My non-expert search turned up that this is likely a Black-Staining Polyphore (Meripilus sumstinei). I don't know if that's right, but it looks neat. #FungusAmongUs
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My non-expert search turned up that this is likely a Black-Staining Polyphore (Meripilus sumstinei). I don't know if that's right, but it looks neat. #FungusAmongUs
The people are doing yard work and no one's playing fetch with Babs even though Babs keeps finding sticks and hitting the people with them. This is stupid. #dogs
His face looks like that of a pale cartoon gorilla [complimentary] & I appreciate that he seems to both know and have fun with that fact.
1) You're right. 2) There's someone a couple of replies up who generalized to all rifles. I'm 100% for better gun control in the US, but people (like that person, not you) who over generalize to that degree are going to lose a lot of people who hunt or who know responsible gun owners who hunt.
A rifle is just a long barreled gun with rifling (spiraling grooves) used to impart a spinning motion to fired bullets thereby increasing range and accuracy. I suppose hunters could use muskets if they wanted to hit trees rather than game, though that seems like a couple-century step backwards.
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You know what's great to have around right after a major disaster? A bunch of desperate people who...oh, I think I just realized what they're hoping for: That a % of said people will be desperate enough to commit a minor crime thereby making anyone associated easier to scapegoat &/or target.
² This can lead to countless fun moments of surprise whenever you catch a fleeting glimpse of your reflection. Ah, mental models.
An aside to those under let's say 30: When you get older, you don't necessarily feel like a different person than you were when you were younger. In fact, when you think about "you", it's likely that the image that comes up isn't far off from that in your senior picture.¹
Et voilà! You now feel like your bones are filled with dust and your skin is made of crêpe paper. Bonus copy of my senior photo in which I was somehow both 18 and 35.
A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
A lawyer for George Mason University President Gregory Washington told the board the leader had done nothing unlawful and would not apologize for his diversity, equity and inclusion policies, despite a call from the Education Department to do so.
NOT SORRY (from the US) The US shouldn't be able to host anything with international competitors or attendees, not with the horror stories we've all heard re: entrypoint detentions for slightly messed up paperwork, smuggling accusations for work equipment, unflattering memes, etc.
² (threatening our neighbors, alienating our allies, etc), I grow increasingly concerned that one of their motivations is to isolate the resident population so that there are fewer compassionate direct external witnesses for what they have planned.
Know that we appreciate you watching and commenting. As I look at what they've been doing re: foreign nationals - living here (checking social media activity, expulsion for paperwork mishaps, etc) those who would visit (fees, frank abuse at entry points, etc), or those who would simply be friends¹
The US Department of Health and Human Services indefinitely suspended the expert medical bodies responsible for reviewing compensation claims from nuclear workers for radiation-related illnesses, leaving many in limbo reut.rs/4oTfoOs
from chandra manning's wonderful book "what this cruel war was over"
ALERT: Former Justice Dept official to CBS News - "The rules don't exist anymore" ====>
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a trove of documents Thursday that back up a whistleblower’s claim that Emil Bove, a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, crudely told subordinates to defy court orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump regime forces attacking innocent farm workers and families in California, the "protestors" are concerned US civilians standing up for human rights amid the regimes ethnic cleansing campaign. #3E #StopICE
Your 🚨final reminder🚨 that we have a new Murderbot short story coming out right here at Reactor, tonight after the season finale! Okay ty enjoy hehe #Murderbot
ITS OFFICIAL. MURDERBOT SEASON TWO. #Murderbot reactormag.com/murderbot-ha...
This is just sick. via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
What a weird leap for him to make.
TN Holler banned from all boot licker Zucker fuck platforms
This is a reminder that if you subscribe to Disney+ and have children you can show said children the finale to the show Dinosaurs in which it's made clear that all of the featured characters are about to die. variety.com/2022/tv/feat...
America: “we need to regime change you you don’t do things right” Also America:
I remember when his son, Richard W. Smith and his three frat buddies selected a random UVa student and beat the hell out of him on the street while they laughed, back in 1997. UVa didn't expel them, thanks to Fred Smith's intervention. Today, Richard W. Smith is a COO at FedEx.
"I'm voting for Trump because he'll keep us out of war." Fuck You. Assholes.
*the inhabitants of Hyrule watching me fiddle around with the controls for a Divine Beast for half an hour* "I...I don't think Link knows what he's doing..."
There's one in my Lidl's parking lot! (Ok, the park & ride by my Lidl, but it's connected to the Lidl and everyone drives through it to get to the Lidl.)
Yeah, my toddlers would cry because I'd cut up a sandwich after they asked for me to cut it.
v much enjoying the photo mode (and, yes, the racing)
Thank you for including a source screenshot. I was over here wondering why there were suddenly so many posts about a Confederate general.
Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
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I haven't seen this posted yet in the comments. S/he's twitching at the end.
I've spent all morning with my Switch 2 and then I jump on here to
Wal-Mart included gifts w/ my #Switch2 😂
More details are in the description of this video: youtube.com/shorts/MR9bP...
I endorse whoever decided on this photo for his #BtB profile
I assumed that it meant "lost 95% of their chicken population held in Arizona" (as opposed to the company's chickens in other states), but your reading of it could be right & is 150% more horrifying.
Is there a reason that so many storms seem to break & either miss (roughly) this area or hit it with significantly less strength? Some weird geometry that places it in a funky zone between the water to the east & hills to the west? A confluence of rivers? A witch's blessing/curse?
what this is a total surprise, completely came out of nowhere /s
there is a lot to unpack here, none of it good
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
They'll probably deny a visa / entry if they crawl through your socials & find anything against Trump, Musk, etc, too. (Mind: Not said to excuse this - or any of it - but thinking about horror stories from entry, etc.)
