#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Vase
China, late Qing Dynasty, c.1900
polychrome doucai porcelain
H 5.52 in (14 cm) x W 8.27 in (21 cm) x D 10.24 in (26 cm)
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/asian-art-furniture/ceramics/huge-chinese-porcelain-doucai-decorated-frog-vase-underglaze-blue-late-qing-19c/id-f_36272062/
#ChineseArt

One of the least affordable US housing markets in decades is freezing residential real estate sales and shutting out a generation of aspiring homeowners.

But one group remains unfazed by the crisis: the wealthy, per Bloomberg.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

Somebody reminded me of the classic 1960 presidential campaign ad from JFK and how it could be updated... so I did.

I should be ashamed of myself... but I'm not.

Unlike JD, who appears to be freaked at the idea of being labeled a Upholstersexual. 😏

#ShillbillyEulogy #CouchFucker #CouchSurfingXXX #MAGA #Vance #harris2024

Helpful
#dogs #dogsofmastodon #Humor

It was only a few months ago when experts were saying that there was likely a significant cap in what Trump can achieve, due to a lack of hard support, and an abundance of hard resistance.

I think Kamala Harris entering the race is resetting that amongst centrists, who heard about the Trump/Biden debates and thought they might be able to swallow the return of Trump.

Now the calculations are different, and Trump is beginning to look like a loser... and will continue to do so by ducking debates.

Most economists agree that by age 40, you should:
- own at least one enchanted dagger
- know two hidden entrances to fairyland
- have a well developed set of antlers or bat wings, preferably both
- be covered by a thin layer of moss or fungi, your choice

‼️🇺🇸Ukraine to receive nearly $8 billion in direct budget support from US by November, ambassador says (more) https://kyivindependent.com/us-funds-by-october-ukrainian-ambassador-to-us-says/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

#BorelFire, Kern County CA.

Symbols you see when the map opens are heat detection by the MODIS and VIIRS satellites. This data is not real time and locations are only approximate. Sometimes this data can be 'false positive'.

For more info, see 2 links upper left corner of the map.

Never rely on any map or anything else you see online to ignore an order to evacuate. The fire officials have information that you do not.
#CAfire #CAwx #Wildfire

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=35.554602,-118.565140&zoom=11&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Wildland_fire_name,Perimeter_FIRIS&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

mrrp ​​

to be fair, he does look like someone who could push your buttons...

"I'M LATE FOR JAZZ BAND REHEARSAL," I yelled, felling multiple little old ladies with my trombone as I ran

I prefer my opening ceremonies within the confines of a stadium, as god intended.

Oracle Fusion Cloud loses containment, over 32 million dead

Leah on MSNBC: "We've got 15 states that we've identified where we can win the presidency, the Senate, and the House. We are going to go hard in those states. We've actually built out a tool that helps regular people...make a difference in this election."

"We've identified the voters that we need to reach in your neighborhood, like maybe down your block, and you go and you talk to those voters."

Join us: https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/neighbor_to_neighbor_ge?source=mastodon

For a minute I thought they were squirting the athletes like they do me if I dawdle too long on the "lazy river".

#ParisOlympics

@jeanettepizzurro Hey Jette! She's ready to dance!!!

Fox News Poll: Harris bests Trump by 6 points in Minnesota | Fox News

As a citizen of Minnesota, this is pleasant to my ears.

https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-harris-bests-trump-6-points-minnesota

Push'em back, Kamela, push'em way back! 🌴

Red Rover Red Rover Don't Come Over

#OlympicGamesForIntroverts
#HashTagGames

“More than 500 developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on World of Warcraft have voted to form a union. […] Together, they have formed the largest wall-to-wall union — or a union inclusive of multiple departments and disciplines — at Microsoft.”

HELL YEAH LET’S GO https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/24/24205366/world-of-warcraft-developers-form-union-blizzard-entertainment

#1u

Generative art in R using {generativeart} package. Artwork for the forthcoming Tayus album “Symbiotic” due out in August. Tayus.bandcamp.com #generativeart

COUCHES? DOLPHINS? WHAT *WON'T* J.D. VANCE FUCK? WE NEED ANSWERS.

Here is a silly system ... I didn't want to receive SMS messages on marketing stuff from a bank ... So in their great system they stop sending all other messages too ... Fools

Hugz & xXx

vigil to remember Sonya Massey next to the Embrace monument, Sunday July 28 630 PM
via #artistinitiativeforrevolution
#boston #sonyamassey

Vision and dental included!!

#moonflowers have been slow to #bloom but even the leaves are pretty 💚
#bloomscrolling

Via Jemele Hill:

I want to love anything as much as Ted Cruz loves sounding stupid.

Ted Cruz: "Kamala can't have my guns. She can't have my gasoline engine. And she sure as hell can't have my steaks and cheeseburgers."

#PeteButtigieg blasts #JDVance’s #VP #candidacy in one #brutal #joke.

Buttigieg pointed out that Vance was vehemently #opposed to #Trump just a few years ago.

“These are very #rich #men who have decided to back the #RepublicanParty that tends to do good things for very rich men.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/pete-buttigieg-blasts-jd-vances-vp-candidacy-in-one-brutal-joke/

https://www.europesays.com/1363352/ The Ukrainian athletes appeared sailing down the river Seine for the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympics – ‘Ukrainii!!’ was shouted 🇺🇦 💙💛 #Ukraine

The big battery tool companies have every accessory under the sun, but I'm yet to see an e-scooter from any of them.

#Fuschias for Friday.

Our fuschias are blooming like mad.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #perennials #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers #FlowerPhotos

Record 50C temperature increase over Antarctica to shift Australia's weather patterns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-27/nsw-antarctica-warming-over-50c/104142332

Found 11 new servers and 16 servers died off since 3 hours ago.

21,400 servers checked. 14,114,616 Total Users with 0 Active Users today. Check out the stats!

New #fediverse servers found:

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This platform is pretty good at deceiving me that the world is different than it is. I am optimistic about Harris, but the reality is that the election is on a knife's edge. "Enthusiasm" might be something that people feel who already were going to vote for Biden in states that were already solid Biden. Unclear what the accurate picture of the electorate actually is.

‘No evidence': MSNBC host pans Vance rant that Dems ‘brainwash children' - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/nicolle-wallace/

#ParkFire #CAwx

Cole Euken, Staff Reporter
Jul 26, 9:28 PM EDT

The fire is now 239,152 acres per CAL FIRE

https://share.watchduty.org/i/27638

Great Heron
#nature #photography #wildlife

MAGA ex-CEO threatens cops with 'piano wire' if they don't lay off his ally: report - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/patrick-byrne-2668821889/

TIL that after the collapse of the Old Egyptian Kingdom, regional warlords (Nomarchs) sprang up as the bloated royal government went bankrupt. The end of the Old Kingdom allowed Nomarchs to control their own resources, significantly increasing the quality of life across Egypt. (2686-2181 BCE)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt?wprov=sfti1#Th…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ed4o86/til_that_after_the_collapse_of_the_old_egyptian/

Since Roe was overturned, millions have lost essential care. It’s crucial for Democrats to stand firm and protect reproductive freedom for all. Let’s ensure access to care across state lines! Learn more and help safeguard our rights! https://indivisible.org/campaign/abortion-reproductive-freedom