The Devouring Mother
@ragnell.bsky.social
The End of BlueSky is Nigh. Are you prepared?
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You would never believe that just 15 minutes ago she knocked everything off the countertop onto the floor just so she could get to a treat that she didn't even want once she got it
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You would never believe that just 15 minutes ago she knocked everything off the countertop onto the floor just so she could get to a treat that she didn't even want once she got it
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I’m doing a oil painting of a cat for a Christmas market thing. I still need to do so much before it’ll be finished
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I’m doing a oil painting of a cat for a Christmas market thing. I still need to do so much before it’ll be finished
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Female American kestrel at the estuary on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Female American kestrel at the estuary on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
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DO NOT call up the homeless shelter on thanksgiving or Xmas to see if you can pass a few plates and show your kids the “reason for the season”
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
November 8, 2023 at 5:19 PM
DO NOT call up the homeless shelter on thanksgiving or Xmas to see if you can pass a few plates and show your kids the “reason for the season”
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
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Here is my tip for getting Xmas music out of your head: you need a more powerful earworm. I find most any song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory works wonders (with the exception, of course, of the bathroom break classic Cheer Up, Charlie)
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Here is my tip for getting Xmas music out of your head: you need a more powerful earworm. I find most any song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory works wonders (with the exception, of course, of the bathroom break classic Cheer Up, Charlie)
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Join me in my annual game. There is just one goal: Avoid hearing Drummer Boy. Last person standing wins.
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Join me in my annual game. There is just one goal: Avoid hearing Drummer Boy. Last person standing wins.
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And if you manage to commandeer the music player, get yourself a playlist of Baroque orchestras and you're golden. Frosty and (shudder) THAT GODDAMN RUMPAPUMPUM DRUMMER BOY are banished.
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
And if you manage to commandeer the music player, get yourself a playlist of Baroque orchestras and you're golden. Frosty and (shudder) THAT GODDAMN RUMPAPUMPUM DRUMMER BOY are banished.
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When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
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And yes, there is a horrible history of bad drugs like thalidomide getting approved, and horrifically immoral testing. But every time something like that came to light, the FDA got stricter and stricter! It got tougher over time.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
And yes, there is a horrible history of bad drugs like thalidomide getting approved, and horrifically immoral testing. But every time something like that came to light, the FDA got stricter and stricter! It got tougher over time.
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Does that mean some effective natural and herbal remedies never get approved? Maybe. But it also means every scumbag with flavored water bottles and a dream can’t insist they can cure chlamydia or whatever.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Does that mean some effective natural and herbal remedies never get approved? Maybe. But it also means every scumbag with flavored water bottles and a dream can’t insist they can cure chlamydia or whatever.
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Anyway, the reason a lot of new age/woo/alternative medicine/homeopathy/etc. etc. types hate the FDA isn’t because it forces people to take dangerous drugs. It’s because it actually demands they prove their treatments work in a controlled clinical environment before they will approve them.
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Anyway, the reason a lot of new age/woo/alternative medicine/homeopathy/etc. etc. types hate the FDA isn’t because it forces people to take dangerous drugs. It’s because it actually demands they prove their treatments work in a controlled clinical environment before they will approve them.
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When weird rich, unqualified asshole zealots like RFK act like vaccines and other medical treatments aren’t being proven effective and are necessary, they are full of shit. And no, there was never any good evidence of an autism connection. One fraudulent and limited study. One. By a discredited Dr.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When weird rich, unqualified asshole zealots like RFK act like vaccines and other medical treatments aren’t being proven effective and are necessary, they are full of shit. And no, there was never any good evidence of an autism connection. One fraudulent and limited study. One. By a discredited Dr.
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I wish all the USians who don’t trust modern medicine, especially vaccines, would realize that at least 25 years ago when I was in clinical data management (can’t speak for now; I’m sure it’s getting gutted badly), the FDA was actually one of the most stringent regulatory bodies in the world.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I wish all the USians who don’t trust modern medicine, especially vaccines, would realize that at least 25 years ago when I was in clinical data management (can’t speak for now; I’m sure it’s getting gutted badly), the FDA was actually one of the most stringent regulatory bodies in the world.
