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Humidifier viewed in mirror where each side of it appears to have a face, one happy and one horrified

inside you are two humidifiers

Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.

Writing about something you appreciate is an act of love -- not squeezing the fun out of it! An homage!

I would like to read it!

¡Chiflados!

The broths were a hit with the pickiest of palettes. And I wonder if they can dress up the Fancy Feast pate cans to get the boys to eat their food again. Or at least to eat the current cache of pate cans.

One of the most underrated shows ever!

Boys of discerning tastes, I see! 😹

I hope they show interest in the new-smelling cave soon!

And their food! Oh no! What do the boys think of the Fancy Feast Broths?

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My photo shows a ‘roaring’ hippo statuette made of Egyptian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. The hippo is seated with head at left, and turned to front. The hippo’s original tusks (top incisors and lower canine teeth are known as tusks), are missing, so it looks as if the hippo is smiling. The blue body is decorated in black with Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts the hippo’s marsh habitat as well as having layers of symbolism associated with regeneration e.g. lotus flowers open with the sun in the morning and close at night symbolising rebirth. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. On display Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️

Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me

#Archaeology

There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

Counter to what examples like the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea might suggest, country’s names are surprisingly accurate descriptors. This opens the study of names in political science.

Author: jwgivens.bsky.social

Check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/S104...

#polisky

At least 50 students hoping to win a prestigious graduate fellowship this year from the National Science Foundation have already been turned down without even having their research proposals reviewed. https://scim.ag/3MsRbA7

They want to be villainous. So they embrace the villain, the loser of the war.

Just like any other person who has been radicalized by far-right terrorists, they are often lonely and marginalized people. They seek to have power and to be feared.

Minneapolis: Fatal shootings may amount to extrajudicial killing, warn UN experts GENEVA - The use of lethal force by U.S. immigration enforcement in Minneapolis may amount to arbitrary deprivation of life and other gross violations of international human rights law, and could cons...

Minneapolis: fatal shootings may amount to extrajudicial killing, warn UN experts

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Title page for Kiyoko Takenaka's manga adaptation of the classic sixties TV sitcom "Bewitched," released in tankobon format with the February 1, 1968 issue of Nakayoshi.

Calling all fans of magical girls and classic sitcoms!

My scanlation of the first chapter of Kiyoko Takenaka's manga adaptation of "Bewitched" is now available on the Internet Archive (link below)!

Sailor Moon manga panel showing an ornate cenotaph with a giant crystal formation on top of it

Has anyone ever identified the real-life monument Naoko copied for Neo Queen Serenity's bier? Presumably it's something from 1832 (or something commemorating something that happened in 1832).

Another child in immigration dentention who hses the anime/manga art style to make portraits of themselves and their families.

Our Guiding Stars: Racial Justice and Equitable Futures - Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures Integrating historical texts, printmaking, and research methodologies, Carolyn Fan presents linocuts based on interviews with the Center's staff on quotes that inspire and motivate them to work toward...

Check out the latest from Futures Forum! @carolynfan.bsky.social puts her art (linocut) into conversation w/ the words of racial justice luminaries & incorporates personal reflections from our team at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures.

equitablefutures.cornell.edu/our-guiding-...

Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

Is this the “golden age” economy we’ve heard so much about?

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”

A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Elon Musk's X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.

The Trump admin is threatening Iran with military action, and Elon Musk has vocally supported Iranian protesters.

Meanwhile, X appears to be providing dozens of Iranian officials and agencies with paid premium accounts -- giving them a social media bullhorn and potentially violating US sanctions.

How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School A massive Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.

“You certainly are going to have all three of the major radioactive elements. ... Spreading it around fields then building homes and a school on top does not seem like a rational thing to do.”

In collaboration with @truthdig.com:

As universities shutter DEI offices, progressive Christian groups open their doors (RNS) — Several of these groups are connected with ZOE, an emerging network of progressive Christian student ministries.

DEI and LGBTQ programs are being gutted at public universities across the state. Now, progressive Christian student ministries are ensuring those programs live on.

https://religionnews.com/2026/02/05/as-universities-shutter-dei-offices-christian-groups-open-their-doors/ 

Bangladesh Holds Most Consequential Election in Years The first vote since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster favors a dynastic party but could see the Islamists rise.

Bangladeshis will vote today in one of their most consequential elections in years and the first since the 2024 uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

We always get asked: "Do you have be a lawyer to join the National Lawyers Guild?"

No!

For the #catcanoe!

Origin of Hyperion and Saturn's Rings in A Two-Stage Saturnian System Instability The age of the rings and some of the moons of Saturn is an open question, and multiple lines of evidence point to a recent (few hundred Myr ago) cataclysm involving disruption of past moons. The main ...

Hey let’s talk about cool science for once! 🧵

A new paper is out showing something that’s been discussed for about a decade…Titan may have originally been multiple Titan-ish objects that merged!

And it may have even happened recently!

Here’s the new paper: arxiv.org/abs/2602.09281

Timothy is a fascinating tortoise!

I do remember reading about ranching families in the EFS complaining about their well water quality. And like you said, Dilley is in the EFS. So it is likely they are drinking contaminated water from the local well -- the well that locals do not drink from.