Also: this isn’t just about science. This will devastate the entire federal grant funding process, which means all academic research grants, arts grants, community project grants, agriculture grants, conservation grants, etc. Please leave a comment opposing this change.

Odyssey director addresses industry fears over artificial intelligence and says rightwing criticism of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy is ‘irrelevant’

Not everything made it to the oven yet, but today I made 4 loaves a coffee-raisin lodz; the 12yo breakfast fruit bread; light rye for @dalet.bsky.social; and a loaf of ciabaatta. Most of it will get dispersed to friends.

America has never been susceptible to communism. It has always been susceptible to fascism. Know your history. Know your context. Know smokescreens when you see them. The threat of communism has always been a smokescreen used by fascists in America.

She looks like the new professor of the dark arts in this photo.

Wow. I'm learning a lot about Lindsey Graham today and what a scumbag he was. I saw this message shared in quite a few places, but tracked down the source. It's real: substack.com/@michaelfano...

Hey you! Yeah, you! Take a break from scrolling and drink some water. You've gotta stay hydrated. These graves aren't gonna piss on themselves.

NEW: Heat Advisory issued for Denver, Fort Collins and most of the I-25 corridor for tomorrow. Highs in the upper 90s to near 100° in spots. First Heat Advisory of the summer for Denver. Take it easy tomorrow, try and get your outdoor activity done as early as possible. #COwx

The thing that has always saddened me, being SC adjacent, is that Graham being gay was an open secret in the state. And there was a not-so-brief period of time I truly believe that he could have come out and normalized it for conservatives. He could have had a different legacy.

Who will protect us from the rapidly approaching climate disaster? That is the real threat, and that is where the money should be spent.

My piece on Lindsey Graham from late November 2019... "The conversion of Lindsey Graham did not occur on the road to Damascus, like Paul of Tarsus, but on the back nine of the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. And he did not come to Jesus, but to the Antichrist."

At the turning of the millennium there were 769 satellites in space, 2026 there are 14,500 satellites. I spent 7mins photographing the Milky Way rising above Poatiri Mt Charles Hoopers Inlet, on Muaupoko (Otago Peninsula) this evening. Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ #Photography

Watching that game I was unimpressed w either Coach. Tuchel looked deranged yelling from the sidelines and pretty early Solbakken threw a water bottle that hit his own staff in the foot. Those guys were playing in 100 degrees heat.

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Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

Semi-finals: France vs. Spain England vs. Argentina + the refs

Anthropologist Conrad Kottak: “I suspect that some of the report’s conclusions may be used by cost-cutting administrators to punish the very disciplines singled out for criticism, anthropology foremost among them… (1/2) conradkottak.substack.com/p/who-speaks...

I can’t believe I’m only a bit more than halfway through this gorgeous beast.

Embolo did not deserve to be ejected from the game. The other player (Alvarez?) made contact with his leg. Embolo may have hammed it up but so did every player across 4 nations I watched tonight.

Both those games were demoralizing. I know they went the way they were expected to, but one can always hope.

So, VAR steps in to give Embolo a second yellow because the referee made the wrong decision in the first place to book Paredes? If it was just a foul, not a yellow, it’s not reviewable. Pure insanity. Game’s gone. Less VAR man. For the love of god

Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.

I would like to remind everyone saying that it's about time that England bring it home that we did bring it home in the last 5 years in the women's UEFA cup. Twice. Thank you for your attention to this matter

A contractor building Meta's data center flushed its "closed-loop" cooling system straight into Cheyenne's sewer. It carried a bacterium and knocked the city's water-reuse system offline for months. They sell these as sealed systems that barely touch the water. This one poisoned a city's.

Debbie has a 5-star rating out of 1.8k reviews.

Listening a man from a big AI company talking on a podcast about the importance of researching whether AI is conscious lest they end up mistreating them. & all I can think is: you know who else might have consciousness? HUMAN WORKERS. Generally big companies seem fine with mistreating them.

This meme but it's Erling Haaland and the financial district is the UK Men's team

Many English speakers in the U.S. are tuning into Spanish broadcasts, even if they don’t understand the language.

Welp, that made up my mind. Screw Harry Kane and England. I hope they get absolutely crushed.

In an internal letter, Lonnie Bunch told Smithsonian employees to press on despite the attack from the White House. trib.al/CfbjHui

Two years ago, I covered the story of Critically Endangered sawfish mysteriously swimming around in circles until they die. Today at the American Elasmobranch Society meeting, there’s a whole symposium about this topic. www.southernfriedscience.com/critically-e...

“Let’s be clear: there is no support for the Trump Administration’s rule – no scientific support, no legal support, no public support." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

POLITICO: “Black lawmakers and activists across the Deep South argue they’ve been abandoned by the Democratic Party to fight an existential crisis on their own…” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Another 20 people were rescued from a campground after a building collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding

‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Deplorable.

OK, France v. Spain

I have a pile of writing on the ol' to list for this summer, and yet ...

“He dedicated his life in the United States to giving his family the American dream,” Ronaldo said. "He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father, and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream.”

Unexpectedly moving declaration by Houston Mayor Whitmire embracing Lorenzo Salgado as a "Houstonian." He vowed to bring to bear Houston's resources to pursue an independent investigation. He appears stunned–like the way many people feel the first time they realize the govt lied about everything.

This can help you get started if it all seems intimidating.

this fuckin pos

Laura Paskus writes about the the Middle Rio Grande, where 87 miles of river is dry. "This stagnant stormwater is the only water for miles. And it’s the only place a pair of beavers can currently survive." laurapaskus215494.substack.com/p/what-would...

I am, of course, watching the game a little late again tonight

Aww, that Spanish footballer is having a little soccer ball baby.

It's actually literally maddening to see Messi's career WC goal score with Klose listed as 2nd. Marta has 1 more than Klose. She's #2 in the world. Until next year.

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

Checked the Longmont hive today. They were new last summer. We had a terrible time controlling varroa, but we kept them alive. And then we never had winter but sure as hell didn't have any forage. We kept them alive through the winter but lost the queen somewhere along the way 1/2

Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade https://aje.news/4aer73

The CEO of Flock is truly stupid.