"Richelieu, waste that prick!"

The coal fire that had been burning in the bunker of boiler room 5 is finally extinguished. The bottom of the watertight bulkhead adjoining the bunker was dinged and warped where it had been red hot. Black oil was rubbed over the damaged area to give it a normal appearance.

This thread is the reason I have an unofficial campaign to send Rick Westhead somewhere that's never even heard of hockey for at least six months, because he's been doing this work for far longer than can be good for anyone's brain.

why has jason statham not played a papal guard in a series of movies

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

Lol

In March 2025, Orbán effectively banned Pride marches in Hungary. In June 2025 Budapest had the biggest Pride march in it’s 30 year history. This is the way.

Shut up, everyone! You’re gonna want to hear this!

MOOSE POTENTIAL #uglydogs

Roko's Basilisk showed up to kill me, so I told it that my last wish was for it to do an image merge of the headshots of JD Vance, Rod Dreyer, and Ross Douthat, and there was a flash and suddenly agents from the Federation are here telling me that I saved humanity's future and everyone's free now

Keep imagining Orbán thinking to himself "I've got the machinery in place to seize and keep power anyway but if I do they're going to keep sending JD Vance to talk to me and l just don't want to do this anymore. I don't want to talk to JD Vance anymore."

AT LAST after nearly two years I FINALLY FOUND IT

To the doomers who keep saying Trump will rig the 2026 and 2028 elections: Do not concede in advance

I did appreciate the Russian doll with Orbán on the outside and Putin inside at the Tisza party 😀

meant to post this earlier but I flaked; oh well, enjoy 👍

So I wasn't going to quote tweet this toad (quoted person) but this afternoon I got elote from a street vendor and I can confidently say that this is wrong, people love this shit, they will line up for it and fork over handfuls of cash.

Tattoo convention challenges: Walk out without 1) spending a bunch of money on prints I don't need nor have wall space for — success! ✅ 2) ending up fucking depressed for reasons largely of my own making — total failure ❌ 1/2 ain't bad?

EXTREMELY CORRECT and why I'm celebrating

It's always messy and hard to discern early light from false dawn, but the past 4 years in Europe: - Mobilized behind Ukraine, and dusted the cobwebs off its defense industrial base - Admitted Sweden and Finland to NATO - Began a rapid and permanent shift away from Russian gas (1/2)

Ah, my old nemesis: Venture Capital

best thread I've seen on the Swalwell coverage

Spring has sprung. The pelicans are back.

Not even going to read the details or reasons, simply happy to echo the warning from the Government of Canada that people should immediately stop using AXE body spray. recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...

The tl;dr takeaway from this very long thread: 1) There is an entire underground market for any type of account you can imagine. 2) Sites know about this and work to detect people buying and repurposing accounts fast, because even an extra half hour can make a huge difference in profit.

I can't believe I actually have to say this, but apparently I do: someone who is buying compromised Bluesky accounts from an account reseller marketplace is directly funding identity theft, fraud, and international crime. #BadActorBingo resurrection for an explainer of why:

“but maybe they really do think I have potential!” Here’s my test for that: wear an engagement ring (or do what I did and get married at 24 idk). Get your husband (enlist a friend) to pick you up from work in front of them. The reaction will be telling.

This documentary deals with WW2, but gives the overview of more advanced pressure mines. And they have counters. So, your minesweeper does 2 passes before certifying the area. Oops! The counter in the mine was set to 3, so the next ship goes BOOM! Pressure Triggered Sea Mines youtu.be/w3toVK9tKCI

The #Titanic's approximate position at midnight (ship's time) on April 11th/12th is denoted by the small White Star Flag.

😻😻😻CLEANSING THERMONUCLEAR FIRE IS CANCELED FOR THE EARLY EVENING! ADORABLE TINY KITTENS ARE WARM AND LOVED AND CARED FOR AND HAVE NEW THINGS TO EXPLORE AND GOODNESS REMAINS IN THE WORLD!😻😻😻

"If you were in charge of Star Trek what would you do?" voyager with a proper indigenous consult instead of whatever bullshit they had chakotay and the maquis do

New Every Frame a Painting video? Today is a good day.

Just gotta pop on the special reactor pool lifejacket before going for a swim. It's got ceramic plates under the foam. For safety.

whenever people announce they're taking a break from bluesky, it's usually because they're astronauts experiencing a mandatory communications blackout as they re-enter earth's atmosphere. that's why they always come back in six minutes

Watching CNN’s live coverage of the collapsing monolith black hole near Jupiter

I haven’t said anything because I’m superstitious but now I can: hi other challenger trauma kids who also ended up working their whole lives to be like Ronald McNair. Unclench your jaw.

Hello, I made you a feed of your cats watching the Artemis II splashdown bsky.app/profile/did:...

There is nothing wrong with celebrating something good. It’s necessary for survival.

That's pretty damn cool. I wondered if we'd get those "scoreboard" moments like those at Yankee Stadium in the past.

Bought some Dutch licorice on a whim today, and holy fuck—it's like getting punched in the face with a salt lick.

It’s funny (not funny haha) to read this after K Pop Demon Hunters came out and became the most popular thing on the planet

Sorry. I need to post this.

Pierre Poilievre’s Personal Assistant Explains Why Everyone Is Leaving Him youtu.be/PhpH36ZZX1I

As someone who spent 8 months doing the Epley maneuver to slowly cure a terrible case of vertigo (couldn't stand with my eyes closed), getting someone to teach you how to do it first is really big. And having trained physiotherapists move you through it is even better. Specific angles are needed.

A small bit of good in the world: last night, several hours after setting up the logistics to purchase a snowblower off FB, the seller came back and said she'd found the receipt and it was a bit older than she thought, so she dropped the price by $200.

Ahem. The reason rules like this exist is to prevent employers from intentionally understaffing and making people do extra work outside their job description. If you've ever waited tables and been asked to clean the bathroom, you know why unions bargain for these punitive measures.

Gentle reminder…

*talking to teenage militant atheist self* current me: okay so there’s a big fight between the government and the catholic church teenage me: got it, so we’re obviously on the side of the government current me: I, uh, you might want to sit down for this one