Photos of a polka-dot cat, a giant grasshopper, a swan with another swan growing out of its head. None photoshopped, they swear. Click through here to see more. You’ll have to make an appointment with your optometrist afterward just to be sure your eyes still work. (h/t Kottke)
My father would have loved this story, and would have wanted the book for Christmas. (h/t 1440)
Quote: “This community of about 2,500 people is leading the way for Moldova when it comes to the movement for reliable, locally produced, independent energy. At a time of increasing global conflict, it aspires to be a place where the supply of power does not depend on anything from outside, and stands as proof that community-based renewable energy systems can help cut emissions and bills, while engaging citizens in the urgent green energy transition.”
Dana sez, Everyone is subject to the law of unintended consequences, Vladimir old buddy. (h/t Fix the News)
So much fun! (h/t Laughing Squid)
In Lincoln’s day, and in the Gilded Age, and in the 1930s, Americans pushed back against those trying to establish an aristocracy in the United States. That project appears to be gaining speed as well in today’s America, where the rich and powerful are increasingly operating in cryptocurrencies and avoiding accountability, but where a majority of people would prefer to live in a world where a child does not have to sell her body to older men in order to save enough money to get braces on her teeth. —Heather Cox Richardson
Some much needed perspective from historian Heather Cox Richardson. Go here to read the essay in full. (Letters from an American)
Be great if everyone in America watched this film, and then we all sat down together to talk about it. (PBS)
And some great news–a Friend of Storyknife has pledged to match dollar for dollar up to $35,000 in this year’s fall challenge!
Click here and hey, presto, double your donation!
And on behalf of the Storyknife residents of 2026,
thank you all so much for your support!
Quote for the day
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand. —Paul Krugman
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