I know I’ve talked about it before but it never ceases to amaze me that the city of Toronto created this labyrinthine series of underground walkways that stretch for kilometres under the heart of downtown and they called it the fucking PATH. like how much more ominous could that even be. It doesn’t even stand for anything it’s just the PATH, all caps. What fucking fae named this artisanal bakery maze.
“PATH is downtown Toronto’s enclosed pedestrian walkway linking 29 kilometres of shopping, services and entertainment connecting Toronto Coach Terminal to Maple Leaf Square/Air Canada Centre. The Acronym (PATH) does not stand for anything - just signals that there is a pathway.”
Like I always lose my mind at this. If it doesn’t stand for anything it’s not an acronym Toronto!! Toronto!!!!!!!!!
Copying my tags:
I’m not exaggerating about the part without a ceiling:
This is, by the way, right under Bay & Bloor, dead centre of the city and some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. It radiates an incredible aura of menace.
Okay far more poeple have reblogged this than I thought and I just wanted to clarify- the horror of the PATH is not that it all looks like a spooky basement where you’re about to get murdered. There ARE spots like that, but to understand the ~vibe~ of the PATH, you have to understand that it is essentially one very large mall co-designed by like, 70+ different corperations who all have different aesthetics. SO, the PATH looks like that, but it also looks like this
and like this
and like this
and like this
Here’s an entrance to the PATH at Union
And here’s another- also at Union
And here’s another a few blocks away, though tbh I have never been able to enter here because it always seems to be locked, no matter how much I want Wendy’s that day.
And you’d think these mixed aesthetics would make it easier to navigate, or at least figure out where you are, but again, there are over 70 different entities designing this shit and not one original thought between them. So while you may well know when you step from one property to the next, whatever the look of your current section it’s more than likely they’re a nigh identical section somewhere further just to confound your mortal sense.
Basically, everyone tagging this with the Magnus Archives is very correct- If any place on earth could be the true domain of the Spiral it’s the PATH, and it’s just a shame Jonny didn’t know about it before the show wrapped up.
It stands for Puzzling, Aesthetically Terrible Hallway.
Blue represents the cold weather of the North Red represents the warmth of the South Yellow represents the rising sun in the East Orange represents the setting sun in the West
Because… yeah, uh, sure! Sometimes you see signage that follows this. Sometimes not, because, as mentioned above, this place is 12 malls stitched together by subway stations and condo basements
“there’s a guy in the walls” movies exist in a universe that I fucking WISH was real. imagine how easy it would be to install stuff in walls if the space behind a wall was not 3.5 inches/8.9 cm deep and I could get my whole self in there. of course that would mean a guy could get in there too, but what are the odds.
<currently blogging from inside this idiot’s walls>
PLEASE help me feed these ethernet cables downstairs or I’m gonna kill myself before you get a crack at me
thread it down here champ, we’ll get this installed come hell or high water
you are the best scary murderer who could have ever crawled into my walls
Republicans slam Mark Pocan for social media post about White House aide Stephen Miller
Lawrence Andrea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Thu, June 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM MST
WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is facing criticism from Republicans after calling White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a “racist (expletive)” and telling him to “go back to 1930’s Germany” following comments Miller made on immigration.
Pocan made the remarks in a post on X, responding to a tweet from Miller, who is Jewish, that read, “NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration.”
Earlier in the day, Miller derided the city of New York following the Democratic mayoral primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, suggesting New York was declining due to immigration.
Criticism from Republicans? Really? The fuck your feelings, everyone is a snowflake, down with PC culture are mad because Goebbels reincarnated got called a racist? Were his little white nationalist feelings hurt?
It still isnt everyday household knowledge that theres typically a eyeball on the end of every starfish “arm” and thats a shame because it gives them so much special personality. Thats why the tips are curled up!! He is L👀king!!!! He is a see 👁👁👁👁👁 star!!!
