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Tiny little pearl skulls arranged in a pattern that resembles a heart.

The Japanese artist Shinji Nakaba is a master of creating skulls and other anatomical forms from pearls no larger than the end of a finger tip. Nakaba considers these works “wearable sculptures,” as each pearl takes the form of a ring, necklace, or pin.

Pausing in my read of this to tell you that “like he’s been practicing all year on Martial Arts Duolingo” made me choke on surprise laughter

That’s so great! I am so excited for you!

They’re so cute!!!

Just finished reading Running Close to the Wind by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social and wow I loved it so much. Such a joy to read! So many lovable yet flawed characters (my favorite). The chaos! The eels! The cake!

Crumpet is such a good cat name

Aw I love this story CJ! 🥹

this is a Muppet News Flash in real life

Meet our resident of the day: Calvin☀️! Calvin came to Merrymac as a stray before we became a sanctuary. After coming here, he was neutered and treated for ticks. Calvin is one of our sweetest residents and always comes to greet you.

a woman just trying to get home gets shot

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Islam's holiest day is marred by grief and peril as Gaza marks Eid al-Adha Rather than the ritual sacrifice of a lamb, a Palestinian man told NBC News, "We sacrifice the blood of martyrs. We sacrifice our sons, our daughters, and our mothers."

"This is not an Eid of joy; it is an Eid of mourning and death," Ahmed Darwish, displaced from Rafah to west Khan Younis, told NBC News as he stood beside the graves. "Our children and women are in pieces. Instead of sacrificing animals, we collected body parts this morning." On Eid, Israeli strikes continued as families wept by the bodies of their loved ones, killed before celebrations could begin. Reda Abdel Rahim Eljara told an NBC News team that Israeli air strikes had already killed her husband and one of her sons. On the first day of Eid al-Adha, she lost two more sons and her daughter-in-law.

Umm Ahmad Al-Qatati said her son, Omar, 11, was shot as he left his tent to shower and get ready for a visit to see his father. "He was so excited for Eid morning, but they sent him to the morgue instead," she said. "Instead of celebrating Eid, he went to be with his Lord."

Right now, Muslims in Gaza are supposed to be celebrating Eid al-Adha.

Instead of feasting, they are starving. Instead of gathering with their loved ones, they are burying their children.

Netanyahu and the IDF can end this misery ANY time by agreeing to a ceasefire and allowing aid into Gaza.

A small long-haired red/cream dog (Pomeranian mix) looking vaguely guilty and avoiding eye contact. His paws and chest are a little damp.

Love to start pride month by washing cat barf out of the dog’s fur (does this count as #dogshaming)

Here's an entire giant list of trans books that you should buy at full price during Pride Month. More than that, if the option to tip the authors exists, you should give them more.

It’s so sad 😞 I’ll miss her so much

A black and white cat and a tabby and white cat sitting on two levels of a small set of wooden stairs. The black and white cat has a beauty mark to the left of his mouth and looks annoyed; the tabby and white cat has wide open eyes and a “no thoughts, head empty” expression

This is Widget and Kodos they are brothers and very very good boys but they were impatient for dinner here

Maybe you just haven’t opened Bsky enough times!

I’m loving the CSS workshop @miriam.codes is running this week — I’ve learned a lot so far, in the “fix my conceptual model” way of learning and not “memorize stuff which I will immediately forget” which is exactly what I wanted. She’s so smart and cool!

My wife pre-ordered it yesterday for me! Yay.

Welcome back!

The three types are blurred feet, enlarged feet, and visible nipples, right?

Trailers for static art are hard to do well! Whoever did that one did a good job

Behold: The BE NOT AFRAID trailer. Absorb the Vibes, then go bother your comic shop to stock it before Monday hits:

Ooh that looks good! ✍️

Trying to figure out what to call this pose and the best I can come up with is the manatee but maybe otter pose also works 🦦

… ok yeah that’s accurate

If you ever find yourself confusing English people with ants, just consult this helpful Venn diagram...

Had to pause partway through to inform you that I misread “Bateman” as Batman and was confused why a business card would unravel Batman

I tried to find a gif of Steven Universe saying “gimme the bits!” but failed so I’m … telling you that instead (I know it’s not the same bits but it’s close enough)

"Criminal" is a social construct, not a personality or an inherent trait. Some things people do are very bad and are allowed. Some people get arrested for feeding the homeless or protesting land destruction. No one should be tortured, even if they did bad things.