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Sir, you must know that this doesn't come with any sort of potato.

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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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16.11.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4025    πŸ” 1519    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 431

Me, justifying my expensive little snack purchases: Um actually supporting small, local businesses is like incredibly crucial right now??? Sorry for being A PATRIOT????!?

11.11.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite horror director just bought my favourite local theatre πŸ‘€

27.10.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have 3 minutes to spare this weekend, please take a moment to write council in support of Clr Maloney's Halloween block party motion! Click the link below, it's super easy.

25.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A brown fox curled asleep up in front of fall foliage

A brown fox curled asleep up in front of fall foliage

πŸ‚ Fall Fox πŸ‚

10.10.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of β€˜The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

09.10.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 28990    πŸ” 9145    πŸ’¬ 339    πŸ“Œ 926
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. Β£325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

06.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15601    πŸ” 5301    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 800
A happy green snail with a red shell sits on grass in front of green foliage with red and lilac flowers

A happy green snail with a red shell sits on grass in front of green foliage with red and lilac flowers

Summer snail 🐌🌻

07.10.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Layout of template pieces for armour on a white background

Layout of template pieces for armour on a white background

Yet again, Hallowe’en approaches and I have lofty ideas above my station.

20.09.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Living in Vancouver is fun because you’ll just be getting ice cream and turn to the person behind you to say, go ahead we’re still deciding, and then that person will be Kate Siegel from like, all of my favourite horror series. Neat!

07.09.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are super talented! I love seeing your work, and it is always πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯

27.08.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Art time:

Me: Wow, what did you draw?

Kid: These shapes represent people, and they’re all different shapes because people are different shapes, and different colours because we’re all different colours, like a rainbow crosswalk… What did YOU draw?

Me: …I uh, drew a caterpillar who’s a cowboy.

14.08.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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does anyone else have the problem where this is just the default way you sit at your desk

04.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 803    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 33

They 100% will, don’t even worry. I’ve been excused before, so has Dan. Our friend emailed them to ask a clarifying question re: hours so they could arrange childcare and they just wrote back and said β€œyou’re excused.”

01.08.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When it happens, you're probably not even going to learn about it directly before you feel it in the air. You'll just hear car horns and cheering in the streets. You'll feel confused, annoyed. You'll check your phone. Huh, 41 new texts.

24.07.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3267    πŸ” 737    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 111

You know how sometimes you really enjoy a book but then you feel like you can’t recommend it to anyone because the plot is extremely yikes? Anyhoo, just finished The People in the Trees.

20.07.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3

13.07.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4121    πŸ” 1766    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 116

Thanks so much!!

11.07.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maria, by Blondie. God I wish I had the range.

27.06.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@raincitycomicon.bsky.social I bought the cutest stickers from a vendor named Yuyus and I can’t find their social media anywheeeeeere… help?

01.06.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to try it!!

24.05.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My son listening to A Tribe Called Quest: β€œYou already asked that! He said yes! You CAN kick it! Well, I mean I guess they just want permission to kick it. That’s okay.”

16.05.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThere’s no pride in a version of sport that doesn’t make space for all who love it.” πŸ‘πŸΌ

12.05.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very heated household debate this morning about whether or not Bowser is a war criminal.

10.05.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, reading this, tired: Yes of course. Full Canada was too powerful, they had to split us into Pacific Canada and Atlantic Canada to make it fair.

20.04.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just waited 45 minutes to vote in a municipal BY-ELECTION that won’t even change the balance of council. Pretty happy to see this level of engagement! Go Vancouver!

05.04.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Controversial opinion incoming: magnolia trees > cherry blossoms

02.04.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet from Pierre Poilievre: 

Could we even build the Canadian Pacific Railway today? 

Conservatives will honour the legacy of [genocidal] Sir John A Macdonald & unite our country with a [previously announced Liberal policy] Canada First National Energy Corridor. 

So we can stand on our own two feet - for a change.

Tweet from Pierre Poilievre: Could we even build the Canadian Pacific Railway today? Conservatives will honour the legacy of [genocidal] Sir John A Macdonald & unite our country with a [previously announced Liberal policy] Canada First National Energy Corridor. So we can stand on our own two feet - for a change.

Yes, we could. But rallying the base around that project and genocidal historical figure is a choice.

17,000 labourers were brought from China and assigned the most dangerous terrain. They were underpaid, 4,000 of them died, and the rest were abandoned in Canada, destitute. #CdnPoli

01.04.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Taps 🎺

27.03.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know this is just fluff that doesn’t speak to policy or anything of substance, but damnit the world is hard these days and we’re all tired and this is just fun and nice and it feels very refreshing and what can I say? They got me. I’m charmed.

22.03.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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