Beautiful!

The Peculiarity Shop@peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 4h ago

Onyx Unicorn. 9.75 Sterling. Griffin. $160

The big locql news this week is that 7 middle schoolers stole a Kia and were driving around at 5:30 am and t-boned another car driven by a father of 5, who died on the scene. He was going to work. All the kids are in the hospital, some in critical condition. The driver of the stolen Kia was 13.

Seeing The Odyssey made me want to revisit this outstanding bit from one of Daniel Lavery's Western Art History pieces from The Toast: "Normal Moments In Art History Where No One Is About To Get Murdered." the-toast.net/2014/06/16/f...

His actions make perfect sense for a foreign adversary tbh

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 4h ago

“Overwhelmingly, these sources said that what was most unsettling to them was that for many months, they’ve been wargaming & meticulously planning how to defend their upcoming elections from Trump in ways that mirror how they’d plan to protect elections from a foreign adversary, not the president…”

“Overwhelmingly, these sources said that what was most unsettling to them was that for many months, they’ve been wargaming & meticulously planning how to defend their upcoming elections from Trump in ways that mirror how they’d plan to protect elections from a foreign adversary, not the president…”

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 4h ago

disturbing the level of resources & time that election officials, elected Dems, & others across the U.S. are devoting to preparing for if Trump tries to sic ICE, troops, or armed feds on their polling sites @justinglawe.bsky.social & I take you behind the scenes on how: zeteo.com/p/inside-dem...

Do you love J.R.R. Tolkien? Did you enjoy the poetry of the Rohirrim? There's lots more alliterative verse where it came from! Check out the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained: Alliterative Verse in Arda (Beowulf-style Tolkien fan poems). #tolkien #fanfic alliteration.net/back-issues/...

Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse, Issue 11, Summer, 2026

This issue contains alliterative fan poems set in Tolkien's Middle Earth.

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Watch it end up being easier to get GLP-1s for this than it is for being fat. For the first time in history the VA will get veterans being honest about how much they drink.

BREAKING: FDA approves Moderna's mRNA flu shot, by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

FDA approves 1st mRNA flu shot, from Moderna

The vaccine, called mFlusiva, was approved for older adults. In trials, it was found to be about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot.

nbcnews.com

We really should have better visibility into this. It’s wildly wildly wildly unconstitutional.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h ago

Trump: "We're taking a lot of oil from Venezuela -- billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils."

In case you missed it, there are new miniature libraries in the shop! www.whimsystation.com/category/min...

This one just popped up on IG. Hadn’t seen it in a while, and it led me to look up whether Ari was on here. He is… and it looks like he hasn’t posted since right around the time this dropped. 🙃

I have my final dragon box printed btw and I am truly out of control with the snapmaker. LOL Printed the top & bottom with 3 colors of PLA each + 1 transparent PETG used as support interface, it's magic. I also have an affiliate link if you want to be mad with color changing power!

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 10h ago

I am a monster who can not be contained now

Beginning to feel like I need to budget a week on the blog for a military primer on 'how the US Navy is the load-bearing pillar of your ability to eat bananas and of folks in developing countries to eat at all.' Not saying that is an optimal situation, merely that it is the situation.

I full tilt ugly laughed 🤣🤣🤣

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 17h ago

Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients

That absolutely doesn't mean that software development is immune from many of the same problems others face, including bad management decisions about how this tech gets used. But used properly, you can accomplish things a lot faster once you've figured out your approach.

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 12h ago

was discussing with a fellow traveler today -- but programmers, coders, developers are having an *entirely* different experience of LLM-based products and services than the rest of us, especially the plagiarized plebeians among us (writers, reporters).

was discussing with a fellow traveler today -- but programmers, coders, developers are having an *entirely* different experience of LLM-based products and services than the rest of us, especially the plagiarized plebeians among us (writers, reporters).

As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying.

Seeing all sorts of references to Weird Girl Lit these days, so now’s my chance to beg everyone to take an hour to read Christina Rossetti’s 1962 poem, “Goblin Market.” You are simply not prepared for how crazy it goes.

the modern job market

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 3d ago

ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS ARE VANISHING: NO-EXPERIENCE HIRING PLUNGES 73% IN JUST 4 YEARS

Hey, preorder Ann's new book about a human changeling in the fae realm searching for her spouse who bolted, aided by the king's enforcer who absolutely 100% cannot fall in love with her but, folks...I think he's gonna fall in love with her.🤔 Preorder and get SHINY GIFTS *plus* I won't beat you up!

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This is a landing page for the preorder campaign for The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre.

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this is what peak user experience looks like. you may not like it, but this is the ideal of interaction design.

onekade@onekade.bsky.social · 17h ago

This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...

I’m apparently triggering a lot of PTSD by noting that a charismatic young Democrat is seeing big crowds in Texas!

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 7h ago

Talarico rally at esports stadium is going to turn into SRO real fast. Line to get in was around the building

Some professional news ... I've been spending some time in the archives and am looking forward to having cake at all the events for this book.

You know what, if I were running the IRGC, I'd say we'll open Hormuz tomorrow, no charge, if DJT reads a formal apology on live prime time television, admits he could not defeat Iran, and admits the attack was illegal under US and international law.

sometimes there is absolutely nothing more fun than understanding works of art through people's varied professional perspectives

Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterday

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

It started off with the cat bringing in birds but now it’s got completely out of hand…

Indeed

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

thenerve.news

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

chicago.suntimes.com

If you were the secretary of transportation, you might also get to go on vacations funded by the corporations you regulate that are supposed to be for a television show that for some reason never airs

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

lnk.thebulwark.com

The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.

Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 16h ago

Wanna help? Become a Waymaker! We're running, walking, cycling 20,000 miles in September to raise money to get immigrant kids out of detention and back with family. Someone who kayaks to work is dedicating his miles to Waymakers! A salsa dance class is counting steps! It all counts! #BeAWaymaker