Stuff And Things

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[thebibarbarian]

new words to live by:

I WILL HANG ON TO WHIMSY UNTIL IT KILLS YOU

[elandrawssometimes]

Only just realised I never posted this dumb doodle from 4 months ago. Here's pocket, ex-adventurer street alchemist NPC from my D&D campaign. He's the cheapest alchemist in Parvumarx!

[kropotkindersurprise]

New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy

Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars

[ungoliantschilde]

a Ringwraith, by Mike Ploog.

[sci-fi-art-666]

Richard Corben

[spacenoirdetective]

Joe Jusko, cover art for "Valen the Outcast #1", 2011

[milf-king]

Just a reminder that Saudi Arabia is responsible for one of the world's largest and most severe man made humanitarian emergencies. Their blockade of Yemen, which prevents food, water, medicine, and fuel from entering the country has caused a significant death toll. Emphasis here on man made as these were preventable.

Yemen relies on most of its food and medicine via imports and this blockade (land, sea, and air) has created an environment where 80% of Yemen relies on aid for survival. It's lead to so many people, mostly children, dying of starvation.

The rate of child malnutrition in Yemen is among the highest in the world with 2.3 million children under 5 requiring treatment for acute malnutrition. At one point a child died of starvation every 75 seconds.

This blockade is ongoing btw.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Down in the Dungeon - art by Don Greer (1977)

[marithlizard]

(via bsky)

In case anyone hasn't heard, the cyclospora outbreak affecting tons of people in the US right now is coming from Taylor Farms produce. Best to stay away from bagged lettuce and prepared salads completely right now, but especially the ones mentioned in the screenshot:

Taylor Farms Earthbound Farms Little Salad Bar (Aldi) Marketside (Walmart) Kroger House Brand Target private label greens Costco salads and greens etc Trader Joe's chopped salad kits and fresh produce Fast food: McDonalds, Taco Bell, (Yum! Brands), Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Olive Garden, Top Golf, Red Lobster, Burger King, etc.

This is not the first time I've heard about a Taylor Farms foodborne illness outbreak. I stopped eating their salads after reading a description of the conditions in their facilities. Doesn't sound like they've improved anything.

We need a fully funded and staffed FDA, and regulations with teeth - and that's exactly what we don't have under Trump. To make things worse, the CDC is no longer tracking these outbreaks. We're on our own.

[doctor-worm-is-dead]

Just a reminder that the US is not a "free country" as many patriots and history teachers would suggest. Our prison system is designed as a loophole to allow for slavery. People are extorted for essential goods and services like healthcare and housing. Workers are exploited and underpaid. The government thinks it has the right to make decisions that interfere with one's bodily autonomy. Anyone who looks Hispanic enough is subject to being kidnapped and taken to a literal concentration camp.

[depsidase]

[grimygrimygrimy]

just so excited to be knighted

[depsidase]

[captain-price-returns]

[mysharona1987]

[anarchists-united]

[7pleiades7]

The Nymphaeum, (Detail), (1878), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825 – 1905), oil on canvas, 57 in (144.7 cm) x 82.5 in (209.5 cm), Haggin Museum