Cartoon character with text bubbles that talk about why making art matters in these challenging times

This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters

TIL only 58% of Americans believe that humans evolved…. like at all. 64% believe that humans are changing the climate. Only 83% believe that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Here’s the SF/Oakland version

An anti-ICE flyer hanging in the window of the bookstore.

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!

I was listening to this podcast that was talking about a doctor whos last name is Doctor (Dr. Doctor) that got me thinkin bout my dentist Chip Silvertooth again and then about nominative determinism in general. And then I fucking realized that my name is Carrie. and i’m a mail carrier.

yall my dentist’s name is chip silvertooth. and it’s his real name.

Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.

spotted a rare plant in my uncles back yard in Sandstone, MN this is called ghost pipe aka corpse plant. they are spooky lil white plants that hang their flower heads as if they are sad. first photo is mine, later photos are examples of what it looks like when fully grown

spent some time camping in MN this weekend and saw a very deadly but insanely beautiful mushroom. eastern north american destroying angel

An illustration of cherry tomatoes, some of which are little characters with cherry tomatoes for heads

cherry tomato #art (wallpapers below!)

Y’all I just saw a tree I’ve never seen before! it’s called an Arroyo Sweetwood. apparently it’s pretty rare.

working in this heat everyday is such a mind game for me. tell me it’s gonna be 90 and im alright; tell me the feels like is 104 and im miserable for 8 hours. never tell me the odds

sighting of another texas wildflower i’ve never seen before: zizotes milkweed

Participation in LLMs, especially those maintained by the techno-fascist ruling class, not only dulls the edges of your critical mind but also directly feeds the literal machines of oppression and lines the pockets of the oligarchs who only exist off your willing serfdom.

i love weird mushrooms

discovered 2 texas wildflowers i’ve never seen before yesterday: perfume balls and cardinal feather

kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up and using a cell phone . ALT: kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up and using a cell phone .

me deleting every song from graduation (album) from my playlists after listening to it one last time

my coworker wanted a kitten so I saved this little dude from my route for him

Where are they getting this money? Working class people that will never see $1 million in their lifetime! massive cuts to food assistance: hungry kids must now live on $6 /day. medicaid cuts leading to 8 million people losing coverage. regular people’s healthcare becoming more expensive.

this bill’s tax breaks for rich specifics: people making over $1 million we’ll get an average tax cut of $90,000. Business owners that make over $10 million a year can take $1 million tax deduction. Wealthy couples worth over $30 million will be able to give their children a tax-free inheritance.

Democrats just flipped Nebraska's biggest city And it should make GOP Rep. Don Bacon nervous about next year

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katydid

today i learned that the most tenured mail carrier in my office started carrying 5 years before I was born. he’s been carrying mail for as long as I’ve existed.. and longer. im 36.

a fortune from fifi #birdsofbluesky

these cross striped cabbage worms have absolutely eviscerated my cabbage/kale crop this year. no wonder green leafy veg is on the dirty dozen list

face injuries got me eating a banana with a spoon. humiliating.

tree cholla blooms