[lakevida]

i think its charming when peoples personal lives improve and they get drastically worse at posting

[mutationgirl]

i'll call on the power of the stoat..!

[mutationgirl]

[urgetocreate]

Emma Haworth (British b. 1975), Under the Trees, 2016, Oil on canvas

[punkrock-bottom]

What’s the vibe tonight?

[achillesinhighheels]

[redlipstickresurrected]

A ceramic bowl depicting a swarm of mice. From Peru, Nazca culture, 180 BCE-500 CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. Twitter

[rivetgoth]

Perhaps my genuine biggest piece of socializing advice as someone who spent years of my life feeling wholly incapable of positively interacting with other people is to just ask the other person questions about themselves. Like that’s it. People love answering questions. They really love thoughtful follow-up questions. They love feeling like someone else is interested in them, their interests, their lives, their opinions. At some point in your questioning they will say something that reminds you of a funny / interesting story. Tell it. You will be remembered as the person who asks a lot of questions, makes people feel like they matter, and tells good stories. boom. done.

[spooky-cowfish]

A recreation of what I saw when I was passing my boss's desk

[novelistparty]

Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s 25th birthday mascot

[mtndewpitchblack]

[murrksss]

more herons

[animentality]

[miamaimania]

“Embroidered Snowy Steps” ❋ The only footprints that won’t melt

[maureen2musings]

Black-capped Chickadee & Downy Woodpecker showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory

jocelynandersonphotography

[importantcatpics]

[komsomolka]

US treasury head admits creating 'dollar shortage' in Iran to spark December protests

Washington uses economic sanctions and financial strangulation to wage war 'without firing shots'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on 5 February that Washington helped spark recent protests and riots in Iran by creating a US dollar shortage, leading to the collapse of a major and runaway inflation. “What we have done is created a dollar shortage in the country,” Bessent said while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. “It came to a swift and, I would say, grand culmination in December, when one of the largest banks in Iran went under. There was a run on the bank,” he added. “The central bank had to print money, the Iranian currency went into free fall, inflation exploded, and hence we have seen the Iranian people out on the street.” Bessent described the artificially created dollar shortage as part of US President Donald Trump's “maximum pressure campaign” on Iran that was launched after his return to the White House in January 2025.

[weepingwidar]

Lacey Black (American, 1992) - Putting the Little Pain to Sleep (2024)

[portalibis]

Hilma af Klint, Group VI, Evolution, No. 14, 1908

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