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and the truth is--a lot of us are going to have to sit with a lot of choices that feel imperfect. the point of "there is no ethical consumption" etc etc isn't "so don't worry" I'm doing my best to try to minimize harm as I move through the world in a way that allows me to maximize my own good.

Goodnight from Marty Holden, going tharn in Oldfield Lane as a shadow is cast by something impossibly huge flying across the full moon. Goodnight from Ursula Till, setting out a midnight picnic for the invisible things that laugh in her garden. Goodnight from Hookland.

For people with Medusa Syndrome

I think mine was a Penguin. E.V. Rieu. Rouse was great stuff, though. 'Apollo ShootAfar."

The A in LGBTQIA stands for Avocados.

Stumbled across this floridly written summary of why every historian I know feels a bit queasy about SC Gwynne's "Empire of the Summer Moon."

basically for those who like SCHISMWATCH football is now on schismwatch. If FIFA push through their unbelievably corrupt (even for them) corporate sell-off, then Uefa will schism, taking all the european nations with it. And Concacaf (which includes the USA) have all but confirmed they'd join them

(screaming)

(keysmash muttering badfaith shitheads)

It shows you are thinking of them, it's worth a try. You may be surprised (I was) how few postcards there are around nowadays. And it Supports Our Postal Service.

Gift link: When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t...

The Fountain Pen feed wants you to be informed. You saw Baystate Blue looming ahead, we wanted you to avoid the rocks. I have great fondness for Iroshizuku Konpeki, though it's not the shade you probably want. So many colors....

boosting this again because it's at 18 copies and hitting 20 in July would be cool. for your consideration. hockey RPF sensibility, not serial-numbers-filed-off but some inside jokes here and there.

Coming soon will be a pro-illiteracy campaign based on the idea that there never were any dyslexic people before society started letting poor people get educated.

If passed, the bill would prohibit gender discrimination when it comes to military occupational specialty, career field or assignment. It would also remove outdated language to ensure all positions are explicitly open to men and women.

We'll be here to be horrified/pleasantly surprised, whichever, and hoping it goes all right.

Iirc when we asked @benmckenzie.bsky.social about who the last Hollywood strike was for, he just said “waiters”

Heritage Foundation says 'these "male-normed" women's sports are not "celebrating distinctly feminine virtues of service, grace, and character."' Hoooookay, so distinctly-male norms are 'being demanding, clumsy, and venal'? Checks out. #FuckComplementarity from defector.com/is-the-right...

And each with their own brands of trauma and messed-up! (Just like modern people.)

Accountant, resentful housewife, and two different reporters for the Dallas Times-Herald