Lli Wilburn
@lliwilburn.bsky.social
Artist, maker of things, petter of cats. Sketchbooks forever.
Sometimes I will comment on absurd trending phrases using anagrams. Or just post sketches
I'm mostly here to see what you have to say
Sometimes I will comment on absurd trending phrases using anagrams. Or just post sketches
I'm mostly here to see what you have to say
Reposted by Lli Wilburn
When a large-scale restoration effort was halted by feds, history could not be forced back into the archives.
The first film made in Idaho was headed back to the big screen. Then DOGE intervened - High Country News
When a large-scale restoration effort was halted by feds, history could not be forced back into the archives.
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When a large-scale restoration effort was halted by feds, history could not be forced back into the archives.
And one of the best gem and mineral museums in the country is in a small town in Maine. mainemineralmuseum.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And one of the best gem and mineral museums in the country is in a small town in Maine. mainemineralmuseum.org
Hodgson's "The Voice in the Night" but it's a cautionary tale about shitposts
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hodgson's "The Voice in the Night" but it's a cautionary tale about shitposts
This whole thread, and why I love these materials
Feast your eyes...
This is a detail of a braided pattern decoration in a Christian Arabic codex from the 9th/10th century CE (Sinai Ar. 461, f. 25br). I only recently noticed that the scribe used five differently coloured inks for this. It's just stunning how vibrant they still are after more than a millennium.
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This whole thread, and why I love these materials
1. Ewww me too
2. yeah probably (we could have done so much better. sorry, kids.)
3. Fuuuuuuck
4. The consolation of snark: I prefer to get my lead poisoning through my art supplies and vintage glassware. It's still horrible but at least I have something pretty to look at
2. yeah probably (we could have done so much better. sorry, kids.)
3. Fuuuuuuck
4. The consolation of snark: I prefer to get my lead poisoning through my art supplies and vintage glassware. It's still horrible but at least I have something pretty to look at
1. I hate this
2. Oh wow this really really really explains some stuff going on in our culture.
2. Fuck I really hate this
2. Oh wow this really really really explains some stuff going on in our culture.
2. Fuck I really hate this
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
October 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
1. Ewww me too
2. yeah probably (we could have done so much better. sorry, kids.)
3. Fuuuuuuck
4. The consolation of snark: I prefer to get my lead poisoning through my art supplies and vintage glassware. It's still horrible but at least I have something pretty to look at
2. yeah probably (we could have done so much better. sorry, kids.)
3. Fuuuuuuck
4. The consolation of snark: I prefer to get my lead poisoning through my art supplies and vintage glassware. It's still horrible but at least I have something pretty to look at
Subtly downgrade a band
Pudgy Dog
Pudgy Dog
Subtly downgrade a band
Damp leg
Damp leg
Subtly downgrade a band
Aluminiumy Dan
Aluminiumy Dan
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Subtly downgrade a band
Pudgy Dog
Pudgy Dog
That latest dodgy health statement is an anagram of "some nutty causal lies" just so ya know.
September 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
That latest dodgy health statement is an anagram of "some nutty causal lies" just so ya know.
Something was supposed to happen today? Did it involve a man from Mars who now only eats guitars?
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Something was supposed to happen today? Did it involve a man from Mars who now only eats guitars?
In more encouraging news: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-g...
NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
September 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
In more encouraging news: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-g...
Reposted by Lli Wilburn
The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Reviving the Old Bay
To undo centuries of damage in the Chesapeake Bay, six states are fixing forests, farms, city runoff, wetlands, rivers and oyster reefs across this massive watershed.
buff.ly
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
I went back to NYC last year for a visit and still have my city walk! Which I actually picked up as a teenager in DC.
(I slow down _a bit_ in Portland, still dodging around everyone here.)
(I slow down _a bit_ in Portland, still dodging around everyone here.)
This is hilarious. The NYC Walk is something you never lose! Even at the height of my spine fuckery I ended up falling into it because that's just the pace you use on the streets of Manhattan (to the point I was a badly limping wreck by the end of the trip, heh)
Zohran leads a RIDICULOUS pace for the Bus vs Pedestrian race on 34th St. God I love this town.
August 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I went back to NYC last year for a visit and still have my city walk! Which I actually picked up as a teenager in DC.
(I slow down _a bit_ in Portland, still dodging around everyone here.)
(I slow down _a bit_ in Portland, still dodging around everyone here.)
Reposted by Lli Wilburn
On the drive home just now I was thinking about how Homer's epics were oral histories written as songs that were meant to be memorized and performed for an audience, and I realized that the Iliad and Odyssey were both very long versions of Barrett's Privateers
August 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
On the drive home just now I was thinking about how Homer's epics were oral histories written as songs that were meant to be memorized and performed for an audience, and I realized that the Iliad and Odyssey were both very long versions of Barrett's Privateers
One of my favorite thrifted books, from 1961- basically home repair 101 and aimed at middle schoolers, maybe young high schoolers. Covered basic repairs, safety, and some cleaning tips. While dated, especially wrt product safety (heater cords full of asbestos 😬😬😬) still has much useful advice
July 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
One of my favorite thrifted books, from 1961- basically home repair 101 and aimed at middle schoolers, maybe young high schoolers. Covered basic repairs, safety, and some cleaning tips. While dated, especially wrt product safety (heater cords full of asbestos 😬😬😬) still has much useful advice
Yes, wonderful things still happen in this world.
I couldn't make it to steamroller print this year, but happy to see so many people taking part in this annual event!
