Only former lion tamers would care to listen.

The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law. How are we back here again?

Ken Ferguson (Scottish Artist) "Tweed Twilight", 2025. Acrylic on Canvas, 48 × 32 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

The best reissues of 2025 Our guide to the best archival digs of the year www.treblezine.com/the-best-rei...

what a fkn banger youtu.be/8RKFPRMoLfc?...

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

New: 404 Media is making a zine! Risograph-printed zine all about the surveillance tech ICE has deployed. Facial recognition app; Palantir; much more. Will be available in January but you can pre-order now. The art is amazing, printed by local LA business. Details: www.404media.co/404-media-is...

Min 13-årige datter og jeg sidder klar til Lorde i Royal Arena 💙

Maserati 6CM #MaseratiMonday #photography #photograph #foto #fotografie #car #carphotography #vintage #vintagecars #vintagecarphotography #classiccar #bw #mono #monochrome

Mills in Zaandam - 1871 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109801

National Arts Center, The Philippines r/brutalism

*NYT rolling the wheel of synonyms* "sidestepping norms" "pushing the envelope" "breaking with tradition" "bold departure" "expanding authority" ...ding-ding-ding... "a major test"

In 1887 at Asnières-sur-Seine, Van Gogh painted bridges and factories with Pointillist dots and dashes to capture reflections on the Seine. He sought to show industry and leisure sharing the same spaces of modern life.

can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot

'Crimsworth Dean Methodist Chapel, England, 1977"

The year's best music books (imho) via @heraldscotland.bsky.social Magazine: Kevin Rowland's confessions, Evan Dando's drug habits, Sheffield synths, Lennon & McCartney, punk in Falkirk, Simple Minds, Budgie as one of pop's lost boys & the remarkable Neko Case www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Great piece here by Tihara Smith about the complex history of madras fabric in the Caribbean: www.tiharasmith.com/blogs/behind...

Move big waves from Reynisfjara last month :) #Wavephotography #Iceland

Crashing wave at Reynisfjara on my last morning in #Iceland last month. Such a crazy place.

Much respect 🙏

It's over. Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”

ascii stuff for the first time in a while

Self Portrait with Felt Hat - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14129

"In the days following the event, the woman says she hasn’t been able to sleep, is in physical pain from the way she was handled by the agents, and keeps reliving what happened. “The way I was treated left me feeling traumatized, humiliated, degraded, and unheard.”"

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

The Junior Forty was designed to resemble the 1948 A40 Devon and was built as part of a program to employ disabled coal miners. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/pedal-car-70/

NEW: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

📸 Amanda Boardman 📍 Richmond Park London

Out now: The Nerve's Best Books of 2025. Feat: @elizabethalker.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @sevenstories.bsky.social @jonathancape.bsky.social @beckybarnicoat.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social @jennashworth.bsky.social

Soft, overcast light caught the texture of the straw beautifully. Loved how each umbrella cast its shadow on the sand, creating this quiet, patterned row. Viña del Mar, 2024 #photography #travelphotography #vinadelmar #beachphotography #patterns

'The Optimist' (2021) -- Morning Breaks Vividly Over a Shadowy Eagle Lake, Acadia National Park, ME 'The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion' -- Paulo Coelho #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #Photography #Landscape #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

After the storm, 1904 - by Karl Edvard Diriks en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_...

🐸🎯 Ranitomeya uakarii, a colorful poison dart frog ✨🎨 Clip Studio & XP Pen Tablet #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #SciArt 🐡

Yes. They are all this and even more stupid.

Moonrise

Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people. Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

This evening, a resident was kidnapped by agents with face coverings. They disguised themselves in masks and as Uber drivers. They even left kids abandoned inside a car in the freezing cold. 1/

The Supreme Court has made it clear that they no longer interested in anything but consolidating power for the fascist regime and understanding that means also understanding that rule of law, and the way that elections are held, are also eroded to the point where their being free or fair is in doubt

This is my big soap box. We gave the presidency too much power with the PATRIOT Act, extrajudicial drone strikes, indefinite detention and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Trump is just using executive authority Congress gave to the presidency after 9/11 to maximum effect.

I will always remember 2025 as the year I got to interview @wfmu.bsky.social two of my music heroes - the Bishop brothers, founding members of legendary band SUN CITY GIRLS! Alan Bishop (The Dwarfs of East Agouza) wfmu.org/playlists/sh... Richard Bishop wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

This ceremonial sleigh belonged to Queen Luise of Prussia and her husband Friedrich Wilhelm III. It is a richly carved Baroque‑Revival showpiece, combining virtuoso woodwork with emblematic Prussian motifs in a warm green‑and‑gold palette. #PalacesAndGardens #RedGreenGold #ArtAdventCalendar

Coloured glass windows of a restaurant reflecting the Christmas tree and lights in the street. #SurreyHills #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows #ArtAdventCalendar #Advent #Photography

TIL

Sulho Sipilä (Finnish, 1895–1949) "The Skating Rink", 1932. Oil on Canvas, 61.5 × 50.5 cm. Finnish National Gallery at the Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

UNKLE - Rabbit In Your Headlights (Feat. Thom Yorke) youtu.be/kEqGdGAgAjw?...

Best band (also Dave cracking up Duck at the start makes me laugh every time) youtu.be/I1E69pY13Cg?...

I found the full clip of this where they do a little interview segment and also play Istanbul and it's so funny because Jay repeatedly talks about how his wife loves the band and it really seems like he doesn't really get them at all and just got them on for her

some fav bandcamp releases from this year www.buymusic.club/list/evalove...