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@scribeoflight

Bookish nerd. Stealth freak. Greybeard with social skills. I like taking pictures.

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Painting almost entirely done in muted shades of blue of an elegant woman walking a polar bear on a chain under a crescent moon

Painting almost entirely done in muted shades of blue of an elegant woman walking a polar bear on a chain under a crescent moon

Queen of Winter β€” Marjorie Miller, 1933

13.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Certain dudes are still upset with me when I said in 2012 that here in the US, being a straight white male is living on the lowest difficulty setting of life. From here on out I'm just going to refer them to these DOGE staffer depositions, and then tell them to go fuck themselves.

12.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1786 πŸ” 335 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 13
Digital painting, a meeting between two flying ships

Digital painting, a meeting between two flying ships

Mileships outtake

12.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1451 πŸ” 213 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Absolutely. But that isn't enough to convince some people to get engaged. Like, yes, solidarity and intersectionality always (and some people don't even get *those* ideas) but I'm just shocked sometimes that stopping cruelty isn't enough on its own.

11.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We should be vigorously opposing these laws and policies because they are cruel and dehumanizing, not just because 'you could be next'.

If that's the argument that gets people off the bench fine, but it should be like the third or fourth thing mentioned if we're being honest.

11.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage featuring the upper half of a bird facing left looking right with dark blue and purple shimmering plumage

Collage featuring the upper half of a bird facing left looking right with dark blue and purple shimmering plumage

Bird collage by Lisa Morales, textile and mixed media artist #womensart

11.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 500 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photograph of a person with their face covered in fine mud. It's dried over their skin and crackled with thousands of tiny lines and textures. One eye stares directly at you.

A black and white photograph of a person with their face covered in fine mud. It's dried over their skin and crackled with thousands of tiny lines and textures. One eye stares directly at you.

From a series I did with my friend @pandaslag.bsky.social who was such a good sport enduring the unexpectedly frigid temps when covered in clay.

We wanted to find the textures and shapes of the desert in the human body. These look amazing printed out big.

#photography #blackandwhite

11.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Comic. [Person with shoulder-length hair talking to a second person. She is gesturing at a dinosaur skeleton with a machine mounted on its back.] PERSON 1: Although Bazookasaurus’s distinctive structure was long assumed to be a weapon, vascularization studies show that it was very fragile and could only have been used for display.

Comic. [Person with shoulder-length hair talking to a second person. She is gesturing at a dinosaur skeleton with a machine mounted on its back.] PERSON 1: Although Bazookasaurus’s distinctive structure was long assumed to be a weapon, vascularization studies show that it was very fragile and could only have been used for display.

Bazookasaurus

xkcd.com/3216/

10.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 3101 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 13

I think @vornietom.bsky.social and @aabria.bsky.social are the only two at the table that are active on Bluesky lol

But we're gonna have a great time at Dynasty Typewriter, come hang

10.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's because he doesn't want to say out loud on the record under oath that DEI is anything that does not focus on straight white men, and they cancelled any program that focused on or benefitted anyone who wasn't straight white and male.

Because that would make him sound like a real piece of shit.

10.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have three categories: Flicks, Movies, and Films for a reason.

You can't judge a thing just by what it is, but also by what it was intended to be.

Even pure popcorn munchers can only push the suspension of disbelief so far.

If the intended audience is enjoying it, someone did something right

10.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A colorful sky appears above several large telescopes.
Prominent in the sky is the band of the Milky Way Galaxy which
arches across the frame. Orange laser beams connect one
of the telescopes to the sky on the image right. 
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

A colorful sky appears above several large telescopes. Prominent in the sky is the band of the Milky Way Galaxy which arches across the frame. Orange laser beams connect one of the telescopes to the sky on the image right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

πŸ”­ Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory

Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Looten

ap260310

10.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
color photo of a woman in a fur coat on an elevated section of the train system. The Twin Towers are visible in the distance out the door window. The woman has a wide-eyed, tense look.

color photo of a woman in a fur coat on an elevated section of the train system. The Twin Towers are visible in the distance out the door window. The woman has a wide-eyed, tense look.

Subway - Bruce Davidson, 1970s

22.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
B&W photo of a skinny woman in an evening gown wearing a black mask with eyeholes - not a domino mask shape, but straight lines like a ribbon across her face. The background is black except for a gray pillar behind the woman -- it's a beautifully composed shot.

B&W photo of a skinny woman in an evening gown wearing a black mask with eyeholes - not a domino mask shape, but straight lines like a ribbon across her face. The background is black except for a gray pillar behind the woman -- it's a beautifully composed shot.

Paris - BrassaΓ―, 1947

22.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
jazz…in HELL!!!!

jazz…in HELL!!!!

its monday again

09.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Step 1: Bomb the fuck out of somebody.

Step 2: ?????????

Step 3: "We'll be greeted as liberators!"

09.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unit cost of PrSM Increment 1 is $2.09 million (TY$), while the median school lunch cost in SY14-15 was $3.81. Two PrSMs launched works out to about 1.1 million school lunches.

War is a ferociously expensive way to settle disputes.

07.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of "your ai slop bores me," a site where you can larp as an llm to answer other people's prompts. I asked "please draw me a horse that's also a cowboy" and someone did a shitty ms paint drawing of a horse in a cowboy hat. 10/10

Screenshot of "your ai slop bores me," a site where you can larp as an llm to answer other people's prompts. I asked "please draw me a horse that's also a cowboy" and someone did a shitty ms paint drawing of a horse in a cowboy hat. 10/10

This is the greatest website ever made.

youraislopbores.me

07.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 14
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5316 πŸ” 2423 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 153
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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE: ART OR OBSCENE? In 1989 his name filled the nightly news & newspaper headlines. A national controversy erupted after the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, partially funded by the U.S. government, organized a touring exhibition featuring 175 of his photographs.
#gay #leather

07.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Today I got to work with Dakota Lee. Definitely was a great shoot. Dakota was amazing | $1Β©K Β§Β₯N Mβˆ†GAZ!N€ #art #photography #SickSynMagazine

07.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through - 1904
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10926

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hey @proton.me, use these lemons for lemonade and consider offering fungible payment solutions.

The @404media.co story is very valid and important so your users to understand how they can maximize the potential of your services.

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5
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People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 10201 πŸ” 2910 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 353

If there ever was a meaning to it, I’m sure that β€œwe have to kill those little kids for God” is exactly what blasphemy is.

06.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here.

I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

06.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 1589 πŸ” 437 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 10

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

06.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 6437 πŸ” 1552 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 46
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it's always nice to be reminded of how incredible a public speaker Barack Obama is. here's part of his eulogy of Jesse Jackson

06.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 6104 πŸ” 1249 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 69
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β€˜Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students β€” and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

05.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 5575 πŸ” 2685 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 588