After visiting the Alhambra I’m now reading Washington Irving’s Tales of the Alhambra, which includes (in the early 19th century) an old guy complaining that “Talent is no longer rewarded as it once was. The rich now prefer the jingling of their gold to the sound of poetry or music.”

We are in Spain. We’ve spent the morning in Toledo and are on our way to a winery.

Feast your eyes on the latest X-D&D comic! 😄 #xmen #comics #comicstrips #emmafrost #dnd

God is really out here killing every 80 year old except the one that actually needs to go

Dolly Parton was, I firmly believe, one of the lamed vavniks, the 36 righteous people who are the reason the Earth is not destroyed. (Even atheists are allowed to have little things like this, okay?) Someone else had better step up, because we've lost one of the truly righteous among us.

"did you carve the Madonna i asked for yet?" "si, monsignor, I made her real yonic, just like you wanted"

Find someone who looks at you the way Mochi looks at me — but preferably not while trying to drink one’s morning coffee

Sharing from over on IG; an important part of this project for me is lifting up my Black naturalist peers and inspirations! Here's the first five selections I've added to the museum library:

Ryan H.@ryan.blacksky.app · 3mo ago

I'm proud to share that Reclaiming The Wild, my first solo gallery exhibition, will be opening at the African American Cultural Historical Museum of Washtenaw County @aachm21 8/29! The exhibit will feature some of my favorite encounters with the incredible diversity of wildlife & nature here 🪶📸

You opened the box. I came (for chocolate). We have such tastes to show you.

Seth Skorkowsky@sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I need this. I need like 10 of them. I have my reasons.

Do I know anyone who is at ST:LV this weekend? I am unable to attend but I would love to get some of the MtG stuff they’ve got this year.

“You should go inside. It’s hot out,” I tell my dogs as I sit on my porch in the 109°F weather to “warm up” because the A/C makes me too cold.

I love Tron and still haven’t seen the third movie because this guy has always given me the ick. I heard he was in Masters of the Universe no wonder that flopped. Can Hollywood finally admit he’s grody and the kiss of death for movies, he should never work again, bye fucker

Jared Leto accused of sexual misconduct by 10 women, including alleged underage rape

Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto was accused by 10 women of sexual misconduct, with one alleging that he sexually assaulted her as an underage girl, and another claiming he groomed her when she was 16.

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I love you Jimothy 🦝❤️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Canon Pass can either take 10 minutes to drive through or two hours, and there’s no real way to determine which of these it will be or why.

The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.

Amnesty removes report that called JK Rowling's centre 'anti-rights'

Amnesty International UK has removed a report which labelled JK Rowling's sexual abuse crisis centre Beira's Place as "anti-rights".

thepinknews.com

Just had a meet-and-greet/consult with a potential new therapist that’s going to be a hard pass for me after several red flags. But, on the bright side, I got to stop at Crown Bakery on my way home. The auntie there gave me a bunch of free stuff, so the trip wasn’t a total waste of my time!

In case you missed out, a new Voodoo Walrus slithered into existence last Friday. #comic #webcomic #tentacles #horror voodoo-walrus.com

Wagging Tails Rescue is run by kind people who found immediate placement for a lost dog in my yard this morning. waggingtailsrescue.org

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It was 101° today, which made this an easy decision

Oh no! RIP. Fantastic in Ted Lasso, that one Doctor Who, and of course the musical episode of Buffy. The Heads could sing!

Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · 5mo ago

RIP Anthony Head, oddly the first thing I thought of was his great one episode turn as sleazebag magician Adam Klaus in JONATHAN CREEK

Happy Pride to everyone except transphobic gay men 👊💥

Obligatory birthday selfie 🎂

Nothing too fancy, but I made myself a little Japanese-style strawberry shortcake for my birthday. This is one of my favorite desserts 😋

Once again somehow finding myself at a hockey game. The Knights were bad in the first period, but they have redeemed themselves in the second period by earning me free tacos 🌮

A timely story from my colleagues at @bloomberg.com this morning (gift link, as always) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Major Chatbots Found Unreliable on Elections, News Topics

Startup’s survey shows chatbots generally provide inaccurate answers when asked about news

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Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The AI-as-fact-checker thing is something I hear a lot and still haven't heard a convincing case for. If you know you need to double-check its work, either you're spending more time on fact-checking as a result or you're not double-checking and just telling people that to get them off your back.

What a week, huh?

america literally doesn't have socialised healthcare or functional public transport because white americans are so damn racist they would rather go without than those things potentially also benefit Black people

Just used a fabric marker to darken my black canvas sneakers, which I realized had become horribly faded when I wore them together with my black pants. It seems to have worked well; an easy fix for under $3!