Cosmic Shitstorm

hey there! i'm Ray, and this is where i cry a lot about birds and video games and children's cartoons --- 30s | sapphic ace | they/them

[fawnpalmer]

quarterly reminder that if i reblog something ai-generated it is 110% and always an accident and for the love of god please tell me so i can delete it from my blog

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[drifting-knightjar]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER (the best meteor shower) COINCIDES WITH A NEW MOON THIS YEAR (only happens every ~15 years), WHICH MEANS PERFECTLY DARK SKIES!!!!!!!

IT PEAKS ON AUGUST 12TH, START PLANNING YOUR CAMPING TRIPS TO AREAS WITH DARK SKIES NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

photo by David Kingham

[klapollo]

if youre in the US (especially the northeast + michigan) i would avoid bagged salads/greens and generally wash your produce very thoroughly unless you want the diarrhea parasite

[klapollo]

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed

this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

there are UNVERIFIED rumors that the greens have been linked to a company that sources to taco bell. some locations have been actively pulling fresh ingredients like lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo to mitigate the threat, so i would avoid any products from them just in case. considering how vast supply chains are, i'd be wary of any fast food greens in general for now.

[borrelia]

also note this is a PARASITIC infection. most diarrhea-causing pathogens you expect to contaminate your greens are bacteria (e.g. e. coli and salmonella), which are a different domain of organism altogether. cyclospora is a protozoan, which is bigger and more complicated than a bacteria (for reference, malaria is also caused by a protozoan). bacterial diarrhea can be dangerous, but you might also expect to weather it and survive unscathed. do NOT fuck with PARASITIC contamination. you should be scared of this one!

[chilopsis-linearis]

[hylianpixl]

so I went to Myakka State Park a couple weeks back, and I was trying to take pics of Swallow-tailed Kites mid-flight... which is harder than it sounds (and imo it already sounds hard)

but then I Had It. it was lined up, perfect, the best shot of my career, and..!

...a car drove by.

[hylianpixl]

you're gonna make me cry. you have a lovely way of seeing the world

[flagellant]

kill the shift manager in your brain

[flagellant]

you are not wasting time you are vibing. you are not being unproductive you are literally chilling. make a grill cheese with cheddar cheese and slather a piece of the bread with some honey and maybe you'll relax

[foulmiraclekitty]

...ok but what if the shift manager is actually right

[flagellant]

you are a minor so i will say this with absolute confidence as an adult: there is not a single time on the history of this planet that a shift manager has ever been right. and more seriously, in this metaphor: treating yourself like shit for not being productive doesn't actually make you more productive. it makes you treat yourself like shit.

[hylianpixl]

we also saw some baby turkeys!

they look so stupid (affectionate) <3

[hylianpixl]

done lamenting. here's a Limpkin

[hylianpixl]

so I went to Myakka State Park a couple weeks back, and I was trying to take pics of Swallow-tailed Kites mid-flight... which is harder than it sounds (and imo it already sounds hard)

but then I Had It. it was lined up, perfect, the best shot of my career, and..!

...a car drove by.

[rootingformephistopheles]

I feel it would be good to have a word that's like not ragebait but shamebait, where you can read a post and just go 'ah, this person just wants me to feel ashamed of myself and is not engaging with the issue in a constructive or useful way. I do not have to participate in this actually' and like. move on with your day

[suonko]

by Aliriza CAKIR

[chongoblog]

fuckin bee brother thats a big ass bee

[mamoru]

Food safety tips to keep America's 250th anniversary illness-free

As Americans prepare to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday this Fourth of July, millions of people will gather for backyard barbecues, pi

food safety PSA: if you see someone put cooked meat back in container that had raw meat, you have to kick their ass.

[mamoru]

if you find it unbearably awkward to refuse unsafe food, wait until you need to fight for insurance coverage of millions of dollars worth of life-saving medical care to survive your 101th case of food poisoning that, instead of clearing up like every other case of food poisoning you previously had, suddenly decided to permanently kick your ass.

protect yourself. take the initiative. kick the chef's ass.

[emil]

"Peggle make phone calls" has become shorthand for "fuck it, whatever" for me but no one ever knows what im talkingabout and it's also longer (longhand?)

[emil]

peggle make phone calls

[cow-inthe-closet]

friend whos always planning everything: hey guys lets do something this week!! when are you all available?

friend whos always available: i can do whenever

friend whos constantly busy: im sorry i have work and then school and then the labyrinth and then more work :( i can do tuesday at 3:00 am for five minutes tho

friend with the randomly generated sleep schedule: (no response)

friend who went missing in the woods behind their house 12 years ago and hasn't been heard from since: (no response)

friend whos really into genshin impact: does anyone want to play genshin impact

[ess-jay-oh]

🚨Safety Alert Australia

If you rely on a hidden phone for your safety, be aware that Australia’s new emergency warning system, AusAlert, can send alerts that override silent and “Do Not Disturb” settings.

If safe to do so, turn off any hidden device before the scheduled test and only switch it back on after the test period has ended.

A national test alert will be sent at 2pm (AEST) on 27 July 2026.