The giant barrel sponge gets called the redwood of the reef. Some are over two meters across, and the biggest are estimated to be centuries old. Growth slows as they get bigger, so size down there is mostly a measure of time. #SpongeThursday #marinelife

I can't stop laughing

Marco Rubio: "Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.” That statement would have so much more gravitas if Rubio's own country wasn't also run by religious fanatic lunatics.

Some people need it explained with visuals....

Die Ironie, wenn deutsche RechtsextremistInnen verzweifelt versuchen, im Kuschelknast eines zivilisierten Landes zu bleiben und am Ende doch zu den Ratten und Kakerlaken im so geliebten Vaterland dürfen.

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.

You gotta remember that this guy’s a HUGE racist. There’s no contradiction here if you don’t think non-white children are people.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · last mo.

I guess I can say it now: I'm one of the folks hit by the Paizo layoffs. My last day will be in early July. I'm devastated. I love the folks I've worked with the past three years. I love the fans. I love the games we made. If you have an opening for a remote editor, I'd love to hear from you.

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

Arte es Ética@arteesetica.bsky.social · 2mo ago

¡ATENCIÓN! 🚨 El 5 de Julio de 2026 entra en vigencia la actualización de los ToS de Linktree. Esto incluye el uso de IA generativa (Dall-E de OpenAI) con los textos, imágenes y links que el usuario suba a su cuenta. Incluso compartirán toda la info del usuario con otros proveedores externos de IA ⚠️

I really don't think cis people understand how pervasive the attempt to remove trans people from public life is, or pay attention to the organizations that have removed us from public life. it's so frustrating sometimes to have this consistent reminder that yeah, we're mostly on our own out here.

Ok this is a truly great tweet

It's a machine that makes you stupid, but it's also a machine that makes you *insufferable* www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence

Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

science.org

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

The new Trump administration counterterrorism strategy document is not getting nearly enough attention. The document explicitly lists “left-wing extremists,” people with “radically pro-transgender” ideologies, and “anti-fascists” alongside ISIS and cartels as top national security threats. 1/

mantis fairy

I got banned from twitter in 2023 for this drawing. They called it "violent speech". It had over 40K likes and too many comments for me to read before my ban, but I still see it floating around here and there. Save a copy, and use it freely. No attribution needed. Love u #transdayofvisibility #tdov

Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

Transphobes Can't Read@lordaslan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh wow really

sorry

if i buy this will i be as happy as the guy staring at a garbage bag half filled with his shit

And now for another Presidential update. #Cdnpoli #Uspoli

Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz

Marcel Dirsus@marceldirsus.com · 4mo ago

If you think the nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is the most powerful ship in the world, you are wrong. It's actually the German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 (pictured), which successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

📌MEDIA: Stop calling Jared Kushner a "high-level negotiator." He's a damn thief operating in his repulsive family's best interests not ours.

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

The leaked phone call revealed that Hungary's far-right leader told Putin that he was prepared to help Moscow “in any way" to win the war in Ukraine. www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-tr...