I am not an empress, I really do not need the voice in my brain whispering, "Memento Mori". Brain, I am not in danger of forgetting.
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"We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows."
Watching The Plague (2006), where all the world's children under 9 fall into a coma and wake up 10 years later as a homicidal, soul-stealing hivemind. It is not good. Not remotely good. A few fun bits of worldbuilding, but it's an 80s B-movie that got made in the 00s.
A Peek Into Jupiter’s Inner Life - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/2nLdWAu
Did you know the Scott Monument (designed by George Meikle Kemp) got its jet-black patina because the bituminous oil in its Binny sandstone acted like a magnet for coal dust from domestic fires? Check my my calendars on weescotland.com #edinburgh #scotland #moody
The sea mouse is not a mouse. It's a chunky marine worm covered in felt-like hair that diffracts light into shifting reds, blues, and golds, some of the best natural photonics we know of. A brown lump on the seafloor that turns into a rainbow when the light hits right. #WormWednesday #marinelife
Isn't lovely how little has changed?! Notice in the bottom right corner the makeup "compact" with six pigments and a protective lid! Above it the funny thing like a thumb is the pestle of a mortar for grinding fine powders. BM 1861,0523.2
This image was captured by photographer Teruhide Tomori outside the historic Shoyeido (松栄堂) incense shop in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district
Stopped by to check on an old friend this morning.
In entirely unrelated news, the new Ana-and-Din novel came out, and I'm so tempted.
Alex Churchill@alexchurchill.bsky.social · yesterdayYup. Tis I.
Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
But in positive news, I think I've figure out how I would describe the tone of my book: a collision between Hokum and a Noah Kahan song.
The only beta I have been able to find has commented that they are interested in the story despite having revulsion for every character. I guess that's a win. Sort of. :(
This little male ruby throated hummingbird is giving my camera the stink eye, because I've found the branch he prefers as he guards his territory. The neck feathers (gorget) reflect different colors, depending upon the light. #birds #BirdoftheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #wildlife #originalphoto
Two additional cases of HIV cure were presented at IAS meeting Rio. Both individuals received stem cell transplantation for cancer treatment. This brings the number of people "cured" to 13. We learn more with every case. Credit @lizhighleyman.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...
Two more people cured of HIV after stem cell transplants, offering more clues to long-term remission
Two more people appear to be free of HIV after stem cell transplants for cancer treatment, according to case presentations this week at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio d...
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That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.
A single piece of confetti is called a ‘confetto.’ spaghetti = spaghetto graffiti = graffito
It feels like a minor miracle seeing North Bridge clear of scaffolding for once, though the infamous golden jobby couldn’t resist peeking over the horizon check my calendars on weescotland.com #edinburgh #scotland #architecture
Currently watching the new "Faces of Death" movie, and it's better than I thought it would be. Admittedly, my expectations were very low. And it's interesting to see a movie I watched as a kid be the 'cursed cult video' equivalent for a horror movie.
Love has never needed permission from labels 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 My emptiness of gender lets me see that clearly. Anxiety tightens around transgender lives right now. Why must their chosen bonds still pass through someone else’s gate? Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?
“We should return to an older and more accurate name for the Civil War: the Slaveholders’ Rebellion. If a country unquestioningly adopts language that obscures its bloodiest crimes to absolve their worst perpetrators, how can we expect successive generations to remember the new assaults on democracy
Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)
To face our own history, we must be honest about it.
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i bring a sort of ‘i fear neither pain nor death’ energy to the pedestrian/driver interaction that drivers don’t really like
utena fans look around not meeting anyone's eye
Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · 5d agoI have just learned that they make paddles that will leave a tire tread pattern on someone’s ass, and I have absolutely no idea what to do with this information so I’m sharing with y’all. If that’s your thing, great! But…err…exactly which thing is that?