Rubes

@rubizza.bsky.social

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Queer AF gay married NB. GenX. Atheist. She/they. Not for everyone; lots for some. Was @AreWeMarried on the bird site. Monogamous no-coiner: yes, that means go all the way away with your pump & your dump.

4 week old kitten, climbing around a cardboard crate, singing a lot. Wants OUT!
Two Pyrex measuring cups. The one on the left (1 cup) says PYREX, and the one on the right (1 qt) pyrex. They’re on a white background. Relevant to the thread, the one on the right has a blueish tint, while the one on the left does not. (In this case, the all-caps logo that predates the lower case logo is aligned with the earlier/later material change. But as the Wikipedia article points out, this isn’t a definitive tell.)
Two kittens in a window, both yellow eyed and triangle-headed, one black, one smoky grey. You can tell they’re the most affectionate kittens ever, just by looking at them.
MAD Magazine cover with Alfred E. Neuman and Donald J. Trump pictured. Trump is bellowing with a lot of combover, and Neuman has the same hair and an oversized Trump outfit. He’s holding two thumbs up. Text: MAKE AMERICA DUMB AGAIN! The 20 DUMBEST People, Events and Things 2015 #537 FEBRUARY 2016 $5.99 CHEAP!
n p r article in mobile app: • • • Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate after facing an allegation of rape Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support. Barbara Sprunt • July 08, 2026 08:23 PM EDT Photo of Graham Platner for senate banner behind an empty podium
YOUR CLOSEST MATCH: Zohran Mamdani Mayor of New York City (2026-present) Results from this quiz: https://britmonkey.com/2020s-political-compass/
Contra Costa County’s yearly temp average.
Audiobook cover, background, what looks like dry earth, tiny daisies, weeds and grass coming out of the cracked purple ground. Text is yellow and bold, except for the tagline, which is pictured between the author and the title on the cover. Tagline text is white, with the largest daisy in the image between the two sentences. NATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHARLIE JANE ANDERS LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER WITCHCRAFT IS HARD. FAMILIES ARE HARDER…
Heartbreakingly beautiful black kitten—whose foster will not foster fail, no no no—opens her kitten arms to play with her foster human, staring directly into the camera with her thoughtful grey-green eyes. She’s standing on her hind legs on a yellow flowered area rug.
A gorgeous grey kitten with yellow-green eyes and a pensive look in her face stares at the photographer from behind a piano lamp shelf and the brass center pole of the lamp, both of which are decorated with Victorian flair. Behind her is the folding leg brackets holding up a black coffee table because this foster parent/photographer has ADHD and too much shit.
Mother goose and goslings cross an on-ramp in New Bedford, MA Signs on the road: WORK ZONE SPEEDING FINES DOUBLED WORK AHEAD
Close up shot of a gorgeous tortoiseshell cat with yellow eyes staring into the camera accusingly. She’s sitting on a white porch railing with her tail curled around her. Background is a blurry tree.
Screen shot of the top increases of net worth for congress. Table in link, it doesn’t print well in this format.
Audiobook cover: Breaking Through My Life in Science Katalin Karikó
Needlepoint pillow on a shelf that says “MAMA TRIED” in black with red and black corner borders
Screen shot of a Libby notification: The Geomagician Jennifer Mandula Hold placed, 16th in line.
Book cover of Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Pictured is a Mumbai slum in the background while a grade school-aged child in a dirty white dress squats, hands folded, looking at the sky. Text: Katherine Boo WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE behind the beautiful forevers LIFE, DEATH, AND HOPE IN A MUMBAI UNDERCITY BY SUNIL MALHOTRA AN UNABRIDGED PRODUCTION INCLUDES AN AUTHOR'S NOTE READ BY THE AUTHOR
Two skeets in the feed, first one is a Paul Klee painting called Moonlight, posted by Joseph Lewczak. Second is a photo of a daytime scene with the moon visible, posted by @mariasteuer.bsky.social. The top of the first skeet and the bottom of the second are cut off. Text visible: … known as Moonlight), was created by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee in 1919. [Klee painting] @mariasteuer.bsk... @mari... • 22h Waning Whispers... [moon photo]
sibility’s sake… Audiobook cover image of an illustration of a duck diving under the water, its butt in the air. The background is orange and the water is blue but transparent—you can see the duck’s head, neck and foot through the blue. There are ripples surrounding the duck that it’s caused. The cover says: Recorded Books SHORTLISTED THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann Narrated by Stephanie Ellen "Unstoppable.. like nothing you've ever read before." -Booker Prize Jury citation
Beautiful, smart, sneaky AF border collie / husky / heeler / pittie / dane with white paws and a tri-color medium coat looks at the camera with interest. She is especially radiant due to the red and black buffalo plaid bandana around her neck.
