These are so cool!

I was poking around my newsletter looking for a link, and stumbled on this piece of microfiction I wrote. I'm really proud of it, and it'll take you less than two minuets to read. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/ban-87-per...

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Newsom is not our savior. He's a smarter "liberal" version of the nasty man, and I really hope we get someone better to run in 28. Focus on affordability, taxing the obscenely wealthy, and don't punch down, which is abandoning trans folks and immigrants is.

Making myself a comfort Basque cheesecake... Sadly, comfort will have to wait until breakfast since it won't be set before I go to bed.

Is he like... volunteering?

I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison

There's lots of news etc, that highlights negatives (justifiably). Look for and cultivate the things that make you feel good and give you hope so you don't drown in the deluge. This one delights me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6M...

What I love about Galaxy Books is that you find rows upon rows of books by the nicest people in the genre. Here are @kateelliottsff.bsky.social and @marthawells.com.

since we're doing USPS discourse again, a reminder of what Dems should be saying

Support indie authors and before you buy on amazon, check to see if they have their own website. The money might go directly to them rather than supporting a hate machine

My head nearly fell off. The actual Minister for Health said this? m.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:

🌍 Did you know? Ambitious adoption of farming practices that protect soil could have a climate impact equivalent to eliminating energy-related emissions from nearly 170 million households. Today on #worldsoilday we celebrate the power of soil! Read more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4phbFK9

@urbanism.plus Dear world: do not visit the United States. Whether for business or pleaaure, you will be at risk of horrible treatment as long as the current mafia thugs are in charge. people.com/german-teens...

Hello #FungiFriends Do you know what we are looking at here?

Gracefully carving through the solar corona, a mini eruption of filament plasma erupted from the Sun earlier today! Beautiful.

It's officially #SpotifyWrapped season, so we're flipping the script by unwrapping Spotify. Tell them to drop ICE ads now! Since Spotify won’t protect immigrant communities, we’re using their own celebration to hold them accountable. Cancel your subscription to get them to pull the plug on ICE

also, consider switching your service to Qobuz or something that doesn't support nazis

Good onya Minneapolis-St. Paul!!

OMG FedEx is the WORST for this behavior

Chicago — Vivian Maier, 1961

I really quite enjoy @blackforager.bsky.social's videos. This one was fun, and made me miss having a wheel. www.youtube.com/shorts/i3un7...

I love it so much!

We switched to Quobuz at work, there seems to be more music I've never heard before which... yes please. They also pay artists better than the vile one does.

There is still beauty in the world. Don't forget to rest and enjoy it

Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.

WEEKLY REMINDER: Republicans control the House, Senate, & White House & can extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits TODAY. Instead, they’re letting them expire at the end of the month, leaving millions without healthcare. Americans deserve better.

I like this one better

Just finished Direct Descendant by @tanyahuff.bsky.social, and it was delightful. Cozy eldritch horror strikes again! Lovely characters, fun story, very mild (though integral) eldritch horror. Lovely way to spend part of the day!

Among the things I am thankful for is the courage and patriotism of all the federal workers who blew the whistle on agency policies that harm Americans, and those who support us. #CourageIsContagious Art by @drrabbithole.bsky.social

A funny thing just happened… I was across the street at COSTCO & I noticed something ODD … (Almost NO CARS IN THE PARKING LOT at #BOYCOTTHOMEDEPOT) So you know me: I walked over to *investigate*… Last year, there was ALWAYS 75-100 assorted cars/ trucks(or more)& AT LEAST 20-30 people in line… 👇👇

Reminder: if things get awkward tomorrow, you can always talk about how much you love the library.

TPUBLICAN is perfect if the "T" stands for TRAITOR.

Keep the vision board simple and fun.

Here's a formal response to Flock Safety's comments regarding my video and the associated research. TL;DR - I'm happy to ethically design a research project to test these vulnerabilities on live devices, but they have to promise not to have me arrested for doing it. figshare.com/articles/onl...

AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!

Can we skip the Dark Age shit and get to something even better than the Renaissance? The USA is the descendants of the whole world trying to figure things out together Stop the tech bro surveillance state + for-profit prisons + immigration enforcement jackals Raise the standard of living

IT ME! except better at talking to a camera... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZQG...

Possibly the most accurate description of ADHD.

I feel like doodle is underselling this

Between Thursday and next Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky

I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.

Neon

Absolutely gorgeous!

Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)

Little Fuzzy was one of my very first sci-fi books... I think I was 10 or 11 on vacation with my family, and completely captivated by Whelan's cover art. Set me on a sci-fi/fantasy path for the next many years.