Dr J's #SoulPower about the rise of the ABA streaming on Amazon now is a story captured in @sportyprof.bsky.social BLACK BALL @hachetteus.bsky.social

After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists. 2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).

‘From a European perspective, this is a story of explosive celebrity and subsequent disappearance. Baya’s gouaches and sculptures were exhibited in Paris when she was sixteen. She modelled in clay alongside Picasso.’ Susannah Clapp on the mid-century Algerian artist. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.

PHOTOS: As Americans prepare to attend New Year's Eve events tonight, millions of people around the world have been ringing in 2026.

The board should give itself a Pulitzer for this.

Remembering Edith Piaf on her birthday 🎂 📷 Irving Penn, New York, 1948 "Avert your ears and Piaf’s life was a punk opera decades before the genre exploded." - Jeremy Allen

“I want people to realize that it’s not just when things get out of hand that things are expensive..It’s quite expensive to even have a single case for a district.” www.marketwatch.com/story/the-pr...

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Further down thread it says 170 fac have been given offers (buyouts, retirements). If not enough take them there will be “involuntary separations.” 170! Think of the collective yrs of training, specialization, teaching, the number of students taught, advised, mentored, the wealth of KNOWLEDGE.

We're kicking off the Christmas Bird Count with @rosemarymosco.com and @corinanewsome.bsky.social, who join us celebrate the common birds that might not be at the top of your pecking order, but should be.🐦‍⬛

Did you know? The Arctic fox is a seasonal fashionista. During winter, it sports a dense coat of white fur that helps insulate it from the cold, and it can withstand temperatures of up to −90°F (-67.8°C)! Photo: Jonathen Pie, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons

the TBR stack just gets bigger and bigger

The tardigrade, a tiny invertebrate with a reputation for surviving the toughest conditions, has come to symbolise resilience in an age of ecological crisis, writes Lucy Jones.

No more excuses for not having read *the* book of the year on the working poor & homelessness. A book that fundamentally challenges the conventional definition of "homeless," one that shines a light on exploitation & profitmaking out of all of this and does so through powerful, personal stories.

Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery. Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff. Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him. www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...

A feast! lithub.com/the-173-best...

And next Tuesday 12/16 Lisa Kaltenegger will be doing a live talk @amnh.org on the search for life everywhere on ALIEN EARTHS (St Martin's Press) @carlsaganinstitute.bsky.social #blskyscience #exoplanets #space #arewealone #standupforscience #womenscientistsdoingscience www.amnh.org/calendar/exo...

One of the greats, illuminating the world of science for the rest of us www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...

Map of PFAS 'forever chemicals' contamination levels across Europe Source: www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...

Beyond books: Christmas gifts for the literature lover in your life

KSJ fellowships are an opportunity for science journalists to step away from chasing deadlines and connect with their curiosity. Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9 https://ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11/14/apply-for-2026-2027/

This is one heck of an indie journalism gift guide from @marisakabas.bsky.social <3 we are thrilled to be featured alongside so many of our faves

Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen. Help us move the needle!

A bit late for the Thanksgiving table but what a great deep dive into the history of a classic

this is the optimal liberalism

Love year end best book lists - all the better when it's science and nature www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Omggggggg Canada Post has holiday squirrel stamps 😍 store.canadapost-postescanada.ca/store-boutiq.... #sqrlpix

Let’s check in on the MAGA ‘patriots’ from Russia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Iran - spreading their ‘patriotism’ worldwide.

Genius

If they could read, they would still deny this.

He said "Amen" straight into the drop Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

this goddamn fucking sneak attack ad gets me every fucking time I can't make it 15 seconds godDAMMIT

“If I thought for a split second Trump’s involvement with sex trafficker and child rapist Jeffrey Epstein—and his continuing indifferent denials—represented about as bad as it could get, his easy dismissal of murder is a reminder there is still worse to come.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-t...

God bless these folks

Mind-boggling grift and lawlessness

GO VA!!!!

It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning. The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.

Because we all could use a little inspiration

#Music #MusicSky #Musicchallenge #90sTop30 In no particular order. 14/30 Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It From You youtu.be/N-ERwplQNmE?...