Christmas eve in the hospital. Mom's trying to make it to my daughter's 18th birthday at the end of the week, but not sure... do what we can.

"I've never read anything like this, this is the most amazing thing, it changed my life. 3.75/5 stars, rounded down to 3.0." ?!??!??!?!?!?!?

A last-ditch power grab by a rogue and illegitimate board that has long since lost the confidence of faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Also, a choice that perfectly illustrates this board’s contempt for the scholarly enterprise and those who practice it.

Dude, my wife's medical romance book moved more copies in a day than this! Incredible!

How did I take UVA losing to Duke? Just fine, thank you for asking, why?

First the Cavs caved to Trump, then they lost to Duke. DUKE. I’m not saying this is cause-and-effect … but I’m not _not_ saying so.

waking up too early for night shift = worst, I want coffee but I can't have it yet or I'll be slapping my face at 3am

I'm not and have never been Catholic but I'm driving with the 17yo though Richmond and Hampton Roads traffic and I suddenly remembered my Hail Marys

I always did enjoy "La Marseillaise". Very catchy tune!

Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.

I never say this, but Hakeen Jeffries is right.

Allison Spillman ✔️

I feel like there's something important I'm supposed to do today? I forget. Hmm.

Even though I'm not even halfway over managing a sleepover with a bevy of 12yo boys, I'd like to move that every middle school teacher in America have their salaries immediately doubled.

FUCK THE UNIVERSE FOR MAKING ME FINALLY HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT BARI WEISS SOUNDS LIKE, I'VE GONE YEARS NOT HAVING TO ENGAGE WITH ANYTHING RELATED TO HER, BLISSFUL YEARS THAT ARE NOW OVER

Holy smokes

Omg

Oh my God, dude

GodDAMN, this game

Today the UVA School of Nursing passed, with overwhelming support, a resolution demanding that the rector and interim president reject the compact. bit.ly/3KPRMKV

Folks with the most to lose are often the ones who are more likely to standup and fight than the ones who are comfortable and could speak out more easily.

This was the crux of every person I had to watch die of COVID who said, "But they said it wasn't that bad, it wasn't a problem!" They're living in an information environment and will stay in it until it literally kills them.

Gearing up the print copy of my COVID-19 compilation, and looks like I'm going to be forced to raise the price by 40% just to give bookstores a discount, instead of just selling it as cheap as possible?

There's a guy who our local Democratic delegate spent $500k calling a super crazy Republican (and why would anyone lie about that?), and I checked with him, and he would 100% be okay being used as an official "other side" voice here.

Out today on all ebook platforms, "Arcane Prime"- a sarcastic and hilarious look at current events in the style of Terry Pratchett & Douglas Adams. "Your spell has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any apocalypse this may cause." books2read.com/u/bMOEMa

My nine-year old used the phrase "thousand yard stare" exactly correctly in a sentence out of nowhere, and I'm simultaneously proud and terrified

GOOD THINGS OCCASIONALLY STILL HAPPEN

y'all not talking about this found evidence because it doesn't fit your leftist narrative

You know, toting my youngest around campus while I was in nursing school wasn't fun, but I've got a friend who's my age and has a three year old, and I suddenly have many thanks to me-from-17-years-ago for taking care of that bullshit then

I’m no economist but I am pretty sure saving $6.2 million in NICU costs in infancy alone has also gotta translate to hundreds of millions of dollars of lifetime benefit, and not just in healthcare savings

When Canada accidentally becomes the world's first AI superpower, everybody's sorry. Some of the content in this book may make me an official enemy of the state. Sorry! Find it at your local library's ebook checkout, at Kobo et al at books2read.com/u/4jdGPY or at www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLWWYXH7

CC @birmo.bsky.social

The reason Charlie Kirk is being lionized by so many journalists is simple: he was very good at cultivating journalists and it seems a lot of journalists don't seem to understand the concept of being cultivated as a pet reporter in exchange for scoops or leads. They think he was their friend.

Huh, so employers are recognizing this is a market and environment, thanks to the Trump administration, where they have unlimited power, and are going to take away retirements and squeeze pay because they can get away with it with no consequences.

And so it begins... www.augustahealth.com/2025/09/augu...

So either I pay this toll of never go back to New Jersey, I guess

Otherwise these people all end up in the ER with nowhere to go, and each and every one of you pay for that, via your tax dollars and because you don't have access to the concierge medical care Youngkin does.

There is no ethical, legal, or moral difference between a missile strike on a civilian boat in international waters and a missile strike on a civilian vehicle on I-95.

Verdict:

Time to find out if this bad boy is as advertised:

If graduate level statistics class makes you feel like taking up unhealthy coping mechanisms, might I suggest visiting @brazos.bsky.social instead? That's the kind of coping mechanism anyone could get behind.

Thank you on this labor day!!

Hypothetically, say you had class at noon and got off work at 7am, where on the UVA campus would you snooze?

Awwwwwwwwwwww

When I was a kid I remember pulling the covers up over my head & going aha. Now the monsters can’t get me And now, it's where America is. Instead of confronting the real dangers of fascism, people just pull the blanket over their heads, certain a flimsy illusion of safety will somehow protect them.