Weighing a similar purchase, commenting to follow.
fwiw, another thing I don't rag on him about is his voice (b/c spasmodic dysphonia's not something he can help), especially given that there are so many aspects of his personality on offer.
I haven't caught the Cyberpunk comics in the bundle but've read & enjoyed most of the Witcher on offer here. Not a bad selection for $24 USD. www.humblebundle.com/books/witche...
I'm going to have a mental breakdown my spouse just used the kitchen (food) scissors to cut hair out of the vacuum and
Watching Rogue One: The Empire is actively against worker safety measures. If you can't survive the dynamic razor sphincters and the complete lack of railing you simply do not belong in the Empire.
And then right after, "Oh, that's right - it's not." youtube.com/clip/UgkxV-P...
I heard this bit and was like, "How's that any different than the concept of the Unitary Executive?" youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9h8...
Do you ever listen to Behind the Bastards l? @iwriteok.bsky.social has been doing a fine job of sprinkling in unfortunately politically relevant episodes. I've been listening to his duo on Karl Schmidt while gardening on this fine Sunday and, woohboy -
Hell, just experiencing human-scaled development in Germany radicalized me and I lived near Stuttgart (notorious for being a v car-centric area in Germany - see: "Staugart"). ("Stau" meaning "traffic jam")
Sometimes I'll put on Who Framed Roger Rabbit when I want to hear my husband rant about how big oil & big auto strangled robust US mass transit in the grave.
BREAKING: Kyiv comes under a massive Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout the city.
Frontline just released this, if anyone's interested: www.facebook.com/1396963745/p...
My Mom was diagnosed w/stage 4 breast cancer (spinal column) last year. I got some blowback from family b/c I told my teens, "This cancer will kill her if something else doesn't do it first. We don't know how long she has, but it's a few years at best, not a few decades. Be with her while you can."
Another day, another action that would be grounds for impeachment is a less idiotic timeline.
When you go into the r/law subreddit and the comments are all
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"Four and a half decades hasn't been long enough to give it a fair shot. Five decades! If we double down on our efforts, the magic will *blossom* at five decades!"
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
Available on the PBS app & youtu.be/7P1qTwlGeuY?...
arguing against birthright citizenship in front of the supreme court while at the same time pitching a netflix show where immigrants compete for citizenship is such a perfect microcosm of america right now that it feels fake
Some took it as an opportunity for a contemplative moment.
Where I live had its first really rainy day in a while. The birds persisted.
*walks into scene* *flips open step stool* *steps up on step stool* *clears throat* #𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱. *steps off of step stool* *folds up step stool, hitches under arm* *walks away*
Ron Swanson's even a conservative libertarian, he just managed to not be an absolute raging dick to people.
"Ok, how about I randomly mostly leave for a day or two so you wonder if you've been imagining me this whole time. Then you can spend a bit of time acting like I'm never around. And then I can come back and sit on your chest for a week 🙂"
They really are the most ridiculous little dinosaurs.
Ew. Thanks for reminding me about why I cancelled my sub.
I've known a number of not-Trumpers who are disabled & live in v rural (& v red) areas b/c it's what they can afford (esp in Appalachia). A number of them have leaned pretty hard into getting inexpensive products delivered (b/c of mobility issues, etc). My heart hurts for them in all this.
I appreciate you clarifying that. It's something I _knew_ but that flittered its way out of my head for some reason when writing my reply, & it's *the most* important component of the acronym.
You might know it as child porn. It's sometimes/increasingly called CSM (child sexual material) to differentiate it from porn involving consenting adults.
Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Naivete, maybe. Like, I thought she had a chance - a really good chance, even. I'll give credit to my Mom, though. She knew T was going to win, saying, "There are a lot of people - the only thing they are more than racist is sexist."
*gets geared up to do yardwork* *gets out tools* *does single thing* *abrupt crash/full-body wring-out* *sits in the shade recording birdsong w/ her phone "until she feels better"* *sees entire day is gone*
I guess if you can't be an inspiration, be a warning.
*sees glint in sky* "Hey is that..." *explodes in a pink mist* --- I'm afraid that you're right. So much can be done remotely now.
Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
I don't usually call things cringe. I mean, be weird! Be awkward! Like what you like! But gottdam this is cringe as fuck.
² Ecuadorian Spanish (to account for idioms, etc), had it translate, "If it sounds like I say something crazy, blame the program,", & we had a lovely conversation in Orlando traffic. He was a good kid, I hope he's alright.
I mean, I've had an Uber driver who didn't speak English while in Florida. You know what happened? We had a few halting exchanges & then in my (awful) Spanish, I asked where he was from. I then fired up ChatGPT on my phone, asked it to go into conversation translation mode with English & ¹
It does seem like the real deal from what I've heard/read. Maybe one day they'll open up some stores for us easterners.
Yup. There are a lot of employees at my local Costco who recognize my youngest from when I brought her in as a baby and toddler. She'll be 13 this summer.
If nothing else fruitful comes of this, at least we can act as an abject lesson for Canada (et al) on what happens when someone like Trump comes to power. Good speed on your elections.
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#Swich2 STILL up for preorder from #Walmart, y'all. This is the longest I've seen it last.
I was able to successfully add to cart & preorder. And it's still up.
#Switch2 is currently showing up as able to preorder on #Walmart (US). Time: 0315 EDT
They're arresting judges now? Super.
The more cynical part of me suspects that this will end w/, "Op, can't hit recruiting/retentions numbers - better contract military operations out to whatever Blackwater's calling itself now!"
