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Every time I come across competitive badminton, I can’t help but think of Mary Carillo’s rant back during the Athens games. youtu.be/cZDn0U0w78k?...

i love this video because this dude is absolutely shredding it like a maniac gifted by the very gods on this balalaika and the audience is completely and utterly impassive youtu.be/5JqeSU7lSLE?...

Another research article about the extraordinary Pleistocene (23.5-21.7 thousand-year-old) human & megafaunal tracks of White Sands, N.M.: n this instance, showing sudden environmental change while humans lived there. 🧪🪨🐾 #OpenAccess www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Brutal 🔥🔥🔥

Artist and Scientist Susie J Lee's Biography pieces present people's lives as drill cores through geologic layers. ⚒️ Core Sampling: a Biography of Jake; the other two have the same title, but different names. 2013. Metal oxide, clay, minerals, steel, and mixed media. Fabrication: Jared Bender.

It's my first day at @texasobserver.org and a good time to remind that if you're not a member, join now to subscribe to the magazine! In an increasingly concentrated + corporate media landscape, it's more important than ever to support independent journalism! texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/

it’s forbidden content but i have watched this video of the AI songs a man made for his mistress after murdering his wife being played in court maybe 20 times today. It is one of the most compelling things i have ever seen

Oh hell yes can't wait to get a nice hot cup of Tao 9/5 Halt to go with my yummy Super Chousedeburger at the new Fort Wayne Sonic might even swing by in the morning for a delicious sandwich of Fremch Toast Sticks, tho idk that Breakfast Murt and Cheese looks good too www.reddit.com/r/fortwayne/...

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

A conversation on pronunciation reminded me of this so I figured I'd share for the other nerds in the room.

StormyCat will eat her wet chow out of the bowl (it’s one of the kind that is on a pedestal and is tilted a bit. However, she leaves a lot food. If I put the food in a large spoon or my hand she eats most of it. Anyone else have a cat that does similar? #Cats, #CatsofBluesky

“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4

A new video emerged which seems to show a surface rupture in Yatsushiro, Japan following the M6.8 earthquake in July! Exact location of the video would be 32°30'04.0"N 130°38'29.9"E. Absolutely wild. Only the second ever video of a surface rupture forming after the 2025 Myanmar video! ⚒️🧪 #geology

In 2024, researchers reported the most detailed 3D anatomy yet of trilobites, the multilegged arthropods that dominated Paleozoic seas. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lsH3CP #ScienceMagArchives

When flamingoes pack together and strut it is called “ flamboyance” they are performing highly synchronized choreographed routines. These group walks are mostly courtship displays aimed at finding mates and stimulating the entire flocks breeding hormones.

However, I promise to answer everyone who donates. Just post a screenshot in the replies and I will get to you. I will prob answer these in batches at night. If you can't donate or adopt, please help me spread the word by reposting this thread. Thank you. ❤️ www.friendsofbearcatrescue.org/donate

I think we should back this Kickstarter somewhat

Promises to be a good one, comics fans. Worth backing.

NatashaCat would like to remind everyone that today is the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. Make plans now, so you’ll be prepared if need be. #hurricanes #hurricaneseason #cats

Amazingly, I saw this at its world premiere at SDCC in 2000. Hertzfeldt felt like an impossibly mature and sophisticated talent even then. Checking my notes now, he is four years older than me, therefore he was four years older than I was then, which was (checking notes further) 19

Saturday is a shy 5yo boy who's been with us 270 days and is coming around 🐱! He needs a patient adopter & prefers to be an only cat or with a female friend. Fixed, vax'd, wormed & chipped. #Tucson #AdoptDontShop

An analysis of 141 films since 1919 finds geologists are usually portrayed as likable characters, though nearly a third of on-screen geologists die, most often by murder or geological events. doi.org/hb3tq4

Stormy’s new favorite place to hide. #Caturday

Stormy Cat settling in #Caturday

Stormy. She’s new to the house. Currently getting used to things. Will be slowly getting introduced to Natasha Cat.

Hello, I'm a woodcarver, and this what I do ✌️ You can help me a lot by sharing my work, so people can buy or commission me sculptures. Praying for octopus blessings on your life 🐙🙏

Important news! I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast. It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine. Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

We're not taking anything for granted. We’re taking this fight to every corner of Texas. Join us: mobilize.us/ginahinojosafortexasgovernor/

📣 #TEXAS Democrats need your help! 🚨 This is an #UnlikelyHeroes page *deliberately* featuring Dems running in RED districts to boost statewide turnout & force Republicans to defend their turf. Donate today! #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/tx26h...

Announcing…. my new book, THE DISSIDENTS. A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists! For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.

Today in 1987, “When the Wind Blows”—an animated adaptation of the powerful 1982 satirical graphic novel by Raymond Briggs about an elderly British couple valiantly following the government’s detailed civil defense advice to try and survive a nuclear attack—opened in theaters in the United Kingdom.

"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

"It’s fine. You’re young, and we’re patient." I'm always interested in different ways to communicate science, especially stories about deep time. This @highcountrynews.org conversation between Marcia Bjornerud and ten old rocks in Wyoming is fun and I learned a lot. www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...

Maybe it's a sign everything is going to be okay. Maybe it's a sign that everything is extra not okay. I do not know but I am basking in this moment.

I don’t think this is the own that Fox thinks it is. Quite the insurrection. 🎥 @acyn.bsky.social