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The Dragon warrior

70 km above Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Captured during the Huygens probe's descent

Fuck gerrymandering!

Today I honor the late great Congressman John R. Lewis on what would have been his 85th birthday. If folks know about my clapbacks, understand this is my version of “Good Trouble.”

Keep it going 💙 #BoycottAmazon

Due to an overwhelming amount of calls and writing to elected representatives, congress passed the “It is illegal to be mad at me” act

#Eggs #birdflu #Supplychain #foodnews #foodsky With the rising cost of eggs and the likelihood these prices will persist. Here is a great article on Egg substitutes from #marthastewart www.marthastewart.com/8300996/8-be...

Hey Merrick Garland, fuck you forever. Through your inaction, you enabled this blitzkrieg against the rule of law and democracy.

Empathy and kindness are not weaknesses, they’re acts of solidarity and resistance

"Mansplaining man and multitasking woman, ca. 1410" ;) Giovanni Boccaccio, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes (French translation by Laurent de Premierfait), Paris ca. 1410. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 190/2, fol. 30v

In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

The name’th Bond. Jameth Bond. Vodka martini—thaken, not thtirred. 🍸

Nazi Punks Fuck Off ✊🏻

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

Alternate headline: Cybertruck hit with $78 worth of eggs

Crispy potatoes (fried or roasted) heaped with buttery sautéed mushrooms and onions, finished with dill and served with sour cream is one of my favorite Russian comfort foods, and this week's icy weather couldn't be better timed to delight in it. smittenkitchen.com/2024/02/cris...