Danielle Lasker

orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

There aren’t robust enough words to describe how terrible this is

I kinda think the way people use ChatGPT is sort of aspirational because it seems to emulate the way rich people have sycophants lying to them all the time until they lose touch with reality and also their entire minds

Photo study painting of a Buc-ee's mascot sign with "KEEP GOING" written underneath where a city's name would be. There are mountains, trees and sunset clouds in the distance. A pigeon themed witch sits on the sign. Drawn by gdbeeart, Aug 2025

Photo study, added a pigeon witch

Everything is terrible, here is a picture of my ridiculous dog

This baby flamingo is so adorable… 🥰
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A black shadowy figure with bright white eyes standing in a forest saying “I saw you from across the forest. I love your vibe.”

It’s okay if you are feeling tired, exhausted, stressed or furious. No one should have to endure all this.

Legacy media keep referring to the Epstein cover-up as a “scandal,” when they should be calling it a crime.

for many of the worst people in our politics, the only real belief they have is that it should be illegal for us not to like them

LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy LinkedIn quietly changed the language of its hateful conduct policy this week, removing a line that referenced a prohibition on misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals.

That’s a yikes from me dawg.

Folks have been doing so many great breakdowns of this ad and I’ve enjoyed so many of them, but this one really blew me away! Glad you found it useful as well!

#greenscreen race, pollution, and the political moment: why I’m teaching this #americaneagle ad in my college class this semester #eugenics #race #sydneysweeney #soap #immigrants #narrativemedicine TikTok video by Sayantani DasGupta

Just watched an amazing breakdown of the Sydney Sweeney Eugenics Ad by @sayantani.bsky.social !! Definitely give it a watch if you haven’t already

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6BekG5v/

Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture "What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.

"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.

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Painting of a skeleton lying on a bed with an angry black cat screaming beside it.

Where's my Breakfast? - Daniel Arthur
Oil on Panel

The Eclipse of the Sun in Venice, July 6, 1842, by Ippolito Caffi (1842)

Y’all take care and rest up! 🌞

Seen in Washington state

uh, have you considered, like, uh, no tariffs, bruh?

Heading into NYC for a live shot, and this is the sign on one of the overpasses

"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould one of my favorite quotes

as correct as michael is here this is the inverse of how it works in the world of elite commentary, where a willingness to entertain race science somehow makes you more credible for your "heterodoxy" (see: charles murray)

Editorial: Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet pirouettes to stability and growth The combo of the Joffrey Ballet and the Lyric Opera are a win-win for Chicago.

From the Editorial Board:

Arts organizations often have money problems and the cuts flowing from President Donald Trump’s administration have only made them more acute. But in Chicago, there’s a ballet company with an impressive record not just of creative success but financial stability.

Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses and returns her Jan. 6 pardon Pamela Hemphill​ of Idaho is one of the more than 1,500 people whom Mr. Trump pardoned earlier this year​ for their roles in the U.S. Capitol Insurrection.

I would love to ask Pamela Hemphill this question! I think she could have true insight on this.

www.cbsnews.com/news/pamela-... Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses and returns her Jan. 6 pardon - CBS News

Just invented a new meal course between Appetizer and Starter that's just a gallon of piping hot garlic aioli, it's called The Obliterator and it's mandatory

Chicago will never allow this 🌭

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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.