Helen de Lupita (hatched from egg)

A large brown stuffed animal Hello Kitty with a flower on its head and wearing a green muumuu with Hawaiian print

Timeline cleanse: Hawaiian hello kitty, tan, rested, and in a muumuu

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

A metal plaque with raised lettering spelling out the phrase, "In a dream you saw a way to survive and your were full of joy."

Jenny Holzer, Untitled ("In a Dream..."), from The Survival Series, 1983–85

Perfect speckled white low cut socks on puppy paws

This photo is of McLovin's brother who went to a different foster home, but I still thought you should see it.

Picture of the day archives: 2026 February < 2026 February 27 2026 March 1 > Picture of the day Huey P. Newton (1942–1989) was an African-American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. He ran the party as its first leader and crafted its ten-point manifesto with Bobby Seale. Under Newton's leadership, the party organized numerous social programs and community events, but also advocated for collective defense and threatened political violence. This poster was made for the Black Panther Party in Emeryville, California, in 1968, and features a large portrait photograph, taken by Blair Stapp, depicting Newton seated in a peacock chair and wearing a beret and a black leather jacket. He holds a shotgun in his right hand and a spear in his left hand. Two leaf-shaped Zulu-style shields lean against the wall behind him. Underneath the photograph is a quotation from Newton as "Minister of Defence": "The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed Type: people."poster. Credits: : Black Panther Party, from a photograph by Blair Stapp; restored by Adam Cuerden.

The Picture of the Day of Saturday 28 February 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Huey P. Newton.

Credits: Black Panther Party, from a photograph by Blair Stapp; restored by Adam Cuerden.

I know it is easy to doomscroll, especially today. Please plan for yourself at least one or many more offline activities. Buy a pastry, read a book, go to a museum, see a friend, cook a meal, play with a pet, or even a trip to Costco. Try to limit time on your phone and avoid stewing in anxiety.

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

Light colored rays swimming in a school in green water.

Four rays swimming along the floor of a light sandy beach.

Cownose rays migrate along the Gulf (of Mexico) coast and because we are idiots we’d wade out 25 yards or so and thousands of them would glide by our calves, which is appropriate for cownose anything.
Nerd alert: A school of rays is called a fever!

The hold Wordle has on people is INTENSE. I guess it's the streak tracking?

Embroidered images showing: A gold medal for the Olympics and particularly the big wins for the US women's hockey team and for figure skater Alyssa Liu A gavel for the Supreme Court decision striking down Trump's tariffs A cargo ship for Trump's insistence that he was going to go ahead with tariffs anyway A green check for the administration's announcement and immediate reversal of the decision to shut down TSA precheck and Global Entry as a bargaining chip in shutdown negotiations A snowflake for the blizzard that hit much of the country A truth-o-meter for Trump's lie-filled State of the Union speech A stethoscope for the confirmation hearings of wellness influencer Casey Means for Surgeon General A big red N for Netflix caving in the deal to buy CNN and other major outlets for news

Week 8 of my stitch-the-news daily news diary included:

A gold medal
A gavel
A green check
A cargo ship
A snowflake
A truth-o-meter
A stethoscope
A big red N

Heroic Chicago trans comedian recalls saving infant from ice-cold Lake Michigan: ‘I guess I’m going in’ “The most important part of this entire story is that the baby is okay,” Lio Cundiff told The Advocate.

NEW BY ME: I spoke with Lio Cundiff, the 31-year-old transgender comedian in Chicago who saved a baby.

He’s a cool dude who’s down to earth and embarrassed by the attention.

I hope you, Tig Notaro, and River Butcher read this.

www.advocate.com/news/people/...

Nighttime picture of a human-established watering hole in the Namib Desert. It's round, apparently concrete, with a small concrete "island" in the center, and there is an owl at the edge, which we see from behind. The owl's wings are folded against its body in a manner that suggests a short jacket; its legs look like the owl is wearing white stockings, and its head is turned to the left; we can see one eye (shining in the watering hole's low light), and a very little bit of its beak.

ok but why does this owl at a watering hole in the Namib desert (which I saw via the watering hole's webcam) look like a little old English lady-owl on an evening walk who kicked off her shoes but left her stockings on to cool her feet in a pond on the outskirts of the village?

A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

It's "business to business", as in businesses that sell to other businesses, but your version is much better.
🛏 🍳🥓

as Zidler???? this is the best thing i have read???? like???? inspired???????????

A grey mat with the face of a black cat and the words 'BEWARE OF CAT' is placed outside of a glass door. Inside the door, sitting on a beige and cream herringbone rug, is an actual black cat waiting on his humans to return.

Please enjoy my silly cat waiting by the door near this silly doormat.

i get to go to the doctor three days in a row this week! o the giant unwieldy rubber ipad cases i have seen

Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean A new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long

elephant seals on a dive 🤝 me on a plane

"On the way to 7000 ft below, they fall asleep while diving in spirals downwards. When they get there, they wake up and forage for food"

Yikes. But IIRC I got into Wicca as a preteen in part bc of books bought at the Scholastic book fair (that is way less weird tho)

The true center of the city

This morning’s new snow is ridiculous, uncalled for, and if I may say so, personally offensive.

Burrowing owl peeking out from behind a mound of dirt.

Good morning! 🪶

you’re welcome, Big Zaddy Jennings.

Boning: nice
Smashing: nice
Bonesmashing: what the ever loving fuck, please get help

I feel better knowing we are all having stress dreams about being that age, even if mine are nothing to do with school.

New fear unlocked

A very round tuxedo cat sitting loafed on a wooden scratcher

Uni sometimes turns into a weird shape…

Yeah it's really frightening to realize someone you love needs help and not have any idea what to do/expect (thankfully, my friend did get effective treatment but at the time I was scared that if I told anyone she'd be locked up despite not being dangerous).