Twin double knitting projects laid out on an occupied pant leg. One is teal on variegated pastel, the other pastel on violet.
Survey results from Gas World Question of the day The disruption to Qatari LNG facilities implies what for helium markets? Severe shortage affecting semiconductors and healthcare 41.53% Temporary tightness but manageable 29.66% Structural repricing of helium as a strategic commodity 22.88% Minimal impact due to existing inventories 5.93%
Stickers on a lamppost, one says “KILL ELON.”
Text message: theres an ice walkout today at 1:15 just letting you know cause ur gonna get a call OK.
Pinerolo Male, Young San Francisco, CA Cared for by: Surfers For Strays - SF Transport Stop This dog. Seriously a cutie pie. Natural smoky eye, but otherwise brown and white with curious pointy ears! He’s on his back looking for belly rubs in this photo.
Beer Girl Growlers & Bottleshop is pictured. There are blue lights and a progressive Pride flag.
Electric meter box with stickers that say “EVERYBODY PAY$” and “mathien.” Mathian sticker is brown on yellow and has a wizard with a bear head on it. Hapeville, GA—say that carefully and pronounce the P with definition.
Everything is Tuberculosis library book in tatters on a rug.
Photo of Todd Snider from his official IG account. He’s smiling and leaning forward, wearing a fedora and a denim shirt. Also posted there: "Like A Force of Nature" If we never get together again Forgive me for these fools I’ve been See if you can remember me when I was listening to my better angels It’s like a force of nature Coming over me I can’t keep myself from moving It’s like a force of nature May your hope always outweigh your doubt Until this old world finally punches you out May you always play your music Loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors Or may you play at least loud enough To always wake yourself up Todd Daniel Snider 10/11/66-11/14/25
Earthquake report from m.emsc.eu: SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIF. 3.6 © 2025-11-13 20:41:15 UTC 12:41:15 local time • 38.08 N | 122.237 W 6 km of your location 21 km WNW of Concord, United States 3 km SE of Vallejo, United States + 9.8 km deep • 18 comments I felt this earthquake Help others by sharing your experience and uploading images Comments 18
Photo of a split mobile screen. On top is part of an article on the ABC News website: Pentagon sends ground forces to train in Panama’s jungle for first time in decades Top abc NEWS Heigntened focus there. Since taking office, Trump has vowed to "take back" the Panama Canal and repeatedly threatened to attack Venezuela because of its alleged role in transiting illegal narcotics. The “word” transiting is highlighted. Bottom: Dictionary tran sit | tranzet | noun 1. the carrying of people, goods, or materials from one place to another 2. an act of passing through or across a place... New Oxford American Dictionary transit | noun movement Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus transit | traenset， -zat | 名詞 1.U（人 荷物の）輸送，運送；【形容詞的 … FFS, people. Hire MFing editors. You sound like lazy middle schoolers without a dictionary. We don’t even need books anymore! You don’t have to leave your document! This isn’t poetry, it’s journalism. You get exactly zero poetic license in an online news piece for a network. Sorry, Anne.
New York City Mayor PROJECTED WINNER D [photo of Mandami] Zohran Mamdani A smiling man—who did not in any way kill my father—will soon be the mayor of New York City. Were he not dead because of Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump, Dad certainly would have voted for Mandami.
Audiobook cover: Dream State by Eric Puchner Montanan mountains against a big blue sky with only a wisp of clouds. Seal on the image reads: Oprah’s Book Club. Which is fine, I guess. People should read, and why shouldn’t writers get rich? I’m sure it’s just as unfair and corrupt as anything else right now. I feel like a disillusioned adolescent all over again, the way everything seems headed to shit. But I was just projecting then. It’s really happening now.
