Ash
@irisandmaeve.bsky.social
I love hockey (the New York Islanders), iced tea, hot coffee, and my five kids. “If you don’t like my peaches, don’t shake my tree.” Shirley Jackson
This has some of the most horrifying pull-quotes I've ever seen. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/m...
I Tried the Trump Cabinet’s Steak and Sauerkraut Diet. It Was (Mostly) Fantastic. (Gift Article)
Steak, fermented foods — and that’s about it.
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I genuinely missed the ballroom talk. What does that say about me?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Look at the beautiful ballroom and military center. It's a military center. We have a drone port on top. Look at the grass in front of the White House being all replaced with the top stuff. Scotts. You know Scotts? Scotts Miracle Grow. They do great grass. Got to give them a plug."
The thing I don't understand is that his ex-wife's father is a U.S. Senator. If I had the power of a U.S. Senator and somebody treated my daughter this way, their life would be ruined. Forget prison: they would no longer be able to have a bank account or a driver's license or a job or a home. Ever.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
For lunch I made up a chickpea salad with leftover roasted zucchini, cucumber, radish, and red onion and I used as the base this NYT Cooking raita recipe (from our Indian fake takeout night the other night) and I genuinely want to lick the bowl. Gift link: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014...
Yogurt Raita With Chile and Mint (Published 2013)
cooking.nytimes.com
No.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
absolutely correct take, he should have won several Oscars for this scene alone
Logan Dean@logandean.games · last wk.No one has ever looked cooler than this
He's fucked which means we are all fucked. Congratulations on losing worse than W in Iraq you miserable assholes. Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns (Gift Article)
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
nytimes.com
Speaking of The Odyssey, my kids know it backwards and forwards because I obsessively played this audiobook for them when they were little. My eldest can recite it by heart. www.barefootbooks.com/adventures-o...
The Adventures of Odysseus | Ages 8+ | Barefoot Books
This daring adventure has been retold for thousands of years - now available in two editions with watercolor, gouache and gold ink illustrations.
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I'm still on my The Odyssey bullshit. My sister and children are tired of me talking about it so now I just harass my husband all day.
Elon Musk, failed trillionaire, pisses away more than half a trillion dollars.
Blue Heron Farm@blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 2w agoWell done, Yahoo finance
The only thing that slows this is demand destruction, right? So that means gas and diesel are going to have to get a lot more expensive.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2w agoTotal US oil inventories held by commercial companies and the US government. Last week, inventories fell by another 3 million barrels. (via Mercx)
I’m sorry, but like, did they think that the enemy in a war would not actually try to kill them?
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2w agoThe war has taken a personal toll on the president and some of his senior advisers. Some top aides have been advised by intelligence agencies that the Iranians are seeking to kill them and have been told to stop taking car services, according to people familiar with the matter.-WSJ
it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption
Jessica Nix@jessicanix.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I'm only half joking when I say more hot people in Dem politics is the only way forward.
Ence Morse@ence.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's the top 15 candidate war chests. Pretty stark division.
Every person attracted to men in the theater today when Matt Damon strings that bow as Odysseus
Do you know what industry is never going to recover? Bourbon. Excellent work, Kentucky. Seriously, amazing.
Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦@jrobson.bsky.social · 2w ago50% tariffs JFC "regardless of USMCA" www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
I have a spicy take! Alchemised (a dystopian fantasy novel) by SenLinYu is better than the Harry Potter fanfic it's based on. It's also better than A Handmaid's Tale, which SenLinYu used for inspiration. (The name of the fanfic is Manacled.)
J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 2w agoWhat are your favorite adaptations that transcend their source material? Blade Runner springs to mind
Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan
I know, I know, pedal pushers and a truly atrocious shirt, but I want to know why he's standing and waddling like a duck? Did he get a pair of too-big shoes like Marco?
Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social · 3w agoAndrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on charges of rape and sex trafficking. UK to seek extradition over sexual exploitation, 'extreme pornography' and assault and indecent images of a child. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
He got impeached twice and now he's about to lose the same war twice
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3w agoTrump has ordered US CENTCOM to open "the gates of hell" upon Iran after US casualties in Jordan, US officials tell NPR. Another US official tells CBS News tonight's US attacks will be much more extensive and larger than previous nights.
Taps the roof of my Bsky feed: "This baby's got so many references to not fucking with Persia, it's jam-packed."
Ash@irisandmaeve.bsky.social · 4mo agoListen. If you think I’m not biting when Bethany-baited you don’t know me at all. Add in my “don’t fuck with Persia, Herodotus told y’all” and I couldn’t resist.
