Andrzej W. 🏳️🌈🏴
@apalaverofbirds.bsky.social
Rabble-rouser. Love to be in a kitchen. Linguistics nerd. Devourer of music, movies, & books. Queer, pagan & an-com. Mental health clinician. Disabilities advocate. Views here are my own. I'm also upsidedown. He/him works fine.
If you're a normal, healthy human, you have a basic heart rate at about 80 beats per minute. If you're an Etruscan shrew (smallest mammal in the world) it's more like 1,500 bpm. These critters live there whole lives in a rave.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
If you're a normal, healthy human, you have a basic heart rate at about 80 beats per minute. If you're an Etruscan shrew (smallest mammal in the world) it's more like 1,500 bpm. These critters live there whole lives in a rave.
I call bullshit.
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I call bullshit.
The tallest mountain on planet Earth is not Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain *above sea level.* The actual tallest is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. from tip to tail it is 10,211 meters. Mount Everest is a paltry 8,849 meters.
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The tallest mountain on planet Earth is not Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain *above sea level.* The actual tallest is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. from tip to tail it is 10,211 meters. Mount Everest is a paltry 8,849 meters.
My neighbor just sneezed again. Jesus Christ! She is rattling the fucking walls. You go girl! She is breaking the place apart with the loudest sneezes I have ever heard.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My neighbor just sneezed again. Jesus Christ! She is rattling the fucking walls. You go girl! She is breaking the place apart with the loudest sneezes I have ever heard.
I think this is my favorite picture I've ever drawn.
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I think this is my favorite picture I've ever drawn.
Also drawn in a psychiatric unit, and I don't like this either.
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Also drawn in a psychiatric unit, and I don't like this either.
The Shining, but with a cow instead.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Shining, but with a cow instead.
I don't like this drawing I did. Eyeball horror is bad horror.
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I don't like this drawing I did. Eyeball horror is bad horror.
Very much my favorite animal of all time. "HAVE YOU HEARD OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST?!!"
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Very much my favorite animal of all time. "HAVE YOU HEARD OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST?!!"
At just a little longer at 1,491 km is the shortest distance from Australia to New Zealand. I like to be in 10 km races. And considering a distance almost 150 times longer still feels pretty big. Considering marsupials likely originated in North America, where we only have one species, but the best.
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
At just a little longer at 1,491 km is the shortest distance from Australia to New Zealand. I like to be in 10 km races. And considering a distance almost 150 times longer still feels pretty big. Considering marsupials likely originated in North America, where we only have one species, but the best.
Michigan has a longer coastline than Florida. Michigan has 5,292 km of shoreline. Florida only has 2,172 km of shoreline. Which is how we get our nickname, America's Best Coast.
Because fuck the west coast. I lived there for years. It's super overrated.
Because fuck the west coast. I lived there for years. It's super overrated.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Michigan has a longer coastline than Florida. Michigan has 5,292 km of shoreline. Florida only has 2,172 km of shoreline. Which is how we get our nickname, America's Best Coast.
Because fuck the west coast. I lived there for years. It's super overrated.
Because fuck the west coast. I lived there for years. It's super overrated.
Much too on point.
Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Much too on point.
I just got hit by a car. I was at a crosswalk, and dutifully waited until the light went green and some idiot pulled into a right turn and clipped me. Hit me in the leg. And being assholes, sped off. I'm not hurt. Might get a bruise in a couple hours. They were accelerating from a stop.
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I just got hit by a car. I was at a crosswalk, and dutifully waited until the light went green and some idiot pulled into a right turn and clipped me. Hit me in the leg. And being assholes, sped off. I'm not hurt. Might get a bruise in a couple hours. They were accelerating from a stop.
Most Canadians live south of Seattle. In fact, most live closer to me than any number of Americans. Canada is a lot of empty. Almost more people like in Tokyo than in all of Canada. But Canada is great.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Most Canadians live south of Seattle. In fact, most live closer to me than any number of Americans. Canada is a lot of empty. Almost more people like in Tokyo than in all of Canada. But Canada is great.
