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I was a printmaking minor specializing in acid etching of copper plates, and so this is blowing my mind right now.

The other thing I worked a lot with was ceramics & it's a wonderful art form that's just full of interesting danger.

Wait, no one's checking art department?

Blinks

Well, that explains some things I guess..

And yes, I use the forbidden ramen. Mostly because I find as long as it is 100% wool knit in a gauge that isn't super tight, it will un-ramen itself simply from being wound back into a tight ball.

I prefer to believe that the hacked knit their own hooded sweater, and maybe they were thinking of adding a nice cable & then decided that it was over the top.

100% relatable, honestly.
No advice just vibes.

I love this panel, by @davidmarquez.bsky.social .

Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.

It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.

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US job openings dropped to a five-year low in December 2025, report shows Data from November 2025 was also revised lower amid a softening in labor market conditions at the end of the year

every time the numbers drop i want to remind y'all that contractors like me aren't tracked, neither are folks who have run out their unemployment. so the numbers are always HIGHER than posted because of a bunch of invisible workers who are also unemployed.

Horrifying

a poorly drawn square cat

an orange and white cat tightly curled inside a small cardboard box, filling it perfectly into a square shape!

square

Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

More than 10,000 Ph.D. scientists were fired by the Trump administration last year. Grant cuts affected more.

"A few dozen got jobs in other countries" is not a serious solution.

There are not enough jobs in the whole world. The result will be less science, not the same science just elsewhere.

Make sure you pick up that free slushie on your way out!

This is because a statistical model of word frequency is not a useful tool for modeling the complex interactions of the human body

homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch

I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com

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I arrived too late to an abduction yesterday. Ice vehicles boxed in a food delivery driver on the highway. They took him, and when I came on the scene (with a few other neighbors in cars), his keys were still in it. We found his phone, a debit card, his car title and registration.

Webspace Invaders · Matthias Ott There’s something happening on the Web at the moment that almost feels like watching that old arcade game Space Invaders play out across our servers. Bots and scrapers marching in formation, attacking...

This is the same bot attack that nearly took down the A11y Project site last year. @matthiasott.com describes the problem in detail.

matthiasott.com/articles/web...

Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region.

"Trade groups are raising alarms about immigration enforcement wreaking economic havoc. Construction delays threaten higher prices. Suppliers are laying off employees

"One concrete company filed for bankruptcy, citing a dropoff in sales because of immigration raids"

🎁🔗

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Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.

In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.

Then covered it up again when caught.

Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.

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THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR

I'm having a similar series of thoughts..

Coming soon: Tokyo S.O.S. Kaiju Attack! Become a JSDF Officer, an Idol, a Reporter or one of the other members of the team battling to keep the kaiju from destroying Tokyo!

During COVID lockdown, my good friend Mark designed a board game. Think 'Pandemic' meets GODZILLA. It's very fun. I did the logo! After a few years & many false starts, he found a publisher for it. They are launching a Kickstarter for it soon! If this sounds like your thing follow it on Kickstarter

2026 is proving to be a wonderful year for first time fungi finds so far. Looks like this is the rarely recorded Henningsomyces candidus - tiny little macaroni-like tubes found on a very rotten piece of wood in Southeast England. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

inside every astronomer there are two wolves, the one which looks at a distant radio signal source and comes up with an incredibly cool name like quasar and the one who looks up and the galaxy and goes I dub thee Milky Boi

i have always found it underdiscussed that almost ~20% of all global silver production is used in solar photovoltaic metallization layers — a figure that's up ~4x in the past decade even as the relative silver loading per panel has *dropped* ~3x in the same period!

#energysky

Lots of good recommendations ✨️

YouTube video by CraigTheWriter Because it’s #BlackHistoryMonth ✊🏽

Straight fire! <3

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S’mores, a cat. Her expression says: “This phone at which I a being bidden to look neither smells like nor contains Churru, nature’s most delicious snack. It is of no value; I shall take my leave.”

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Number of Black Portlanders killed in 2025 falls sharply as homicides decline overall Portlanders of color still make up a disproportionate share of homicide victims amid a citywide drop.

Hey some good news! Just over a 60% drop on homicides for Black Portlanders in 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...