“Before you ask—yes I tried showering in Nikwax’s Wash-in Waterproofer first, but I found I just needed something stronger,” he said before shaking off beads of rainwater like a duck.

The administration seeks to eliminate the National Science Foundation's main funding social science research. You can take action today to defend it. Short post with tools, inspired @marthastarr.bsky.social https://aaronsojourner.offprint.app/a/3mjkbiw7op623-defend-nsf-social-science-funding

Great story with analysis @ziibiing.com. www.startribune.com/yuen-after-i...

So far: Berwyn Cicero Rapid Response is reporting two abductions early this morning. Far South Rapid Response is reporting ICE has been sighted at the 111th St courthouse. Sightings in Elgin. Two abducted from Carol Stream. Reports of someone escaping an abduction in La Villita.

The Vimes Boots Theory has been running up hard against "are these boots $200 because they're built right, or is that purely a brand positioning thing and they're made of the same 1mm-thick fake leather as the $50 ones"

"Rook" hand embroidery artwork #BlueSkyMonday #embroidery #WildlifeArt #Birds

If you dare to suggest that Suzie is not the real Bluebird of Happiness, she will just be happy in a higher octave.

2026 Tea Advent Calendar preorders are open, and this year we're bringing you a pure/single origin option! www.fridaytea.com/products/tea...

We live in a reverse-Omelas where all of us suffer greatly so that a couple dozen people get to live the most extravagantly luxurious lives possible with every happiness and fantasy afforded them.

I still occasionally write for a transpo industry trade magazine and a lot of people who work in trucking are talking about an impending apocalypse. It’s not just a massive driver shortage (which has been ongoing for a couple of years), it’s also an even bigger mechanic and parts shortage

It is #PortfolioDay once again and I am still here and looking for my first big mainstream client! I do illustration and cartography. And of course this is a reminder that I have some things to update my website with.

Many, many brave people are fighting to stop this, and also—our collective failure to stop it from getting this far will haunt us for the rest of our lives.

With the confidence built through years of mansplaining, JD steps up to explain Catholicism to the Pope.

If you're looking for something that lasts, let me recommend Tom Binh

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The same image can be used in multiple contexts and need to have different alt text in each instance. As Sheri Byrne-Haber points out in this blog post, context is a critical aspect of alt text that many people miss. www.sheribyrnehaber.com/context-is-t...

Criminal defense lawyer here. I get 3 or 4 cases like this every single month. For a while, the cops were charging people who screwed up at the self-checkout with Obtaining Property by False Pretense-a class G felony.

microsoft has 81 different products called "copilot" teybannerman.com/strategy/202...

Everyone in America is, at best, one auto-generated email away from the full force of the state coming down on your head, with no immediate recourse, and indefinite captivity in the hands of officers who have functionally no accountability for any harm or injury they inflict, including death.

We found out several things during the wait. 1) target uses AI for theft prevention which often falsely targets people. 2) they purposly don't notify you if you don't scan all items in a self checkout lane. 3) if u hit the ok button on the self checkout and you miss an item they say thats stealing

A thread about how Target is now pulling a Hertz, and having their customers arrested on bogus theft charges.

"Of the top 100 employees by gross pay earned, 87 of them are employees of the Worcester Police Department." The highest paid librarian - Director of WPL, who oversees about 100 staff across half a dozen branches, and consistently receives the majority of Worcester's positive press - ranks at 325.

I'm planning my annual East Coast visit this summer & considering taking Amtrak from Seattle to Wilmington, DE. Amtrak claims it's a 3-day trip. Is it really or do I need to plan to add an extra 2 days for delays?

The Welsh rail system is powered by hymns. All passengers have to sing in order for the train to move, when sung in harmony the train goes faster. When it crosses the border into England they have to use diesel… #trains #Wales

Just got notice that Mom's long term care policy has been terminated for failure to pay. When I last spoke with my parents they said they were going to pay it & didn't need me to do anything. 🤦‍♀️

So here I am, a patient recovering from major surgery trying to get good information and the search engine that delivers that information is only prioritizing the sites that say the same shit. That shit is sometimes actively harmful or misleading, but who cares as long as you get views, right? 7/

Another morning of ICE sightings happening around Chicagoland and the northwest burbs as yes, they are still here, operating under the surface as they were before Bovino's spectacle.

Decided to watch The Andromeda Strain (1971). Credits show "scientific equipment from ... Du Pont Instrument Products Division"

The smell of smoking meat hangs in the air as you step out of your car, a signal of the work taking place inside Snyder’s German Sausage Haus in Yakima, where the day begins early and hardly ever stops. Story by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Of the agency’s 77 research labs across the nation, 57 will be shuttered over the coming year including the two in Washington. The office in Olympia will remain open. (Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard)

Youth Emergency Services (YES) of Pend Oreille County Executive Director Kellie Dean (left) and advocate Nikki Oss stand in YES’s food pantry. The non-profit collects non-perishable food items for homeless and at-risk teens and young adults in the area. Read more here:

Seattle is preparing to welcome visitors from around the world for FIFA Men’s World Cup. Getting ready for an event of this scale requires preparing early, fine tuning operations, and making long-term improvements, not just for the games but for the future. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/04/13/s...

Storyteller antho (incl my "Like It's Golden") is a Locus Finalist--and so can you!! Donate to the best of the best SFFH magazines here: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

An Ode to Blue Cross and Blue Shield pt 1. Three Weeks Ago Sam had a heart attack And had to be resuscitated twice in the ambulance And one more time the next morning in ICU In the meantime gas is a dollar more than it was When the ambulance pulled in on his dirt road (cont)

I'm planning a library staff retreat this summer & decided to try using Outlook's Scheduling Poll option. I expected the process would have glitches, but was unprepared for just how bad it would be. So far 2 out of the 16 people I've invited have been able to submit responses.

Phenomenal analysis!

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Journalism is infrastructure. Ours just happens to come with pancakes. For 12 years, the South Seattle Emerald has been doing real, community-powered reporting with zero billionaire babysitters. Join us May 9 at The Royal Room for our fundraising brunch. Come hungry, leave informed.

A worker who knew CPR was explicitly told not to help their colleague collapsed on the warehouse floor & to keep working.

This'll be a thread worth following today

@the-ethelzine.bsky.social makes some of the coolest hand-stitched books...

"When we grieve, we are not only responding to what is gone, but also honouring what was real. Sadness becomes the shadow cast by love"

Hey #Library folk check out this #LGBTQIA resources account for library, knowledge & information workers 📚📜

"Just as the rising prices of basic staple foods led to expensive food couture, the union of luxury brands and books are a representation of social anxiety about reading. The use of children’s book titles like The Very Hungry Caterpillar underscore that access to books for young people is in danger"

Child of the 70s ears perk up

Here's preview of the end of the current US administration

Interesting thread here on Hungary.

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