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They/them chronically online, occasionally post pen doodles, send me song recs and leftist hot takes Banner is from @tspcalligrapher.bsky.social
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Question if Hegseth is gonna cut military budget by 8% each year but Congress just passed to up their budget, where is this monetary difference gonna go? Where is the money going? armored Tesla's? #dod #questions

The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample

There’s a Sexy Lincoln outside a drugstore in Chicago.

Finding Light 6 x 8 inches, oil on panel A new tiny painting coming to everydayoriginal.com tomorrow! “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Mahatma Gandhi

I'm having some feelings

The accelerationist belief that if things get bad enough, then things will start to get better is quite something to see in the wild. It’s wrong though. Historically, misery creates more misery and is visited on the most marginalized in ever intensifying cycles of horror.

Everyone send their flowers to the Titmouse Vancouver artist who animated this kiss scene.

i’m at federal plaza in downtown chicago where federal workers have walked off the job and are rallying against efforts to cut jobs and federal funds. a decent crowd for tho frigid day is chanting, “get up, get down, chicago is a union town!”

Etymology question if costard meant head then cooked apple is it somehow related to custard? #showerthoughts #wordnerds #etymology

Have a plant monster #doodle

Then like 6 pages later Edgar Hoover, is breaking a crowd funded black owned business on trumped mail fraud charges.

So the FAITH HEALER bestie of the wife of a cereal magnate ... and an mlm to sell paperbacks of the wife's advice to workers this is all Cons all the way down, like grifts stacked on grifts

I'm reading Erik's book, @erikmbaker.bsky.social, why do economists keep thinking some new industry is gonna absorb this excess labor? Page 30 in the hardback mulling over gig jobs and disruptors as I stare at the words "crisis averted by mass services" and screaming foreshadowing in my skull

In case you're wondering, a taxonomy of suspect account icons: Default icon: Likely a bot Marble Greek/Roman bust: Probably a troll Trump/MAGA hat: Definitely a troll Dude with Oakleys: 90% troll (boo), 10% skier (cool) Cleavage with or without face: 90% bot (boo), 10% actual sex worker (cool)

Can some give me the run down on Theosophy/New Thought? I need the like gossip over brunch version about the various people involved, there are too many characters being messy to keep straight overwise

Nap? Nap.

"Stop romanticizing toxic tropes in fiction" Bro literally never heard of 'Romanticism' (1790 - c. 1850) and how it's a deliberate rejection of order, harmony, balance, and rationality and celebrates the irrational, personal, emotional, weird, occult, and monstrous by design, how embarrassing 😞

Tech support for the Belinda's of the world, you know those office ladies that have been here since HW bush, and have been keeping whole departments running, I am their favorite IT person, it's my niche, legacy system support, and legacy person support

Everything old is rebranded, see Raymond Craib's Adventure Capitalism for times this was tried before and insights in how governments have cleaned up the mess these cause #booksky #historysky

okay, okay, okay... i wrote and drew a graphic novel for kids about a butch fifth grade girl who wants to contact her favorite comedian, makes new friends, and learns how to be herself in the midst of bullies and fear. it's called THE REAL RILEY MAYES. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Fish Hammer For when you need to beat the carp out of someone.

@sarahebond.bsky.social it arrived!!!

Polycute?

TURN HIS TV OFF

I would like to unsubscribe to 2025, not like suicide just like not be told some things for awhile... I'm awake but notifications off

Nailed it 🏆

@mcmadmissile.bsky.social I got my thistledown today!! But the dark purple fur is very scratchy, is there something I'm supposed to do to make the fur softer more like the orange wolpertinger #snughouls

hello friends! i made a list of accounts that periodically post pics- screenshots, hourly animals, etc unfortunately not all the accounts use alt text, but if its helpful to have goofy things to scroll thru, here you go bsky.app/profile/did:...

The A in LGBTQIA+ is for our ace/aro/agender folks. It isn't for ally. Thank you!

She is Mother #ladygaga #abracadabra

I apologize I apparently slept on Artpop by Gaga, remedying that. I reheard Venus and yeah let's roll #ladygaga #artpop

I just took the best picture of my life

2025 resolution to listen to more whole albums, today is Renascence by Cymande #music #cymande open.spotify.com/album/0jHsTZ...

Feels a bit pointless posting art but it's my only form of income so... Crab Nebula 22×36″ 56×92 cm Oil on Canvas 2024 Based on the JWST image of the Crab Nebula Original available earthskyart.ca/shop Not making prints of this one because I can't afford it.

Seems related to LB168 - Adopt the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act, what's the scoop on this? #unicameral #nebraska #prescriptiondrugs

I think they mean 340B pharmacy program ... Anyone heard of this?

Just saw a misinformation LED sign truck with SB 340 plastered on the side saying it's against Trump's agenda and subsidices trans health care. What the heck? #nebraska

Important advice for leakers

Developments for huge filter feeding and predatory Great Sardu from the Birrin world. In one case, swimming over the drowned coast and its flooded ruins.

I didn't even know this book by @mikemcmahan.bsky.social existed until I saw a Bluesky user whose identity I can't remember post a brief excerpt. This is damned hilarious! I've only read the first chapter, but I've already laughed out loud more times than I have in the last month. Highly recommend!

Otama Shimai

My new favorite artist! Otama Shimai

Otama Shimai お玉姉妹

www.spoon-tamago.com/otama-shimai...