There are still places along the beach where you can turn over a rock and be gagged by the odor of petroleum and see it's black sheen staring at you like The Nothing Exxon only recovered a small fraction of the oil, somewhere around 5%, & dragged out settlement claims until the Plaintiffs were dead

this is the kind of shit you need to be reading

Lazy “they’re all bastards” cynicism has left you unable to distinguish real evil from imperfect humanity.

OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project Pass it on

A few weeks ago CBC reporter Sheena Goodyear reached out to me for comment on the new Spinosaurus paper. I said I couldn’t, because of Epstein connection Nathan Myhrvold’s involvement with it. We got to talking about how paleontology - especially dinosaur research- remains hostile to women. 🧪

failing is hot girl behaviour 🫵🏻💥

This article is an excellent primer for people who aren't already familiar with the destructive overlap between video games, AI, meme culture, technocracy, the manosphere, and far-right nativism.

A classic anti-masker tactic is to claim that if you don't wear a mask 100% of the time, it isn't worth it. Untrue. Every single time you wear a mask, you reduce the chances for viruses to spread. Wearing a mask always improves public health, even if you only do it occasionally.

The Black Grouper (Shedd Aquarium #3) - Herman Menzel, 1946

okay I did a little math and didn't get an exact number or anything but basically if the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt had launched this probe at close to the speed of light, we might be getting back some real insights by now

youtu.be/HM8Ee6pcXvQ?... I'm proud of him

dinkdonkdunk.neocities.org Well, here it is. I've put together a list of resources for people creating websites, or improving their existing websites, or looking for fun stuff online. I'm going to put together graphics myself, too.

Cedar Waxwings hex sign! 🐦🍒

wrote about how Zionist efforts to link all Jews to the brutal policies of a violent ethnonationalist regime in Israel effectively functions as antisemitic propaganda, endangering Jewish people everywhere. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/zionist-in...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=it0M... tunes for you

the best kind of timeline cleanse

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A local bus

"but if the incorrect behaviour can't be externally observed why does it matter" b/c usually you have to interact with the thing in very specific non obvious ways for the effect to appear and it's much easier to remove these defects by internal module design and unit tests

"This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

At press time, Schultz was in Miami expecting Seattle’s “Bring Back Our Schultz” campaign to begin any day now.

Hey! You! Yes, you! Give this a shot! I'm currently on the Pedestrian Advisory Board and my second term is ending so I will be leaving shortly. It's been awesome and I think we've gotten some good stuff accomplished. Please ask me your questions about serving, if you're interested.

Watching THE RECKONING (2003) on Hoopla - I saw it in college, but not since. Absolutely killer medieval theater stuff, discussions of art and the ethics that dictate its execution. Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Brian Cox, Tom Hardy, Vincent Cassell. (I put it on because Yvonne Blake did the costumes)

Anna’s Hummingbird on sakura at dusk 📷🌿🪶🌸

That's just how she is. What about you?

How I Learned To Stop Doomscrolling And Touch Grass: An Origin Story (proof of life comic I've been wanting to draw for awhile)

I am Gen X and the polio vaccine has existed for my entire life and my mom still got very worried if my brothers and I had diarrhea or headaches in the summer.

Tried watching @ricksteves.bsky.social Iran episode and only made it 30 seconds before getting choked up at the sight of darling Iranian school girls. If only everyone could see their humanity. ❤️‍🩹 A must watch. youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg?...

Alright, the flier's finished! We have 17 days before Oregon's temperate rainforests are turned to mulch. Spread the world, write your representatives, & tell the Bureau of Land Management *exactly* where they can shove their logs. Further reading: morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

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sorry to hear everyone is having a bad time with crowd control at ECCC this weekend. after reedpop took over they had labor disputes with the full-time minions, alienated their entire labor force, and now, instead of hoards of lifer volunteers, they run things on a skeleton crew of temps.

Reverse Art Thieves Won’t Stop Adding Paintings to Frye Art Museum: tinyurl.com/4whhmx9r

…..ohno Look they also have an amazing cafe

Last week was rough, and I worked both days this weekend, so I'll have to finish off my last #FebruaryFrost26 drawing some other time. But this drawing from the first prompt is my favourite thing I've drawn for myself for chuffin ages! 😁 Thanks to all the hosts is this challenge 💖

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off. Leave your comment here: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-... morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

The Alt Park Service account is one of the longest running grift accounts I’m aware of. Never credit photographers, not really “alt” park service employees, selling shirts, now giving out terrible unsolicited advice about LLMs. I can’t believe people still follow them.

the mood:

fujoing out

that they have kept their relationship intensely private to the point that this is how we find out is probably the best sign they might actually make it anyway, rules are rules, here is the exact moment she fell in love

OC-Toska A while back I answered a question I asked my self 'what if Toska was a character in a beat em' up?' Bringing her back cus it I still like it

To Slay the Great Regurgitator

no one ever believes me but this extremely homely dish will change the way you think about cabbage forever. comes out with a texture like silk

- Speedboat Gunfight - Murder Charge in Capitol Hill Shooting - Gatesgate Get this news and more at The Stranger.

…the united states had a vibrant ecosystem of local, regional and alternative press sources. in a real sense — and this has been true since the start — the US is a nation of newspapers and newspapermen, with both of those categories broadly defined…

It’s time for another Washington water supply update 💧 No, there’s still not enough snow. And yes, we're still in a drought. So far, water year 2026 has been the warmest on record. We had a lot of rain in December, but January has been too warm and too dry to add to our snowpack.

THIS IS WHAT SAM ALTMAN WANTS TO TAKE FROM YOU

respect the classics

My weirdest creation is almost old enough to drink.