FAFO?
Originally here to follow Joyce Carol Oates and other artists. Things have expanded from there. Science and engineering educated so I look to artists to help me stay balanced and to the Bluesky community to stay sane in these troubling times.
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I knew the one about woodpeckers because we have a lot of them and we are birders. And spending time around birders, I don’t need binoculars to spot a nerd. Keep up the good work!
Yes. I worked in Canada a lot (Ontario, Quebec, BC) and had friendly competitive banter all in good fun. The situation now is atrocious and I can tell you that they know I support them.
A known fact
Bryce Canyon, afternoon (photos: Charlie Gross)
No. You didn’t just post that! Shame on you.
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand - Bob Dylan
What??!!!
Ha ha! Good one.
How I miss our beautiful Oregon!
You talking to me…?
We’re probably smoking the same thing.
Also a good one!
Good one. I’ll join you.
Homer was a very practical man.
Learn something new every day! (I did fact check that, though).
Very important.
Looks like a horrible place
Here's my drawing of the Giant Emerald Pill Millipede, which can grow up to 90 mm (3.5 inches) in length #AugArthroAwe #invertefest
Oh… you meant fall? I thought the toad was impersonating the grim reaper. Now I’m conflicted.
Very interesting art work.
Fucking hilarious.
It’s not very good whiskey anyways. I never drink it. I prefer scotch whiskey!
Stephen Miller looks like the villain in a movie about tax audits.
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
yes just believing in the rule of law has become "radical left" to rightwing propagandists. propaganda repeats, repeats, repeats lies & slander nonstop so that eventually some portion of what the propagandists say will be imprinted in citizens' brains even against their conscious choice.
“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
To honor her is not a dishonor, it’s obscene and a slap in the face to those who are being persecuted.
Why the Weasley description!? What’s going on with you?
Simple words of wisdom
Every day I feel like I’m getting dictatored and it doesn’t feel normal.
Am I supposed to laugh?!
News is important! Thank you for doing your part!
No avoiding this : "I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%." open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
I feel you
"Juliet, when we made love you used to cry You said 'I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die' - Mark Knopfler
Karma, where the fuck are you?
Jesus!
I’m glad I read books because it enhances the experience, just in a horrible Clive Barker way.
I am frequently filled with rage at the memory of how many people blew me off when I said in 2016 that sure, Hillary has issues, but the Supreme Court nominations are gonna be important. Just one of many told-you-so’s.
🤘🙂☕ stevenwilhelm555 Steven
I don’t like that the “good old days” were like 10 years ago, that seems so wrong
Good luck!
And I hope that you die And your death will come soon I'll follow your casket By the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand over your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Let me ask you one question Is your money that good? Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could? I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul
When I wake at night in terror of the world we are leaving to our children...
That’s why I followed you and I have enjoyed your posts (originally on Twitter, but I don’t go there anymore)
The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.
Pish. youtube.com/shorts/2H7Pt...
didn't Limbaugh receive some sort of medal from T***p? for American patriotism, service? can you imagine that the US has honored selected Americans for their expression of virulent hatred for other Americans? this was years ago, Limbaugh's legacy has metastasized.
The white cat is blind and has a best friend, a black cat, who is always by its side to guide it.
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence
definitely, Newsom needs more guns. you can never have too many guns. & T***p is never pictured with guns. (shall we assume that T***p is afraid of guns?) a gun-toting governor/ US president is America in 2028.
A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state last night at the order of Ron DeSantis. The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016 — the largest mass shooting in the country at the time.
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is published (August 17, 1946
Very clever.
So if a group of men -- all of them wearing masks, with no uniforms or badges visible, driving unmarked cars -- approach anyone on the streets of DC, they're just supposed to submit?
Ha ha!
Since even before I can remember, the Academy Awards have been among the most prestigious awards in the performing arts. I wanted one, I was never able to get one. It’s true, actually. I would’ve taken it if they would’ve called me. I waited, & waited, & waited. Still waiting way past my jail time.
1000%🤣
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they... #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
Well played, Goodwill, well played.
"Fall in love w an activity,&do it!Nobody ever knows what life is all abt,&it doesn't matter.Nrly everything is interesting if you get into it. Work as hard as you want to on the things you like to do best.Don't think abt what you want to be,but what you want to do."Feynman
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🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦
this is the essential problem with ALL fundamentalist religious groups: they are not satisfied with legislating morality (sic) for themselves, they insist upon legislating morality (as they see it) for everyone else. militant religions are like pathogens in society: they eat away at others' freedoms
Have a wooftastic day! 🌞🐶🐾🌸
#BookSky
This should be a bigger deal, ya'll
the very, very best measles are US-made!
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
Republicans’ hands are full of blood. 🩸
It’s a conspiracy!
recalling when there were three branches of the US government--what was "Congress"? what function did this "Congress" have? as useful now as an appendix.
Funny
really, does T***p even know what he is signing? lobbyists compose "executive orders" for the scarcely literate president to sign, obliviously signing away our country & setting us back decades. soon, the Industrial Revolution will careen back. but yes, Kamala was ___, so you couldn't vote for her.
Why would they do research on something so obvious? (Rhetorical)
Kicking off #NoKingsDay early with a pic of a true King... King of equal rights King of compassion/ empathy King of kindness King of family values King of integrity King orator King of 8 yrs with no scandals King of decency, couth & good manners.
Truth!
I should add… so he’s playing to his base.
Attempting to answer the original question…Evangelical Christians believe that this Bible verse is a commandment to support Israel. I grew up being taught this. “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Good sarcasm.
#Atheist #Agnostic #Reason #Logic
Thank you for pointing this out…
Sen. SCHIFF: There are laws that say you can’t use the military for domestic law enforcement. Why? Constitutional law expert: This goes back to our founding. We did not want our military engaging in domestic law enforcement at the behest of potentially corrupt politicians.
I usually say “meow” with affection and it is quite effective. The other is for chasing them off.
Protesters formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests in San Francisco. The protest is among thousands of nationwide demonstrations that took place today against Trump. 📸: Photo by @santiagomejia.bsky.social #NoKingsDay
I stopped watching tennis after reading Infinite Jest
I hope you are getting into the ring stand up for our rights and not just stating the obvious.
This is the moment when he realizes what he's become.
The photo makes sense