I was hoping for an explanation of those showy tentacles! I can't tell if the color changes are due to photophores or camera light, but they're impressive either way.
"Both children and adults scream in pain as Buddy brutally attacks them. There is a significant amount of gore and violence in this movie as characters are stabbed, impaled by the unicorn’s horn, suffocated, drowned, and set on fire."
Tramp knows nothing about A1 except that it's keeping this sham economy afloat, that's why he doesn't want it regulated because if the investment growth slows down the economy goes down the shitter,
I want to see TFG investigated and prosecuted. And when it gets appealed to the Supreme Court, as we know it will, I'd want to look John Roberts in the eye and say "YOU DID THIS"!!!
The transaction in this case is for a YCH (Your Character(s) Here); I provide the references, the artist provides a template. Prices are usually low to reasonable.
Hmm, the CEO is a major donor to Assface, and um, Shreveport, why does that sound familiar, oh yeah! Mikey Johnson's district.
<The Energy Transfer site, located near the city of Shreveport, is named as the biggest single “super emitter” in new rankings of US oil and gas operations for the largest releases of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that is rapidly overheating our planet, according to a new UCLA study, which is based on satellite data.
From January 2025 to June this year, the Shreveport facility spewed out methane at an average emission rate of 1.56 tonnes an hour, which is 15 times larger than the threshold defined in a Biden era program by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a super emitter event, according to the study. The Trump administration has put implementation of that program on hold but climate experts and advocates say reducing methane emissions is vital to limit the climate crisis.> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/14/us-companies-methane-pollution-rankings?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Hi Evan! First off, what was the name of the movie with Jumbo in it? Jumbo, along with Tom Thumb, was one of the first big celebrities of the 19th Century (An oliphaunt, Samwise; I know), and it was big, big news when PT Barnum purchased him from Britain. There were calls to have Queen Victoria intervene and nix the sale. (I know I’m a nerd about all things circus. There are more of us, if you count children, than there are of them.) Was it one of the movies where PT Barnum was a character, most of which are total hokum. He was electen governor of Connecticut in 1870, and made contraception illegal. (It was about trying to stop Lysol abortions and snake oil salesmen, if you want to know it. The nascent AMA was trying to get doctors be educated and professional and not mail order diploma’ed.)
It's a combination of hubris and a "I'm on team R all the way" mentality. Voting Democrat or not voting GOP is like the thought of spitting in Jesus's face for some of these voters.
Why is a Trump supporter suddenly leading the nation’s most prominent LGBTQ+ media company?
"Months after laying off prominent queer and trans journalists, the most influential LGBTQ+ media company in the country quietly added a Trump supporter to its leadership team.
Jay Katari, an entrepreneur and investor who now serves as EqualPride’s “Strategic Advisor, Growth & Innovation” and sits on its board of directors, was quietly added to the company’s website last week. EqualPride is the parent company behind The Advocate, Out, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Them – which the company acquired from Conde Nast earlier this year. ...
Earlier this year, EqualPride laid off staff across its existing publications, including senior editors and writers. Those cuts included Alex Cooper, then editor in chief of The Advocate; Rachel Shatto, then editor in chief of Pride.com; and Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière, a Black trans creative who wrote that working in queer media had been one of the great privileges of her career. Writer Mey Rude, whose work elevated lesbian and trans voices at Out and The Advocate, was also among those laid off. Eventually, Senior VP Kayla Gagnet voluntarily resigned from her position to save writing jobs.
Then, just days after those layoffs, EqualPride acquired Them, Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ publication. Then there were even more cuts. The Objective reported shortly after the acquisition, EqualPride laid off several Them writers. This move not only threatened necessary coverage of the trans community – which is already underrepresented elsewhere in national media – but it stripped away job security for trans writers and creatives."
Leading LGBTQ+ newsroom confronts parent company over board member’s MAGA support
Two weeks after equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill expressed “full confidence” in Jay Katari and told employees to prioritize meetings with him, the company halted those conversations.
It’s a diamond squid 🦑 in your hed gif, and I’ve got the info about it here: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/diamond-squid
Also, you get a meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/fc5ee845-c66b-4e2d-acb9-38ebeca66b85?utm_source=share
She looks like a happy squid.
And "Diamond Girl" by Seals & Croft came to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtOYomo4Qg
Diamond Squid you sure can swim
Graceful glider, tentacles trim
You should totes check out my subhed!
I did. But my first reaction was that song. (And, now, of course, it won't leave my head. Thank you, Martini!!!
What a fascinating, absolutely beautiful animal.
The incredible life that exists within Earth's seas never ceases to amaze me.
Cephalopods are fascinating creatures!
Squids!!! I have many friends who are serving or retired from the USN!
I was hoping for an explanation of those showy tentacles! I can't tell if the color changes are due to photophores or camera light, but they're impressive either way.
I am pretty sure this is not the type of squid that has photophores, so I guess the fancy lightshow is all the photographer's doing.
It looks kinda like the creature from the fab movie "Nope" (2022).
I've been lied to. It's a fairy! Fairies *do* exist!
10/10 would hug
Fish food.
"BOO! You must fear me!"
"BOO-URNS, motherfuckers!!"
Earth is weird.
Sure, they’re cute when they’re babies…
The diamond squid is a graceful dancer.
Hold me closer, calamari dancer...
EARWORM! EARWORM!
Christopher Walken too!
Wait, Christopher Walken is a squid?
Well, about something personal like that, I can't presume to speak for him.
Diamonds are a squid’s best friend.
"You talkin' to me?"
"YOU TALKIN" TO ME?!?!"
"Both children and adults scream in pain as Buddy brutally attacks them. There is a significant amount of gore and violence in this movie as characters are stabbed, impaled by the unicorn’s horn, suffocated, drowned, and set on fire."
