Due to a terrible misreading of a hashtag, we prepared something to post tomorrow, then realised it was wrong. So today, let's celebrate #GalenTines Day. Here's what Galen of Pergamon (c129BCE-216BCE) had to say about the gynaecological anatomy which influenced physicians for over a millennium...

A group of quilters in California are collecting squares for a "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" quilt. My mother-in-law made one to contribute, and learned today that it's the only one from Florida they've received.

This was a really weird year to move to Denver.

Baqsimi should be part of every institution's basic first aid kit.

Fruit kolaches probably should be my answer, but I have a soft spot for the Heinz chili sauce house salad dressing served at most DFW Italian restaurants.

Fellow Heebs and Heeb-adjacents in Metro Denver, there are still some tickets for tomorrow evening’s chat about “Unlearning Jewish Anxiety” with my rabbi Caryn Aviv at the JCC: tickets.jccdenver.org/Event/unlear...

Yesterday in our Intro to Judaism class I told the story behind Kristallnacht - that on October 27, 1938, the Nazis rescinded legal status for 12,000 ostjuden (Eastern Jews) and deported them by train to Poland. Poland did not admit them, and they were trapped at the border for weeks. /1

📚 What is already on your spring reading list? We pulled together five upcoming books we have already preordered and think you should too. 👉Read the full list and see why these books made our Spring 2026 preorder stack: wildones.org/spring-2026-...

Any advice on learning crochet for lefties? My kid wants to learn, but I'm terrible at figuring out how to reverse everything.

Hollywood and New York = Jewish. This is the Jews Control the Media conspiracy spoken by a government official

Every pierogi is an emotional support pierogi

Pardina lentils are a staple in Spanish kitchens. They are used in all kinds of dishes in Spain, including Lentejas, a rustic stew that varies from region to region. Today we’re featuring a meatless version with potatoes and pimentón.

The meal plan for the week: +Crispy bean tacos +Pea risotto, nugs +Nachos +Lenticche al sugo, garlic bread, broccolinni

Starting February 9th, The Librarians will be available on the PBS app. Or watch it live (check your local PBS station’s schedule). Please give it a watch. It’s not just about censorship and books. It’s about the moment we find ourselves in and how we got here. www.pbs.org/independentl...

i’m not visually disabled but my wife is and if you need help figuring out what to write for alt text, just imagine you’re telling her what’s in the picture so she can understand the post. “handshake meme, one side says ‘salt’ other says ‘evelyn normielib,’ they meet at ‘fuck ice’.” or whatever

I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside. What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there? I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

My favorite part is that he shaved his hair in an attempt to hide from consequences.

Hi Coloradans! Reminder, in Colorado, the election primary looks like this: Caucus -- > Primary --> General Election This means that in order to get progressive Democrats on the primary ballot, we need to attend caucus to get them on.

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ive ever seen #Discworld www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/e...

death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted

Me to kid: Am I a broken record? Kid: I don't know what that means. And then I died of old age.

Sugar cookies

This is a huge upset in a very Republican district.

The grocery store just called to ask if I really want *that much* marinara. I have felt so called out since the covid grocery pop up guy asked me if I really wanted the giant-sized peanut butter.

The news www.instagram.com/reel/DJiKtmo...

The same day, there's a national strike against ICE and Epstein Files released, this fascist regime has decided to arrest and intimidate 4 Black journalists, including Don Lemon.

NEW: All Aurora Public Schools will be closed tomorrow due to staff shortages (anti-ICE strike). Denver Public Schools will deal with staff shortages on a school-by-school basis.

Buy Nothing: here is a whisk, a book about potty training, a sequined headband, and a lizard rock. Priority to someone who wants everything.

Crisosto Apache is the new Colorado Poet Laureate, succeeding the late Andrea Gibson. Apache, an Indigenous poet and Associate Professor at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, will serve in the role for two years.

Sam cat tried to steal the insulin pump, but had to settle for the syringe.

About once a year I remember "the United Federation of hold my beer," and as a scientist and a Trekkie, it makes me smile imgur.com/gallery/unit...

I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.

Me: this is all getting to be too much. Let's look at the crochet subreddit. Crochet subreddit: blue bunny hats everywhere Me: sobbing

Finished my application! Now to cook through the broken chest freezer.

I think I'm finally done with my cover letter. One tiny section left, and then I'm done with my application. 🤞

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS: Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring. Here's a weird starting point: There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr. Cats that roar = genus Panthera Cats that purr = genus Felis

You do not need to traumatize yourself to be a better person, a better activist, to better oppose the people and forces engaged in this murderous evil. You just need to know it's happening and take action.

I am a climate scientist and this is correct. As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open. Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Apparently I needed more uncertainty in my life, so I'm cooking the pasta without a timer. When will it be ready? No one knows!

Too often, insurance companies offer only “ghost networks” for mental health: lists of therapists who don’t actually accept your plan. Too rarely do they face real accountability, as @propublica.org‘s reporting makes clear.

Be prepared, but this *won't* be like 2021. The weather will warm up fairly quickly, so you won't get trapped in your house for a week without power or water.

Winter weather report: only one middle schooler in shorts, and most of them are wearing real coats.

I asked a science question in a Facebook group (and got my answer). I think I'm going to have to lock it now, though, because all the confidently wrong answers that people are still making are so obnoxious.

My Facebook marketplace place suggestions have gotten remarkably weird. Like this bargain of a swiss cheese rug.

DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET

I've been using a map by Mercator. Huh. I thought Greenland was greater! It's really quite small. I don't want it at all. Let's take some stuff on the equator.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.

“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)

My dream library job is available, but it's actually multiple jobs and I can't decide which one to apply for. Does three years of leading elementary school garden programming make me an expert in outdoor programming or in youth programming?

Urgent call to action, Texans: we need to write to our State Board of Education members and tell them NOT to adopt the proposed required reading list they’re considering at the the end of the month. It is BAD. I wrote about why here: franklinstrong.substack.com/p/call-to-ac...