Re-reading The Vampire Chronicles for the first time since the 90s, I forgot how much IWTV is just Louis endlessly bitching and moaning about how much he thinks Lestat is a big dumb idiot. KISS ALREADY

Going on a trip? Don’t let COVID-19 crash your summer plans. Wearing an N95 mask protects you from respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Consider wearing a mask in indoor and crowded places like airports and planes. Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses

i’m not built for being seen or heard. I should only be texted. occasionally i can possess another, and visit in a dream. I prefer text

Nose boop to cleanse your timeline

I hope Mexico beats England today as revenge for Mexico week on the Great British Bake-off

Tired little guy today 🥹🩵

3 years ago, scientists took samples of air in New York on July 4th and found the amount of fine particulates (that can be inhaled and enter the bloodstream) shot up from 15 micrograms per cubic meter to more than 1,000. The safe range is 35.

Gilly’s first trail ride. We saw a coyote eat a squirrel, which I think really put Gilly at ease because he is a little suspicious of squirrels

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. I am thinking I would like to try chocolate croissants

Wait…we were supposed to buy a house? I think I misunderstood the assignment. Anyway, this is Gilly 🐎

quote with a fictional band that isn't Spinal Tap

Vampire Lestat mistaken for Justin Bieber

ALT: Vampire Lestat mistaken for Justin Bieber

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Eric Palicki@ericpalicki.bsky.social · 3mo ago

quote with a fictional band that isn't Spinal Tap

Made the mistake of leaving my house the same day there’s a BTS concert at Stanford 💀

"For pathogens with documented person-to-person spread & severe outcomes the initial assumption should be airborne risk unless & until evidence supports easing back. The burden of proof should not be on those arguing for caution. It should be on those arguing to relax it" www.bmj.com/content/393/...

Hantavirus outbreak should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk

The multinational outbreak of Andes hantavirus (ANDV) linked to cruise ship travel should prompt the World Health Organization (WHO) to change its default response to the risk of airborne transmission of the virus. Hantavirus is a pathogen with documented person-to-person transmission and high case fatality. Therefore, the starting point should not be to downplay the risk of airborne transmission until it is definitively proven. The starting point should be the immediate adoption of precautionary measures to reduce airborne transmission, such as respirator use by healthcare workers, cases, and close contacts; ventilation optimisation; avoidance of unfiltered air recirculation; and portable HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filtration in all enclosed quarantine and transport settings. On 8 May 2026, WHO issued several documents that point in different directions. A Disease Outbreak News report acknowledged possible person-to-person transmission, but largely framed precautions around droplet and contact transmission outside aerosol generating procedures.1 By contrast, WHO’s guidance for managing contacts of Andes virus cases and disembarkation from the cruise ship adopted much more precautionary measures, including quarantine, universal respirator use during disembarkation, respirators for healthcare workers …

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interviewer: what’s your greatest weakness? me: oh they’re all pretty great

Scorpio: Don't bother tying yourself to the mast because the sirens aren't interested in you.

u never see this on a tradlife mood board

How 'bout them Gophers?!!? Minnesota entered the NCAA Tournament ranked 13th. Now it's headed to its first national final. After finishing behind UCLA in the regular season, B1G championships, and the NCAA regionals, the Gophers knock off the Bruins in the national semi. Hot damn.

It’s her birthday this week

Everyone wants to think of themselves as a Lestat, the sanguine brat prince, or a Louis, the manic pixie dream vampire everyone is in love with. But I know my place. I'm an Armand

Finally catching up on AMCs Interview With the Vampire. Just getting into S2. Did this Theatre des Vampires guy just show Claudia Chekov's rat box? I HAVE CONCERNS

Sigh. If only we had learned from the start of COVID that work from home has many benefits, instead of being inexplicably forced back to the office by out-of-touch CEOs.

Work from home and drive more slowly to save energy, global body urges

People should change how they travel, work and cook to tackle the energy price crisis, the International Energy Agency says.

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Hi, nice to meet you. Would you like to exchange pleasantries while masking our true selves

Jordan Chiles 10 on bars

Welcome to NCAA gymnastics where the scores are made up and deductions don’t matter 🙃

Kickstarter starts Monday morning. There’s an early bird special for the first 48 hours so sign up to be reminded now—plus we have some amazing cover artist announcements! Do you need to know anything about Dan Dare to enjoy this book? NOPE

Marc Laming all singing, all dancing comics guy.@marclaming.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@b7comics.bsky.social are bringing back Dan Dare in the first of 3 graphic novels retooled for the 21st Century! A fab script from @alexdecampi.bsky.social and @marclaming.bsky.social art is just stonking. This won’t happen without your support so sign up here. www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

It’s the year of the horse and I don’t have a horse anymore. I hate it here

I’m going to say again, infecting your allies with a potentially debilitating and deadly illness is extremely foolish behavior in any kind of movement. You’re doing work for the other guys.

Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA@michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 6mo ago

PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.) 14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave. Minnesota may be at an all-time high. THREAD 1 of 4 🧵

When you hear them ask (and you will hear them ask) why astronauts and Olympic athletes are still wearing masks in 2026, kindly but firmly reply that the real question is if astronauts and Olympic athletes are still wearing masks in 2026 then why aren’t the rest of us.

I wrote this and I put my all into it—an 80 page SF novella with complicated characters, big action, and some really exciting worldbuilding. Please sign up / consider pledging when it’s live on March 1!

Marc Laming all singing, all dancing comics guy.@marclaming.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Coming 3.1.26 from @b7media.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

an axe with heart-shaped holes in the blade, japan, 14th century