happiness
is the absence
of striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi
Ito Yuhan,
'Fuji from Taganoura'
is the absence
of striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi
Ito Yuhan,
'Fuji from Taganoura'
November 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
happiness
is the absence
of striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi
Ito Yuhan,
'Fuji from Taganoura'
is the absence
of striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi
Ito Yuhan,
'Fuji from Taganoura'
Sorry for my absence— but damn it’s a good day. Blue skies above and all around!
November 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Sorry for my absence— but damn it’s a good day. Blue skies above and all around!
BREAKING — @nbcnews.com projects that Republican Rep. Tom Kean loses his re-election bid after monthslong absence from Congress this year
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
GOP Rep. Tom Kean loses re-election bid after monthslong absence from Congress this year
NBC News projects that Democrat Rebecca Bennett has defeated Kean in his battleground New Jersey district.
www.nbcnews.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
BREAKING — @nbcnews.com projects that Republican Rep. Tom Kean loses his re-election bid after monthslong absence from Congress this year
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Incredible absence of journalism here. Ask a follow-up!
Republicans have been pushing voter ID for elections. Her husband and employers (Trump/Musk) has been pushing wild voter fraud claims for years.
But being asked to present ID? That is "doxxing your own address."
Republicans have been pushing voter ID for elections. Her husband and employers (Trump/Musk) has been pushing wild voter fraud claims for years.
But being asked to present ID? That is "doxxing your own address."
November 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Incredible absence of journalism here. Ask a follow-up!
Republicans have been pushing voter ID for elections. Her husband and employers (Trump/Musk) has been pushing wild voter fraud claims for years.
But being asked to present ID? That is "doxxing your own address."
Republicans have been pushing voter ID for elections. Her husband and employers (Trump/Musk) has been pushing wild voter fraud claims for years.
But being asked to present ID? That is "doxxing your own address."
#ELB “It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=160170
November 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
#ELB “It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=160170
Ah, what does the old archaeologist always say? - Absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence ... sometimes it's also a question of how carefully we've looked. 🏺🤔
Seems, the #Paleolithic in #Catalonia is about to get even more intriguing.
Seems, the #Paleolithic in #Catalonia is about to get even more intriguing.
NEW Archaeologists have identified hundreds of Ice Age engravings 'hidden in plain sight' for decades in Catalonia, exposing a completely new rock art tradition in a region previously thought devoid of Palaeolithic art.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Ah, what does the old archaeologist always say? - Absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence ... sometimes it's also a question of how carefully we've looked. 🏺🤔
Seems, the #Paleolithic in #Catalonia is about to get even more intriguing.
Seems, the #Paleolithic in #Catalonia is about to get even more intriguing.
a version with less fabric! or rather, with its complete absence x)
November 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
a version with less fabric! or rather, with its complete absence x)
By the standard proposed in this insipid editorial, the WSJ ed board doesn't think attempted murder should be a chargeable offense
Per @walterolson.bsky.social, "It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling" www.cato.org/blog/it-was-...
Per @walterolson.bsky.social, "It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling" www.cato.org/blog/it-was-...
November 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
By the standard proposed in this insipid editorial, the WSJ ed board doesn't think attempted murder should be a chargeable offense
Per @walterolson.bsky.social, "It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling" www.cato.org/blog/it-was-...
Per @walterolson.bsky.social, "It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling" www.cato.org/blog/it-was-...
Imagine the size of the differential in the absence of the memes!
November 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Imagine the size of the differential in the absence of the memes!
Twenty years of In The Absence Of Truth #Isistheband
November 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Twenty years of In The Absence Of Truth #Isistheband
Welcome back to Bluesky after an overtly long absence. Please remember that accountability is not retribution. Time to do your job for the people. We've done our work. Rest. Celebrate. And let's clean house.
November 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Welcome back to Bluesky after an overtly long absence. Please remember that accountability is not retribution. Time to do your job for the people. We've done our work. Rest. Celebrate. And let's clean house.
The absence of bravery and lack of commitment to liberal principles were foolish and self-injurious.
Remember when a huge portion of civil society including corporate leaders, top law firms, and elite universities decided to submit to Trump's authoritarianism? And it was legitimized because he won in 2024 with <checks notes> 49.7% of the popular vote? What now?
November 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The absence of bravery and lack of commitment to liberal principles were foolish and self-injurious.
It was failed election meddling, not absence of election meddling, argues @walterolson.bsky.social.
Absolutely. As with Jan. 6 and Trump’s coup attempt, failure does not somehow make the effort nonexistent or acceptable.
The standard cannot be that anti-democracy plots are bad only if they work.
Absolutely. As with Jan. 6 and Trump’s coup attempt, failure does not somehow make the effort nonexistent or acceptable.
