Ruth
@teapotrabbit.bsky.social
I'm tired all the time. Huge geek. Frequently talking about sewing, fountain pens, gardening, and tea. She/her
As a reminder, in 2020, more than 60 people accused Warren Ellis of grooming and sexual impropriety, coming together to create the website somanyofus.com. In its most recent update, in 2023, the site posted: "To the best of our knowledge, Warren Ellis took none of the steps we hoped he would."
Today’s #Yardbug nearly gave me a heart attack when she unexpectedly landed beside me on the deck - but she’s just a moth. An enormous, terrifying, harmless moth.
I learned a LOT about people from wandering around on the internet (finding out a couple of favorite webcomic creators were trans was so good for me!) but it’s weird when you’re aware of how many Nazis are on the internet. They were probably there back then, too, but I didn’t know about it.
aegisiondure @equalnotequals.com · yesterdaythis isn't very popular to say, but for me personally, it was good that i had unrestricted internet access when i was a minor. i was aware of what i was doing and enjoyed it. i don't look back on it and go "well that was a mistake", i look back on it and wish i could do it for the first time again
Got jumpscared by I guy I’ve known since second grade getting quoted in this article 🤣 But more seriously, it really grinds my gears that the Bohemian Club gets the noisy flight path rolled back but actual residents can’t?? The new flight paths have been irritating local residents since the change.
KQED News@kqednews.kqed.org · 3h ago
Sunrise reveals a Pacific Northwest overwhelmed with wildfire smoke. Combined with rising temperatures in the region, any outdoor activities should be limited as much as possible. weather.gov
"Can I eat that?" A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk checks out a fungus. The fungus is reddish brownish; maybe it's close enough to the color of a chipmunk and that's where the intrigue came in? The hawk did eventually go for a bite, but it was only one bite and then the hawk lost all interest.
As the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help!
No? That is in fact not what the study of history is about at all? Please take a basic historiography course and learn something, aaauuuggghhhhh
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2d ago"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
You'll have to look closely, but you can see this Ruby-throated Hummingbird's head through her wings as she sips nectar.
Related to my last repost: I LOATHED The Outsiders when it was assigned in 7th grade. Picked it up out of curiosity when one of my siblings read it for school ~7 years later and was shocked because reading it as a high schooler the book was actually amazing!
I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?
Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · yesterdayHaving ranted about school curriculum books, I’ve just seen my son’s summer reading list, and all I can say is “I was right”. A more depressing collection would be tricky to assemble. Are we actively trying to convey to kids the idea that reading is dismal and arduous?
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Let us examine the set of circumstances that led to this Eulimnadia clam shrimp living out its entire live cycle in a styrofoam cup on the ground.
Happy International Owl Awareness Day! Please enjoy this photograph of ornithologist Herbert Brown (r) with an elf owl, the world’s smallest owl
Here’s the key takeaway from our report: Epstein couldn’t have carried out his trafficking and criminal activity without the help of the highest ranking employees and executives at the most powerful banks in the world. Wall Street is complicit in Epstein’s crimes from top to bottom.
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
bloomberg.com
This trash panda and his cohort of anarchists broke into a storage bin, ate all the peanuts and sunflower seeds we put in our birdfeeders, left the shells everywhere, and tore apart an unused brick of coconut coir, but I can’t bring myself to be upset about it because look, so cute, I love them
In 1957, a laughing lumberjack appeared on the cover of "Physique Pictorial" and introduced the world to Tom of Finland.
We’re also funding death squads but what’s really offensive is that somewhere out there a poor person might be able to eat
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Air quality in the upper northwest U.S.: it's bad. If you're in this area and have to go outside, wear an N95 mask.
An Eastern Meadow Vole munches on a water lily pad.
Extreme heat continues across the Southwest. Temps may top 120. The heat may expand across the West and south-central US into mid-month. Air quality alerts & red flag warnings are also in place across portions of the West. Exposure to both smoke & heat can be a greater health risk than either alone.
There are various sources for smoke forecasts but none of them paint a very glamorous picture for the West. This forecast will depend on fire behavior the next couple days.
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk keeps an eye on a Red-winged Blackbird that is in hot pursuit. The Red-winged Blackbird stopped the chase once the hawk left the blackbird's territory.
