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“tom clancy’s the elements of style”

Small brass butterfly.

The underside of the butterfly, which has little pockets to store sewing needle packets. The underside of the wings are decorated with two plates. One carries an inscription of the drapers company: "Copestake, Moore, Crampton & Co. - London." The other has a gilded head of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, art, trade, and war.

The butterfly can be folded up, like how a butterfly flaps its wings.

A close-up of the butterfly's wings.

Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum.

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Anthems For A Thirty-Two Year Old Backflipper, by demi adejuyigbe track by demi adejuyigbe

if you've seen my show in the last year, you probably heard my 37-min pre-show mashup megamix. by popular request, i put it on bandcamp. stream it free or pay $1+, every dollar is going to our crew that feeds the residents of macarthur park every thursday electrolemon.bandcamp.com/track/anthem...

Damn. Allegedly that was the only launch my grandfather went to

We were robbed man

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Department Of Homeland Security Predator B Drones Are Orbiting Over Los Angeles Department of Homeland Security is using its most powerful and persistent eyes in the sky as part of its response to the unrest in Los Angeles.

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Not particularly reassuring

Earlier, federal agents shot a protester in the eye. He holds gauze over his eye as blood pours down his arm.

Earlier, federal agents shot a protester in the eye. Vincent is an ER nurse and said he came to the protest at the ICE facility in South Portland after a shift. Other protesters called an ambulance for him, but he had to walk several blocks to meet it, due to the munitions still flying.

Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales Husband of Jonathan Joss My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done. Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic. When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw. While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired. Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life. Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future. He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other. I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family. My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together. If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband. Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built. Tristan Kern de Gonzales

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.

I'm so angry.

Wait, this is genius

Yes, all of this! I recommend Wool Wash, which was recommended to me by a gal who works with vintage clothing. If hand washing, DEFINITELY wear gloves, it’s more caustic than it seems. Leaves wool clean, softer, and smelling great.

A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work

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A $30,000 a month townhouse in deep blue Nolita might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But over the cries of a terrified Italian tourist bound with electrical tape, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason a decent chainsaw costs $600.

Come on man, stay in your lane (overly complicated math)

Do you think Jake Tapper wonders?:

"Man, if Edward R. Murrow was as cool as me, he would have spent more time talking about FDR being in a wheelchair, instead of making such a big deal about McCarthy."

/5 Similarly, focusing on this story the way some of the press is seems to be a case of both-sidesing and choosing simpler stories. The most important story in Germany 1933 was not whether Otto Wels was unfit to serve in 1932.

Sail Physics xkcd.com/3090

Texas Tried to Ban Imaginary Furries in Schools. Yes, the Governor Was On Board. No, It’s Not a Joke. Bill targeting nonexistent cat-children dies in committee, achieving nothing but widespread secondhand embarrassment.

Remember the "litter boxes in school" furries controversy? We all knew it was nonsense, right? Well in Texas, Repubs drafted an actual LAW to ban these fever dreams. Our gov backed it, too, because we live in a direct-to-video sequel to Idiocracy. I wrote about it: thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/16/t...

Hells Librarians🔥 #LibrarySky #ReadToLive

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Just as a public service: Jeopardy! doubled its clue values back in 2001, so $500 hasn't been on the board since the first Harry Potter movie was in theaters. Please tell everyone you know to switch to an even number when you wisecrack in this format.

Now that Boeing is back in the news, remember those Boeing whistleblowers who mysteriously, perhaps suspiciously died last year?

Walton Goggins holding The Onion newspaper with Tim Gazebo.

Average Onion subscriber.

I've kinda maxed out on proficiencies but yeah the fishing was really hard for a long time. The wiki has been my cheat sheet on villagers and quests that just stump me. I was thinking about the automator mod for convenience, but I've been playing no mod for so long idk about breaking that.

Do you play with any mods?

I would like to clarify that I clap when the plane lands but only because it bothers my husband so much

Hey I use all my cameras that were ostensibly for not squishing toddlers!