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Who the hell decided we need a #NationalSportsDay? There’s sports every day of the year. It’s inescapable. What does having a national day for it do for anyone?

This is a great reminder that, when the FBI raided Trump’s home, it found evidence of an actual crime: hundreds of highly classified documents that Trump stole when he left office.

List of people enslaved in the White House (or associated with the White House), organized by President: www.whitehousehistory.org/index-of-ens...

Spotted at Alga brewery in Pensacola

Rum Runner and Tropical Haze at Mobile Tiki Week. Can’t add alt text.

Before you leave a company make sure you know of any retirement benefits. Check back every few years to ensure they have all of your data correct. Update them when you move.

Ted Lasso is still one of the best shows out there.

People bemoan a lack of civics education in the US, but a bigger problem for our democracy is the near total lack of media literacy education. Media literacy should be required beginning in first grade (what are ads and why) through twelfth (propaganda, public service, journalist standards).

I think this a bit too kind to Kegsbreath, but still describes much about him.

I’ve not heard anyone tie Trump’s tariff mania to corruption. Am I missing what’s being said, is there some other reason it’s not being said, or am I completely wrong to think the tariffs are intended to line republican pockets? If Trumpism wins I fear the return of a Conkling type senate.

Mbappe is usually a pleasure to watch, but that PK was predictable from the moment he stutter-stepped.

An early goal from Egypt then Messi denied on a PK. Loving this match already.

I wish Scotland were still in the Cup, but… m.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4a...

Belgium/Egypt must be the most boring match so far. May end up the worst of the tournament.

There is no good excuse for how this was handled. Even if we believed the reason, waiting for his arrival is an embarrassment to the US. There a multitude of better ways to handle the situation. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Social Security Trustees Report just dropped, trust fund now runs out in 2032—next presidential term. Huge fight coming over a basic choice: lift the cap so the wealthy pay their fair share, or cut benefits for everybody. Yesterday Mike Johnson made clear he plans benefit cuts.

There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it. Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.

Orange Beach provides free housing for nesting terns. Photo taken this morning while on turtle patrol.

Futures play a role in the real economy, relating to planning, pricing, and hedging against price changes. Prediction markets are pure and simple gambling.

Without birthright citizenship there is no freedom. No civil rights. No democracy. Because then your citizenship in the country where you were born becomes a political question. People with power decide if you belong. Instead of the other way around, the way it should be.

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

An essay I wrote for Writer’s Digest on how a naturalist’s perspective can benefit a fantasy writer (and vice versa): www.writersdigest.com/finding-comm...

Just received @jarodkanderson.bsky.social ‘s new release Strange Animals! Thanks @bookshop.org for getting it to my mailbox. Can’t wait to start reading. We’re all strange animals, so act like it.

Two mobsters meet and fall in love at the east River as they dispose of bodies using cement overshoes. Concreted Rivalry.

The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.

Dear recipe sites-if your recipe title includes “marry me,” “best ever,” or any variation of those themes I will not be visiting the page.

In wine there is truth is an accurate, but incomplete, statement.

The festival spirit is deeply rooted in Western culture. Modern people ignore its power at their peril. A true history of the festival | @zachdh.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/a-t...

If it weren’t for Blue Sky I would not have heard of @engelsbergideas.bsky.social, and would be missing out on many thought provoking articles. This one, in particular, has much to chew on.

Interesting read, with implications for both left and right.

***Please share widely*** @santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social. chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...

What do you all think? Americans everywhere wearing black and white on June 14th to honor #Marchofthepenguins and not a dictator’s Birthday?!

An excellent essay by Duncan Weldon. He explains why, in 1914-1918, the civilian-led, democratic states of Britain and France adapted more effectively to the conditions of total war than autocratic regimes in Russia and Germany, where the military came to predominate.

🔴 NEW 🔴 Labour bows to Murdoch lobbying 👇

salt lake city adopts 3 new city flags to circumvent new utah law that bans flying pride/other flags at public buildings (original: upper left)

I have had an email from Dr Michael Lissack saying he has reported me to ICE and DOGE for this article.

We’re trying to start a UK #IndiePressDay too on May 1st - Could you give it a boost? Thanks

This is nifty. Kinda sorta #booksky chaos.social/@VoltPaperSc...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

What the West can learn from Cold War dissidents | @elisabethbraw.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/wha...

Good night, Bluesky

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WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

Teens in Ukraine’s occupied territories meet in what may be the world’s most dangerous book club. #booksky www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

20 books day 4. The Monster at the end of this Book, by Jon Stone and Mike Smollin.