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The supremely talented Set Designers working on the BLADE RUNNER (1982) cityscape

Dave Brubeck’s 1960’s Connecticut home was as cool as his music.

"Flock is so nakedly dystopian, scary, 1984. I can’t believe—I mean, I can believe that David Holt would be spineless and just mask off. He’s a fascist."

Research links secure firearm storage to lower risks of suicide and unintentional shootings. It’s a way to put a barrier between a gun and someone who should not have access, whether a curious toddler, a young person considering suicide, or a thief trying to steal a gun.

Well done again 🇪🇸 Spain’s new weapon against drink spiking: an ice cube that traps the drug as evidence euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/19/s...

HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has obtained new images showing severe destruction at a U.S. base in Kuwait following an Iranian attack. See the images and our full report:

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...

A stunning video capturing intricate cell movement in a child living with a rare genetic disorder has won the 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition. https://cnn.it/4xxxfxo

enjoyed making this one youtu.be/zGYmIwM4T90

“Now it’s dawned on us, the sort of gravity of this historical moment that we are bearing witness to, and at that point it’s like a war photographer.”

We’re in scary times, but lots of folks in media are doing their damnedest to defend democracy. My Stop the Presses newsletter praises 25 of them and also cites other fierce fighters. See if you agree.

Bitey baby found her forever home! We will miss her. #fostering #cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday

Foster babies enjoying the window seat. Baby boy had a hernia repair and he's healing well. #Caturday #catsofbluesky #fostering #cats

Foster kittens having a great time! #cats #catsofbluesky #kittens #fostering

If you've discovered Dubioza Kolektiv through their World Cup hit, you might also be interested in this article, about their song satirizing blind trust in AI. globalvoices.org/2026/04/26/b...

If you use LLMs to do your data analysis, or if you listen to people who do, you should read this kucharski.substack.com/p/real-signa...

Happy #Caturday from my contemplative girl. She will solve all the world's problems soon.

Calvin Duncan takes office as judge suspends bill eliminating Orleans criminal clerk A federal judge in Baton Rouge ruled that the bill, SB 256, is unconstitutional, issuing a temporary restraining order against the state and clearing the way for Calvin Duncan to begin his term as clerk.

Gov. Jeff Landry has officially suspended primary elections for U.S. House races in Louisiana. When they resume, the state will be using a jungle primary system instead of the semi-closed party primary system that was put in place. From @piperhutch.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2026/04/30/l...

How far can you get in 60 minutes? European cities offer vastly larger areas reachable by public transit than US cities of comparable population size. Source: lconwell.github.io/lucasconwell...

37,000 Fake AI Comments Mysteriously Oppose Washington State’s Effort To Tax The Rich Ideally, the U.S. public is supposed to be able to comment on government policy proceedings, and the government is supposed to listen to that input. Of course, it doesn’t really work that way: For years we’ve…

New at Longreads: The Questionnaire. First up: Maria Popova—on reading, writing, and the life of the mind.

About Epstein, Edge, eugenics, and finding my name in the Epstein files. www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

Shortly before his fatal encounter with federal immigration agents on Saturday, Alex Pretti was confronted on a Minneapolis street by an officer who was later on the scene of his shooting, video analyzed by CNN shows. https://cnn.it/4t0HgSA

Carney's speech is brilliant. Here is a transcript. I suspect we will be feeling some serious pain in Canada shortly from the reaction open.substack.com/pub/paulwell...

New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for. My story:

Bluesky proves today what a force for good it can be in a darkening world. Our friend Alan @alan678.bsky.social is posting a daily #WinterRobin #ForJanet after my lovely wife left this world last week. He also invited others to join in. Here is our Roberto who Janet loved. #birds #EastCoastKin

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Ashamed to say I'd never heard Dr Martin Luther King Jr's acceptance of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Such a contrast to discussions today about the award. So we played King's comments on-air.

Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/vide...

ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.

Hey, a quick hint for anyone trying to follow the news in Minneapolis from out of state: if you add ?utm_source=gift to any Star Tribune URL, it'll let you read it. Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free: www.mprnews.org www.minnpost.com sahanjournal.com

Even before menopause begins, hormone shifts change how your body uses energy and builds muscle. Strength training, protein and sleep can help women counter rising insulin resistance and muscle loss. buff.ly/Cqo6hv5

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

#TheLensNola🔍 At age 15, Jahmad Randolph gave his club an anti-violence theme and christened it the Young Rollers, to imbue the club with a certain state of mind, rooted in freedom and motion. ✍ Katy Reckdahl with photos by Gus Bennett Read full story🗞: buff.ly/LWDgFS5

How an attempt to standardize Switzerland’s least known national language ignited quarrels that engulfed classrooms, newspapers, and eventually local politics.

"What we need includes an independent investigation into the malpractice surrounding repair project bidding, the failure of the current monitoring system and the inaction of government authorities upon receiving complaints."

Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...

The new doumentary “Free Joan Little” chronicles the case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence. Little’s 1975 trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice and survivors’ rights to self-defense.

South Africa has returned over 130 gold and bronze artefacts taken between the 1870s and early 20th century to a Ghanaian traditional king.

btw if you like her Posting I actually think you might like reading Joyce Carol Oates, grab "High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories, 1966-2006" that's a really good anthology of shorts or "Bellefleur" for the first in her series of gothic almost-fantasy novels about an American family of oddities

This week’s astonishing artifact is an ancient Egyptian human-hair wig found in the tomb of a royal architect and his wife. 🏺🧪

How is the UAE involved in Sudan’s civil war? Despite denials, evidence is growing of the gold and arms deals funding the violent struggle that is tearing the country apart

If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.