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The remains of Theia are scattered deep inside the Earth and its satellite. By analyzing these remnants, scientists have proposed an origin.
A Lost Planet Created the Moon. Now, We Know Where It Came From.
The remains of Theia are scattered deep inside the Earth and its satellite. By analyzing these remnants, scientists have proposed an origin.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The remains of Theia are scattered deep inside the Earth and its satellite. By analyzing these remnants, scientists have proposed an origin.
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Case in point: David is pointing out that things he turned OFF were turned back ON and the response was "oh these are optional". Like.. not if you keep turning them back on they aren't!
Thank you for the feedback David. It's important to note that these features are optional and local models are downloaded if the feature is used.
Skip it entirely if you want. We understand this won't please everyone but we strongly believe in giving people a choice in how they browse.
Skip it entirely if you want. We understand this won't please everyone but we strongly believe in giving people a choice in how they browse.
October 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Case in point: David is pointing out that things he turned OFF were turned back ON and the response was "oh these are optional". Like.. not if you keep turning them back on they aren't!
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Thinking about this, and now I'm wondering about a gender flipped Victoria Von Doom.
Other Dooms would probably be sexist twits at her, which would only inflame the superiority complex. On the other hand, I could see more collaboration with Rose. Especially if the world was out to get both of them.
Other Dooms would probably be sexist twits at her, which would only inflame the superiority complex. On the other hand, I could see more collaboration with Rose. Especially if the world was out to get both of them.
One thing I did notice in the Huckman run, and yes it is a Council of REEDS, but there were no female Reeds on that Council.
Clearly that was purposeful to let us know they were bad.
If the good Reed Richards of the multiverse ever collaborate, there should be a Rose Richards or two in there.
Clearly that was purposeful to let us know they were bad.
If the good Reed Richards of the multiverse ever collaborate, there should be a Rose Richards or two in there.
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thinking about this, and now I'm wondering about a gender flipped Victoria Von Doom.
Other Dooms would probably be sexist twits at her, which would only inflame the superiority complex. On the other hand, I could see more collaboration with Rose. Especially if the world was out to get both of them.
Other Dooms would probably be sexist twits at her, which would only inflame the superiority complex. On the other hand, I could see more collaboration with Rose. Especially if the world was out to get both of them.
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After Midnight Mass came out, I remember reading comments online from folk saying the Sheriff was playing the victim card, or that Islamophobia isn’t a thing anymore etc…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
After Midnight Mass came out, I remember reading comments online from folk saying the Sheriff was playing the victim card, or that Islamophobia isn’t a thing anymore etc…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
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The comic book business can be brutal and chaotic, but it's also a place where the creators you idolized when you were a kid can become your close friends when you're older.
And that's just really freaking cool.
And that's just really freaking cool.
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The comic book business can be brutal and chaotic, but it's also a place where the creators you idolized when you were a kid can become your close friends when you're older.
And that's just really freaking cool.
And that's just really freaking cool.
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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Reminded by a conversation in a community that I'm part of: If you're forming or moderating a large social group, you NEED to have explicit and accessible policies around harassment and abuse. Social compact is absolutely not enough.
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminded by a conversation in a community that I'm part of: If you're forming or moderating a large social group, you NEED to have explicit and accessible policies around harassment and abuse. Social compact is absolutely not enough.
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The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
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Everything Trump is doing now was created and enabled by everything Bush and Cheney did. I know Trump makes liberals lose their minds because his aesthetic is gaudier but these people
do the same fucking things
do the same fucking things
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Everything Trump is doing now was created and enabled by everything Bush and Cheney did. I know Trump makes liberals lose their minds because his aesthetic is gaudier but these people
do the same fucking things
do the same fucking things