Bench with vegetation behind it and a red, blue, and teal glass bowl on the end.
Video of panning around Stewart and Minor in Seattle
Five absolute gorgeous nectarines on an irregularly shaped wooden cutting board with a sun tea pitcher behind them. All are on a stove, because well-lit flat surfaces are scarce in my home.
‘Jeff Wulkan is a commercial pilot and entrepreneur who appeared in HBO's "The Rehearsal," a docu-comedy series created by Nathan Fielder. He is known for his involvement in the aviation-themed wine company Mile High Wines and for starring in the reality TV show "Bikini Barbershop."’ Via Wikipedia
The goodest Pittweiller that ever the world did see, one Fezzik, named for another gentle giant of lore. He sits on a couch at an Air Bnb, clutching the House Manual between his paws. Rest in peace, my love.
Hallway in an art museum. At the end of the hall is a giant photorealistic self-portrait of Chuck Close.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s face peers out of a cracked-open sliding door. From the movie “Hard Truths.”
Image of text: When did Alcatraz shut down and why? The prison on Alcatraz closed on March 21, 1963, because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to BOP. It was nearly three times more expensive to operate Alcatraz than any other federal prison, in part because its physical isolation required food and supplies to be dropped off by boat. The island also had no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons had to be barged in each week. At the time of its closure, Alcatraz needed restoration and maintenance work that would have cost about $3-5 million excluding its daily operation costs.
Sign at pharmacy window: WARNING: Cash register tape can expose you to chemicals including Bisphenol S (BPS), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov RITE AID
Four sleeping kittens on a blue couch next to a red purse. One black and white tuxedo, head to head with a black and grey tabby. Stretched between them is a grey and light grey tabby, and above them is a darker grey tuxedo. 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈
Animated GIF of a quote from a political consultant on the Waldo episode of Black Mirror (S3). A Black man in a suit looks dismissive, saying the quote, which is superimposed on the gif: “AND THE WHOLE NIHILIST DEMOCRACY SUCKS THING,” It cuts off too quickly, because what he says next is “is wackadoo.”
Tesla with a bumper sticker that says ELON with a red line through it.
MLK Memorial wall with text
MLK memorial quote
Statue of FDR with quote and his dog, young girl approaching.
More quotes from the MLK memorial: “IF WE ARE TO HAVE PEACE ON EARTH OUR LOYALTY MUST BECOME ECUMENICAL RATHER THAN SECTIONAL. OUR LOYALES MUST TRANSCEND OUR RACE, OUR TRIBE, OUR CLASS, AND OUR NATION, AND THIS MEANS WE MUST DEVELOP A WORLD PERSPECTIVE. GEORGIA, 1967”
MLK monument, next to a fountain. Reads: “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE WE ARE CAUGHT IN AN INESCAPABLE NETWORK OF MUTUALITY, TIED IN A SINGLE GARMENT OF DESTINY. WHATEVER AFFECTS ONE DIRECTLY, AFFECTS ALL INDIRECTLY.”
Window and plaque from Macy’s 34th. Art deco style sign that reads “Macy’s” and ornate brass window bars on the window.
Terrible photo of an old (1979?) subway map. My computer monitor is in front of it, and it’s at a wonky angle because I’m too lazy to move the monitor for a better shot.
Same papier-mâché figure from the bottom. Bottom is glass, and through the glass you can see a single red and white die showing two pips.
Unpainted papier-mâché figure of a handmaid with a pink pencil next to it.
Television set into a red bookshelf. On it, Cory Booker speaks in front of the Senate at 1 am EST, reading letters aloud from US people who rely on Social Security.
The very goodest boy in all the world sits on a beach, parallel to the shore. He’s a sleek, 10-year-old pittweiller tuxedo dog, all black from this angle, and he’s sitting so you can’t see his missing back leg or his missing spleen or the place where one side of his head has lost its muscles and caved in on itself. There’s a decaying pier in the background, blue sky and white clouds. I’m trying to paint this photo, but so far my results are embarrassing.