I couldn't make it to steamroller print this year, but happy to see so many people taking part in this annual event!
Portland-area printmakers gather to make art with the help of powerful construction equipment.
Photo Essay: A Smashing Good Time at PDX Steamroller Print Fest
Linocut printmaker Jane Pagliarulo knows how to drive a steamroller now, but she didn't the first time she rented one.
www.portlandmercury.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Yes, wonderful things still happen in this world.
I couldn't make it to steamroller print this year, but happy to see so many people taking part in this annual event!
I couldn't make it to steamroller print this year, but happy to see so many people taking part in this annual event!
This entire conversation. (Pay artists, fuck enclosure.)
COPYRIGHT IS NOT LABOR PROTECTION
COPYRIGHT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTE DOGSHIT AS LABOR PROTECTION FOR THE LAST 400 YEARS
PASS LABOR LAWS
STOP ASKING COPYRIGHT TO FIX THE WORLD
COPYRIGHT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTE DOGSHIT AS LABOR PROTECTION FOR THE LAST 400 YEARS
PASS LABOR LAWS
STOP ASKING COPYRIGHT TO FIX THE WORLD
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This entire conversation. (Pay artists, fuck enclosure.)
The flounciest nope
This is how it looks when a Sea Anemone runs away from a Starfish.
July 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The flounciest nope
I accidentally resubscribed to Sword and the Sandwich and I'm so, so glad I did. Excellent writing, excellent sandwiches.
i'll be honest
right now im worried about money all the time
and making rent
and giving my editor & coauthor his due
it sucks, and maybe the answer is "work harder," but that's how you burn out
so if you can subscribe for $5 a month or $50/y ... well, thank you
buy.stripe.com/00gaIs5J05vJ...?
right now im worried about money all the time
and making rent
and giving my editor & coauthor his due
it sucks, and maybe the answer is "work harder," but that's how you burn out
so if you can subscribe for $5 a month or $50/y ... well, thank you
buy.stripe.com/00gaIs5J05vJ...?
July 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I accidentally resubscribed to Sword and the Sandwich and I'm so, so glad I did. Excellent writing, excellent sandwiches.
pov: you're me and have to start painting the kitchen tomorrow
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
pov: you're me and have to start painting the kitchen tomorrow
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books (not including comics):
N.K. Jemisin
Barbara Kingsolver
J.R.R. Tolkien
Robin Hobb
Elizabeth Hand
Shirley Jackson
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ariel Gore
Kage Baker
Kurt Vonnegut
N.K. Jemisin
Barbara Kingsolver
J.R.R. Tolkien
Robin Hobb
Elizabeth Hand
Shirley Jackson
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ariel Gore
Kage Baker
Kurt Vonnegut
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books (not including comics):
C.S. Lewis
Martha Wells
Seanan McGuire
Ursula K. LeGuin
C.S. Forester
Agatha Christie
Lee Child
Alan Dean Foster
Elly Griffiths
Robin Hobb
C.S. Lewis
Martha Wells
Seanan McGuire
Ursula K. LeGuin
C.S. Forester
Agatha Christie
Lee Child
Alan Dean Foster
Elly Griffiths
Robin Hobb
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books (not including comics):
John Scalzi
CS Forester
Ian Fleming
Isaac Asimov
Connie Willis
Stephen King
Ursula K. LeGuin
Elmore Leonard
Lloyd Alexander
Agatha Christie
John Scalzi
CS Forester
Ian Fleming
Isaac Asimov
Connie Willis
Stephen King
Ursula K. LeGuin
Elmore Leonard
Lloyd Alexander
Agatha Christie
July 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books (not including comics):
N.K. Jemisin
Barbara Kingsolver
J.R.R. Tolkien
Robin Hobb
Elizabeth Hand
Shirley Jackson
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ariel Gore
Kage Baker
Kurt Vonnegut
N.K. Jemisin
Barbara Kingsolver
J.R.R. Tolkien
Robin Hobb
Elizabeth Hand
Shirley Jackson
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ariel Gore
Kage Baker
Kurt Vonnegut
I get it, lamp. It's been that kind of a day.
July 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I get it, lamp. It's been that kind of a day.
Radio and broadcast TV still give out emergency info, but how many people nowadays are likely to just have them on in a fast-developing situation like flash flooding?
Unfortunately, this isn’t just a Texas thing.
A horrifyingly large number of emergency alerts in this country appear to still be issued exclusively on Facebook, or MAYBE X - while both platforms are becoming both far more unpopular AND actively hostile to sharing timely disaster info.
A horrifyingly large number of emergency alerts in this country appear to still be issued exclusively on Facebook, or MAYBE X - while both platforms are becoming both far more unpopular AND actively hostile to sharing timely disaster info.
July 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Radio and broadcast TV still give out emergency info, but how many people nowadays are likely to just have them on in a fast-developing situation like flash flooding?
Always good to see what Nan Goldin is doing.
In response to Trump’s relentless attacks on transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming populations, artist and activist Nan Goldin and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art launched a two-week online print sale to raise funds for three organizations committed to supporting these communities.
Nan Goldin Sells Prints to Support At-Risk Trans People
All proceeds from the two-week sale will go to Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and the Trans Income Project.
hyperallergic.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Always good to see what Nan Goldin is doing.
Tell me your pet’s name with a gif
June 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tell me your pet’s name with a gif
An essential read for June 3, about a song, a musician, and seeing who we are.
June 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
An essential read for June 3, about a song, a musician, and seeing who we are.