I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds. 1.

“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary? “If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”

🙏 After a weekend of such tragedy, this is beautiful to read.

That's more like it.

In a 65-page complaint filed Friday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization working to save America’s historic places, argued that Trump did not have the constitutional authority to fast-track construction for a project of this scale. trib.al/VT9K8Jv

I think it's really cool that we have democratic leadership that is largely silent about this issue. A leadership that believes making a "tsk tsk" press release once every month counts as a form of political opposition while otherwise dropping the issue in its entirety.

In a N.C. Town With Almost No Grocers, One Farmer Is Expanding Local Food Access On land once targeted for toxic dumping, a Black family is fighting environmental racism and teaching residents how to feed themselves. capitalbnews.org/north-caroli... | @capitalb.bsky.social

Honestly what blows my mind here is that in every one of @skatunenetwork.bsky.social's covers, they make the song sound like it was supposed to have been ska the whole time, it's marvelous. Beautiful understanding of how both the ska genre works and how the original songs work!

One thing I love about this thread is that (so far) there isn’t a single duplicate. Every single person has a unique artistic masterpiece.

Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it. They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!

Chag Sameach, friends.

Once you understand that Trump now sees the entire country (and tomorrow the continent, and the week after that the planet) in exactly the same way, and that his backers, from centibillionaire tech barons to refined media runners to car salesman gentry, see it that way too, much falls into place

Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery. It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.

"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.

We honor the bravery of Ahmed al Ahmed, a bystander who risked his life to protect those under fire. The lesson, yet again, is all too clear: Our safety is bound up together.

if these kids were conservative influencers, it would not have been "things can happen"

The bystander was himself shot by a second gunman while disarming the first. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed and he’s a hero. Unbelievable bravery. thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!

Say his name as many times as you can

Last Hanukkah, Rabbi Schlanger urged people to celebrate boldly, “to be more Jewish” in the face of antisemitism. Our menorahs tonight will also be yahrzeit candles–with grief for this grievous loss and rededication to shine brighter than slaughter & hate.

Among those murdered in Sydney is Rabbi Eli Schlanger.  Earlier this year, Rabbi Schlanger’s son Nossen became bar mitzvah, reading from a Torah that tied his family back generations, both to devastating loss and to Jewish resilience. www.australianjewishnews.com/an-incredibl...

It's been 25 years since #Pokémon Crystal released! #art

V’ahavta by Aurora Levins Morales www.auroralevinsmorales.com/blog/vahavta

I am so grateful for this man and his bravery.

Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

*sitting up to pound my fist dramatically on the table and point at this paragraph with fury and emphasis* (please read the whole thing though, that last line is chef's kiss)

For today only (Dec 14) All Systems Red (1st book in The Murderbot Diaries) is on sale across all US ebook retailers for $2.99 (published by Tordotcom, edited by @leeharris.net cover art by Jaime Jones) www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

When I coined “vice signaling” as a term it was after a Fancypants journalist accused me of “virtue signaling” by caring about things like disabled people and non-white people being subjected to the death penalty. And about IQ having a specifically racist history.

I've heard this before. it seems bizarre, but really does seem to be the case.

I'm really curious what non-pseudonymous folks expect to gain from demanding my name and face before they'll listen to me like, you won't know me you won't know that's my real name or face I'm nobody. this is just Lex Luthor Taking Over The Flash's Body And Looking In The Mirror but pettier.

Every election cycle people are like "You have to re-elect lesser evil Blueson Dognut, to keep Republicans from passing their Protect Children From Hearing About Gays bill" and then 10 months later Rep. Dognut announces a bipartisan effort to pass the Protect Children From Hearing About Gays bill.

If you need a measles jab in the US and can't afford one, hit up Bree's replies. There are people in there volunteering to cover someone else's shot in the name of Fuck Measles. I got my titers checked in May, and I'm good. If you're not sure, go get yer jabs!

The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything. It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.

my wife is sold on linux since she found out in kde if you waggle the cursor it starts getting bigger to help you find it but there's no apparent limit to how big it can get

If you have a modded 3DS, there's a piece of software that can be used to potentially fix 3DS cartridges. Occasionally putting them in and running them can also help extend their life. gbatemp.net/threads/corr...

"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.

To quote Penn Gillette, when people ask “If you don’t believe in God, what’s stopping you from murdering/raping/robbing everyone around you?!“ Dude… I have murdered/assaulted/robbed exactly as many people as I’ve ever wanted to. Zero. I don’t need a god to keep me from doing that. Why do you?

Here’s Sticks boggling his eyes bc he’s enjoying the pets so much

i have new ideas every day someone should give me a bunch of money instead of openai i have so many ideas

Semi-infaunal squid? Everyone update your mollusk theoretical ecospace diagrams and let me know if you got bingo with this one www.livescience.com/animals/moll...

the leaf

🚀EXCITING NEWS🚀 Little Rocket Lab is out NOW for Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2!! The Switch 2 version comes with 120fps framerate, and 4K resolution docked 25% discount during December ❤️ www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Every Democrat in the House should co-sponsor this.

Losing its long-cultivated partnership with the FBI is a major blow to the Anti-Defamation League. But the group has few left allies to support it against MAGA after recent attempts to align with Trumpworld. @maricohen.bsky.social & @alexbkane.bsky.social report: jewishcurrents.org/the-adl-trie...

I’ve rallied with Brad. I’ve protested with Brad. I’ve seen his leadership and humanity up close. He’s the real deal and I’m supporting him fully in this run. Let’s go. ✊