Recently got a Novavax dose. Luckily it went without a hitch. But when my husband asked the pharmacist if he’d been giving many vaccinations or not, he said, For COVID? No, not too many. I think most people have immunity to it by now.
COVID-aware folks, I think we’re in for a long(er) fight.
Pete Hegseth's "Department of War" spent $7.4 million on lobster tails, more than $15 million on ribeye steaks, and hundreds of thousands on doughnuts...in September.
openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagon-s...
Whoa. This is big. "The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
It's so bad that we've reached a point where members of Congress casually discuss stripping citizenship from and deporting people because they don't like their views.
The plaid socks from the qualifier round were a yarn management nightmare - 6 balls of yarn to keep track of! 🥴
This may not be the answer you’re looking for - but I’ve been letting the CC hang loose. It gets less tangled than butterflying the strands of yarn!
"Just after starting on Cars 2, I was told by a superior that I would be uninvited from all weekly art department meetings because Lasseter 'has a hard time controlling himself' around young women... It was clear that the institution was working hard to protect him, at the expense of women like me."
Whoops, wrong tag. Should be #quasarsocks!
I apparently knit a lot faster when I’m entertained. Also, I’m very easily entertained. #quonsarsocks #knitsky #showmeyourknits #sockmadness #rainboweverything #putabeadonit
🧶 #knit #knitsky
this is like
the thesis statement of our times
Just thought of this hashtag: #putabeadonit
Round 1 of #sockmadness - #quasarsocks. Sunshine Yarns Classic Sock in Out at Sea for the MC. Brown Sheep Wildfoote for the CC. US1 needles. Pretty excited! #rainboweverything #knitsky #knitting #yarn #showmeyourknits
If Dolly were to give a press conference and announce she has a surprise, and then tear off her human skin to reveal herself as Trogdora the Burninator, about half of Bluesky (Yr Hmbl Crrspd't included) would immediately swear fealty to her and join whatever crusade she was leading.
"Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'
Quite the headline from People.com
people.com/trump-says-i...
Serious question: How do the conservatives who do this little routine define what a woman is? Is it just "You know, them that got those ladyparts"? Do they have their own definition?
It's absolutely insane to me that in this day and age a company would reject end-to-end encryption so that cops and feds can actively read people's messages. It also puts that same data at risk from hackers. But that's TikTok, under new U.S. ownership.
What the fuck though.
1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health
American publishing regularly punishes women in their 50s by simply not interviewing them for new jobs in the way @saribotton.bsky.social describes here. So it’s great revenge that she launched Oldster magazine on her own, now with 70k subscribers.
Trump quite clearly views the military, as Kurt Vonnegut once said, “like toys a rich kid got for Christmas.” buff.ly/ScPiCmr
A casserole.
They invented a casserole.
TACTICAL ALPHA BOY KIBBLE
Charlie Kirk’s face is on the Department of Education building as America prepares for its 250th anniversary.
Charlie Kirk’s face is on the Department of Education building for some reason (via Raquel Martin)
Medical experiments on prisoners?
Where have we seen this before?
I like how mace used her government account that’s not really supposed to be used for that shit and Omar correctly went onto her campaign account to dunk
one second ur some random server the next ur doing ur bits on snl and ppl are screaming for u…. connor storrie u deserve everything u get
Connor Storrie hosting SNL last night being embraced by Hudson Williams
Connor Storrie hosted SNL last night, and Hudson Williams turned up.
Two actors from a queer show have become huge stars in two months.
I feel bad for how much I’m focusing on this, as a distraction from the horrors.
But if I look at this, and only this, for just a brief second, things feel OK.
Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.
My heart goes out to Nancy Mace's family at this time. Sending them thoughts and prayers
oh fuck
