Chotiner: And you have how many tabs open?
Me: Oh, well, I haven't counted, but...
Chotiner: Would you say it's more than 20?
Me: Sure, it might be, but I'm using all of them.
Chotiner: So you remember what all of them are, then?
Me: Listen...
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This might be the last year of Lloyd Center. I wrote about some of the people who want to save Portland's iconic mall. www.portlandmercury.com/culture/2026...
A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, “Kristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”
Screaming
The Trump Administration’s thoughtless and contradictory travel guidance to Americans in the Middle East right now is frustrating and downright dangerous.
My focus remains making sure Oregonians are safe. Please reach out to my team if you need help.
Julian: Not talking is pretty much my specialty.
Julian: Not talking is pretty much my specialty.
I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.
HOLY
FUCKING
SHIT
You guys this is a massive deal, a further attack on reproductive justice, safety and dignity.
Every human being deserves the right to have kids, not have kids & parent kids they have in safe & sustainable communities.
This from the party of "life" bombing ppl now ofc.
What do "gnaw", "gnat", "knight", "knot" & "know" have in common?
You're saying them all wrong.
At least, according to Old English, which voiced the initial consonants.
Take "knight", from German 'Knecht'. There's a distinct sound for the digraph (two letters) -kn.
Not "kuh-necht", "kn-echt."
Pyramidion of the royal scribe Ramose (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1275-1240 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Pyramidion of the royal scribe Ramose (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1275-1240 BCE))
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
can betazoids read cat minds
Captain,
Dr. Crusher has ordered me to inform you that I am too sick to work today. I have now completed the task she has assigned me. I will be at my post as usual.
Worf
Constellation #Aries. Cicero’s Aratea with Hyginus’s Astronomica, Reims(?) ca. 820-850. British Library, Harley 647, fol. 2v. #medieval #MedievalArt
Constellation #Aries. Cicero’s Aratea with Hyginus’s Astronomica, Reims(?) ca. 820-850. British Library, Harley 647, fol. 2v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
Female #kakapo are utterly focussed on their chicks. Stella came back to the nest while I was checking her very young chicks two nights ago. Apparently unconcerned by me being there, she jumped in and started brooding them in front of me. #conservation #parrots #birds #kakapo2026
When assessing #kakapo chicks we weigh them, check their respiration rate and hydration. We usually do this twice in the first four days (this chick is less than a day old), and then every 5-7 days. The frequency of checks depends on their genetic priority. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
an image promoting a substack article titled ‘25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’
i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :)
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.
He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.
Weird how when a The Magnus Archives edgelord dirtbag leftist quote tweets your account you end up deluged with posters and kiddies in the notifications.
Isaac Chotiner absolutely can simply walk into Mordor, sit down and interview Sauron, and then a few hours later after he’s gone Sauron looks and goes “Well when you say it like that it looks bad.”
Dive into Wool Creature Lab’s World of Vibrant Felted #Nudibranchs!
www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/wool... via @thisiscolossal.com
Historical scientific illustration from "Paléontologie française" (1840-1894) showing detailed black and white depictions of fossilized sea urchin spines and their cross-sections. The image features multiple branch-like segments with oval and hexagonal patterns representing the urchin's spine structures, labeled with numbers 1 through 17. The cross-sectional views highlight varying arrangements of dark, petal-shaped internal cavities. The illustration includes scientific names such as Bifulstra Argus, Bifulstra aequalis, B. variabilis, B. fragilis, and Bifulstra Royana, emphasizing detailed morphology for paleontological study. The background is beige, with fine stippling and shading for texture and depth.
🌊 Paléontologie française: .
Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1840-1894..
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Today, AG Rayfield and a multistate coalition are filing a brief in court defending the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by employer health care plans. The underlying lawsuit challenges federal regulations that expand religious and moral exemptions to allow employers to strip workers of guaranteed, no-cost coverage for birth control and other contraceptive care and services.
More than 80% of women ages 18-49 report having used some form of contraception in the past 12 months. With contraception costing an average of $584 per user per year, these unlawful regulations could shift an estimated $73.8 million in costs to consumers and put personal, economic, and public health at risk. States will also face significant financial strain as they are forced to expend millions of dollars for replacement contraceptive care and services through state-funded programs.
Read more about what happened and why it matters.
Workplaces should not come with strings attached to medical care.
Incredible find from @rachelwells1.bsky.social: Tennessee Republicans are trying to codify fetal personhood through an AI regulation bill
wellsrachelm.substack.com/p/tldr-wtf-i...
🐟 Fish
🐠🐠 Fish
🐟🐠🐡 Fishes
🦑🦀🦪 Also, somehow, Fish
🦈 Gristle Fish
🦫 Fish (Lent)
🐝 Fish (California)
does beard stroking improve thinking
I've been trying to get the Treasury's hidden Epstein files turned over since 2023. Last night I tried again to get them disclosed and Republicans blocked my bill to do so.
Historical illustration of Physalia pelagica, a Portuguese man o' war jellyfish, featuring a translucent, inflated, bladder-like float at the top with a pinkish hue and faint striping. Numerous long, dark blue and purple, coiled trailing tentacles hang beneath the float against a dark, muted background, emphasizing the jellyfish's delicate and venomous structures. The image is detailed with careful shading and texture to highlight the organism’s unique anatomy. The text on the page includes the title "Physalia Pelagica," the artist's signature "M.J. Vésine," and printing details from Paris, 1922.
🎣 Animaux venimeux et venins: la fonction venimeuse chez tous les animaux
Paris, Masson & co., 1922.
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Souls leaving the bodies. Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 47v. #medieval #MedievalArt
Souls leaving the bodies. Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 47v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
A more apt description of the Mar-a-Lago administration has never been written.
