My fuzzy golden potato, as drawn by @byelacey.bsky.social

Thanks to @byelacey.bsky.social for precisely capturing the vibes of my dear departed Kiva. She was the best dog.

James Dobson dedicated his life to evil and the world is worse because he made it so on purpose. defector.com/james-dobson...

🍽️ Pistachio drop cookies with brown butter icing, from Sally's Baking Addiction. One of my favorite cookies to make. This batch is for a cookie contest we're having at work tomorrow. The Cookie Crown shall be mine! 🍽️

Spud loves this stuff more than any dog treats I could ever give her.

🍽️ Mushroom, poblano and onion torta, with fried pinto beans, swiss cheese, pickled jalapenos, and guac. 🍽️

Solar powered doggo is recharging.

🍽️ Made an absolutely banging curry mee for Father's Day with some sauce that my friend brought back for me from Malaysia. Made with shrimp, eggplant, green beans, shallots, mushrooms, and rice noodles. Even better the second day. 🍽️

Freshly groomed, incredibly florfy, majestic AF.

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

Had the most insane thing I've ever seen happen in a game of Magic last night.

The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.

🍽️ Mushroom and kale lasagna, from Six Season, by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmburg. Went the extra mile with homemade noodles. Really lovely dish, but I think there's room in its flavor landscape for something a little more. Will have to be creative next time. 🍽️

anyway the real answer to the Odyssey crisis is that we must give every child this book

transwrites.world/my-doctor-em... My Doctor Emailed Me Back by @theabigailthorn.bsky.social

BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...

🍽️ Went a little crazy with the holiday cookies this year. Clockwise from the top: White chocolate chai snickerdoodles, lemon thumbprint cookies, red velvet whoopie pies, shortbread pistachio drops, and lace sandwich cookies with dark chocolate filling. 360 cookies in all. 🍽️

I just spent the last couple hours with the demo for Cairn, a climbing simulation game, and I'm quite charmed with it. It nails one hand or foot at at time methodical pace of climbing, and I often think of how I would move my body on a set of moves only to see the same motions executed on screen.

Everyone should be sharing this story about the Amnesty International report because yes many of us have long acknowledged that it’s a genocide but there are still people who need the validation of a report from an org like Amnesty to believe it’s true zeteo.com/p/amnesty-co...

Observe the spud in her natural environment, hunting the wild gopher.

🍽️ Lemongrass coconut tofu curry and rice. My dad's favorite meal I make, which is high praise from a Midwestern meat and potatoes guy. Originally based on a recipe from Milk Street's Tuesday Nights, although I've tweaked the heck out of it over the years. 🍽️

Ghalieh mahi and chelo ba tahdig. Turned out quite tasty, although I turned down some of the spicy and sour to appeal to my mom's palate. Next time there will be more tamarind and hotter peppers. I'm also 100% sold on the nonstick pan tahdig method. 🍽️

Trans rights are human rights

🍽️Not my best tahdig, but pretty decent for trying out a new technique on someone else's stove.🍽️

Pasta carbonara with spinach salad and some rather hastily made garlic bread. The main dish was lovely - will absolutely make it again in the future. The bread was a little slow to rise, and ended up being dense and chewy. Probably what I get for using the last scoop of yeast in the bottle. 🍽️

🍽️ Roasted butternut and acorn squash with serrano pepper sauce and lemon garlic yogurt. Also some fresh baked bread. Been way too long since I've cooked in earnest, and it feels very good to get back to it. 🍽️

This one feels like a punch in the chest: Vinay Krishnan on the bird app.

All dog owners say things to their dog that sound completely deranged out of context. My love language to my dogs is to speculate about the cuteness standards that each of them satisfies, the various laws and regulations that apply, and the certifications their cuteness has earned in their career.

When you have two dogs, it's important to hold on to peanut butter jars when you're done with them. Once I have two empty ones, I give one to each pup and they take them to the opposite ends of the house so they don't have to share.

For the last few weeks I've been working with Chris Barkley @cmzhang42.bsky.social of @file770.bsky.social on a report about censorship in the 2023 Hugo Awards. Leaked emails and files indicate authors and works deemed “not eligible” for the awards were removed due to political considerations. 1/3

🍽️ Been on a massive pelmeni-making kick the last couple days. Working from the Kachka cookbook recipe, with lamb, pork, and beyond beef as filling options. I always love having a bag full of dumplings in the fridge when the weather is cold. 🍽️

Here's a gift link to Harriet McBryde Johnson's "Unspeakable Conversations," a 2003 essay about talking to Peter Singer, a man who said the world would be better, would be happier, without disabled people like her. It's worth your time reading.

🍽️ Tried my hand at a traditional French Christmas dinner this year. Duck Confit on puy lentil ragout, with homemade brioche rolls. Also made potato galettes with smoked salmon as an appetizer, and helped my SIL with a Yule log to finish a lovely night. 🍽️

ok now make an animated napoleon movie and let kate beaton direct it

Here in Portland, Oregon, the teachers are on strike and school is cancelled city wide. I fully support them and the union. Pay these people! @pdxteachers

Butternut squash soup with sumac sprinkled on top from Naz Deravian's Bottom of the Pot. Super easy to make, and incredibly delicious. Dogs can lick the bowl clean, because I'm a softie like that.

Tofu banh mi with pickled carrots and onions, jalapenos, cilantro, cucumber, and Sriracha mayo. The tofu was marinated in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and lime juice before frying. Easily my favorite sandwich. Sadly, not for doggos.

A vote for KOSA is a vote to let far-right politicians in red states further limit access to abortion for women that need it.

The occupation is an intolerable crime, and resistance to it is a fundamental right, and murdering civilians is wrong, and collective punishment of an entrapped population is immoral. We live in a world of ands, not ors.

Charlotte’s Weeb

My latest newsletter is about a piece of legislation that will make the internet much, much worse for all of us — unless we fight now. buttondown.email/charliejane/... (I wrote this before I got a positive covid test. Gonna go goof off now.)

Hi, Bluesky. I don't post much, but I enjoy cooking, so I give you my proudest culinary achievement: the Perfect Tahdig.