I made this for my friend's daughter who is trying out pottery. I've been making her little instructional videos and this one is a timelapse of me trimming and putting a handle on a mug. Thought I would share in case you guys find this interesting.

Someone shared this with me who said it had been circulating in the Hasidic community. Will likely offend a lot of people these days.

Hi everyone, I haven't been active in Solid Ground for a while, but I am still alive and kicking! I now work as personal assistant to a mind-bendingly weird and diva-esque artist-lip-syncher-performer named Fiona Blueberry. She is blissfully clueless about politics and seems to be completely unaware of the culture wars. Working with her is a breath of fresh air. If you need a mood lift, I encourage you to watch this video we made together. Happy 4th, everyone! Wishing you fun/love/peace on this holiday. :) www.fionablueberry.com

US supreme court just banned a Colorado law that disallowed alternative counseling options to gender affirmation policy. the vote was 8-1 after textbook determination as a direct violation of the first amendment through viewpoint discrimination by the state. as expected far leftist judge Ketanji Jackson dissented.... in addition to Colorado, this will reverse similar bans in: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-overturns-ban-so-called-conversion-therapy-first-amendment-grounds

My daughter had the musician Madilyn Mei on repeat for the better part of 2024/25. Madilyn - now Elio - just came out as he/they. Mei has such a large fandom and I fear how they will be affected by this. Not sure how/if to discuss with my daughter. https://atwoodmagazine.com/mdym-madilyn-mei-a-thousand-songs-about-it-all-album-interview-music-feature/