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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 4h

Is there a term for being able to gauge the temp based on how the squirrels are splooting?

Still summer in Houston and breaking the record for hottest October temperatures ever - a record set last year. Squirrel in the front yard concurs #photography #nature #squirrel #sqrlpix #wildlife 🐿️

A squirrel rests like a thick pancake on top of a thick branch of an oak tree, its side-eye just barely visible. The sun shines but the squirrel is properly shaded

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 2d

More isometric tutorials! These are always super fun with cute results but surprisingly pretty time-consuming as well. Still impressed by how much lighting and shadows add to the #drawing #digitalart #art #artwithflo #procreate

A cute isometric house as viewed from the outside. Pink, beige, and yellow tiles adorn the roof, along with a light pink brick chimney. The outside of the house is light blue with scattered darker blue and white stones. There are 3 windows lit from the inside, and a two-tone pink door with a yellow handle. On the outside of the house is grass, stone steps along the front door and first floor window, along with 3 little round trees and scattered grass and flowers

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 2d

"Mission Accomplished"

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 5d

Tiny bit of comfort during these stressful days: buy a bundle of fresh eucalyptus ($4) from Trader Joe's, hang it under your showerhead, and enjoy the mini-spa when you turn the water on. Bonus: also smells great all the time

Bundle of eucalyptus leaves hanging upside down from a showerhead in a white-tiled bathtub

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 11d

Would love a room like this IRL to relax in! These cozy rooms are really fun to draw although much more time-consuming than you'd think even with built-in drawing guides #drawing #digitalart #art #artwithflo #procreate

Lofi cozy bedroom with pink walls and purple shadows. A desk with 3 drawers sits in the middle, on top sits a little lamp, drawing stand and iPad, and small houseplant. To the left of the desk is a potted ZZ plant. To the right is a purple backpack with blue zipper compartments. At the top left of the room are 2 bookshelves with an assortment of books. To the right are 4 Post-It notes stuck to the wall, an abstract painting, and a random note taped to the wall. Above the desk is a large window with the night sky and stars exposed. Hanging above the entire room are a string of lights and a vine houseplant.

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404 Media @404media.co · 13d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 15d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 15d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 18d

Perseverance, resilience, enlightenment, tranquility, rebirth — things we could all use right now. I had to redraw each lotus petal 5 times because my lines are still wobbly, but drawing the hatching for the shadows was peacefully therapeutic #drawing #digitalart #art #artwithflo #procreate 🪷

Black and white drawing of a lotus flower with its petals curled up around the center and also opened up around it

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 19d

I'm old/young enough to remember creating GeoCities websites in the late 90s/00s and being warned not to add any Disney images without permission because they would somehow find your tiny obscure site and force you to take the images down

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 21d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 22d

This appears to be the full video of the Chicago delivery worker. It actually appears that an agent tries to assault him after he curses the Dear Leader Kim il Trump to their faces.

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 25d

Something about filling in tiny squares to make a pixel #drawing is incredibly relaxing and fun #art #digitalart #artwithflo #procreate

A pixel drawing featuring a happy fox resting in the center of a forest. The orange and white fox is looking to the left as it sits on a patch of grass with mushrooms scattered around. In the background are large green and brown trees

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 27d

For anyone who was unable to watch on TV or didn't want to watch on ABC: youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28d

BREAKING — Notices for the Disney+ price increase went out at noon ET today, confirming my scoop from last night. Details: www.vulture.com/article/disn...

➼ Disney+, Hulu Bundle (with ads) is going up by $2 — from $11 a month to $13 a month.
Note: The price of the Disney+, Hulu Premium Bundle (no ads) is not changing. Currently: $20 a month.

➼ Disney+ Premium (no ads) is going up by $3 — from $16 a month to $19 a month.
Note: The price of Hulu Premium (no ads) is not changing. Currently: $19 a month.

➼ Disney+ (with ads) is going up by $2 — from $10 a month to $12 a month.

➼ Hulu + Live TV (with ads) is going up by $7 — from $83 a month to $90 a month.
Note: This plan is a bundle that also includes Disney+ and ESPN Select (all with ads).

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · 28d

As a coder this is also what I imagine vibe coding is like

Vibecoding has gone too far

YouTube video by Good Work

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · Sep 19

This week definitely needed happy little trees and fluffy clouds done in a fun, wholesome felt style #drawing #digitalart #art #artwithflo #procreate

A landscape drawing done in entirely done in felt style (with stitches) with a round orange sun in the sky surrounded by 6 fluffy clouds of various sizes. Below are snow-covered purple mountains and a large body of water surrounded by rolling green hills. A happy pine tree stands alone in the foreground.

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · Sep 19

Millennials got a double bonus tonight with a superb The Daily Show and the much appreciated return of The Colbert Report's "The Word"

The Word: Shhhhhh!

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · Sep 19

This segment was so brilliant all the pundits on the right won't understand that it's satire (for now...)

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · Sep 18

I'm bummed I already canceled Disney+ last month for similar BS reasons and can't cancel it again. Also skipping any future Disney/MCU movies

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Shacknews @shacknews.com · Sep 18

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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DL @pursuitofleisure.bsky.social · Sep 17

Biggest crybabies on the planet 🙄

TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEW: ABC puts JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on hiatus after conservative backlash, station group and FCC chair pressure network over Kirk comment. Details at @vulture: www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’

It follows conservative backlash to a comment Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk.

www.vulture.com

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david frighty @tveite.bsky.social · Sep 15

one of the clearest signs you're dealing with a strong and principled political movement is when they want to make it illegal to make fun of them

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