Coffee and Cynicism

Caffeine and humour - served black. Espresso shots on Twitter, too.

[depsidase]

[needsmorecoffee]

Yup.

[hussyknee]

Rundown of Trump's pump-and-dump headlines since the beginning of the "Special Military Operation Epic Fury".

[needsmorecoffee]

What a wild ride.

[millenniallust4death]

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[millenniallust4death]

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

[psycorax]

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

[leavescrown]

Love that this is well beyond 7000 people now and still going

[millenniallust4death]

@leavescrown Exactly! It’s a beautiful gift. Martin and Bosco out there travelling around the Tumblr community, continually making new friends.

[millenniallust4death]

@sseanettles

#hello again martin and bosco!! sending you boys round for another go :)

Reading your tag made me laugh out loud. It’s like two old friends unexpectedly stopped by your porch for a quick visit. XD

[petermorwood]

I’ll always reblog Martin and Bosco when they splash across my dash, because of Reasons.

What’s loved, lives.

[myjetpack]

A recent cartoon for @newscientist

p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com

[needsmorecoffee]

Heh.

[saywhat-politics]

It’s Tough Getting Older

[cat-mermaid]

holy shit this dude is killing it

[in-a-mellow-tone]

Found the comedian, his name is Andy Huggins and here's his NPR interview

[nasa]

Do you love the color of the—uh, well, does this even count as the sky anymore?

Astronaut Don Pettit took this photo from space in January 2025, as the Sun began to rise over a cloudy Pacific Ocean. This long-exposure image shows off the wide band of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, above the aurora and airglow that shine closer to Earth's horizon.

Astronaut Don Pettit has been to space four times: most recently, he spent 220 days on the International Space Station, returning to Earth in April 2025. Pettit grew space plants, printed 3D metal parts, and studied human health during his time in orbit. When he wasn't working on more formal studies, though, he found plenty of time for what he calls the "science of opportunity:" exploring and experimenting with his surroundings through a combination of science and art.

Pettit shares his experience with the art side of his time in space on our astrophotography episode of “Houston, We Have a Podcast” alongside astronaut Matt Dominick. Give it a listen here or on your favorite podcast app.

[thevagueambition]

recently came across some plates and bowls that would be perfect for a children's hospital

[kittydesade]

ONE

SINGLE

JOKE

[digitaldiscipline]

[odd-maid3n]

[knight--error]

[rickybabyboy]

stop!! stop!!! How could you!!

[weilaverdui]

In Memory of Peter Morwood

My deepest condolences to his friends and family.

I did a small artwork about things that he brought to lives of many internet strangers, me included.

[hackerhitterthief]

[leasspell-dael]

You may look at this and think this is an “incorrect quote” meme. It’s not. That’s the actual quote from the episode. Love this series.

[hasufin]

That is the look of “I am filling out a lot of job applications as soon as my arm is functional again BECAUSE THERE IS A KNIFE IN MY SHOULDER”

[kittydesade]

If you look closely you can see the guy making an “okay that’s fair” head nod.

[needsmorecoffee]

Feedback. So important.

[hackerhitterthief]

[leasspell-dael]

You may look at this and think this is an “incorrect quote” meme. It’s not. That’s the actual quote from the episode. Love this series.

[hasufin]

That is the look of “I am filling out a lot of job applications as soon as my arm is functional again BECAUSE THERE IS A KNIFE IN MY SHOULDER”

[kittydesade]

If you look closely you can see the guy making an “okay that’s fair” head nod.

[duplexide]

I don't know anything about YuGiOh but "Overworked" is the greatest card art they've ever done

[kaibutsu-kid]

Yeah that’s good but check out the original OCG art:

[strawberryjayne]

antique.alchemist : instagram

[needsmorecoffee]

Awesome.

[victusinveritas]

I don't know who the fuck censored "hell" in that last image, but it sure as shit wasn't me. What is this, 3rd grade internet?

[talentlessmuse]

You all know what day it is!

Happy Death to Dictators Day!

[needsmorecoffee]

Time to celebrate!

[aethersea]

my favorite thing about Corporal Carrot is that he’s a romantic hero plopped right in the middle of the greediest cesspit of a chaotic neutral city ever to debase the pages of literature, and yet instead of having his shining idealism destroyed by an uncaring reality, he makes reality embarrassedly put down the weapons and agree to make nice, and then mutter an awkward “Good morning” whenever it passes him on the street.

[cynassa]

And conversely, Vimes is a noir hero in a noir setting (Ankh-Morpork) but instead of an acceptance of the unstoppable awfulness of people in power, these are stories about Vimes dragging them in by their neck and saying, I’ll arrest you, yes, even you.

[sarahreesbrennan]

I love a genre breaking story, and always loved that Terry Pratchett wrote them, but hadn’t considered that these break genre in two very different directions. (For those who haven’t read them, the two characters work closely together and Mr Fantasy, Destiny’s Chosen Polite Refuser of Awfulness and Destiny, really looks up to Mr Screw You Nihilism and Also The Monarchy as a shining example he will follow.)

I also love tumblr because here I can find long-form text analyses of media, either that I already love or gain new appreciation for by seeing their love. I’ve gone on sprees of meta reading on various tumblrs just to bask in that love for story, and celebration of its meaning. I’ve also been asked after panels for more exact citations of that extremely insightful scholarly article I was quoting from… I do of course direct them here. They don’t realise treasures await!

[ellioop]

Carrot and Vimes are an especially fun dynamic due to Carrot being the One True King of Ankh-Morpork by heritage… who is happily subordinate to Vimes, a scion of a king-killer and a devoted anti-monarchist and egalitarian. Carrot doesn’t want to be in charge or on a throne, he just wants to be Some Guy Doing Good; meanwhile, Vimes gets bestowed with title upon title and as ennobled as Vetinari can possibly make him without actually bedazzling him wholesale, like an extremely grumpy cat shoved into an elaborate Halloween costume. It’s fantastic.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Vetinari gives Vimes fancy titles for safekeeping like a spy entrusting coded messages to a messenger who can’t read

[discworld-heritage-posts]

Discworld Heritage Post

[needsmorecoffee]

It’s one of the reasons why the Watch books are so great.

[street-of-mercy]