I'd forgotten the classrooms of winter, Offering #learning in the world laid bare. The textbook in the veins of a decaying leaf Or the map in the cracks of the pavement. #vss365

She sits, tail twining, otherwise still, at the edge of the pond. And what does she see, gazing from the water? Herself? The fish beneath? She gathers, tenses: her moment of #reflection soon to pass. #vss365

Today is Charles M. Schulz’s birthday. Here’s a comic I drew in the early 2000s. (Link to the full strip in the comments.) Both his son and grandson got in touch to thank me, after this ran. Yes, I was blown away. Full comic here: www.dorktower.com/2022/11/25/g...

We used to read of small people in the shadow of horrors. Tiny enough to overlook their inaction or complicity. Lives #timed to taste the fruits of empire and witness its fall. Today, we are authors. May our readers forgive us. #vss365

Little packrat I cannot confess innocence in your demise But know I buried you in your best coat Its softness once #relevant, your warmth gone to ground. #vss365

Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.

If you want to come up with color names but aren't too terminal savvy, I've updated the contributing guide to be much more beginner-friendly! 🐣 You can now contribute directly via GitHub, and your names will be used by many programs and websites! 🌍 github.com/meodai/color...

It is #Caturday, and the Office Manager would like to provide proof of life. Not the best pose for that, but the effort is appreciated!

They fill our slumber with dreams of electric #androids, that we may become the sheep they lead to market. #vss365

They sold the stream that quenched the corn a decade before you were born You see the lights where cities grow: the grass is green, and fountains flow. And know beyond these #arid lands that power drinks with bloody hands. #vss365

Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation. youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...

I'd sworn to run where most feared tread among ghosts in caverns dread or in the skies to fight dire demons with eyes reeking fire and ichor till my skin wore their color and my kin bade me begone. #Unearthly become. Free. Alone. #vss365

I was just going through a box of my old memorabilia, and I thought I’d share this concert ad from 1984 (just in case you thought my biopic was LYING about Howie Mandel opening for me!)

for @slate.com I wrote about Joe Arpaio's view on the SCOTUS shadow docket decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, the case in which Kavanaugh said it was okay to racially profile people. “I was vindicated by the Supreme Court of all this shit.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

We used @sciam.bsky.social's 180th anniversary as an excuse to revisit an old favorite. Familiar with the efficiency of locomotion chart from the March 1973 issue? Here it is again, reimagined for 2025 by DTAN Studio, w/text by @parshallison.bsky.social 📊 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

I wake to the sound of crunching. Panic, as I orient--safe in my bed, the noise merely the cat consuming a #beetle. Or something I'd rather not see. Sudden silence, then the sure and sudden dread that mischief is afoot. Silent paws dent the sheet as terror approaches to share her kill. #vss365

Secure within four walls by the warmth of a hearth, I dream of grey skies roofing strange cities bustling with strangers voices unfolding a map, a language where #deluxe means more than a special sauce. #vss365

The tooth of the morning's chill doesn't quite bite, printing the skin with goosebumps and little more. But like the kitten whose chirp conceals the cry of an infant, there is an #undertone of ice, twinkling lights, and shiny bells. Leave the lights in the shed. Fill the candy bowl. #vss365

Courtesy of colleagues at Penn

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i'm frequently about the doom and gloom regarding the present day (justified!) and nostalgia for when i was young in the 90s (also very justified!) but if you're a cranky gen-xer like me this is your feel-good link of the day

If you're interested in #history, you should invest 5 minutes of your Sunday in a game of #PastPuzzle. In 4 attempts, guess when this happened: The Messina earthquake in Italy, followed by a tsunami - the worst natural disaster in Europe that century.(+ 3 more hints) Give it a try, it has no ads!⬇️

I see them stare, They don't dare whisper, not while I'm there. The patches? The walk? The way I talk? Nah, I just learned the cash they earn is the people they've burned. Like the #piranha my rep goes wherever I step Ain't here to fight. Stay and you might find I'm more than a bite. #vss3565

How I write every piece

Pausing a moment, between the deluge outside and the torrent of bad news within, the only sound a metronome of water slicking drip drip drip from my #raincoat. Given time, my coat will dry. It persists, and so must I. #vss365

I keep seeing this get posted. The AZ electors were charged a year and a half ago. The AZ Superior Court ENDED the case five months ago. The AZ AG will have to appeal to the AZ Supreme Court or go back and start again with a grand jury. Please stop sharing this.

It’s #Caturday, and the Local Void has…dropped off an organizer pouch? What are you trying to tell me, little cat?

BREAKING: Antifa leader Habeas Corpus has been arrested in Portland.

Dark things, they say are destroyed by sunlight surely as false things wither in the face of truth. Is it then any wonder that hollow men with their empty promises fear Joy, laughter, #verve the company of kind folk the things that fill our souls and fortify us against despair? #vss365

The basic unit of celebration is such a nice phrase

Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet responded to the harassment their organization contributed to that forced Rutgers professor Mark Bray to flee the country. The full statement is long, but here’s how he ended it:

Perhaps they shall brand our libraries and seats of learning as dens of iniquity. And for good reason! Though dusty and hidebound their covers, the tomes and binders are #libertine in their compass, asking us to justify limits, and failing that, to transcend. Freedom demands more of us. #vss365

For the safety of yourself and repair-minded folk around you, please do not refer to your iFixit package as an “Antifa ration” when collecting your mail. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Actually, let's skip back to a general overview of the Colorado Plateau, which spans Utah and the rest of the "Four Corners" states. I ended up buying a bunch of books on Utah's geology by Thomas H. Morris, Scott M. Ritter, et al, and here's a little bit of what I learned.

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks: I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

I would write something inspirational, like how the chip packet over there discarded, unwanted, still soars with but the tiniest gust of wind. But seeing it settle again, there among the cigarette #ash and broken bottles, reminds me that redemption is not forever. Fly while you can. #vss365

Unearthed, a broken arrowhead, hand-knapped, glints, blinking in the Holocene sun. Soon, the man it murdered, rib notched to mark its #clash with an unguarded heart will follow it into the future. All around, the plain is green and content. They will not remember our hate. #vss365

Less a friend or guardian than an #associate, is my cat (sotto voce). A viable threat, yes but more like to shorten my own life than another's. With friends like this, as they say, but a touch too loudly. Ah, here she comes. #vss365

My real concern is whether Amicus, the mascot of the Canadian Supreme Court, has also been compelled to change robes.

I’ve worked for three newspapers and each had its own press, two of which were housed in the same building as the newsroom. Today the Arizona Republic’s print press will be shutting down for good. I really never appreciated how fortunate I’ve always been to work for newspapers with its own press.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

If not today, perhaps tomorrow.

Golden shingles line the path each an #advert for a wonder: Hay piles shedding distant sun. Flocks in Vs and murmurations. The comfort of a warm drink. Pumpkins with hidden faces. All yours, if you act now. See them tumble with the breeze-- This offer won't last forever. #vss365

I tried to fight it, the tyranny of coordinated time denied the tick and tock that governed my moments, faced my clock to the wall. Experience became elastic days jostling for position moments fighting tooth and nail for priority. No. I retrieved the clock Set my alarm closed my eyes. #vss365

This #Caturday, the Local Void is feeling…impish.

The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. stands for A Cool Reminder Of Names You Memorize.

The crunch of ice at the bottom of the glass, the jostle of the wheels in the ruts of a lost trail. #Pulp of a fruit that lingers between the teeth. Splinters gathered from a fence back of beyond. Life could be easy, could be smooth; but would we enjoy it without a little texture? #vss365