The standard cannot be that anti-democracy plots are bad only if they work.
The WSJ is out with an editorial suggesting there was no need for “all the hyperventilating about what Mr. Trump might do” to meddle with the midterms—after all, they went forward without incident. I think that's as wrong as wrong can be, and say so in my new Cato post.
It Was Failed Election Meddling, Not Absence of Election Meddling
Yes, the Trump administration attempted to meddle in the 2026 midterm elections, even if the meddling didn’t work.
www.cato.org
November 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It was failed election meddling, not absence of election meddling, argues @walterolson.bsky.social.
Absolutely. As with Jan. 6 and Trump’s coup attempt, failure does not somehow make the effort nonexistent or acceptable.
The standard cannot be that anti-democracy plots are bad only if they work.
Absolutely. As with Jan. 6 and Trump’s coup attempt, failure does not somehow make the effort nonexistent or acceptable.
The standard cannot be that anti-democracy plots are bad only if they work.
Just gonna leave this here before I disappear for a few hours.
Keep the feral going in my absence please 😈😈
#nsfw #panties #pussylips #wedgie #lingerie #lace #feralfriday
Keep the feral going in my absence please 😈😈
#nsfw #panties #pussylips #wedgie #lingerie #lace #feralfriday
November 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Just gonna leave this here before I disappear for a few hours.
Keep the feral going in my absence please 😈😈
#nsfw #panties #pussylips #wedgie #lingerie #lace #feralfriday
Keep the feral going in my absence please 😈😈
#nsfw #panties #pussylips #wedgie #lingerie #lace #feralfriday
the absence of decent and affordable breakfast sandwiches in seattle must be studied
November 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
the absence of decent and affordable breakfast sandwiches in seattle must be studied
Silences et confusion, absence à l’hommage du 30 octobre, victimes sans nouvelles des plus hautes autorités de l’État… Depuis dix jours, Emmanuel Macron et le gouvernement apportent une réponse «minimaliste» à l’attaque meurtrière perpétrée par Kevin Tessier. Analyse 👉https://l.mediapart.fr/4jv
November 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Silences et confusion, absence à l’hommage du 30 octobre, victimes sans nouvelles des plus hautes autorités de l’État… Depuis dix jours, Emmanuel Macron et le gouvernement apportent une réponse «minimaliste» à l’attaque meurtrière perpétrée par Kevin Tessier. Analyse 👉https://l.mediapart.fr/4jv
The absence of consequences creates incompetence.
November 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The absence of consequences creates incompetence.
As a great President once said: "Real peace is not just the absence of conflict; it's the presence of justice."
Tonight, the American people sent a clear message — they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face.
November 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
As a great President once said: "Real peace is not just the absence of conflict; it's the presence of justice."
Hope is not the absence
of darkness
it’s the single candle we light
sitting beside us, when we weep
whispering softly, the light
is always near…
#alphabetchallenge #churches #hope #faith #weekRforReligion
#photographersofbluesky #eck
#photographersunited #italy
#photography #architecture #art
of darkness
it’s the single candle we light
sitting beside us, when we weep
whispering softly, the light
is always near…
#alphabetchallenge #churches #hope #faith #weekRforReligion
#photographersofbluesky #eck
#photographersunited #italy
#photography #architecture #art
November 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Hope is not the absence
of darkness
it’s the single candle we light
sitting beside us, when we weep
whispering softly, the light
is always near…
#alphabetchallenge #churches #hope #faith #weekRforReligion
#photographersofbluesky #eck
#photographersunited #italy
#photography #architecture #art
of darkness
it’s the single candle we light
sitting beside us, when we weep
whispering softly, the light
is always near…
#alphabetchallenge #churches #hope #faith #weekRforReligion
#photographersofbluesky #eck
#photographersunited #italy
#photography #architecture #art
OTOH the near-complete absence of election denial so far is a very encouraging sign for democracy (though, again, in a stable democracy no one would even notice)
Again, fact that Trump *can* lose doesn't mean all is fine
-numerous judges had to block election interference
-required overcoming often extreme state/federal gerrymanders & a Senate map tilted by malapportionment
In a strong democracy, none of these happen and opposition faces level playing field
-numerous judges had to block election interference
-required overcoming often extreme state/federal gerrymanders & a Senate map tilted by malapportionment
In a strong democracy, none of these happen and opposition faces level playing field
November 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
OTOH the near-complete absence of election denial so far is a very encouraging sign for democracy (though, again, in a stable democracy no one would even notice)
Thank goodness. His absence is unsustainable in the long term
November 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Thank goodness. His absence is unsustainable in the long term
Black organizing was critical, but would have achieved more in the absence of systematic voter suppression. Take Florida for example.
November 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Black organizing was critical, but would have achieved more in the absence of systematic voter suppression. Take Florida for example.