eric Ogata

Bora Lula! ❤️

This artwork is a famous Japanese woodblock print titled "Azuma Gorge" (Azuma-kyō), created by the prominent Shin-hanga artist Kawase Hasui.

Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First https://theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351/

Cartoon by Andy Singer

‘Love is noticing, and Steffen loved the land. He took dozens of videos of frogs, gadfly nymphs, a single spider floating in midair on the Winisk riverbank, its sharp legs scrambling as it seemed to levitate against the clouds. “How the hell did he do that?’

squirrel du jour

Six months ago:

🌘

‘“Photograph 51 was deliberately taken to better illustrate the phenomenon [she and Gosling] already recognized and had made measurements on.”’

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

what's up? shenanigans

Geophysicist & space physicist Marcia Neugebauer made the first direct solar wind measurements via instruments on the Mariner 2 spacecraft. She developed instruments used on Earth-orbiting satellites, Apollo lunar experiments & the Giotto mission to Halley’s Comet. Born #OTD in 1932. #WomenInSTEM

Kind Man Builds Over 1,000 Homes for Squirrels, Providing Them With Safety and Comfort "Moved by the hard life they lead in a world much bigger than them, a kindhearted man named John Snyder set out to make Squirrel Boxes—" mymodernmet.com/squirrel-box...

Donald Trump’s rambling incoherent speech raises new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state.

If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.

That explains a lot.

Geologist & educator Dr. Florence Bascom was the: + Second woman to earn a Ph.D. in #geology in the US, 1893 + First woman to earn a Ph.D. of any kind from John's Hopkins + First female scientist hired by the United States Geological Survey She was born #OTD in 1862. #WomenInSTEM #USGS

Hostess Discontinues Physical Twinkies https://theonion.com/hostess-discontinues-physical-twinkies/

“we didn't do it. Nobody saw us do it. Nobody can prove a thing!”

Some cattle with rich parents who have formed a band and paid a reputable PR and branding agency too much money to get their promotional photo just right.

you can do it!

GOP Urges Democrats To Tone Down Rhetoric Used To Quote President Verbatim http://theonion.com/gop-urges-democrats-to-tone-down-rhetoric-used-to-quote-president-verbatim/

On World Refugee Day I'm sharing this sonnet by Damian Gorman that is filled with the most touching images. But of greater importance it contains a truth that can be easily forgotten. ‘our worth is more than the weight we put upon the earth’ #poetry #poemoftheday #WorldRefugeeDay

“i wuz TOTALLY EXONERATED!”

"A panel on TV debates the ethics of boiling the frog. The panel is composed of twelve herons and no frogs."

"Someone remembered. Someone always remembers." I always think of this grave marker mentioned in the ending of @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social's powerful essay, written on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of 6/4/1989.

“Flowers”, from the series Three Beauties. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

you must answer his riddles

Artist: Hashiguchi Goyô Title: Woman Holding a Tray (Portrait of Onao, a maid at the Matsuyoshi Inn, Kyoto) Date: 1920 Medium: Color woodblock print with mica Credit Line: Bequest of Henry C. Schwab

Every legal story now is either Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach or In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport

🐿️

life is unfair

hey, hey we're the 'possums

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

The legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in his role as Lord Yoshii Toranaga for the 1980 television miniseries Shogun.

Putin’s magic is that he can always get close to Trump. But Trump’s magic is that he turns everyone who approaches him into a loser.

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

Progress Report for bOb Ogata

Squirrel Du Jour