@jessalopod.bsky.social
I'd rather just be here for the cat pictures.
All those “you’ve heard of elf on the shelf, but have you heard of _____” really highlight just how many regional dialects are still alive and kicking.
Like, thylacine and tambourine apparently rhyme in some of them.
Like, thylacine and tambourine apparently rhyme in some of them.
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
All those “you’ve heard of elf on the shelf, but have you heard of _____” really highlight just how many regional dialects are still alive and kicking.
Like, thylacine and tambourine apparently rhyme in some of them.
Like, thylacine and tambourine apparently rhyme in some of them.
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SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
This is your regularly scheduled, once a decade reminder that your #Neopet is hungry.
a cartoon drawing of a dog with the word neopets on it
Alt: an animated image of a sad blue aisha neopet crying in the rain
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is your regularly scheduled, once a decade reminder that your #Neopet is hungry.
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I hope more people see how incredible chihuahuas are, they’re so funny, loving and smart, amazing companions in every way.
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I hope more people see how incredible chihuahuas are, they’re so funny, loving and smart, amazing companions in every way.
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
It’s been a day and Kima is sort of debating resuming normal relations — mostly because she misses brushies.
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s been a day and Kima is sort of debating resuming normal relations — mostly because she misses brushies.
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
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Anyone who thinks that a wheelchair user is somehow “faking it” because they are ambulatory enough to board an airplane needs to drop what they’re doing and run the Badwater course.
Oh. 135 miles is too far? You’ll need to stop, and sit, and rest?
Are you sure you’re not faking it? Just run it.
Oh. 135 miles is too far? You’ll need to stop, and sit, and rest?
Are you sure you’re not faking it? Just run it.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Anyone who thinks that a wheelchair user is somehow “faking it” because they are ambulatory enough to board an airplane needs to drop what they’re doing and run the Badwater course.
Oh. 135 miles is too far? You’ll need to stop, and sit, and rest?
Are you sure you’re not faking it? Just run it.
Oh. 135 miles is too far? You’ll need to stop, and sit, and rest?
Are you sure you’re not faking it? Just run it.
Today is preventative flea medicine day, which means Kima and I won’t be on speaking terms again for 3-5 business days.
December 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today is preventative flea medicine day, which means Kima and I won’t be on speaking terms again for 3-5 business days.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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Thou hast painfully discover'd; are his files
As full as thy report?
As full as thy report?
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thou hast painfully discover'd; are his files
As full as thy report?
As full as thy report?
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"hideous excel files are the backbone of civilization" honestly let's put this on t-shirts.
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"hideous excel files are the backbone of civilization" honestly let's put this on t-shirts.
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Don your bonnets, today is Jane Austen Day in Oregon.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Oregon honors this famous author today
Don your bonnets, today is Jane Austen Day in Oregon.
www.oregonlive.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Don your bonnets, today is Jane Austen Day in Oregon.
I took this picture a few weeks ago, on an evening walk with a spectacular sunset. Every time I see it, it looks like a portal to the Faylands.
December 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I took this picture a few weeks ago, on an evening walk with a spectacular sunset. Every time I see it, it looks like a portal to the Faylands.
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
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Moved the storage ottoman to make room for the Yule Tree, and Kima is delighted by her new throne (which is the same ottoman she has ignored for 2+ years).
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Moved the storage ottoman to make room for the Yule Tree, and Kima is delighted by her new throne (which is the same ottoman she has ignored for 2+ years).
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Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
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Cat: *staring*
Me: Lol. Stupid cat thinks it can send telepathic messages
...
Me: I should replace the cat's water
Me: Lol. Stupid cat thinks it can send telepathic messages
...
Me: I should replace the cat's water
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Cat: *staring*
Me: Lol. Stupid cat thinks it can send telepathic messages
...
Me: I should replace the cat's water
Me: Lol. Stupid cat thinks it can send telepathic messages
...
Me: I should replace the cat's water
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My most fundamental belief is that we do not have to live like this.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My most fundamental belief is that we do not have to live like this.
I’m in the market for a new floor to ceiling (about 9.5 feet) cat tower and boy howdy does all the AI slop make that difficult to find.
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’m in the market for a new floor to ceiling (about 9.5 feet) cat tower and boy howdy does all the AI slop make that difficult to find.
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If I sound calm, I was actually not calm.
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If I sound calm, I was actually not calm.
It’s garbage day, and once again the big, clanky, truck monster comes and steals her poops for purposes unknown.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It’s garbage day, and once again the big, clanky, truck monster comes and steals her poops for purposes unknown.