Gaspard de la Nuit
@corvid.bsky.social
I am a pyromaniacal crow.
Painting is adapted from Rene Magritte.
Painting is adapted from Rene Magritte.
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It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.
It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)
(Yeah yeah I did)
October 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.
y'all know they'll be coming for fluoride soon
September 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
y'all know they'll be coming for fluoride soon
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Leopard seals sing songs similar to nursery rhymes, study news.mongabay.com/2025/08/leop... 🦑🧪🌎
Leopard seals sing songs similar to nursery rhymes, study
In the cathedral of ice beneath Antarctica’s frozen sea, male leopard seals conduct their solitary concerts. Day after day, sometimes for 13 hours straight, these predators plunge into the frigid…
news.mongabay.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Leopard seals sing songs similar to nursery rhymes, study news.mongabay.com/2025/08/leop... 🦑🧪🌎
@washingtonpost.com @postopinions.bsky.social
What started as a slow decline has accelerated into a plummet.
What started as a slow decline has accelerated into a plummet.
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@washingtonpost.com @postopinions.bsky.social
What started as a slow decline has accelerated into a plummet.
What started as a slow decline has accelerated into a plummet.
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The initial source is paywalled, but the Tumblr crosspost is free and legendary. I wanna do this as an audition monologue.
September 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The initial source is paywalled, but the Tumblr crosspost is free and legendary. I wanna do this as an audition monologue.
May 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Women have a long history of being courageous truth-tellers. Dictators, oligarchs and their allies lie, smear and attack women who hold them accountable.
Women’s rights fall as authoritarian regimes rise.
Hold the line.
Stand with these women.
Women’s rights fall as authoritarian regimes rise.
Hold the line.
Stand with these women.
February 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Women have a long history of being courageous truth-tellers. Dictators, oligarchs and their allies lie, smear and attack women who hold them accountable.
Women’s rights fall as authoritarian regimes rise.
Hold the line.
Stand with these women.
Women’s rights fall as authoritarian regimes rise.
Hold the line.
Stand with these women.
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Like, Mars is very hostile! The soil is toxic! The gravity is only 38% of Earth's, which can do really bad stuff to your body! It doesn't really have a magnetosphere, so the radiation is bad!
We're not talking about a second Earth here. We're talking "technically better than the moon, I guess."
We're not talking about a second Earth here. We're talking "technically better than the moon, I guess."
March 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Like, Mars is very hostile! The soil is toxic! The gravity is only 38% of Earth's, which can do really bad stuff to your body! It doesn't really have a magnetosphere, so the radiation is bad!
We're not talking about a second Earth here. We're talking "technically better than the moon, I guess."
We're not talking about a second Earth here. We're talking "technically better than the moon, I guess."
yo @washingtonpost.com why aren't you reporting this. It's happenening in your backyard. It's frickin' LOCAL NEWS.
The U.S. Institute of Peace says employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered its headquarters, despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch.
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
DOGE staffers accused of breaking into US Institute of Peace
The U.S. Institute of Peace insists it is a nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency
www.independent.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
yo @washingtonpost.com why aren't you reporting this. It's happenening in your backyard. It's frickin' LOCAL NEWS.
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The U.S. Institute of Peace says employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered its headquarters, despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch.
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
DOGE staffers accused of breaking into US Institute of Peace
The U.S. Institute of Peace insists it is a nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency
www.independent.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The U.S. Institute of Peace says employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered its headquarters, despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch.
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”
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Today's @washingtonpost.com headline excercise in Trump sanewashing:
March 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today's @washingtonpost.com headline excercise in Trump sanewashing:
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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White House restores HBCU scholarships after pressure from Ossoff, lawmakers ajc.com/education/wh...
White House reverses course on HBCU scholarships after pressure from Jon Ossoff, other lawmakers
The 1890 Scholars Program, which has been suspended, was designed to increase the number of students from rural and underserved communities.
ajc.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
White House restores HBCU scholarships after pressure from Ossoff, lawmakers ajc.com/education/wh...
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How to tell a raven from a crow. An older guide I made with Dr Kaeli Swift. And yes that's an aileron roll, not a barrel roll, but only us nerds know that :)
February 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How to tell a raven from a crow. An older guide I made with Dr Kaeli Swift. And yes that's an aileron roll, not a barrel roll, but only us nerds know that :)
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“The values of The Post do not need changing. The paper’s duty will remain to its readers and not to the private interests of its owners.” — Jeff Bezos, 8/5/13
February 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“The values of The Post do not need changing. The paper’s duty will remain to its readers and not to the private interests of its owners.” — Jeff Bezos, 8/5/13
Has anyone thought about how much this DOGE nonsense is going to cost the United States, once the lawsuits for all the problems caused start rolling in.
The US will be paying for this crap for decades. It will be much more than whatever tiny short term savings DOGE may save right now.
The US will be paying for this crap for decades. It will be much more than whatever tiny short term savings DOGE may save right now.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Has anyone thought about how much this DOGE nonsense is going to cost the United States, once the lawsuits for all the problems caused start rolling in.
The US will be paying for this crap for decades. It will be much more than whatever tiny short term savings DOGE may save right now.
The US will be paying for this crap for decades. It will be much more than whatever tiny short term savings DOGE may save right now.
I wonder what will be Trump's Reichstag fire that lets him declare martial law and suspend democray
February 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I wonder what will be Trump's Reichstag fire that lets him declare martial law and suspend democray
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I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
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at this point, platforms like WaPo or NYT have shown they are inherently hostile towards democracy & civil rights.
on occasion, some *very* dedicated journalists do manage to push through good work there. that should be both applauded and understood as an outlier.
on occasion, some *very* dedicated journalists do manage to push through good work there. that should be both applauded and understood as an outlier.
February 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
at this point, platforms like WaPo or NYT have shown they are inherently hostile towards democracy & civil rights.
on occasion, some *very* dedicated journalists do manage to push through good work there. that should be both applauded and understood as an outlier.
on occasion, some *very* dedicated journalists do manage to push through good work there. that should be both applauded and understood as an outlier.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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A lovely 14-min short by Julia Pelka on the topic:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lR...
Fat Kathy - Full Movie
YouTube video by Julia Pelka
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A lovely 14-min short by Julia Pelka on the topic:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lR...
after years of thinking I was mishearing Supertramp sing "taco bell" I looked it up, and they are in fact singing "taco bell"
"I'm in this dumb motel near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around"
-Gone Hollywood
"I'm in this dumb motel near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around"
-Gone Hollywood
January 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
after years of thinking I was mishearing Supertramp sing "taco bell" I looked it up, and they are in fact singing "taco bell"
"I'm in this dumb motel near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around"
-Gone Hollywood
"I'm in this dumb motel near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around"
-Gone Hollywood
Musk is gonna “own the libs” his way into a Nuremberg trial.
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Musk is gonna “own the libs” his way into a Nuremberg trial.