedals? I'll sleep on it one more night, but it's been a few weeks already. I'm about to just shipit.

Would absolutely thrill to see "Police Department loses $1.2 billion" in a headline lol

To enter with heart and mind into the world of the imagination may be to head deliberately and directly toward, or back toward, engagement with the real world.

0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄 image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social

The gift that keeps on giving. Thank you, magnificent,

Search your first name and then “glamour shot” And post a photo. And honestly I couldn’t have found anything more perfect.

CHOTINER: So you're delivering toys to *all* the good boys and girls? SANTA: Yes, I check the list twice. CHOTINER: The list...that you make yourself?

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

That feeling when you see an interesting hobby and want to make it your whole personality for a little while. Apparently I can combine my love of tiny things, w/books, and also a pedantic delight in obsessing over tiny details. Behold, the book nook. There is even a kit called The Owl Library.

This is the most nakedly oligarch-serving administration in history. It exists solely to benefit the billionaire class and major corporations. That’s it.

Today is a good day to pick up Micah's book. If you don't already have these skills, let me tell you they are going to be very useful in the near future.

my unpopular opinion is that #adoption is not an alternative to abortion. And it is certainly not a solution to the lack of access to safe and affordable abortions. Compelling vulnerable people to relinquish their own children by ignoring their material needs is just another way to oppress them.

Can anyone recommend me a contemporary doorstopper book (like ~ 500 pages) or something hefty? I’d like to read something massive (or a few somethings) until the end of the year. I started looking at old biochem textbooks w/some fondness - please help me replace that with some fiction. #booksky

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Related: www.ms.now/opinion/fda-...

According to “medical conservatives”, it’s “political” to criticize Bhattacharya in any way.

I signed up for Consider This a while ago - it's a local news page that is run by one guy (who is also a professor of e-journalism, and a radio host) and it's often quite interesting to see what's going on. consider-this.ca/youth-wellne...

i’m honestly surprised some of the weirdos haven’t tried to relegalize indoor smoking

Day 7 of tricking our cat into taking antibiotics - unfortunately he’s wise to me. Not even the churrus are completely doing the job anymore.

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?" Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

Buy now while there’s still money!

Churros for hannuakah make a lot of sense and people should embrace that.

"Died" is such a generic term though Hear me out: guillotines

A three word love story: See you soon ♥️

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.

On the third night of Hanukkah I realized I did not still have a stockpile of chocolate gelt. You know a decade ago I made my own gelt, and wrapped it carefully in special foil. I’m absolutely not doing that this year. You’ve come along way baby. 🙄

The miracle was in the way the light lasted, not the weapons

i don’t think people understand the interconnection of the #adoption industry, child welfare systems, and the manufacturing of orphanhood. the overwhelmingly predominant cause children’s loss of family is not death but the state. most adoptees are people whose parents are dead *in law only.*

Well, I think it’s safe to say that the speaker I was hoping would come to my bird club this year will neither respond to my email nor tell me they’re bailing. I really appreciate busy people volunteering their time, but I wish that people could also just be honest about their ability to show up.

I'm so bored of people that are like "how could you not have known! fools!" beacuse people don't know stuff. Not everyone is eight steps ahead in cynical town. Like, *I* personally have been in cynical town for a long time, but I'm not going to give people shit for not being as miserable as me.

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

1/ The Carney government has fallen hard for AI hype, and it's endangering us all. This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust. dub.link/NDYvJU0

I derive an unhealthy amount of delight from tiny jam jars.

Me: I need you. I can’t go on without you. Why do you want to hurt me? My lower back: Because you turned very slightly to the left.

Personally I’m delighted. I hope she gets an education. But I won’t hold my breath.

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just create more polarization in Canada—it also brought Q-Anon believers, anti-vaccine pundits, and white nationalists into a shared movement. The result? A broader cultural war inflamed by far-right content creators. thewalrus.ca/far-right-extrem...

I love hearing from people that are obsessed with stuff. I joke about loving obsessives, but it’s 💯 my favourite.

I tried to do an art class in 50 minute and that is never going to work out. I’m not sure what I was thinking. Sorry kids we need to spend the afternoon doing this, cancel all your meetings everyone.

Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum. The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.

Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior. that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?