I like to tell people that starfish “arms” are less like arms and more like heads, since they have their own eyes, sniffers, and brains. It’s an animal with five heads that are all loosely communicating via one central stomach
I think the most zany thing about them is that they are bilateria.
For people who don’t know, bilateria are the creatures with two mirrored sides. Like you, insects, squids, etc.
So how can an echinoderm be bilateral but also radiating? Pretty much like plaguedocboi said. A starfish is like a wheel of repeating heads. Like if you were born with 5 to 10 bodies sharing one ass. Those would all still be bilateral bodies, just repeating themselves, as opposed to a jellyfish, which is one body with more than two identical sides.
Starfish are also literally just heads, as in the genes building an adult starfish body are only equivalent to yours from your neck up. And we know they’re equivalent, because among all animals, echinoderms like stars and urchins are one of only a couple esteemed groups sharing a apecial branch with us vertebrates.
When I am appointed to represent a child, my first action is to separate them from their parents and tell them the following things:
1. I am their attorney. I do not work for their parent or the judge or the cops. I don’t care what any of those people want.
2. My job is to listen to them and try and make what they want happen in court. (At this point I make a joke about how most people want me to get them out of trouble but if someone wanted to be in trouble I would do my best.)
3. What they tell me is confidential. It goes nowhere unless they agree to it. (If old enough, I talk to them about mandatory reporters, and how I’m a mandatory non reporter.)
4. I will give them lots of advice because I’ve been doing court for a while and I know a lot about it, and they don’t. It’s all really complicated, and if they don’t understand what’s happening it’s my job to help them figure it out.
5. They will make the decisions. (At this point I usually have to reassure them that I’ll help, I’ll speak for them in front of the judge, and I’ve got their back. It’s scary to have an adult say you’re in charge, most of the time.)
6. I tell them I know it’s absolutely wild to have some stranger come in here and say “hey, you can trust me!” and that I get if they don’t believe everything right away, because I plan to show them through my actions and my words that I’ll fight for them.
7. But nonetheless, I will treat them like a person who can make decisions, because they are living their life and I am not.
I do not:
Pretend to be cool.
Try to be their BFF.
Overwhelm them with detail.
Let their parents in the room until the kid asks for them. (I provide openings for this, and ask if the kid wants their parent to help them remember and understand.)
I want to emphasize I went into this job knowing nothing about how to interact with vulnerable populations, especially children. The training was minimal, and my role means that I can literally walk into a facility and get an unmonitored visit with a minor client one on one.
In my years of practice I have never felt threatened by a child, even one that was “violent” and “unstable.” It turns out just saying “hi, I think you’re a person with thoughts” is wildly successful? Now people treat me like I have special Child Whisperer powers. My powers are that I ask the child what’s up and I’m not scared to say things that are objectively awkward. I know nothing about anything.
somewhere out there right now is a kid with curly hair being raised by people who have wavy hair at best and those people are giving them 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner and telling them to dry brush it. and that kid is gonna spend all of middle school and high school hating their hair and moping over the flat iron. they’re being told right now that if they don’t dry-brush their curl pattern into oblivion every morning it means they’re unkempt and gross even though they naturally have the kind of ringlets that a thousand bridezillas would commit horrible murders for every june. it’s happening right now it’s an absolute epidemic and a tragedy every time
From a vivid Dragon Ball tribute in Londrina to a striking eye painted on a dumpster, this collection brings together 10 fresh street art murals across Brazil. Featured works include photorealistic portraits, colorful animal mashups, and imaginative character creations from cities like Rio de Janeiro, Santa Isabel, São Carlos, Petrolina, and Aracaju.
1. Goku on the Cloud – Huggo Rocha’s mural in Londrina, Brazil
A cheerful depiction of Kid Goku from Dragon Ball, sitting on his magical cloud with his Power Pole across his back. The character is rendered in bold yellow and violet tones against a vibrant red and yellow background.
2. Angry Chicken – Wellington Galone’s mural in Santa Isabel, Brazil
A hyper-expressive chicken stares forward with intense, human-like eyes. Its exaggerated feathers and beak contrast with sharp graffiti lettering in red and yellow tones on a bold orange backdrop.
