D66 has won the Dutch general elections. The party can no longer be overtaken by Geert Wilders’ PVV. This is according to an analysis by the ANP election service. The party led by Rob Jetten may also win a residual seat, thus surpassing Geert Wilders's party in terms of seats. 🥂🍾🇳🇱

“I think we can finally say, Andrew, that the great enemy is prosecco.”

📣 Scholarship Alert! 📣
The CRI is now accepting applications for the 2025 Bud and Peggy Bird Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduate students at UNB who are directly engaged in research in support of wild Atlantic salmon conservation.
🔔 Applications are due by September 5th.

black and white drawing of simple radially symmetrical four-armed cross

So what would Hild wear? The radical symmetry of Cuthbert's cross would appeal to her, but she's much richer than he was—and royal. So she might have considered very simple but richer version, with thick gold and large, foiled garnet for the arms and a big central cabochon garnet 3/n
#medievalsky

Popeless

Just what nature needs right now - genomic slop masquerading as conservation.

Aces, my black cat

I woke up at 5am and decided to go to the bathroom. On the way back to bed, a certain black lay down on the floor so that I tripped over him and went down like a garbage bag full of bacon grease. The entire left side of my body is one big bruise and my left knee isn't speaking to me. Fuck #Caturday

They tried to cancel John Crace from covering the right-wing jamboree at ExCel but no one can stop him filing copy this good

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Pick a movie, keep one actor, rest are Muppets:

Henry V, Laurence Olivier stays as the title character.

Cartoon: Here we go As always, if � you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, � Sparky’s List! � You’ll get an advance peek at the cartoon ...

this is, I guess, my first cartoon of the new era

www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

YouTube video by FamilyBandstand Family - In My Own Time (Hits A GoGo)

Followed up a couple of years later by this belter, a huge hit amazingly www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQQ...

this rules

🇳🇿 #nzpol

Sucking cash wound

Overtime Overtime by Charles Stross

Happy seasonal greetings!

And here's my Christmas story "Overtime" from Tor.com, published in 2009 (it made the Hugo shortlist the following year):

www.tor.com/2009/12/22/o...

Photo of Revy Photoshopped onto a transgender flag She's pointing back and looking shocked

Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato

‘Appleseed’ by John Clute; Mike Harrison’s Kefahuchi Tract Series. Can’t be beat imho.

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