Dan the Gnome

One more before bed. Because why not?

Time to go hug the dogs

Holy mother of fuck.

That it. Bedtime.

Maybe I'll wake up and this will all be a bad trip.

Theses do that. Heaven knows mine did

I'm so tired. My heart hurts.

The tax cockup was just one straw too many today. Going to go take a nap and hope I can face the world a little better after.

Here's a photo of a spoonrest I carved this morning.

I’m sorry, I know this sounds like a smart take but saying Ali Khamenei was “the highest religious authority in Shia Islam” means you don’t really know what you’re talking about here either

Vasily Vereshchagin, b. 1842 The Apotheosis of War , 1871 Oil on Canvas. Apotheosis depicts a pile of human skulls set on the barren earth, the aftermath of a battle or siege. A flock of carrion birds are seen to be occupied with picking over the pile; some birds have already landed, while others are flying in or roosting in nearby trees. The ground below them is a sallow, earthy yellow covered with grass, complementing the dirty ivory color of the partially-bleached skulls. The shadow cast by the mound, coupled with the many black orifices created by empty jaws and eye-sockets, adds a sense of depth to the painting, further exacerbating the scale of the deathly pile. A range of mountains serves as a dividing line for the painting, separating the vastness of the steppes from the emptiness of the sky, while the city of Samarkand can be seen in the far right of the painting. The city's walls have visibly been breached, a reference to the Siege of Samarkand in the summer of 1868 in which the Russian garrison repulsed a Bukharid attack. On the work's frame, Vereshchagin inscribed that he dedicated the painting "to all great conquerors, past, present and to come".

Vasily Vereshchagin, 1842
The Apotheosis of War , 1871
Oil on Canvas.

Inscribed on the painting's frame is: "To all great conquerors, past, present and to come."

The Minister of War of the Austrian Empire ordered that his soldiers be barred from viewing this painting, and banned its reproduction.

Nueva especie de araña amazónica sorprende por imitar a hongos que matan arácnidos La araña presenta un mimetismo que la hace parecer una araña infectada por hongos del género Gibellula

A spider newly described from Ecuador mimics a fungus that kills arachnids; cool. 🌿

www.eloriente.com/articulo/nue...

It's... wow. It's enough that I knew what you were referencing without even going upthread.

And that's assuming their portals don't just, not work. Which this one ALSO does. Partway through it just loops on itself and reloads the same page over and over. AWESOME

They never remember sole proprietorships exist when they make online portals. And then they say "it's all online" and switch to entirely computer phone systems and fire all the actual operators.

::cries:: I just want to pay my bloody taxes and say I'm not gonna do business there anymore, NJ! WHY DO YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO GIVE YOU MONEY?!

Sweet!

*I* certainly think so!

I laughed HARD. Especially since it was ALL THE WAY THROUGH the release!

I mean... where DO they expect to see gay sex, if not a fantasy detective story?

An image of Marco Rubio (Sec State) with the text "Trump Administration designates Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention" in the bottom right is the CNN logo.

I... this is... not satire.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/27/p...

Being a creator of any sort right now is mindbogglingly surreal.

DITTO

H/T @effinbirds.com

it’s wild how everyone hates Fetterman (correctly) and there’s a guy running who’s basically holding a huge I’m The Next Fetterman sign and it hasn’t slowed him down at all

An expressive watercolour painting of a Chaffinch

Following yesterday’s painting of a Chiffchaff, here’s a Chaffinch (male). They’re part of my expressive birds collection :)

#watercolours #birdart 🪶

a green creature with trees on its back seemingly slowly moving forward. Maybe an old woman. Has a bird mask.

Man... Forest Goddess is 20 years old now.
Tea stained paper, watercolor. I painted this after moving to Illinois (the shadows on the hills looked like the moved)

(prints> fallenlights.net/tea-painting... )

What are you looking at?... Early morning. Pepe The Pine Martin, checking out his territory. He always has his eyes open. A true predator, he's known as nature's most adorable assassin. Very handsome. 📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #PineMarten
#Mammals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada

And yet they do. I'm so fucking tired. Why is it too much to ask for candidates who aren't, haven't been, and don't pal around with Nazis?!

The Iranian Voices America Isn’t Hearing We need to listen to those who oppose both the Islamic Republic’s authoritarianism and foreign military escalation.

#Iran expert @sinatoossi.bsky.social is right:

"We need to listen to those who oppose both the Islamic Republic's authoritarianism and foreign military escalation."

He explains, in detail, @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

It really does!

It's really crushing

At least the Napoleon plan came from a random customs house official. He hadn't promoted said random customs house official to head of the Admiralty, unlike our current admin.

Yeah, as if the rest wasn't enough it REALLY shows their tryhard cosplay for what it is.

If only their insecurities didn't also affect the rest of the world.

Sorry but I love it every time that the fraud betting apps go health insurance mode and find the smallest discrepancy to justify not paying out to the inside traders who are its core customer base. Eat shit.