The Extraordinary male Mandarin Duck, the lighter one is the female is soft colours brown-grey with white and hint of blue at wing. They live in Eurasia. Life span is 3-6 years in the wild, and 10-20 in protected areas.

Its bizarre that any anti-Hasan stuff has found purchase anywhere on the left, it just feels like centrists grasping at excuses to distance themselves from an actually principled Left Like, they condemned him in the same resolution as Candace Owens. If you think they're comparable, you're a mark.

The new Bluesky motto, put it on the dust cover

The fact that this very obviously correct thread provoked a huge pile on is why I find Bluesky unusable. This website is filled with self-important scolds 🤷🏻‍♀️

🍊 #oilpainting #art

Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Original post

Today's frog is the fringed leaf frog.

Morning Ritual #Art #AIArt #DecorativeArts #GraphicDesign #NordicModernDesign #JapaneseRinpaAesthetics #HenriMatisse #AestheticIllustration #KandinskyRhythm #NonNaturalism #GeorgiaO’Keeffe

Getting mad at people for posting (labeled) AI art is tedious, but doing so under the banner of Art Is Easy, Actually is so incredibly funny

Choy Moo Kheong (Singaporean, born 1950) "Blue Whispering Day", 2022. Acrylic on Canvas, 139.7 × 114.3 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

the only thing preventing the production of a 1km long twizzler is cowardice

I love this.

Fervo (advanced geothermal) seeing strong demand for their IPO. I haven't closely dug in to their financials but really hoping to see this one do well. *FERVO ENERGY NOW SEEKS UP TO $1.82B IN IPO, WAS UP TO $1.33B *FERVO ENERGY BOOSTS IPO RANGE TO $25-$26 FROM $21-$24

Burger King Big Plain (1973-1975): A plain, unadorned burger patty on a sesame bun, with no toppings or condiments, rolled out with a massive advertising blitz. It fizzled out almost as soon as it arrived

Given that the Argument du Jour seems to be about Platner and guns, it seems a useful time to tell people - apparently many are unaware - that there is a pro-gun Left with a long and well-theorized history. Just a thing to be aware of as you defend yourself as part of the one true Left

Kammer Castle on Lake Attersee Gustav Klimt

The difficulty with this, I think, is that there are a LOT of jobs that you could call a "servant". People like to travel - suggests a utility for hotels, which suggests a utility for housekeeping. People having more money results spending on experiences that comprise the Service Industry

Write for us! We’re looking for people to write many more pieces for us at Works in Progress – including on the story behind superglue, why there’s no syphilis vaccine, how gas turbines became efficient, and many more in this post. If you or someone you know would be interested, please pitch us :)

The main objection to Platner in the replies is his comments on sexual assault in the military - I feel fine about this apology, but I've never heard before today that he attributes some of this to his untreated PTSD Just interesting that the internets biggest progressives don't seem to care!

The extremely rare catcopus.

Extremely good post (and similar replies!) about Cathedral Goobers

Henri-Robert Bresil

a critical difference between woke 1 and woke 2 is the understanding that woo is something to be fought tooth and nail

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

I have to disagree with this. The purpose isn't excess. There are two purposes for wealth: 1 - Security. Since a random accident can net you $100k in medical expenses instantly, and we're constantly in crisis, there is no amount of money a person can have in the US that actually means security ...

Appendix to @davidshor.bsky.social ‘s tweet I don’t think it’s a coincidence that wage inequality fell during a period of relatively tight labor markets And that it’s resumed widening (only a little so far) as the labor market has mildly weakened

These messages are bizarre. They aren't persuasive to anyone who doesn't already hate AI Just like people who write emails are CAPABLE of hand-writing a letter and mailing it, people choose email more because it's fast and easy and the loss, while real, is negligible comparatively

Princeton University Press 50% sale is on, get yourself a basket that does both.

I hate Almost Famous so much that it impacts how I feel about the actors in it in other roles. I still don't like Kate Hudson (tho Jason Lee got a pass because he's Jason Lee)

It's so funny to post this instead of, say, any actual source or "science". You're just supposed to take Holly's word for it

🚨Emergency Update 🚨 @theonion.com

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch. Gotta get that yummy snack! #birds #northerncardinal #photography #birdsofbluesky

Shima Enaga, also known as the Japanese Snow Fairy, which is a subspecies of the long-tailed tit

Cutest thing you’ll see today: Rockets guard Aaron Holiday’s son watching his warmups and mimicking his jumper

Just got off the phone with @hodgman.bsky.social . We are at 1732 new and upgrading members, and it's the last day of the drive. At 2000, we will launch LAKE JUSTICE. Justice ON THE GREAT LAKES. We will charter a JUSTICE BOAT in Lake Michigan. Can we make it happen in 13 hours? maximumfun.org/join

My favorite sentence in this article is “catfish, which is safe to eat,”

in 2026 i have made the decision that the back of my hair is no longer my business. i have decided to let go and let god. good luck and take care of each other back there

DC, Maryland, Virginia

🚨 Absolute unit alert 🚨

#ThursdayGreen Wait til you see the close-ups of this quilt by Mandy Fleig! The bright sections were made in a mini sew-along series by Alison Glass, (Guicy & Guice.) She named her quilt "Spectral Surge." I think it looks like floating diatoms. The Spectrals are hand stitched in place.

The WorldBank has recognised industrial policy can deliver after decades of advising against it. But new conclusions do not automatically produce new economics. The Bank still treats the state as a fixer of market failures rather than a market creator and shaper.

This lovebird strips the leaves removing each midvein to tuck amongst its feathers for safe keeping: a more efficient way of gathering and transporting nest building material. Original post

I half expect that one day Ohtani will walk out to the mound, dramatically replace his glove, and announce "I've actually been left-handed all this time but I wanted a challenge."

This Weeks Onion Magazine: You’re Not Wrong, Babies Are Getting Worse: Enshittification Comes For A Once-Beloved Classic

Greater blue-eared starling are remarkably common throughout Africa: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/FactUp/s/d...

I asked the sales manager what's the difference between front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, and rear-wheel drive, and this was his response! 🤣

I really love the MaxFun model (and think more orgs should follow) but I think some of the responses to this are interpreting "MaxFun gives us value that Patreon doesn't" as "Patreon sucks shit and you shouldn't support anyone on Patreon" Maybe that's what Jesse means but I kinda doubt it

Hayv Kahraman, contemporary Iraqi artist who paints and sculpts and whose work reflects issues for women personally and their role within society #WomensArt

This abstract painting is titled "Still Life with a White Cloth" (also referred to as Stillleben med vit duk), created in 1962 by the Finnish artist Veikko Marttinen.

Henry Glavin, Corinne's Neighbor (acrylic, ink, and graphite on panel, 2021)