#TIL New Jersey and Ohio are *both* nicknamed "the armpit of America." I guess that makes Pennsylvania the chest, with Philly and Pittsburgh as a pair of slightly lopsided nipples.
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This bleet is slightly NSFW, but I love learning other cultures' terms for common ✨positions✨. Before cowboys were a pop culture staple, Victorians referred to cowgirl as "riding St. George," and an Arabic term for missionary is "the manner of serpents."
Trump is now accusing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the nonprofit suing his administration over the White House ballroom project, of revealing “Top Military Secrets” in its lawsuit.
Aphrodite Areia: the warlike goddess of love Aphrodite REIa: the outdoorsy goddess of love #Puns #MythologyMonday
It's an important heirloom now!
Quinn@catdragon513.bsky.social · 2w agoMe to @leppeppel.bsky.social : So you know how we have important things to do today for the trip tomorrow? Russ: Yeah? Me: Well I found something else to do. The "something else" happened to be fixing Sebastian's old bowtie for Negroni to wear.
ICE has decided it’s now going to attack the global press, including the Associated Press (AP), because they are reporting the truth. This administration will stop at nothing to prevent the press from telling Americans what’s actually happening.
I've had a hankerin' to make these stupid covers for *years*!
pixelframe.design@pixelframe.bsky.social · 2w agoNOW has been compiling the most irritating songs for decades, but now you can use the logo style to "call" anything! The NOW THAT"S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! Font & Logo Generator is live now!
While everyone was asleep, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50–49 vote.
I want you to understand that they are jumping through all of these hoops to avoid tax bills that are, in many cases, $50 grand. Or $100k. Yes, to normal folks that is all the money in the world. But these people *routinely* spend that on weekend vacations. They would _definitely_ give it at a gala.
Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2w ago"As a joke, comedian and entrepreneur Madi Walser started a website to advertise New York City artists willing to stay in empty vacation homes as 'charity to the 1%.' Then, she received eight inquiries from pied-à-terre owners interested in joining." Wild read 🎁 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Really important research with clear findings, implications & policy recommendations to arrest the trend of oversized cars & trucks killing & maiming more pedestrians 🙏 & kudos to Milad Haghani, Abbas Rajabifard, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, & Neema Nassir @aunz.theconversation.com
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
theconversation.com
Would you be willing to give up chugging rat poison and bashing yourself in the head with a brick tomorrow!?
Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 3w agoMy answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.
Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.
"If a dog craps in Akron, does a dog-owner in Cleveland bring theirs in the from the yard?" This strange quote occurred in my dream last night regarding not comparing yourself to others, especially when their performance has no impact on yours. #Writesky #WritingCommunity
For those of you thinking about watching Nolan's Odyssey, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is regularly free (with ads) on YouTube. 🤷
While discussing movies at work yesterday, this unusual crossover was proposed. (Maybe that's why he shot Marvin in the face. 🤔)
To the tune of "Yankee Doodle": My pet kitty gets around riding on the roomba With a feather in his mouth 'cause he's a fucken goomba. #Caturday
Many Americans are going back to old “dumb” phones, and the reason is an older case that is gaining new attention after federal prosecutors charged Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick over a phone that erased itself during a CBP search.
The Trump administration says it isn’t trying to destroy the U.S. Forest Service. Let’s look at the facts. Over the past year, the U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly 7,000 employees through layoffs, buyouts, and other workforce reductions roughly one-quarter of its workforce.
This opens the door to commercial development on public lands while also raising concerns about habitat impacts, water use, and the enormous energy demands of large-scale data centers. This isn’t just about one facility. It’s about public lands becoming the next frontier for private AI development.
Approved Decision of Townsite Data Center | Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management approved the Townsite Data Center project
blm.gov
Chekhov's Wall: If you show a gun hanging on a wall in Act I, the wall should do something in Act II. #WritingAdvice #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
An important chart for the naming of film noir protagonists:
"If it’s not from the Repartée region of France, it’s just sparkling wit." #OriginalFact
We need a lot more businesses to sue. This administration needs to listen to the courts. Two small businesses sued the Trump administration over its latest round of global tariffs, launching another legal challenge that could redefine the limits of Trump’s authority to wage a global trade war.
WRITER FRIENDS: if you distribute books using INGRAM SPARK you *need* to fill out this opt-out form so they don't sell your books to AI corps to rip apart and feed to their machine for training AI.
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱@susankayequinn.bsky.social · last mo.
And a metal pail of loose metal gubbins (screws, wingnuts, drill bits, unidentifiable bent doodads) that are all 25¢ apiece. There's a hardware store in my hometown which never once had what I went there for, yet somehow I never left emptyhanded. "We have what you want, but not what you need."
Goose the Magnificent@augustagoose.bsky.social · last mo.All of those stores have at least one box of inventory that has been there since the store opened. Tucked back on a top shelf, the box dappled with foxing and an even layer of dust. It doesn’t even matter what the product is, but I know it will work for at least 20 years.
This is four months late to the party, but here's one I found in the wild today: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecan... (Also, there are at least nine candidates for the "Seven Summits.")
depths of wikipedia@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5mo agoare there any more things like this