Nothings Monstered
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The name is a joke from Shakespeare
This account is for whatever I feel like posting about. Mostly pictures that strike my fancy, posts about politics, disability, art, literature, et cetera
The Bronx
one-legged juggler // he
This account is for whatever I feel like posting about. Mostly pictures that strike my fancy, posts about politics, disability, art, literature, et cetera
The Bronx
one-legged juggler // he
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Thoth and devotee
February 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Thoth and devotee
Paradise à la Carte: The Night We Sang Louder than the Crickets — Kate Pincus-Whitney, 2021
Acrylic, Polycolor, and Gouache on Canvas
60 x 72
www.katepincuswhitney.com/paradise-a-l...
Acrylic, Polycolor, and Gouache on Canvas
60 x 72
www.katepincuswhitney.com/paradise-a-l...
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Paradise à la Carte: The Night We Sang Louder than the Crickets — Kate Pincus-Whitney, 2021
Acrylic, Polycolor, and Gouache on Canvas
60 x 72
www.katepincuswhitney.com/paradise-a-l...
Acrylic, Polycolor, and Gouache on Canvas
60 x 72
www.katepincuswhitney.com/paradise-a-l...
Grandmother, Grandson, and Bread. Charente, France —Janine Niepce, 1958
February 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Grandmother, Grandson, and Bread. Charente, France —Janine Niepce, 1958
Barbara Steele in Black Sunday (1960)
February 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Barbara Steele in Black Sunday (1960)
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I recall when W declared the goal was now Mars, there was a general reaction of “Well, shit.” at NASA. An under/unfunded mandate turns into one that cannibalizes other programs that are working, causing everything to fail.
…so then you can turn to Trusted Private Partners.
…so then you can turn to Trusted Private Partners.
The Department of Energy National Labs have been converted into a research engine for the Universal Paperclip machine.
Essentially all research is directed to accelerating the buildout of AI data centers no matter the expense to humanity.
The initiative has the Biblical name of Genesis.
Essentially all research is directed to accelerating the buildout of AI data centers no matter the expense to humanity.
The initiative has the Biblical name of Genesis.
Energy Department Announces 26 Genesis Mission Science and Technology Challenges to Accelerate AI-Enabled American Innovation and Leadership
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced 26 science and technology challenges of national importance to advance the Genesis Mission and accelerate innovation and discovery through artificial inte...
www.energy.gov
February 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I recall when W declared the goal was now Mars, there was a general reaction of “Well, shit.” at NASA. An under/unfunded mandate turns into one that cannibalizes other programs that are working, causing everything to fail.
…so then you can turn to Trusted Private Partners.
…so then you can turn to Trusted Private Partners.
Cassandra — Aladar Korosfoi-Kreisch, 1908
February 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Cassandra — Aladar Korosfoi-Kreisch, 1908
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The Right to Know — Norman Rockwell, 1968
October 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Right to Know — Norman Rockwell, 1968
It's embarrassing when I realize that an unsettling problem I'm having is a common problem that I am not used to.
"What is this horrible feeling in my gut? Oh yeah, it's heartburn."
I don't get heartburn often, so it freaks me out a bit.
"What is this horrible feeling in my gut? Oh yeah, it's heartburn."
I don't get heartburn often, so it freaks me out a bit.
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
It's embarrassing when I realize that an unsettling problem I'm having is a common problem that I am not used to.
"What is this horrible feeling in my gut? Oh yeah, it's heartburn."
I don't get heartburn often, so it freaks me out a bit.
"What is this horrible feeling in my gut? Oh yeah, it's heartburn."
I don't get heartburn often, so it freaks me out a bit.
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Danish poster for THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat - BOTD in 1908
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat - BOTD in 1908
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Danish poster for THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat - BOTD in 1908
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat - BOTD in 1908
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medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
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it's why I've found 'he's an upper-class failson whose grandad designed the windows on the world restaurant' a much more effective line of attack than Having a Fucking Nazi Tattoo because they just see that as an expression of sincere working-class naivete. it's a little depressing.
February 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
it's why I've found 'he's an upper-class failson whose grandad designed the windows on the world restaurant' a much more effective line of attack than Having a Fucking Nazi Tattoo because they just see that as an expression of sincere working-class naivete. it's a little depressing.
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Elon Musk: *fash bullshit*
Norman Rockwell:
Norman Rockwell:
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Elon Musk: *fash bullshit*
Norman Rockwell:
Norman Rockwell:
"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
People who think that a nation needs to be homogeneous to survive — one race, one religion, one ruler, one thought, and one feeling — will point out that every heterogeneous polity the world has seen is full of problems and eventually collapses.
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
People who think that a nation needs to be homogeneous to survive — one race, one religion, one ruler, one thought, and one feeling — will point out that every heterogeneous polity the world has seen is full of problems and eventually collapses.
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It’s very telling that “whether you want it or not” is a key phrase for every ai booster in the public sphere.
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
It’s very telling that “whether you want it or not” is a key phrase for every ai booster in the public sphere.
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Body shaming and ableism are not and will never be woke, and this is the problem with not understanding the difference between how Black folks talk to each other and how the right co-opted a term for their own purposes.
A New Version of Woke Is Coming. Conservatives Aren’t Going to Like It.
Liberals are getting meaner. It's all part of the plan.
slate.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Body shaming and ableism are not and will never be woke, and this is the problem with not understanding the difference between how Black folks talk to each other and how the right co-opted a term for their own purposes.
"pietymaxxers hermitmogging the sincels"
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"pietymaxxers hermitmogging the sincels"
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“The plan's $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data."
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
“The plan's $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data."
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Massie: "Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in NYC and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he's not. He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration."
February 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Massie: "Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in NYC and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he's not. He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration."
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"The strategy of waiting out the present as a forced pause is wrong; the notion of the future as an opportunity to simply return everything to how it was is wrong. A future as a deferred version of the past is an illusion. The future will consist of us. . .as we will be able to be.--Serhiy Zhadan
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"The strategy of waiting out the present as a forced pause is wrong; the notion of the future as an opportunity to simply return everything to how it was is wrong. A future as a deferred version of the past is an illusion. The future will consist of us. . .as we will be able to be.--Serhiy Zhadan
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"Ariana" shares, "After a day of picking lemons, I come home super tired with back pain and bruises around my neck from carrying a full bag. I go up and down a ladder all day long. I earned $35 per 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Ariana" shares, "After a day of picking lemons, I come home super tired with back pain and bruises around my neck from carrying a full bag. I go up and down a ladder all day long. I earned $35 per 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
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The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view key members of the Trump administration
A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
www.pewresearch.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
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Even compared to the dire state of the newspaper business in general, Black newspapers in particular are getting fucking hammered.
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even compared to the dire state of the newspaper business in general, Black newspapers in particular are getting fucking hammered.
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I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.