Fluffiness Gleeful

B&W art. A fancy ballroom where men in white tie are reveling with women in evening gowns. The revelers have paused in their dancing and are looking down at the dance floor. A fist has punched through the floor. We see below the ball men and women hunched down in a cramped space holding up the revelers' gala. One of these people crammed down in the depths has punched through the dance floor from below.

From the Depths — William Balfour-Ker, 1906

Max Ernst ~ The Illustrious Forger of Dreams, 1959
#MaxErnst #Surrealism

HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS

how did we get here again

Kim Kardashian: Nasa hits back at reality star's moon landing conspiracy In a recent episode of her TV series, the reality star says she believes the moon landing was fake.

Source: BBC. “Nasa hits back at Kim Kardashian's moon landing conspiracy” www.bbc.com/news/article...

How it started, etc.

ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”

That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”

@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.

“Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out” theconversation.com/do-you-speak...

Dark magenta poppy mallow flower

Callirhoe involucrata, our Purple Poppy Mallow, blooming in my yard. I never planted these! #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 7 🌿

🫡🥲

James Watson, who co-discovered DNA double helix, dies at 97 Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.

Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.

Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.

President Trump says that U.S. government officials will not be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.

Filbert weevil

Filbert weevil. Definitely looks like a Filbert.

#nature #insect #weevil

A brown weevil a green leaf.

A weevil. Because I need to see something a bit cute, annoying maybe, but still cute.

#nature #insect #weevil

Insect of the year votes are in and bug lovers are all a-flutter What flies like a helicopter and devours mosquitoes? Meet the 2025 ABC Australian Insect of the Year.

Insect of the Year Award go to .... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Top view of a moth with complex pattern of orange, black, and brown wavy lines across the forewings

Praxis marmarinopa - the Western Praxis

Despite its common name, this moth can be found across Australia most commonly between Aug & Sept. This one was seen in early Nov in a coastal area 150km north of Perth
#teammorh #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

moon gravity

I have a mandatory (for all state employees) De-escalation training because I work in the same building as Social Services (where people go to apply/re-apply for SNAP and cash assistance, as well as Emergency Assistance. They also upped our non-uniformed security. 1/2

FIFA creating a "Peace Prize" to give Trump is so amazingly on brand for both FIFA and Trump that I can't even be mad.

Michael Franzese @MichaelFranzese COSA NOSTRA of my era - 60’s, 70’s, 80’s…. Would NOT be happy with Mamdani as Mayor! Cosa Nostra is not Marxist or socialist. We would have not allowed him to be elected. Agree? Disagree? Weigh in!!

New Crash out. Mamdani is bad because the literal mafia doesn't like him.

AI-tainted Deloitte report was worse than previously thought Non-existent laws and a misnamed judge were among concerns raised with Deloitte about its artificial intelligence-tarnished report.

AI-tainted Deloitte report was worse than previously thought: "Department of Employment and Workplace Relations staff identified 59 potential errors in a 'quick review' of the report" after The AFR first reported claims that it included AI-induced flaws. www.afr.com/politics/ai-...

I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.

The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011

This is wild: Bluesky says at least 3% of all posts made on November 1 -- Game 7 of the World Series -- were about baseball. bsky.social/about/blog/1...

An arc of moss down the left side of a vertical rock face, very wet, with a small red with hints of yellow at the stem japanese maple lead clinging to the same rock sheet vertically on the right.

I love how violently red the leaves are right now, and how green the moss

#Mosstodon #leaves #photography #rocks

The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.

Waning Gibbous Moon. 2114UT 6 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Well I just couldn’t stop myself. A whimsical detour to Baladjie Nature Reserve which contains one of our typical granite outcrops which creat their own ecosystem.
#rockwallaby
#weaternaustralia
#spribter4x4

"I'm gonna say a bunch of things I probably shouldn't say," Musk says to cheers, "but that keeps it interesting. "

He says other shareholder meetings are boring, but Teslas are "bangers."

not sure I can do this, chat

Eine Hainschwebfliege, Episyrphus balteatus, sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Blüte von Cosmea.

Eine Hainschwebfliege, Episyrphus balteatus, sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Blüte von Cosmea.

Eine Hainschwebfliege, Episyrphus balteatus, sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Blüte von Cosmea.

Eine Hainschwebfliege, Episyrphus balteatus, sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Blüte von Cosmea.

#Insekten #insects #fly #Fliegen #Schwebfliegen #Garten #garden #nature #Natur #flowers #Blüten #Herbst #autumn

1/ Eine Hainschwebfliege, Episyrphus balteatus, sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Blüte von Cosmea.

Head and shoulders portrait of a huge black bird looking down.

Common Raven #birds 🎃