Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

Celebrate the fucking wins.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

“But what about the lurkers?”

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

When I was faster i was always behind.

Come on, man.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

You cannot shame the shameless.

We still have time to mess this up!

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Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

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— Dr Ella Hawkins (@ellamchawk.bsky.social) May 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM

I used to follow Dr. Hawkins’ amazing artwork on twitter, and I’m very glad she’s come over to the less fraught BlueSky!

From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology.

These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.

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— Dr Ella Hawkins (@ellamchawk.bsky.social) May 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM

Most of my biscuits get eaten, but I hung on to this one.

The flavour is orange, cardamom, and vanilla, and the design was painted by hand onto royal icing using food colouring gels and vodka.

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— Dr Ella Hawkins (@ellamchawk.bsky.social) May 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM

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  2. 2.

    Trollhattan

    Too pretty to eat has just replaced too big to fail.

    Amazing

    Also, a jumper is not a sweater. Had to be said.

  4. 4.

    suzanne

    Those are beautiful.

    Biscuits are really the only British food for which I have much affection. Maybe fish and chips, but I can’t eat fried food more than once or twice a year.

  7. 7.

    satby

    Reminds me of a friend’s Mehndi cookies. I’m impressed with anyone who has that ability to visualize, focus, and produce such detail, in any medium. Especially cookies.

  8. 8.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    Dr Hawkins’s CV is exactly why the liberal arts are so important to civilization.

    And highlights how the liberal arts in higher edumacation have suffered massively under 40 years of underfunding of higher ed in general and STEM mania.

    For those of you/us not on BlueSky and have no intention of going there, here’s her Facebook account:

    https://www.facebook.com/EllaMakesCakes/

    She also does “biscuit art workshops” that I’d love to attend just to see how she does it.

  11. 11.

    MrPug

    Look, this is Murica where biscuits are biscuits and cookies are cookies and never the twain shall meet!

  12. 12.

    Trollhattan

    Big “I was only pretending to like him” vibes.

    Elon Musk on Tuesday called President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislation making its way through Congress “outrageous,” “pork-filled” and “a disgusting abomination,” the Washington Post reports.

    Said Musk, on X: “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

    Too late, my weird dude.

  16. 16.

    satby

    @Old School: Like a lot of never-Trumpers, he’s been evolving publicly for a while. Good for him putting his money where his mouth is.

  19. 19.

    laura

    Off topic, but am I happy to see that BillinGlendale’s GFM met, and exceeded its goal. I really hope that BillinGlendale feels the love and esteem that this community has shown and that his burden has been eased enough to wring some cortisol out

    Also, fancy biscuits are Fancy!

  20. 20.

    Eunicecycle

    Do you drink the vodka? Now other people had to be thinking that, too! And the cookies are too pretty to eat.

  21. 21.

    Elizabelle

    Eagle cam watchers:  sister Sunny is back in the nest to visit Gizmo.  The sisters are reunited, briefly.   Gizmo has not flown yet, but was doing a lot of wing testing earlier.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE

    ETA:  Gizmo had looked a bit forlorn in the nest, all alone, but Sunny had been perching in the same tree, near the top, once she’d completed her maiden flight.  And parents Jackie and Shadow have been back at least once, to cater a fish for Gizmo.

  26. 26.

    Trivia Man

    why do people eat biscuits and gravy? The frosting should be plenty of moisture!

  29. 29.

    Trollhattan

    Trump tariff tussle trips. Picked the wrong district, they did (sez judge).

    A federal judge dismissed California’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, temporarily stymieing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s biggest political tactic against Trump’s White House.

    U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled on Monday that Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta did not have jurisdiction to sue Trump in the Northern District of California. In doing so, she partially sided with the U.S. Department of Justice’s assertion that the case belonged in the New York-based Court of International Trade.

    Bonta filed a motion immediately after Scott Corley’s decision, appealing to the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He and Newsom announced last month that they were challenging Trump’s ability to levy taxes on foreign imports under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, arguing that the president did not have the authority to do so.

    Newsom has made the tariffs central to his attacks on Trump since he resumed criticizing the president in recent weeks, arguing the uncertainty has harmed small businesses and blown a $16 billion hole in California’s budget. “It was dismissed on procedural grounds,” Newsom’s office said in response to Scott Corley’s ruling. “We disagree — as did a federal court in D.C. — and have already appealed.”

    https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article307753500.html#storylink=cpy

  31. 31.

    Citizen Dave

    @Elizabelle: ​
     Thanks for the reminder. Sunny and Gizmo and the parents have been the best show of the Spring. The finish is so sweet yet sad we won’t see them again once they move away.

  32. 32.

    Elizabelle

    @Citizen Dave:  Hoping they lurk a bit once both fledged.  But there is a whole beautiful world out there for them.  Team Sunny and Gizmo.

  33. 33.

    Elizabelle

    Dr Hawkins’ cookies are gorgeous.  Too pretty to eat.

    I have trouble finishing my chocolate bunnies, never mind Blake and medieval art design showstoppers.

  35. 35.

    Trollhattan

    @Trollhattan: And pastor Mike enters the fray. Root for injuries!

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hit back at Elon Musk after he called the House budget bill “a disgusting abomination” filled with “pork” that would lead to crushing debt.

    Said Johnson: “It’s very disappointing… My friend Elon is terribly wrong.”

    He added: “I know that the EV mandate — very important to him. That is going away, because the government should not be subsidizing these things as part of the Green New Deal. And I know that has an effect on his business. And I lament that.”

    Wonder if he and Elmo have discussed the whole “covenant marriage” thing? Boy howdy.

  36. 36.

    Belafon

    @Sure Lurkalot: The more they try to make these algorithms get closer to what we consider truth, the more human they sound.

    Teacher: I need you to read this book.

    ML: *read’s Cliff Notes*: Done.

  38. 38.

    Another Scott

    @Sure Lurkalot: Wow.

    I was immediately turned off by the suck-up-iness, the over-the-top praise, etc., of the responses even before she confronted it and it went into You’re right, I’m sorry mode.

    Electronic psychopaths – just what the world needs.  :-/

    Grr…

    Thanks very much.

    Best wishes,
    Scott.

  40. 40.

    Old School

    @Trollhattan:

    He added: “I know that the EV mandate — very important to him. That is going away

    I still can’t believe Biden mandated that everyone has to purchase an electric vehicle.

    I’m glad the Speaker is eliminating that.

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