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Chuck Schumer is either allowing eight of his colleagues to be the sin eaters who take the blame for passing this shutdown deal, or he’s genuinely powerless to hold his conference together. Either way, he should be out of leadership tomorrow morning.

The Cross Shinjuku Vision LED billboard has a photo of Zohran Mamdani with Japanese text.

I’m in Tokyo (!) and just spotted Zohran Mamdani on the Shinjuku giant cat billboard. Good job to folks back home!

Purple background, white text, which says Mrs Palm is an interesting Discworld character, as is the historical context her story references. Discworld's foremost witch, Granny Weatherwax, describes Mrs Palm as "almost a witch."

Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.

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Yes, exactly this! Just like your pic. “Do that elsewhere else, please.”

Story was before my time and I sadly could never get the full details from the partners.

Office policies at my last place of work:

Theft: You may steal up to $3/week. More than that, you have to tell someone before you take it.
Dress Code: During business hours, you must wear a shirt.
Conduct: No having sex in the Boss’ office.

Not fucking kidding.

And international leaders keep talking about a ceasefire being in effect.

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈

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Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨

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Starvation chronicles in Gaza “I’m mostly tired of expecting the world to end this,” Malek texts me from his tent encampment in Khan Younis. “I need to sleep. I have to wake up early to go look for food.”

“I’m mostly tired of expecting the world to end this,” Malek texts me from his tent encampment in Khan Younis. “I need to sleep. I have to wake up early to go look for food.” mondoweiss.net/2025/08/star...

Share your favorite covers as a timeline cleanse.

(Any excuse to share Bloodywood.)

An eye spray-painted on a red brick arch. Below the arch, a green lawn with palm tree shadows.

A woman's eye with the blue from its iris running down her cheek.

An eye that kinda looks like a snail, spray-painted on a white brick wall.

Street art edition

Grasshoppers mating on a coneflower.

A bumblebee on an oregano flower.

A grasshopper and a small spider on a squash leaf.

I couldn’t decide which was funnier tonight, a grasshopper jump scaring me or catching a couple in the act, but I was just picking arugula leaves in the near dark when a raccoon came around the corner and we were almost face to face before it took off. I’m not sure which of us was more startled! 🌱

A large mural of a sandhill crane with wings outstretched and one leg raised in dark water that fades down to reflected pinks. In the bottom right corner is a 29 cent postage stamp depicting two people in a boat fishing.

Another Flint mural. This is by Kevin Burdick/Scraps Design and is in the alley next to the Capitol Theatre, one of my very favorite places.

A booth at Dragon Con 2025 with tables containing various nerdy t-shirts, stickers and laser cut toys for the undiscerning gamer. In the back of the booth has shelves full of t-shirts.

Set up for Dragon Con 2025 Booth 2802. Woohoo! We are ready for you to visit, peruse and chat as is your wont.

Can’t wait to see you all!

Parchment sheets covered in raspberry leaves, mint leaves, echinacea leaves and petals, lemon balm, and fennel pollen in various stages of drying. Bowls and jars with sage, dried lemon balm, mint, oregano flowers, and echinacea are around the countertop.

A big pile of lemon balm and smaller piles of echinacea leaves and petals on sheets of parchment paper

My kitchen has become endless ever-changing piles of drying herbs and flowers, especially for salts and teas. Cookie sheets in the stove, cutting boards layered on pans, half-filled jars everywhere. It smells wonderful. 🌱🍜

The Wright Flyer was a sucky airplane too

They should have called this Save vs. Death. #GenCon

Nice shirt!

An exhibitor booth. Covered in T-shirts, laser cut boxes and all sorts of gamer paraphernalia. The back of the booth is lined with shelves full of T-shirts.

A cute little purse in the shape of an owl. The sign on the purse reads, “Superb Owl Purse $35.”

A wood laser cut kit featuring a single dungeon room with three classic dungeons and dragons monsters. A Bulette, an Otyugh and a Big Eye Meanie.

Last day of Gen Con 2025. I got to meet and talk with so many cool people. So much fun. Thanks all so much!

If you have the energy and time, stop by the Gamer Concepts booth 1317. We may have something you might like.

Whoops. Hadn’t checked all the product pics. Yeah, that’s more math than I prefer in a game night. It’s been a long time since my friend brought over Phoenix Command.

Introduction to the Theory of Games by McKinsey 1952 Vintage HC Item Details: Title: Introduction to the Theory of Games Author: J.C.C. McKinsey Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company Copyright: 1952 Edition: Unstated Condition: Book is in acceptable condition Soilin...

As well as this:

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Never heard of it but it seems linked. Maybe the same collection.

Scarne on Cards by John Scarne 1966 Revised Edition 2nd Printing HC Item Details: Title: Scarne on Cards Author: John Scarne Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc. Copyright: 1966 Edition: revised Edition, 2nd Printing Condition: Book is in acceptable condition Moderate so...

So strange you mention this (btw nice find, looks good) and the next day I see this at the local university surplus store.

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Fucking amazing.

“tried” is the operative word. They turned out pretty despite me.

Bonus: They’re good but not SO pretty that they get put up on display and never get used. Yay!

death to tyrants! from disney’s animated robin hood

“keep politics out of kids movies”

disney in 1973:

Ink is set with a heat gun on a fabric patch. The patch has art and says Idmato.

A hand holds down a freshly rolled patch that says Idmato and has artwork. A tube of black ink is in the background.

An ink pad and roller are next to a stamp and fabric, ready to make a patch.

A sculpture features a dynamic figure with an exaggerated radio head and speaker "eyes," humorously blurring the boundaries between human, machine, and media device. Constructed entirely from scrap metal, chains, and repurposed industrial materials. It is called RADIOHEAD and is by IDMATO: Mahbubeh Parnian & Siamak Nasr.

Getting crafty at Scrapfest in Lansing’s Old Town! The Makerspace booth has diy patches based on an artwork made by members.

Read a New Murderbot Story for Free, Right After the Season Finale - Reactor The new novelette will be released on Reactor immediately following the final episode of Apple TV+’s Murderbot

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Donate to Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense, organized by Nicole Lindroos My name is Nicole Lindroos, co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Diamond … Nicole Lindroos needs your support for Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense

We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...

The only political split that matters - feed everyone on the off chance one person is hungry, or feed no one on the off chance someone undeserving might get fed

This. Watching a bunch of pre-teens getting into the circle pit during Baby Metal gave me pause…and hope.