Tablet found in Hittite region, new Indo-European language.

It's not rain, it's not snow, but a secret and especially annoying third thing known as graupel

These barbarians are destroying everything that makes society work. Kids can't go to school, patients can't go to the hospital. We are, in effect, paying them to wreck the basic infrastructure of the country

I post here rarely, and mostly about my games, but I am also a video editor in constant search of work! I just put up a new Fiverr gig so I'm taking the opportunity to post about it. I do all sorts - short film, YouTube, and socials. Send me a chat or message wherever I am! But seriously I need mo

I post here rarely, and mostly about my games, but I am also a video editor in constant search of work! I just put up a new Fiverr gig so I'm taking the opportunity to post about it. I do all sorts - short film, YouTube, and socials. Send me a chat or message wherever I am! But seriously I need mo

postando essa por aqui tbm #HEXATOMBE

Looking for nature valentines cards? Last year's comic is now available as cards! They start shipping Jan 12. topatoco.com/collections/...

In the UK, scientists are driving advances in prevention and ultra-early detection. In the US, the breakthroughs are in precision treatment, with immunotherapies, CAR-T, targeted radiation and engineered viruses offering new hope for once-lethal cancers. buff.ly/r84F91w #ShareGoodNewsToo

Reminder: Plato argued that, since souls reincarnate, souls in men & women are the same & equally capable of all things, so the sexes are equal. P’s mother Perictione was (ancient sources say) a Pythagorean philosopher. 19th C didn’t believe she could be a philosopher so erased her from P’s bio.

Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones

"The reason people don't have any money is because employers are forced to pay them. If employers could just pay people less, then OBVIOUSLY people would have more money."

Rereading Mork Borg. I will never stop giggling at the mischievous choice of using this piece to illustrate the gutterborn scum class:

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

Get 75% off COLD SUN this Cyber Monday in the FREEZING TO DEATH SALE! itch.io/s/171491/fre...

Get 75% off COLD SUN this Cyber Monday in the FREEZING TO DEATH SALE! itch.io/s/171491/fre...

My annual traveling turkeys post! What do you do when a New World bird visits the Mughal court? Paint it in miniature, of course! This essay by Neha Vermani follows the Muslim reception of our feathered friends. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!

In the US, Catholic sisters return Wisconsin land to Ojibwe tribe in a historic first. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have transferred a lakefront property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for the same $30,000 they paid in 1966. buff.ly/iXOhxHj #ShareGoodNewsToo

An intentionally destroyed #BronzeAge #sword found in a burial at Blaubeuren-Asch. Bronze Age weapons deposited in burials were often bent or hacked into pieces before placed into the grave, in this way they 'died' with the owner. Dating 9th century BC. 📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg 🏺

When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage. One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME

This paper is fascinating and I'm *not* just saying that bc it cites me (though, that's nice....) www.academia.edu/145087922/Wh...

Daily bunny no.3135 found a cool pinecone

prologue sneak peak

They draw power from the BOG

Last night my play group for Cold Sun were lacking two of their three warriors so of course they follow the trail of some bandits, encounter the bandits, lead the bandits back to their caravan, and get robbed by bandits.

What it looks like in the notional offices of @pelgranepress.bsky.social when changes from daylight to standard time between Europe and North America are out of sync

Disappeared for 10 days to write a wargame. Getting back to my Cold Sun stuff soon.

Buff & surreal librarian: www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...

Lola got about 3 feet out the door today. Good walk I guess?

Hey folks I am opening emergency commissions. My partners ebike was just stolen and they use it for work daily. I'll draw anything (Not hateful). My strengths are monsters, mice & maps. More examples below. Varied price points available. Please comment / message if you're interested.

On the subject of Much Ado About Nothing, I did recently(ish) write an essay about it and why it's one of my favorite films to watch: whatever.scalzi.com/2023/12/07/t...

これは貸しです。 Introducing Kashi 貸し, a guide to why "Ghibli-inspired" media without Japanese creatives is harmful. It includes links to learn more about Orientalism, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, and Japanese culture. Learn. Share. Change. kashi-info.carrd.co

quietly stares out the window ...I was the first person to post fanart of Jade on the forum when the update showing her dropped. I was the first. it was me. I've carried this secret for a million years. No one will ever believe me, and I'll never be able to prove it. I just live with it

I asked Al to write me a story and she, being dead for approximately 152 million years, said nothing

Can you build a community around your #ttrpg project? 🌊🙌 Join us tomorrow, 6:30 PM EST, when Kimi Hughes of Golden Lasso Games will chat with us about how to create a community around your ttrpg project and what to do once you've got everyone together. discord.gg/9SMWdMQ4z...

Northern lights above the Arctic Circle in Alaska

Speak of the devil

If you don't like hummingbirds, tune me out for the next week or so! I was lucky to be tipped off on the location of a ruby-throated hummingbird nest. I will be posting a series of shots taken over about two and half weeks, starting with this one of momma sitting in her nest on June 16th #birds

Had an awesome time with @chaoticwholeso.me: The Table Talk Show! We chatted about: 🍽️ CHEW: The #TTRPG 🪵 Handmade #tabletop accessories 🍕 Wild food-based powers (they're real... in-game) The VOD is up now — and yep, there’s a 20% off #discount code in there too 👀 youtu.be/jlOBNlY3R-k?... #dnd

ENDLESS PATROL. ONE MORE CLEAR NIGHT. DON'T YOU LOVE ME, PILOT?

ENNIE Award voting is live! Care to toss us a vote? 🙏 vote.ennie-awards.co... 🌟 Best Art, Interior - Fablemaker's Deck of Many Things 🌟 Best Monster/Adversary - Big Bads Box Set 🌟 Best RPG-Related Product - Humblewood: For Want of A Nail 🌟 Fan-Favorite Publisher - Hit Point Press 🧵 1/2