The Importance of Being

The decimation of our science higher education and research infrastructure will take generations to restore.

Game-day read: Rhamondre Stevenson, the caring teammate. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

If you're backyard is close to water, consider building a frog sauna to help treat chytrid!

I wrote about Drake Maye and the Patriots offense. sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

the thing about having actual principles is that when a politician I respect does some stupid shit I can just be like, “that sucks, knock it off” instead of inventing an imaginary world where I’m forced to defend stupid shit for procedural 4d chess reasons

In-a-gadda-da-vida in Manhunter

I just finished reading “Seeing Like a State.” It argues that “high modernism” (Brasilia, soviet collectivization, Tanzanian forced villagization) failed because it put complex humanity into overly-simple schema. I think it has interesting things to say about AI’s impact on the labor market. 🧵

Jerry Remy 2B Debut: 1975 - Retired: 1984 BOS - ANA

Oh no

This is (was) my neighbors plate!

Dudes rock

Massachusetts native, went to Sturbridge Village several times in elementary school, and then Natures Classroom I think in 5th grade maybe out near the Cape?

y'all should familiarize yourself with what the Average American is consuming entertainment-wise!

I wrote about The Florsheim Affair, and what kind of man wears the ill-fitting dress shoes his weird boss gave him to work. defector.com/report-presi...

I don't know that any social media platform is good for you but the stated intention of the owner of twitter is to make you worse and studies are now showing that he's having some success with that. This isn't esoteric, everyone knows it. So at this point being judgmental about staying there is fine

My coworker just suggested we "set a trap" for the guy who keeps stealing lunches from the break room fridge. Brother you are Tom and Jerry brained. We are going to HR.

Christopher Nolan's hand-drawn map of Inception

the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it

Dudes rock

Driving down the highways in western MA and all the road signs that used to say “click it or ticket” and whatnot now have Pats slogans like “we all we got, we all we need, don’t drink and drive”

Via NFL films, this was the Maye bomb to unreal Boutte one handed catch. (and the correct choice of score)

dolores o’ riordan 🕯️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw4...

Gary Sheffield Made Pedro Martinez Wait. Pedro Sent a Message.

Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already: If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder. It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO. /1

He was a silly guy in a lot of ways despite all the artistic seriousness he used to sell himself. Here's an outtake of Bowie impersonating Springsteen, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and others. It's always made me laugh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyuU...

Being back in the office this year will impact my workouts, but I got in a run at lunch today #FitnessSky

🧵Day 3 and we have a new meaning for "running Venezuela," courtesy of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, who is in charge of Venezuela as well as the National Archives. We're going to insist they do what's in the US national interest. Time for some principal-agent theory. 1/

Heading into week 18 Boutte has 31 catches - 25 first downs, 6 TDs www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/Bo...

This is the way

Replace "good" with "American" and you got a slogan.

Foxborough High School has been getting snaps right all year, Garoppolo

there has never been a more Dudes Rock moment in human history

Dudes rock

If you hop on the No. 35 bus in downtown Portland, within 15 minutes you’ll reach the entrance to Tryon Creek State Natural Area — a 647-acre pocket of calm tucked at the edge of the city. For park ranger Rhett Wilkins, that forested canyon is his daily workplace.

Cleaning out the Patriots notebook following an emotion-filled day in Cincinnati … roster talk … and looking ahead to Monday’s game against the Giants.

Throwbacks next Monday 👀

To the contrary, the laws of thermodynamics are one of the most serious real-world constraints on AI.

Korea is flexing here with this highly artistic floating solar farm, newly commissioned days ago. 47.2 MW of capacity located near the 50 MW Imha hydroelectric dam. The modules are arranged into the shape of Korea’s flag and the Mugunghwa, Korea’s national flower.

Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays. Listen in ⬇️

Drake Maye’s crushed blitzes all year, but when teams get pressure without sending extra rushers, the numbers change fast. @brykno.bsky.social breaks down why four-man pressure is the real test for Maye against Tampa Bay 👇 ftnfantasy.com/nfl/why-you-...

I don’t believe being an NFL fan means selling your soul, or even being a hypocrite. But we should probably at least not ignore that it’s adjacent. My first for The Deep Shot: www.thedeepshot.com/2025/10/27/e...