3. I Want to See You Smile – Diego Nobre’s mural in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A joyful child wearing a Brazilian football shirt laughs heartily while holding a spray can. The mural covers the side of a building and uses the text “Quero te ver sorrir” (I want to see you smile) to reinforce the emotion.
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4. Colorful Canine Companions – EdEr SliM’s mural in São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Two vibrantly painted dogs emerge from a pastel background filled with stenciled paw prints. One dog is multicolored in warm tones; the other features icy blues and neons. Two real dogs pose in front of the mural, matching the painted styles.
5. The Watcher – HEROK’s artwork in Balneário Rincão, Brazil
A realistic human eye is painted across the side of a construction dumpster. Detailed eyelashes, reflections in the iris, and subtle skin tones give it a lifelike appearance that contrasts with its industrial canvas.
6. Panda Forest – Jhon Robert’s mural in Curitiba, Brazil
A young girl wearing a panda hat holds a panda plush toy, surrounded by forest animals including a red panda and a giant panda. The scene combines realism with playful fantasy elements and glowing fireflies.
7. The Peacock Jaguar – Julián Cruz Solano’s mural in Petrolina, Brazil for BEIRA
A hybrid creature with the face of a jaguar and plumage of a peacock dominates the wall. The mural features layered feathers in iridescent green and purple with glowing highlights and detailed fur textures.
8. Graffiti Gecko – Rodrigo Rizo’s mural in Campeche, Brazil
A cartoonish gecko character with colorful textured skin walks upright wearing sneakers, a blue cap, sunglasses, and a backpack full of spray cans, carrying a surfboard marked with graffiti.
9. COWABUNGA – Johny Carlos and Ketu’s mural in Aracaju, Brazil
Two Ninja Turtles—Raphael and Michelangelo—stand together in action-ready poses, detailed with muscular anatomy, weapons, and expressive faces. A graffiti wall and urban textures fill the background.
10. Leaves and Light – Zion Graffiti’s mural in Apucarana, Brazil for UNESPAR
A serene portrait of a woman with green eyes and long black hair, framed by vibrant green leaves. Her expression is calm, and the golden background contrasts with the rich leaf textures and shadows.
Tell me more about NASA’s scientific accuracy ratings for movies.
For those who are curious…
The Worst:
1) 2012 (2009): Neutrinos from a solar flare heat up the Earth’s core, setting off the end of life as we know it. The plot conveniently ignores the fact that neutrinos pass straight through matter—even us—without doing much of anything.
2) The Core (2003): The Earth’s core has stopped rotating and scientists have to drill into it to start it back up. The moviemakers go nuts with basic geology, ending up with something the New York Times called “monumentally dumb.”
3) Armageddon (1998): A team of drillers is sent to an asteroid on its way to strike Earth to split it into two parts they say will fly safely past the planet, completely ignoring Newton’s First Law of Motion (“an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force”), which says that all they did was make two asteroids that would hit the Earth.
4) Volcano (1997): Los Angeles is destroyed by a volcano that springs up in the city. Bad science mingling with cheesy dialogue and effects.
5) Chain Reaction (1996): Keanu Reeves. Bubble fusion. A government plot to prevent the spread of the technology. The perfect recipe for bad.
6) The 6th Day (2000): Arnold Schwarzenegger is cloned. Because one of him just wasn’t enough?
“kids spend too much time on their devices” well what else are they supposed to do? there’s no corner shops with pinball machines in them on every corner anymore. there’s no malls or stores in small towns for teens to hang out in without being suspected of shoplifting or kicked out for loitering. sidewalks are too broken for them to ride their bikes and there’s no bike lane in the street to make it safe for them. i just don’t understand where they expect these kids to go when they keep taking places away from them. and yes having no safe public places for them is what leads a lot of teens into addiction if they end up at a place where people aren’t truly looking out for them.
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