Magnificent aromas of potato scones, blackberry muffins, and rhubarb and maple crumbles assailed their nostrils from the top shelf of the oven.

I'm only 42 but now the library can magically beam books to you. Very exciting

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterday

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights.

this FUCKING GODDAMNED SHIT AGAIN GODDAMNIT we making more phone calls tomorrow right?

404 Media@404media.co · yesterday

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

Lots of discourse about whether these are bananas or plantains. The official transcript makes it pretty clear they're plantains, but just means that not only does he not know how bananas work, he doesn't know the fruit in question could be plantains, which is even funnier.

Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount — Including All Produce, All Meat and Key Pantry Staples — at New Municipal Grocery Stores

nyc.gov

Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 23h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

Greetings and good morning it’s the Wednesday farm rush hour with George

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

Erm, they're called palaeontologists, actually.

I think it's really beautiful that there are culturally specific rednecks all over the world.

Luke Knox@lukeknox.me · yesterday

in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this

American food is about a billion times more varied and delicious than 40 years ago.

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 24h ago

So this is basically one of the entry points to becoming a reactionary

And for the really bad news? They've put a target on VPNs. Sites are required to identify (and age-verify) any US citizen, regardless of whether they're using a VPN. In fact, the default is to get the ID and biometrics of EVERYONE unless you can somehow prove their not a US citizen.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d ago

"VPNs are a privacy and security tool used by millions of internet users every day, and their use should not be treated as suspect. It is particularly galling that the SCREEN Act forces users who intentionally take steps to protect their privacy to identify themselves."

I'm not here for politics, I'm here to see posts from people who did things with a bike that society says you need a car for.

Incredible how these whiny losers still pretend the government is out to get them when they literally are the entire government and they’re the ones who are trying to persecute everybody they can.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d ago

Let’s unpack this post by NIH and CDC Director and self-made victim Jay Bhattacharya. 1. This was not misreporting. This is what RFK Jr. said in his interview. 2. Free speech was not “suspended”. If it had been no one would know who Bhattacharya is.

The cruelty is the point. And they know they can still win by losing, causing as much personal and systemic destruction as they can, for as long as they can, until they’re stopped.

Garnet Henderson@garnethenderson.com · 2d ago

This case is a terrifying reminder of the fact that being charged with a crime upends your life. Maria Rojas has had her midwifery license suspended, and the conditions of her bond prohibit her from working in healthcare in any capacity. Texas didn't just arrest her, they took away her livelihood.

theres a million things like this, the caribbean boat murders for example. these ghouls need to be punished but it needs to be immediate, public and to the fullest extent or else it will all happen again

the next president has a duty to the country to prove that “tax immunity” is a completely made up thing that doesnt exist. they need to do this through intense prosecution to signal to future leaders what will happen if they try this

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Not a big fan of the "sick, elderly and/or disabled people don't count" discourse that appears to follow public health disasters these days.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

I don't want to shoot videos I don't want to post tutorials I don't want to show my process I don't want to pour varnish I don't want to turn my canvas I don't want to record my screen I don't want to cultivate parasocial relationships I just want to make pictures and shitpost

RJ Palmer 🔜 Dragon Con@rj-palmer.com · 4mo ago

The way profit maxxing corpo culture has invaded every form of art through algorithms pushing people into daily posting is really weighing on me lately. Efficiency and regularity of making "content" being prized above all else feels so grim, man.

I cannot imagine how hard it is so be a young person right now, how terrifying and helpless. They deserve a better inheritance than the incalculable sorrow we’re leaving them with.

Greenb3ar@greenb3ar.bsky.social · 3d ago

Don't worry now they are working to take social media away from kids too No 3rd spaces, no social media, climate change wrecking the ability to go outside in many places, etc "How could COVID do this?"

I didn't realize one of my favourite people on here was found unresponsive and has passed away. Michael Coyle was the ideal of what a social media person should be -- passionate, informed, helpful, engaging, and always interesting. He truly cared about search and rescue — about helping.

Michael Coyle@oplopanax.ca · 3d ago

Details of celebration of life for Mike

Care Bears Cookie Bake Set (1984-1985): A baking kit from Betty Crocker, made for use with an Easy-Bake Oven. Each kit contained two Care Bear-shaped molds, 4 packets of cookie mix (2 vanilla, 2 chocolate), a mixing bowl, rolling pin, baking sheet, and 10 candy "tummy graphics"

“Utah became the first state to legalize plug-in solar systems last year. Nine others, including New Jersey, Virginia and Colorado, have joined it, and lawmakers in California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and several other states are considering doing so.”

Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards

Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.

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the elites who run our society took notice of this and its scared the shit out of them

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 4d ago

I think it also revealed just how quickly a bunch of otherwise very hard problems can be to solve with global collective action. The fuckin Ganga was running clear water for the only time in my lifetime because for 2 weeks nobody threw garbage in it. The canals in Venice had fish.

One of the secondary nuisances of getting into a new-to-you RPG series is learning whole new nomenclatures for items and magic. When I made an RPG, my HP-restoring items will just be called “Healy Bois.”

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

futurism.com

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

🎶 I've had the time of my life 🎶

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · last yr.

C'mon Jesus we got posting to do

The next time you consider making a flier with AI, please also consider that the most intriguing ad I’ve seen this week is a garage sale sign made of particle board with spray painted writing that reads, “GOOD SHIT —>”