Jeff Plotnikoff (he/him)

My photo shows the front of a warm-yellow coloured Minoan clay flask, hand painted in black with a frontally depicted octopus. The flask measures 27 cm (about 10.5 inches) in height. It has a short spout at the top with a small loop handle at either side. The octopus is swimming diagonally with its eight writhing, sucker-lined arms covering the whole surface of the flask. It stares out at the viewer with wide, almost cartoon-like eyes. Additional motifs include sea urchins, tritons, small rocks and seaweed. Minoan decoration depicting sea motifs is known by scholars as the ‘Marine Style’. The flask was excavated in 1903 at a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro. The Palaikastro excavations, carried out between 1902 and 1906, were run by R. Bosanquet and R.M. Dawkins from the British School of Athens. The flask is part of the collections at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete.

Marvellous 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a wide-eyed octopus 🐙❤️

Excavated in 1903 from a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro, Crete.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

What OpenAI just agreed to is positively horrifying, on an unimaginable scale actually

USA wins gold at Super Bowl SANTA CLARA, CA - Team USA is triumphantly announcing their third gold medal since the start of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in the much-watched Super Bowl event.

USA wins gold at Super Bowl

Oh, loved her writing and completely forgot about this one! Thank you

Bullshit. Not a goddamn thing has changed.

This is why nobody trusts The New York Times.

Carney reiterates call for Canadians to buy and build local as Trump threatens ‘immediate’ tariffs - NOW Toronto President Trump is threatening Canada with an “immediate” 100 per cent tariff if it follows through on its deal with China.

Hey Canucks and friends!

Boycott any and all American products - you can find alternatives either from here in Canada or from our actual allies!

nowtoronto.com/news/carney-...

It is 100% justified to hate bullies.

Their whole fucking thing is punching down.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

So just a reminder that invading Canada would destroy the US, too.

Vive le Canada and the various insurgency actions I want to say but fear I might be banned from bsky for 72 hours.

How do we convince the government to stop funding American-owned media outlets in this country? We should not have to pay to keep this rag (and the many just like it) afloat, especially when there are so many other *Canadian* priorities that could use the money.

100%

Such a great writer, and a terrific book

Just an incredible lineup of authors here!!

She never looked back after learning about Mexican food, however. Credit where credit is due!

This is a fair comment. My Mom (Scottish) had a term for a colour that only exists in the UK and in reference to food: Battleship Grey... It was the desired colour for meats, veg, starches - you name it.
She did become an amazing cook, but AFTER we all moved out.

Friends, thank you for stepping up! Over $40,000 worth of dash cams have been ordered so far for ICE observers in the Twin Cities!

Early orders are trickling in, but we’re getting them packed and deployed ASAFP - several were installed yesterday, these are ready, and 300+ are on the way!

Nobody should believe a damn word that comes out of the FBI investigation.

Normal "black person shot" rules apply here.

losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people

really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?

The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, much of what used to be northern Mexico, and a whole raft of Central American countries have entered the chat. Among others.

See also "Send the Marines," by Tom Lehrer.

JAY WARD AVATARS From now until JANUARY 30TH, 2026 donate $50 to the MS society! I'll make you a caricature avatar in the style of a Jay Ward cartoon! (Bullwinkle, Super Chicken, George of the Jungle etc) 1) go to https://tinyurl.com/mscure2026 2) donate! $50 or more for an avatar. Want a group/family/couple/pet? Easy! Donate $50 per face! 3) email your donation confirmation to lar@lartist.com along with a current selfie(s). 4) I will email you a high res jpeg to print and a low res jpeg for social media. All avatars will be delivered on or before FEB 6TH, 2026

IT BEGINS AGAIN!! Avatars for Charity! Jan 2026 theme for caricature avatars is JAY WARD! If you're young think 'Bullwinkle and Rocky'. For your tax deductible donation to our MS Society of Canada fundraiser I will draw you in this iconic cartoon style. Details in jpeg. Link: tinyurl.com/mscure2026

No matter how sick, no matter how tired and/or cranklepots, no matter how little coffee is in-system - always, always, ALWAYS check your bidet settings.

This has been a warning from the I'm Up Now exchange.

Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.

Oh, this is exciting news! Looking forward to it!

SARAH DITUM Stick with family, whatever it says online Estrangement from parents or children seems to be growing, prompted by internet chatrooms advising 'no contact' Sarah Ditum Tuesday December 23 2025, 8.03pm, The Times

Yeah, no thanks.

Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.

Sweet jeebus

Verdade!

Side-by-side black and white headshot photographs of two men, likely from the mid-20th century. One is Stephen Miller. The Other is Goebbels

The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers