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A U.S. patent document with engineering sketches for the "pizza saver." Diagrams show a small plastic three-legged "table" maintaining space between food (pizza) and the lid of a cardboard box. The document includes a header with the date "Feb. 12, 1985."

Happy Pizza Table Day! It's the 41st anniversary of the US patent for the "pizza saver" being issued to Carmela Vitale on Feb. 12, 1985.

A similar patent was first issued to Claudio Daniel Troglia in Argentina on Feb. 28, 1974.

So from Feb. 12-28, you can celebrate by ordering some pizza!

Spirit Swap: A Slice of Life TTRPG A solo journaling slice-of-life TTRPG using Tarot and D6.

It's LIVE!!! Spirit Swap: A Slice-of-Life solo TTRPG is now funding on @kickstarter.com for #zinequest!!
Can't wait for people to see what we've been cooking!
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“Please enjoy the museum”:

Relooted is OUT NOW!

Please share!

time to be loud about this terrible decision.

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New street painting with Maya and Phoenix ! #aceattorney

there are more anti-ice posts in the splatoon plaza than normal ones.

i'm so. fucking. proud to be part of this community. keep fighting, keep loving...and splatting!

#pokemon
ムク＆メガシャンデラ

UA student detained by ICE, speaks out on treatment A University of Arizona international student named Yassine Halhoul was detained in an ICE detention facility for a month during the fall 2025 semester, despite his student visa being valid. Halhoul s...

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Spirit Swap developer Alex Abou Karam on marketing a game in times of war "It was really hard [...] to be so focused on making a game about queer, trans, POC joy in the midst of so much abject intentional suffering."

at mothership today we have a story about activist burnout... take care of yourselves (and maybe play some Spirit Swap) www.mothership.blog/soft-not-wea...

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”

“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”

These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.

reminder that you can and should block all gov accounts on this site and subscribing automatically blocks new ones that are added for you

bsky.app/profile/eva....

Block instantly.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Cover of "Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics", which features an illustration of a 19-year-old Vera Rubin looking through a telescope over a backdrop of a first light image of spiral galaxies from the Rubin Observatory.

Happy New Year! + happy (white) paper day!

arxiv.org/abs/2512.24465

Whether you're waiting for the ball to drop or looking to start 2026 off right, you can read about evidence-backed best practices for retaining talent in astrophysics, which came out of discussions at our March symposium :)

🧪🔭☄️👩‍🔬

Heartbreaking words from Dr. STONE mangaka Boichi, who decided to stop posting art on X because of the implementation of the GenAI Edit button

and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢

#Nightreign #Eldenring
The thought of leaving you pains me.

Two watercolour and ink pieces, side by side. One features a naked person floating in a sitting, slightly curled up pose, on a black background. They're holding a bow and pulling it's string and an arrow pointed towards themselves. Thorny vines grow around them. The text says: "If I am not to blame, then where do I point my arrow?" The second piece is also on a black background, but this time it's a broken bow and a few broken arrows hidden in a curly plant with vibrant leaves ranging in colour from green to yellow to orange, blue and purple. The text on this one says: "I will grow stronger and kinder "

A personal piece on painful healing ❤️‍🩹

Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens.

Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. n.pr/4pMl0tF

omg this is incredible!! absolutely phenomenal color & lighting work 💜

I've somehow never watched cardcaptor but I really should check it out 👀 I can totally see what you mean though!!

omg wait I just started reading Potion Witch too!! the art is so wonderful, I love the little ferret companion 🥹

In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.

It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵

A digital flyer titled “Fireside Chat” has a starry space background with a faint campfire image. It announces a Black In Astro event on December 3, 2025, from 2–3 PM ET about storytelling in space sciences. Two speakers are featured with circular photos. The first is a smiling woman identified as Joy Jones, described as a trainer, poet, playwright, and author of books including The Sky Is Not Blue, Private Lessons, and Tambourine Moon. The second is a smiling bearded man resting his head on his hand, identified as Tim Fielder, described as an illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator known for his Afrofuturism work and the graphic novel Matty’s Rocket. The flyer notes that viewers can register on Zoom at blackinastro.com, with the Black In Astro logo in the corner.

Join us tomorrow from 2-3pm ET for a special fireside chat on the art of storytelling within space sciences! This is a free event featuring a chat and Q&A with Joy Jones and Tim Fielder. As always, the link to register can be found on our website, we hope to see you there 🌟

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

Join The Neighborhood by making a recurring donation starting at $5 a month. Every gift you give is matched dollar for dollar. support.baltimorebeat.com/page/NEIGHBO...

Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.

His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org

Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.