Nancy 3/15/26
I've been seeing chatter about someone using ChatGPT to cure their dog's cancer, so decided to go find out what that was actually about.
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"Detected in several cetacean species worldwide... infections [are] associated with symptoms such as lethargy, reduced appetite, regurgitation, stomach ulcers, and inflammation of the stomach lining. These symptoms closely resemble those seen in humans infected with certain Helicobacter species."
Under President Trump’s 2025 order to “unleash America’s offshore critical minerals”, the US government is licensing mining in international waters, outside of US jurisdiction.
44 BCE was a bad year for Julius Caesar, but 46 BCE was the LONGEST YEAR of his (or anyone's) life.
46 BCE lasted for 445 days! It had 2 extra months with no name, none of which had any decent holidays in them.
Let's talk about the Year of Confusion & what it had to do with the Julian calendar.
And the award for Best Snacktor in a Leading Role goes to … 🏆
Q: “So, hundreds of millions of dollars in grants were terminated from the NEH. The deficit didn’t change much. And you were paid $150,000 to do that job of reducing the deficit. Do you feel like the $150,000 paid to you was wasteful spending?”
A: *Laughs, frowns….long pause*
Christus und die minnende Seele. Gedicht von Christus und der minnenden Seele, Constance ca. 1490. Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 710(322), fol. 6r-20r.
#medieval #MedievalArt
It probably was a mistake to cross the Rubicon. Beware the Ides of March!
#IdesofMarch
BL Royal 18 E V; Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience); Netherlands, S.; 1473 CE and c. 1480 CE; f.330v @blmedieval.bsky.social
The initial-word panel of Torah portion Va-yikra (וַיִּקְרָא) is inhabited by these intertwined creatures.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France, N.; f.51v @blmedieval.bsky.social
Tom Dundon’s (new Blazer’s owner) net worth is ~$1.5-2B. About a third of his wealth could cover the entirety of the Moda Center renovations.
In 2025, 48% of Oregonians said they would be unable to cover a $500 emergency.
The state/city/county have offered $870M in public funds for renovations.
#Baturday 🦇:
Cupisnique artist; Tembladera,
North Coast, Peru
Bottle with leaf-nosed #bat head
1200-800 BCE
Ceramic, cinnabar
on display at The Met (1978.412.210)
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt #AncientArt
Yes this would be disturbing first thing in the morning -- horsegiirL is for stumbling across during insomnia scrolling, duh -- but she's hilarious! The world needs more women succeeding by being hot AND weird
youtu.be/vYnnhCGjW6s?...
i honestly can't stand seeing people say Gen AI is a disability aid because if it was a disability aid, they wouldn't be putting this much money into it
For the record, this is my comment to the journalist on Colossal’s dire wolf.
Incredibly, he keeps going.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
He seemed not to know the uses of silence.
If you say “big mood” your bigotry is showing THE END
What's your late winter look?
1. gloomy sweater witch
2. wistful library ghost
3. Muppet of ill repute
4. frazzled mossy shape
republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say
NEW: Georgia cops arrested a woman for murder after a hospital said she had an abortion with misoprostol.
But in a disturbingly similar 2015 case, a prosecutor said state law prohibits criminal charges—and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social tells @autonomynews.co the law hasn't changed. Both women are Black.
What I assumed adulthood would be like as a result of being raised on Terence Conran’s decorating books in the 1980s
am i in a holodeck
Okay also I couldn't let this sit because I used to study Old English and I do think there's actually an answer to this:
Wihtwolf
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theonion.com/no-blood-for...
for those who might be interested, the National Theater is streaming their production of The Importance of Being Earnest (starring Ncuti Gatwa!) for one week on YouTube for FREE
youtu.be/obX-HGs-PS8?...
