It is very funny to me that 2026 has two Friday the 13ths in a row. Like, yep, that is the kind of year we're having
It is very funny to me that 2026 has two Friday the 13ths in a row. Like, yep, that is the kind of year we're having
Rising Sun Medecine
Leah Dorion ~ MΓ©tis
2007
Ice, Moon and Tanker
Christopher Pratt
2007
This is Westie. He met a boy at the park today bravely trying to get over his fear of dogs, and Westie was just the pup for the job. 14/10 for all (TT: rahlor)
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of βhighly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democratβ while increasing the power of working-class men."
Just saying it right out loud now.
newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
Screenshot of the New York Times Games site showing that I solved "The Mini" crossword in 31 seconds.
New personal best!
5%, not 20%
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
A graph of a survey asking whether people in different nations believe their fellow citizens are good, moral people. the US is at the lowest level while Canada, with 90% is at the highest.
I suddenly realized that one of the fundamental tenets of my humanism may have been subconsciously instilled in me
because I spent 11 years in Canada.
The US was isolated in its opposition to the adoption of agreed conclusions at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, recording the only βnoβ vote at the UN on Monday.
Awakened
Emily Kewakeshig ~ Anishinaabe
2023
A digital dawn sky (created in Terragen Sky). A caption against the clouds: "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken." And below, the hashtag: #GNU Terry Pratchett.
#GNUTerryPratchett
Fervour
Billie Rae Busby
2022
The idea for an upcoming Tlaβamin cookbook emerged from a series of traditional foods workshops led by community experts.
As the series came to an end, people wanted to document all the skills and recipes theyβd learned in one book.
Story by Abby Francis π¦
indiginews.com/food/tlaamin...
Blue Heron I
April White ~ Sgaana Jaad ~ Haida
2005
Thanks so much @bjornfr.bsky.social for making these available. I'm pretty sure I took this pic of you, @diane.dianeduane.com and @peter.petermorwood.com, and it's one of my favourite memories of DWCons. www.undo.com/bjorn/photos...
March Wind (The Crossing)
Philip Surrey
1980
Rundle
W.J. Philips
1949
...This is infuriating. Grammarly won't stop using the stolen expertise of real people (even dead ones!) unless they opt out. π‘ www.theverge.com/tech/891822/...
Screenshot of the New York Times "Mini" Crossword, with the text, "Congratulations! You solved The Mini in 42 seconds."
Pretty sure that's my personal best π€£
Blooming Twilight
Adele Webster
2024
Things look grim in the markets right now, but at least the U.S. economy wasnβt already being propped up by a massive speculative AI bubble that is highly sensitive to rising energy costs.
sketch vs. final βπΌ
Circle of Life
Christian Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
US-based folks:
Trans Lifeline is here for you. Your life is precious. +1-877-565-8860
translifeline.org
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
Situation - permanent / temporary / situational Touch - one arm / arm injury / new parent with baby See - blind / cataract / distracted driver Hear - deaf / ear infection / bartender Speak - non-verbal / laryngitis / heavy accent
A good illustration from Microsoft accessibility guidelines highlights that there are many temporary and situational accessibility needs beyond the ones you might naturally think of
musician Gary Numan, born March 8, 1958, aged 68
actor Gary Oldman, born March 21, 1958, aged 67
Happy Gary Retrograde everyone!
The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman
The Night Watcher
Matthew Wong
2018
Arrived Too Early
William Kurelek
1974