apparently they told people to go to the department of commerce for shelter but the doors are locked, and ngl that’s a good bit. say what you will about the big guy, but he hates his supporters as much as we do

Illinois removes Testosterone from controlled substance list; requires insurance to cover HRT stockpiles theneedlenews.com/20... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

My favorite part of America's 250th birthday celebration was the pervasive sense of malaise.

I can't bear the thought of losing I dread the attention winning brings And ever since the day I came here I could stand without your strings I'm so sick of all these people But I'm scared to be alone And if this life has taught me anything I forgot it long ago Rise Against, Voices Off Camera

There's a perverse symbolism in the legacy of White racism sheltering under the bowers of all African Americans have done for this country while patiently waiting for the chance to go back to insisting we are a drain upon their society and that they never needed us at all.

Colonial Boston Drone Soldier is real and they can hurt you.

It's honestly impressive that everything the Trump administration does descends into failure and farce. Like, you think they'd occasionally stumble into a smooth event. But nope, total incompetence and buffoonery at every turn.

I should've brought a book or two with me to read tonight, this is annoyingly slow

At least I'm getting holiday pay to babysit this chemical reactor...

PHI Home Run! Alec Bohm homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. The score is now PHI 4, KC 1 (Top 6)

maybe it’s a bad idea to teach your followers that any science that conflicts with doing exactly what they want to do is bullshit

It’s surprisingly hard to convince otherwise reasonable people to take lightning danger seriously. When I was at Princeton, I had to argue MORE THAN ONCE with the rest of the astrophysics dept softball team that we shouldn’t be waving metal bats around in an open field when we could hear thunder 😑

Happy “Blasting Music That Means the Opposite of What You Think It Does” Day to those who celebrate.

This makes me want to yank out my trombone and get good again

Nothing says "freedom" like the Capitol swarming with military and cops and big ugly posters of Fearless Leader draped all over everything, well done

Fuel prices in Russian-occupied Crimea are already more than 3 times higher than a few weeks before. Around 225 Russian Rubles are 2.55 Euro per liter or 11 USD per gallon. And that’s even including the depreciation of the Russian currency. Well done, Vladimir.

Made it through my shift, somehow. Time to do a neb, rinse off in the shower, and conk the fuck out. Heat plus clfuckass cold recovery made that feel about 6 hours longer than it should have been, even though it wasn't particularly busy.

People who are unfamiliar with the UCMJ may not realize that for an active duty major to do this in uniform, the consequence can be court martial and incarceration. All of it is prohibited, but the wearing of the uniform was an intentional choice, and a likely forfeit of both his career and freedom.

Me and my Bluesky mutuals

Help if you can, share if you can't.

The trolley problem but it's 5 AI billionaires.

Chat the lab AC is on the fritz again and it's like 30°C inside, it's gonna be a long night. The maintenance ticket is submitted but I have no idea when they will get around to it...

FFS, do not use emojis in client notes, particularly when referring to client mental health

Snotmaxxing

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

I'm always partial to four-legged mammals with emo haircuts, but these are all excellent haha

Thankfully my Covid test was negative. At least I don't have to worry about that

DC Pool Patrol vs. Robby Roadsteamer !

Do you like your Halloween decorations cheesy or lactose-intolerant friendly?

Of course there would be a German-language man flu survival guide app lol

but instead, not only was there a big public announcement which scoops up 300,000 people instead of 6 people, it was framed as a warning to the rest of the church not to fraternize with these people. that's a shot across the bow to scare potential SSPX sympathizers and other right-wing Catholics

I need to expand my expletive vocab. What are y'all's favorite obscure swear words and insults? One of my favorites is "Sheiße," but yelling that one in a predominantly English-speaking country can... raise eyebrows with people who don't know my politics. Fuckstick's another fun one

*It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia title card music plays* It is, in fact, a fuckass head cold. Drat. I shall attempt to not make my man flu apparent while posting, but I'm not promising anything concrete. At least I'm stocked up on supplies, soup, and herbal tea.

My favorite mental mini-game is finding layered puns, especially if one is super crafty and the other one is groan-inducingly tortured

Before you block me, I just wanted you to know that I believe in you.

"Oh come on, the weather can't be THAT hot!" The weather:

Head-Scratcher A finger to the head, where musings go unread, to quell the fretful itch. The pose of one who weighs unquiet thoughts, conveys a pensive little twitch. #poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyart #art #reflex #introspection

Every once in a while I'll get into a fanart kick where I actively seek out artists doing fanart of media that I haven't seen or am not a particularly big fan of. Dunno why I do this, bit it's happened often enough that I meed a name for it. Meta-fan, secondary fan, just likes cool art? Idk fan?

I got to do another variant for JUSTICE LEAGUE: UNLIMITED! So cool getting to draw Supergirl and Batman!! 💫💫

Hey you. Yeah, you reading this. I hope your July is better than your June. I hope that thing you're worried about works itself out for the best. I hope they text back. I hope you find that $20 you forgot about in a pocket right when you need it most. I just really hope things for you get better.

I'm really happy with how the watercolor version of this sketch turned out 😊 It feels good to be learning new things with every painting!

These are all beyond cute, very expressive!

My next AI venture is robotic autonomous venomous snakes programmed to stealthily move through the world biting people at random, and stealing resources to make more robot snakes. The valuation is at $12 billion. We need all the water in the world to fund this, if we don't the economy will collapse.