Air tanker scores a direct hit on a fire line in the Hollywood Hills, dumping thousands of liters of retardant as Santa Ana winds threaten to turn dry chaparral into an explosive blaze.

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— Digital Brain (@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM

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Deep End neocities homepage with lots of blinkies.

"CURRENCIES

A current’s ease,
form into mist.
Occurrence sees
a current’s ease.
A currency’s
for men too missed—
a current’s ease,
form into mist. "

—Lori Wike in The Journal of Wordplay 12

Jeffers writes about sparrowhawks.

"West Coast noir insists that the sun-drenched beauty and free-spirit mythology of California hide a world of corruption and greed. Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay." —Peter C Baker via

Cat gouache in “gothic” style.