I simply must see this movie at some point!
" (Sometimes he treats all voters the way he treats women.)"
Classic.
Tramp knows nothing about A1 except that it's keeping this sham economy afloat, that's why he doesn't want it regulated because if the investment growth slows down the economy goes down the shitter,
I want to see TFG investigated and prosecuted. And when it gets appealed to the Supreme Court, as we know it will, I'd want to look John Roberts in the eye and say "YOU DID THIS"!!!
NEVER gonna happen (sorry, I know I am a negative Nellie).
I wonder if the studio that released the Buddy movie has sent a thank you note yet? Box Office Gold!
From the Texas Tribune article about French:
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴,” 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘔𝘤𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
When *that* nut job thinks you’ve gone too far…
“The EU is concerned like Susan Collins. Europe should punish and shun him in every way. ”
A. Those are two different things.
ii. Or get your own government to do it.
"Well, I can't sit around here in my jammies all day!"
"Why not?"
*pause for a couple beats, while I consider*
"Well, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 I can sit around here in my jammies all day!"
Options, I got options...
𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
https://cathnews.com/2026/09/15/son-of-a-librarian-spends-his-birthday-in-the-vatican-library/
The champagne and strippers came later in the day.
I do like Pope Bob. Not enough to make me want to go back to the church but I like him.
Me, too.
As my great-uncle says: "There are Popes and then there are 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴."
(sends out tenders to two artists for a pair of 2-character NSFW arts; concludes commission with one of them)
'concluded a commission', eh?
economic stimulus?
I is a Jerb Creator!
Poor wording, I agree.
I don't know, I thought it sounded kind of fun.
The transaction in this case is for a YCH (Your Character(s) Here); I provide the references, the artist provides a template. Prices are usually low to reasonable.
Wayhey!
My pension subsidizes the arts.
Does Kentucky have two brain-dead senators or, technically, one brain-dead one and a zombie?
𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
https://substack.com/home/post/p-215496456
Apologies to any Kentucky Wonkers but you get what you vote for.
Hmm, the CEO is a major donor to Assface, and um, Shreveport, why does that sound familiar, oh yeah! Mikey Johnson's district.
<The Energy Transfer site, located near the city of Shreveport, is named as the biggest single “super emitter” in new rankings of US oil and gas operations for the largest releases of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that is rapidly overheating our planet, according to a new UCLA study, which is based on satellite data.
From January 2025 to June this year, the Shreveport facility spewed out methane at an average emission rate of 1.56 tonnes an hour, which is 15 times larger than the threshold defined in a Biden era program by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a super emitter event, according to the study. The Trump administration has put implementation of that program on hold but climate experts and advocates say reducing methane emissions is vital to limit the climate crisis.> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/14/us-companies-methane-pollution-rankings?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Hi Evan! First off, what was the name of the movie with Jumbo in it? Jumbo, along with Tom Thumb, was one of the first big celebrities of the 19th Century (An oliphaunt, Samwise; I know), and it was big, big news when PT Barnum purchased him from Britain. There were calls to have Queen Victoria intervene and nix the sale. (I know I’m a nerd about all things circus. There are more of us, if you count children, than there are of them.) Was it one of the movies where PT Barnum was a character, most of which are total hokum. He was electen governor of Connecticut in 1870, and made contraception illegal. (It was about trying to stop Lysol abortions and snake oil salesmen, if you want to know it. The nascent AMA was trying to get doctors be educated and professional and not mail order diploma’ed.)
Lemme get this straight... Ken Paxton goes to London on vacation in the middle of his Senate campaign... and brings his mistress?!?
Someone clearly believes the fix is in.
well, either that, or misuse those campaign fundraising dollars while he still can...
Or he knows that if he loses, she's gone!
It's a combination of hubris and a "I'm on team R all the way" mentality. Voting Democrat or not voting GOP is like the thought of spitting in Jesus's face for some of these voters.
And apparently buys Notre Dame merch.
Developing LGBTQ+ news tabs ...
EqualPride Adds MAGA-Supporter To Leadership Team
Kevin Ortega-Rojas
Why is a Trump supporter suddenly leading the nation’s most prominent LGBTQ+ media company?
"Months after laying off prominent queer and trans journalists, the most influential LGBTQ+ media company in the country quietly added a Trump supporter to its leadership team.
Jay Katari, an entrepreneur and investor who now serves as EqualPride’s “Strategic Advisor, Growth & Innovation” and sits on its board of directors, was quietly added to the company’s website last week. EqualPride is the parent company behind The Advocate, Out, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Them – which the company acquired from Conde Nast earlier this year. ...
Earlier this year, EqualPride laid off staff across its existing publications, including senior editors and writers. Those cuts included Alex Cooper, then editor in chief of The Advocate; Rachel Shatto, then editor in chief of Pride.com; and Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière, a Black trans creative who wrote that working in queer media had been one of the great privileges of her career. Writer Mey Rude, whose work elevated lesbian and trans voices at Out and The Advocate, was also among those laid off. Eventually, Senior VP Kayla Gagnet voluntarily resigned from her position to save writing jobs.
Then, just days after those layoffs, EqualPride acquired Them, Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ publication. Then there were even more cuts. The Objective reported shortly after the acquisition, EqualPride laid off several Them writers. This move not only threatened necessary coverage of the trans community – which is already underrepresented elsewhere in national media – but it stripped away job security for trans writers and creatives."
https://hereswhykevin.substack.com/p/equalpride-adds-maga-supporter-to
Leading LGBTQ+ newsroom confronts parent company over board member’s MAGA support
Two weeks after equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill expressed “full confidence” in Jay Katari and told employees to prioritize meetings with him, the company halted those conversations.
https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-newsroom-demands-equalpride-answers
Burrowing away from within.