Shirley Will
@shirley-will.bsky.social
Angry at the government, but also into fiber arts, dancing, SF&F, documentaries, and K- pop & dramas. Don't forget to vote in local elections.
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Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94
Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94
Spanish woman’s attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction
Cecilia Giménez, the woman who achieved unwanted international fame for her botched “Monkey Christ” restoration of a 19th-century mural in Borja, north-east Spain, has died aged 94.
In 2012, Giménez, an amateur artist, decided to restore Ecce Homo, a mural by a local artist, Elías García Martínez, that hung in the Santuario de Misericordia church in Borja. However, her talent as an artist was not equal to her good intentions and she produced what was described as the worst restoration in history. Continue reading...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94
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JWST saw a mind-vaporizingly huge gamma-ray burst explosion from a star when the Universe was just 1/16th its current age!
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JWST observed an immense gamma-ray burst from a very long time ago
An incredibly powerful explosion reached out to us from across the Universe
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December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
JWST saw a mind-vaporizingly huge gamma-ray burst explosion from a star when the Universe was just 1/16th its current age!
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The slide deck I did a few days ago, when protests began erupting in Tehran.
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The slide deck I did a few days ago, when protests began erupting in Tehran.
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Years and years and YEARS of nonsense flowed due to a fuzzy, low-resolution of this rock, the so-called Face on Mars. I can't believe how much of my life i dedicated to debunking BS like it.
www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoa...
www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoa...
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Years and years and YEARS of nonsense flowed due to a fuzzy, low-resolution of this rock, the so-called Face on Mars. I can't believe how much of my life i dedicated to debunking BS like it.
www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoa...
www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoa...
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Anti-vaxxers have a lot to answer for. A lot.
US measles outbreak tops 2,000 known infections
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...
US measles outbreak tops 2,000 known infections
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Anti-vaxxers have a lot to answer for. A lot.
I like how he separates useful machine learning applications from LLM/Gen "AI" - quotes bc it's ALL machine learning. I read an interview with a tech bro that was hopeful about the possibility of actual artificial intelligence some day. But they're still trying to sell it like a finished product.
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I like how he separates useful machine learning applications from LLM/Gen "AI" - quotes bc it's ALL machine learning. I read an interview with a tech bro that was hopeful about the possibility of actual artificial intelligence some day. But they're still trying to sell it like a finished product.
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avatar had no cultural impact bc it doesn't have a bluesky check mark
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
avatar had no cultural impact bc it doesn't have a bluesky check mark
I've never seen the movies, but I am equally tired of the flood of articles with every release.
Here's an interesting article re: the Avatar cultural impact debate, with this particularly trenchant line: "Unlike multiple actors associated with Star Wars and Marvel, no one on the Avatar cast is receiving death threats."
movieweb.com/avatar-movie...
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After 16 Years, This 'Avatar' Debate Is Getting Old
How many times do we need to have this conversation?
movieweb.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've never seen the movies, but I am equally tired of the flood of articles with every release.
Interesting, I'd never heard this story before.
December 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Interesting, I'd never heard this story before.
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I think it was Issa Rae who said, "Networking isn't about hanging out with famous people. It's about finding people at a similar stage who you vibe with, so you can all rise together."
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I think it was Issa Rae who said, "Networking isn't about hanging out with famous people. It's about finding people at a similar stage who you vibe with, so you can all rise together."
LOOK WHAT MY SON GOT ME FOR CHRISTMAS!!!
I also want a hard copy some day, but I really don't want to wait to read it 🥰
I also want a hard copy some day, but I really don't want to wait to read it 🥰
December 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
LOOK WHAT MY SON GOT ME FOR CHRISTMAS!!!
I also want a hard copy some day, but I really don't want to wait to read it 🥰
I also want a hard copy some day, but I really don't want to wait to read it 🥰
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Looking for a way to improve humanity for the holidays? Help impeach RFK Jr.!
Thank you @standupforscience.bsky.social for keeping the pressure on to oust RFK, Jr., a current & future danger to all in our country. I just called my rep. asking her to co-sponsor the Articles of Impeachment. . Please make your calls too!! www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkj...
Stand Up for Science Campaign to Impeach and Remove RFK Jr — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
RFK Jr. is endangering our families, threatening our health, and destroying our place as the world leader in biomedical research. Impeachment is an extreme option, but Bobby is an extreme threat and m...
www.standupforscience.net
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Looking for a way to improve humanity for the holidays? Help impeach RFK Jr.!
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Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
I’ve been trying very hard to not be an asshole as I get older. Often, that just means keeping my mouth shut and nodding along.
December 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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here we go (police incident report follows)
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
here we go (police incident report follows)
Haven't watched "Scrooged" in a while. Forgot about this.
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Haven't watched "Scrooged" in a while. Forgot about this.
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And lo, on this Christmas morning, a miracle did occur as a double melded peanut M&M appeared in a bowl to honor baby Jesus in swaddling clothes.
December 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And lo, on this Christmas morning, a miracle did occur as a double melded peanut M&M appeared in a bowl to honor baby Jesus in swaddling clothes.
FUCK YEAH IT IS
Hey it’s time to take Rare Exports out of the freezer.
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Trailer #1 | Ilmari Järvenpää, Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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December 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
FUCK YEAH IT IS
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
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Merry Christmas Eve!
Remember that there are NO RULES TONIGHT!
Remember that there are NO RULES TONIGHT!
If you feel weird about being festive when the world's like this, we wrote a book for you about celebrating Christmas under a dictator.
It wasn't a religious holiday in the days of curfew in Korea, it was an act of resistance.
Here's an antifascist Christmas carol from No Rules Tonight.
It wasn't a religious holiday in the days of curfew in Korea, it was an act of resistance.
Here's an antifascist Christmas carol from No Rules Tonight.
"Christmas After Curfew" an original song from No Rules Tonight
YouTube video by Ryan Estrada
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December 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Merry Christmas Eve!
Remember that there are NO RULES TONIGHT!
Remember that there are NO RULES TONIGHT!
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honesty, I like it
❗️Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni: "The past year has been tough for all of us, but don't worry because next year will be even worse."
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
honesty, I like it
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pinning this to my computer
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
pinning this to my computer
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It's almost like there's a side of this they want to protect and it isn't victims
Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's almost like there's a side of this they want to protect and it isn't victims
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I firmly believe we're going to survive this era -- broken, hobbled, with decades of rebuilding that will not be finished in my lifetime -- but we are going to survive and every asshole who collaborated in the effort to destroy this country will forever wear the stain of it.
December 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I firmly believe we're going to survive this era -- broken, hobbled, with decades of rebuilding that will not be finished in my lifetime -- but we are going to survive and every asshole who collaborated in the effort to destroy this country will forever wear the stain of it.