Marseille in France is further north than where I live. Marseille is at the 43.3 latitude marker. Ann Arbor is at the 42.3 marker. But while we are blanketed with snow, Marseille is getting beach tourists.
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Marseille in France is further north than where I live. Marseille is at the 43.3 latitude marker. Ann Arbor is at the 42.3 marker. But while we are blanketed with snow, Marseille is getting beach tourists.
I've always hated Ohio All the trash in the Midwest filters south. governor.ohio.gov/media/news-a...
Update on Ohio National Guard Mission in Washington, D.C.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has agreed to a request made by the Secretary of the Army through National Guard Bureau that the Ohio National Guard continue supporting the District ...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I've always hated Ohio All the trash in the Midwest filters south. governor.ohio.gov/media/news-a...
I live in a very Muslim-populated part of the US. I think maybe the most so outside of NYC. And I know Muslims have "salah," five times a day you are to pray. But when is interesting, as traditionally it's based on the sun, but I live in the North where the sun comes later and sets sooner....
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I live in a very Muslim-populated part of the US. I think maybe the most so outside of NYC. And I know Muslims have "salah," five times a day you are to pray. But when is interesting, as traditionally it's based on the sun, but I live in the North where the sun comes later and sets sooner....
What is "east" and what is "west" is marked by the 180th meridian. Which happens to bisect the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. So technically Alaska is the most western and most eastern part of the United States.
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What is "east" and what is "west" is marked by the 180th meridian. Which happens to bisect the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. So technically Alaska is the most western and most eastern part of the United States.
Back in the 16th century, a man named Fracastorius wrote a poem called "The French Disease." He was writing about syphilis. But the French were calling it "The Italian Disease" at the same time. Both wanted to blame the other for outbreaks. Practice safe sex, everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Back in the 16th century, a man named Fracastorius wrote a poem called "The French Disease." He was writing about syphilis. But the French were calling it "The Italian Disease" at the same time. Both wanted to blame the other for outbreaks. Practice safe sex, everyone.
My neighbor is screaming. She seems not to be in any kind of danger, in fact she sounds like she's having fun about it, but she's still screaming. Whatever. Not passing judgment and thankfully our walls are not that thin. Okay. Passing some judgment. Maybe she's listening to screamo.
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My neighbor is screaming. She seems not to be in any kind of danger, in fact she sounds like she's having fun about it, but she's still screaming. Whatever. Not passing judgment and thankfully our walls are not that thin. Okay. Passing some judgment. Maybe she's listening to screamo.
I'm off cetaceans for the moment, instead into slow worms. They are lizards that just said "screw it" to having limbs. They have none. But they aren't snakes. They have eyelids and two lungs of equal size. Snakes don't have those. Sadly, they only live in Europe.
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm off cetaceans for the moment, instead into slow worms. They are lizards that just said "screw it" to having limbs. They have none. But they aren't snakes. They have eyelids and two lungs of equal size. Snakes don't have those. Sadly, they only live in Europe.
There is a reason we had not used military intervention against people committing alleged criminal acts.
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
There is a reason we had not used military intervention against people committing alleged criminal acts.
Or take this cutie. Not a hedgehog, or a mouse. More closely related to an elephant or a manatee. Very uncommon, as they only live in Madagascar. Tenrecs are adorable.
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Or take this cutie. Not a hedgehog, or a mouse. More closely related to an elephant or a manatee. Very uncommon, as they only live in Madagascar. Tenrecs are adorable.
Other things that are actually related to elephants. In a distant way. Most of their ancestors lived underwater.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Other things that are actually related to elephants. In a distant way. Most of their ancestors lived underwater.
These cuties are nearly blind. Golden moles have extremely poor vision, but they are masters underground. This bad boy is actually more closely related to an elephant that it is to a rodent like a mouse. They're also not true moles.
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
These cuties are nearly blind. Golden moles have extremely poor vision, but they are masters underground. This bad boy is actually more closely related to an elephant that it is to a rodent like a mouse. They're also not true moles.