This! is the danger of allowing corporations to license rather than sell you books and media. Digital ownership rights (of software, music, movies, books) must equal the ownership rights granted to buyers of physical media before the internet. (we're working on this at @flaminghydra.com)

TODAY: @jidesalawu.bsky.social on the passing of eminent scholar Biodun Jeyifo. “To be a Harvard professor is one thing; to be a Harvard professor who has also taught primary and nursery students in Nigeria is another.” flaminghydra.com/jeyifos-appr...

THE SHIP IS FILLED WITH BEES

SOME COWARDS JOIN THE FORCE TO USE IT - R.I.P. MARTIN GUGINO www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u... [FREE LINK]

LOL YOU'RE NOT HELPING THEM FEEL ANY BETTER ABOUT IT WITH THIS HEADLINE www.thebanner.com/economy/marm...

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Unapologetic win for us all

My latest for @newscientist.com

TODAY: @zachrabiroff.com on Pete Hegseth’s makeup room, Full Metal Jacket, and the insistent gender performance of this whole thing. “Pete Hegseth appears to believe that the act of killing, much more than the act of sex, is what makes you a man.” flaminghydra.com/hegseth-full...

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

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AS YOU RAMBLE ON THROUGH LIFE / NO MATTER WHAT YOUR GOAL / KEEP YOUR EYE UPON THE DONUT / AND NOT UPON THE HOLE

TODAY: @jdconnor.bsky.social on the look of the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics, and the graphic design of Olympics past. "The peaks of visual, cultural and imaginative waves set in motion around the world and brought to a head exactly right there, exactly right then." flaminghydra.com/r/78ad0872?m...

HEY BALTIMORE POLICE WTF IS THIS FOR REAL ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS WEIRDO CREEPO THING RIGHT HERE www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...

LOL FALL GUY IN POSITION

This is a marvelous project and we need thousands more all over the country. www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...

HERE IS PART OF A NICE TREE TO LOOK AT AND NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING FOR A MOMENT

LOL LAPEL PINS SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BRING AMBER RUFFIN AS THEIR PLUS-ONE

FEEL GOOD AND HAVE A BALL TODAY

"Rio" and her daughter "Izarra" harvest strawberries to support 3 young children. They're worried as rent is expensive and they're not sure if they will be able to cover the rent for their small trailer as they worked less hours because of the rainy weather last month. #WeFeedYou

They used to have a whole section called "Smarter Living" for this tremendous content

HEY BALTIMORE HOW’VE YOU BEAN LET’S TACO BOUT THIS BIG MUSIC NIGHT AT FRIJOLES

NEW YORK TIMES MOST BORINGEST SYNYERGY ENTERPRISE HOLIDAY CONTENT EVER YOU MFERS NAILED IT LIKE THAT GUY ON THE CROSS

CATURDAY THIS IS ROSI AKA ROSALITA AKA THE BAD ONE

THE AMERICAN DREAM IMMIGRATE TO THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY ASSIMILATE STIMULATE THE ECONOMY WITH HARD WORK AND A GOVERNMENT INTERESTED IN CREATING A RISING ECONOMIC TIDE TOO LIFT ALL BOATS NEVER MIND I GOT MINE FUCK YOU

"Despite their ceaseless use of the rhetorical cudgel of 'beauty' to defend their authoritarian obsessions, fascists contribute nothing to art." flaminghydra.com/fascist-art-...

PHOTO FLAP WATTLE THEY DO NEXT

THIS WEB SITE HAZ CADRE

Indignity Vol. 6, No. 31, HOLIDAY WEEKEND DEP'T: Easter Means THE TEN COMMANDMENTS www.indignity.net/easter-promises/

IT'S A GOOD FRIDAY TO VISIT THE FLAMING HYDRA SUPERSTORE!!! shop.flaminghydra.com/collections/...

THIS IS GIVING ME AN ICE CREAM HEADACHE INSIDE A HALL OF MIRRORS

After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship. For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...

Remember the lady in the penis costume who was tackled by cops at the October No Kings protests? Not only have they not dropped the charges, they've added new ones. Her trial is set for later this month. theintercept.com/2026/04/03/p...

This holiday weekend presents a wonderful opportunity for you to take a trip down THE STAIRS, the serialized novel by @tomscocca.bsky.social featured only at INDIGNITY! www.indignity.net/tag/the-stai...

Hey, young world! Here a video of kids reminding us to be kind

SUPPORT PRINTED ON PAPER NEWSPAPER

Moment of zen. NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras and zodiacal light is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

I kinda like the idea of ringing a random doorbell to get a pickle. Full sour, please.

TODAY'S CLIPART FIND: WIND-UP METAL BUNNY

SICK BURN

By all means--continue. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/go-ahead-a...

Indignity Vol. 6, No. 30: The Stairs, Chapter 21 www.indignity.net/the-stairs-chapter-21/

TODAY: @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social attends a double billing in LA of two Rob Reiner classics. "I’m paraphrasing a bit, but at one point he said, with the purest conviction, that as long as there are human beings on this Earth, we would watch Rob Reiner films." flaminghydra.com/r/c11479d3?m...

THE BLUESKY ALGO IS WACKY

Part two of my discourses on fascist art is now up @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/issue-535/