The top entries in the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition—selected from more than 430,000 images from more than 200 countries and territories—were just announced. Gathered here is a selection of those images, via The Atlantic Photo:

See the ski jumper Domen Prevc of Team Slovenia fly through a snow squall during a competition.

This teenager saved his neighbor's dog from drowning in a freezing pond. This is Bernard. His family contacted emergency services right away, but high school senior Hugh Pinneo got to Bernard first. Hugh said he's "just glad I acted that day and saved the dog's life." We are too. 12/10 for all

The senior citizens at Independence Village chose Bad Bunny over Kid Rock! #BadBunny

The hims and hers company is at it again; my comments included about this SuperBowl ad gift link wapo.st/45S7U6n

Here are my top 10 most unusual dog friends of all time!

In this video I discuss the common anti-vaccine technique of trying to get someone to prove a negative — that’s a logical fallacy

The third day of our 18th annual Space-Telescope Advent Calendar features a deep-space image of more than 100 galaxies close together. Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe: bit.ly/3MpPhjf

A TIMELY REMINDER: The U.S. Postal Service has announced that Operation Santa is accepting letters: 123 Elf Road, North Pole 88888 (12/6 deadline). uspsoperationsanta.com Letters & presents are great; however, the greatest gift is love. Elect candidates who protect child health, safety & welfare.

Happy Thanksgiving!

mainandvine (IG) is giving us a fact filled #CupOfJoe about things that aren’t random. In fact, much of it is outlined in the old P2025. Some reading: apnews.com/article/spyw... thetechpencil.com/when-enforce... www.hrw.org/news/2024/10...

Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS

The acting chief of the FEMA left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency. https://to.pbs.org/483ys51

Of course they did.

Here’s how a 50-year mortgage would work

This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working. We need new leaders in the Senate.

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Thank you @bishopx50.bsky.social ! I hate daylight savings time!

When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up. I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies. If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

Bravo to the person who did this Every Walmart in America should have this on their shelves and I wish the MSM would show it You Pay the TARIFFS Trump and Republicans are responsible for the shutdown

The New England Journal of Medicine (@nejm.org) and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (@cidrap.bsky.social) will share regular public health alerts - information formerly provided by the CDC MMWR. #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...

Hurricanes are the most powerful storms on Earth — but how do they work? MyRadar meteorologist @matthewcappucci.bsky.social breaks down the anatomy of a hurricane, how warm ocean water fuels these massive systems and what happens inside when they reach Category 5 strength.

I’m experimenting with some short videos on infectious disease topics. Here’s one on measles — highlighting some aspects that I find most important to keep in mind. Taking requests for other topics or questions I can address.

“MDCF-2 contains a precise mix of chickpea flour, soybean flour, peanut flour, and green banana. These ingredients were selected for their ability to nourish beneficial gut bacteria that support healthy growth, immune function, and neurodevelopment” www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...

Gov. Newsom has announced California will be the first state to sell insulin through a state-backed program. It will cost just $11.

UPDATE: No Kings protest count has risen to 2466!!! Here are the 10 states with the most locations: 10. Pennsylvania - 84 9. Florida - 85 8. Ohio - 87 7. Wisconsin - 91 6. Washington - 95 5. Texas - 98 4. Michigan - 102 3. New York - 127 2. Massachusetts - 143 1. California - 264

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

This is the official communication from the FDA to physicians on acetaminophen use in pregnancy. - They acknowledge the lack of a causal link with autism - Essentially tell physicians to keep doing what we've been doing anyway It's very different from the press conference. Pass it on.

Sum: pseudoscience, lies, and fearmongering nonsense. Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS. Integrity black hole. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Fun fact: Doctor Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, close friend of Trump and RFK Jr., and self-admitted fraudulent supplement huckster, sells multiple forms of leucovorin through his supplement company, iHerb, which he didn’t divest when taking his federal gov role.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

Finally!

Trump is putting his name on infrastructure projects across America financed by President Biden’s 2021 infrastructure bill that Trump opposed. This is pure gaslighting and taking credit for something that isn’t due.

Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures. Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims. Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.

As a new school year begins, I would like to wish all of the TEACHERS in classrooms across America, a fantastic new school year! We see you! We see your devotion, patience, & love for your students. Often underpaid & overworked, you deserve our admiration & support always! #supportteachers #Pinks

Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore theguardian.com/society/2025... "It is difficult to understand why these brilliant innovations should be the target of anti-science sentiment. But such a sentiment is not logical.." "...they have been mired in misinformation."

An Exec Order is targeting the disabled and homeless The EO (Ending Crime and Disorder on American Streets) is criminalizing homelessness and wants to institutionalize people with mental health or those who have a substance abuse problem The ACLU condemns this action #SheShed

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.